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1 uneasiness
noun (the state of being uneasy: I could not understand her apparent uneasiness.) niepokój -
2 make nothing of
(not to understand: I can make nothing of this letter.) nic nie rozumieć -
3 right
[raɪt] 1. adj( correct) dobry, poprawny; ( suitable) właściwy, odpowiedni; ( morally good) dobry; ( not left) prawy2. n( what is morally right) dobro nt; ( entitlement) prawo nt; ( not left)3. adv 4. vt 5. exclthe right time — ( exact) dokładny czas; ( most suitable) odpowiedni czas
you are French, is that right? — jesteś Francuzem, prawda?
right before/after — tuż przed +instr /po +loc
right ahead — walk etc prosto przed siebie
right against the wall — przy samej ścianie, tuż przy ścianie
to right oneself — ship wyprostowywać się (wyprostować się perf)
* * *1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) prawy2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) właściwy3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) słuszny4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) odpowiedni2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) prawo2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) słuszność, Racja!3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) prawa strona4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) prawica3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) dokładnie2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) zaraz3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) tuż4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) całkiem5) (to the right: Turn right.) w prawo6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) dobrze4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) wyprostować2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) naprawić5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') dobrze- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) prawicowy- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
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4 difficult
['dɪfɪkəlt]adj* * *['difikəlt]1) (hard to do or understand; not easy: difficult sums; a difficult task; It is difficult to know what to do for the best.) trudny2) (hard to deal with or needing to be treated etc in a special way: a difficult child.) trudny• -
5 pretend
[prɪ'tɛnd] 1. vt 2. viI don't pretend to understand it — nie twierdzę, że to rozumiem
* * *[pri'tend]1) (to make believe that something is true, in play: Let's pretend that this room is a cave!; Pretend to be a lion!; He wasn't really angry - he was only pretending.) udawać2) (to try to make it appear (that something is true), in order to deceive: He pretended that he had a headache; She was only pretending to be asleep; I pretended not to understand.) udawać•- pretence- false pretences -
6 why
[waɪ] 1. advdlaczego, czemu2. conjfancy a drink? — why not? — może drinka? — czemu nie?
I wonder why he said that — zastanawiam się, dlaczego to powiedział
3. exclthe reason why I'm here — powód, dla którego tu jestem
(expressing surprise, annoyance etc) och; ( explaining) ależ, przecieżwhy, it's you! — och, to ty!
why, that's impossible! — ależ to niemożliwe!
I don't understand — why, it's obvious! — nie rozumiem — przecież to oczywiste!
* * *1. adverb(for which reason (?): `Why did you hit the child?'; `He hit the child.' `Why?'; Why haven't you finished?; `I haven't finished.' `Why not?'; `Let's go to the cinema.' `Why not?' (= Let's!); Tell me why you came here.) dlaczego2. relative pronoun(for which: Give me one good reason why I should help you!) dlaczego -
7 lay
[leɪ] 1. pt, pp laid, pt of lie 2. adj ( REL)świecki; ( not expert)3. vtlay person — laik m
( put) kłaść (położyć perf); table nakrywać (nakryć perf), nakrywać (nakryć perf) do +gen; plans układać (ułożyć perf); trap zastawiać (zastawić perf); egg insect, frog składać (złożyć perf); bird znosić (znieść perf)to lay facts/proposals before sb — przedstawiać (przedstawić perf) komuś fakty/propozycje
she reads anything she can lay her hands on — czyta wszystko, co wpadnie jej w ręce
to get laid (inf!) — przelecieć ( perf) kogoś (inf!)
