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The Olympic Games tracetrace (verb)To find the origin of something.≈ Synonym: track🇺🇿UZ: kelib chiqishini aniqlamoq🇷🇺RU: прослеживать their originsorigin (noun)The point where something begins.≈ Synonym: beginnings🇺🇿UZ: kelib chiqish🇷🇺RU: происхождение, истоки back to ancientancient (adj)Belonging to a period long ago in history.≈ Synonym: age-old🇺🇿UZ: qadimiy🇷🇺RU: древний Greece, where athleticathletic (adj)Relating to physical sports and exercise.≈ Synonym: sporting🇺🇿UZ: sportga oid, atletik🇷🇺RU: спортивный, атлетический competitionscompetition (noun)Events where people compete to win.≈ Synonym: contests🇺🇿UZ: musobaqa🇷🇺RU: соревнование were held in the city of Olympia every four years, starting around 776 BCE. These ancient games continued for centuriescentury (noun)Periods of one hundred years.≈ Synonym: hundred-year periods🇺🇿UZ: asr🇷🇺RU: век before eventuallyeventually (adv)In the end, after a long time.≈ Synonym: finally🇺🇿UZ: oxir-oqibat🇷🇺RU: в конечном итоге being bannedban (verb)Officially forbidden.≈ Synonym: prohibited🇺🇿UZ: taqiqlamoq🇷🇺RU: запрещать in 393 CE by a Roman emperor who considered them a paganpagan (adj)Relating to old religions worshipping many gods.≈ Synonym: polytheistic🇺🇿UZ: butparastlikka oid🇷🇺RU: языческий tradition.
For more than 1,500 years, nothing similar existed on such a scale. That changed in the late 19th century, largelylargely (adv)Mostly; mainly.≈ Synonym: mainly🇺🇿UZ: asosan🇷🇺RU: в основном, во многом thanks to a French educatoreducator (noun)A person who teaches or works in education.≈ Synonym: teacher🇺🇿UZ: pedagog, ta'limchi🇷🇺RU: педагог named Pierre de Coubertin. Inspired by the ancient Greek games and believing that internationalinternational (adj)Involving more than one country.≈ Synonym: global🇺🇿UZ: xalqaro🇷🇺RU: международный sport could help promotepromote (verb)To support or actively encourage something.≈ Synonym: encourage🇺🇿UZ: rivojlantirmoq, targ'ib qilmoq🇷🇺RU: продвигать, способствовать peacepeace (noun)Freedom from war or conflict.≈ Synonym: harmony🇺🇿UZ: tinchlik🇷🇺RU: мир and understandingunderstanding (noun)A sympathetic awareness between people.≈ Synonym: mutual respect🇺🇿UZ: o'zaro tushunish🇷🇺RU: взаимопонимание between nationsnation (noun)Countries considered as political communities.≈ Synonym: countries🇺🇿UZ: davlat, xalq🇷🇺RU: нация, страна, he worked to reviverevive (verb)To bring something back into use.≈ Synonym: restore🇺🇿UZ: qayta tiklamoq, jonlantirmoq🇷🇺RU: возрождать the tradition in a modern form.
