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contend v.
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- contend v. 2) соперничать, состязаться (with/against - c кем-л.; for - в чем-л.) Jim had to contend against/with the world's best runners in the Games, and did well to come third....
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pagan 2. adj.
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- pagan 2. adj. языческий; The new religion was eager to convert the pagan world....
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worker noun
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- worker noun 1) рабочий; работник; workers of the world, unite! - пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь!...
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clam 2. v.
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- clam 2. v. 3) amer.; coll. быть/стать молчаливым, необщительным; замолчать (тж. clam up) I told you to clam up, we don't want the whole world knowing our plans....
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contest 2. v.
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- contest 2. v. 2) спорить, бороться (with); выступать против (against) Jim had to contest against/with the world's best runners in the Games. We try to make the trains run on time, but we can't contest with bad weather....
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wide 1. adj.
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- wide 1. adj. 3) большой, обширный; просторный; the wide world - весь свет; wide interests - разносторонние интересы...
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rise 2. v.
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- rise 2. v. 6) приобретать вес, влияние; to rise in smb.'s opinion/estimation - вырасти в чьих-л. глазах; to rise in the world - преуспевать...
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engage v.
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- engage v. 3) занимать, привлекать; вовлекать (in) Whichever nation explodes an atomic bomb will engage the whole world in war. to engage smb.'s attention - завладеть чьим-л. вниманием...
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communicate v.
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- communicate v. 1) сообщать; передавать кому-л. (to), о чем-л. (about/on The two nations' leaders were unable to communicate on methods of limiting atomic explosions. You have a duty as a scientist to communicate your discovery to the world....
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drift towards
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- drift towards постепенно подходить к чему-л. is the world drifting towards war? The business seems to be drifting towards failure....
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end 1. noun
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- end 1. noun 4) край; граница ends of the earth - край земли; глухомань - world's end...
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other 1. adj.
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- other 1. adj. 1) другой, иной; some other time - как-нибудь в другой раз; other things being equal - при прочих равных условиях; other times, other manners (тж. other days, other ways) - иные времена - иные нравы - the other world...
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shut off
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- shut off а) выключать (воду, ток, пар и т.п.); Do please shut off that loud music! б) (from) изолировать On his wife's death, he shut himself off from his old friends. This is a beautiful valley, shut off by mountains from the rest of the world....
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not adv.
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- not adv. 2) для усиления: he won't pay you, not he! - он-то вам не заплатит, это уж поверьте!; I won't go there, not I - я-то уж не пойду туда not at all - а) нисколько, ничуть; б) не стоит (благодарности) not a bit (of it) - нисколько not but, not but that, not but what - хотя; не то чтобы not half - очень, сильно; еще как! not for the world - ни за что на свете not in the least - нисколько not on your life - ни в коем случае not to speak of - не говоря уже о...
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enter upon
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- enter upon а) приступать к чему-л. I feel pride mixed with humble gratitude as I enter upon the responsibilities of this office. The scientific world entered on a new age with the splitting of the atom. б) leg. вступать во владение You will be allowed to enter upon your fortune when you are 21....
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