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1 crib
[krɪb] 1. n 2. vt ( inf)* * *[krib] 1. noun1) (a cradle.) kołyska2) ((American) a child's cot.) łożeczko dziecinne3) (a translation used when studying a text in a foreign language.) ściągawka, tekst pomocniczy4) (a manger.) żłób, koryto2. verb(to copy: She cribbed the answer from her friend's work.) odpisywać -
2 effort
['ɛfət]n(endeavour, exertion) wysiłek m; ( determined attempt) próba f, usiłowanie ntto make an effort to do sth — dokładać (dołożyć perf) starań, żeby coś zrobić
* * *['efət]1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) wysiłek2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) staranie3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) próba•- effortlessly -
3 phrase-book
noun (a book (eg for tourists) which contains and translates useful words and phrases in a foreign language.) rozmówki -
4 reader
['riːdə(r)]n( person) czytelnik(-iczka) m(f); ( book) wypisy pl; ( for children) czytanka f; ( BRIT) ( at university) starszy wykładowca, niższy o stopień od profesora* * *1) (a person who reads books, magazines etc: He's a keen reader.) czytelnik2) (a person who reads a particular newspaper, magazine etc: The editor asked readers to write to him with their opinions.) czytelnik3) (a reading-book, especially for children or for learners of a foreign language: a Latin reader.) wypisy, czytanki -
5 EFL
( SCOL) n abbr= English as a Foreign Language -
6 TEFL
['tɛfl]n abbr= Teaching of English as a Foreign Language -
7 pick up
1. vi 2. vt( lift) podnosić (podnieść perf); ( arrest) przymykać (przymknąć perf) (inf); ( collect) person, parcel odbierać (odebrać perf); hitchhiker zabierać (zabrać perf); girl podrywać (poderwać perf); language, skill nauczyć się ( perf) +gen; (RADIO) łapać (złapać perf) (inf)to pick up speed — nabierać (nabrać perf) szybkości
let's pick up where we left off — zacznijmy tam, gdzie przerwaliśmy
* * *1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) podłapać, nauczyć się2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) zabierać3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) zdobyć, upolować4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) pozbierać się5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) odbierać6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) łapać7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) trafić na, złapać -
8 strange
[streɪndʒ]adj( unfamiliar) obcy; ( odd) dziwny* * *[strein‹]1) (not known, seen etc before; unfamiliar or foreign: What would you do if you found a strange man in your house?; Whenever you're in a strange country, you should take the opportunity of learning the language.) obcy2) (unusual, odd or queer: She had a strange look on her face; a strange noise.) dziwny•- strangeness
- stranger
- strange to say/tell/relate
- strangely enough -
9 tongue
[tʌŋ]ntongue in cheek — speak, say żartem
* * *1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) język2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) ozór3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) język, jęzor4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) język
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