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1 screen
[skriːn] 1. n (FILM, TV, COMPUT)ekran m; ( movable barrier) parawan m; ( fig) ( cover) zasłona f, przykrywka f; (also: windscreen) przednia szyba f2. vt(protect, conceal) zasłaniać (zasłonić perf); ( from wind etc) osłaniać (osłonić perf); film, programme wyświetlać (wyświetlić perf), emitować (wyemitować perf) ( w TV); candidates sprawdzać (sprawdzić perf), badać (zbadać perf); ( for illness) poddawać (poddać perf) badaniom przesiewowym* * *[skri:n] 1. noun1) (a flat, movable, often folding, covered framework for preventing a person etc from being seen, for decoration, or for protection from heat, cold etc: Screens were put round the patient's bed; a tapestry fire-screen.) parawan, zasłona2) (anything that so protects etc a person etc: He hid behind the screen of bushes; a smokescreen.) zasłona3) (the surface on which films or television pictures appear: cinema/television/radar screen.) ekran2. verb1) (to hide, protect or shelter: The tall grass screened him from view.) zasłaniać2) (to make or show a cinema film.) wyświetlać3) (to test for loyalty, reliability etc.) sprawdzać lojalność, `prześwietlić`4) (to test for a disease: Women should be regularly screened for cancer.) badać•- the screen -
2 shelter
['ʃɛltə(r)] 1. n( refuge) schronienie nt; ( protection) osłona f, ochrona f; (also: air-raid shelter) schron m2. vt 3. vi( from rain etc) chronić się (schronić się perf)to take shelter (from) — znajdować (znaleźć perf) schronienie (przed +instr)
* * *['ʃeltə] 1. noun1) (protection against wind, rain, enemies etc: We gave the old man shelter for the night.) schronienie2) (a building etc designed to give such protection: a bus-shelter.) schronisko, schron, osłona2. verb1) (to be in, or go into, a place of shelter: He sheltered from the storm.) chronić się2) (to give protection: That line of trees shelters my garden.) chronić, osłaniać• -
3 north-easterly / north-westerly
1) ((of a wind etc) coming from the north-east or north-west: a north-easterly wind.) północno-wschodni/zachodni2) (looking, lying etc towards the north-east or north-west: a north-westerly direction.) na północny wschód/zachód -
4 south-easterly / south-westerly
1) ((of a wind etc) coming from the south-east or south-west: a south-easterly wind.) pd. wschodni/zachodni2) (looking, lying etc towards the south-east or south-west: a south-westerly direction.) pd. wschodni/zachodni -
5 southerly
['sʌðəlɪ]adj* * *1) ((of a wind etc) coming from the south: a southerly wind.) południowy2) (looking, lying etc towards the south: in a southerly direction.) południowy -
6 break
[breɪk] 1. pt broke, pp broken, vtPhrasal Verbs:- break in- break up2. vicrockery, glass tłuc się (stłuc się perf), rozbijać się (rozbić się perf); weather przełamywać się (przełamać się perf); storm zrywać się (zerwać się perf); story, news wychodzić (wyjść perf) na jaw3. nthe day was about to break when … — świtało, gdy …
to break the news to sb — przekazywać (przekazać perf) komuś (złą) wiadomość
to break even — wychodzić (wyjść perf) na czysto or na zero
to break with sb — zrywać (zerwać perf) z kimś
to break open — door wyważać (wyważyć perf); safe otwierać (otworzyć perf)
to take a break — ( for a few minutes) robić (zrobić perf) sobie przerwę; ( have a holiday) brać (wziąć perf) wolne
* * *[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) łamać2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) odłamać3) (to make or become unusable.) rozbić, zepsuć (się)4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) zerwać, nie dotrzymać5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) pobić6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) przerwać7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) skończyć, przerwać8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) przekazać, wyjść na jaw9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) załamywać się10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) osłabić11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) zaczynać się2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) przerwa2) (a change: a break in the weather.) zmiana3) (an opening.) wyrwa, przerwa4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) szansa•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) rzeczy łatwo tłukące się- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it -
7 northerly
['nɔːðəlɪ]adj* * *[-ðə-]1) ((of a wind etc) coming from the north: a northerly breeze.) północny2) (looking, lying etc towards the north: in a northerly direction.) północny -
8 high
[haɪ] 1. adjwysoki; speed duży; wind silny; ( inf) ( on drugs) na haju post (inf); ( on drink) pod gazem post (inf); ( CULIN) meat, game skruszały; cheese etc zbyt dojrzały, nadpsuty2. adv 3. nto pay a high price for sth — płacić (zapłacić perf) za coś wysoką cenę
it's high time you learned how to do it — najwyższy czas, żebyś nauczył się to robić
