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21 paper
['peɪpə(r)] 1. npapier m; (also: newspaper) gazeta f; ( exam) egzamin m; ( academic essay) referat m; ( wallpaper) tapeta fa piece of paper — ( odd bit) kawałek m papieru; ( sheet) kartka f (papieru)
- papers2. adjpapierowy, z papieru post3. vt* * *['peipə] 1. noun1) (the material on which these words are written, made from wood, rags etc and used for writing, printing, wrapping parcels etc: I need paper and a pen to write a letter; ( also adjective) a paper bag.) papier2) (a single (often printed or typed) piece of this: There were papers all over his desk.) papier3) (a newspaper: Have you read the paper?) gazeta4) (a group of questions for a written examination: The Latin paper was very difficult.) test, egzamin5) ((in plural) documents proving one's identity, nationality etc: The policeman demanded my papers.) dokumenty•- papery- paperback 2. adjectivepaperback novels.) w miękkiej oprawce- paper-knife
- paper sculpture
- paperweight
- paperwork -
22 obscure
[əb'skjuə(r)] 1. adj 2. vt* * *[əb'skjuə] 1. adjective1) (not clear; difficult to see: an obscure corner of the library.) mroczny, niewidoczny2) (not well-known: an obscure author.) nieznany3) (difficult to understand: an obscure poem.) niejasny2. verb(to make obscure: A large tree obscured the view.) zasłonić- obscurity -
23 block
[blɔk] 1. n(large building, piece of stone) blok m; ( toy) klocek m; ( of ice) bryła f; ( of wood) kloc m; (esp US) (in town, city) obszar zabudowany, ograniczony ze wszystkich stron kolejnymi ulicami2. vtPhrasal Verbs:- block up* * *[blok] 1. noun1) (a flat-sided mass of wood or stone etc: blocks of stone.) blok2) (a piece of wood used for certain purposes: a chopping-block.) kloc3) (a connected group of houses, offices etc: a block of flats; an office block.) blok4) (a barrier: a road block.) zator, zapora, bariera5) ((especially American) a group of buildings bounded by four streets: a walk round the block.) kwartał2. verb(to make (progress) difficult or impossible: The crashed cars blocked the road.) blokować- blockade3. verbThe ships blockaded the town.) dokonywać blokady- blockage- blocked
- block capital/letter
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24 complication
[kɔmplɪ'keɪʃən]n* * *1) (something making a situation etc more difficult: Taking the dog with us on holiday will be an added complication.) komplikacja2) (a development (in an illness etc) which makes things worse.) powikłanie -
25 impose
[ɪm'pəuz] 1. vt 2. vi* * *[im'pouz]1) (to place (a tax, fine, task etc) on someone or something: The government have imposed a new tax on cigarettes.) nakładać2) (to force (oneself, one's opinions etc) on a person: The headmaster liked to impose his authority on the teachers.) narzucać3) ((often with on) to ask someone to do something which he should not be asked to do or which he will find difficult to do: I hope I'm not imposing (on you) by asking you to help.) narzucać się• -
26 language
['læŋgwɪdʒ]njęzyk m* * *['læŋɡwi‹]1) (human speech: the development of language in children.) mowa2) (the speech of a particular nation: She is very good at (learning) languages; Russian is a difficult language.) język3) (the words and way of speaking, writing etc usually connected with a particular group of people etc: the language of journalists; medical language.) język• -
27 nasty
['nɑːstɪ]adjremark złośliwy; person złośliwy, niemiły; taste, smell nieprzyjemny; wound, accident, weather paskudny; shock niemiły, przykry; problem trudny; question podstępny, podchwytliwyto turn nasty — stawać się (stać się perf) nieprzyjemnym
* * *1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) przykry2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) nieprzyjemny3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) złośliwy4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) wstrętny5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) paskudny6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) nieprzyjemny•- nastily- nastiness -
28 relate
[rɪ'leɪt] 1. vt 2. vito relate to — ( other people) nawiązywać (nawiązać perf) kontakt z +instr, znajdować (znaleźć perf) wspólny język z +instr; ( idea) identyfikować się z +instr; (subject, thing) odnosić się do +gen
* * *[rə'leit] 1. verb1) (to tell (a story etc): He related all that had happened to him.) zrelacjonować2) ((with to) to be about, concerned or connected with: Have you any information relating to the effect of penicillin on mice?) odnosić się (do)3) ((with to) to behave towards: He finds it difficult to relate normally to his mother.) odnosić się (do)•- related- relation
- relationship
