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21 cycle
['saɪkl] 1. n 2. vijechać (pojechać perf) rowerem or na rowerze; ( regularly) jeździć na rowerze* * *I 1. verb(to go by bicycle: He cycles to work every day.) jeździć rowerem2. noun(shortened form of bicycle: They bought the child a cycle for his birthday.) rower- cyclistII noun1) (a number of events happening one after the other in a certain order: the life-cycle of the butterfly.) cykl2) (a series of poems, songs etc written about one main event etc: a song cycle.) cykl3) ((of alternating current, radio waves etc) one complete series of changes in a regularly varying supply, signal etc.) cykl, okres•- cyclic- cyclically -
22 general
['dʒɛnərl] 1. ngenerał m2. adjogólny; secretary etc generalnyin general — ( on the whole) ogólnie or generalnie (rzecz) biorąc; ( as a whole) w ogóle; ( ordinarily) na ogół
* * *['‹enərəl] 1. adjective1) (of, involving etc all, most or very many people, things etc: The general feeling is that he is stupid; His general knowledge is good although he is not good at mathematics.) ogólny2) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) ogólny3) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) ogólny4) ((as part of an official title) chief: the Postmaster General.) generalny, główny2. noun(in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal: General Smith.) generał- generalise
- generalization
- generalisation
- generally
- General Certificate of Education
- general election
- general practitioner
- general store
- as a general rule
- in general
- the general public -
23 indefinite
[ɪn'dɛfɪnɪt]adjanswer, view niejasny; period, number nieokreślony* * *[in'definit]1) (not fixed or exact; without clearly marked outlines or limits: She invited her mother to stay for an indefinite length of time.) nieokreślony2) (vague; uncertain: His plans are indefinite at the moment.) niesprecyzowany•- indefinitely
- indefinite article -
24 jot
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25 leap
[liːp] 1. pt, pp leaped or leapt, n ( lit, fig)skok m2. vito leap into/out of — wskakiwać (wskoczyć perf) do +gen /wyskakiwać (wyskoczyć perf) z +gen; price, number etc skakać (skoczyć perf), podskoczyć ( perf)
Phrasal Verbs:- leap at- leap up* * *[li:p] 1. past tense, past participles - leapt; verb1) (to jump: He leapt into the boat.) skoczyć2) (to jump over: The dog leapt the wall.) przeskoczyć3) (to rush eagerly: She leaped into his arms.) skoczyć2. noun(an act of leaping: The cat jumped from the roof and reached the ground in two leaps.) skok, sus- leap year
- by leaps and bounds -
26 less
[lɛs] 1. adjmniej (+gen)2. pron 3. adv 4. prepless tax/10% discount — minus podatek/10% rabatu
the less he works … — im mniej pracuje, …
the Prime Minister, no less — ni mniej, ni więcej, tylko premier
* * *[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) mnie(jszy)2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) mniej3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) mniej4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) bez- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) mniej- no less a person than -
27 murder
['məːdə(r)] 1. nmorderstwo nt2. vtto commit murder — popełniać (popełnić perf) morderstwo
* * *['mə:də] 1. noun1) ((an act of) killing a person on purpose and illegally: The police are treating his death as a case of murder; an increase in the number of murders.) morderstwo2) (any killing or causing of death that is considered as bad as this: the murder of innocent people by terrorists.) morderstwo2. verb(to kill (a person) on purpose and illegally: He murdered two children.) mordować- murderer- murderous
- murderously -
28 nothing
['nʌθɪŋ]nnic ntnothing new/much (etc) — nic nowego/wielkiego (etc)
for nothing — ( free) za darmo, za nic; ( in vain) na próżno
* * *1. pronoun(no thing; not anything: There was nothing in the cupboard; I have nothing new to say.) nic2. noun(the number 0; nought: The final score was five - nothing (= 5 - 0).) zero3. adverb(not at all: He's nothing like his father.) zupełnie nie- come to nothing
- for nothing
- have nothing to do with
- make nothing of
- mean nothing to
- next to nothing
- nothing but
- nothing doing!
