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41 disguise
[dɪs'gaɪz] 1. n 2. vtto disguise sb (as) — przebierać (przebrać perf) kogoś (za +acc)
there's no disguising the fact that … — nie da się ukryć faktu, że …
to disguise o.s. as — przebierać się (przebrać się perf) za +acc
* * *1. verb1) (to hide the identity of by altering the appearance etc: He disguised himself as a policeman; She disguised her voice with a foreign accent.) przebrać się, zamaskować2) (to hide (eg one's intentions etc): He tried hard to disguise his feelings.) ukryć2. noun1) (a disguised state: He was in disguise.) przebranie2) (a set of clothes, make-up etc which disguises: He was wearing a false beard as a disguise.) przebranie -
42 domestic
[də'mɛstɪk]adj* * *[də'mestik]1) (of or in the house or home: a domestic servant; domestic utensils.) domowy2) (concerning one's private life or family: domestic problems.) rodzinny3) ((of animals) tame and living with or used by people.) domowy4) (not foreign: the Government's domestic policy.) wewnętrzny, krajowy•- domestication
- domesticity
- domestic help -
43 editor
['ɛdɪtə(r)]n(of newspaper, magazine) redaktor m naczelny; (of book, TV programme) redaktor m; (FILM) montażysta(-tka) m(f)* * *1) (a person who edits books etc: a dictionary editor.) redaktor (edytor)2) (a person who is in charge of (part of) a newspaper, journal etc: The editor of The Times; She has been appointed fashion editor.) redaktor naczelny -
44 effort
['ɛfət]n(endeavour, exertion) wysiłek m; ( determined attempt) próba f, usiłowanie ntto make an effort to do sth — dokładać (dołożyć perf) starań, żeby coś zrobić
* * *['efət]1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) wysiłek2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) staranie3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) próba•- effortlessly -
45 envoy
['ɛnvɔɪ]nwysłannik(-iczka) m(f)* * *['envoi](a messenger, especially one sent to deal with a foreign government: He was sent to France as the king's envoy.) poseł, wysłannik -
46 exchange
[ɪks'tʃeɪndʒ] 1. n(of prisoners, infomation, students) wymiana f; ( conversation) wymiana f zdań; (also: telephone exchange) centrala f (telefoniczna)2. vtto exchange (for) — wymieniać (wymienić perf) (na +acc)
in exchange for — w zamian za +acc
foreign exchange — waluta obca, dewizy
* * *[iks' ein‹] 1. verb1) (to give, or give up, in return for something else: Can you exchange a dollar note for two 50-cent pieces?) wymieniać, zmieniać2) (to give and receive in return: They exchanged amused glances.) wymieniać2. noun1) (the giving and taking of one thing for another: He gave me a pencil in exchange for the marble; An exchange of opinions is helpful.) wymiana2) (a conversation or dispute: An angry exchange took place between the two brothers when their father's will was read.) wymiana zdań3) (the act of exchanging the money of one country for that of another.) wymiana4) (the difference between the value of money in different countries: What is the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and the yen?) kurs5) (a place where business shares are bought and sold or international financial dealings carried on.) giełda6) ((also telephone exchange) a central telephone system where lines are connected.) centrala telefoniczna• -
47 exile
['ɛksaɪl] 1. n 2. vtskazywać (skazać perf) na wygnanie* * *1. noun1) (a person who lives outside his own country either from choice or because he is forced to do so: an exile from his native land.) emigrant2) (a (usually long) stay in a foreign land (eg as a punishment): He was sent into exile.) wygnanie2. verb(to send away or banish (a person) from his own country.) zsyłać, skazywać na wygnanie -
48 exotic
[ɪg'zɔtɪk]adj* * *[iɡ'zotik]1) (unusual or colourful: exotic clothes.) egzotyczny2) (brought or introduced from a foreign country: exotic plants.) egzotyczny -
49 free trade
n* * *(trade with foreign countries without customs duties, taxes etc.) wolny handel -
50 home-grown
['həumgrəun]adj( not foreign) hodowany w kraju, krajowy; ( from garden) z własnego ogródka post* * *adjective (grown in one's own garden or in one's own country: These tomatoes are home-grown.) z własnego ogrodu, krajowej produkcji -
51 immigrant
['ɪmɪgrənt]nimigrant(ka) m(f)* * *['imiɡrənt]noun, adjective((a person) who has come into a foreign country to live there permanently, not as a tourist or visitor: The eastern part of the city is inhabited by immigrants; the immigrant population.) imigrant -
52 land
[lænd] 1. n( area of open ground) ziemia f; (property, estate) ziemia f, grunty pl; ( as opposed to sea) ląd m; ( country) kraj m, ziemia f ( literary)2. vi ( lit, fig) 3. vtto go/travel by land — jechać (pojechać perf)/podróżować lądem
to land on one's feet ( fig) — spadać (spaść perf) na cztery łapy (inf)
to land sb with sth ( inf) — zwalać (zwalić perf) komuś coś na głowę (inf)
