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The Lost City of Atlantis
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Many people around the world know the name Atlantis. It is said to be a beautiful and richrich (adj)Having a great deal of money or valuable resources.≈ Synonym: wealthy🇺🇿UZ: boy🇷🇺RU: богатый city that disappeareddisappear (verb)To stop being seen; to vanish suddenly.≈ Synonym: vanished🇺🇿UZ: g'oyib bo'lmoq, yo'qolmoq🇷🇺RU: исчезнуть under the sea a long time ago. The story of Atlantis was first told by the Greek thinkerthinker (noun)A person known for having deep or important ideas.≈ Synonym: philosopher🇺🇿UZ: mutafakkir, faylasuf🇷🇺RU: мыслитель Plato more than 2,000 years ago. He wrote that Atlantis was a large islandisland (noun)A piece of land completely surrounded by water.≈ Synonym: isle🇺🇿UZ: orol🇷🇺RU: остров with a powerfulpowerful (adj)Having great strength, force, or influence.≈ Synonym: strong🇺🇿UZ: kuchli, qudratli🇷🇺RU: могущественный armyarmy (noun)A large organized group of soldiers who fight on land.≈ Synonym: military force🇺🇿UZ: armiya, qo'shin🇷🇺RU: армия and many wonderfulwonderful (adj)Extremely good, beautiful, or impressive.≈ Synonym: amazing🇺🇿UZ: ajoyib, hayratlanarli🇷🇺RU: чудесный buildings. The people who lived there were rich and had a lot of knowledgeknowledge (noun)Information and understanding gained through learning or experience.≈ Synonym: understanding🇺🇿UZ: bilim🇷🇺RU: знание. However, they became greedygreedy (adj)Wanting more money, food, or power than you really need.≈ Synonym: selfish🇺🇿UZ: ochko'z🇷🇺RU: жадный and wanted to controlcontrol (verb)To have power over something or someone and direct it.≈ Synonym: rule🇺🇿UZ: boshqarmoq, nazorat qilmoq🇷🇺RU: контролировать other places. According toaccording to (phr)As said or written by someone.≈ Synonym: as stated by🇺🇿UZ: ...ga ko'ra, ...ning aytishicha🇷🇺RU: согласно, по словам Plato, the godsgod (noun)A being believed to have power over nature and human life.≈ Synonym: deity🇺🇿UZ: xudo🇷🇺RU: бог became angry and decideddecide (verb)To choose to do something after thinking about it.≈ Synonym: make up one's mind🇺🇿UZ: qaror qilmoq🇷🇺RU: решать, принимать решение to punishpunish (verb)To make someone suffer as a result of doing something wrong.≈ Synonym: penalize🇺🇿UZ: jazolamoq🇷🇺RU: наказывать them. In just one day and night, Atlantis sanksink (verb)To go down below the surface of water.≈ Synonym: submerge🇺🇿UZ: cho'kmoq🇷🇺RU: тонуть into the sea and was lostlost (adj)Unable to be found; no longer existing or known.≈ Synonym: vanished🇺🇿UZ: yo'qolgan🇷🇺RU: потерянный foreverforever (adv)For all future time; permanently.≈ Synonym: permanently🇺🇿UZ: abadiy, mangu🇷🇺RU: навсегда.
