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1 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).) -
2 writings
noun plural (the collected books, poems, correspondence etc of a particular (usually famous) person: the writings of Plato.) pisma, dzieła -
3 model
['mɔdl] 1. n(of boat, building etc) model m; (fashion model, artist's model) model(ka) m(f); ( example) wzór m, model m2. adj( excellent) wzorowy; ( small scale) miniaturowy3. vt 4. vi( for designer) pracować jako model(ka) m(f); (for painter, photographer) pozowaćto model o.s. on — wzorować się na +loc
* * *['modl] 1. noun1) (a copy or representation of something usually on a much smaller scale: a model of the Taj Mahal; ( also adjective) a model aeroplane.) model2) (a particular type or design of something, eg a car, that is manufactured in large numbers: Our car is a 1999 model.) model3) (a person who wears clothes etc so that possible buyers can see them being worn: He has a job as a male fashion model.) model(ka)4) (a person who is painted, sculpted, photographed etc by an artist, photographer etc: I work as an artist's model.) model(ka)5) (something that can be used to copy from.) wzorzec6) (a person or thing which is an excellent example: She is a model of politeness; ( also adjective) model behaviour.) wzór2. verb1) (to wear (clothes etc) to show them to possible buyers: They model (underwear) for a living.) prezentować2) (to work or pose as a model for an artist, photographer etc: She models at the local art school.) pozować3) (to make models (of things or people): to model (the heads of famous people) in clay.) modelować, wymodelować4) (to form (something) into a (particular) shape: She modelled the clay into the shape of a penguin; She models herself on her older sister.) (od)wzorować• -
4 fraud
[frɔːd]n* * *[fro:d]1) ((an act of) dishonesty: He was sent to prison for fraud.) oszustwo2) (a person who pretends to be something that he isn't: That man is not a famous writer, he's a fraud.) uzurpator•- fraudulently
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5 portrait
['pɔːtreɪt]nportret m* * *['po:trət]1) (a drawing, painting, photograph etc of a person: She had her portrait painted by a famous artist.) portret2) (a written description of a person, place etc: a book called `A portrait of London'.) portret -
6 immortalise
verb (to make (a person etc) famous for ever: He wrote a song immortalizing the battle.) unieśmiertelnić -
7 immortalize
[ɪ'mɔːtlaɪz]vtuwieczniać (uwiecznić perf), unieśmiertelniać (unieśmiertelnić perf)* * *verb (to make (a person etc) famous for ever: He wrote a song immortalizing the battle.) unieśmiertelnić -
8 origin
['ɔrɪdʒɪn]n* * *['ori‹in] 1. noun(the place or point from which anything first comes; the cause: the origin(s) of the English language; the origin of the disagreement.) początek, pochodzenie- original2. noun1) (the earliest version: This is the original - all the others are copies.) oryginał2) (a model from which a painting etc is made: She is the original of the famous portrait.) pierwowzór•- originally
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10 playwright
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11 press
[prɛs] 1. n(also: printing press) prasa f (drukarska); (of switch, bell) naciśnięcie nt; ( for wine) prasa f2. vtone thing against another przyciskać (przycisnąć perf); button, switch naciskać (nacisnąć perf); clothes prasować (wyprasować perf); person naciskać (nacisnąć perf) (na +acc); idea, demand forsować (przeforsować perf); ( squeeze) ściskać (ścisnąć perf)3. vito press sth (up)on sb — wciskać (wcisnąć perf) coś komuś
to press for — domagać się +gen
we are pressed for time/money — mamy mało czasu/pieniędzy
to press sb for an answer — żądać (zażądać perf) od kogoś odpowiedzi
to press charges (against sb) — wnosić (wnieść perf) oskarżenie (przeciwko komuś)
to go to press — iść (pójść perf) do druku
Phrasal Verbs:- press on* * *[pres] 1. verb1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) przyciskać się2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) prasować, wyciskać3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) nalegać4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) obstawać przy5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) prasować2. noun1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) prasowanie2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) prasa (drukarska)3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) prasa4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) prasa5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) prasa•- pressing- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
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12 unknown
[ʌn'nəun]adj* * *1) (not known: her unknown helper.) nieznany2) (not famous; not well-known: That actor was almost unknown before he played that part.) nieznany -
13 writer
['raɪtə(r)]n* * *noun (a person who writes, especially for a living: Dickens was a famous English writer; the writer of this letter.) pisarz
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