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101 abdicate
['æbdɪkeɪt] 1. vtzrzekać się (zrzec się perf) +gen2. vi* * *['æbdikeit]1) (to leave or give up the position and authority of a king or queen: The king abdicated (the throne) in favour of his son.) abdykować2) (to leave or give up (responsibility, power etc): He abdicated all responsibility for the work to his elder son.) zrzekać się• -
102 comprehension
[kɔmprɪ'hɛnʃən]n( ability) zdolność f pojmowania; ( understanding) zrozumienie nt* * *[-ʃən]noun (the act or power of understanding: After reading the passage the teacher asked questions to test the children's comprehension.) rozumienie -
103 internal combustion
(a means of producing power eg in the engine of a motor car by the burning of a fuel gas (eg petrol vapour) inside the cylinder(s) of the engine.) spalanie (w silniku) -
104 removal
[rɪ'muːvəl]n(of object, stain, kidney) usunięcie nt; ( from office) zwolnienie nt; ( BRIT) przewóz m mebli* * *noun (the act of removing or the state of being removed, especially the moving of furniture etc to a new home: After his removal from power, the dictator was sent into exile; Our removal is to take place on Monday; ( also adjective) a removal van.) usunięcie, przeprowadzka -
105 spell
[spɛl] 1. n(also: magic spell) zaklęcie nt, urok m; ( period) okres m2. vt; pt, pp spelt ( BRIT) or spelled( in writing) pisać (napisać perf); (also: spell out) literować (przeliterować perf); ( signify) danger etc oznaczaćto cast a spell on sb — rzucać (rzucić perf) na kogoś czar or urok
cold/hot spell — fala chłodów/upałów
how do you spell your name? — jak się pisze Pana/Pani nazwisko?
can you spell it for me? — czy może mi Pan/Pani to przeliterować?
* * *I [spel] past tense, past participle - spelt; verb1) (to name or give in order the letters of (a word): I asked him to spell his name for me.) literować2) ((of letters) to form (a word): C-a-t spells `cat'.) czytać się3) (to (be able to) spell words correctly: I can't spell!) pisać ortograficznie4) (to mean or amount to: This spells disaster.) oznaczać•- speller- spelling II [spel] noun1) (a set or words which, when spoken, is supposed to have magical power: The witch recited a spell and turned herself into a swan.) zaklęcie2) (a strong influence: He was completely under her spell.) urokIII [spel] noun1) (a turn (at work): Shortly afterwards I did another spell at the machine.) zmiana2) (a period of time during which something lasts: a spell of bad health.) okres3) (a short time: We stayed in the country for a spell and then came home.) chwila -
106 wand
[wɔnd]n(also: magic wand) (czarodziejska) różdżka f* * *[wond](a long slender rod eg used as the symbol of magic power by conjurors, fairies etc: In the story, the fairy waved her magic wand and the frog became a prince.) różdżka -
107 assumption
[ə'sʌmpʃən]n( supposition) założenie nt; ( of power etc) przejęcie nton the assumption that — zakładając, że
* * *noun (something assumed: On the assumption that we can produce four pages an hour, the work will be finished tomorrow.) założenie -
108 attraction
[ə'trækʃən]n( appeal) powab m, urok m; (usu pl) ( amusements) atrakcja f; ( PHYS) przyciąganie nt; ( fig) (towards sb, sth) pociąg m* * *[-ʃən]1) (the act or power of attracting: magnetic attraction.) przyciąganie2) (something that attracts: The attractions of the hotel include a golf-course.) atrakcja -
109 beyond
[bɪ'jɔnd] 1. preppoza +instr2. advbeyond repair/recognition — nie do naprawienia/poznania
* * *[bi'jond]1) (on the farther side of: My house is just beyond those trees.) za2) (farther on than (something) in time or place: I cannot plan beyond tomorrow.) poza3) (out of the range, power etc of: beyond help.) poza4) (other than: What is there to say beyond what's already been said?) poza•- beyond expectation
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110 bid
[bɪd] 1. noferta f2. vi; pt bade or bid, pp bid(den) 3. vt; pt bade or bid, pp bid(den)to bid sb good day — ( say hallo) witać (przywitać perf) kogoś; ( say good-bye) żegnać (pożegnać perf) kogoś
* * *[bid] 1. verb1) (- past tense, past participle bid - to offer (an amount of money) at an auction: John bid ($1,000) for the painting.) licytować2) ((with for) - past tense, past participle bid - to state a price (for a contract): My firm is bidding for the contract for the new road.) składać ofertę3) (- past tense bade [bæd], past participle bidden - to tell (someone) to (do something): He bade me enter.) poprosić4) (- past tense bade [bæd], past participle bidden - to express a greeting etc (to someone): He bade me farewell.) pożegnać2. noun1) (an offer of a price: a bid of $20.) oferta2) (an attempt (to obtain): a bid for freedom.) próba (zdobycia)•- bidder- bidding
- biddable -
111 booster
