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1 bite
[baɪt] 1. pt bit, pp bitten, vt 2. vigryźć (ugryźć perf), kąsać (ukąsić perf)3. n( from insect) ukąszenie nt; ( mouthful) kęs mlet's have a bite (to eat) ( inf) — przekąśmy coś (inf)
* * *1. past tense - bit; verb(to seize, grasp or tear (something) with the teeth or jaws: The dog bit his leg; He was bitten by a mosquito.) gryźć2. noun1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) gryzienie, kęs2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) `branie`•- biting- bite the dust -
2 embitter
[ɪm'bɪtə(r)]vt ( fig)wprawiać (wprawić perf) w rozgoryczenie* * *[im'bitə](to make bitter and resentful: embittered by poverty and failure.) rozgoryczyć -
3 filter
['fɪltə(r)] 1. n (also PHOT)filtr m2. vtPhrasal Verbs:* * *['filtə] 1. noun1) (a strainer or other device through which liquid, gas, smoke etc can pass, but not solid material: A filter is used to make sure that the oil is clean and does not contain any dirt; ( also adjective) filter paper.) filtr2) (a kind of screening plate used to change or correct certain colours: If you are taking photographs in sun and snow, you should use a blue filter.) filtr2. verb1) ((of liquids) to (become) clean by passing through a filter: The rain-water filtered into a tank.) filtrować (się)2) (to come bit by bit or gradually: The news filtered out.) przenikać• -
4 hook
[huk] 1. n(for coats, curtains) hak m; ( for fishing) haczyk m; ( on dress) haftka f ( jej haczykowata część)2. vtto be hooked on ( inf) — ( addicted) być uzależnionym od +gen; ( attracted) przepadać za +instr
Phrasal Verbs:- hook up* * *[huk] 1. noun1) (a small piece of metal shaped like a J fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching fish etc: a fish-hook.) haczyk2) (a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it: Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes.) hak, haczyk3) (in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent: a left hook.) sierpowy2. verb1) (to catch (a fish etc) with a hook: He hooked a large salmon.) złapać na wędkę2) (to fasten or to be fastened by a hook or hooks: He hooked the ladder on (to the branch); This bit hooks on to that bit; Could you hook my dress up down the back?) zahaczyć, zaczepiać3) (in golf, to hit (the ball) far to the left of where it should be (or to the right if one is left-handed).) podbić piłkę w lewo•- hooked- by hook or by crook
- off the hook -
5 active
['æktɪv]adjperson, life aktywny; volcano czynnyto play an active part in — odgrywać (odegrać perf) czynną rolę w +loc
* * *['æktiv]1) (energetic or lively; able to work etc: At seventy, he's no longer very active.) czynny, aktywny2) ((busily) involved: She is an active supporter of women's rights.) zaangażowany3) (causing an effect or effects: Yeast is an active ingredient in bread-making.) czynny4) (in force: The rule is still active.) w mocy, obowiązujący5) ((of volcanoes) still likely to erupt.) czynny6) (of the form of a verb in which the subject performs the action of the verb: The dog bit the man.) czynny•- actively
- activity -
6 bare
[bɛə(r)] 1. adj 2. vtto bare one's soul — odsłaniać (odsłonić perf) duszę
* * *[beə] 1. adjective1) (uncovered or naked: bare skin; bare floors.) goły, nagi2) (empty: bare shelves.) pusty3) (of trees etc, without leaves.) ogołocony4) (worn thin: The carpet is a bit bare.) przetarty5) (basic; essential: the bare necessities of life.) podstawowy2. verb(to uncover: The dog bared its teeth in anger.) obnażyć- barely- bareness
- bareback
- barefaced
- barefooted
- barefoot
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7 champ
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8 dim
[dɪm] 1. adjroom ciemny; outline, figure niewyraźny; light przyćmiony; memory niewyraźny, mglisty; eyesight osłabiony; prospects ponury; ( inf) person ciemny (inf)2. vtto dim one's lights — włączać (włączyć perf) światła mijania
* * *[dim] 1. adjective1) (not bright or distinct: a dim light in the distance; a dim memory.) przyćmiony2) ((of a person) not intelligent: She's a bit dim!) tępy2. verb(to make or become dim: Tears dimmed her eyes; He dimmed the lights in the theatre.) przyćmić, zmatowieć- dimly- dimness -
9 drag
[dræg] 1. vtPhrasal Verbs:- drag on2. vitime, event wlec się3. n ( inf)* * *[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) wlec, ciągnąć2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) ciągnąć3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) wlec się4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) gruntować, bagrować5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) ciągnąć się2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) hamulec2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) zaciągnięcie się3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) nuda, coś nudnego4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) przebranie kobiece -
10 drill
[drɪl] 1. n( drill bit) wiertło nt; ( machine) ( for DIY etc) wiertarka f; ( of dentist) wiertarka f (dentystyczna); ( for mining etc) świder m; ( MIL) musztra f2. vt 3. vito drill pupils in grammar/spelling — ćwiczyć z uczniami gramatykę/ortografię
