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61 scrounge
[skraundʒ] 1. vt ( inf)2. vi 3. nto scrounge sth off sb — wyłudzać (wyłudzić perf) coś od kogoś, naciągać (naciągnąć perf) kogoś na coś (inf)
* * *(to get by begging from someone else: May I scrounge some coffee?) wyprosić, wyżebrać -
62 second-hand
adjective (previously used by someone else: second-hand clothes.) używany -
63 see the light
1) (to be born, discovered, produced etc: After many problems his invention finally saw the light (of day).) ujrzeć światło dzienne2) (to be converted to someone else's point of view etc.) przekonać się -
64 self-employed
[sɛlfɪm'plɔɪd]adj* * *[selfim'ploid](working for oneself and not employed by someone else: a self-employed dressmaker.) pracujący na własny rachunek, niezależny -
65 slave
[sleɪv] 1. nniewolnik(-ica) m(f)2. vi(also: slave away) harowaćto slave (away) at — męczyć się nad +instr
* * *[sleiv] 1. noun1) (a person who works for a master to whom he belongs: In the nineteenth century many Africans were sold as slaves in the United States.) niewolnik2) (a person who works very hard for someone else: He has a slave who types his letters and organizes his life for him.) najemnik, niewolnik2. verb(to work very hard, often for another person: I've been slaving away for you all day while you sit and watch television.) harować- slavery -
66 snigger
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67 sponge
[spʌndʒ] 1. ngąbka f; (also: sponge cake) biszkopt m2. vtprzecierać (przetrzeć perf) gąbką3. vito sponge off/on sb — wyciągać od kogoś pieniądze
* * *1. noun1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) gąbka2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) gąbka3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) biszkopt4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) wytarcie gąbką2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) wycierać gąbką2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) pasożytować•- sponger- spongy
- spongily
- sponginess
- sponge cake
- sponge pudding -
68 stand-in
['stændɪn]nzastępca(-pczyni) m(f)* * *noun (a person who takes someone else's job etc for a temporary period, especially in making films.) (aktor) zastępca, zastępstwo -
69 take over
1. vt 2. vito take over from sb — przejmować (przejąć perf) od kogoś obowiązki, zastępować (zastąpić perf) kogoś
* * *1) (to take control (of): He has taken the business over (noun take-over).) przejmować2) ((often with from) to do (something) after someone else stops doing it: He retired last year, and I took over (his job) from him.) przejmować -
70 underdog
['ʌndədɔg]nthe underdog — ( in society) słabsi vir pl; ( in team competition) słabsza drużyna f
* * *(a weak person who is dominated by someone else, or who is the loser in a struggle: He always likes to help the underdog.) osoba na straconej pozycji -
71 wet-nurse
noun (a woman employed to breast-feed someone else's baby.) mamka -
72 compensate
['kɔmpənseɪt] 1. vtdawać (dać perf) odszkodowanie +dat2. vito compensate for — rekompensować (zrekompensować perf) sobie +acc
* * *['kompənseit]1) (to give money to (someone) or to do something else to make up for loss or wrong they have experienced: This payment will compensate (her) for the loss of her job.) kompensować2) (to undo the effect of a disadvantage etc: The love the child received from his grandmother compensated for the cruelty of his parents.) kompensować•- compensation -
73 diverge
[daɪ'vəːdʒ]vi* * *1) (to separate and go in different directions: The roads diverge three kilometres further on.) rozchodzić się2) (to differ (from someone or something else); to go away (from a standard): This is where our opinions diverge.) różnić się•- divergent -
74 foil
[fɔɪl] 1. vt 2. n( for wrapping food) folia f; ( complement) dodatek m; (FENCING) floret mto act as a foil to ( fig) — uwydatniać or podkreślać +acc
* * *I [foil] verb(to defeat; to disappoint: She was foiled in her attempt to become President.) pokonaćII [foil] noun1) (extremely thin sheets of metal that resemble paper: silver foil.) folia2) (a dull person or thing against which someone or something else seems brighter: She acted as a foil to her beautiful sister.) tło, kontrastIII [foil] noun(a blunt sword with a button at the end, used in the sport of fencing.) floret -
75 grind
[graɪnd] 1. pt, pp ground, vttablet etc kruszyć (rozkruszyć perf); coffee, pepper, meat mielić (zmielić perf); knife ostrzyć (naostrzyć perf); gem, lens szlifować (oszlifować perf)2. vi 3. nharówka f (inf)to grind one's teeth — zgrzytać (zazgrzytać perf) zębami
