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21 take care of
(to look after: Their aunt took care of them when their parents died.) opiekować się -
22 a show of hands
(at a meeting, debate etc, a vote expressed by people raising their hands.) głosowanie jawne -
23 above someone's head
(too difficult (for someone) to understand: His lecture was well above their heads.) zbyt mądry -
24 accept
[ək'sɛpt]vtgift, invitation przyjmować (przyjąć perf); proposal przyjmować (przyjąć perf), akceptować (zaakceptować perf); fact, situation przyjmować (przyjąć perf) do wiadomości, godzić się (pogodzić się perf) z +instr; responsibility, blame brać (wziąć perf) na siebie* * *[ək'sept]1) (to take (something offered): He accepted the gift.) przyjmować2) (to believe in, agree to or acknowledge: We accept your account of what happened; Their proposal was accepted; He accepted responsibility for the accident.) przyjmować, uznawać•- acceptably
- acceptance
- accepted -
25 accommodate
[ə'kɔmədeɪt]vt( provide with lodging) kwaterować (zakwaterować perf); ( put up) przenocowywać (przenocować perf); ( oblige) iść (pójść perf) na rękę +dat; car, hotel etc mieścić (zmieścić perf), pomieścić ( perf)to accommodate o.s. to sth — przystosowywać się (przystosować się perf) do czegoś
* * *[ə'komədeit]1) (to find or be a place for: The house could accommodate two families.) pomieścić, dać dach nad głową2) (to oblige: They did their best to accommodate him by carrying out his wishes.) iść na rękę•- accommodation -
26 according to
1) (as said or told by: According to John, the bank closes at 3 p.m.) według2) (in agreement with: He acted according to his promise.) zgodnie z3) (in the order of: books arranged according to their subjects.) według4) (in proportion to: You will be paid according to the amount of work you have done.) według, zgodnie z -
27 acknowledge
[ək'nɔlɪdʒ]vtletter etc potwierdzać (potwierdzić perf) odbiór +gen; fact przyznawać (przyznać perf); situation uznawać (uznać perf); person zwracać (zwrócić perf) uwagę na +acc* * *[ək'noli‹]1) (to admit as being fact: He acknowledged defeat; He acknowledged that I was right.) uznawać, przyznawać2) (to say (usually in writing) that one has received (something): He acknowledged the letter.) potwierdzać3) (to give thanks for: He acknowledged their help.) wyrażać uznanie za4) (to greet someone: He acknowledged her by waving.) przywitać•- acknowledgement- acknowledgment -
28 add
[æd] 1. vt 2. vito add to — powiększać (powiększyć perf) +acc
Phrasal Verbs:- add on- add up* * *[æd]1) ((often with to) to put (one thing) to or with (another): He added water to his whisky.) dodawać2) ((often with to, together, up) to find the total of (various numbers): Add these figures together; Add 124 to 356; He added up the figures.) dodawać3) (to say something extra: He explained, and added that he was sorry.) dodawać4) ((with to) to increase: His illness had added to their difficulties.) mnożyć, powiększać•- addition- additional -
29 adolescent
[ædəu'lɛsnt] 1. adj 2. nnastolatek(-tka) m(f)* * *[ædə'lesnt] 1. adjective(in the stage between childhood and adulthood.) młodociany2. noun(a person at this stage of life: Adolescents often quarrel with their parents.) młodociany, osobnik w wieku dojrzewania -
30 adopt
[ə'dɔpt]vtchild adoptować (zaadoptować perf); position, attitude przyjmować (przyjąć perf); course of action, method obierać (obrać perf); tone etc przybierać (przybrać perf)* * *[ə'dopt]1) (to take (a child of other parents) as one's own: Since they had no children of their own they decided to adopt a little girl.) adoptować2) (to take (something) as one's own: After going to France he adopted the French way of life.) przyjmować•- adoption- adoptive -
31 adorn
[ə'dɔːn]vtzdobić, przyozdabiać (przyozdobić perf)* * *[ə'do:n](to make beautiful, with decorations etc: Their house is adorned with beautiful antique ornaments.) ozdabiać -
32 amiss
[ə'mɪs] 1. adj 2. advto take sth amiss — poczuć się ( perf) czymś urażonym
* * *[ə'mis](wrong: Their plans went amiss.) źle, na opak -
33 announce
[ə'nauns]vthe announced that he wasn't going — oświadczył, że nie pojedzie
* * *1) (to make known publicly: Mary and John have announced their engagement.) ogłaszać2) (to make known the arrival or entrance of: He announced the next singer.) zapowiadać, anonsować•- announcer -
34 anorectic
adjective, noun (suffering from anorexia nervosa; a person who suffers from anorexia: Anorexics can endanger their lives; She looks so thin because she is anorectic.) chory na anoreksję -
35 anorexic
[ænə'rɛksɪk]adj* * *adjective, noun (suffering from anorexia nervosa; a person who suffers from anorexia: Anorexics can endanger their lives; She looks so thin because she is anorectic.) chory na anoreksję -
36 apart
[ə'pɑːt]advto take sth apart — rozbierać (rozebrać perf) coś na części
apart from — ( excepting) z wyjątkiem or oprócz +gen; ( in addition to) oprócz +gen, poza +instr
* * *(separated by a certain distance: The trees were planted three metres apart; with his feet apart; Their policies are far apart; She sat apart from the other people.) (oddalony) od siebie, osobno, z dala- come apart
- take apart
- tell apart -
37 apply
[ə'plaɪ] 1. vt 2. vi( be applicable) stosować się, mieć zastosowanie; ( ask) składać (złożyć perf) podanie or wniosek, zgłaszać się (zgłosić się perf)to apply to — mieć zastosowanie do +gen
to apply for — ubiegać się o +acc
to apply o.s. to — przykładać się (przyłożyć się perf) do +gen
* * *1) ((with to) to put (something) on or against something else: to apply ointment to a cut.) przykładać, smarować2) ((with to) to use (something) for some purpose: He applied his wits to planning their escape.) używać3) ((with for) to ask for (something) formally: You could apply (to the manager) for a job.) zwracać się4) ((with to) to concern: This rule does not apply to him.) dotyczyć5) (to be in force: The rule doesn't apply at weekends.) obowiązywać•- applicable
- applicability
- applicant
- application
- apply oneself/one's mind -
38 aqualung
['ækwəlʌŋ]nakwalung m* * *(an apparatus worn by divers on their backs which supplies them with oxygen to breathe.) aparat tlenowy -
39 astrology
[əs'trɔlədʒɪ]n* * *[ə'strolə‹i](the study of the stars and their influence on people's lives: I don't have faith in astrology.) astrologia- astrological -
40 astronomy
[əs'trɔnəmɪ]n* * *[ə'stronəmi](the study of the stars and their movements: He is studying astronomy.) astronomia- astronomical
- astronomic
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