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61 hire-purchase
noun ((also abbreviated to HP [ei 'pi:]) a way of buying an article by paying the price in several weekly or monthly parts: I got this television on hire-purchase; ( also adjective) a hire-purchase agreement.) kupno na raty -
62 jam
[dʒæm] 1. n( food) dżem m; (also: traffic jam) korek m; ( inf) ( difficulty) tarapaty pl2. vtpassage, road tarasować (zatarasować perf); mechanism, drawer zablokowywać (zablokować perf); (RADIO) zagłuszać (zagłuszyć perf)3. vimechanism, drawer etc zacinać się (zaciąć się perf), zablokowywać się (zablokować się perf); ( MUS) improwizowaćto get sb out of a jam ( inf) — wyciągać (wyciągnąć perf) kogoś z tarapatów
to jam sth into sth — wpychać (wepchnąć perf) coś do czegoś
* * *[‹æm] I noun(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.) konfitura, dżem- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) zatłoczyć2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) wcisnąć3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) zaciąć się4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) zagłuszać2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) korek2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) sytuacja bez wyjścia•- jam on -
63 lace
[leɪs] 1. n( fabric) koronka f; ( of shoe etc) sznurowadło nt2. vt(also: lace up) shoe etc sznurować (zasznurować perf); coffee wzmacniać (wzmocnić perf) ( alkoholem)* * *[leis] 1. noun1) (a string or cord for fastening shoes etc: I need a new pair of laces for my tennis shoes.) sznurowadło2) (delicate net-like decorative fabric made with fine thread: Her dress was trimmed with lace; ( also adjective) a lace shawl.) koronka2. verb(to fasten or be fastened with a lace which is threaded through holes: Lace (up) your boots firmly.) sznurować -
64 learner
['ləːnə(r)]n ( BRIT)* * *noun (a person who is in process of learning: Be patient - I'm only a learner; ( also adjective) a learner driver.) uczeń, uczący się -
65 lime
[laɪm]n( citrus fruit) limona f; (also: lime juice) sok m z limony; ( linden) lipa f; ( for soil) wapno nt; ( rock) wapień m* * *I noun(the white substance left after heating limestone, used in making cement.) wapno- limelight: in the limelight II noun1) (a type of small, very sour, yellowish-green citrus fruit related to the lemon.) limona2) (( also adjective) (of) the colour of this fruit: lime walls.) żółtawyIII noun(a tree with rough bark and small heart-shaped leaves.) lipa -
66 mint
[mɪnt] 1. n ( BOT, CULIN) 2. vt* * *I 1. [mint] noun(a place where money is made by the government.) mennica2. verb(to manufacture (money): When were these coins minted?) bićII [mint] noun1) (a plant with strong-smelling leaves, used as a flavouring.) mięta2) ((also peppermint) (a sweet with) the flavour of these leaves: a box of mints; ( also adjective) mint chocolate.) mięta -
67 mother
['mʌðə(r)] 1. nmatka f2. cpd 3. vt( act as mother to) wychowywać; (pamper, protect) matkować +dat* * *1. noun1) (a female parent, especially human: John's mother lives in Manchester; ( also adjective) The mother bird feeds her young.) matka2) ((often with capital: also Mother Superior) the female leader of a group of nuns.) matka przełożona2. verb(to care for as a mother does; to protect (sometimes too much): His wife tries to mother him.) matkować- motherless
- motherly
- motherliness
- mother-country
- motherland
- mother-in-law
- mother-of-pearl
- mother-tongue -
68 net
[nɛt] 1. nsiatka f; ( for fish) podbierak m; (also: fishing net) sieć f (rybacka); ( fabric) tiul m; ( fig) sieć f2. adj ( COMM) 3. vtfish, butterfly łapać (złapać perf) (w sieć, siatkę); profit przynosić (przynieść perf) na czysto; deal, sale zdobywać (zdobyć perf); fortune zbijać (zbić perf)* * *I 1. [net] noun((any of various devices for catching creatures, eg fish, or for any of a number of other purposes, consisting of) a loose open material made of knotted string, thread, wire etc: a fishing-net; a hair-net; a tennis-net; ( also adjective) a net curtain.) sieć, siatka2. verb(to catch in a net: They netted several tons of fish.) złowić- netting- netball
