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101 arena
[ə'riːnə]n* * *[ə'ri:nə](any place for a public show contest etc: a sports arena.) arena -
102 army
['ɑːmɪ]n ( MIL)* * *1) (a large number of men armed and organized for war: The two armies met at dawn.) armia2) (a large number (of people etc): an army of tourists.) gromada -
103 around
[ə'raund] 1. adv( about) dookoła; ( in the area) w okolicy2. prep( encircling) wokół or dookoła +gen; ( near) koło +gen; ( fig) (about, roughly) około +gen* * *1. preposition, adverb1) (on all sides of or in a circle about (a person, thing etc): Flowers grew around the tree; They danced around the fire; There were flowers all around.) dookoła2) (here and there (in a house, room etc): Clothes had been left lying around (the house); I wandered around.) tu i tam2. preposition(near to (a time, place etc): around three o'clock.) około3. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: Turn around!) dookoła2) (near-by: If you need me, I'll be somewhere around.) w pobliżu -
104 arrival
[ə'raɪvl]n( of person) przybycie nt; (of train, car) przyjazd m; ( of plane) przylot m; (fig: of invention etc) nadejście ntnew arrival — (at college, work) nowy(-wa) m(f); ( baby) nowo narodzone dziecko
* * *1) (the act of arriving: I was greeted by my sister on my arrival.) przybycie2) (a person, thing etc that has arrived: I wish he would stop calling our baby the new arrival.) przybysz -
105 arrive at
vt fus(fig: conclusion, agreement) dochodzić (dojść perf) do +gen* * *(to reach: The committee failed to arrive at a decision.) osiągnąć, dojść do -
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107 ass
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108 assault
[ə'sɔːlt] 1. n ( JUR)2. vtan assault on — (sb's beliefs, attitudes) (gwałtowne) przeciwstawienie się nt +dat
assault and battery ( JUR) — napaść z pobiciem, czynna napaść
* * *[ə'so:lt] 1. verb1) (to attack, especially suddenly: The youths assaulted the night watchman.) napadać2) (to attack sexually; to rape.) gwałcić2. noun1) (a (sudden) attack: a night assault on the fortress; His speech was a vicious assault on his opponent.) napaść2) (a sexual attack; a rape.) gwałt -
109 attack
[ə'tæk] 1. vt ( MIL)atakować (zaatakować perf); ( assault) atakować (zaatakować perf), napadać (napaść perf); ( criticize) atakować (zaatakować perf), napadać (napaść perf) na +acc; ( tackle) zabierać się (zabrać się perf) do +gen2. n ( MIL)atak m; ( on sb's life) napad m, napaść f; ( fig) ( criticism) atak m, napaść f; ( of illness) napad m, atak mheart attack — atak serca, zawał
* * *[ə'tæk] 1. verb1) (to make a sudden, violent attempt to hurt or damage: He attacked me with a knife; The village was attacked from the air.) atakować2) (to speak or write against: The Prime Minister's policy was attacked in the newspapers.) atakować3) ((in games) to attempt to score a goal.) atakować4) (to make a vigorous start on: It's time we attacked that pile of work.) zabierać się za2. noun1) (an act or the action of attacking: The brutal attack killed the old man; They made an air attack on the town.) atak2) (a sudden bout of illness: heart attack; an attack of 'flu.) atak -
110 attraction
[ə'trækʃən]n( appeal) powab m, urok m; (usu pl) ( amusements) atrakcja f; ( PHYS) przyciąganie nt; ( fig) (towards sb, sth) pociąg m* * *[-ʃən]1) (the act or power of attracting: magnetic attraction.) przyciąganie2) (something that attracts: The attractions of the hotel include a golf-course.) atrakcja -
111 aura
['ɔːrə]n ( fig)* * *['o:rə](a particular feeling or atmosphere: An aura of mystery surrounded her.) atmosfera, aura -
112 avalanche
['ævəlɑːnʃ]lawina f* * *(a fall of snow and ice down a mountain: Two skiers were buried by the avalanche.) lawina -
113 avenue
['ævənjuː]n* * *['ævinju:]1) (a road, often with trees along either side.) aleja2) ((often abbreviated to Ave. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads or streets: His address is 14 Swan Avenue.) ulica, aleja -
114 axe
[æks] 1. (US ax) nsiekiera f, topór m2. vtrobić (zrobić perf) cięcia w +loc* * *[æks] 1. noun(a tool with a (long) handle and a metal blade for cutting down trees and cutting wood etc into pieces.) siekiera2. verb1) (to get rid of; to dismiss: They've axed 50% of their staff.) zwolniać2) (to reduce (costs, services etc): Government spending in education has been axed.) obciąć -
115 backbone
['bækbəun]n* * *1) (the spine: the backbone of a fish.) kręgosłup2) (the chief support: The older employees are the backbone of the industry.) podpora -
116 background
['bækgraund]tło nt; ( of person) ( origins) pochodzenie nt; ( educational) wykształcenie ntagainst a background of — na tle +gen
* * *1) (the space behind the principal or most important figures or objects of a picture etc: He always paints ships against a background of stormy skies; trees in the background of the picture.) tło2) (happenings that go before, and help to explain, an event etc: the background to a situation.) tło3) (a person's origins, education etc: She was ashamed of her humble background.) pochodzenie -
117 backward
['bækwəd]adja backward step — krok m wstecz
* * *['bækwəd]1) (aimed or directed backwards: He left without a backward glance.) skierowany do tyłu2) (less advanced in mind or body than is normal for one's age: a backward child.) opóźniony w rozwoju3) (late in developing a modern culture, mechanization etc: That part of Britain is still very backward; the backward peoples of the world.) zapóźniony•- backwards
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118 backwards
['bækwədz]advto know sth backwards or (US) backwards and forwards — znać coś na wylot
* * *1) (towards the back: He glanced backwards.) do tyłu2) (with one's back facing the direction one is going in: The child walked backwards into a lamp-post.) tyłem3) (in the opposite way to that which is usual: Can you count from 1 to 10 backwards? (= starting at 10 and counting to 1).) do tyłu -
119 backwater
['bækwɔːtə(r)]n ( fig)* * *1) (a stretch of river not in the main stream.) martwa odnoga2) (a place not affected by what is happening in the world outside: That village is rather a backwater.) zaścianek -
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