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1 became
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2 become
[bɪ'kʌm](+noun) zostawać (zostać perf) or stawać się (stać się perf) +instr; (+adj) stawać się (stać się perf) +nomit became known that — stało się wiadome, że
* * *past tense - became; verb1) (to come or grow to be: Her coat has become badly torn; She has become even more beautiful.) stawać się2) (to qualify or take a job as: She became a doctor.) zostać3) ((with of) to happen to: What became of her son?) stać się4) (to suit: That dress really becomes her.) pasować•- becoming- becomingly -
3 chiefly
['tʃiːflɪ]adv* * *adverb (mainly: She became ill chiefly because she did not eat enough.) głównie -
4 dictator
[dɪk'teɪtə(r)]ndyktator(ka) m(f)* * *noun (an all-powerful ruler: As soon as he became dictator, he made all political parties illegal and governed the country as he liked.) dyktator -
5 engaged
[ɪn'geɪdʒd]adjto get engaged (to sb) — zaręczać się (zaręczyć się perf) (z kimś)
* * *1) (bound by promise (especially to marry): She became engaged to John.) zaręczony2) ((with in) employed or occupied: She is engaged in social work.) zajęty3) (busy; not free; occupied: Please come if you are not already engaged for that evening; The room / telephone line is engaged.) zajęty -
6 extinct
[ɪks'tɪŋkt]adjanimal, plant wymarły; volcano wygasły* * *[ik'stiŋkt]1) ((of a type of animal etc) no longer in existence: Mammoths became extinct in prehistoric times.) wymarły2) ((of a volcano) no longer active: That volcano was thought to be extinct until it suddenly erupted ten years ago.) wygasły• -
7 for life
(until death: They became friends for life.) na całe życie -
8 guardian
['gɑːdɪən]n ( JUR)opiekun(ka) m(f); ( defender) stróż m, obrońca m* * *1) (a person who has the legal right to take care of a child (usually an orphan): He became the child's guardian when her parents died.) opiekun2) (a person who looks after something: the guardian of the castle.) kustosz• -
9 increasingly
[ɪn'kriːsɪŋlɪ]advincreasingly strong/difficult — coraz mocniejszy/trudniejszy; ( more often) coraz częściej
* * *adverb (more and more: It became increasingly difficult to find helpers.) coraz bardziej -
10 intrigue
[ɪn'triːg] 1. n 2. vt* * *1. [in'tri:ɡ, 'intri:ɡ] noun(the activity of plotting or scheming; a plot or scheme: He became president as a result of (a) political intrigue.) intryga2. [in'tri:ɡ] verb1) (to fascinate, arouse the curiosity of or amuse: The book intrigued me.) (za)intrygować2) (to plot or scheme.) intrygować• -
11 king
[kɪŋ]nkról m* * *[kiŋ]1) (a male ruler of a nation, who inherits his position by right of birth: He became king when his father died; King Charles III.) król2) (the playing-card with the picture of a king: I have two cards - the ten of spades and the king of diamonds.) król3) (the most important piece in chess.) król•- kingdom- kingly
- kingliness
- kingfisher
- king-sized
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12 mellow
['mɛləu] 1. adjsound, light, person łagodny; voice aksamitny; colour spokojny; stone, building pokryty patyną wieków; wine dojrzały2. vi* * *['meləu] 1. adjective1) ((of character) made softer and more mature, relaxed etc by age and/or experience: Her personality became more mellow as middle age approached.) łagodny2) ((of sound, colour, light etc) soft, not strong or unpleasant: The lamplight was soft and mellow.) łagodny3) ((of wine, cheese etc) kept until the flavour has developed fully: a mellow burgundy.) dojrzały2. verb(to make or become softer or more mature: Old age has mellowed him.) (z)łagodzić -
13 near
[nɪə(r)] 1. adj 2. adv( in space) blisko; perfect, impossible prawie, niemal3. prep(also: near to) ( in space) blisko +gen; ( in time) około +gen; (in situation, intimacy) bliski +gen4. vtzbliżać się (zbliżyć się perf) do +gen25,000 pounds or nearest offer ( BRIT) — 25.000 funtów lub oferta najbliższa tej sumie
near here/there — tutaj/tam niedaleko, niedaleko stąd/stamtąd
* * *[niə] 1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) niedaleki2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) bliski2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) blisko2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) blisko3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) w pobliżu4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) zbliżać się- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
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14 pariah
(a person driven out of a group or community; an outcast: Because of his political beliefs he became a pariah in the district.) parias -
15 steam up
vizachodzić (zajść perf) parąto get steamed up about sth ( inf, fig) — podniecać się (podniecić się perf) czymś (inf)
* * *(to (cause to) become covered with steam: The windows steamed up / became steamed up.) zaparować -
16 subsequent to
(after: The child became ill subsequent to receiving an injection against measles.) w wyniku -
17 wand
[wɔnd]n(also: magic wand) (czarodziejska) różdżka f* * *[wond](a long slender rod eg used as the symbol of magic power by conjurors, fairies etc: In the story, the fairy waved her magic wand and the frog became a prince.) różdżka -
18 weightless
adjective (not affected by the earth's gravity pull: The astronauts became weightless on going into orbit round the earth.) nieważki
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became a nuisance — became a bother, became annoying … English contemporary dictionary
became a star — became a celebrity, became famous … English contemporary dictionary
became a vegetable — became brain dead, went into a coma; became inactive … English contemporary dictionary
became depressed — became sad, became unhappy … English contemporary dictionary
became famous — became a celebrity, became well known … English contemporary dictionary
became heated — became warm, escalated, became intense … English contemporary dictionary
became his lawful wife — became his wife, became his spouse … English contemporary dictionary
became obsessed with — became fixated on , became dominated with thoughts about … English contemporary dictionary
became unbearable — became intolerable, became insufferable … English contemporary dictionary
Became — Be*came , imp. of {Become}. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English