to grind to a halt — vehicle zatrzymać się ( perf) powoli; talks, scheme zabrnąć ( perf) w ślepy zaułek; work, production stawać (stanąć perf) w miejscu
the daily grind ( inf) — codzienna harówka (inf)
* * *1. past tense, past participle - ground; verb1) (to crush into powder or small pieces: This machine grinds coffee.) mleć, ucierać2) (to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise: He grinds his teeth.) zgrzytać3) (to rub into or against something else: He ground his heel into the earth.) wcierać2. noun(boring hard work: Learning vocabulary is a bit of a grind.) harówka- grinder- grinding
- grindstone
- grind down
- grind up
- keep someone's nose to the grindstone
- keep one's nose to the grindstone -
76 hope
[həup] 1. nnadzieja f2. vi 3. vtto hope that … — mieć nadzieję, że …
to hope to do sth — mieć nadzieję, że się coś zrobi
I hope so/not — mam nadzieję, że tak/nie
to have no hope of sth/doing sth — nie liczyć na coś/zrobienie czegoś
in the hope that/of — w nadziei, że/na +acc
* * *[həup] 1. verb(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) mieć nadzieję2. noun1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) nadzieja2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) nadzieja3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) nadzieja•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes -
77 other
['ʌðə(r)] 1. adjinny; ( opposite) przeciwny, drugi2. pronothers — ( other people) inni; ( other ones) inne
the others — ( the other people) pozostali; ( the other ones) pozostałe
there is no choice other than to… — nie ma innego wyjścia jak tylko +infin
* * *1.1) (adjective, pronoun the second of two: I have lost my other glove; I've got one of my gloves but I can't find the other (one).) (ten)drugi2) (adjective, pronoun those people, things etc not mentioned, present etc; additional: Some of them have arrived - where are the others?; The baby is here and the other children are at school.) inny3) ( adjective (with day, week etc) recently past: I saw him just the other day/morning.) któryś, niedawno•2. conjunction(or else; if not: Take a taxi - otherwise you'll be late.) inaczej- other than
- somehow or other
- someone/something or other
- somewhere or other -
78 relatively
['rɛlətɪvlɪ]advwzględnie, stosunkowo* * *['relətivli]adverb (when compared to someone or something else: He seems relatively happy now; This is a fairly unimportant problem, relatively speaking.) stosunkowo, względnie -
79 rest
[rɛst] 1. n 2. vi 3. vtto rest sth on/against sth — opierać (oprzeć perf) coś na czymś/o coś
to rest on sth ( lit, fig) — opierać się (oprzeć się perf) na czymś
to put/set sb's mind at rest — uspokoić ( perf) kogoś
to come to rest — zatrzymać się ( perf), znieruchomieć ( perf)
to lay sb to rest — składać (złożyć perf) kogoś na wieczny spoczynek
to rest one's eyes/gaze on sth — zatrzymywać (zatrzymać perf) wzrok na czymś
to let the matter rest — dawać (dać perf) sprawie spokój
rest assured that … — bądź pewny or spokojny, że…
I won't rest until … — nie spocznę, dopóki…
may he/she rest in peace — niech spoczywa w pokoju
* * *I 1. [rest] noun1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) odpoczynek2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) spoczynek3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) podpórka4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) spoczynek2. verb1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) odpoczywać2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) odpoczywać, dać odpocząć3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) opierać (się), spoczywać4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) spocząć5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) opierać się6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) należeć•- restful- restfully
- restfulness
- restless
- restlessly
- restlessness
- rest-room
- at rest
- come to rest
- lay to rest
- let the matter rest
- rest assured
- set someone's mind at rest II [rest]- the rest -
80 substitute
['sʌbstɪtjuːt] 1. n 2. vtto substitute sth for sth — zastępować (zastąpić perf) coś czymś
* * *1. verb(to put in, or to take, the place of someone or something else: I substituted your name for mine on the list.) zastępować, zamieniać2. noun(a person or thing used or acting instead of another: Guesswork is no substitute for investigation; She is not well enough to play in the tennis match, so we must find a substitute; ( also adjective) I was substitute headmaster for a term.) substytut, zastępstwo
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