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1 surroundings
[sə'raundɪŋz]nplotoczenie nt, okolica f* * *1) (the area etc that is round a place: a pleasant hotel in delightful surroundings.) otoczenie, okolica2) (the conditions etc in which a person, animal etc lives: He was happy to be at home again in his usual surroundings.) środowisko -
2 acclimatise
(to make or become accustomed to a new climate, new surroundings etc: It took him several months to become acclimatized to the heat.) aklimatyzować (się)- acclimatisation -
3 acclimatize
[ə'klaɪmətaɪz](US acclimate) vtto become acclimatized (to) — przyzwyczaić się ( perf) (do +gen)
* * *(to make or become accustomed to a new climate, new surroundings etc: It took him several months to become acclimatized to the heat.) aklimatyzować (się)- acclimatisation -
4 cold
[kəuld] 1. adjzimny; person ( in temperature) zmarznięty; ( unemotional) chłodny, oziębły2. nI am/feel cold — zimno mi
to get cold feet (about) ( fig) — przestraszyć się ( perf) ( +gen)
to give sb the cold shoulder — traktować (potraktować perf) kogoś ozięble
* * *[kəuld] 1. adjective1) (low in temperature: cold water; cold meat and salad.) zimny2) (lower in temperature than is comfortable: I feel cold.) zmarznięty3) (unfriendly: His manner was cold.) zimny, chłodny2. noun1) (the state of being cold or of feeling the coldness of one's surroundings: She has gone to live in the South of France because she cannot bear the cold in Britain; He was blue with cold.) chłód, zimno2) (an illness with running nose, coughing etc: He has a bad cold; She has caught a cold; You might catch cold.) przeziębienie•- coldly- coldness
- cold-blooded
- cold war
- get cold feet
- give someone the cold shoulder
- give the cold shoulder
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5 cold-blooded
['kəuld'blʌdɪd]* * *1) (having blood (like that of a fish) which takes the same temperature as the surroundings of the body: cold-blooded creatures.) zimnokrwisty2) (cruel and unfeeling: cold-blooded murder.) bezlitosny, okrutny -
6 conscious
['kɔnʃəs]adj( awake) przytomny; ( deliberate) świadomy; ( aware)conscious (of) — świadomy ( +gen)
to become conscious of/that … — zdać ( perf) sobie sprawę z +gen /, że …
* * *['konʃəs]1) (aware of oneself and one's surroundings; not asleep or in a coma or anaesthetized etc: The patient was conscious.) przytomny2) ((sometimes with of) aware or having knowledge (of): They were conscious of his disapproval.) świadomy•- consciousness -
7 element
['ɛlɪmənt]n* * *['eləmənt]1) (an essential part of anything: Sound teaching of grammar is one of the elements of a good education.) element2) (a substance that cannot be split by chemical means into simpler substances: Hydrogen, chlorine, iron and uranium are elements.) pierwiastek3) (surroundings necessary for life: Water is a fish's natural element.) żywioł4) (a slight amount: an element of doubt.) ziarnko, drobina5) (the heating part in an electric kettle etc.) grzałka•- elements
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8 environment
[ɪn'vaɪərnmənt]n( surroundings) środowisko nt, otoczenie ntDepartment of the Environment ( BRIT) — ≈ Ministerstwo Ochrony Środowiska
* * *((a set of) surrounding conditions, especially those influencing development or growth: An unhappy home environment may drive a teenager to crime; We should protect the environment from destruction by modern chemicals etc.) środowisko- environmentalist -
9 immediate
[ɪ'miːdɪət]adjreaction, answer natychmiastowy; need pilny; vicinity, predecessor bezpośredni; family, neighbourhood najbliższy* * *[i'mi:diət] 1. adjective1) (happening at once and without delay: an immediate response.) natychmiastowy2) (without anyone etc coming between: His immediate successor was Bill Jones.) bezpośredni3) (close: our immediate surroundings.) najbliższy•2. conjunction(as soon as: You may leave immediately you finish your work.) skoro tylko -
10 in one's element
(in the surroundings that are most natural or pleasing to one.) w swoim żywiole -
11 in the wild
((of an animal) in its natural surroundings: Young animals have to learn to look after themselves in the wild.) w naturze -
12 lavish
['lævɪʃ] 1. adj 2. vtto lavish gifts/praise on sb — obsypywać (obsypać perf) kogoś prezentami/pochwałami
to lavish time/attention on sb — poświęcać (poświęcić perf) komuś wiele czasu/uwagi
to be lavish with — nie skąpić +gen
* * *['læviʃ] 1. verb(to spend or give very freely: She lavishes too much money on that child.) obsypywać2. adjective1) ((of a person) spending or giving generously and sometimes too freely: a lavish host; You have certainly been lavish with the brandy in this cake.) hojny2) (given generously or too freely: lavish gifts.) hojny•- lavishly- lavishness -
13 novelty
['nɔvəltɪ]nnowość f* * *plural - novelties; noun1) (newness and strangeness: It took her a long time to get used to the novelty of her surroundings.) nowość2) (something new and strange: Snow is a novelty to people from hot countries.) osobliwość3) (a small, cheap manufactured thing sold as a toy or souvenir: a stall selling novelties.) pamiątka -
14 on location
((of filming) in natural surroundings outside the studio.) w plenerach -
15 opulent
['ɔpjulənt]adj* * *['opjulənt](luxurious; rich: They lived in opulent surroundings.) bogaty- opulence -
16 orientate
['ɔːrɪənteɪt]vtto orientate o.s. — (with map, compass etc) orientować się (zorientować perf się) w swoim położeniu; ( fig) nabierać (nabrać perf) orientacji or rozeznania
* * *['o:riənteit]1) (to get (oneself) used to unfamiliar surroundings, conditions etc.) zorientować się2) (to find out one's position in relation to something else: The hikers tried to orientate themselves before continuing their walk.) zorientować się w położeniu• -
17 settle in
viprzyzwyczajać się (przyzwyczaić się perf) (do nowego miejsca)* * *(to become used to and comfortable in new surroundings.) zainstalować się -
18 sumptuous
['sʌmptjuəs]adjwspaniały, okazały* * *(expensive and splendid: They live in sumptuous surroundings.) wspaniały, wystawny -
19 surround
[sə'raund]vt* * *1) (to be, or come, all round: Britain is surrounded by sea; Enemy troops surrounded the town; Mystery surrounds his death.) otoczyć, oblegać2) (to enclose: He surrounded the castle with a high wall.) ogrodzić•- surroundings
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