Since then, people have arguedargue (verb)To give reasons for or against something in a discussion.≈ Synonym: debate🇺🇿UZ: bahslashmoq, tortishmoq🇷🇺RU: спорить about whetherwhether (conj)Used to introduce a question about which of two possibilities is true.≈ Synonym: if🇺🇿UZ: -mi (savol yuklamasi)🇷🇺RU: ли Atlantis was realreal (adj)Existing in fact, not imagined.≈ Synonym: true🇺🇿UZ: haqiqiy, real🇷🇺RU: настоящий, реальный or just a story. Some believebelieve (verb)To think that something is true.≈ Synonym: think🇺🇿UZ: ishonmoq, deb hisoblamoq🇷🇺RU: верить, считать Plato describeddescribe (verb)To say what someone or something is like, in words.≈ Synonym: portray🇺🇿UZ: tasvirlamoq🇷🇺RU: описывать a real city that was destroyeddestroy (verb)To damage something so badly that it stops existing.≈ Synonym: ruin🇺🇿UZ: vayron qilmoq, yo'q qilmoq🇷🇺RU: уничтожать by an earthquakeearthquake (noun)A sudden, violent shaking of the ground.≈ Synonym: tremor🇺🇿UZ: zilzila🇷🇺RU: землетрясение or a big wavewave (noun)A line of water that rises and moves across the sea.🇺🇿UZ: to'lqin🇷🇺RU: волна. Others think that Plato made upmake up (phrasal)To invent a story or an excuse that is not true.≈ Synonym: invent🇺🇿UZ: to'qib chiqarmoq, o'ylab topmoq🇷🇺RU: выдумывать the story to teachteach (verb)To help someone learn something.≈ Synonym: educate🇺🇿UZ: o'rgatmoq🇷🇺RU: учить, обучать people about the dangersdanger (noun)The possibility of harm or injury.≈ Synonym: risk🇺🇿UZ: xavf🇷🇺RU: опасность of being too proudproud (adj)Having too high an opinion of oneself.≈ Synonym: arrogant🇺🇿UZ: mag'rur, takabbur🇷🇺RU: гордый and greedy.
Over the years, many people have triedtry (verb)To make an effort to do something.≈ Synonym: attempt🇺🇿UZ: harakat qilmoq, urinmoq🇷🇺RU: пытаться, стараться to find Atlantis. Some believe it was near Greece, while others think it was near Spain or even in the Atlantic Ocean. Explorersexplorer (noun)A person who travels to find out about unknown places.≈ Synonym: adventurer🇺🇿UZ: sayohatchi, tadqiqotchi🇷🇺RU: исследователь have searchedsearch (verb)To look carefully in order to find something.≈ Synonym: look for🇺🇿UZ: qidirmoq🇷🇺RU: искать the sea for signssign (noun)A mark or piece of evidence that something exists or has happened.≈ Synonym: trace🇺🇿UZ: belgi, iz🇷🇺RU: след, признак of the lost city, but no one has found clearclear (adj)Easy to see or understand; with no doubt.≈ Synonym: obvious🇺🇿UZ: aniq, ravshan🇷🇺RU: ясный, явный proofproof (noun)Evidence that shows something is definitely true.≈ Synonym: evidence🇺🇿UZ: dalil, isbot🇷🇺RU: доказательство.
Even today, the story of Atlantis still interestsinterest (verb)To attract someone's attention or curiosity.≈ Synonym: fascinate🇺🇿UZ: qiziqtirmoq🇷🇺RU: интересовать people. Books, films, and video games often use the idea of a lost city under the sea. It is one of the greatest mysteriesmystery (noun)Something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain.≈ Synonym: puzzle🇺🇿UZ: sir🇷🇺RU: тайна of history, and many people hopehope (verb)To want something to happen and think it is possible.≈ Synonym: wish🇺🇿UZ: umid qilmoq🇷🇺RU: надеяться that one day, we will discoverdiscover (verb)To find or learn something for the first time.≈ Synonym: find out🇺🇿UZ: kashf qilmoq, topmoq🇷🇺RU: обнаружить the truthtruth (noun)The real facts about something; what actually happened.≈ Synonym: reality🇺🇿UZ: haqiqat🇷🇺RU: правда about Atlantis.
