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1 appease
[ə'piːz]vt* * *[ə'pi:z](to calm or satisfy (a person, desire etc) usually by giving what was asked for or is needed: She appeased his curiosity by explaining the situation to him.) uspokajać, zaspokajać -
2 explain away
vt* * *(to get rid of (difficulties etc) by clever explaining: She could not explain away the missing money.) usprawiedliwić, wyjaśnić -
3 explanation
[ɛksplə'neɪʃən]n( reason) wyjaśnienie nt, wytłumaczenie nt; ( description) objaśnienie ntto find an explanation for sth — znajdować (znaleźć perf) wytłumaczenie dla czegoś
* * *[eksplə'neiʃən]1) (the act or process of explaining: Let me give a few words of explanation.) wyjaśnienie2) (a statement or fact that explains: There are several possible explanations for the explosion.) wyjaśnienie -
4 in passing
(while doing or talking about something else; without explaining fully what one means: He told her the story, and said in passing that he did not completely believe it.) mimochodem, w przelocie -
5 in plain English
(in simple words; clearly expressed: Would you mind explaining it in plain English?) prosto z mostu, bez ogródek -
6 introduction
[ɪntrə'dʌkʃən]n(of new idea, measure) wprowadzenie nt; ( of person) przedstawienie nt, prezentacja f; ( to new experience) zapoznanie nt, zaznajomienie nt; ( in book) wstęp m, wprowadzenie nt* * *1) (the act of introducing, or the process of being introduced: the introduction of new methods.) wprowadzenie2) (an act of introducing one person to another: The hostess made the introductions and everyone shook hands.) przedstawienie3) (something written at the beginning of a book explaining the contents, or said at the beginning of a speech etc.) wstęp -
7 key
[kiː] 1. n ( lit, fig) 2. adj 3. vt(also: key in) wpisywać (wpisać perf) ( za pomocą klawiatury)* * *[ki:] 1. noun1) (an instrument or tool by which something (eg a lock or a nut) is turned: Have you the key for this door?) klucz2) (in musical instruments, one of the small parts pressed to sound the notes: piano keys.) klawisz3) (in a typewriter, calculator etc, one of the parts which one presses to cause a letter etc to be printed, displayed etc.) klawisz4) (the scale in which a piece of music is set: What key are you singing in?; the key of F.) tonacja5) (something that explains a mystery or gives an answer to a mystery, a code etc: the key to the whole problem.) klucz6) (in a map etc, a table explaining the symbols etc used in it.) legenda2. adjective(most important: key industries; He is a key man in the firm.) kluczowy- keyboard- keyhole
- keyhole surgery
- keynote
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8 muddle
['mʌdl] 1. n 2. vtperson mieszać (namieszać perf) w głowie +dat; (also: muddle up) things mieszać (pomieszać perf); names etc mylić (pomylić perf)to get in a muddle — ( while explaining etc) plątać się (zaplątać się perf)
Phrasal Verbs:* * *1. verb(to confuse or mix up: Don't talk while I'm counting, or you'll muddle me.) poplątać2. noun(a state of confusion: These papers keep getting in a muddle.) bałagan- muddled- muddle-headed
- muddle along/through
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9 speak for itself/themselves
(to have an obvious meaning; not to need explaining: The facts speak for themselves.) mówić samo za siebie -
10 why
[waɪ] 1. advdlaczego, czemu2. conjfancy a drink? — why not? — może drinka? — czemu nie?
I wonder why he said that — zastanawiam się, dlaczego to powiedział
3. exclthe reason why I'm here — powód, dla którego tu jestem
(expressing surprise, annoyance etc) och; ( explaining) ależ, przecieżwhy, it's you! — och, to ty!
why, that's impossible! — ależ to niemożliwe!
I don't understand — why, it's obvious! — nie rozumiem — przecież to oczywiste!
* * *1. adverb(for which reason (?): `Why did you hit the child?'; `He hit the child.' `Why?'; Why haven't you finished?; `I haven't finished.' `Why not?'; `Let's go to the cinema.' `Why not?' (= Let's!); Tell me why you came here.) dlaczego2. relative pronoun(for which: Give me one good reason why I should help you!) dlaczego
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self-explaining — understood by itself, requiring no interpretation … English contemporary dictionary
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