- relative 2. adjective1) (compared with something else, or with each other, or with a situation in the past etc: the relative speeds of a car and a train; She used to be rich but now lives in relative poverty.) stosunkowy, względny2) ((of a pronoun, adjective or clause) referring back to something previously mentioned: the girl who sang the song; the girl who sang the song.) względny• -
29 relationship
[rɪ'leɪʃənʃɪp]n( between two people) stosunek m; ( between two countries) stosunki pl; ( between two things) związek m, powiązanie nt; ( affair) związek m* * *1) (the friendship, contact, communications etc which exist between people: He finds it very difficult to form lasting relationships.) związek2) (the fact that, or the way in which, facts, events etc are connected: Is there any relationship between crime and poverty?) powiązanie3) (the state of being related by birth or because of marriage.) pokrewieństwo, spowinowacenie -
30 reputation
[rɛpju'teɪʃən]nreputacja f, renoma f* * *[repju'teiʃən](the opinion which people in general have about a person etc, a persons's abilities etc: That firm has a good/bad reputation; He has made a reputation for himself as an expert in computers; He has the reputation of being difficult to please; The scandal damaged his reputation.) opinia, reputacja- reputed
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31 retain
[rɪ'teɪn]vtindependence, souvenir, ticket zachowywać (zachować perf); heat, moisture zatrzymywać (zatrzymać perf)* * *[rə'tein]1) (to continue to have, use, remember etc; to keep in one's possession, memory etc: He finds it difficult to retain information; These dishes don't retain heat very well.) zachować (dla siebie), trzymać2) (to hold (something) back or keep (something) in its place: This wall was built to retain the water from the river in order to prevent flooding.) zatrzymać -
32 thick
[θɪk] 1. adj 2. n* * *[Ɵik] 1. adjective1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) gruby2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) gruby3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) gęsty4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) gęsty5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) gęsty6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) pełen7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) głupi, tępy2. noun(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) gąszcz, środek- thickly- thickness
- thicken
- thick-skinned
- thick and fast
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33 aspire
[əs'paɪə(r)]vito aspire to — aspirować do +gen
* * *((usually with to) to try very hard to reach (something difficult, ambitious etc): He aspired to the position of president.) dążyć do, walczyć o -
34 awkward
['ɔːkwəd]adjperson, movement, situation niezręczny; tool, machine niewygodny* * *['o:kwəd]1) (not graceful or elegant: an awkward movement.) niezręczny, niezgrabny2) (difficult or causing difficulty, embarrassment etc: an awkward question; an awkward silence; His cut is in an awkward place.) krępujący•- awkwardness -
35 backbreaking
adjective ((of a task etc) very difficult or requiring very hard work: Digging the garden is a backbreaking job.) wyczerpujący -
36 burden
['bəːdn] 1. n( responsibility) obciążenie nt; (load, worry) ciężar m2. vtto burden sb with — (trouble, worry) martwić kogoś +instr
* * *['bə:dn] 1. noun1) (something to be carried: He carried a heavy burden up the hill; The ox is sometimes a beast of burden (= an animal that carries things).) ciężar2) (something difficult to carry or withstand: the burden of taxation.) brzemię2. verb(to put a responsibility etc on (someone): burdened with cares.) obciążyć -
37 camouflage
['kæməflɑːʒ] 1. nkamuflaż m2. vt ( MIL)* * *1. noun(something, eg protective colouring, that makes an animal, person, building etc difficult for enemies to see against the background: The tiger's stripes are an effective camouflage in the jungle; The soldiers wound leaves and twigs round their helmets as camouflage.) kamuflaż2. verb(to conceal with camouflage.) kamuflować -
38 catch out
( with trick question) zaginać (zagiąć perf) (inf)* * *1) (to put out (a batsman) at cricket by catching the ball after it has been hit and before it touches the ground.) wykluczać z gry2) (to cause (someone) to fail by means of a trick, a difficult question etc: The last question in the exam caught them all out.) wykluczać z gry -
39 challenging
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40 communicate
[kə'mjuːnɪkeɪt] 1. vt 2. vi(by speech, gesture) porozumiewać się (porozumieć się perf), komunikować się; (by letter, telephone) kontaktować się (skontaktować się perf), komunikować się* * *[kə'mju:nikeit]1) (to tell (information etc): She communicated the facts to him.) komunikować2) (to get in touch (with): It's difficult to communicate with her now that she has left the country.) kontaktować się•- communications
- communicative
- communication cord
- communications satellite
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