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21 fancy
['fænsɪ] 1. n( liking) upodobanie nt; ( imagination) wyobraźnia f, fantazja f; ( fantasy) marzenie nt, mrzonka f2. adjclothes, hat wymyślny, fantazyjny; hotel wytworny, luksusowy3. vtI fancied (that) … — wydawało mi się, że …
the vase immediately took/caught her fancy — wazon natychmiast wpadł jej w oko
he fancies himself as an intellectual — wyobraża sobie, że jest intelektualistą
well, fancy that! — a to dopiero!, coś takiego!
* * *['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) upodobanie, zachcianka2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) fantazja, wyobraźnia3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) złudzenie, wizja2. adjective(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) wymyślny, ozdobny3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) mieć ochotę na2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) mieć wrażenie3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) mieć pociąg do•- fanciful- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
- take one's fancy -
22 fate
[feɪt]nlos mto meet one's fate — spotykać (spotkać perf) swoje przeznaczenie
* * *[feit]1) ((sometimes with capital) the supposed power that controls events: Who knows what fate has in store (= waiting for us in the future)?) los2) (a destiny or doom, eg death: A terrible fate awaited her.) los•- fatalism- fatalist
- fatalistic
- fated
- fateful -
23 load
[ləud] 1. n( thing carried) ładunek m; ( weight) obciążenie nt2. vtładować, załadowywać (załadować perf)* * *[ləud] 1. noun1) (something which is being carried: The lorry had to stop because its load had fallen off; She was carrying a load of groceries.) ładunek2) (as much as can be carried at one time: two lorry-loads of earth.) ładunek3) (a large amount: He talked a load of rubbish; We ate loads of ice-cream.) mnóstwo4) (the power carried by an electric circuit: The wires were designed for a load of 15 amps.) obciążenie2. verb1) (to take or put on what is to be carried (especially if heavy): They loaded the luggage into the car; The lorry was loading when they arrived.) (za)ładowywać, być ładowanym2) (to put ammunition into (a gun): He loaded the revolver and fired.) załadować3) (to put film into (a camera).) załadować•- loaded -
24 megalomania
[meɡələ'meiniə](the idea, usually false, that one is great or powerful, combined with a passion for more greatness or power.) megalomania -
25 might
[maɪt] 1. vb, see may 2. nmoc f, potęga fwith all one's might — z całej siły, z całych sił
* * *I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) móc2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) móc3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) mógłbym, mógłbyś itd.•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) potęga- mighty- mightily
- mightiness -
26 panic
['pænɪk] 1. npanika f2. viwpadać (wpaść perf) w panikę* * *['pænik] 1. noun((a) sudden great fear, especially that spreads through a crowd etc: The fire caused a panic in the city.) panika2. verb(to make or become so frightened that one loses the power to think clearly: He panicked at the sight of the audience.) wpaść w panikę- panicky -
27 republic
[rɪ'pʌblɪk]n* * *((a country with) a form of government in which there is no king or queen, the power of government, law-making etc being given to one or more elected representatives (eg a president, members of a parliament etc): The United States is a republic - the United Kingdom is not.) republika -
28 resistance
[rɪ'zɪstəns]n(to change, attack) opór m; ( to illness) odporność f; ( ELEC) oporność f* * *1) (the act of resisting: The army offered strong resistance to the enemy; ( also adjective) a resistance force.) opór2) (the ability or power to be unaffected or undamaged by something: resistance to disease.) odporność3) (the force that one object, substance etc exerts against the movement of another object etc.) opór -
29 sight
[saɪt] 1. n 2. vtwidzieć, zobaczyć ( perf)to catch sight of sb/sth — dostrzegać (dostrzec perf) kogoś/coś
to lose sight of sth ( fig) — tracić (stracić perf) coś z oczu
to set one's sights on sth — stawiać (postawić perf) sobie coś za cel
* * *1. noun1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) wzrok2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) widok3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) widok4) (a view or glimpse.) spojrzenie5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) widok6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) celownik2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) wiąć na cel2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) dostrzec•- sight-seer
- catch sight of
- lose sight of -
30 subordinate
[sə'bɔːdɪnət] 1. npodwładny(-na) m(f)2. adj (also LING)* * *[sə'bo:dinət] 1. adjective(lower in rank, power, importance etc: A colonel is subordinate to a brigadier.) podległy2. noun(a person who is subordinate: to give orders to one's subordinates.) podwładny -
31 the Establishment
(the people and institutions that control power or are dominant in a society and stick to traditions; one of these institutions: The hippies rebelled against the Establishment; the political/literary establishment.) ustrój społeczno-polityczny, establishment -
32 value
['væljuː] 1. n( financial worth) wartość f; ( importance) znaczenie nt- values2. vt* * *['vælju:] 1. noun1) (worth, importance or usefulness: His special knowledge was of great value during the war; She sets little value on wealth.) wartość2) (price: What is the value of that stamp?) cena3) (purchasing power: Are those coins of any value?) wartość4) (fairness of exchange (for one's money etc): You get good value for money at this supermarket!) równowartość5) (the length of a musical note.) wartość2. verb1) (to suggest a suitable price for: This painting has been valued at $50,000.) wyceniać2) (to regard as good or important: He values your advice very highly.) cenić•- valuable- valuables
- valued
- valueless
- values
- value-added tax -
33 wishing-well
noun (a well which is supposed to have the power of granting any wish made when one is beside it.) cudowne źródło
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