re-
Meaning:
to do something again
писать – переписать
читать – перечитать
строить – перестраивать
делать – переделать
The coffee is cold so I am reheating it.
write
read
construct
do
rewrite
reread
reconstruct
redo
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Hollywood studios often remake foreign films.
mis-
Meanings:
bad / badly
wrong / wrongly
понять – неправильно понять
слышать – расслышать неправильно
вести себя – неправильно себя вести
информировать – дезинформировать
I misunderstood the teacher – I did exercise 5 instead of exercise 4.
understand
hear
behave
inform
misunderstand
mishear
misbehave
misinform
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My children were misbehaving at the birthday party, so I took them home early.
under-
Meanings:
not enough
below
недожарить
недоварить
недогрузить
недооценить
I thought it would be an easy game but I had underestimated my opponent.
do
cook
load
estimate
underdo
undercook
underload
underestimate
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This chicken is undercooked; I don’t think it’s safe to eat.
over-
Meanings:
too much
an excessive amount
проспать, спать слишком много
переработать
переборщить, переусердствовать
Stop the car! I think the engine is overheating.
sleep
work
do
oversleep
overwork
overdo
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I missed the bus this morning because I overslept again.
I went to the gym yesterday, but I think I overdid it a bit.
dis-
un-
Meanings:
not
against
the opposite of
одеться — раздеться
запереть — отпереть
нравиться — не нравиться
согласиться — не согласиться
появиться — исчезнуть
включать в сеть – отключить от сети
Did you unplug the iron?
dress
lock
like
agree
appear
plug in
undress
unlock
dislike
disagree
disappear
unplug
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When you go on a trip, you always discover that you forgot a few things.
RUN AWAY
= when a child or teenager leaves home because of problems with the family
She ran away from home when she was just 15.
RUN THROUGH
= to rehearse a play, performance, song, or presentation
I’d like to run through the presentation one more time to make sure everything’s perfect.
Johnny Depp starred in more than thirty films.
Will Smith has starred in “I Am Legend”.
to perform a particular character in a theatrical performance or a film
to play
to star
to be the main actor in a film, play, or other show
In the movie version, he played the hero.
Early in her career she played Ophelia.
I took a picture of my brother. =
I photographed him.
to point a camera at an object and press the shutter button
to take a picture / photo
to make a picture
to draw or perhaps print a picture, not that you just take a photo with your camera
I took a photo of the recent solar eclipse.
He takes photos for a living.
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I made a picture of my brother. =
I drew a picture of him.
A new performance scored a great success.
a speech or talk in which a new product, idea, or piece of work is shown and explained to the audience
presentation
performance
an act of presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment
Presentation is important if you want people to buy your products.
an object or collection of objects on public display in an art gallery or museum or at a trade fair
exhibit (n)
exhibition (n)
an event at which objects such as paintings are shown to the public;
a situation in which someone shows a particular skill or quality to the public
Let's go to see the new dinosaur exhibit.
The museum has a fascinating collection of exhibits.
The photographs will be on exhibition until the end of the month.
There's a new exhibition of sculpture on at the city gallery.
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