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1 faint
[feɪnt] 1. adjnikły, słaby; smell, breeze lekki2. vi ( MED) 3. n ( MED)omdlenie nt* * *[feint] 1. adjective1) (lacking in strength, brightness, courage etc: The sound grew faint; a faint light.) nikły, słaby2) (physically weak and about to lose consciousness: Suddenly he felt faint.) słaby, bliski omdlenia2. verb(to lose consciousness: She fainted on hearing the news.) zemdleć3. noun(loss of consciousness: His faint gave everybody a fright.) omdlenie- faintly- faintness -
2 blackout
['blækaut]n( in wartime) zaciemnienie nt; ( power cut) przerwa f w dostawie energii elektrycznej; (TV, RADIO) zagłuszanie nt; ( faint) (krótkotrwała) utrata f przytomności* * *1) (a period of darkness produced by putting out all lights: Accidents increase during a blackout.) zaciemnienie2) (a ban (on news etc): a blackout of news about the coup.) zakaz publikacji3) (a period of unconsciousness: He has had several blackouts during his illness.) czasowa utrata przytomności4) (a brief, temporary loss of memory, as when an actor forgets his/her lines.) zamroczenie5) ((also outage) a period of a general power failure.) przerwa w dopływie prądu6) ((in the theatre) the putting out of the stage lights at the end of a scene etc.) wygaszenie -
3 gleam
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4 glimmer
['glɪmə(r)] 1. n 2. viświecić (zaświecić perf) słabym światłem, migotać (zamigotać perf)not a glimmer of hope/interest — ani odrobiny nadziei/zainteresowania
* * *['ɡlimə] 1. verb(to shine faintly: A single candle glimmered in the darkness.) migotać2. noun1) (a faint light.) poblask2) (a slight sign or amount: a glimmer of hope.) przebłysk -
5 show
[ʃəu] 1. n( of emotion) wyraz m, przejaw m; ( flower show etc) wystawa f; ( THEAT) spektakl m, przedstawienie nt; (FILM) seans m; (TV) program m rozrywkowy, show m2. vt; pt showed, pp shown( indicate) pokazywać (pokazać perf), wykazywać (wykazać perf); ( exhibit) wystawiać (wystawić perf); (illustrate, depict) pokazywać (pokazać perf), przedstawiać (przedstawić perf); courage, ability wykazywać (wykazać perf); programme, film pokazywać (pokazać perf)3. vito show sb to his seat/to the door — odprowadzać (odprowadzić perf) kogoś na miejsce/do drzwi
to show a profit/loss ( COMM) — wykazywać (wykazać perf) zyski/straty
it just goes to show that … — to tylko świadczy o tym, że…
to ask for a show of hands — prosić (poprosić perf) o głosowanie przez podniesienie ręki
Phrasal Verbs:- show in- show off- show out- show up* * *[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) pokazywać2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) być widocznym3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) wystawiać, grać, być wystawianym, być granym4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) wskazywać5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) oprowadzać6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) pokazywać7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) świadczyć8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) okazywać2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) wystawa, występ, program2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) pokaz3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) pokaz, pozór4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) pokaz, pozory5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) popis•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
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6 swoon
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