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1 hill
[hɪl]n( small) pagórek m, wzniesienie nt; ( fairly high) wzgórze ntup/down the hill — pod górę/z góry
* * *[hil]1) (noun a piece of high land, smaller than a mountain: We went for a walk in the hills yesterday.) górka, wzgórze2) (a slope on a road: This car has difficulty going up steep hills.) zbocze, wzniesienie•- hillock- hilly
- hillside -
2 blanket
['blæŋkɪt] 1. n 2. adj* * *['blæŋkit] 1. noun1) (a warm covering made of wool etc: a blanket on the bed.) koc2) (something which covers like a blanket: a blanket of mist.) osłona2. adjective(covering all of a group of things: a blanket instruction.) całościowy3. verb(to cover, as if with a blanket: The hills were blanketed in mist.) okryć -
3 compass
['kʌmpəs]n ( NAUT)kompas m; ( GEOM) cyrkiel m; (fig: of activity) zasięg m; (of voice, musical instrument) skala fbeyond/within the compass of — poza zasięgiem/w zasięgu +gen
* * *( noun)1) (an instrument with a magnetized needle, used to find directions: If he had carried a compass he would not have lost his way on the hills.) kompas2) ((in plural) an instrument with two movable legs, for drawing circles etc.) cyrkiel3) (scope or range.) zasięg• -
4 echo
['ɛkəu] 1. pl echoes, necho nt2. vt 3. vi* * *['ekəu] 1. plural - echoes; noun(the repeating of a sound caused by its striking a surface and coming back: The children shouted loudly in the cave so that they could hear the echoes.) echo2. verb1) (to send back an echo or echoes: The cave was echoing with shouts; The hills echoed his shout.) rozbrzmiewać echem2) (to repeat (a sound or a statement): She always echoes her husband's opinion.) powtarzać za -
5 granite
['grænɪt]ngranit m* * *['ɡrænit]noun, adjective((of) a type of hard usually grey or red rock used for building: buildings of granite: granite hills.) granit(owy) -
6 labour
['leɪbə(r)] 1. (US labor) n( hard work) ciężka praca f; ( work force) siła f robocza; ( work done by work force) praca f; ( MED)2. vi 3. vtLabour, the Labour Party ( BRIT) — Partia Pracy
hard labour — ( toil) harówka (inf); ( punishment) ciężkie roboty
* * *['leibə] 1. noun1) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) (ciężka) praca2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) siła robocza3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) poród4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) Partia Pracy2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) harować2) (to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty: They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills.) poruszać się z trudem, pracować z mozołem•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
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7 mist
[mɪst] 1. n 2. vi(also: mist over) eyes zachodzić (zajść perf) mgłą, zamglić się ( perf); ( BRIT) (also: mist over, mist up) windows zaparowywać (zaparować perf)* * *[mist](a cloud of moisture in the air but very close to the ground, which makes it difficult to see any distance: The hills are covered in thick mist.) mgła- mistily- misty
- mistiness
- mist over
- up -
8 patrol
[pə'trəul] 1. npatrol m2. vt* * *[pə'trəul] 1. past tense, past participle - patrolled; verb(to watch or protect (an area) by moving continually around or through it: Soldiers patrolled the streets.) patrolować2. noun1) (a group of people etc who patrol an area: They came across several army patrols in the hills.) patrol2) (the act of watching or guarding by patrolling: The soldiers went out on patrol; ( also adjective) patrol duty.) patrol, patrolowy -
9 ridge
[rɪdʒ]n( of hill) grzbiet m; ( of roof) kalenica f; ( in ploughed land) skiba f* * *[ri‹]1) (a long narrow piece of ground etc raised above the level of the ground etc on either side of it.) skiba, wał2) (a long narrow row of hills.) pasmo3) (anything like a ridge in shape: A ridge of high pressure is a long narrow area of high pressure as shown on a weather map.) pas4) (the top edge of something where two sloping surfaces meet, eg on a roof.) grzbiet, kalenica -
10 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 -
