Говори и пиши как The Eсonomist

Graduates were expected by their family and peers to become employees of the state and parastatal sector — an organization or in­dustry, especially in some African countries having some political au­thority and serving the state indirectly — организация, наделенная политической властью и косвенно обслуживающая интересы государства.

At the time of the 1999 coup, the world regarded him as a usurper and shunned his country as a pariah — пария (представитель низшей касты в Индии), изгнанник, изгой, отверженный.

Here is a much larger group whose interest in politics is essen­tially parochial; Parochial nationalism that is unable to adapt to post­modern society — узкий; местнический.

«We're in a new paradigm" because of social media, says Jesse Wente, an Ojibwe from the Serpent River First Nation — система взглядов.

Twenty years from now, how many Chinese words will be common parlance in English? — язык, манера говорить/выражаться.

It caused paroxysms of guilt; It is so prone to paroxysms — при­ступ (болезни), припадок, пароксизм.

Once considered a paragon of Swiss business; Slovenia is a pa­ragon of good government — образец, модель совершенства; paragon of perfect polity — образец идеального.

This week's local elections will be parsed for what they mean for Jeremy Corbyn — производить анализ.

Pre-revolutionary American paraphernalia such as Life maga­zines and Coca-Cola signs or newspapers from the Spanish-American War — атрибуты, принадлежности.

She's as comfortable "borrowing" or "renting" as her male para­mour — любовник; любовница.

The investment mania was interrupted by the financial crisis; the paronomasia seems unstoppable — каламбур, игра слов.

Conspiracy theorists now wonder if Mr Lazcano faked his own death and is living out his days under a parasol in Cancun — зонтик (от солнца).

All the same, they do offer a path away from pariahdom — пребывание в низшей касте.

The move is not quite as dramatic as it sounds: the new negative rate will apply only to new reserves that banks park with the central bank — оставлять на время.

Instead of settling into a period of calm, markets plunged into new paroxysms — спазм, судорога.

The severe drought that has parched most of the state this year shows no signs of abating — испепелять; жечь.

Instead of challenging the city's established wisdom about where to eat, the guide mainly parrots it — зубрить, механически повто рять.

Nor was the prime minister able to parry attacks on his govern­ment's health-care and economic policies — отражать (удар, нападение).

The parsimony of Italy and Greece is partly connected with their economic difficulties — скаредность, скряжничество, скупость.

This being America in 2017, pundits and elected officials instantly began parsing the partisan consequences of Mr Mueller's appointment —

разбирать; анализировать.

The food shop is Partridges, family-owned for 40 years and with a royal warrant as Grocers to the Queen — куропатка.

Lorries and river barges use diesel, a source of particulates — твердые частицы в отработавших, выхлопных газах.

Mrs Lincoln has much in common with her fellow party-bucker, Ms Snowe — спонсор партии.

Despite urging s by all not to be a party-pooper at Oslo, Mr Arafat could not entirely suppress his frustration; Gorbachev, The Party Poop- er — некомпанейский человек; человек, портящий другим веселье.

Though they posed as Texans, they were Connecticut parvenus who summered in Maine; NATO's best hope is therefore to sideline him, partly by starving him, and other parvenu warlords, of some of their fat contracts — парвеню, выскочка.

Swedes found this skit tremendously funny, partly for the faux- mafia encounter at the beginning (which mocks Swedish naivety in deal­ing with Russian gangsters) but also for the glorious pastiche of Rus­sian visual and musical cliches; He has a talent for superior pastiche — мешанина; всякая всячина; сборная солянка.

Skoda jokes look passe as carmakers pile into a new production hotspot — старомодный.

From Bangladesh to Subotica on the Serbian border with Hunga­ry countries play pass-the-buck with these immigrants — переложить ответственность (на другого).

If the Fed continues to stand pat, inflation may soon move above 2% — упорный, банальный.

But despite heavy spending, progress has been patchy; relations are patchy — пестрый, разношерстный.

But it may not be enough to patch up the company's problems — улаживать (ссору).

How pathetic that they cover their ignorance by blaming hedge- fund managers in London — жалостный; трогательный, умилитель­ный.

Videos capturing pat-downs have gone viral, generating indigna­tion — обыск (охлопыванием).