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1 coop up
(to shut into a small place: We've been cooped up in this tiny room for hours.) zamykać -
2 global village
noun (the world thought of as a small place, because modern communication allow fast and efficient contact even to its remote parts.) globalna wioska -
3 polling-booth
noun (a small place or stall where one can mark one's voting-paper.) kabina -
4 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 -
5 chip
[tʃɪp] 1. n( of wood) drzazga f, wiór m; (of glass, stone) odłamek m; (in glass, cup) szczerba f; ( in gambling) żeton m; ( COMPUT) (also: microchip) kość f, układ m scalony- chips2. vi, see chip in* * *[ ip] 1. past tense, past participle - chipped; verb(to knock or strike small pieces off: This glass (was) chipped when I knocked it over.) wyszczerbiać (się)2. noun1) (a place from which a small piece is broken: There's a chip in the edge of this saucer.) szczerba2) ((American french fries) (usually in plural) a cut piece of potato (fried): steak and chips.) frytka3) (a counter representing a certain value, used in gambling.) żeton4) (a very small printed circuit, as used in computers, TV sets etc.) układ scalony•- chip in -
6 corner
['kɔːnə(r)] 1. n( outside) róg m; ( inside) kąt m, róg m; ( in road) zakręt m, róg m; (FOOTBALL) (also: corner kick) rzut m rożny, róg m (inf); (BOXING) narożnik m2. vt 3. vicar brać zakrętyto cut corners ( fig) — iść (pójść perf) na łatwiznę
* * *['ko:nə] 1. noun1) (a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet: the corners of a cube; the corner of the street.) róg2) (a place, usually a small quiet place: a secluded corner.) zakątek3) (in football, a free kick from the corner of the field: We've been awarded a corner.) rzut rożny2. verb1) (to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape: The thief was cornered in an alley.) osaczać2) (to turn a corner: He cornered on only three wheels; This car corners very well.) brać zakręt(y)•- cornered- cut corners
- turn the corner -
7 lead
I 1. [liːd] pt, pp led, n (SPORT)prowadzenie nt; ( fig) przywództwo nt; (piece of information, clue) trop m; (in play, film) główna rola f; ( for dog) smycz f; ( ELEC) przewód m2. vt(walk in front, guide) prowadzić (poprowadzić perf); organization, activity kierować (pokierować perf) +instr; ( BRIT)3. vito lead the orchestra — grać (zagrać perf) partię pierwszych skrzypiec (w orkiestrze)
to take the lead — obejmować (objąć perf) prowadzenie
to lead the way — prowadzić, wskazywać drogę
to lead sb astray — ( mislead) zwieść ( perf) kogoś; ( corrupt) sprowadzić ( perf) kogoś na manowce or złą drogę
to lead sb to believe that — dawać (dać perf) komuś powody sądzić, że …
to lead sb to do sth — sprawić ( perf), że ktoś coś zrobi
Phrasal Verbs:- lead off- lead on- lead toII 1. [lɛd] n 2. cpd* * *I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) prowadzić, wieść2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) prowadzić, wieść3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) (do)prowadzić (do)4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) prowadzić5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) prowadzić, wieść2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) prowadzenie, kierownictwo2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) przewaga3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) przykład4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) przewaga5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) smycz, postronek6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) poszlaka7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) główna rola•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) ołów2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) grafit•- leaden -
8 near
[nɪə(r)] 1. adj 2. adv( in space) blisko; perfect, impossible prawie, niemal3. prep(also: near to) ( in space) blisko +gen; ( in time) około +gen; (in situation, intimacy) bliski +gen4. vtzbliżać się (zbliżyć się perf) do +gen25,000 pounds or nearest offer ( BRIT) — 25.000 funtów lub oferta najbliższa tej sumie
near here/there — tutaj/tam niedaleko, niedaleko stąd/stamtąd
* * *[niə] 1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) niedaleki2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) bliski2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) blisko2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) blisko3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) w pobliżu4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) zbliżać się- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss -
