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Every year, billionsbillion (noun)The number 1,000,000,000.≈ Synonym: thousand millions🇺🇿UZ: milliard🇷🇺RU: миллиард of birds undertakeundertake (verb)To begin and carry out a task.≈ Synonym: carry out🇺🇿UZ: amalga oshirmoq, zimmaga olmoq🇷🇺RU: предпринимать, брать на себя extraordinaryextraordinary (adj)Very unusual or remarkable.≈ Synonym: remarkable🇺🇿UZ: g'ayrioddiy🇷🇺RU: необычайный journeysjourney (noun)Acts of travelling from one place to another.≈ Synonym: trips🇺🇿UZ: safar, sayohat🇷🇺RU: путешествие across the globeglobe (noun)The Earth; the world.≈ Synonym: world🇺🇿UZ: yer shari, dunyo🇷🇺RU: земной шар, a behaviour known as migrationmigration (noun)The seasonal movement of animals between regions.≈ Synonym: seasonal travel🇺🇿UZ: migratsiya🇷🇺RU: миграция. Driven largely by the need to find food and suitablesuitable (adj)Right for a particular purpose.≈ Synonym: appropriate🇺🇿UZ: mos, yaroqli🇷🇺RU: подходящий places to breedbreed (verb)To produce offspring.≈ Synonym: reproduce🇺🇿UZ: ko'paymoq, nasl bermoq🇷🇺RU: размножаться, these journeys can cover astonishingastonishing (adj)Extremely surprising.≈ Synonym: amazing🇺🇿UZ: hayratlanarli🇷🇺RU: поразительный distancesdistance (noun)Amounts of space between two points.≈ Synonym: spans🇺🇿UZ: masofa🇷🇺RU: расстояние, with some species travelling between continentscontinent (noun)Large continuous areas of land, such as Africa or Asia.≈ Synonym: landmasses🇺🇿UZ: qit'a🇷🇺RU: континент not once, but twice a year.
Perhaps the most remarkableremarkable (adj)Worthy of attention; extraordinary.≈ Synonym: extraordinary🇺🇿UZ: ajoyib, diqqatga sazovor🇷🇺RU: замечательный example is the Arctic ternArctic tern (noun)A small seabird known for its extremely long migration.≈ Synonym: migratory seabird🇺🇿UZ: qutb chag'alayi🇷🇺RU: полярная крачка, a small seabird that breeds in the Arctic during the northern summer before flying all the way to Antarctica for the southern summer, then making the return journey once again. Over a lifetimelifetime (noun)The duration of a person or animal's life.≈ Synonym: life span🇺🇿UZ: umr🇷🇺RU: жизнь, срок жизни, a single Arctic tern may fly a distance equivalentequivalent (to) (adj)Equal in value or meaning.≈ Synonym: comparable🇺🇿UZ: (...ga) teng🇷🇺RU: эквивалентный, равный to travelling to the Moon and partway back. Other species, such as certain warblerswarbler (noun)Small songbirds known for their singing.≈ Synonym: small songbirds🇺🇿UZ: chittak (kichik sayroqi qush)🇷🇺RU: славка (птица), make equallyequally (adverb)To the same degree.≈ Synonym: similarly🇺🇿UZ: bir xil darajada🇷🇺RU: в равной степени impressiveimpressive (adj)Causing admiration through skill or achievement.≈ Synonym: remarkable🇺🇿UZ: ta'sirli, hayratlanarli🇷🇺RU: впечатляющий nonstopnonstop (adj)Without stopping.≈ Synonym: direct🇺🇿UZ: to'xtovsiz🇷🇺RU: беспосадочный, безостановочный flights across entire oceans without stopping to rest or feed.