* * *1. adjective1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) wysoki2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) o wysokości/wzroście...3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) wysoki, wielki4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) wysoki, główny5) (noble; good: high ideals.) szlachetny6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) silny7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) wysoki8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) cienki9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) nadpsuty10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) mocny2. adverb(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) wysoko- highly- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) uwydatnić- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.) zaawansowany technologicznie- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
- it is high time -
9 rise
[raɪz] 1. n( incline) wzniesienie nt; ( BRIT) ( salary increase) podwyżka f; (in prices, temperature) wzrost m; ( fig)2. vi; pt rose, pp risenrise to power — dojście nt do władzy
prices, numbers rosnąć, wzrastać (wzrosnąć perf); waters, voice, level podnosić się (podnieść się perf); sun, moon wschodzić (wzejść perf); wind przybierać (przybrać perf) na sile; sound wznosić się (wznieść się perf); (from bed, knees) wstawać (wstać perf); (also: rise up) tower, building wznosić się; ( rebel) powstawać (powstać perf)to rise to power — dochodzić (dojść perf) do władzy
to give rise to — discussion, misunderstandings wywoływać (wywołać perf); ( life) dawać (dać perf) początek +dat
to rise to the occasion — stawać (stanąć perf) na wysokości zadania
* * *1. past tense - rose; verb1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) rosnąć, podnosić się2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) wznosić się3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) wstawać4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) powstać5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) wschodzić6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) wznosić się7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) powstać8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) awansować9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) wypływać10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) podnieść się11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) wyrastać12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) zmartwychwstać2. noun1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) wyniesienie, zwyżka2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) podwyżka3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) wzniesienie4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) początki, rozkwit•- rising3. adjectivethe rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) wschodzący, rosnący, dorastający- early- late riser
- give rise to
- rise to the occasion -
10 force
[fɔːs] 1. n (also PHYS)siła f; (power, influence) siła f, moc fin force — licznie, masowo
to come into force — wchodzić (wejść perf) w życie
to join forces — łączyć (połączyć perf) siły
2. vtthrough/from force of habit — siłą nawyku
person zmuszać (zmusić perf); confession etc wymuszać (wymusić perf); ( push) pchnąć ( perf); lock, door wyłamywać (wyłamać perf)to force o.s. to do sth — zmuszać się (zmusić się perf) do (z)robienia czegoś
to force sb to do sth — zmuszać (zmusić perf) kogoś do (z)robienia czegoś
to force sb's hand — zmuszać (zmusić perf) kogoś do ujawnienia zamiarów
to force sth (up)on sb — narzucać (narzucić perf) coś komuś
to force o.s. (up)on sb — narzucać się komuś
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[fo:s] 1. noun1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) siła2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) siła, moc3) ((sometimes with capital) a group of men prepared for action: the police force; the Royal Air Force.) oddział, siły2. verb1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) zmusić2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) wymusić•- forced- forceful
- forcefully
- forces
- in
- into force -
11 drop
[drɔp] 1. n( of liquid) kropla f; (reduction, distance) spadek m; ( by parachute etc) zrzut ma drop of 10% — spadek o 10%
- drops2. vtobject upuszczać (upuścić perf); voice zniżać (zniżyć perf); eyes spuszczać (spuścić perf); price zniżać (zniżyć perf), opuszczać (opuścić perf); ( set down from car) person wysadzać (wysadzić perf), wyrzucać (wyrzucić perf) (inf); object podrzucać (podrzucić perf) (inf); ( omit) opuszczać (opuścić perf)3. vito drop anchor — rzucać (rzucić perf) kotwicę
to drop sb a line — skrobnąć ( perf) do kogoś parę słów (inf)