* * *[dril] 1. verb1) (to make (a hole) with a drill: He drilled holes in the wood; to drill for oil.) wiercić2) ((of soldiers etc) to exercise or be exercised: The soldiers drilled every morning.) ćwiczyć, musztrować2. noun1) (a tool for making holes: a hand-drill; an electric drill.) świder2) (exercise or practice, especially of soldiers: We do half-an-hour of drill after tea.) ćwiczenie, musztra -
11 gamble
['gæmbl] 1. nryzyko nt2. vt3. vito gamble away — money, profits przegrywać (przegrać perf), przepuszczać (przepuścić perf) (inf)
to gamble on — stawiać (postawić perf) na +acc
* * *['ɡæmbl] 1. verb(to risk losing money on the result of a horse-race etc.) uprawiać hazard2. noun((something which involves) a risk: The whole business was a bit of a gamble.) ryzyko- gambler- gambling
- take a gamble -
12 grind
[graɪnd] 1. pt, pp ground, vttablet etc kruszyć (rozkruszyć perf); coffee, pepper, meat mielić (zmielić perf); knife ostrzyć (naostrzyć perf); gem, lens szlifować (oszlifować perf)2. vi 3. nharówka f (inf)to grind one's teeth — zgrzytać (zazgrzytać perf) zębami
to grind to a halt — vehicle zatrzymać się ( perf) powoli; talks, scheme zabrnąć ( perf) w ślepy zaułek; work, production stawać (stanąć perf) w miejscu
the daily grind ( inf) — codzienna harówka (inf)
* * *1. past tense, past participle - ground; verb1) (to crush into powder or small pieces: This machine grinds coffee.) mleć, ucierać2) (to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise: He grinds his teeth.) zgrzytać3) (to rub into or against something else: He ground his heel into the earth.) wcierać2. noun(boring hard work: Learning vocabulary is a bit of a grind.) harówka- grinder- grinding
- grindstone
- grind down
- grind up
- keep someone's nose to the grindstone
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13 gum
[gʌm] 1. n ( ANAT)dziąsło nt; ( glue) klej m; (also: gumdrop) żelatynka f ( cukierek); (also: chewing-gum) guma f (do żucia)2. vtPhrasal Verbs:- gum up* * *I noun((usually in plural) the firm flesh in which the teeth grow.) dziąsło- gumboilII 1. noun1) (a sticky juice got from some trees and plants.) żywica2) (a glue: We can stick these pictures into the book with gum.) guma arabska3) (a type of sweet: a fruit gum.) galaretka4) (chewing-gum: He chews gum when he is working.) guma do żucia2. verb(to glue with gum: I'll gum this bit on to the other one.) przykleić- gummy- gumminess -
14 hassle
['hæsl] 1. n ( inf)( bother) kłopot m, zawracanie nt głowy (inf)2. vtdokuczać +dat* * *['hæsl] 1. noun1) (trouble or fuss: It's such a hassle to get to work on time: Travelling with children is such a hassle.) kłopot, problem2) (a fight or argument: I got into a bit of a hassle with a couple of thugs.) bijatyka, sprzeczka2. verb1) (to argue or fight: It seemed pointless to hassle over such a small matter.) kłócić się2) (to annoy (a person): I don't like people hassling me.) obrażać -
15 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 -
16 labour
['leɪbə(r)] 1. (US labor) n( hard work) ciężka praca f; ( work force) siła f robocza; ( work done by work force) praca f; ( MED)2. vi 3. vtLabour, the Labour Party ( BRIT) — Partia Pracy
hard labour — ( toil) harówka (inf); ( punishment) ciężkie roboty
* * *['leibə] 1. noun1) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) (ciężka) praca2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) siła robocza3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) poród4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) Partia Pracy2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) harować2) (to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty: They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills.) poruszać się z trudem, pracować z mozołem•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
- labour-saving -
17 orbit
['ɔːbɪt] 1. norbita f2. vt* * *['o:bit] 1. noun(the path in which something moves around a planet, star etc, eg the path of the Earth round the Sun or of a spacecraft round the Earth: The spaceship is in orbit round the moon.) orbita2. verb(to go round in space: The spacecraft orbits the Earth every 24 hours.) okrążać -
18 rail
[reɪl]n(on stairs, bridge) poręcz f; ( on deck of ship) reling m- rails* * *[reil] 1. noun1) (a (usually horizontal) bar of metal, wood etc used in fences etc, or for hanging things on: Don't lean over the rail; a curtain-rail; a towel-rail.) poręcz, balustrada2) ((usually in plural) a long bar of steel which forms the track on which trains etc run.) szyna2. verb((usually with in or off) to surround with a rail or rails: We'll rail that bit of ground off to stop people walking on it.) odgrodzić- railing- railroad
- railway
- by rail -
19 rebel
1. ['rɛbl] n ( POL) 2. [rɪ'bɛl] vi* * *1. ['rebl] noun1) (a person who opposes or fights against people in authority, eg a government: The rebels killed many soldiers; ( also adjective) rebel troops.) powstaniec, buntownik2) (a person who does not accept the rules of normal behaviour etc: My son is a bit of a rebel.) buntownik2. [rə'bel] verb(to fight (against people in authority): The people rebelled against the dictator; Teenagers often rebel against their parents' way of life.) buntować się- rebellious
- rebelliously
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20 scar
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