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iceberg
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n. айсберг a large mass of ice floating at sea
But this is just the tip of an iceberg.
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icicle
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n. сосульки pendent spear of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water
An icicle is a spike of ice formed when water dripping or falling from another object freezes.
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ideal
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a. идеал existing in idea or thought; conception; intellectual; mental;  imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a model
Let us fight on today and every day until our ideal is accomplished; let us conduct ourselves so that we shall prove worthy of that trust.
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identical
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a. идентичными duplicate; alike; being the exact same one
This is the identical room we stayed in before.
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identification
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n. идентификации act of designating or identifying something; condition of having your identity established
The thief's identification was followed quickly by his arrest.
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identify
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v. выявления detect; find out; discover
They intercept millions of telephone emails with special software, searching for keywords, attempt to identify threats from terrorists, arms proliferators, and so on.
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identity
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n. личность exact sameness; the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
But Reebok will continue to have a separate identity, retaining its name and its headquarters in the US state of Massachusetts.
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ideological
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a. идеологической concerned with or suggestive of ideas
As such, it marks an ideological turning-point for the Jewish state.
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idiom
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n. идиомы an expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
The phrase is an idiom: if I say that Joe's lost his marbles, I'm not asking you to find some for him. I'm telling you that he's crazy.
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idiomatic
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a. идиоматических having the nature of an idiom; characteristic of a given language
It is a reference to 2733 English idioms and idiomatic expressions with definitions.
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idle
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a. простоя useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; given rest and ease; avoiding work or employment; lazy
He is vexed at my idle ways and waste of time: as if I need like a city clerk, six days a week and no holidays!
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idyllic
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a. идиллической excellent and delightful in all respects
That place is an idyllic spot for a picnic.
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igneous
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a. изверженных produced under conditions involving intense heat
Igneous rock is a rock formed by solidification from a molten state.
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ignite
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v. разжечь kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
A nuclear-armed Iran would ignite a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.
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ignorance
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n. невежества lack of knowledge or education
Do you think that her ignorance is a reasonable argument for this failure?
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ignore
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v. игнорировать refuse to pay attention to; disregard; overlook; neglect
The Iraqi newspapers' main headlines ignore the inspectors' return, but editorials urge the UN to be independent and impartial.
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illuminate
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v. освещения provide or brighten with light; clear up or make understandable; enlighten
Yes, I have hidden her; neither the light of the sun nor any social taper shall again illuminate her kindly face.
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illumination
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n. освещения degree of visibility of your environment
For roadway luminaries, I estimate an illumination increase with proper shielding to perhaps 115 percent of the unshielded level.
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illusion
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n. иллюзии misleading vision; being deceived by a false perception or belief
Puncturing this illusion is the key to winning the battle of ideas.
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illusive
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a. призрачные deceptive; misleading; based on or having the nature of an illusion
He used to have illusive hopes of finding a better job.
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