9 bug
[bʌg] 1. n (esp US)( insect) robak m; ( COMPUT) ( in program) błąd m; ( in equipment) wada f; ( microphone) ukryty mikrofon m; ( fig) ( germ) wirus m2. vt ( inf)to bug sb's telephone — zakładać (założyć perf) komuś or u kogoś podsłuch (telefoniczny)
to be bugged — room, telephone być na podsłuchu
* * *1. noun1) (an insect that lives in dirty houses and beds: a bedbug.) pluskwa2) (an insect: There's a bug crawling up your arm.) insekt, owad3) (a germ or infection: a stomach bug.) zarazek4) (a small hidden microphone.) podsłuch, aparat podsłuchowy2. verb1) (to place small hidden microphones in (a room etc): The spy's bedroom was bugged.) zamontować podsłuch2) (to annoy: What's bugging him?) gryźć, irytować -
10 slot
[slɔt] 1. n 2. vt3. vito slot sth in — wrzucać (wrzucić perf) coś
* * *[slot] 1. noun1) (a small narrow opening, especially one to receive coins: I put the correct money in the slot, but the machine didn't start.) szczelina, otwór2) (a (usually regular) position (in eg the schedule of television/radio programmes): The early-evening comedy slot.) okienko2. verb((with in or into) to fit (something) into a small space: He slotted the last piece of the puzzle into place; I managed to slot in my tea-break between two jobs.) wciskać, wsuwać -
11 ferry
['fɛrɪ] 1. nprom m2. vt(by sea, air, road) przewozić (przewieźć perf)to ferry sth/sb across/over — przewozić (przewieźć perf) kogoś/coś
* * *['feri] 1. verb(to carry (people, cars etc) from one place to another by boat (or plane): She ferried us across the river in a small boat.) przewozić2. noun(a boat which ferries people, cars etc from one place to another: We took the cross-channel ferry.) prom -
12 hide
[haɪd] 1. nskóra f ( zwierzęca); ( of birdwatcher etc) stanowisko nt (obserwacyjne)2. vt; pt hid, pp hiddenobject, person ukrywać (ukryć perf), chować (schować perf); feeling ukrywać (ukryć perf), skrywać; sun, view zasłaniać (zasłonić perf)3. vi; pt hid, pp hiddento hide (from sb) — ukrywać się (ukryć się perf) or chować się (schować się perf) (przed kimś)
to hide sth (from sb) — ukrywać (ukryć perf) coś (przed kimś)
* * *I 1. past tense - hid; verb(to put (a person, thing etc) in a place where it cannot be seen or easily found: I'll hide the children's presents; You hide, and I'll come and look for you; She hid from her father; He tries to hide his feelings.) ukrywać (się)2. noun(a small concealed hut etc from which birds etc can be watched, photographed etc.) kryjówka- hidden- hide-and-seek
- hide-out- hidingII noun(the skin of an animal: He makes coats out of animal hides; cow-hide.) skóra- hiding -
13 peddle
['pɛdl]vt* * *['pedl](to go from place to place or house to house selling (small objects): Gypsies often peddle (goods) from door to door.) uprawiać handel domokrążny- pedlar -
14 point
[pɔɪnt] 1. n (also GEOM)punkt m; ( sharpened tip) czubek m, szpic m; ( purpose) sens m; ( significant part) cecha f, istota f; (subject, idea) kwestia f; ( ELEC) (also: power point) gniazdko nt; (also: decimal point) przecinek mtwo point five (= 2.5) — dwa przecinek pięć (= 2,5)
good/bad points — mocne/słabe punkty
to make a point of doing sth — dokładać (dołożyć perf) starań, aby coś zrobić
to get the point — pojmować (pojąć perf) istotę sprawy
to miss the point — nie dostrzegać (nie dostrzec perf) istoty sprawy
to come/get to the point — przechodzić (przejść perf) do sedna sprawy
to make one's point — przedstawiać (przedstawić perf) swoje argumenty
in point of fact — właściwie, w rzeczy samej
- points2. vt3. vito point sth at sb — celować (wycelować perf) czymś w kogoś, kierować (skierować perf) coś w stronę kogoś
( with finger etc) wskazywać (wskazać perf)to point at — wskazywać (wskazać perf) na +acc
Phrasal Verbs:- point to* * *[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) ostrze, czubek2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) cypel3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) kropka4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) punkt5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) chwila, moment6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) punkt7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) punkt, kierunek8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) punkt9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) kwestia, sedno sprawy10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) cel, sens11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) punkt12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) gniazdko2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) skierować2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) wskazywać3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) fugować•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes -
