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1 dictator
[dɪk'teɪtə(r)]ndyktator(ka) m(f)* * *noun (an all-powerful ruler: As soon as he became dictator, he made all political parties illegal and governed the country as he liked.) dyktator -
2 dictatorship
[dɪk'teɪtəʃɪp]n* * *1) (the authority of a dictator: His dictatorship is threatened by the terrorists.) dyktatura2) (a state ruled by a dictator: That country is a dictatorship now.) dyktatura -
3 butcher
['butʃə(r)] 1. nrzeźnik(-iczka) m(f); ( fig) oprawca m2. vt* * *['bu ə] 1. noun(a person whose business is to kill cattle etc for food and/or sell their flesh.) rzeźnik2. verb1) (to kill for food.) szlachtować, zarzynać2) (to kill cruelly: All the prisoners were butchered by the dictator.) zarzynać -
4 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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5 removal
[rɪ'muːvəl]n(of object, stain, kidney) usunięcie nt; ( from office) zwolnienie nt; ( BRIT) przewóz m mebli* * *noun (the act of removing or the state of being removed, especially the moving of furniture etc to a new home: After his removal from power, the dictator was sent into exile; Our removal is to take place on Monday; ( also adjective) a removal van.) usunięcie, przeprowadzka -
6 revolt
[rɪ'vəult] 1. nbunt m, rewolta f2. vi 3. vtbudzić (wzbudzić perf) odrazę w +locto revolt against sb/sth — buntować się przeciwko komuś/czemuś
* * *[rə'vəult] 1. verb1) (to rebel (against a government etc): The army revolted against the dictator.) zbuntować się2) (to disgust: His habits revolt me.) budzić odrazę2. noun1) (the act of rebelling: The peasants rose in revolt.) bunt2) (a rebellion.) bunt•- revolted- revolting -
7 rise
[raɪz] 1. n( incline) wzniesienie nt; ( BRIT) ( salary increase) podwyżka f; (in prices, temperature) wzrost m; ( fig)2. vi; pt rose, pp risenrise to power — dojście nt do władzy
prices, numbers rosnąć, wzrastać (wzrosnąć perf); waters, voice, level podnosić się (podnieść się perf); sun, moon wschodzić (wzejść perf); wind przybierać (przybrać perf) na sile; sound wznosić się (wznieść się perf); (from bed, knees) wstawać (wstać perf); (also: rise up) tower, building wznosić się; ( rebel) powstawać (powstać perf)to rise to power — dochodzić (dojść perf) do władzy
to give rise to — discussion, misunderstandings wywoływać (wywołać perf); ( life) dawać (dać perf) początek +dat
to rise to the occasion — stawać (stanąć perf) na wysokości zadania
* * *1. past tense - rose; verb1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) rosnąć, podnosić się2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) wznosić się3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) wstawać4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) powstać5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) wschodzić6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) wznosić się7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) powstać8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) awansować9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) wypływać10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) podnieść się11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) wyrastać12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) zmartwychwstać2. noun1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) wyniesienie, zwyżka2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) podwyżka3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) wzniesienie4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) początki, rozkwit•- rising3. adjectivethe rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) wschodzący, rosnący, dorastający- early- late riser
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8 sway
[sweɪ] 1. vichwiać się (zachwiać się perf), kołysać się (zakołysać się perf)2. vtsterować +instr3. n* * *[swei] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) move from side to side or up and down with a swinging or rocking action: The branches swayed gently in the breeze.) kołysać się2) (to influence the opinion etc of: She's too easily swayed by her feelings.) wpływać na, powodować2. noun1) (the motion of swaying: the sway of the ship's deck.) kołysanie się, chwianie2) (power, rule or control: people under the sway of the dictator.) władza, wpływy
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