['buːstə(r)]n ( MED)zastrzyk m przypominający; (TV, ELEC) przetwornica f; (also: booster rocket) silnik m rakietowy pomocniczy* * *1) (a person or thing that boosts: That was a real morale booster for me (= That made me feel more cheerful and optimistic).) coś/ktoś podnoszący na duchu2) (a device for increasing power, force etc: I've fixed a booster on the TV aerial to improve the signal.) wzmacniacz3) (the first stage of a rocket that works by several stages.) dopalacz -
112 electrify
[ɪ'lɛktrɪfaɪ]vt* * *1) (to convert (a railway etc) to the use of electricity as the moving power.) elektryfikować2) (to excite or astonish: The news electrified us.) zelektryzować -
113 figurehead
['fɪgəhɛd]n ( NAUT)* * *1) (a person who is officially a leader but who does little or has little power: She is the real leader of the party - he is only a figurehead.) figurant2) (an ornamental figure (usually of carved wood) attached to the front of a ship.) rzeźba dziobowa -
114 might
[maɪt] 1. vb, see may 2. nmoc f, potęga fwith all one's might — z całej siły, z całych sił
* * *I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) móc2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) móc3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) mógłbym, mógłbyś itd.•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) potęga- mighty- mightily
- mightiness -
115 out of control
(not under the authority or power of someone: The brakes failed and the car went out of control; Those children are completely out of control (= wild and disobedient).) poza kontrolą, nie do opanowania -
116 restore
[rɪ'stɔː(r)]vtpainting, building odrestaurowywać (odrestaurować perf); order, health, faith przywracać (przywrócić perf); land, stolen property zwracać (zwrócić perf)to restore sb to power — przywracać (przywrócić perf) komuś władzę
to restore sth to its former state — przywracać (przywrócić perf) czemuś (jego) dawny kształt
* * *[rə'sto:]1) (to repair (a building, a painting, a piece of furniture etc) so that it looks as it used to or ought to.) odnowić2) (to bring back to a normal or healthy state: The patient was soon restored to health.) przywrócić3) (to bring or give back: to restore law and order; The police restored the stolen cars to their owners.) przywrócić, zwrócić4) (to bring or put (a person) back to a position, rank etc he once had: He was asked to resign but was later restored to his former job as manager.) przywrócić•- restorer -
117 surge
[səːdʒ] 1. n( increase) skok m, nagły wzrost m; (fig: of emotion) przypływ m; ( ELEC) skok m napięcia2. viwater przelewać się; people rzucać się (rzucić się perf); emotion wzbierać (wezbrać perf); ( ELEC) power skakać (skoczyć perf)to surge forward — ruszać (ruszyć perf) naprzód
* * *[sə:‹] 1. verb((of eg water or waves) to move forward with great force: The waves surged over the rocks.) napływać gwałtownie, uderzać2. noun(a surging movement, or a sudden rush: The stone hit his head and he felt a surge of pain; a sudden surge of anger.) fala, przypływ -
118 usurp
[juː'zəːp]vtuzurpować (uzurpować perf) sobie* * *[ju'zə:p](to take (another person's power, position etc) without the right to do so: The king's uncle tried to usurp the throne; I shall not allow him to usurp my authority.) przywłaszczyć sobie- usurper -
119 value
['væljuː] 1. n( financial worth) wartość f; ( importance) znaczenie nt- values2. vt* * *['vælju:] 1. noun1) (worth, importance or usefulness: His special knowledge was of great value during the war; She sets little value on wealth.) wartość2) (price: What is the value of that stamp?) cena3) (purchasing power: Are those coins of any value?) wartość4) (fairness of exchange (for one's money etc): You get good value for money at this supermarket!) równowartość5) (the length of a musical note.) wartość2. verb1) (to suggest a suitable price for: This painting has been valued at $50,000.) wyceniać2) (to regard as good or important: He values your advice very highly.) cenić•- valuable- valuables
- valued
- valueless
- values
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120 abuse
1. [ə'bjuːs] n( insults) obelgi pl, przekleństwa pl; ( ill-treatment) maltretowanie nt, znęcanie się nt; (of power, drugs) nadużywanie nt2. [ə'bjuːz] vt( insult) obrażać (obrazić perf), lżyć (zelżyć perf); ( ill-treat) maltretować, znęcać się nad +instr; ( misuse) nadużywać (nadużyć perf) +gen* * *1. [ə'bju:z] verb1) (to use wrongly, usually with harmful results: She abused her privileges by taking too long a holiday.) nadużyć2) (to insult or speak roughly to: She abused the servants.) obrażać, lżyć2. [ə'bju:s] noun1) (insulting language: He shouted abuse at her.) obelgi2) (the wrong use of something: This toy has been subjected to a lot of abuse.) złe traktowanie•- abusive- abusively
- abusiveness
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