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21 notorious
[nəu'tɔːrɪəs]adj* * *[nə'to:riəs](well-known for badness or wickedness: a notorious murderer.) osławiony- notoriously -
22 obscure
[əb'skjuə(r)] 1. adj 2. vt* * *[əb'skjuə] 1. adjective1) (not clear; difficult to see: an obscure corner of the library.) mroczny, niewidoczny2) (not well-known: an obscure author.) nieznany3) (difficult to understand: an obscure poem.) niejasny2. verb(to make obscure: A large tree obscured the view.) zasłonić- obscurity -
23 personality
[pəːsə'nælɪtɪ]n( character) osobowość f; ( famous person) osobistość f* * *plural - personalities; noun1) (a person's characteristics (of the mind, the emotions etc) as a whole: a likeable / forceful (= strong) personality.)2) (strong, distinctive (usually attractive) character: She is not beautiful but she has a lot of personality.)3) (a well-known person: a television personality; ( also adjective) a personality cult (= very great, usually too great, admiration for a person, usually a political leader).) -
24 proverb
['prɔvəːb]nprzysłowie nt* * *['provə:b](a well-known saying that gives good advice or expresses a supposed truth: Two common proverbs are `Many hands make light work' and `Don't count your chickens before they're hatched!') przysłowie- proverbially -
25 realm
[rɛlm]n ( fig)* * *[relm]1) (a kingdom.) królestwo2) (an area of activity, interest etc: She's well-known in the realm of sport.) dziedzina, domena -
26 self-respect
[sɛlfrɪs'pɛkt]nszacunek m dla samego siebie* * *[selfri'spekt](respect for oneself and concern for one's reputation: Well-known personalities should have more self-respect than to take part in television advertising.) szacunek dla siebie, ambicja -
27 speciality
[spɛʃɪ'ælɪtɪ]n* * *[speʃi'əti], (American) specialty ['speʃəlti] - plurals specialities, specialties - noun1) (a special product for which one is well-known: Brown bread is this baker's speciality.) specjalność2) (a special activity, or subject about which one has special knowledge: His speciality is physics.) specjalność -
28 star
[stɑː(r)] 1. ngwiazda f2. vt 3. vito star in — grać (zagrać perf) (jedną z głównych ról) w +loc
* * *1. noun1) (the fixed bodies in the sky, which are really distant suns: The Sun is a star, and the Earth is one of its planets.) gwiazda2) (any of the bodies in the sky appearing as points of light: The sky was full of stars.) gwiazda3) (an object, shape or figure with a number of pointed rays, usually five or six, often used as a means of marking quality etc: The teacher stuck a gold star on the child's neat exercise book; a four-star hotel.) gwiazda4) (a leading actor or actress or other well-known performer eg in sport etc: a film/television star; a football star; ( also adjective) She has had many star rôles in films.) gwiazda, gwiazdor2. verb1) (to play a leading role in a play, film etc: She has starred in two recent films.) grać główną rolę2) ((of a film etc) to have (a certain actor etc) as its leading performer: The film starred Elvis Presley.) mieć w głównej roli•- stardom- starry
- starfish
- starlight
- starlit
- star turn
- see stars
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29 tag
[tæg] 1. n 2. vtPhrasal Verbs:* * *[tæɡ] 1. noun1) (a label: a price-tag; a name-tag.) etykieta, przywieszka2) (a saying or quotation that is often repeated: a well-known Latin tag.) sentencja3) (something small that is added on or attached: a question-tag such as `isn't it?') dodatek4) (a children's game in which one player chases the others and tries to touch one of them: to play tag.) [] w łapanego2. verb(to put a tag or label on something: All the clothes have been tagged.) znakować, etykietować- tag on -
30 unfamiliar
[ʌnfə'mɪlɪə(r)]adjto be unfamiliar with — nie znać +gen
* * *1) (not well-known: He felt nervous about walking along unfamiliar streets.) nieznany2) (not knowing about: I am unfamiliar with the plays of Shakespeare.) nie zaznajomiony•- unfamiliarity -
31 villainy
plural - villainies; noun ((an instance of) wickedness: His villainy was well known.) nikczemność -
32 waxwork
noun (a wax model (usually of a well-known person).) figura woskowa -
33 come out
vifact wychodzić (wyjść perf) na jaw; book wychodzić (wyjść perf); stain schodzić (zejść perf); sun wychodzić (wyjść perf), wyjrzeć ( perf); workers strajkować (zastrajkować perf)* * *1) (to become known: The truth finally came out.) wychodzić na jaw2) (to be published: This newspaper comes out once a week.) wychodzić3) (to strike: The men have come out (on strike).) wychodzić na ulicę, strajkować4) ((of a photograph) to be developed: This photograph has come out very well.) wychodzić5) (to be removed: This dirty mark won't come out.) schodzić -
34 know better
(to be too wise or well-taught (to do something): She should know better at her age!; He should have known better than to trust them.) wiedzieć co jest co, być za mądrym (by) -
35 might
[maɪt] 1. vb, see may 2. nmoc f, potęga fwith all one's might — z całej siły, z całych sił
* * *I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) móc2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) móc3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) mógłbym, mógłbyś itd.•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) potęga- mighty- mightily
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36 the
[ðəˌ ðiː]def art1)the books/children are in the library — książki/dzieci są w bibliotece
2) ( in titles)3) ( in comparisons)the more he works the more he earns — im więcej pracuje, tym więcej zarabia
* * *[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) ten1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the... -
37 which
[wɪtʃ] 1. adj1) który2)the train may be late, in which case don't wait up — pociąg może się spóźnić. W takim wypadku nie czekaj na mnie
2. pronwe got there at 8 pm, by which time the cinema was full — dotarliśmy tam o ósmej. Do tego czasu kino było już pełne
1) ( interrogative) który2) ( relative) ( referring to preceding noun) który; ( referring to preceding clause) cothe chair on which you are sitting — krzesło, na którym siedzisz
she said I was late, which was true — powiedziała, że się spóźniłem, co było prawdą
* * *[wi ] 1. adjective, pronoun(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) który2. relative pronoun((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) który3. relative adjective, relative pronoun(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.) który, co- which is which? - which is which
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