Hollywood glossary
The backlot | Натурная съемочная площадка
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The Hollywood Walk of Fame | Голливудская Аллея Звезд
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The area’s bedrock industry | Основная (основополагающая, коренная) индустрия региона |
A shoot | Съемки
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History buffs | Любители (фанаты) истории
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Whimsical skyline of the city | Причудливые очертания города на фоне неба, горизонта |
Escapist productions | Развлекательная продукция
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To make a splash | Произвести фурор, громко заявить о себе, вызвать сенсацию |
Beacon of hope | Луч надежды
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Psychodrama | Психологическая драма
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Film Noir | Черный детектив, мрачный фильм, фильм-нуар |
Extravaganza | Буффонада, феерия, преувеличение в описании событий и чувств |
Close-knit community | Сплоченное сообщество
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Go bust | Прогореть, обанкротиться
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Mass exodus | Массовый исход
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Flight | Побег, поспешное отступление
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Obscenity law | Закон об ответственности за непристойное поведение |
Against a backdrop | На фоне
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It doesn’t take a weatherman to know | И к бабке не ходи, и так понятно
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Portent | Знамение, предзнаменование, дурной знак |
Silent film star | Звезда немого кино (а не молчаливая кинозвезда) |
Fundraiser | Благотворительная акция (здесь: благотворительный аукцион) |
Erstwhile | Некогда, прежний, бывший |
Mural | Настенная роспись, большой плакат
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Draw media coverage | Привлекать внимание средств массовой информации, попадать в заголовки, освещаться СМИ |
Putting green | Лужайка для гольфа
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Reference books | Справочная литература
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Motion pictures | Кинематограф
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Memorabilia | Предметы коллекционирования, собрание памятных вещей |
To be auctioned off | Быть проданным с аукциона, уйти с молотка
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The highest bidder | Участник аукциона, предложивший наивысшую цену |
Has been televised live | Идет в прямой телевизионной трансляции |
The bleachers | Трибуны, места на открытой трибуне
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Curbside | Co стороны тротуара (т.е. через правую дверь авто) |
Scalped tickets | Билеты, купленные по спекулятивным ценам
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Make the headlines | Попасть в заголовки газет, вызвать сенсацию |
Random drawing | Случайная выборка
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Bumper-to-bumper traffic | Очень плотное движение, «пробка»
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Yesteryear | Прошлый, относящийся к прошлому, прошедший
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Terrazzo | Терраццо (венецианская мозаика)
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- Table of contents:
- Social issues
- 1. What is love
- Impersonal love
- Interpersonal love
- Chemical basis
- Psychological basis
- Cultural views Persian
- If you have no sympathy for the troubles of others
- Chinese and other Sinic cultures
- Japanese
- Ancient Greek
- Turkish (Shaman & Islamic)
- Ancient Roman (Latin)
- Religious views Judaism
- Christianity
- Islam and Arab
- Eastern religions Buddhism
- Hinduism
- Puppy Love
- Limerence
- Intrusive thinking
- Platonic love
- Love sickness
- Symptoms
- Unrequited love
- Love-shyness
- Polyamory
- Love tyrannises all the ages
- Love sentence examples
- Explanation of the idioms surrounding this irresistible subject.
- 2.Divorce Observe Courtroom Etiquette
- Orderly Justice: The Phases of a Divorce Trial
- Senior Divorce
- Why Senior Divorce is on the Rise
- 3. I have family problems - Are there steps for recovery?
- 4.Types of families
- IX. Divorce.
- Family reunion
- 5.Religion
- 6. National identity
- 7. Human rights
- 8. Law enforcement
- Fine Arts
- Background
- Calligraphy
- Photography
- Sculpture
- Conceptual art
- Theatre
- Architecture
- Andy Warhol’s biography
- Impressionism: Art and Modernity
- Van Gogh: The Church at Auvers (1890)
- Education and training
- Painting
- Origins and early history
- The Renaissance
- Dutch masters
- Impressionism
- Post-impressionism
- Symbolism, expressionism and cubism
- Printmaking
- European history
- Photography
- Filmmaking
- Computer art
- The Plastic arts
- Copyright definition of visual art
- Art Glossary
- Russian and English Proverbs
- Russian proverbs – Similar English proverbs
- Business English
- Standard Business Questions
- Standard Business Questions
- Is your company public?
- Business Jargon
- Time Idioms
- War Idioms
- Back Idioms
- No Idioms
- Memory Idioms
- Way Idioms
- Business Letters in English
- Who writes Business Letters?
- Why write Business Letters?
- Business Letter Vocabulary
- Business Letter Self-Assessment Test Are the following statements True or False?
- Sample Resume/cv
- Resignation Letter
- Payment Request
- Business Correspondence Glossary
- Negotiations in English
- The Art of Negotiating
- Vocabulary
- The Negotiation Process
- Language to use to show understanding/agreement on a point:
- Language to use for objection on a point or offer:
- Coming to a Close or Settlement
- Beware of last-minute strong-arm tactics.
- Language to use in closing
- Formalize the agreement/negotiation
- Self-Assessment Test Are the following statements True or False?
- Marketing
- Banking
- Contracts
- Insurance
- Company Structure
- British and American Financial Terms
- What is mass media
- What is media industry?
- Alternative media
- Media imperialism
- The History of Advertising
- Introduction
- Harper's Weekly, September 26, 1868
- Colgate & Co. Toilet Soaps
- Victor: The Only Perfect Lawn-Mower in the World Harper's Weekly, April 20, 1872
- John b. Dunham Pianos Testimonials from several musicians Harper's Weekly, December 31, 1864
- The Coca-Cola Company
- Introduction
- Coca-Cola’s Slogans and Images over the Years
- Contemporary Advertising
- Methods of advertising
- The Impact of Advertising
- Glossary
- Hollywood
- Hollywood glossary
- Ecology
- Global politics and current environmental condition
- Global water use – Quick facts
- Ecological Glossary:
- Сто вопросов и ответов о сша one hundred questions and answers about the usa
- 2. What are the ingredients of a traditional American Thanksgiving dinner?
- 3. What do the terms "melting pot" and "salad bowl" mean to u.S. Society and culture?
- Impressionists?
- 67. Which American President was the first to live in the White House?
- B ritish English vs American English
- Things Americans should not say in Britain
- Medicine medical terms
- Euthanasia Pros and Cons
- Reasons for Euthanasia
- Unbearable pain
- Right to commit suicide
- People should not be forced to stay alive
- Quotations on Euthanasia
- Right to Die Movement is Really About Euthanasia, Not Compassion
- Sporting Trophies
- Sporting
- Association football
- Championship belt
- Weight divisions
- Wba championship Belt Professional wrestling
- The Big Gold Belt, an example of a championship belt in professional wrestling.
- Tom Morris, Jr. Wearing the Championship Belt.
- 7 World Famous Sporting Trophies …
- 1. The Superbowl Trophy
- 1 England finds a new way to lose the World Cup
- 2 American College Football Trophies - a pork chop
- 3 The Ashes - great balls of fire
- 4 Classic golf trophy - getting rub of the green
- 5 The Stanley Cup - forget about putting it on the mantelpiece
- 6 The Ranfurly Shield - rugby is moved by goalposts
- 7 The Calcutta Cup - it could have saved a lot of bad blood
- 8 The Borg-Warner - knobs and knockers
- 9 The America's Cup - breaking tradition
- 10 The Also Rans