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21 pale
[peɪl] 1. adj 2. n 3. vito grow/turn pale — blednąć (zblednąć perf)
to pale into insignificance (beside) — schodzić (zejść perf) na dalszy plan (wobec +gen)
* * *[peil] 1. adjective1) ((of a person, his face etc) having less colour than normal: a pale face; She went pale with fear.) blady2) ((of a colour) closer to white than black; not dark: pale green.) jasny, blady2. verb(to become pale: She paled at the bad news.) blednąć, zblednąć- paleness -
22 backward
['bækwəd]adja backward step — krok m wstecz
* * *['bækwəd]1) (aimed or directed backwards: He left without a backward glance.) skierowany do tyłu2) (less advanced in mind or body than is normal for one's age: a backward child.) opóźniony w rozwoju3) (late in developing a modern culture, mechanization etc: That part of Britain is still very backward; the backward peoples of the world.) zapóźniony•- backwards
- backwards and forwards
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23 curtail
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24 cut corners
(to use less money, effort, time etc when doing something than was thought necessary, often giving a poorer result.) oszczędzać -
25 go slow
((of workers in a factory etc) to work less quickly than usual, eg as a form of protest.) sabotować/markować pracę -
26 medicine
['mɛdsɪn]n* * *['medsin]1) (a substance, especially a liquid for swallowing, that is used to treat or keep away disease or illness: a dose of medicine.) lekarstwo2) (the science of curing people who are ill, or making their suffering less (especially by means other than surgery): He is studying medicine.) medycyna•- medicinally -
27 none
[nʌn]pronI've none left — ( not any) nie zostało mi ani trochę; ( not one) nie został mi ani jeden
none at all — ( not any) ani trochę; ( not one) absolutnie żaden
* * *1. pronoun(not one; not any: `How many tickets have you got?' `None'; She asked me for some sugar but there was none in the house; None of us have/has seen him; None of your cheek! (= Don't be cheeky!).) żaden2. adverb(not at all: He is none the worse for his accident.) bynajmniej nie- none but- nonetheless
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28 overshadow
[əuvə'ʃædəu]vtwznosić się or górować nad +instr; ( fig) usuwać (usunąć perf) w cień* * *(to make less important especially by being much better than: With her beauty and wit she quite overshadowed her sister.) zaćmić -
29 under-
1) (beneath, as in underline.) pod-2) (too little, as in underpay.) źle..., zbyt nisko, mało3) (lower in rank: the under-manager.) pod4) (less in age than: a nursery for under-fives (= children aged four and under).) w wieku poniżej lat... -
30 unworthy
[ʌn'wəːðɪ]adjunworthy of — niegodny or niewart +gen
to be unworthy of sth/to do sth — nie zasługiwać na coś/, by coś (z)robić
* * *1) (shameful or disgraceful: That was an unworthy act/thought.) niegodziwy2) (not deserving: Such a remark is unworthy of notice; He's unworthy to have the same name as his father.) niewart3) (less good than should be expected from (eg a person): Such bad behaviour is unworthy of him.) niegodny•- unworthiness
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