Phrasal Verbs:- drop in- drop off- drop out* * *[drop] 1. noun1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) kropla2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) odrobina, kapka3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) spadek4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) spad, uskok2. verb1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) upuścić2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) upadać, spadać3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) zrezygnować z4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) wysadzić5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) skreślić•- droplet- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
- drop out -
12 bitter
['bɪtə(r)] 1. adjperson zgorzkniały; taste, experience, disappointment gorzki; cold, wind przejmujący, przenikliwy; struggle, criticism zawzięty2. n ( BRIT)to the bitter end — do samego końca struggle etc do upadłego
* * *['bitə]1) (having a sharp, acid taste like lemons etc, and sometimes unpleasant: a bitter orange.) gorzki2) (full of pain or sorrow: She learned from bitter experience; bitter disappointment.) przykry3) (hostile: full of hatred or opposition: bitter enemies.) zawzięty4) (very cold: a bitter wind.) lodowaty•- bitterly
- bitumen
- bituminous -
13 easterly
['iːstəlɪ]adj* * *1) ((of a wind, breeze etc) coming from the east: an easterly wind.) wschodni2) (looking, lying etc towards the east: We are travelling in an easterly direction.) wschodni -
14 westerly
['wɛstəlɪ]adj* * *1) ((of a wind, breeze etc) coming from the west: a westerly wind.) zachodni2) (looking, lying etc towards the west: moving in a westerly direction.) zachodni -
15 place
[pleɪs] 1. nmiejsce nt; ( in street names) ≈ ulica f2. vtto take sb's/sth's place — zajmować (zająć perf) czyjeś miejsce/miejsce czegoś
to get a place at college/university — dostawać się (dostać się perf) do kolegium/na uniwersytet
to be placed first/third — plasować się (uplasować się perf) na pierwszym/trzecim miejscu
to change places with sb — zamieniać się (zamienić się perf) (miejscami) z kimś
to put sb in their place ( fig) — pokazywać (pokazać perf) komuś, gdzie jest jego miejsce
to place an order with sb (for sth) — składać (złożyć perf) u kogoś zamówienie (na coś)
* * *[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) miejsce2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) miejsce3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) plac, dom4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) miejsce5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) miejsce6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) miejsce7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) miejsce8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) sprawa9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) miejsce10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) dom11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) ulica12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) miejsce2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) umieszczać2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) umiejscowić•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of -
16 blast
[blɑːst] 1. n(of wind, air) podmuch m; ( of whistle) gwizd m; ( explosion) wybuch m2. vtwysadzać (wysadzić perf) w powietrzePhrasal Verbs:3. excl ( BRIT)( inf) (o) kurczę! (inf)* * *1. noun1) (a strong, sudden stream (of air): a blast of cold air.) podmuch2) (a loud sound: a blast on the horn.) zadęcie3) (an explosion: the blast from a bomb.) wybuch2. verb1) (to tear (apart etc) by an explosion: The door was blasted off its hinges.) wysadzić2) ((often with out) to come or be sent out, very loudly: Music (was being) blasted out from the radio.) grzmieć•- blasting- blast furnace
- at full blast
- blast off -
17 buffet
I ['bufeɪ] n ( BRIT)bufet mII ['bʌfɪt] vt* * *I 1. noun(a blow with the hand or fist: a buffet on the side of the head.) cios, szturchaniec2. verb1) (to strike with the fist.) uderzyć (pięścią)2) (to knock about: The boat was buffeted by the waves.) ciskaćII 1. ['bufei, ]( American[) bə'fei] noun1) (a refreshment bar, especially in a railway station or on a train etc: We'll get some coffee at the buffet.) bufet2) (a (usually cold) meal set out on tables from which people help themselves.) zimny bufet2. adjectivea buffet supper.) zimny -
18 lash
[læʃ] 1. n 2. vtto lash to — przywiązywać (przywiązać perf) do +gen
Phrasal Verbs:- lash out* * *[læʃ] 1. noun1) (an eyelash: She looked at him through her thick lashes.) rzęsa2) (a stroke with a whip etc: The sailor was given twenty lashes as a punishment.) bat3) (a thin piece of rope or cord, especially of a whip: a whip with a long, thin lash.) rzemień2. verb1) (to strike with a lash: He lashed the horse with his whip.) smagać2) (to fasten with a rope or cord: All the equipment had to be lashed to the deck of the ship.) przywiązać3) (to make a sudden or restless movement (with) (a tail): The tiger crouched in the tall grass, its tail lashing from side to side.) wywijać, machać4) ((of rain) to come down very heavily.) lunąć•- lash out
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