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1 average
['ævərɪdʒ] 1. nśrednia f2. adj 3. vtosiągać (osiągnąć perf) średnioon average — średnio, przeciętnie
above/below (the) average — powyżej/poniżej średniej
Phrasal Verbs:* * *['ævəri‹] 1. noun(the result of adding several amounts together and dividing the total by the number of amounts: The average of 3, 7, 9 and 13 is 8 (= 32:4).) średnia2. adjective1) (obtained by finding the average of amounts etc: average price; the average temperature for the week.) średni2) (ordinary; not exceptional: The average person is not wealthy; His work is average.) przeciętny3. verb(to form an average: His expenses averaged (out at) 15 dollars a day.) osiągać średnio -
2 mean
[miːn] 1. adj( with money) skąpy; ( unkind) person, trick podły; (US, inf) ( vicious) person, animal złośliwy; ( shabby) nędzny; ( average) średni2. vt; pt, pp meant3. n, pl meansI thought you meant her — sądziłem, że miałeś na myśli ją; ( intend)
( average) średnia f- means* * *[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) skąpy2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) podły, małostkowy3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) złośliwy4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) ubogi, nędzny•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) średni2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) przeciętny2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) średnia, środekIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) znaczyć2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) zamierzać•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) znaczący- meaningless
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3 medium
['miːdɪəm] 1. adjsize, level średni; colour pośredni2. n, pl media or mediums( of communication) środek m przekazu; (ART) forma f przekazu; ( environment) ośrodek m, środowisko nt; ( pl mediums) ( person) medium ntto strike a happy medium — znajdować (znaleźć perf) złoty środek
* * *['mi:diəm] 1. plurals - media; noun1) (something by or through which an effect is produced: Air is the medium through which sound is carried.) środek2) ((especially in plural) a means (especially radio, television and newspapers) by which news etc is made known: the news media.) środki3) (a person through whom spirits of dead people are said to speak: I know a medium who says she can communicate with Napoleon.) medium4) (a substance in which specimens are preserved, bacteria grown etc.) środowisko2. adjective(middle or average in size, quality etc: Would you like the small, medium or large packet?) średni -
4 superior
[su'pɪərɪə(r)] 1. adj( better) lepszy; ( more senior) starszy (rangą); ( smug) wyniosły2. nprzełożony(-na) m(f)* * *[su'piəriə] 1. adjective1) ((often with to) higher in rank, better, or greater, than: Is a captain superior to a commander in the navy?; With his superior strength he managed to overwhelm his opponent.) wyższy, starszy (rangą), lepszy2) (high, or above the average, in quality: superior workmanship.) pierwszorzędny3) ((of a person or his attitude) contemptuous or disdainful: a superior smile.) wyniosły2. noun(a person who is better than, or higher in rank than, another or others: The servant was dismissed for being rude to her superiors.) przełożony -
5 consumer
[kən'sjuːmə(r)]nkonsument(ka) m(f)* * *noun (a person who eats, uses, buys things etc: The average consumer spends 12 dollars per year on toothpaste.) konsument -
6 height
[haɪt]n( of person) wzrost m; (of building, plane) wysokość f; ( of terrain) wzniesienie nt; ( fig) szczyt mwhat height are you? — ile masz wzrostu?, ile mierzysz?
* * *[hæit]1) (the distance from the bottom to the top of something: What is the height of this building?; He is 1.75 metres in height.) wysokość2) (the highest, greatest, strongest etc point: He is at the height of his career; The storm was at its height.) zenit3) (the peak or extreme: dressed in the height of fashion; His actions were the height of folly.) szczyt4) (a high place: We looked down from the heights at the valley beneath us.) wysokość, wzniesienie•- heighten -
7 life expectancy
nśrednia długość f życia* * *(the (average) length of time a person can expect to live.) (przeciętna) długość życia -
8 moderate
1. adjumiarkowany; change nieznaczny2. nosoba f o umiarkowanych poglądach3. ['mɔdəreɪt] vi 4. vt* * *1. ['modəreit] verb(to make or become less extreme: He was forced to moderate his demands; Gradually the pain moderated.) (z)łagodzić, (z)łagodnieć2. [-rət] adjective1) (keeping within reasonable limits; not extreme: The prices were moderate; moderate opinions.) umiarkowany2) (medium or average; not particularly good: workmanship of moderate quality.) średni3. noun(a person whose views are not extreme: Politically, she's a moderate.) człowiek o umiarkowanych poglądach- moderateness
- moderation
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