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Cambridge English: CPE (C2 Proficiency)
to bedizen
to bedizen
[глагол]

to dress or decorate in a flashy, showy, or tasteless way

разряжать безвкусно, украшать крикливо

разряжать безвкусно, украшать крикливо

Ex: She was bedizened with cheap jewelry and glittering scarves. 
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to adulterate
to adulterate
[глагол]

to corrupt something by adding inferior substances, especially to reduce its purity or quality

фальсифицировать, подмешивать

фальсифицировать, подмешивать

Ex: The vendor was fined for adulterating olive oil with cheaper vegetable oils. 
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bedraggled
bedraggled
[прилагательное]

looking messy, wet, and soiled, as if having been pulled through mud or rain

измождённый, замученный

измождённый, замученный

Ex: The bedraggled puppy shivered in the rain. 
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to botch
to botch
[глагол]

to do a task badly or carelessly, causing mistakes or damage

запороть, испортить

запороть, испортить

Ex: He completely botched the repair and made the leak worse. 
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to bungle
to bungle
[глагол]

to handle a task or activity clumsily, often causing damage or problem

устроить беспорядок

устроить беспорядок

Ex: The contractor bungled the construction project, leading to numerous structural issues and delays. 
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to besmirch
to besmirch
[глагол]

to smear or soil something so that it looks unclean

запятнать, запачкать

запятнать, запачкать

Ex: His muddy boots besmirched the clean carpet. 
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to char
to char
[глагол]

to burn something so much that it turns into charcoal or carbon

обугливать, прокаливать

обугливать, прокаливать

Ex: The fire charred the wood, leaving only blackened remains. 
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conflagration
conflagration
[существительное]

an extremely intense and destructive fire

большой пожар

большой пожар

Ex: The forest was reduced to ashes in the massive conflagration, which raged uncontrollably for days. 
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to desiccate
to desiccate
[глагол]

to preserve something, like food, by ridding it of all its moisture

высушить

высушить

Ex: She desiccated the herbs to use them in cooking throughout the year. 
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to extirpate
to extirpate
[глагол]

to completely destroy or remove something

искоренять

искоренять

Ex: Conservationists are working to extirpate the invasive plant species threatening the native flora. 
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to vitiate
to vitiate
[глагол]

to spoil, weaken, or reduce the usefulness or perfection of something

искажать

искажать

Ex: Repeated delays vitiated the effectiveness of the rescue plan. 
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to deface
to deface
[глагол]

to ruin or damage something's appearance, particularly by writing or sketching on it

испортить

испортить

Ex: Graffiti artists often deface public buildings with their artwork. 
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fly in the ointment

a person or thing that ruins an otherwise positive or enjoyable situation

ложка дёгтя, единственный минус

ложка дёгтя, единственный минус

Ex: The hotel was beautiful, but the noisy road outside was the fly in the ointment. 
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to [upset|overturn] the apple cart

to cause problems, often by ruining or interrupting something that was planned

спутать все карты, сорвать планы

спутать все карты, сорвать планы

Ex: The last-minute venue change upset the apple cart. 
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crud
crud
[существительное]

a substance, mess, or residue that looks gross or unclean

грязь, гадость

грязь, гадость

Ex: The filter was clogged with black crud. 
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