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2 Great Britain
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3 A level
['ei,levəl]((abbreviation) Advanced Level; (in Britain) an examination in a particular subject that pupils have to pass if they want to go to university; the level of these examinations: I failed my Chemistry A level; What subjects are you taking at A level?) egzamin końcowy szkoły średniej na poziomie zaawansowanym -
4 backward
['bækwəd]adja backward step — krok m wstecz
* * *['bækwəd]1) (aimed or directed backwards: He left without a backward glance.) skierowany do tyłu2) (less advanced in mind or body than is normal for one's age: a backward child.) opóźniony w rozwoju3) (late in developing a modern culture, mechanization etc: That part of Britain is still very backward; the backward peoples of the world.) zapóźniony•- backwards
- backwards and forwards
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5 borough
['bʌrə]nokręg m wyborczy* * *(in Britain, a town or area with certain rights.) miasto, dzielnica -
6 brain drain
nthe brain drain — drenaż m mózgów
* * *(the loss of experts to another country (usually in search of better salaries etc): As a result of the brain drain Britain does not have enough doctors.) drenaż mózgu -
7 British
['brɪtɪʃ] 1. adj 2. nplthe British — Brytyjczycy vir pl
* * *['britiʃ](of or from Great Britain or the Commonwealth: In this dictionary British refers to British English.) brytyjski -
8 cabinet
['kæbɪnɪt]n( piece of furniture) szafka f; (also: display cabinet) gablota f; ( small) gablotka f; ( POL) gabinet m* * *['kæbinit]1) (a piece of furniture with shelves and doors or drawers: a filing cabinet.) szafka2) (in Britain and some other countries the group of chief ministers who govern a country: The Prime Minister has chosen a new Cabinet.) gabinet -
9 carriage
['kærɪdʒ]n ( BRIT)( RAIL) wagon m (osobowy); ( horse-drawn) (po)wóz m; ( of typewriter) karetka f; ( transport costs) przewóz m, koszt m przewozucarriage forward/free — koszt przewozu ponosi odbiorca/dostawca
* * *['kæri‹]1) (the act or cost of conveying and delivering goods: Does that price include carriage?) przewóz, transport2) (a vehicle for carrying (especially in Britain, railway passengers): the carriage nearest the engine; a railway carriage.) wagon3) (especially formerly, a horse-drawn passenger vehicle.) powóz4) (the part of a typewriter which moves back and forwards, carrying the paper.) karetka5) (posture; way of walking.) chód• -
10 carriageway
['kærɪdʒweɪ]n ( BRIT)nitka f ( autostrady)* * *noun (especially in Britain, the part of a road used by cars etc: The overturned bus blocked the whole carriageway.) jezdnia -
11 census
['sɛnsəs]nspis m ludności* * *['sensəs]plural - censuses; noun(an official counting especially of a country's inhabitants: When was the last census in Britain?) spis -
12 Chancellor of the Exchequer
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13 climate
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14 coinage
['kɔɪnɪdʒ]nmonety pl ( danego systemu monetarnego); ( LING) neologizm m* * *[-ni‹]1) (the process of coining.) bicie monet, tworzenie nowych słów2) (the money (system) used in a country: Britain now uses decimal coinage.) system monetarny -
15 cold
[kəuld] 1. adjzimny; person ( in temperature) zmarznięty; ( unemotional) chłodny, oziębły2. nI am/feel cold — zimno mi
to get cold feet (about) ( fig) — przestraszyć się ( perf) ( +gen)
to give sb the cold shoulder — traktować (potraktować perf) kogoś ozięble
* * *[kəuld] 1. adjective1) (low in temperature: cold water; cold meat and salad.) zimny2) (lower in temperature than is comfortable: I feel cold.) zmarznięty3) (unfriendly: His manner was cold.) zimny, chłodny2. noun1) (the state of being cold or of feeling the coldness of one's surroundings: She has gone to live in the South of France because she cannot bear the cold in Britain; He was blue with cold.) chłód, zimno2) (an illness with running nose, coughing etc: He has a bad cold; She has caught a cold; You might catch cold.) przeziębienie•- coldly- coldness
- cold-blooded
- cold war
- get cold feet
- give someone the cold shoulder
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16 (come) of age
(to become) old enough to be considered legally an adult (eg in Britain aged eighteen or over). osiągnać dojrzałość -
17 continent
['kɔntɪnənt]n* * *I ['kontinənt] noun1) (one of the great divisions of the land surface of the world - Europe, America, Australia, Asia or Africa.) kontynent2) (Europe excluding Britain: We are going to the continent for our holidays.) kontynent•- continental breakfast
- continental shelf II ['kontinənt] adjective(able to control especially the bladder and/or bowel.) panujący nad czynnościami fizjologicznymi -
18 corn
= Cornwall* * *I [ko:n] noun1) (the seeds of cereal plants, especially (in Britain) wheat, or (in North America) maize.) ziarno2) ((American grain) the plants themselves: a field of corn.) zboże•- corned beef
- cornflakes
- cornflour
- cornflower II [ko:n] noun(a little bump of hard skin found on the foot: I have a corn on my little toe.) odcisk -
19 emigrate
['ɛmɪgreɪt]viemigrować (emigrować perf or wyemigrować perf)* * *['emiɡreit](to leave one's country and settle in another: Many doctors have emigrated from Britain to America.) emigrować- emigrant- emigration -
20 English
['ɪŋglɪʃ] 1. adj 2. n(język m) angielski* * *['iŋɡliʃ] 1. adjective(of England or its inhabitants: three English people; the English language.) angielski2. noun(the main language of England and the rest of Britain, North America, a great part of the British Commonwealth and some other countries: He speaks English.) język angielski
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