Vocabulary list for the second episode.
True Detective 4 Season
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1. Cornea – the clear layer that covers and protects the outer part of the eye (роговица)
Examples: Astigmatism is when the cornea is slightly curved rather than completely round.
2. Ruptured – to burst or break apart something inside the body; to be broken or burst apart (разорванный, лопнувший)
Examples: Barnes played his first game since rupturing an Achilles tendon five months ago.
3. Induced coma – medical state when a man is in deep unconsciousness, usually lasting a long time, on purpose (искусственная кома)
Examples: Mary is taken to the hospital and placed in a medically induced coma.
4. Reclusive - living alone and avoiding other people (затворнический)
Examples: has become even more reclusive.
5. Fabric of all things – metaphorically how things work (канва жизни)
Examples: Sometimes we don’t see the full picture and don’t understand how fabric of all things is bursting at the seams.
6. be bursting/bulging at the seams (informal) – to be very full, especially of people (по швам)
Examples: Los Angeles is bursting at the seams with would-be actors.
7. Cellular decay – degradation of the cells (клеточный распад)
Examples: This leads to the production of excess free radicals and the signs of cellular decay we call aging.
8. Game-changer - a person, an idea or an event that completely changes the way a situation develops (переломный момент)
Examples: For me, discovering a few online communities of supportive moms was a game-changer.
The touchscreen technology has emerged quite recently into the mobile phone market, and has proved to be a game-changer in the segment.
9. Permafrost - a layer of soil that is permanently frozen, in very cold regions of the world (вечная мерзлота)
Examples: Permafrost of Yakutia keeps many mysteries attracting tourists from all over the world, who are interested in ancient fauna.
10. Imperative - very important and needing immediate attention or action (необходимый, обязательный, приказной)
Examples:
imperative (that…) It is absolutely imperative that we finish by next week.
imperative (to do something) It is imperative to continue the treatment for at least two months.
11. Thaw- (of ice and snow) to turn back into water after being frozen, melt (оттаивать)
Examples: The soil was slowly thawing out after the long cold winter.
12. Talk sense – try to persuade someone using convincing arguments (вразумить, говорить осмысленно)
Examples: If anyone can talk sense into my dad, it's you.
I'm glad we're finally beginning to talk sense.
13. Fit/fill the bill - to be what is needed in a particular situation or for a particular purpose (отвечать всем требованиям)
Examples: A helpful friend suggested this place might fit the bill.
On paper, several of the applicants fit the bill.
14. Break the news (to somebody) - to be the first to tell somebody some bad news (сообщать новости, чаще плохие)
Examples: There's no easy way to break the news.
15. Delirium - a mental state where somebody becomes excited and not able to think or speak clearly, usually because of illness (бред)
Examples: Delirium can be easily confused with dementia due to similar symptoms.
16. Self-inflicted wound – damage you do to yourself (нанесенные себе раны, самострел)
Examples: That's a self-inflicted wound that could have been avoided.
17. Taunt somebody - to try to make somebody angry or upset by saying unkind things about them, laughing at their failures, etc. (дразнить, подшучивать)
Examples: The other kids continually taunted him about his appearance.
18. Keep a/the lid on something - to keep something secret or hidden to keep something under control (сдерживать)
Examples: The government is keeping the lid on inflation.
19. Caribou - a North American reindeer (северный олень)