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1 customs
['kʌstəmz]npl(at border, airport) punkt m odprawy celnejto go through (the) customs — odbywać (odbyć perf) odprawę celną
* * *1) ((the government department that collects) taxes paid on goods coming into a country: Did you have to pay customs on those watches?; He works for the customs; ( also adjective) customs duty.) cło2) (the place at a port etc where these taxes are collected: I was searched when I came through customs at the airport.) urząd celny -
2 collect
[kə'lɛkt] 1. vtwood, litter zbierać (zebrać perf); stamps, coins zbierać, kolekcjonować; ( BRIT) children from school etc odbierać (odebrać perf); debts, taxes ściągać (ściągnąć perf); mail ( from box) wybierać (wybrać perf), wyjmować (wyjąć perf)2. vito call collect (US) — dzwonić (zadzwonić perf) na koszt abonenta
to collect one's thoughts — zbierać (zebrać perf) myśli
collect on delivery (US, COMM) — za pobraniem
* * *[kə'lekt] 1. verb1) (to bring or come together; to gather: People are collecting in front of the house; I collect stamps; I'm collecting (money) for cancer research; He's trying to collect his thoughts.) zbierać2) (to call for and take away: She collects the children from school each day.) odbierać•- collection
- collective 2. noun(a farm or organization run by a group of workers for the good of all of them.) spółdzielnia- collector -
3 act
n abbr= American College Test standardowy test dla kandydatów na studia* * *[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) działać2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) zachowywać się3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) grać, występować2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) akt, wyczyn2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) akt3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) akt, prawo, ustawa4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) występ sceniczny, numer•- acting- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
- in the act of
- in the act
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4 demonstrate
['dɛmənstreɪt] 1. vttheory dowodzić (dowieść perf) +gen; principle pokazywać (pokazać perf); skill wykazywać (wykazać perf); appliance demonstrować (zademonstrować perf)2. vito demonstrate (for/against) — demonstrować (zademonstrować perf) or manifestować (zamanifestować perf) (za +instr /przeciw(ko) +dat)
* * *['demənstreit]1) (to show clearly: This demonstrates his ignorance of the situation.) wykazywać2) (to show how something works or is done: He demonstrated how the new vacuum cleaner worked.) demonstrować3) (to express an opinion (usually political) by marching, showing banners etc in public: A crowd collected to demonstrate against the new taxes.) demonstrować•- demonstrator
- demonstrative adjective/pronoun -
5 fiddle
['fɪdl] 1. n ( MUS) 2. vt ( BRIT)to work a fiddle — dopuścić się ( perf) szwindlu (inf)
Phrasal Verbs:* * *['fidl] 1. noun1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) skrzypce2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) kombinacja2. verb1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) grać na skrzypcach2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) bawić się (bezmyślnie)3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) kombinować•- fiddler- fiddler crab
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6 heavy
['hɛvɪ]adjciężki; rain, snow obfity; responsibility wielki; drinker, smoker nałogowy; schedule obciążony, przeciążony; food ciężko strawny* * *['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) ciężki2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) ciężki3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) silny, wzburzony, wysoki4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) intensywny, nałogowy5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) pochmurny, ponury6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) trudny7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) ciężkostrawny8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) ciężki•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather of -
7 thankless
['θæŋklɪs]adj* * *adjective (for which no-one is grateful: Collecting taxes is a thankless task.) niewdzięczny
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