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1 slight
[slaɪt] 1. adjperson, error drobny; accent, pain lekki; increase, difference nieznaczny, niewielki; book etc mało znaczący2. nafront mthe slightest noise/problem — najmniejszy hałas/problem
not in the slightest — ani trochę, zupełnie nie
* * *1) (small; not great; not serious or severe: a slight breeze; We have a slight problem.) niewielki, drobny2) ((of a person) slim and delicate-looking: It seemed too heavy a load for such a slight woman.) drobny•- slighting
- slightingly
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2 slight breeze
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3 shade
[ʃeɪd] 1. n( shelter) cień m; ( for lamp) abażur m, klosz m; ( of colour) odcień m; (US) (also: window shade) roleta fa shade (too large/more) — odrobinę (za duży/więcej)
- shades2. vt* * *[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) cień2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) cień3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) zasłona, abażur4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) odcień5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) odrobina2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) osłonić2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) cieniować3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) stopniowo przechodzić•- shaded- shades
- shading
- shady
- shadiness
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4 acquaintance
[ə'kweɪntəns]n( person) znajomy(-ma) m(f); (with person, subject) znajomość fto make sb's acquaintance — zawierać (zawrzeć perf) z kimś znajomość
* * *1) (a person whom one knows slightly.) znajomy2) ((with with) knowledge: My acquaintance with the works of Shakespeare is slight.) znajomość -
5 be inclined to
1) (to have a tendency to (do something): He is inclined to be a bit lazy.) mieć skłonność2) (to have a slight desire to (do something): I am inclined to accept their invitation.) mieć chęć -
6 brush
[brʌʃ] 1. n( for cleaning) szczotka f; (for shaving, painting) pędzel m; ( unpleasant encounter) scysja f2. vtfloor zamiatać (zamieść perf); hair szczotkować (wyszczotkować perf); (also: brush against) ocierać się (otrzeć się perf) o +accto brush one's teeth — myć (umyć perf) zęby
to have a brush with death — ocierać się (otrzeć się perf) o śmierć
Phrasal Verbs:- brush up* * *1. noun1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) szczotka, pędzel2) (an act of brushing.) szczotkowanie3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) lisi ogon, kita4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) utarczka2. verb1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) szczotkować2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) zamiatać3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) szczotkować4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) musnąć•- brush away
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7 certain
['səːtən]adj( sure) pewny, pewien; (particular, some) pewiencertain days/places — pewne dni/miejsca
a certain coldness/pleasure — pewna oziębłość/przyjemność
to be certain of — być pewnym +gen
* * *['sə:tn] 1. adjective1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) pewny2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) pewny3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) pewien4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) pewien•2. interjection(of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') bezwzględnie- for certain
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8 comma
['kɔmə]n* * *['komə](the punctuation mark (,) used to show a slight pause etc.) przecinek -
9 conjecture
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10 connection
[kə'nɛkʃən]npołączenie nt; (of telephone, subscriber) podłączenie nt; ( ELEC) styk m, połączenie nt; ( fig) związek min connection with — w związku z +instr
* * *[-ʃən]1) (something that connects or is connected: a faulty electrical connection.) połączenie2) ((a) state of being connected or related: My connection with their family is very slight; I wish to talk to you in connection with my daughter's career.) związek3) (a useful person whom one can contact, especially in business: his connections in the clothing trade.) znajomość4) (a train, bus etc to which one changes from another in the course of a journey: As the local train was late, I missed the connection to London.) połączenie -
11 damp
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12 dampness
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13 element
['ɛlɪmənt]n* * *['eləmənt]1) (an essential part of anything: Sound teaching of grammar is one of the elements of a good education.) element2) (a substance that cannot be split by chemical means into simpler substances: Hydrogen, chlorine, iron and uranium are elements.) pierwiastek3) (surroundings necessary for life: Water is a fish's natural element.) żywioł4) (a slight amount: an element of doubt.) ziarnko, drobina5) (the heating part in an electric kettle etc.) grzałka•- elements
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14 feverish
['fiːvərɪʃ]adj* * *1) (having a slight fever: She seems a bit feverish tonight.) rozgorączkowany2) (restlessly excited: a feverish air.) gorączkowy -
15 fine
[faɪn] 1. adjquality etc świetny; thread cienki; sand etc drobny, miałki; detail etc drobny; weather piękny; ( satisfactory) w porządku post, w sam raz post2. adv 3. ngrzywna f4. vtkarać (ukarać perf) grzywnąa speeding/parking fine — mandat za przekroczenie prędkości/niewłaściwe parkowanie
* * *I 1. adjective1) ((usually of art etc) very good; of excellent quality: fine paintings; a fine performance.) wspaniały, ładny2) ((of weather) bright; not raining: a fine day.) piękny3) (well; healthy: I was ill yesterday but I am feeling fine today!) dobrze4) (thin or delicate: a fine material.) cienki, delikatny5) (careful; detailed: Fine workmanship is required for such delicate embroidery.) precyzyjny6) (made of small pieces, grains etc: fine sand; fine rain.) miałki, drobny7) (slight; delicate: a fine balance; a fine distinction.) delikatny8) (perfectly satisfactory: There's nothing wrong with your work - it's fine.) dobry2. adverb(satisfactorily: This arrangement suits me fine.) dobrze3. interjection(good; well done etc: You've finished already - fine!) świetnie!- finely- finery
- fine art II 1. noun(money which must be paid as a punishment: I had to pay a fine.) grzywna, mandat2. verb(to make (someone) pay a fine: She was fined $10.) ukarać grzywną -
16 frame
[freɪm] 1. n(of picture, bicycle) rama f; (of door, window) framuga f, rama f; (of building, structure) szkielet m; (of human, animal) sylwetka f, ciało nt; ( of spectacles) (also: frames) oprawka f; ( PHOT) klatka f2. vtto frame sb ( inf) — wrabiać (wrobić perf) kogoś (inf)
* * *[freim] 1. noun1) (a hard main structure round which something is built or made: the steel frame of the aircraft.) szkielet konstrukcji2) (something made to enclose something: a picture-frame; a window-frame.) rama3) (the human body: He has a slight frame.) budowa2. verb1) (to put a frame around: to frame a picture.) oprawiać2) (to act as a frame for: Her hair framed her face.) obramowywać3) (to arrange false evidence so as to make (someone) seem guilty of a crime etc (noun frame-up).) fabrykować•- frame of mind -
17 gleam
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18 glimmer
['glɪmə(r)] 1. n 2. viświecić (zaświecić perf) słabym światłem, migotać (zamigotać perf)not a glimmer of hope/interest — ani odrobiny nadziei/zainteresowania
* * *['ɡlimə] 1. verb(to shine faintly: A single candle glimmered in the darkness.) migotać2. noun1) (a faint light.) poblask2) (a slight sign or amount: a glimmer of hope.) przebłysk -
19 graze
[greɪz] 1. vi 2. vt( scrape) otrzeć ( perf) (do krwi); ( touch lightly) muskać (musnąć perf)3. notarcie nt naskórka* * *[ɡreiz] I verb((of animals) to eat grass etc which is growing.) paść sięII 1. verb1) (to scrape the skin from (a part of the body): I've grazed my knee on that stone wall.) zadrasnąć2) (to touch lightly in passing: The bullet grazed the car.) musnąć2. noun(the slight wound caused by grazing a part of the body: a graze on one's knee.) zadrapanie -
20 heart attack
natak m serca, zawał m* * *(a sudden failure of the heart to function correctly, sometimes causing death: My father has had a slight heart attack.) atak serca
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