How birds manage to navigatenavigate (verb)To find your way from one place to another.≈ Synonym: find your way🇺🇿UZ: yo'l topmoq🇷🇺RU: ориентироваться, прокладывать путь such vast distances, often returning to the exact same nestingnest (verb)To build or live in a nest.🇺🇿UZ: in qurmoq🇷🇺RU: гнездиться site year after year, remains a subject of ongoing scientific research. Evidence suggests that migratory birds use a combinationcombination (noun)A joining together of different elements.≈ Synonym: mixture🇺🇿UZ: kombinatsiya🇷🇺RU: сочетание of methods, including sensing Earth's magnetic fieldmagnetic field (noun)The area around a magnetic body affected by its force.≈ Synonym: field of magnetism🇺🇿UZ: magnit maydoni🇷🇺RU: магнитное поле, using the position of the sun and stars, and recognising landmarkslandmark (noun)Recognisable features of a landscape.≈ Synonym: recognisable features🇺🇿UZ: mo'ljal; diqqatga sazovor joy🇷🇺RU: ориентир; достопримечательность such as coastlines and mountain ranges. Some species may even be able to detect changes in air pressureair pressure (noun)The force exerted by the weight of the atmosphere.≈ Synonym: atmospheric pressure🇺🇿UZ: atmosfera bosimi🇷🇺RU: атмосферное давление that help them anticipateanticipate (verb)To expect something and prepare for it.≈ Synonym: expect🇺🇿UZ: oldindan sezmoq, kutmoq🇷🇺RU: предвидеть, ожидать storms along their route.
These migratory journeys are far from easy. Birds face numerousnumerous (adj)Many.≈ Synonym: many🇺🇿UZ: ko'p sonli🇷🇺RU: многочисленный dangersdanger (noun)Possibilities of harm or injury.≈ Synonym: risks🇺🇿UZ: xavf🇷🇺RU: опасность along the way, including extreme weather, predatorspredator (noun)Animals that hunt other animals for food.≈ Synonym: hunting animals🇺🇿UZ: yirtqich🇷🇺RU: хищник, and exhaustionexhaustion (noun)Extreme tiredness.≈ Synonym: fatigue🇺🇿UZ: holdan toyish🇷🇺RU: истощение, крайняя усталость from flying such long distances with limited opportunities to rest. Human activity has added further threatsthreat (noun)Things likely to cause harm or danger.≈ Synonym: dangers🇺🇿UZ: xavf, tahdid🇷🇺RU: угроза: habitat loss along traditional migration routes, collisionscollision (noun)Instances of things crashing into each other.≈ Synonym: crashes🇺🇿UZ: to'qnashuv🇷🇺RU: столкновение with buildings and power lines, and light pollution that can disorientdisorient (verb)To make someone confused about where they are.≈ Synonym: confuse🇺🇿UZ: yo'ldan adashtirmoq, chalg'itmoq🇷🇺RU: дезориентировать birds travelling at night all posepose (verb)To cause a problem or danger.≈ Synonym: present🇺🇿UZ: keltirib chiqarmoq (xavf)🇷🇺RU: представлять (угрозу) serious risks.
Protecting migratory birds presents a particular challengechallenge (noun)A difficult task or situation.≈ Synonym: difficulty🇺🇿UZ: qiyinchilik🇷🇺RU: трудность, since a single species may depend on suitable habitats across many different countries throughout the year. This has led to increasing international cooperationcooperation (noun)The act of working together toward a goal.≈ Synonym: collaboration🇺🇿UZ: hamkorlik🇷🇺RU: сотрудничество between governments and conservation organisations, working together to protect key stopoverstopover (noun)A place where a journey is briefly interrupted to rest.≈ Synonym: rest stop🇺🇿UZ: oraliq to'xtash joyi🇷🇺RU: остановка (в пути) sites and breeding grounds. Without such coordinatedcoordinated (adj)Organised so people work well together.≈ Synonym: organised🇺🇿UZ: muvofiqlashtirilgan🇷🇺RU: скоординированный efforts, scientists warnwarn (verb)To tell someone about a possible danger.≈ Synonym: alert🇺🇿UZ: ogohlantirmoq🇷🇺RU: предупреждать that many of these remarkable natural journeys could become increasingly difficultdifficult (adj)Not easy; hard to do.≈ Synonym: hard🇺🇿UZ: qiyin🇷🇺RU: трудный, or even impossible, to complete.
