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1 the races
(a meeting for horse-racing.) wyścigi -
2 race
[reɪs] 1. n( species) rasa f; ( competition) wyścig m2. vt3. vito race horses/cars (etc) — brać udział w wyścigach konnych/samochodowych (etc)
( compete) ścigać się; ( hurry) pędzić (popędzić perf), gnać (pognać perf); heart bić szybko; engine pracować na podwyższonych obrotachto race sb/against sb — ścigać się z kimś
* * *I 1. [reis] noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) wyścig2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) wystawić do wyścigu, ścigać się2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) ścigać się z3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) mknąć•- racer- racecourse
- racehorse
- racetrack
- racing-car
- a race against time
- the races II [reis]1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.) rasa2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) rasa3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) rasa•- racial- racialism
- racialist
- the human race
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3 turban
['təːbən]nturban m* * *['tə:bən](a long piece of cloth worn wound round the head, especially by men belonging to certain of the races and religions of Asia.) turban -
4 record
1. ['rɛkɔːd] n( written account) zapis m; ( of meeting) protokół m; ( of attendance) lista f; ( file) akta pl; ( COMPUT, SPORT) rekord m; ( MUS) płyta f; ( history) (of person, company) przeszłość f2. [rɪ'kɔːd] vtevents etc zapisywać (zapisać perf); temperature, speed, time wskazywać; voice, song nagrywać (nagrać perf)3. adjto set/put the record straight ( fig) — prostować (sprostować perf) nieścisłości
he is on record as saying that … — stwierdził publicznie, że…
off the record — statement nieoficjalny; speak nieoficjalnie
* * *1. ['reko:d, -kəd, ]( American[) -kərd] noun1) (a written report of facts, events etc: historical records; I wish to keep a record of everything that is said at this meeting.) zapis, protokół2) (a round flat piece of (usually black) plastic on which music etc is recorded: a record of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.) płyta gramofonowa3) ((in races, games, or almost any activity) the best performance so far; something which has never yet been beaten: He holds the record for the 1,000 metres; The record for the high jump was broken/beaten this afternoon; He claimed to have eaten fifty sausages in a minute and asked if this was a record; ( also adjective) a record score.) rekord4) (the collected facts from the past of a person, institution etc: This school has a very poor record of success in exams; He has a criminal record.) przeszłość, rejestr2. [rə'ko:d] verb1) (to write a description of (an event, facts etc) so that they can be read in the future: The decisions will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.) (za)protokołować2) (to put (the sound of music, speech etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future: I've recorded the whole concert; Don't make any noise when I'm recording.) nagrać3) ((of a dial, instrument etc) to show (a figure etc) as a reading: The thermometer recorded 30°C yesterday.) (za)rejestrować4) (to give or show, especially in writing: to record one's vote in an election.) zarejestrować•- recorder- recording
- record-player
- in record time
- off the record
- on record -
5 scratch
[skrætʃ] 1. n(on furniture, record) rysa f; ( on body) zadrapanie nt, zadraśnięcie nt2. vtbody drapać (podrapać perf); paint, car, record porysować ( perf); (with claw, nail) zadrapać ( perf), zadrasnąć ( perf); ( COMPUT) wymazywać (wymazać perf) ( z dysku)3. vi 4. cpdto scratch one's nose/head — drapać się (podrapać się perf) w nos/głowę
to start from scratch — zaczynać (zacząć perf) od zera
* * *[skræ ] 1. verb1) (to mark or hurt by drawing a sharp point across: The cat scratched my hand; How did you scratch your leg?; I scratched myself on a rose bush.) (po)drapać się, zadrasnąć (się)2) (to rub to relieve itching: You should try not to scratch insect bites.) drapać3) (to make by scratching: He scratched his name on the rock with a sharp stone.) wydrapać, wyryć4) (to remove by scratching: She threatened to scratch his eyes out.) wydrapać5) (to withdraw from a game, race etc: That horse has been scratched.) wycofać2. noun1) (a mark, injury or sound made by scratching: covered in scratches; a scratch at the door.) skrobanie2) (a slight wound: I hurt myself, but it's only a scratch.) zadraśnięcie3) (in certain races or competitions, the starting point for people with no handicap or advantage.) start bez handicapu•- scratchy- scratchiness
- scratch the surface
- start from scratch
- up to scratch -
6 win
[wɪn] 1. nzwycięstwo nt, wygrana f2. vtgame, competition, election wygrywać (wygrać perf), zwyciężać (zwyciężyć perf) w +loc; prize, support, popularity zdobywać (zdobyć perf)3. vi; pt, pp wonwygrywać (wygrać perf), zwyciężać (zwyciężyć perf)Phrasal Verbs:- win over* * *[win] 1. present participle - winning; verb1) (to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts: He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.) zwyciężyć, wygrać2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) wygrać3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) zdobyć2. noun(a victory or success: She's had two wins in four races.) zwycięstwo- winner- winning
- winning-post
- win over
- win the day
- win through -
7 mix
[mɪks] 1. vtingredients, colours mieszać (zmieszać perf); (drink, sauce) przyrządzać (przyrządzić perf); cake kręcić (ukręcić perf); cement mieszać (wymieszać perf)to mix business with pleasure — łączyć (połączyć perf) przyjemne z pożytecznym
Phrasal Verbs:- mix in- mix up2. vi 3. n( combination) połączenie nt; ( powder) mieszanka f* * *[miks] 1. verb1) (to put or blend together to form one mass: She mixed the butter and sugar together; He mixed the blue paint with the yellow paint to make green paint.) zmieszać2) (to prepare or make by doing this: She mixed the cement in a bucket.) wymieszać3) (to go together or blend successfully to form one mass: Oil and water don't mix.) łączyć/mieszać się4) (to go together socially: People of different races were mixing together happily.) obcować, współżyć2. noun1) (the result of mixing things or people together: London has an interesting racial mix.) mieszanka2) (a collection of ingredients used to make something: (a) cake-mix.) mieszanka•- mixed- mixer
- mixture
- mix-up
- be mixed up
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8 ethnology
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9 melting pot
n ( fig)tygiel mto be in the melting pot — plans etc być w stadium krystalizacji
* * *noun (a place where different peoples, races, cultures etc blend: The United States is often described as a melting pot.) tygiel -
10 racialism
['reɪʃlɪzəm]nrasizm m* * *1) (the belief that some races of men are better than others.) rasizm2) (prejudice against someone on the grounds of his race.) rasizm -
11 steward
['stjuːəd]n(on ship, plane etc) steward m; ( in club etc) gospodarz m; (also: shop steward) mąż m zaufania ( związku zawodowego)* * *['stjuəd]feminine - stewardess; noun1) (a passenger's attendant on ship or aeroplane: an air stewardess.) steward2) (a person who helps to arrange, and is an official at, races, entertainments etc.) gospodarz3) (a person who supervises the supply of food and stores in a club, on a ship etc.) zaopatrzeniowiec4) (a person who manages an estate or farm for another person.) rządca -
12 voodoo
['vu:du:](a type of witchcraft originally practised by certain Negro races in the West Indies.) gusła
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