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21 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 -
22 backbreaking
adjective ((of a task etc) very difficult or requiring very hard work: Digging the garden is a backbreaking job.) wyczerpujący -
23 be too much for
(to overwhelm; to be too difficult etc for: Is the job too much for you?) być ponad siły -
24 be torn between (one thing and another)
(to have a very difficult choice to make between (two things): He was torn between obedience to his parents and loyalty to his friends.) nie móc wybrać, nie móc się zdecydowaćEnglish-Polish dictionary > be torn between (one thing and another)
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25 be torn between (one thing and another)
(to have a very difficult choice to make between (two things): He was torn between obedience to his parents and loyalty to his friends.) nie móc wybrać, nie móc się zdecydowaćEnglish-Polish dictionary > be torn between (one thing and another)
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26 blind spot
n ( AUT)martwy punkt m; ( fig) ( weak spot) słabość f* * *1) (any matter about which one always shows lack of understanding: She seems to have a blind spot about physics.) słabość, słaby punkt2) (an area which is impossible or difficult to see due to an obstruction.) obszar niewidoczny, martwy punkt -
27 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
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28 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 -
29 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 -
30 catch
[kætʃ] 1. pt, pp caught, vt(capture, get hold of) łapać (złapać perf); ( surprise) przyłapywać (przyłapać perf); ( hit) trafiać (trafić perf); ( hear) dosłyszeć ( perf); ( MED) zarażać się (zarazić się perf) +instr, łapać (złapać perf) (inf); (also: catch up) zrównać się ( perf) z +instr, doganiać (dogonić perf)to catch sb's attention/eye — zwracać (zwrócić perf) (na siebie) czyjąś uwagę
to catch fire — zapalać się (zapalić się perf), zajmować się (zająć się perf)
Phrasal Verbs:- catch on- catch up2. vi 3. n( of fish etc) połów m; ( hidden problem) kruczek m; ( of lock) zapadka f* * *[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) łapać2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) zdążyć na3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) łapać4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) łapać5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) przytrzaskiwać6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) trafić7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) usłyszeć8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) zająć się ogniem2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) chwyt2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) zatrzask3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) połów4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) podstęp, haczyk•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
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31 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 -
32 challenging
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33 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
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34 communication
[kəmjuːnɪ'keɪʃən]n* * *1) ((an act, or means, of) conveying information: Communication is difficult in some remote parts of the country.) łączność2) (a piece of information given, a letter etc: I received your communication in this morning's post.) wiadomość -
35 complex
['kɔmplɛks] 1. adj 2. nkompleks m* * *1. ['kompleks, ]( American[) kəm'pleks] adjective1) (composed of many parts: a complex piece of machinery.) złożony2) (complicated or difficult: a complex problem.) skomplikowany2. ['kompleks] noun1) (something made up of many different pieces: The leisure complex will include a swimming-pool, tennis courts, a library etc.) kompleks2) ((often used loosely) an abnormal mental state caused by experiences in one's past which affect one's behaviour: She has a complex about her weight; inferiority complex.) kompleks• -
36 complicate
['kɔmplɪkeɪt]vt* * *['komplikeit](to make difficult: His illness will complicate matters.) komplikować- complication -
37 complicated
['kɔmplɪkeɪtɪd]adj* * *adjective ((negative uncomplicated) difficult to understand: complicated instructions.) skomplikowany -
38 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 -
39 converse
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40 corner
['kɔːnə(r)] 1. n( outside) róg m; ( inside) kąt m, róg m; ( in road) zakręt m, róg m; (FOOTBALL) (also: corner kick) rzut m rożny, róg m (inf); (BOXING) narożnik m2. vt 3. vicar brać zakrętyto cut corners ( fig) — iść (pójść perf) na łatwiznę
* * *['ko:nə] 1. noun1) (a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet: the corners of a cube; the corner of the street.) róg2) (a place, usually a small quiet place: a secluded corner.) zakątek3) (in football, a free kick from the corner of the field: We've been awarded a corner.) rzut rożny2. verb1) (to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape: The thief was cornered in an alley.) osaczać2) (to turn a corner: He cornered on only three wheels; This car corners very well.) brać zakręt(y)•- cornered- cut corners
- turn the corner
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