11 sink
[sɪŋk] 1. nzlew m, zlewozmywak m2. vt; pt sank, pp sunk 3. viship tonąć (zatonąć perf); heart zamierać (zamrzeć perf); ground zapadać się (zapaść się perf); (also: sink down) ( in exhaustion) osuwać się (osunąć się perf)to sink one's teeth/claws into — zatapiać (zatopić perf) zęby/pazury w +loc
he sank (back) into a chair — ( in exhaustion) opadł na fotel; ( getting comfortable) zagłębił się w fotelu
Phrasal Verbs:- sink in* * *[siŋk] 1. past tense - sank; verb1) (to (cause to) go down below the surface of water etc: The torpedo sank the battleship immediately; The ship sank in deep water.) zatapiać, tonąć2) (to go down or become lower (slowly): The sun sank slowly behind the hills; Her voice sank to a whisper.) zniżać się3) (to (cause to) go deeply (into something): The ink sank into the paper; He sank his teeth into an apple.) wsiąkać, zanurzać4) ((of one's spirits etc) to become depressed or less hopeful: My heart sinks when I think of the difficulties ahead.) zamierać, smucić się5) (to invest (money): He sank all his savings in the business.) utopić2. noun(a kind of basin with a drain and a water supply connected to it: He washed the dishes in the sink.) zlew, umywalka- sunken- be sunk
- sink in -
12 skyline
['skaɪlaɪn]n* * *noun (the outline of buildings, hills etc seen against the sky: the New York skyline; I could see something moving on the skyline.) kontur, sylwetka na tle nieba -
13 supply
[sə'plaɪ] 1. vt 2. nto supply sth to sb — dostarczać (dostarczyć perf) coś komuś
to supply sth with sth — zaopatrywać (zaopatrzyć perf) coś w coś
the electricity/water/gas supply — dostawy prądu/wody/gazu
- supplies* * *1. verb(to give or provide: Who is supplying the rebels with guns and ammunition?; Extra paper will be supplied by the teacher if it is needed; The town is supplied with water from a reservoir in the hills; The shop was unable to supply what she wanted.) dostarczać, zaopatrywać2. noun1) (the act or process of supplying.) zaopatrywanie, zaopatrzenie2) ((often in plural) an amount or quantity that is supplied; a stock or store: She left a supply of food for her husband when she went away for a few days; Who will be responsible for the expedition's supplies?; Fresh supplies will be arriving soon.) zapas• -
14 tramp
[træmp] 1. n 2. vi 3. vttown, streets przemierzać* * *[træmp] 1. verb1) (to walk with heavy footsteps: He tramped up the stairs.) stąpać ciężkimi krokami2) (to walk usually for a long distance: She loves tramping over the hills.) łazić, wędrować2. noun1) (a person with no fixed home or job, who travels around on foot and usually lives by begging: He gave his old coat to a tramp.) włóczęga2) (a long walk.) piesza wędrówka, wycieczka3) (the sound of heavy footsteps.) tupot, ciężkie kroki4) ((also tramp steamer) a small cargo-boat with no fixed route.) trampowiec5) ((American) a prostitute or a woman who sleeps with a lot of men.) dziwka, ladacznica -
15 valley
['vælɪ]ndolina f* * *['væli](a stretch of flat, low land between hills or mountains, usually drained by a river and its tributaries: a beautiful green valley between the mountains.) dolina -
16 view
[vjuː] 1. n 2. vt( look at) oglądać (obejrzeć perf), przyglądać się (przyjrzeć się perf) +dat; ( fig) ustosunkowywać się (ustosunkować się perf) do +gen; situation widzieć, zapatrywać się na +accto view (sth) as — uważać (coś) za +acc
in full view of — na oczach +gen
he takes the view that … — stoi na stanowisku, że …
in view of … — zważywszy na +acc
with a view to doing sth — z myślą o tym, żeby coś zrobić
* * *[vju:] 1. noun1) ((an outlook on to, or picture of) a scene: Your house has a fine view of the hills; He painted a view of the harbour.) widok2) (an opinion: Tell me your view/views on the subject.) pogląd3) (an act of seeing or inspecting: We were given a private view of the exhibition before it was opened to the public.) przegląd, pokaz2. verb(to look at, or regard (something): She viewed the scene with astonishment.) oglądać- viewer- viewpoint
- in view of
- on view
- point of view
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