blanklyadv, е.g. She looked at me blankly. He sat on the edge of the bed staring blankly before him.
blankn 1. пустое место, пропуск, е.g. Leave a blank after each word. Fill in this blank.; 2. бланк, е.g. She bought two telegraph blanks.
Note: The Russian word пустой has several equivalents in English: 1. пустой (незаполненный) blank sheet (page); 2. пустой (ничего не содержащий) empty room (box, bottle); 3. пустой (поверхностный) shallow person (ideas, interests); 4. пустой (незанятый) vacant room (house, flat).
4. ignorancen невежество; незнание, неведение, е.g. Judy's ignorance made the girls laugh. He did it from (through) ignorance.
ignorantadj невежественный, не знающий, е.g. The boy has never been to school and is quite ignorant. I am ignorant of his plans.
5. promptυt. 1. побуждать, внушать, е.g. What prompted you to look for him in our town?
2. подсказывать; суфлировать, е.g. She'll prompt you if you forget the words. No prompting, please.
promptn, е.g. Aren't you ashamed to wait for a prompt?