Эквивалент на английском - это значит слово с таким же значением.
Например, есть эквиваленты модальных глаголов для будущего и прошедшего времени:
у глагола MUST эквиваленты have to и be to
у глагола Can эквивалент - глагол to be able to
у глагола May - to be allowed to...
<span>Nobody expected so much damage to be done by the flood.
We didn’t expect the weather to be so changeable.
We expect the time and date to be convenient for everybody.
I didn’t expect them to quarrel over such an unimportant thing.</span>
The United Kingdom (or Great Britain) is situated on the British Isles. The British Isles consist of two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and about five thousand small islands. Their total area is over 244.000 square kilometres.
The United Kingdom is made up of four countries: England, Wales, Scotland (on the island of Great Britain), and Northern Ireland (on the island of Ireland). Their capitals are London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, and Belfast respectively. The capital of the UK is London.
1. <span> The words"the British have a sweet tooth" means that they like to eat various sweet things that ever exist. </span>
<span>2. There are such sweet things as candies, cakes, chocolate, ice-cream and etc.</span>
<span>3. I like chocolate and everything that is made of chocolate or with chocolate...</span>
<span>4. The British can eat sweet things any time they want to.</span>
<span>5. Sweet things make children feel happy but they also do harm: children`s teeth can be spoiled and children can put on their weight and so on.</span>