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21 distraction
[dɪs'trækʃən]nto drive sb to distraction — doprowadzać (doprowadzić perf) kogoś do szału
* * *[-ʃən]1) (something that takes the mind off other especially more serious affairs: There are too many distractions here to allow one to work properly.) rzecz odciągająca uwagę2) (anxiety and confusion: in a state of complete distraction.) rozterka, rozstrój -
22 drain
[dreɪn] 1. n( in street) studzienka f ściekowa; ( fig) ( on resources) odpływ m2. vtland drenować, osuszać (osuszyć perf); marshes, pond osuszać (osuszyć perf); vegetables osączać (osączyć perf); glass, cup wysączyć ( perf) napój z +gen3. vito feel drained — czuć się (poczuć się perf) wyczerpanym
* * *[drein] 1. verb1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) drenować, osuszyć2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) odpływać3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) osączyć, opróżnić, odpłynąć4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) wypić do dna5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) wyczerpać, zużyć2. noun1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) dren, rów odwadniający2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) pijawka, studnia bez dna•- drainage- draining-board
- drainpipe
- down the drain -
23 draining-board
noun (the area at the side of a sink grooved and sloping to allow water from dishes to drain away.) suszarka -
24 dribble
['drɪbl] 1. vi 2. vt* * *['dribl] 1. verb1) (to fall in small drops: Water dribbled out of the tap.) kapać2) ((of a baby etc) to allow saliva to run from the mouth.) ślinić się3) (in football, basketball, hockey etc to move the ball along by repeatedly kicking, bouncing or hitting it: The football player dribbled the ball up the field.) dryblować2. noun(a small quantity of liquid: A dribble ran down his chin.) kropla -
25 drop off
1. vi 2. vt* * *1) (to become separated or fall off: The door-handle dropped off; This button dropped off your coat.) odpaść2) (to fall asleep: I was so tired I dropped off in front of the television.) zdrzemnąć się3) (to allow to get off a vehicle: Drop me off at the corner.) wysadzić -
26 expose
[ɪks'pəuz]vtobject odsłaniać (odsłonić perf); person demaskować (zdemaskować perf); situation ujawniać (ujawnić perf)to expose o.s. ( JUR) — obnażać się (obnażyć się perf) (w miejscu publicznym)
* * *[ik'spəuz]1) (to uncover; to leave unprotected from (eg weather, danger, observation etc): Paintings should not be exposed to direct sunlight; Don't expose children to danger.) wystawiać (na działanie)2) (to discover and make known (eg criminals or their activities): It was a newspaper that exposed his spying activities.) ujawniać3) (by releasing the camera shutter, to allow light to fall on (a photographic film).) naświetlać•- exposure -
27 familiarity
[fəmɪlɪ'ærɪtɪ]n( of place) znajomy wygląd m or charakter m; ( excessive intimacy) poufałość f; ( knowledge)familiarity with — znajomość f +gen
* * *[-li'æ-]1) (the state of being familiar: I was surprised by her familiarity with our way of life.) znajomość2) (an act of (too) friendly behaviour: You must not allow such familiarities.) poufałość -
28 give and take
(willingness to allow someone something in return for being allowed something oneself.) kompromisowość -
29 give away
vtmoney, prizes rozdawać (rozdać perf); opportunity pozbawiać się (pozbawić się perf) +gen; secret, information wyjawiać (wyjawić perf); bride poprowadzić ( perf) do ołtarza ( do pana młodego)* * *1) (to give etc (something) to someone (eg because one no longer wants it): I'm going to give all my money away.) rozdać2) (to cause or allow (information etc) to become known usually accidentally: He gave away our hiding-place (noun give-away: the lingering smell was a give-away).) wydać -
30 give way
vi( yield) ustępować (ustąpić perf) (miejsca); rope, ladder etc nie wytrzymać ( perf), puścić ( perf) (inf); ( BRIT, AUT) ustępować (ustąpić perf) pierwszeństwa przejazdu* * *1) (to stop in order to allow eg traffic to pass: Give way to traffic coming from the right.) ustąpić2) (to break, collapse etc under pressure: The bridge will give way any day now.) runąć3) (to agree against one's will: I have no intention of giving way to demands like that.) poddać się -
31 global village
noun (the world thought of as a small place, because modern communication allow fast and efficient contact even to its remote parts.) globalna wioska -
32 grow
[grəu] 1. pt grew, pp grown, viplant, tree rosnąć (wyrosnąć perf); person, animal rosnąć (urosnąć perf); ( increase) rosnąć (wzrosnąć perf)2. vtto grow out of/from — brać się (wziąć się perf) z +gen
Phrasal Verbs:- grow on- grow up* * *[ɡrəu]past tense - grew; verb1) ((of plants) to develop: Carrots grow well in this soil.) rosnąć2) (to become bigger, longer etc: My hair has grown too long; Our friendship grew as time went on.) urosnąć3) (to cause or allow to grow: He has grown a beard.) hodować4) ((with into) to change into, in becoming mature: Your daughter has grown into a beautiful woman.) wyrosnąć (na)5) (to become: It's growing dark.) stawać się•- grower- grown
- growth
- grown-up
- grown-up
- grow on
- grow up -
33 have
[hæv] 1. pt, pp had, aux vb1) ( usu)to have arrived — przybyć ( perf)
to have gone — odejść ( perf)
having finished/when he had finished, he left — skończywszy or kiedy skończył, wyszedł
2) ( in tag questions) prawdayou've done it, haven't you? — zrobiłeś to, prawda?