- network -
69 overflow
[əuvə'fləu] 1. vi 2. n(also: overflow pipe) rurka f przelewowa* * *1. [əuvə'flou] verb(to flow over the edge or limits (of): The river overflowed (its banks); The crowd overflowed into the next room.) wylać/przelać (się)2. ['əuvəflou] noun1) (a flowing over of liquid: I put a bucket under the pipe to catch the overflow; ( also adjective) an overflow pipe.) zalew2) (an overflow pipe.) rura przelewowa -
70 paraffin
['pærəfɪn]n ( BRIT)(also: paraffin oil) nafta f* * *((American kerosene) a kind of oil which is used as a fuel: This heater burns paraffin; ( also adjective) a paraffin lamp.) parafina -
71 puff
[pʌf] 1. n 2. vt(also: puff on, puff at) pipe pykać (pyknąć perf) +acc; cigarette zaciągnąć się (zaciągać się perf) +instr3. viPhrasal Verbs:- puff out* * *1. noun1) (a small blast of air, wind etc; a gust: A puff of wind moved the branches.) podmuch2) (any of various kinds of soft, round, light or hollow objects: a powder puff; ( also adjective) puff sleeves.) kłębek, bufa2. verb1) (to blow in small blasts: Stop puffing cigarette smoke into my face!; He puffed at his pipe.) pykać2) (to breathe quickly, after running etc: He was puffing as he climbed the stairs.) sapać•- puffed- puffy
- puff pastry
- puff out
- puff up -
72 release
[rɪ'liːs] 1. n(from prison, obligation) zwolnienie nt; ( of documents) udostępnienie nt; ( of funds) uruchomienie nt; (of gas, water) spuszczenie nt; (of book, record) wydanie nt; ( of film) wejście nt na ekrany; ( TECH) mechanizm m wyzwalający2. vt(from prison, obligation, responsibility) zwalniać (zwolnić perf); ( from wreckage etc) uwalniać (uwolnić perf), wyswobadzać (wyswobodzić perf); gas etc spuszczać (spuścić perf); catch, brake zwalniać (zwolnić perf); film, record wypuszczać (wypuścić perf); report, news, figures publikować (opublikować perf)a new release — ( record) nowa płyta, nowy album; ( film) nowy film
See also:* * *[rə'li:s] 1. verb1) (to set free; to allow to leave: He was released from prison yesterday; I am willing to release him from his promise to me.) uwolnić2) (to stop holding etc; to allow to move, fall etc: He released (his hold on) the rope.) zwolnić3) (to move (a catch, brake etc) which prevents something else from moving, operating etc: He released the handbrake and drove off.) zwolnić4) (to allow (news etc) to be made known publicly: The list of winners has just been released.) opublikować5) (to offer (a film, record etc) to the general public: Their latest record will be released next week.) wypuścić, udostępnić2. noun1) (the act of releasing or being released: After his release, the prisoner returned to his home town; the release of a new film; ( also adjective) the release catch.) uwolnienie, zwolnienie2) (something that is released: This record is their latest release; The Government issued a press release (= a statement giving information about something, sent or given to newspapers, reporters etc).) wydawnictwo, publikacja -
73 rubber
['rʌbə(r)]n* * *1) (( also adjective) (of) a strong elastic substance made from the juice of certain plants (especially the rubber tree), or an artificial substitute for this: Tyres are made of rubber; rubber boots.) guma2) ((also eraser) a piece of rubber used to rub out pencil etc marks: a pencil, a ruler and a rubber.) gumka3) ((slang) a condom.) kondom, prezerwatywa4) (a rubber band.) gumka•- rubbery- rubber band
- rubber stamp -
74 Saturday
['sætədɪ]nsobota fSee also:- Tuesday* * *['sætədei](the seventh day of the week, the day following Friday: I'll see you on Saturday; ( also adjective) on Saturday morning.) sobota -
75 scrap
