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21 play the fool
(to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people: He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom.) błaznować -
22 preposterous
[prɪ'pɔstərəs]adj* * *[pri'postərəs](very foolish; ridiculous.) niedorzeczny -
23 rather
['rɑːðə(r)]advdość, dosyćrather than — zamiast +gen
I rather think he won't come — mam wrażenie, że (raczej) nie przyjdzie
* * *1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) dość2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) raczej3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) właściwie, ściślej mówiąc, raczej (niż) -
24 regret
[rɪ'grɛt] 1. nżal m2. vtdecision, action żałować +gen; loss, death opłakiwać; inconvenience wyrażać (wyrazić perf) ubolewanie z powodu +gento regret that … — żałować, że …
we regret to inform you that … — z żalem zawiadamiamy, że …
* * *[rə'ɡret] 1. past tense, past participle - regretted; verb(to be sorry about: I regret my foolish behaviour; I regret that I missed the concert; I regret missing the concert; I regret to inform you that your application for the job was unsuccessful.) żałować2. noun(a feeling of sorrow, or of having done something wrong: I have no regrets / I feel no regret about what I did; It was with deep regret that I heard the news of his death.) żal- regretfully
- regrettable
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25 repair
[rɪ'pɛə(r)] 1. nnaprawa f2. vtin good/bad repair — w dobrym/złym stanie
* * *[ri'peə] 1. verb1) (to mend; to make (something) that is damaged or has broken down work again; to restore to good condition: to repair a broken lock / torn jacket.) (z)reperować2) (to put right or make up for: Nothing can repair the harm done by your foolish remarks.) naprawiać2. noun1) ((often in plural) the act of repairing something damaged or broken down: I put my car into the garage for repairs; The bridge is under repair.) naprawa2) (a condition or state: The road is in bad repair; The house is in a good state of repair.) stan•- reparable
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26 satire
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27 satirise
[-ti-]verb (to make look foolish by using satire.) przedstawiać satyrycznie -
28 satirize
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29 seduce
[sɪ'djuːs]vt( entice) kusić (skusić perf), nęcić (znęcić perf); ( beguile) mamić (omamić perf), zwodzić (zwieść perf); ( sexually) uwodzić (uwieść perf)* * *[si'dju:s](to persuade or attract into doing, thinking etc (something, especially something foolish or wrong): She was seduced by the attractions of the big city.) kusić, uwodzić- seductive -
30 senseless
['sɛnslɪs]adj( pointless) bezsensowny; ( unconscious) nieprzytomny* * *1) (stunned or unconscious: The blow knocked him senseless.) nieprzytomny2) (foolish: What a senseless thing to do!) bezsensowny -
31 silly
['sɪlɪ]adjgłupi, niemądryto do something silly — robić (zrobić perf) coś głupiego
* * *['sili](foolish; not sensible: Don't be so silly!; silly children.) głupi -
32 simple
['sɪmpl]adj(easy, plain) prosty; ( foolish) ograniczony* * *['simpl]1) (not difficult; easy: a simple task.) łatwy2) (not complicated or involved: The matter is not as simple as you think.) prosty3) (not fancy or unusual; plain: a simple dress/design; He leads a very simple life.) prosty4) (pure; mere: the simple truth.) czysty5) (trusting and easily cheated: She is too simple to see through his lies.) prostoduszny6) (weak in the mind; not very intelligent: I'm afraid he's a bit simple, but he's good with animals.) głupkowaty•- simplicity
- simplification
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34 sly
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35 smirk
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36 step
[stɛp] 1. nstep by step ( fig) — krok po kroku
to march in/out of step (with) — maszerować w takt/nie w takt ( +gen)
to be in/out of step with ( fig) — być/nie być zgodnym z +instr
- steps2. vi, see stepladderto step forward/back — występować (wystąpić perf) w przód/w tył
Phrasal Verbs:- step in- step off- step on- step up* * *[step] 1. noun1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) krok2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) krok3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) krok4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) krok5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) stopień6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) krok7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) krok2. verb(to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) robić krok, iść- steps- stepladder
- stepping-stones
- in
- out of step
- step aside
- step by step
- step in
- step out
- step up
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37 stupid
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38 understatement
['ʌndəsteɪtmənt]nniedopowiedzenie nt, niedomówienie nt* * *noun It's an understatement to say he's foolish - he's quite mad.) niedopowiedzenie -
39 unwise
[ʌn'waɪz]adj* * *(not wise; foolish: an unwise suggestion; It was rather unwise of you to agree to do that.) niemądry- unwisely
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