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1 snob
[snɔb]nsnob(ka) m(f)* * *[snob](a person who admires people of high rank or social class, and despises those in a lower class etc than himself: Being a snob, he was always trying to get to know members of the royal family.) snob- snobbery- snobbish
- snobbishly
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2 low
[ləu] 1. adj 2. adv 3. n ( METEOR)niż mto reach a new or an all-time low — spadać (spaść perf) do rekordowo niskiego poziomu
* * *I 1. [ləu] adjective1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) niski2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) cichy3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) niski4) (small: a low price.) niski5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) wątły6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) niski2. adverb(in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) nisko- lower- lowly
- lowliness
- low-down
- lowland
- lowlander
- lowlands
- low-lying
- low-tech 3. adjectivelow-tech industries/skills.)- be low on II [ləu] verb(to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.) ryczeć -
3 rank
[ræŋk] 1. n( row) szereg m; ( status) ranga f; ( MIL) stopień m; ( of society) warstwa f; ( BRIT) (also: taxi rank) postój m (taksówek)the rank and file — ( of organization) szeregowi członkowie
2. vito close ranks ( fig) — zwierać (zewrzeć perf) szeregi
3. vt 4. adjto rank as/among — zaliczać się do +gen
* * *I 1. [ræŋk] noun1) (a line or row (especially of soldiers or taxis): The officer ordered the front rank to fire.) linia, rząd2) ((in the army, navy etc) a person's position of importance: He was promoted to the rank of sergeant/colonel.) stopień, szarża3) (a social class: the lower social ranks.) warstwa, klasa2. verb(to have, or give, a place in a group, according to importance: I would rank him among our greatest writers; Apes rank above dogs in intelligence.) zaliczyć (się), staćII [ræŋk] adjective1) (complete; absolute: rank stupidity; The race was won by a rank outsider.) kompletny2) (unpleasantly stale and strong: a rank smell of tobacco.)•- rankness -
4 second
I [sɪ'kɔnd] vt ( BRIT) II 1. ['sɛkənd] adj 2. adv( in race etc) jako drugi; ( when listing) po drugie3. n( unit of time) sekunda f; ( AUT) (also: second gear) drugi bieg m, dwójka f (inf); ( COMM) towar m wybrakowany4. vtupper/lower second ( BRIT) — dyplom ukończenia studiów z wynikiem dobrym/zadowalającym
second floor ( BRIT) — drugie piętro; (US) pierwsze piętro
to ask for a second opinion — zasięgać (zasięgnąć perf) drugiej opinii
* * *I 1. ['sekənd] adjective1) (next after, or following, the first in time, place etc: February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place.) drugi2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) dodatkowy3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) rezerwowy2. adverb(next after the first: He came second in the race.) drugi3. noun1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) drugi2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) sekundant4. verb(to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) poprzeć (przedmówcę)5. noun(a secondary school.) szkoła średnia- seconder- secondly
- secondary colours
- secondary school
- second-best
- second-class
- second-hand
- second lieutenant
- second-rate
- second sight
- second thoughts
- at second hand
- come off second best
- every second week
- month
- second to none II ['sekənd] noun1) (the sixtieth part of a minute: He ran the race in three minutes and forty-two seconds.) sekunda2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) sekunda, chwila
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