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101 out of shape
(not in the proper shape: I sat on my hat and it's rather out of shape.) zdeformowany -
102 overdo
[əuvə'duː]przesadzać (przesadzić perf) z +instrdon't overdo it — ( don't exaggerate) nie przesadzaj; (when ill, weak etc) nie przemęczaj się
* * *[əuvə'du:]past tense - overdid; verb1) (to do, say (something) in an exaggerated way etc: They overdid the sympathy.) przesadzić, przetrzymać2) (to cook for too long: The meat was rather overdone.) gotować za długo -
103 peanut
['piːnʌt]norzeszek m ziemny* * *((also groundnut or monkey nut) a type of nut that looks rather like a pea.) orzeszek ziemny -
104 peckish
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105 pedestrian
[pɪ'dɛstrɪən] 1. npieszy(-sza) m(f)2. adjpieszy; ( fig) przeciętny* * *[pi'destriən] 1. noun(a person who travels on foot: Three pedestrians were hit by the car.) pieszy2. adjective(ordinary; rather boring or unexciting: a pedestrian account.) prozaiczny -
106 physician
[fɪ'zɪʃən]nlekarz(-arka) m(f)* * *[fi'ziʃən](a doctor who specializes in medical rather than surgical treatment of patients: My doctor sent me to a physician at the hospital.) lekarz -
107 piece
[piːs] 1. nto take sth to pieces — rozkładać (rozłożyć perf) or rozbierać (rozebrać perf) coś na części
piece by piece — kawałek po kawałku, część po części
2. vtI've said my piece — powiedziałem, co miałem do powiedzenia
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[pi:s] 1. noun1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) kawałek, fragment2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) kawałek3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) kawałek, utwór4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) moneta5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) figura, pionek•2. adjective(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) fragmentaryczny- go all to pieces- go to pieces
- in pieces
- piece together
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108 plain
[pleɪn] 1. adj( unpatterned) gładki; ( simple) prosty; (clear, easily understood) jasny; ( not beautiful) nieładny; ( frank) otwarty2. adv 3. n( area of land) równina f; (KNITTING) prawe oczko ntto make sth plain to sb — dawać (dać perf) coś komuś jasno do zrozumienia
* * *[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) zwykły, prosty2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) zrozumiały3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) szczery, otwarty4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) oczywisty5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) nieładny2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) równina2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) ścieg gładki•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
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109 plaster
['plɑːstə(r)] 1. n( for walls) tynk m; (also: plaster of Paris) gips m; ( BRIT) (also: sticking plaster) plaster m, przylepiec m2. vtin plaster ( BRIT) — w gipsie
the walls were plastered with posters — ściany były oblepione plakatami.
* * *1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) a substance put on walls, ceilings etc which dries to form a hard smooth surface: He mixed up some plaster to repair the wall; a plaster ceiling.) gips2) (( also adjective) (also plaster of Paris) (of) a similar quick-drying substance used for supporting broken limbs, making models etc: She's got her arm in plaster; a plaster model.) gips, gipsowy3) ((also sticking-plaster; American Band-Aid) (a piece of) sticky tape (sometimes with a dressing) used to cover a wound etc: You should put a plaster on that cut.) plaster2. verb1) (to put plaster on: They plastered the walls.) gipsować, tynkować2) (to spread or apply rather too thickly: She'd look nicer if she didn't plaster so much make-up on her face.) napaćkać•- plastic 3. adjective(easily made into different shapes.) plastyczny -
110 plonk
[plɔŋk] 1. n ( inf) 2. vt* * *[ploŋk](to place or put noisily and rather clumsily: He plonked his books on the table; She plonked herself down in front of the fire.) zwalić -
111 practical
['præktɪkl]adjpraktyczny; ( good with hands) sprawny manualnie; ideas, methods możliwy (do zastosowania) w praktyce* * *['præktikəl]1) (concerned with the doing of something: practical difficulties; His knowledge is practical rather than theoretical.) praktyczny2) ((of a thing, idea etc) useful; effective: You must try to find a practical answer to the problem.) praktyczny3) ((negative unpractical) (of a person) able to do or deal with things well or efficiently: He can look after himself - he's a very practical child.) praktyczny•- practically
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112 practical joke
npsikus m, figiel m* * *(a usually irritating joke consisting of an action done to someone, rather than a story told: He nailed my chair to the floor as a practical joke.) psikus -
113 prefer
[prɪ'fəː(r)]vtwoleć, preferować (fml)to prefer charges ( JUR) — stawiać (postawić perf) zarzut
to prefer doing sth/to do sth — woleć coś robić
* * *[pri'fə:]past tense, past participle - preferred; verb(to like better: Which do you prefer - tea or coffee?; I prefer reading to watching television; She would prefer to come with you rather than stay here.) woleć- preferably
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114 preference
['prɛfrəns]nto give preference to — dawać (dać perf) preferencje +dat
* * *['pre-]noun ((a) choice of, or (a) liking for, one thing rather than another: He likes most music but he has a preference for classical music.) preferencja -
115 pretty
['prɪtɪ] 1. adj 2. advpretty clever/good — całkiem bystry/niezły
* * *['priti] 1. adjective1) ((not usually of boys and men) pleasing or attractive: a pretty girl/tune/picture/dress.) ładny2) (used jokingly: This is a pretty mess!) niezły2. adverb(rather: That's pretty good; He's pretty old now.) dość- prettily- prettiness
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116 quality
['kwɔlɪtɪ] 1. n( standard) jakość f; ( characteristic) ( of person) cecha f (charakteru), przymiot m (usu pl); (of wood, stone) właściwość f2. cpdof good/poor quality — dobrej/złej jakości
* * *['kwoləti]plural - qualities; noun1) (the extent to which something has features which are good or bad etc, especially features which are good: We produce several different qualities of paper; In this firm, we look for quality rather than quantity; ( also adjective) quality goods.) gatunek, jakość2) (some (usually good) feature which makes a person or thing special or noticeable: Kindness is a human quality which everyone admires.) cecha, zaleta -
117 ready-made
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118 reproach
[rɪ'prəutʃ] 1. nwyrzut m2. vtto reproach sb with sth — zarzucać (zarzucić perf) komuś coś
* * *[rə'prəu ] 1. verb(to rebuke or blame but usually with a feeling of sadness and disappointment rather than anger: She reproached me for not telling her about my money troubles; There is no need to reproach yourself - you did the best you could.) robić wyrzuty2. noun((an) act of reproaching: a look of reproach; He didn't deserve that reproach from you.) wyrzut- reproachfully -
119 residential
[rɛzɪ'dɛnʃəl]adjresidential course — ≈ kurs wyjazdowy
* * *[-'denʃəl]1) ((of an area of a town etc) containing houses rather than offices, shops etc: This district is mainly residential; a residential neighbourhood/area.) mieszkaniowy2) (requiring a person to live in the place where he works: a residential post.) wymagający mieszkania na miejscu3) (of, concerned with, living in a place.) mieszkaniowy -
120 response
[rɪs'pɔns]n( to question) odpowiedź f; (to situation, event) reakcja fin response to — w odpowiedzi na +acc
* * *[-s]1) (a reply or reaction: Our letters have never met with any response; My suggestions met with little response.) reakcja, odpowiedź2) ((usually in plural) in church services, a part spoken by the congregation rather than the priest.) odpowiedź
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