The first modernmodern (adj)Relating to the present or recent times.≈ Synonym: contemporary🇺🇿UZ: zamonaviy🇷🇺RU: современный Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896, bringing together athletesathlete (noun)People who compete in physical sports.≈ Synonym: sportspeople🇺🇿UZ: sportchi🇷🇺RU: спортсмен from just 14 countries to competecompete (verb)To try to win against others.≈ Synonym: contend🇺🇿UZ: musobaqalashmoq🇷🇺RU: соревноваться in 43 events. Compared to today's games, this first eventevent (noun)A planned public or social occasion.≈ Synonym: occasion🇺🇿UZ: tadbir🇷🇺RU: событие was relativelyrelatively (adverb)To a moderate degree, compared with something else.≈ Synonym: comparatively🇺🇿UZ: nisbatan🇷🇺RU: относительно small, but it establishedestablish (verb)Set up something on a firm basis.≈ Synonym: founded🇺🇿UZ: o'rnatmoq, yo'lga qo'ymoq🇷🇺RU: устанавливать, основывать a traditiontradition (noun)A custom passed down through generations.≈ Synonym: custom🇺🇿UZ: an'ana🇷🇺RU: традиция that would grow enormouslyenormously (adverb)To a very great degree.≈ Synonym: hugely🇺🇿UZ: nihoyatda, juda katta darajada🇷🇺RU: чрезвычайно, огромно over the following century. The Winter Olympics were later added in 1924, featuringfeature (verb)To include something as an important part.≈ Synonym: include🇺🇿UZ: o'z ichiga olmoq, namoyish etmoq🇷🇺RU: включать, показывать sports played on snow and ice.
Over time, the Olympics have grown into one of the largestlarge (adj)Biggest in size or extent.≈ Synonym: biggest🇺🇿UZ: katta🇷🇺RU: крупный, большой and most watchedwatched (adj)Viewed by an audience.≈ Synonym: viewed🇺🇿UZ: ko'p tomosha qilinadigan🇷🇺RU: просматриваемый sporting events in the world, now including thousandsthousand (noun)The number 1,000, used in large quantities.≈ Synonym: many hundreds🇺🇿UZ: ming; minglab🇷🇺RU: тысяча; тысячи of athletes representingrepresent (verb)Acting or speaking on behalf of a group.≈ Synonym: standing for🇺🇿UZ: vakil bo'lmoq🇷🇺RU: представлять more than 200 countries. The games have also survived major disruptionsdisruption (noun)Interruptions to a normal process.≈ Synonym: interruptions🇺🇿UZ: uzilish, izdan chiqish🇷🇺RU: срыв, нарушение, including cancellationscancellation (noun)When something planned is stopped.🇺🇿UZ: bekor qilinish🇷🇺RU: отмена during both World Wars and, more recently, a postponementpostponement (noun)Moving an event to a later time.≈ Synonym: delay🇺🇿UZ: kechiktirish, keyinga qoldirish🇷🇺RU: перенос, отсрочка due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Beyond sport, the Olympics have often become a stage for important social and politicalpolitical (adj)Relating to government and public affairs.≈ Synonym: governmental🇺🇿UZ: siyosiy🇷🇺RU: политический moments, from symbolicsymbolic (adj)Representing an important idea.🇺🇿UZ: ramziy🇷🇺RU: символический protestsprotest (noun)Public expressions of disagreement.≈ Synonym: demonstrations🇺🇿UZ: norozilik🇷🇺RU: протест to historic achievementsachievement (noun)Things accomplished successfully.≈ Synonym: accomplishments🇺🇿UZ: yutuq🇷🇺RU: достижение that changed how the world viewed certain athletes or nations. Despite ongoing debates about the enormous costcost (noun)The amount of money required for something.≈ Synonym: expense🇺🇿UZ: xarajat🇷🇺RU: стоимость of hosting the games, the Olympic spiritspirit (noun)The essential character or attitude behind something.≈ Synonym: ethos🇺🇿UZ: ruh🇷🇺RU: дух of international competition and unityunity (noun)Being joined together; agreement.≈ Synonym: togetherness🇺🇿UZ: birlik🇷🇺RU: единство, first imagined by Coubertin, continues to attract billions of viewers every two years.