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| # | 🇬🇧 | 🇺🇿 | 🇷🇺 | Example |
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| 1 | richadjective | boy | богатый | He became rich after selling his company. |
| 2 | disappearverb | g'oyib bo'lmoq, yo'qolmoq | исчезнуть | Many old traditions disappear when cities grow quickly. |
| 3 | thinkernoun | mutafakkir, faylasuf | мыслитель | Ibn Sino was a great thinker and doctor. |
| 4 | islandnoun | orol | остров | They spent their holiday on a small Greek island. |
| 5 | powerfuladjective | kuchli, qudratli | могущественный | The Timurid empire was one of the most powerful in Asia. |
| 6 | armynoun | armiya, qo'shin | армия | My grandfather served in the army for two years. |
| 7 | wonderfuladjective | ajoyib, hayratlanarli | чудесный | We had a wonderful time at the wedding. |
| 8 | knowledgenoun | bilim | знание | Reading every day can increase your knowledge. |
| 9 | greedyadjective | ochko'z | жадный | Don't be greedy — leave some cake for the others. |
| 10 | controlverb | boshqarmoq, nazorat qilmoq | контролировать | It's hard to control your feelings when you're angry. |
| 11 | according tophrase | ...ga ko'ra, ...ning aytishicha | согласно, по словам | According to the weather report, it will rain tomorrow. |
| 12 | godnoun | xudo | бог | In Greek stories, Zeus was the king of the gods. |
| 13 | decideverb | qaror qilmoq | решать, принимать решение | We decided to visit Samarkand in the spring. |
| 14 | punishverb | jazolamoq | наказывать | The teacher didn't punish him because it was his first mistake. |
| 15 | sinkverb | cho'kmoq | тонуть | Heavy stones sink quickly in water. |
| 16 | lostadjective | yo'qolgan | потерянный | Many old books were lost in the fire. |
| 17 | foreveradverb | abadiy, mangu | навсегда | I'll remember this day forever. |
| 18 | argueverb | bahslashmoq, tortishmoq | спорить | My brothers often argue about football. |
| 19 | whetherconjunction | -mi (savol yuklamasi) | ли | I'm not sure whether the shop is open today. |
| 20 | realadjective | haqiqiy, real | настоящий, реальный | Is this a real diamond or a fake one? |
| 21 | believeverb | ishonmoq, deb hisoblamoq | верить, считать | Many people believe that black cats bring bad luck. |
| 22 | describeverb | tasvirlamoq | описывать | Can you describe the man you saw? |
| 23 | destroyverb | vayron qilmoq, yo'q qilmoq | уничтожать | The storm destroyed several houses in the village. |
| 24 | earthquakenoun | zilzila | землетрясение | Tashkent was badly damaged by an earthquake in 1966. |
| 25 | wavenoun | to'lqin | волна | A big wave knocked the boy off his feet. |
| 26 | make upphrasal verb | to'qib chiqarmoq, o'ylab topmoq | выдумывать | He made up a story about why he was late. |
| 27 | teachverb | o'rgatmoq | учить, обучать | My aunt teaches English at a school in Tashkent. |
| 28 | dangernoun | xavf | опасность | Smoking puts your health in danger. |
| 29 | proudadjective | mag'rur, takabbur | гордый | He was too proud to ask for help. |
| 30 | tryverb | harakat qilmoq, urinmoq | пытаться, стараться | I tried to call you, but your phone was off. |
| 31 | explorernoun | sayohatchi, tadqiqotchi | исследователь | The explorer travelled across the desert on a camel. |
| 32 | searchverb | qidirmoq | искать | The police searched the area for the missing child. |
| 33 | signnoun | belgi, iz | след, признак | There were no signs of life on the island. |
| 34 | clearadjective | aniq, ravshan | ясный, явный | The teacher gave us clear instructions. |
| 35 | proofnoun | dalil, isbot | доказательство | Do you have any proof that he took the money? |
| 36 | interestverb | qiziqtirmoq | интересовать | History has always interested me. |
| 37 | mysterynoun | sir | тайна | How the old stones got there is still a mystery. |
| 38 | hopeverb | umid qilmoq | надеяться | I hope you feel better soon. |
| 39 | discoververb | kashf qilmoq, topmoq | обнаружить | Scientists discovered a new type of fish in the lake. |
| 40 | truthnoun | haqiqat | правда | Please tell me the truth — I won't be angry. |