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| # | 🇬🇧 | 🇺🇿 | 🇷🇺 | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | billionnoun | milliard | миллиард | Billions of people use smartphones. |
| 2 | undertakeverb | amalga oshirmoq, zimmaga olmoq | предпринимать, брать на себя | The city will undertake a big building project. |
| 3 | extraordinaryadjective | g'ayrioddiy | необычайный | She has an extraordinary memory. |
| 4 | journeynoun | safar, sayohat | путешествие | Long train journeys can be relaxing. |
| 5 | globenoun | yer shari, dunyo | земной шар | Tourists come from all over the globe. |
| 6 | migrationnoun | migratsiya | миграция | Bird migration happens in spring and autumn. |
| 7 | suitableadjective | mos, yaroqli | подходящий | This film is not suitable for children. |
| 8 | breedverb | ko'paymoq, nasl bermoq | размножаться | Many birds breed in the spring. |
| 9 | astonishingadjective | hayratlanarli | поразительный | The view from the top was astonishing. |
| 10 | distancenoun | masofa | расстояние | Some birds fly long distances without stopping. |
| 11 | continentnoun | qit'a | континент | She has visited every continent except Antarctica. |
| 12 | remarkableadjective | ajoyib, diqqatga sazovor | замечательный | It was a remarkable achievement. |
| 13 | Arctic ternnoun | qutb chag'alayi | полярная крачка | The Arctic tern flies further than any other bird. |
| 14 | lifetimenoun | umr | жизнь, срок жизни | It was the trip of a lifetime. |
| 15 | equivalent (to)adjective | (...ga) teng | эквивалентный, равный | One kilo is equivalent to 1,000 grams. |
| 16 | warblernoun | chittak (kichik sayroqi qush) | славка (птица) | We heard a warbler singing in the bushes. |
| 17 | equallyadverb | bir xil darajada | в равной степени | Both answers are equally correct. |
| 18 | impressiveadjective | ta'sirli, hayratlanarli | впечатляющий | Her English is really impressive. |
| 19 | nonstopadjective | to'xtovsiz | беспосадочный, безостановочный | There's a nonstop flight from Tashkent to New York. |
| 20 | navigateverb | yo'l topmoq | ориентироваться, прокладывать путь | I use my phone to navigate in a new city. |
| 21 | nestverb | in qurmoq | гнездиться | Storks are nesting on the old minaret. |
| 22 | combinationnoun | kombinatsiya | сочетание | Success is a combination of talent and hard work. |
| 23 | magnetic fieldnoun | magnit maydoni | магнитное поле | Birds can sense the Earth's magnetic field. |
| 24 | landmarknoun | mo'ljal; diqqatga sazovor joy | ориентир; достопримечательность | The TV tower is a famous Tashkent landmark. |
| 25 | air pressurenoun | atmosfera bosimi | атмосферное давление | Low air pressure often brings rain. |
| 26 | anticipateverb | oldindan sezmoq, kutmoq | предвидеть, ожидать | We didn't anticipate so many guests. |
| 27 | numerousadjective | ko'p sonli | многочисленный | I've been to Samarkand numerous times. |
| 28 | dangernoun | xavf | опасность | Children should learn about the dangers of fire. |
| 29 | predatornoun | yirtqich | хищник | Eagles are predators. |
| 30 | exhaustionnoun | holdan toyish | истощение, крайняя усталость | After the marathon, he collapsed from exhaustion. |
| 31 | threatnoun | xavf, tahdid | угроза | Pollution is one of the biggest threats to wildlife. |
| 32 | collisionnoun | to'qnashuv | столкновение | There was a collision between a bus and a car. |
| 33 | disorientverb | yo'ldan adashtirmoq, chalg'itmoq | дезориентировать | Bright lights can disorient birds at night. |
| 34 | poseverb | keltirib chiqarmoq (xavf) | представлять (угрозу) | Smoking poses a serious risk to health. |
| 35 | challengenoun | qiyinchilik | трудность | Learning Chinese is a real challenge. |
| 36 | cooperationnoun | hamkorlik | сотрудничество | Thank you for your cooperation. |
| 37 | stopovernoun | oraliq to'xtash joyi | остановка (в пути) | We had a stopover in Istanbul on the way to London. |
| 38 | coordinatedadjective | muvofiqlashtirilgan | скоординированный | The rescue was a well-coordinated effort. |
| 39 | warnverb | ogohlantirmoq | предупреждать | Doctors warn that too much sugar is harmful. |
| 40 | difficultadjective | qiyin | трудный | It's difficult to find a cheap flat. |