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| # | 🇬🇧 | 🇺🇿 | 🇷🇺 | Example |
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| 1 | traceverb | kelib chiqishini aniqlamoq | прослеживать | We can trace our family back to the 18th century. |
| 2 | originnoun | kelib chiqish | происхождение, истоки | The origins of chess are in India. |
| 3 | ancientadjective | qadimiy | древний | Khiva's ancient walls are still standing. |
| 4 | athleticadjective | sportga oid, atletik | спортивный, атлетический | He has an athletic body because he swims every day. |
| 5 | competitionnoun | musobaqa | соревнование | She won a national singing competition. |
| 6 | centurynoun | asr | век | The tradition goes back many centuries. |
| 7 | eventuallyadverb | oxir-oqibat | в конечном итоге | He eventually found a job in Tashkent. |
| 8 | banverb | taqiqlamoq | запрещать | Smoking is banned in all public buildings. |
| 9 | paganadjective | butparastlikka oid | языческий | Some winter festivals have pagan origins. |
| 10 | largelyadverb | asosan | в основном, во многом | The success was largely thanks to her hard work. |
| 11 | educatornoun | pedagog, ta'limchi | педагог | My mother is an experienced educator. |
| 12 | internationaladjective | xalqaro | международный | Tashkent hosts many international conferences. |
| 13 | promoteverb | rivojlantirmoq, targ'ib qilmoq | продвигать, способствовать | Sport can promote friendship between countries. |
| 14 | peacenoun | tinchlik | мир | Everyone wants to live in peace. |
| 15 | understandingnoun | o'zaro tushunish | взаимопонимание | Travel helps build understanding between cultures. |
| 16 | nationnoun | davlat, xalq | нация, страна | More than 200 nations took part in the Games. |
| 17 | reviveverb | qayta tiklamoq, jonlantirmoq | возрождать | The village is trying to revive its old crafts. |
| 18 | modernadjective | zamonaviy | современный | This is a modern version of an old song. |
| 19 | athletenoun | sportchi | спортсмен | Uzbek athletes won several medals. |
| 20 | competeverb | musobaqalashmoq | соревноваться | Over 50 teams will compete in the tournament. |
| 21 | eventnoun | tadbir | событие | The marathon is the main event of the weekend. |
| 22 | relativelyadverb | nisbatan | относительно | The test was relatively easy. |
| 23 | establishverb | o'rnatmoq, yo'lga qo'ymoq | устанавливать, основывать | The festival established a new tradition in the city. |
| 24 | traditionnoun | an'ana | традиция | It's a family tradition to eat plov on Thursdays. |
| 25 | enormouslyadverb | nihoyatda, juda katta darajada | чрезвычайно, огромно | The city has grown enormously in the last 20 years. |
| 26 | featureverb | o'z ichiga olmoq, namoyish etmoq | включать, показывать | The festival features music from all over Asia. |
| 27 | largeadjective | katta | крупный, большой | Tashkent is the largest city in Central Asia. |
| 28 | watchedadjective | ko'p tomosha qilinadigan | просматриваемый | The World Cup final is the most watched sports event. |
| 29 | thousandnoun | ming; minglab | тысяча; тысячи | Thousands of people came to the concert. |
| 30 | representverb | vakil bo'lmoq | представлять | She will represent Uzbekistan at the Olympics. |
| 31 | disruptionnoun | uzilish, izdan chiqish | срыв, нарушение | The snow caused disruption to flights. |
| 32 | cancellationnoun | bekor qilinish | отмена | Heavy snow caused many flight cancellations. |
| 33 | postponementnoun | kechiktirish, keyinga qoldirish | перенос, отсрочка | The postponement of the exam gave us more time to study. |
| 34 | politicaladjective | siyosiy | политический | The country is going through political changes. |
| 35 | symbolicadjective | ramziy | символический | Giving bread to guests is a symbolic act of welcome. |
| 36 | protestnoun | norozilik | протест | The protest was peaceful. |
| 37 | achievementnoun | yutuq | достижение | Winning a gold medal is a huge achievement. |
| 38 | costnoun | xarajat | стоимость | The cost of hosting the Olympics is enormous. |
| 39 | spiritnoun | ruh | дух | The team showed great spirit. |
| 40 | unitynoun | birlik | единство | The national holiday is a symbol of unity. |