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defend  Speak Example sentences
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(Дин) dignitary or presiding officer; head in the faculty of some colleges or universities
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(разрушительное) destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
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(защиты) make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm
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(резко) very suddenly and noticeably
definite  Speak Example sentences
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(катастрофические) extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
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(искажают) twist out of proper or natural relation of parts; misshape; misrepresent
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(диверсификации) give variety to; spread out activities or investments
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(определенной) fixed; exact; having distinct limits
detective  Speak Example sentences
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(детектив) investigator; one, usually of police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence
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(пожертвование) grant; act of giving to a fund or cause
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(дизайн) act of working out the form of something; creation of something in the mind; formulate a plan for
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(деликатный) pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle way; easily hurt; very subtle in difference
devastating  Speak Example sentences
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(уволить) stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
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(разрушительное) destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
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(диктовать) prescribe; rule as a dictator
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(делит) sever into two or more parts or pieces; separate into parts; cause to be separate
diagonal  Speak Example sentences
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(заслуживают) be worthy of; have a right to
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(диагональных) straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
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(дефицита) scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
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(посвятить) dedicate; contribute
dilemma  Speak Example sentences
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(дилемма) predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
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(зависимых) relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
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(диета) nutritional plan; nourishment; a prescribed selection of foods
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(непропорционально) unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
disastrous  Speak Example sentences
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(делит) sever into two or more parts or pieces; separate into parts; cause to be separate
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(защиты) make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm
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(обозначим) indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically
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(катастрофические) extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
disgrace  Speak Example sentences
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(диверсификации) give variety to; spread out activities or investments
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(искажают) twist out of proper or natural relation of parts; misshape; misrepresent
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(дублировать) one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
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(позора) state of dishonor; bring shame or dishonor upon
disturb  Speak Example sentences
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(утопить) kill by submerging and suffocating in water; overwhelm in water; deaden one's awareness of
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(беспокоить) upset; bother; trouble emotionally or mentally; put out of order; disarrange
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(посвятить) dedicate; contribute
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(плавника) wood that is floating or that has been washed ashore
divert  Speak Example sentences
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(отвлечь) distract; withdraw money and move into a different location
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(делит) sever into two or more parts or pieces; separate into parts; cause to be separate
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(разрушительное) destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
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(беспокоить) upset; bother; trouble emotionally or mentally; put out of order; disarrange