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1 wit
[wɪt]n( wittiness) dowcip m; (also: wits) inteligencja f; ( person) humorysta m; ( presence of mind) rozum mto be at one's wits' end (about) — nie wiedzieć, co począć (z +instr)
* * *[wit]1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) dowcip2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) dowcipniś3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) rozum•- witless- - witted
- witticism
- witty
- wittily
- wittiness
- at one's wits' end
- keep one's wits about one
- live by one's wits
- frighten/scare out of one's wits
- out of one's wits -
2 half-wit
noun (a fool or idiot.) półgłówek -
3 biting
['baɪtɪŋ]adj* * *1) (very cold and causing discomfort: a biting wind.) dokuczliwy2) (wounding or hurtful: a biting remark.) kąśliwy -
4 dazzling
['dæzlɪŋ]adj* * *1) (extremely bright: a dazzling light.) oślepiający2) (colourful; impressive: a dazzling display of wit.) błyskotliwy -
5 dry
[draɪ] 1. adj 2. vtclothes, hair suszyć (wysuszyć perf); ground osuszać (osuszyć perf); hands, dishes wycierać (wytrzeć perf); tears ocierać (otrzeć perf)3. vischnąć, wysychać (wyschnąć perf)Phrasal Verbs:- dry up* * *1. adjective1) (having little, or no, moisture, sap, rain etc: The ground is very dry; The leaves are dry and withered; I need to find dry socks for the children.) suchy2) (uninteresting and not lively: a very dry book.) nudny3) ((of humour or manner) quiet, restrained: a dry wit.) sarkastyczny4) ((of wine) not sweet.) wytrawny2. verb(to (cause to) become dry: I prefer drying dishes to washing them; The clothes dried quickly in the sun.) suszyć się, osuszać- dried- drier
- dryer
- drily
- dryly
- dryness
- dry-clean
- dry land
- dry off
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6 half
[hɑːf] 1. pl halves, n(of amount, object) połowa f; (TRAVEL) połówka f (inf)2. adj3. advhalf bottle — pół nt inv butelki
do połowy, w połowiefirst/second half (SPORT) — pierwsza/druga połowa
half a dozen — sześć, pół tuzina (fml)
to cut sth in half — przecinać (przeciąć perf) coś na pół
to go halves (with sb) — dzielić się (podzielić się perf) (z kimś) po połowie
* * *1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) połowa2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) połowa2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) pół2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) pół, na pół3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) pół, połowiczny3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) na pół, do połowy2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) na pół•- half-- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
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7 overshadow
[əuvə'ʃædəu]vtwznosić się or górować nad +instr; ( fig) usuwać (usunąć perf) w cień* * *(to make less important especially by being much better than: With her beauty and wit she quite overshadowed her sister.) zaćmić -
8 pass as/for
(to be mistaken for or accepted as: Some man-made materials could pass as silk; His nasty remarks pass for wit among his admirers.) uchodzić za, udawać -
9 quick
[kwɪk] 1. adj 2. adv 3. nto cut sb to the quick ( fig) — dotykać (dotknąć perf) kogoś do żywego
be quick! — szybko!, pospiesz się!
she was quick to see that … — szybko zauważyła, że…
* * *[kwik] 1. adjective1) (done, said, finished etc in a short time: a quick trip into town.) szybki2) (moving, or able to move, with speed: He's a very quick walker; I made a grab at the dog, but it was too quick for me.) prędki3) (doing something, able to do something, or done, without delay; prompt; lively: He is always quick to help; a quick answer; He's very quick at arithmetic.) szybki, bystry2. adverb(quickly: quick-frozen food.) szybko- quickly- quicken
- quickness
- quicklime
- quicksands
- quicksilver
- quick-tempered
- quick-witted
- quick-wittedly
- quick-wittedness -
10 scintillating
['sɪntɪleɪtɪŋ]* * *['sintileitiŋ](witty; very clever and amusing: She was in a scintillating mood; scintillating wit.) iskrzący się -
11 spark
[spɑːk]niskra f; (fig: of wit etc) przebłysk m* * *1. noun1) (a tiny red-hot piece thrown off by something burning, or when two very hard (eg metal) surfaces are struck together: Sparks were being thrown into the air from the burning building.) iskra2) (an electric current jumping across a gap: a spark from a faulty light-socket.) iskra3) (a trace (eg of life, humour): a spark of enthusiasm.) iskra2. verb1) (to give off sparks.) iskrzyć2) ((often with off) to start (a row, disagreement etc): Their action sparked off a major row.) zapoczątkować -
12 sparkling
['spɑːklɪŋ]adj* * *1) ((of wines) giving off bubbles of gas.) musujący2) (lively: sparkling humour/wit.) żywy -
13 wicked
['wɪkɪd]adjcrime haniebny; man podły, niegodziwy; witch zły; smile, wit szelmowski; ( inf) weather etc paskudny* * *['wikid](evil; sinful: He is a wicked man; That was a wicked thing to do.) niegodziwy- wickedly- wickedness
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