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2 centre
['sɛntə(r)] 1. (US center) n(of circle, room, line) środek m; (of town, attention, power) centrum m; (of action, belief) podstawa f; (of arts, industry) ośrodek m, centrum nt2. vtweight umieszczać (umieścić perf) na środku; ( PHOT, TYP) centrować (wycentrować perf); ball dośrodkowywać (dośrodkować perf)to centre on ( fig) — skupiać się (skupić się perf) na +loc
* * *['sentə] 1. noun1) (the middle point, or middle of anything; the point or area farthest from the edge: the centre of a circle; the city centre.) centrum2) (a place having, or designed for, a particular activity, interest etc: a centre of industry; a shopping-centre; a sports-centre.) centrum3) (the main point (of interest etc): the centre of attention.) centrum, środek2. verb1) (to place, or to be, at the centre.) ześrodkować2) ((with on) to concentrate round: Her plans always centre on her child.) skupiać się -
3 edge
[ɛdʒ] 1. n(of forest, road) skraj m; (of table, chair) krawędź f, brzeg m; ( of knife) ostrze nt2. vt 3. vi, see edgyto edge forward — (powoli) przepychać się (przepchnąć się perf) (do przodu)
to edge past — przeciskać się (przecisnąć się perf) przez +acc
to have the edge (over) ( fig) — mieć przewagę (nad +instr)
* * *[e‹] 1. noun1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) brzeg2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) ostrze3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) ostrość2. verb1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) oblamować2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) (przy)suwać po trochu•- edging- edgy
- edgily
- edginess
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4 end
[ɛnd] 1. n 2. vtkończyć (skończyć perf), zakańczać (zakończyć perf)3. vito stand on end — hair stawać (stanąć perf) dęba
to bring to an end, put an end to — kłaść (położyć perf) kres +dat
to this end, with this end in view — w tym celu
Phrasal Verbs:- end up* * *[end] 1. noun1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) koniec2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) koniec, zakończenie3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) śmierć4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) cel5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) resztka, końcówka2. verb(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) (s)kończyć się- ending- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
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5 extremity
[ɪks'trɛmɪtɪ]n(edge, end) kraniec m, skraj m; ( of situation) skrajność f* * *[-'stre-]1) (the farthest point: The two poles represent the extremities of the earth's axis.) skrajność, końcowy punkt2) (an extreme degree; the quality of being extreme: Their suffering reached such extremities that many died.) skrajność, szczyt3) (a situation of great danger or distress: They need help in this extremity.) trudne położenie4) (the parts of the body furthest from the middle eg the hands and feet.) kończyny -
6 far
[fɑː(r)] 1. adj 2. adv( a long way) daleko; (much, greatly) w dużym stopniufar from speeding up, the car stopped — zamiast przyspieszyć, samochód zatrzymał się
as far as possible — na tyle, na ile (to) możliwe, w miarę możliwości
far be it from me to criticise — daleki jestem od tego, by krytykować
so far — (jak) dotąd or do tej pory, dotychczas
the far left/right ( POL) — skrajna lewica/prawica
* * *1. adverb1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) daleko2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) hen, daleko3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) dużo2. adjective1) (distant; a long way away: a far country.) daleki2) (more distant (usually of two things): He lives on the far side of the lake.) drugi, tamten•- farther- farthest
- faraway
- far-fetched
- as far as
- by far
- far and away
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7 fringe
[frɪndʒ]n ( BRIT)( of hair) grzywka f; (on shawl, lampshade) frędzle pl; ( of forest) skraj m; (fig: of organization) (skrajne) skrzydło nt; ( of activity) obrzeża pl* * *[frin‹] 1. noun1) (a border of loose threads on a carpet, shawl etc: Her red shawl has a black fringe.) frędzle2) (hair cut to hang over the forehead: You should have your fringe cut before it covers your eyes.) grzywka3) (the outer area; the edge; the part farthest from the main part or centre of something: on the fringe of the city.) peryferie2. verb(to make or be a border around: Trees fringed the pond.) okalać -
8 frontier
['frʌntɪə(r)]ngranica f; ( between settled and wild country) kresy pl* * *1) (a boundary between countries: We crossed the frontier; ( also adjective) a frontier town.) granica2) (the farthest area of land on which people live and work, before the country becomes wild and deserted: Many families went to make a new life on the frontier.) pogranicze3) (the limits or boundaries (of knowledge etc): the frontiers of scientific knowledge.) granica -
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10 high tide
nprzypływ m* * *(the time when the tide is farthest up the shore: High tide today is at 15.46; They set sail at high tide.) przypływ -
11 hop
[hɔp] 1. vi 2. n* * *I 1. [hop] past tense, past participle - hopped; verb1) ((of people) to jump on one leg: The children had a competition to see who could hop the farthest; He hopped about in pain when the hammer fell on his foot.) skakać2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) to jump on both or all legs: The sparrow/frog hopped across the lawn.) skakać3) (to jump: He hopped (over) the fence and ran away; He hopped out of bed.) wyskoczyć, przeskoczyć4) ((with in(to), out (of)) to get into or out of a car etc: The car stopped and the driver told the hikers to hop in; I'll hop out of the car at the next crossroads.) wskoczyć, wyskoczyć2. noun1) (a short jump on one leg.) podskok2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) a short jump on both or all legs: The sparrow crossed the lawn in a series of hops.) podskok•- catch someone on the hop
- catch on the hop
- keep someone on the hop
- keep on the hop II [hop] noun(a climbing plant, the bitter fruits of which (hops) are used in brewing beer.) chmiel -
12 limit
['lɪmɪt] 1. n(greatest amount, extent) granica f, kres m; (on time, money etc) ograniczenie nt, limit m; ( of area) granica f, kraniec m2. vt* * *['limit] 1. noun1) (the farthest point or place; the boundary: There was no limit to his ambition.) kres2) (a restriction: We must put a limit on our spending.) ograniczenie2. verb(to set a restriction on: We must limit the amount of time we spend on this work.) ograniczyć- limited
- limitless
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Farthest — Far thest (f[aum]r [th][e^]st), a. Superl. of {far}. [See {Farther} and cf. {Furthest}] Most distant or remote; as, the farthest degree. See {Furthest}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Farthest — Far thest adv. At or to the greatest distance. See {Furthest}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
farthest — index extreme (last), last (final), peripheral, ultimate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
farthest — late 14c., superlative of FAR (Cf. far) … Etymology dictionary
farthest — [adv] most distant extreme, farthermost, furthermost, furthest, last, lattermost, outermost, outmost, remotest, ultimate, utmost, uttermost; concepts 586,778 Ant. closest, nearest … New thesaurus
farthest — [fär′thist] adj. [ME ferthest: see FARTHER] 1. superl. of FAR 2. most distant; most remote 3. Rare most extended; longest adv. 1. superl. of FAR … English World dictionary
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farthest — I. adjective Date: 14th century most distant especially in space or time < the farthest frontier > < the seat farthest from the door > II. adverb Date: 15th century 1. to or at the greatest distance in space or time < who can jump the farthest > … New Collegiate Dictionary
farthest — far|thest1 [ˈfa:ðıst US ˈfa:r ] adv at or to the greatest distance away; the ↑superlative form of far ▪ My sister was the one who travelled farthest. farthest away/apart etc ▪ She lived farthest away from school of all of us. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ HINT sense 1 … Dictionary of contemporary English
farthest — 1 adverb at or to the greatest distance away : Who ran farthest? | farthest away/apart etc: She lived farthest away from school of all of us. 2 adjective the most distant: the farthest corners of the globe … Longman dictionary of contemporary English