Phrasal Verbs:- lay by- lay down- lay in- lay into- lay off- lay on- lay out- lay up* * *I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) położyć, przedłożyć2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) położyć3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) nakryć, układać, zastawić4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) położyć5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) uciszyć6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) złożyć, nieść się7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) stawiać•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) ułożyć warstwami- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) świecki2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) nie wtajemniczony•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) ballada -
8 dull
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9 obscure
[əb'skjuə(r)] 1. adj 2. vt* * *[əb'skjuə] 1. adjective1) (not clear; difficult to see: an obscure corner of the library.) mroczny, niewidoczny2) (not well-known: an obscure author.) nieznany3) (difficult to understand: an obscure poem.) niejasny2. verb(to make obscure: A large tree obscured the view.) zasłonić- obscurity -
10 plain
[pleɪn] 1. adj( unpatterned) gładki; ( simple) prosty; (clear, easily understood) jasny; ( not beautiful) nieładny; ( frank) otwarty2. adv 3. n( area of land) równina f; (KNITTING) prawe oczko ntto make sth plain to sb — dawać (dać perf) coś komuś jasno do zrozumienia
* * *[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) zwykły, prosty2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) zrozumiały3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) szczery, otwarty4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) oczywisty5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) nieładny2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) równina2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) ścieg gładki•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
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11 quite
[kwaɪt]adv* * *1. adverb1) (completely; entirely: This is quite impossible.) całkowicie2) (fairly; rather; to a certain extent: It's quite warm today; He's quite a good artist; I quite like the idea.) całkiem2. interjection(exactly; indeed; I agree: `I think he is being unfair to her.' `Quite'.) Właśnie! -
12 appreciate
[ə'priːʃɪeɪt] 1. vt( like) doceniać, cenić sobie; ( be grateful for) być wdzięcznym za +acc, doceniać (docenić perf); ( be aware of) rozumieć2. vi ( COMM)zyskiwać (zyskać perf) na wartości* * *[ə'pri:ʃieit]1) (to be grateful for (something): I appreciate all your hard work.) doceniać2) (to value (someone or something) highly: Mothers are very often not appreciated.) doceniać3) (understand; to be aware of: I appreciate your difficulties but I cannot help.) zdawać sobie sprawę z, rozumieć4) (to increase in value: My house has appreciated (in value) considerably over the last ten years.) drożeć, zyskiwać (na wartości)•- appreciably
- appreciation
- appreciative
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13 fast
[fɑːst] 1. adjrunner, car, progress szybki; dye, colour trwały2. advrun, act, think szybko; stuck, held mocno3. npost m4. vito make a boat fast ( BRIT) — cumować (zacumować perf) łódź
* * *I 1. adjective1) (quick-moving: a fast car.) szybki2) (quick: a fast worker.) szybki3) ((of a clock, watch etc) showing a time in advance of the correct time: My watch is five minutes fast.) spieszyć się2. adverb(quickly: She speaks so fast I can't understand her.) szybko- fastness- fast foods
- fast food II 1. verb(to go without food, especially for religious or medical reasons: Muslims fast during the festival of Ramadan.) pościć2. noun(a time or act of fasting: She has just finished two days' fast.) post- fastingIII adjective1) ((of a dye) fixed; that will not come out of a fabric when it is washed.) trwały2) (firm; fixed: She made her end of the rope fast to a tree.) przymocowany• -
14 indecipherable
[ɪndɪ'saɪfərəbl]adjwriting nie do odcyfrowania post; expression, glance nieodgadniony* * *(impossible to read or understand; not decipherable: indecipherable handwriting; This code is indecipherable.) nie do odszyfrowania -
15 make little of
1) (to treat as unimportant etc: He made little of his injuries.) niewiele sobie robić z2) (not to be able to understand: I could make little of his instructions.) niewiele pojmować z -
16 mystery
['mɪstərɪ] 1. n( puzzle) tajemnica f; ( strangeness) tajemniczość f2. cpd* * *['mistəri]plural - mysteries; noun1) (something that cannot be, or has not been, explained: the mystery of how the universe was formed; the mystery of his disappearance; How she passed her exam is a mystery to me.) tajemnica2) (the quality of being impossible to explain, understand etc: Her death was surrounded by mystery.) tajemnica•- mysteriously -
17 neither
['naɪðə(r)] 1. conj 2. pron 3. advneither … nor … — ani …, ani …
neither is true — ani jedno, ani drugie nie jest prawdą
neither do I/have I — ja też nie
* * *adjective, pronoun(not the one nor the other (of two things or people): Neither window faces the sea; Neither of them could understand Italian.) żaden z -
18 read between the lines
(to understand something (from a piece of writing etc) which is not actually stated.) czytać między wierszami -
19 you
[juː]pron1) (subject sg) ty; (subject pl) wy2) (direct object sg) cię; ( stressed) ciebie; (direct object pl) wasI know you — znam cię/was
I saw you, not her — widziałam ciebie, nie ją
3) (indirect object sg) ci; ( stressed) tobie; (indirect object pl) wamI told YOU to do it — kazałem to zrobić tobie/wam
4) (after prep, in comparisons)it's for you — to dla ciebie/was
can I come with you? — (czy) mogę pójść z tobą/wami?
can I help you? — czym mogę Panu/Pani/Państwu służyć?
6) ( impersonal)* * *[ju:]1) ((used as the subject or object of a verb, or as the object of a preposition) the person(s) etc spoken or written to: You look well!; I asked you a question; Do you all understand?; Who came with you?) ty, wy2) (used with a noun when calling someone something, especially something unpleasant: You idiot!; You fools!) ty..., wy...
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