Словарь австралийского английского

Указатель A–Z

• wage theft

  noun

  невыплата зарплаты

  When an employer does not pay workers what they are legally owed.

  Wage theft is a serious problem in some industries.В некоторых отраслях невыплата зарплаты — серьёзная проблема.

• waiting list

  noun

  лист ожидания

  A list of people waiting for a service, such as surgery in a public hospital.

  He has been on the waiting list for six months.Он уже полгода в листе ожидания.

• waiting period

  noun

  период ожидания

  The time you must wait after taking out insurance before you can claim certain benefits.

  There is a twelve-month waiting period for some dental work.На некоторые стоматологические услуги период ожидания — 12 месяцев.

• walkabout

  noun

  странствие; (разг.) пропажа

  A journey on foot traditionally undertaken by some Aboriginal people; informally, something or someone that has wandered off.

  My keys have gone walkabout again.Мои ключи опять куда-то пропали.

• wallaby

  noun

  валлаби

  A smaller kangaroo-like marsupial.

  A wallaby stood at the edge of the bush.Валлаби стоял на краю зарослей.

• waratah

  noun

  телопея (варата)

  An Australian flowering shrub known for large showy flower heads.

  We saw a waratah on the bushwalk.Во время похода мы увидели варату.

• warranty

  noun

  гарантия

  A promise from a business to repair or replace a product if it has a problem within a set time.

  The laptop has a one-year warranty.На ноутбук действует гарантия один год.

• water bill

  noun

  счёт за воду

  A bill for water use, paid by owners and sometimes partly passed on to tenants.

  Tenants may pay water usage charges on the water bill.Арендатор может оплачивать потребление воды по счёту.

• water restrictions

  noun

  ограничения на воду

  Rules limiting certain uses of water during specified conditions.

  The garden watering schedule follows water restrictions.График полива сада соответствует ограничениям на воду.

• wattle

  noun

  акация

  An acacia plant, many species of which grow in Australia.

  Yellow wattle flowers appeared in spring.Весной расцвела жёлтая акация.

• Welcome to Country

  noun

  церемония приветствия на земле предков

  A formal welcome delivered by an authorised Traditional Owner or Elder.

  The event began with a Welcome to Country.Мероприятие открылось церемонией приветствия на земле предков.

• Westie

  nounоскорбительно

  житель западных пригородов (пренебр.)

  An often derogatory word for a person from the western suburbs of a city, especially Sydney.

  He jokes about being a Westie from Penrith.Он шутит, что он «вести» из Пенрита.

• wheelie bin

  noun

  мусорный бак на колёсах

  A large wheeled rubbish or recycling bin.

  Put the wheelie bin out tonight.Выставь мусорный бак сегодня вечером.

• whinge

  verb

  ныть, жаловаться

  To complain persistently, often about minor matters.

  Stop whinging about the weather.Хватит ныть о погоде.

• whinger

  noun

  нытик

  Someone who complains frequently.

  Nobody likes a constant whinger.Никто не любит вечных нытиков.

• white card

  noun

  карта допуска на стройку

  Evidence of general construction induction training for building-site work.

  You need a white card before entering many construction sites.Для входа на многие стройки нужна «белая карта».

• WHS

  noun

  охрана труда

  Work Health and Safety, the laws and practices that keep workplaces safe.

  The new employee completed WHS training.Новый сотрудник прошёл обучение по охране труда.

• wombat

  noun

  вомбат

  A stocky burrowing Australian marsupial.

  A wombat crossed the road at dusk.В сумерках вомбат перешёл дорогу.

• wop-wops

  noun

  глушь (в основном новозел. сленг)

  Chiefly New Zealand slang for a remote area; uncommon in Australia.

  They live out in the wop-wops.Они живут в глуши.

• workers' compensation

  noun

  компенсация за производственную травму

  Insurance payments for workers injured or made ill because of their job.

  He received workers' compensation after a back injury at work.После травмы спины на работе он получил компенсацию.

• Workforce Australia

  noun

  Workforce Australia (госслужба занятости)

  The Australian Government's employment service that helps people find work.

  He registered with Workforce Australia to look for work.Он зарегистрировался в Workforce Australia, чтобы найти работу.

• working bee

  noun

  субботник

  A group session where volunteers complete practical work together.

  Parents joined the school working bee.Родители пришли на школьный субботник.

• working holiday visa

  noun

  рабочая виза для отпуска

  A visa allowing eligible travellers to holiday and undertake permitted work.

  He applied for a working holiday visa.Он подал заявление на рабочую визу для отпуска.

• working with children check

  noun

  проверка для работы с детьми

  A screening process required for certain work with children, depending on jurisdiction.

  The volunteer applied for a working with children check.Волонтёр подал заявку на проверку для работы с детьми.

• workplace bullying

  noun

  травля на работе

  Repeated unreasonable behaviour towards a worker that creates a risk to health and safety.

  Report workplace bullying to your manager or HR.Сообщайте о травле руководителю или в отдел кадров.