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1 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 -
2 barrier
['bærɪə(r)]n( at frontier) szlaban m, rogatka f; ( at entrance) bramka f; ( BRIT) (also: crash barrier) barierka f; ( fig) (to progress, communication etc) bariera f, przeszkoda f* * *['bæriə]1) (something put up as a defence or protection: a barrier between the playground and the busy road.) bariera, zapora2) (something that causes difficulty: His deafness was a barrier to promotion.) przeszkoda -
3 convenience
[kən'viːnɪəns]nwygoda fall modern conveniences, ( BRIT) all mod cons — z wygodami
* * *1) (the state or quality of being convenient; freedom from trouble or difficulty: the convenience of living near the office.) wygoda2) (any means of giving ease or comfort: the conveniences of modern life.) udogodnienie3) ((also public convenience) a public lavatory.) toaleta -
4 peer
[pɪə(r)] 1. n 2. vi* * *I [piə] noun1) (a nobleman (in Britain, one from the rank of baron upwards).) par2) (a person's equal in rank, merit or age: The child was disliked by his peers; ( also adjective) He is more advanced than the rest of his peer group.) równy wiekiem/rangą•- peerage- peeress
- peerless II [piə] verb(to look with difficulty: He peered at the small writing.) przyglądać się -
5 present
['prɛznt] 1. adj 2. n 3. vtprize wręczać (wręczyć perf); difficulty, threat stanowić; person, information przedstawiać (przedstawić perf); radio/tv programme prowadzić (poprowadzić perf)to present sth to sb, to present sb with sth — wręczać (wręczyć perf) coś komuś
to present sb to — przedstawiać (przedstawić perf) kogoś +dat
to give sb a present — dawać (dać perf) komuś prezent
to be present at — być obecnym na +loc
* * *I ['preznt] adjective1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.) obecny2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.) obecny3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.) teraźniejszy•- the present
- at present
- for the present II [pri'zent] verb1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.) wręczyć2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?) przedstawiać3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.) przedstawiać4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.) przedstawiać5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.) stawić się•- presentable
- presentation
- present arms III ['preznt] noun(a gift: a wedding present; birthday presents.) prezent -
6 problem
['prɔbləm]nno problem! — nie ma sprawy! (inf)
* * *['probləm]1) (a difficulty; a matter about which it is difficult to decide what to do: Life is full of problems; ( also adjective) a problem child.) kłopot, problem2) (a question to be answered or solved: mathematical problems.) zadanie•- problematical- problematic -
7 winkle
[wɪŋkl]npobrzeżek m ( małż jadalny)* * *I ['wiŋkl] verb(to force (something out of something) gradually and with difficulty: He winkled the shell out from the rock; He tried to winkle some information out of her.) wydobyćII ['wiŋkl] noun((also periwinkle ['peri-]) a type of small shellfish, shaped like a small snail, eaten as food.) pobrzeżek
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