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1 origin
['ɔrɪdʒɪn]n* * *['ori‹in] 1. noun(the place or point from which anything first comes; the cause: the origin(s) of the English language; the origin of the disagreement.) początek, pochodzenie- original2. noun1) (the earliest version: This is the original - all the others are copies.) oryginał2) (a model from which a painting etc is made: She is the original of the famous portrait.) pierwowzór•- originally
- originate
- origins -
2 idiom
['ɪdɪəm]n(in architecture, music) styl m; ( LING) idiom m* * *['idiəm]1) (an expression with a meaning that cannot be guessed from the meanings of the individual words: His mother passed away (= died) this morning.) idiom2) (the expressions of a language in general: English idiom.) idiom(atyka)•- idiomatically -
3 martyr
['mɑːtə(r)] 1. nmęczennik(-ica) m(f)2. vtmęczyć, zamęczać (zamęczyć perf)* * *1. noun1) (a person who suffers death or hardship for what he or she believes: St Joan is said to have been a martyr.) męczennik2) (a person who continually suffers from a disease, difficulty etc: She is a martyr to rheumatism.) ofiara2. verb(to put (someone) to death or cause (him) to suffer greatly for his beliefs: Saint Joan was martyred by the English.) zadać śmierć męczeńską -
4 most
[məust] 1. adj1) people, things większość f ( +gen)2) interest, money etc najwięcej +gen2. pron3. advmost of it/them — większość (tego)/z nich
(+verb) spend, eat, work etc najwięcej; (+adjective)the most expensive — najbardziej kosztowny, najkosztowniejszy; (+adverb) (carefully, easily etc) najbardziej; ( very) polite, interesting etc wysoce, wielce
* * *[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) najwięcej2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) większość2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) naj2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) bardzo, wyjątkowo3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) najbardziej4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) prawie3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) najwięcej2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) większość•- mostly- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
- make the most of -
5 broken
['brəukn] 1. pp of break 2. adjin broken English/Polish — łamaną angielszczyzną/polszczyzną
* * *['brəukən]1) (see break: a broken window; My watch is broken.) rozbity, zepsuty2) (interrupted: broken sleep.) przerwany3) (uneven: broken ground.) nierówny4) ((of language) not fluent: He speaks broken English.) łamany5) (ruined: The children come from a broken home (= their parents are no longer living together).) rozbity• -
6 know
[nəu](be aware of/that/how etc) wiedzieć; (be acquainted with, have experience of) znać; ( recognize) poznawać (poznać perf)to know about/of sth/sb — wiedzieć o czymś/kimś
to get to know sb — poznawać (poznać perf) kogoś bliżej
yes, I know — tak, wiem
* * *[nəu]past tense - knew; verb1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) wiedzieć, znać2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) umieć3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) znać4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) (roz)poznać•- knowing- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes -
7 translate
[trænz'leɪt]vtto translate (from/into) — tłumaczyć (przetłumaczyć perf) or przekładać (przełożyć perf) (z +gen /na +acc)
* * *[træns'leit](to put (something said or written) into another language: He translated the book from French into English.) tłumaczyć, przekładać- translator -
8 British
['brɪtɪʃ] 1. adj 2. nplthe British — Brytyjczycy vir pl
* * *['britiʃ](of or from Great Britain or the Commonwealth: In this dictionary British refers to British English.) brytyjski
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