you've made a mistake — no I haven't/so I have — pomyliłeś się — nie/tak (, rzeczywiście)
we haven't paid — yes we have! — nie zapłaciliśmy — ależ tak!
2. modal aux vbI've been there before — have you? — już kiedyś tam byłem — naprawdę?
3. vtI haven't got/I don't have to wear glasses — nie muszę nosić okularów
1) ( possess) miećdo you have/have you got a car? — (czy) masz samochód?
to have breakfast — jeść (zjeść perf) śniadanie
3) (receive, obtain etc) mieć, dostawać (dostać perf)5)to have sth done — dawać (dać perf) or oddawać (oddać perf) coś do zrobienia, kazać (kazać perf) (sobie) coś zrobić
to have one's hair cut — obcinać (obciąć perf) włosy
to have sb doing sth — sprawiać (sprawić perf), że ktoś coś robi
he soon had them all laughing — wkrótce sprawił, że wszyscy się śmiali
6) (experience, suffer) mieć7) (+noun)to have a swim — popływać ( perf)
to have a rest — odpocząć ( perf)
to have a baby — urodzić ( perf) dziecko
let's have a look — spójrzmy, popatrzmy
8) ( inf)you've been had — dałeś się nabrać (inf)
Phrasal Verbs:- have in- have on- have out* * *(to have or keep (something) in case or until it is needed: If you go to America please keep some money in reserve for your fare home.) mieć w rezerwie -
34 he etc will
(I, he etc will or would not allow: They would not hear of her going home alone, and insisted on going with her.) nie chcę (chce) słyszeć o -
35 hit
[hɪt] 1. pt, pp hit, vt( strike) uderzać (uderzyć perf); ( reach) trafiać (trafić perf) w +acc; (collide with, affect) uderzać (uderzyć perf) w +accto hit it off with sb — zaprzyjaźnić się ( perf) kimś
to hit the headlines — trafiać (trafić perf) na pierwsze strony gazet
to hit the road ( inf) — (wy)ruszyć ( perf) w drogę
to hit the roof ( inf) — wściec się ( perf) (inf)
Phrasal Verbs:- hit back- hit on- hit upon2. n(knock, blow) uderzenie nt; ( shot) trafienie nt; (play, film, song) hit m, przebój mto give sb a hit on the head — uderzyć ( perf) kogoś w głowę
* * *[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) uderzyć2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) uderzyć, odbić3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) mocno dotknąć4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) trafiać2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) uderzenie2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) trafienie3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) przebój•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
- make a hit with -
36 indulgent
[ɪn'dʌldʒənt]adj* * *adjective (willing to allow people to do or have what they wish (often to too great an extent): an indulgent parent.) pobłażliwy -
37 keep back
1. vtcrowds, tears powstrzymywać (powstrzymać perf); money zostawiać (zostawić perf) sobie; information zatajać (zataić perf)2. vi* * *1) (not to (allow to) move forward: She kept the child back on the edge of the crowd; Every body keep back from the door!) powstrzymywać, przytrzymać2) (not to tell or make known: I feel he's keeping the real story back for some reason.) nie ujawniać3) (not to give or pay out: Part of my allowance is kept back to pay for my meals; Will they keep it back every week?) odciągać -
38 keep down
1. vt 2. vi* * *1) (not to (allow to) rise up: Keep down - they're shooting at us!) nie podnosić (się)2) (to control or put a limit on: They are taking steps to keep down the rabbit population.) utrzymać na tym samym poziomie3) (to digest without vomiting: He has eaten some food but he won't be able to keep it down.) zatrzymać w żołądku -
39 keep in
vtinvalid, child zatrzymywać (zatrzymać perf) w domuto keep sb in at school — zostawiać (zostawić perf) kogoś po lekcjach
* * *1) (not to allow to go or come out or outside: The teacher kept him in till he had finished the work.) zatrzymać2) (to stay close to the side of a road etc.) trzymać się (np. skraju drogi) -
40 keep out
vtintruder etc trzymać z daleka"keep out" — ( do not enter) "wstęp wzbroniony"; ( stay away) "nie zbliżać się"
* * *(not to (allow to) enter: The notice at the building site said `Keep out!'; This coat keeps out the wind.) nie wchodzić, nie przepuszczać
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