15 remote
[rɪ'məut]adjthere is a remote possibility that … — istnieją niewielkie szanse (na to), że…
* * *[rə'mout]1) (far away in time or place; far from any (other) village, town etc: a remote village in New South Wales; a farmhouse remote from civilization.) odległy, odosobniony2) (distantly related: a remote cousin) daleki3) (very small or slight: a remote chance of success; He hasn't the remotest idea what is going on.) niewielki•- remotely- remoteness
- remote control -
16 station
['steɪʃən] 1. n ( RAIL)dworzec m; ( small) stacja f; (also: bus station) dworzec m autobusowy; (also: police station) posterunek m (policji); (RADIO) stacja f2. vtguards etc wystawiać (wystawić perf)to be stationed in/at ( MIL) — stacjonować w +loc
* * *['steiʃən] 1. noun1) (a place with a ticket office, waiting rooms etc, where trains, buses or coaches stop to allow passengers to get on or off: a bus station; She arrived at the station in good time for her train.) dworzec2) (a local headquarters or centre of work of some kind: How many fire-engines are kept at the fire station?; a radio station; Where is the police station?; military/naval stations.) posterunek, placówka, stacja3) (a post or position (eg of a guard or other person on duty): The watchman remained at his station all night.) stanowisko2. verb(to put (a person, oneself, troops etc in a place or position to perform some duty): He stationed himself at the corner of the road to keep watch; The regiment is stationed abroad.) ustawiać, rozlokować -
17 adverb
['ædvəːb]n* * *['ædvə:b](a word used before or after a verb, before an adjective or preposition, or with another adverb to show time, manner, place, degree etc: Yesterday he looked more carefully in the box, and there he found a very small key with a hole right through it.) przysłówek- adverbially -
18 bed
n abbr= Bachelor of Education stopień naukowy* * *[bed]1) (a piece of furniture, or a place, to sleep on: The child sleeps in a small bed; a bed of straw.) łóżko2) (the channel (of a river) or floor (of a sea) etc.) koryto3) (a plot in a garden: a bed of flowers.) rabata, grządka4) (layer: a bed of chalk below the surface.) pokład•- - bedded- bedding
- bedbug
- bedclothes
- bedcover
- bedridden
- bedroom
- bedside
- bedspread
- bedtime
- bed and breakfast
- bed of roses
- go to bed -
19 canteen
[kæn'tiːn]n(in workplace, school) stołówka f; ( mobile) kuchnia f polowa* * *[kæn'ti:n]1) (a place where meals are sold in a factory, barracks etc.) kantyna2) (a case for, or of, cutlery.) puzdro na sztućce, komplet sztućców3) (a small container used by soldiers for holding water etc.) menażka -
20 catch
[kætʃ] 1. pt, pp caught, vt(capture, get hold of) łapać (złapać perf); ( surprise) przyłapywać (przyłapać perf); ( hit) trafiać (trafić perf); ( hear) dosłyszeć ( perf); ( MED) zarażać się (zarazić się perf) +instr, łapać (złapać perf) (inf); (also: catch up) zrównać się ( perf) z +instr, doganiać (dogonić perf)to catch sb's attention/eye — zwracać (zwrócić perf) (na siebie) czyjąś uwagę
to catch fire — zapalać się (zapalić się perf), zajmować się (zająć się perf)
Phrasal Verbs:- catch on- catch up2. vi 3. n( of fish etc) połów m; ( hidden problem) kruczek m; ( of lock) zapadka f* * *[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) łapać2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) zdążyć na3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) łapać4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) łapać5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) przytrzaskiwać6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) trafić7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) usłyszeć8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) zająć się ogniem2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) chwyt2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) zatrzask3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) połów4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) podstęp, haczyk•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up
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