B2 (C1) Flashcards

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Адвокат

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Attorney [əˈtɜː.ni]. *The major difference is that attorneys can represent clients on court and other legal proceedings while lawyers cannot. a defense attorney, a civil/criminal attorney, a high-powered attorney

Question 2

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Успокоиться (to become quieter). Also - Someone who accepts responsibilities and lives a calmer life (остепениться)

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Settle down. OK everybody, settle down. He settled down after he married Vicki.

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Бегство (an escape from a difficult situation, especially after committing a crime)

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Getaway [ˈɡet.ə.weɪ]. To make a quick getaway.

Question 4

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Похитить. (illegally take a person away by force, usually in order to demand money etc.)

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Kidnap [ˈkɪd.næp]. The wife of businessman was kidnapped today.

Question 5

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Похищение человека

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Kidnapping [ˈkɪd.næp.ɪŋ]

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Подозревать/подозреваемый (verb/noun)

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Suspect [səˈspekt] - verb. [ˈsʌs.pekt] - noun. The police suspect him of carrying out two bomb attacks. I have no reason to suspect her honesty/loyalty. Police have issued a photograph of the suspect.

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Прокурор, обвинитель. (a legal official who accuses someone of committing a crime, especially in a law court)

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Prosecutor [ˈprɒs.ɪ.kjuː.tər]. The defense and prosecutors agreed to recommend a one-year jail sentence.

Question 8

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Выкуп

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Ransom [ˈræn.səm]. They demanded a huge ransom for the return of the little girl whom they had kidnapped.

Question 9

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Заложник

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Hostage [ˈhɒs.tɪdʒ]. take a hostage. The terrorists have seized 20 hostages and are threatening to kill one a day unless their demands are met.

Question 10

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Жертва

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Victim [ˈvɪk.tɪm]. She’s just a victim of circumstances beyond her control.

Question 11

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Я приняла решение

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I’ve made my mind

Question 12

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Судебный процесс, разбирательство

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Trial [traɪəl]. The case never came to trial - до суда дело так и не дошло

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Процесс обвинения/сторона обвинения

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Prosecution [ˌprɒs.ɪˈkjuː.ʃən]/ The prosecution. A number of the cases have resulted in successful prosecution (процесс). Her lawyer accused the prosecution (сторону обвинения) of founding its case on insufficient evidence.

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Защита (возражение)/ сторона защиты

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Defence/ the defence [dɪˈfens]. He claims that official documents of vital importance to the defence (для стороны защиты) were not available.

Question 15

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Вердикт, приговор

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Verdict [ˈvɜː.dɪkt]. a verdict of guilty/not guilty. return (вынести) a verdict

Question 16

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Свидетель

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Witness [ˈwɪt.nəs]. According to witness, the robbery was carried out by two teenagers.

Question 17

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Проникнуть в, взломать (to enter a building by force, to open a car by force etc.)

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Break into (sth). Our car was broken into last week.

Question 18

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Повесить трубку

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Hang up. After I hung up, I remembered what I’d wanted to say.

Question 19

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Взломщик (a person who illegally enters a building by force to steal things)

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Burglar [ˈbɜː.ɡlər]. It was brave of you to chase after the burglar.

Question 20

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Невиновный (not guilty), (also - невинный)

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Innocent [ˈɪn.ə.sənt]. I don’t know if they are innocent or guilty. She has such an innocent face that I find it hard to believe anything bad of her.

Question 21

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Подвести итоги, суммировать, кратко обобщить (to express the most important facts or ideas about something or someone in a short and clear form)

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Summarise [ˈsʌm.ər.aɪz]. He summarised the main points from the meeting - он кратко изложил основные моменты … This document summarises all the previous reports.