Phrasal Verbs:- land up* * *[lænd] 1. noun1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) ląd2) (a country: foreign lands.) kraina3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) ziemia4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) ziemia2. verb1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) lądować2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) dobić do brzegu, wydobyć na brzeg3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) wylądować•[-rouvə]
(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)
(typ samochodu terenowego)- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land lies -
53 legislate
['lɛdʒɪsleɪt]viuchwalać (uchwalić perf) ustawę* * *['le‹isleit](to make laws: The government plan to legislate against the import of foreign cars.) wprowadzać ustawodawstwo- legislative
- legislator
- legislature -
54 obstacle
['ɔbstəkl]n* * *['obstəkl](something which prevents progress: His inability to learn foreign languages was an obstacle to his career.) przeszkoda -
55 partition
[pɑː'tɪʃən] 1. n(wall, screen) przepierzenie nt; ( of country) podział m; ( among foreign powers) rozbiór m2. vt* * *[pə'tiʃən] 1. noun1) (something that divides, eg a light, often temporary, wall between rooms: The office was divided in two by a wooden partition.) przegroda, ścianka2) (the act of dividing; the state of being divided: the partition of India.) rozbiór2. verb(to divide: They partitioned the room (off) with a curtain.) oddzielić -
56 passport
['pɑːspɔːt]n* * *(a document of identification, necessary for foreign travel: a British passport.) paszport -
57 phrase-book
noun (a book (eg for tourists) which contains and translates useful words and phrases in a foreign language.) rozmówki -
58 pick up
1. vi 2. vt( lift) podnosić (podnieść perf); ( arrest) przymykać (przymknąć perf) (inf); ( collect) person, parcel odbierać (odebrać perf); hitchhiker zabierać (zabrać perf); girl podrywać (poderwać perf); language, skill nauczyć się ( perf) +gen; (RADIO) łapać (złapać perf) (inf)to pick up speed — nabierać (nabrać perf) szybkości
let's pick up where we left off — zacznijmy tam, gdzie przerwaliśmy
* * *1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) podłapać, nauczyć się2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) zabierać3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) zdobyć, upolować4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) pozbierać się5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) odbierać6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) łapać7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) trafić na, złapać -
59 put-on
adjective (pretended; not genuine: a put-on foreign accent; Her accent sounded put-on.) udawany -
60 reader
['riːdə(r)]n( person) czytelnik(-iczka) m(f); ( book) wypisy pl; ( for children) czytanka f; ( BRIT) ( at university) starszy wykładowca, niższy o stopień od profesora* * *1) (a person who reads books, magazines etc: He's a keen reader.) czytelnik2) (a person who reads a particular newspaper, magazine etc: The editor asked readers to write to him with their opinions.) czytelnik3) (a reading-book, especially for children or for learners of a foreign language: a Latin reader.) wypisy, czytanki
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Foreign — For eign, a. [OE. forein, F. forain, LL. foraneus, fr. L. foras, foris, out of doors, abroad, without; akin to fores doors, and E. door. See {Door}, and cf. {Foreclose}, {Forfeit}, {Forest}, {Forum}.] 1. Outside; extraneous; separated; alien; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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foreign — (adj.) mid 13c., ferren, foreyne out of doors, from O.Fr. forain strange, foreign; outer, external, outdoor; remote, out of the way (12c.), from M.L. foranus on the outside, exterior, from L. foris outside, lit. out of doors, related to for1s… … Etymology dictionary
foreign — [adj1] from another country, experience adopted, alien, alienated, antipodal, barbarian, barbaric, borrowed, derived, different, distant, estranged, exiled, exotic, expatriate, external, extralocal, extraneous, extrinsic, far, faraway, far… … New thesaurus
foreign — alien, extraneous, *extrinsic Analogous words: external, outside, Cuter: Unconsonant, inconsistent, incongruous, incompatible: *repugnant, repellent, obnoxious, distasteful: adventitious, *accidental Antonyms: germane Contrasted words: *relevant … New Dictionary of Synonyms
foreign — Belonging to another nation or country; belonging or attached to another jurisdiction; made, done, or rendered in another state or jurisdiction; subject to another jurisdiction; operating or solvable in another territory; extrinsic; outside;… … Black's law dictionary
foreign — Belonging to another nation or country; belonging or attached to another jurisdiction; made, done, or rendered in another state or jurisdiction; subject to another jurisdiction; operating or solvable in another territory; extrinsic; outside;… … Black's law dictionary
