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21 eddy
['ɛdɪ]nzawirowanie nt* * *['edi] 1. plural - eddies; noun(a current of water or air running back against the main stream or current.) wir2. verb(to move round and round: The water eddied round the pier; The crowds eddied to and fro in the square.) wirować -
22 English
['ɪŋglɪʃ] 1. adj 2. n(język m) angielski* * *['iŋɡliʃ] 1. adjective(of England or its inhabitants: three English people; the English language.) angielski2. noun(the main language of England and the rest of Britain, North America, a great part of the British Commonwealth and some other countries: He speaks English.) język angielski -
23 street
[striːt]nulica fto be on the streets — ( homeless) być na bruku; ( as prostitute) pracować na ulicy, stać pod latarnią (inf)
* * *[stri:t]1) (a road with houses, shops etc on one or both sides, in a town or village: the main shopping street; I met her in the street.) ulica2) ((abbreviated to St when written) used in the names of certain roads: Her address is 4 Shakespeare St.) ulica•- street directory
- be streets ahead of / better than
- be up someone's street
- not to be in the same street as -
24 trunk
[trʌŋk]n( of tree) pień m; ( of person) tułów m; ( of elephant) trąba f; ( case) kufer m; (US, AUT) bagażnik m- trunks* * *1) (the main stem (of a tree): The trunk of this tree is five metres thick.) pień2) (a large box or chest for packing or keeping clothes etc in: He packed his trunk and sent it to Canada by sea.) kufer3) (an elephant's long nose: The elephant sucked up water into its trunk.) trąba4) (the body (not including the head, arms and legs) of a person (and certain animals): He had a powerful trunk, but thin arms.) tułów5) ((American) a boot (of a car): Put your baggage in the trunk.) bagażnik•- trunks -
25 vanguard
['vængɑːd]n ( fig)in the vanguard of — na czele +gen, w awangardzie +gen ( literary)
* * *1) (the part of an army going in front of the main body.) straż przednia2) (the leaders in any movement: We're in the vanguard of the movement for reform!) awangarda -
26 downtown
['daun'taun] 1. adv( in the centre) w mieście or centrum; ( to the centre) do miasta or centrum2. adj (US)offices, buildings w śródmieściu or centrum post* * *adjective ((American) the part (of a city) containing the main centres for business and shopping: downtown Manhattan.) śródmiejski -
27 intake
['ɪnteɪk]n* * *['inteik]1) (the thing or quantity taken in: This year's intake of students is smaller than last year's.) nabór2) (a place at which eg water is taken into a channel etc: The ventilation system broke down when something blocked the main air intake.) wlot3) (the act of taking in: an intake of breath.) nabranie -
28 off
[ɔf] 1. adv1) ( referring to distance)2) ( referring to time) za +acc3) ( departure)to go off to Paris — wyjeżdżać (wyjechać perf) do Paryża
4) ( removal)to take off one's hat/clothes — zdejmować (zdjąć perf) kapelusz/ubranie
10% off ( COMM) — 10% zniżki or rabatu
5)2. adjto be off — ( not at work) ( on holiday) mieć wolne or urlop; ( due to sickness) być na zwolnieniu (lekarskim)
1) ( not turned on) (machine, light, engine) wyłączony; (water, gas, tap) zakręcony2) ( cancelled) (meeting, match) odwołany; (agreement, negotiations) zerwany4)3. prepon the off chance — na wypadek, gdyby
1) (indicating motion, removal etc)2) ( distant from) (w bok) od +gen3)I am off meat/beer — (już) nie lubię mięsa/piwa
* * *(to register or record time of arriving at or leaving work.) rejestrować początek/koniec pracy (na karcie zegarowej) -
29 open up
vihe never opens up — nigdy nie mówi, co czuje
* * *1) (to open (a shop etc): I open up the shop at nine o'clock every morning.) otworzyć2) (to open (a box etc) completely: He opened up the parcel.) rozpakować3) (to open the (main) door of a building etc: `Open up!' shouted the policeman. `We know you are in there!') otwierać -
30 recess
[rɪ'sɛs]n( in room) nisza f, wnęka f; ( secret place) zakamarek m; ( of parliament) wakacje pl, przerwa f (między sesjami); (US, JUR, SCOL) przerwa f* * *[ri'ses, 'ri:ses]1) (a part of a room set back from the main part; an alcove: We can put the dining-table in that recess.) alkowa, wnęka2) (the time during which Parliament or the law-courts do not work: Parliament is in recess.) ferie3) ((American) a short period of free time between school classes.) przerwa międzysemestralna -
31 theory
['θɪərɪ]nteoria f* * *['Ɵiəri]plural - theories; noun1) (an idea or explanation which has not yet been proved to be correct: There are many theories about the origin of life; In theory, I agree with you, but it would not work in practice.) teoria2) (the main principles and ideas in an art, science etc as opposed to the practice of actually doing it: A musician has to study both the theory and practice of music.) teoria•- theoretically
- theorize
- theorise
- theorist -
32 theme
[θiːm]ntemat m* * *[Ɵi:m]1) (the subject of a discussion, essay etc: The theme for tonight's talk is education.) temat2) (in a piece of music, the main melody, which may be repeated often.) temat -
33 backwater
['bækwɔːtə(r)]n ( fig)* * *1) (a stretch of river not in the main stream.) martwa odnoga2) (a place not affected by what is happening in the world outside: That village is rather a backwater.) zaścianek -
34 cover story
noun (the main story in a magazine that goes with a picture on the front cover.) artykuł przewodni -
35 decibel
['dɛsɪbɛl]ndecybel m* * *['desibel, 'desibəl](( abbreviation db) the main unit of measurement of the loudness of a sound: Traffic noise is measured in decibels.) decybel -
36 digress
[daɪ'grɛs]vito digress from — ( topic) odbiegać (odbiec perf) od +gen
* * *(to wander from the point, or from the main subject in speaking or writing.) robić dygresje -
37 specify
['spɛsɪfaɪ]vt* * *1) (to mention particularly: He specified the main ilnesses that are caused by poverty.) wskazywać2) (to order specially: She ordered a cake from the baker and specified green icing.) wymieniać wyraźnie•- specific- specifically -
38 sum up
1. vt 2. vi* * *past tense, past participle - summed; verb (to give the main or important points of: He summed up the various proposals.) zreasumować, podsumować -
39 summary
['sʌmərɪ] 1. nstreszczenie nt, skrót m2. adjdoraźny, natychmiastowy* * *plural - summaries; noun(a shortened form of a statement, story etc giving only the main points: A summary of his speech was printed in the newspaper.) streszczenie- summarise -
40 town centre
ncentrum nt (miasta)* * *(the main shopping and business area of a town: You can get a bus from the town centre.) centrum miasta
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