[skræp] 1. n(of paper, material) skrawek m; (fig: of truth, evidence) odrobina f, krzt(yn)a f; ( fight) utarczka f, starcie nt; (also: scrap metal) złom mto sell sth for scrap — sprzedawać (sprzedać perf) coś na złom
- scraps2. vt 3. vigryźć się (pogryźć się perf) (fig)* * *I 1. [skræp] noun1) (a small piece or fragment: a scrap of paper.) świstek2) ((usually in plural) a piece of food left over after a meal: They gave the scraps to the dog.) resztki3) (waste articles that are only valuable for the material they contain: The old car was sold as scrap; ( also adjective) scrap metal.) złom4) (a picture etc for sticking into a scrapbook.) wycinek (z gazety)2. verb(to discard: They scapped the old television set; She decided to scrap the whole plan.) wyrzucić, odrzucić- scrappy- scrappily
- scrappiness
- scrapbook
- scrap heap II 1. [skræp] noun(a fight: He tore his jacket in a scrap with another boy.) bójka2. verb(to fight: The dogs were scrapping over a bone.) bić się -
76 stone
[stəun] 1. n (also MED) 2. adj 3. vt* * *[stəun] 1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed: limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone.) kamień2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) kamień3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) kamień4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) kamień5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) pestka6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) (jednostka wagi)7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) kamień2. verb1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) kamienować2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) pestkować•- stony- stonily
- stoniness
- stone-cold
- stone-dead
- stone-deaf
- stoneware
- stonework
- leave no stone unturned
- a stone's throw -
77 tennis
['tɛnɪs]ntenis m* * *['tenis]((also lawn tennis) a game for two or four players who use rackets to hit a ball to each other over a net stretched across a tennis-court: Let's play (a game of) tennis; ( also adjective) a tennis match.) tenis- tennis-racket
- tennis shoe -
78 Thursday
['θəːzdɪ]nczwartek mSee also:- Tuesday* * *['Ɵə:zdi](the fifth day of the week, the day following Wednesday: She came on Thursday; ( also adjective) Thursday evening.) czwartek -
79 track
[træk] 1. n( road) droga f ( gruntowa); ( path) ścieżka f; (of bullet, planet, for train) tor m; (of suspect, animal) ślad m; (on tape, record) utwór m; (SPORT) bieżnia f2. vtto keep track of ( fig) — śledzić +acc
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[træk] 1. noun1) (a mark left, especially a footprint etc: They followed the lion's tracks.) ślad, trop2) (a path or rough road: a mountain track.) szlak3) ((also racetrack) a course on which runners, cyclists etc race: a running track; ( also adjective) the 100 metres sprint and other track events.) tor, bieżnia4) (a railway line.) tor2. verb(to follow (eg an animal) by the marks, footprints etc that it has left: They tracked the wolf to its lair.) tropić- in one's tracks
- keep/lose track of
- make tracks for
- make tracks
- track down
- tracker dog -
80 wax
[wæks] 1. n 2. vt* * *I 1. [wæks] noun1) (the sticky, fatty substance of which bees make their cells; beeswax.) wosk2) (the sticky, yellowish substance formed in the ears.) woskowina3) (a manufactured, fatty substance used in polishing, to give a good shine: furniture wax.) politura4) (( also adjective) (also candle-wax) (of) a substance made from paraffin, used in making candles, models etc, that melts when heated: a wax model.) wosk(owy)5) (sealing-wax.) lak2. verb(to smear, polish or rub with wax.) woskować- waxed- waxen
- waxy
- waxwork
- waxworks II [wæks] verb1) ((of the moon) to appear to grow in size as more of it becomes visible.) przybywać2) (an old word for to grow or increase.) stawać się
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