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1 headmaster
[hɛd'mɑːstə(r)]ndyrektor m (szkoły)* * *feminine - headmistress; noun (the person in charge of a school; the principal.) dyrektor szkoły -
2 head
[hɛd] 1. n ( lit, fig)głowa f; ( of table) szczyt m; ( of company) dyrektor m; (of country, organization) przywódca(-dczyni) m(f); ( of school) dyrektor(ka) m(f); (of list, queue) czoło nt; ( on coin) reszka f; (on tape recorder, computer) głowica fhead first — fall głową naprzód or do przodu; dive na główkę
10 pounds a/per head — 10 funtów na głowę
to come to a head ( fig) — situation etc osiągać (osiągnąć perf) punkt krytyczny
to bite/snap sb's head off — warczeć (warknąć perf) na kogoś (inf)
the brandy/success went to his head — koniak/sukces uderzył mu do głowy
to lose one's head — tracić (stracić perf) głowę
2. vthe's off his head! ( inf) — odbiło mu! (inf)
list, group znajdować się na czele +gen; company prowadzić, kierować +instr; ball odbijać (odbić perf) głowąPhrasal Verbs:- head for- head off* * *[hed] 1. noun1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) głowa2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) głowa3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) długość łba4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) głowa, główny5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) główka6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) góra7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) góra, szczyt8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) przód9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) głowa10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) kierowanik, dyrektor11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) na osobę/głowę12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) przylądek13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) piana2. verb1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) być na czele, prowadzić2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) kierować3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) kierować się4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) zatytułować5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) zagrać głową•- - headed- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
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3 abhor
[əb'hɔː(r)]vtbrzydzić się +instr, odczuwać wstręt or odrazę do +gen* * *[əb'ho:]past tense, past participle - abhorred; verb(to hate very much: The headmaster abhors violence.) brzydzić się- abhorrent -
4 act on behalf of / act for
(to do something for (someone else); to act as the representative of (someone): My lawyer is acting on my behalf; He is also acting on behalf of my mother; She is acting for the headmaster in his absence.) reprezentować, działać w imieniu -
5 application
[æplɪ'keɪʃən]n( for job) podanie nt; ( for grant) podanie nt, wniosek m; (of rules, theory) zastosowanie nt; ( of cream) nałożenie nt; ( of compress) przyłożenie nt; ( of paint) położenie nt; ( hard work) pilność f* * *[æpli-]1) (a formal request; an act of applying: several applications for the new job; The syllabus can be obtained on application to the headmaster.) podanie2) (hard work: He has got a good job through sheer application.) przykładanie się3) (an ointment etc applied to a cut, wound etc.) opatrunek -
6 assistant
[ə'sɪstənt]n* * *1) (a person who assists; a helper: a laboratory assistant; ( also adjective) an assistant headmaster.) asystent, pomocnik2) (a person who serves in a shop.) ekspedient -
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8 broad-minded
['brɔːd'maɪndɪd]adj* * *adjective (ready to allow others to think or act as they choose without criticizing them: a broad-minded headmaster.) tolerancyjny -
9 confer
[kən'fəː(r)] 1. vt2. vito confer sth on sb — nadawać (nadać perf) coś komuś
jury, panel naradzać sięto confer with sb/about sth — naradzać się (naradzić się perf) z kimś/nad czymś
* * *[kən'fə:]past tense, past participle - conferred; verb1) ((often with with) to consult each other: The staff conferred (with the headmaster) about the new timetable.) naradzać się2) ((with on) to give (an honour) to someone: The university conferred degrees on two famous scientists.) nadawać•- conference call -
10 corporal
['kɔːpərl] 1. nkapral m2. adjcorporal punishment — kary pl cielesne
* * *I ['ko:pərəl] noun((often abbreviated to Corp. when written) (a person of) the rank below sergeant.) kapralII ['ko:pərəl] adjective(of the body: The headmaster disapproves of caning and all other forms of corporal punishment.) cielesny -
11 cow
[kau] 1. n 2. cpd3. vtcow whale (etc) — samica f wieloryba (etc)
* * *I noun1) (the female of cattle used for giving milk: He has ten cows and a bull.) krowa2) (the female of certain other animals eg the elephant, whale.) samica•- cowboy- cowherd
- cowhide II verb(to subdue or control through fear: The pupil was cowed by the headmaster's harsh words.) zastraszyć -
12 enlightened
[ɪn'laɪtnd]adj* * *adjective (wise through knowledge; free from prejudice: an enlightened headmaster; an enlightened decision.) światły -
13 entry
['ɛntrɪ]n(way in, arrival) wejście nt; ( in competition) (story, drawing) praca f (konkursowa); ( taking part) udział m; (in register, account book) pozycja f, zapis m; ( in reference book) hasło nt; ( to country) wjazd m"no entry" — "zakaz wstępu" ( AUT) "zakaz wjazdu"
single/double entry book-keeping — księgowanie pojedyncze/podwójne
* * *['entri]plural - entries; noun1) ((an) act of coming in or going in: They were silenced by the entry of the headmaster.) wejście2) (the right to enter: We can't go in - the sign says `No Entry'.) wstęp3) (place of entrance, especially a passage or small entrance hall: Don't bring your bike in here - leave it in the entry.) wejście, sień4) (a person or thing entered for a competition etc: There are forty-five entries for the painting competition.) uczestnik5) (something written in a list in a book etc: Some of the entries in the cash-book are inaccurate.) zapis, hasło -
14 flout
[flaut]vt* * *(to refuse to respect or obey: He flouted the headmaster's authority.) (z)lekceważyć, sprzeciwić się -
15 give out
1. vt 2. vi( be exhausted) supplies wyczerpywać się (wyczerpać się perf), kończyć się (skończyć się perf); ( fail) psuć się (popsuć się perf)* * *1) (to give, usually to several people: The headmaster's wife gave out the school prizes.) rozdawać2) (to come to an end: My patience gave out.) wyczerpać się3) (to produce: The fire gave out a lot of heat.) wydzielać -
16 harangue
[hə'ræŋ]vtprawić kazanie +dat* * *[hə'ræŋ] 1. noun(a long loud speech: a harangue from the headmaster on good behaviour.) przemowa, kazanie2. verb(to give a harangue to.) przemawiać -
17 hard done by
(unfairly treated: You should complain to the headmaster if you feel hard done by.) niesprawiedliwie potraktowany -
18 headmistress
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19 high-handed
[haɪ'hændɪd]adj* * *adjective (done, acting, without consultation of, or consideration for, other people: a high-handed decision; A new headmaster should try not to be too high-handed.) arbitralny, despotyczny -
20 impose
[ɪm'pəuz] 1. vt 2. vi* * *[im'pouz]1) (to place (a tax, fine, task etc) on someone or something: The government have imposed a new tax on cigarettes.) nakładać2) (to force (oneself, one's opinions etc) on a person: The headmaster liked to impose his authority on the teachers.) narzucać3) ((often with on) to ask someone to do something which he should not be asked to do or which he will find difficult to do: I hope I'm not imposing (on you) by asking you to help.) narzucać się•
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