- there is nothing to it
- think nothing of
- to say nothing of -
29 positive
['pɔzɪtɪv]adj( certain) pewny; (hopeful, confident, affirmative) pozytywny; ( decisive) stanowczy; ( MATH, ELEC) dodatni* * *['pozətiv] 1. adjective1) (meaning or saying `yes': a positive answer; They tested the water for the bacteria and the result was positive (= the bacteria were present).) pozytywny2) (definite; leaving no doubt: positive proof.) jednoznaczny3) (certain or sure: I'm positive he's right.) przekonany4) (complete or absolute: His work is a positive disgrace.) całkowity5) (optimistic and prepared to make plans for the future: Take a more positive attitude to life.) optymistyczny6) (not showing any comparison; not comparative or superlative.) równy7) ((of a number etc) greater than zero.) dodatni8) (having fewer electrons than normal: In an electrical circuit, electrons flow to the positive terminal.) dodatni2. noun1) (a photographic print, made from a negative, in which light and dark are as normal.) pozytyw2) ((an adjective or adverb of) the positive (not comparative or superlative) degree.) stopień równy•- positively -
30 scare
[skɛə(r)] 1. n( fright)2. vtto give sb a scare — napędzać (napędzić perf) komuś strachu or stracha; ( public fear) panika f
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[skeə] 1. verb(to startle or frighten: You'll scare the baby if you shout; His warning scared her into obeying him.) przestraszyć2. noun1) (a feeling of fear or alarm: The noise gave me a scare.) strach2) (a feeling of fear or panic among a large number of people: a smallpox scare.) popłoch•- scared- scarecrow
- scaremonger
- scare away/off -
31 share
[ʃɛə(r)] 1. n( part) część f; ( contribution) udział m; ( COMM) akcja f, udział m2. vtto share in — (joy, sorrow) dzielić +acc; ( profits) partycypować or mieć (swój) udział w +loc; ( work) uczestniczyć w +gen
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[ʃeə] 1. noun1) (one of the parts of something that is divided among several people etc: We all had a share of the cake; We each paid our share of the bill.) część2) (the part played by a person in something done etc by several people etc: I had no share in the decision.) udział3) (a fixed sum of money invested in a business company by a shareholder.) udział, akcja2. verb1) ((usually with among, between, with) to divide among a number of people: We shared the money between us.) dzielić2) (to have, use etc (something that another person has or uses); to allow someone to use (something one has or owns): The students share a sitting-room; The little boy hated sharing his toys.) używać wspólnie, dzielić3) ((sometimes with in) to have a share of with someone else: He wouldn't let her share the cost of the taxi.) partycypować w•- share and share alike -
32 slip
[slɪp] 1. n( fall) poślizgnięcie (się) nt; ( mistake) pomyłka f; ( underskirt) halka f; ( of paper) kawałek m2. vt 3. vito slip into the room — wślizgiwać się (wślizgnąć się perf) do pokoju
to let a chance slip by — przepuścić ( perf) okazję
to give sb the slip — zwiać ( perf) komuś (inf)
to slip on one's jacket — narzucać (narzucić perf) marynarkę
Phrasal Verbs:- slip in- slip out- slip up* * *I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) poślizgnąć się2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) wyślizgnąć się3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) obniżać loty, opuszczać się4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) wymykać się5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) zrywać się z6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) wsuwać2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) poślizgnięcie2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) pomyłka3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) halka4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) pochylnia•- slipper- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up II [slip] noun(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) świstek, pasek -
33 spot
[spɔt] 1. n( dot) kropka f; ( mark) (dirty, unwanted) plama f; ( on animal) cętka f; ( on skin) pryszcz m; ( place) miejsce nt; (also: spot advertisement) reklama f ( między programami); (RADIO, TV) część programu zarezerwowana dla konkretnego artysty lub określonego typu rozrywki2. vton the spot — ( in that place) na miejscu; ( immediately) z miejsca
to put sb on the spot — stawiać (postawić perf) kogoś w trudnej sytuacji
to come out in spots — dostawać (dostać perf) wysypki
* * *[spot] 1. noun1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) plama2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) groszek, kropka3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) plama, pryszcz4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) miejsce5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) odrobina2. verb1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) zauważyć, dostrzec2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) rozpoznać•- spotless- spotlessly
- spotlessness
- spotted
- spotty
- spottiness
- spot check
- spotlight 3. verb1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) oświetlać reflektorem2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) ukazywać w pełnym świetle•- on the spot
- spot on -
34 succession
[sək'sɛʃən]n(of things, events) seria f; (to throne, peerage) sukcesja f* * *[sək'seʃən]1) (the right of succeeding to a throne as king, to a title etc: The Princess is fifth in (order of) succession (to the throne).) następstwo, kolejność2) (a number of things following after one another: a succession of bad harvests.) seria3) (the act or process of following and taking the place of someone or something else: his succession to the throne.) sukcesja -
35 tie
[taɪ] 1. n ( BRIT)(also: necktie) krawat m; ( string etc) wiązanie nt, wiązadło nt; ( fig) więź f; ( match) spotkanie nt, mecz m; ( draw) remis m2. vt 3. vi"black/white tie" — uwaga na zaproszeniu, oznaczająca, że wymaganym na przyjęciu strojem jest smoking/frak
to tie sth in a bow — zawiązywać (zawiązać perf) coś na kokardkę
to tie a knot in sth — zawiązywać (zawiązać perf) na czymś węzeł
Phrasal Verbs:- tie down- tie in- tie on- tie up* * *1. present participle - tying; verb1) ((often with to, on etc) to fasten with a string, rope etc: He tied the horse to a tree; The parcel was tied with string; I don't like this job - I hate being tied to a desk.) wiązać2) (to fasten by knotting; to make a knot in: He tied his shoelaces.) wiązać3) (to be joined by a knot etc: The belt of this dress ties at the front.) zawiązywać się, wiązać się4) (to score the same number of points etc (in a game, competition etc): Three people tied for first place.) (z)remisować2. noun1) (a strip of material worn tied round the neck under the collar of a shirt: He wore a shirt and tie.) krawat2) (something that joins: the ties of friendship.) więź3) (an equal score or result (in a game, competition etc); a draw.) remis4) (a game or match to be played.) mecz•- tie someone down
- tie down
- tie in/up -
36 unique
[juː'niːk]adjobject unikalny; performance jedyny w swoim rodzaju, niepowtarzalny; number nie powtarzający się; ability, skill wyjątkowy* * *[ju:'ni:k](being the only one of its kind, or having no equal: His style is unique.) unikatowy -
37 verse
[vəːs]n( poetry) poezja f, wiersze pl; ( part of poem or song) strofa f, zwrotka f; ( in Bible) werset m* * *[və:s]1) (a number of lines of poetry, grouped together and forming a separate unit within the poem, song, hymn etc: This song has three verses.) strofa2) (a short section in a chapter of the Bible.) werset3) (poetry, as opposed to prose: He expressed his ideas in verse.) poezja
- 1
- 2
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