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1 audience
['ɔːdɪəns]n( in theatre etc) publiczność f, widownia f; (RADIO) słuchacze pl; (TV) widzowie pl; ( with queen etc) audiencja fto reach a wide audience — docierać (dotrzeć perf) do szerokiej rzeszy odbiorców
* * *['o:diəns]1) (a group of people watching or listening to a performance etc: The audience at the concert; a television audience.) widownia, widzowie2) (a formal interview with someone important eg a king: an audience with the Pope.) audiencja -
2 comprehension
[kɔmprɪ'hɛnʃən]n( ability) zdolność f pojmowania; ( understanding) zrozumienie nt* * *[-ʃən]noun (the act or power of understanding: After reading the passage the teacher asked questions to test the children's comprehension.) rozumienie -
3 content
1. [kən'tɛnt] vt 2. ['kɔntɛnt] nzawartość f; ( of book etc) treść fto content o.s. with sth/with doing sth — zadowalać się (zadowolić się perf) czymś/(z)robieniem czegoś
- contents* * *I 1. [kən'tent] adjective(satisfied; quietly happy: He doesn't want more money - he's content with what he has.) zadowolony2. noun(the state of being satisfied or quietly happy: You're on holiday - you can lie in the sun to your heart's content.) zadowolenie3. verb(to satisfy: As the TV's broken, you'll have to content yourself with listening to the radio.) zadawalać- contentedly
- contentment II ['kontent] noun1) (the subject matter (of a book, speech etc): the content of his speech.) zawartość2) (the amount of something contained: Oranges have a high vitamin C content.) zawartość•- contents -
4 hearing
['hɪərɪŋ]nto say sth within sb's hearing — mówić (powiedzieć perf) coś przy kimś
to give sb a (fair) hearing ( BRIT) — wysłuchać ( perf) kogoś (bezstronnie)
* * *1) (the ability to hear: My hearing is not very good.) słuch2) (the distance within which something can be heard: I don't want to tell you when so many people are within hearing; I think we're out of hearing now.) zasięg słuchu3) (an act of listening: We ought to give his views a fair hearing.) wysłuchanie4) (a court case: The hearing is tomorrow.) rozprawa -
5 I beg your pardon
(I'm sorry: I beg your pardon - what did you say? I wasn't listening.) przepraszam -
6 in private
(with no-one else listening or watching; not in public: May I speak to you in private?) na osobności -
7 lament
[lə'mɛnt] 1. n( mourning) opłakiwanie nt; ( complaining) lament m, biadanie nt2. vt( mourn) opłakiwać; ( complain about) lamentować or biadać nad +instr* * *[lə'ment] 1. verb(to feel or express regret for: We all lament his death; He sat lamenting over his past failures.) opłakiwać2. noun1) (a poem or piece of music which laments something: This song is a lament for those killed in battle.) elegia, tren2) (a show of grief, regret etc: I'm not going to sit listening to her laments all day.) lament• -
8 lastly
['lɑːstlɪ]adv* * *adverb (finally: Lastly, I would like to thank you all for listening so patiently to what I have been saying.) wreszcie, na koniec -
9 listen
['lɪsn]vito listen (out) for — nasłuchiwać +gen
to listen to sb/sth — słuchać kogoś/czegoś
* * *['lisn]1) ((often with to) to give attention so as to hear (what someone is saying etc): I told her three times, but she wasn't listening; Do listen to the music!) słuchać2) ((with to) to follow the advice of: If she'd listened to me, she wouldn't have got into trouble.) posłuchać• -
10 miss
[mɪs]n( with surname) pani f, panna f ( old); ( SCOL) ( as form of address) proszę pani ( voc); ( beauty queen) miss f inv* * *[mis] 1. verb1) (to fail to hit, catch etc: The arrow missed the target.) chybić2) (to fail to arrive in time for: He missed the 8 o'clock train.) spóźnić się na3) (to fail to take advantage of: You've missed your opportunity.) zmarnować, nie skorzystać z4) (to feel sad because of the absence of: You'll miss your friends when you go to live abroad.) odczuwać brak, tęsknić za5) (to notice the absence of: I didn't miss my purse till several hours after I'd dropped it.) zauważyć brak6) (to fail to hear or see: He missed what you said because he wasn't listening.) nie usłyszeć7) (to fail to go to: I'll have to miss my lesson next week, as I'm going to the dentist.) opuścić8) (to fail to meet: We missed you in the crowd.) nie zauważyć, przeoczyć9) (to avoid: The thief only just missed being caught by the police.) uniknąć10) ((of an engine) to misfire.) nie zapalić2. noun(a failure to hit, catch etc: two hits and two misses.) pudło, chybienie- missing- go missing
- miss out
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11 pleasure
['plɛʒə(r)]n(happiness, satisfaction) zadowolenie nt; (fun, enjoyable experience) przyjemność fit's a pleasure, my pleasure — cała przyjemność po mojej stronie
to take pleasure in — ( activity) znajdować przyjemność w +loc; (sb's progress, success) czerpać zadowolenie or cieszyć się z +gen
is this trip for business or pleasure? — czy to podróż służbowa, czy dla przyjemności?
* * *['pleʒə](something that gives one enjoyment; joy or delight: the pleasures of country life; I get a lot of pleasure from listening to music.) przyjemność- pleasurably
- pleasure-boat / pleasure-craft
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12 sound
[saund] 1. adj( healthy) zdrowy; ( not damaged) nietknięty; (reliable, thorough) solidny, dogłębny; investment pewny, bezpieczny; advice rozsądny; argument, policy słuszny2. adv 3. n 4. vtalarm, horn włączać (włączyć perf)5. vithat sounds like them returning — wygląda na to, że wracają
it sounds as if … — wygląda na to, że …
Phrasal Verbs:* * *I adjective1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.) solidny, zdrowy2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) głęboki3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) wszechstronny4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) trafny, poprawny5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) rozsądny•- soundly- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) dźwięk2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) dźwięk3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!) to, co słyszę (na temat)2. verb1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) dzwonić, rozlegać się2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) ogłaszać, uderzyć na3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) brzmieć4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) wymawiać5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) osłuchiwać•- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) wytłumiaćIII verb(to measure the depth of (water etc).) sondować- sounding- sound out -
13 stimulate
['stɪmjuleɪt]vtdemand pobudzać (pobudzić perf), stymulować; person pobudzać (pobudzić perf) do działania, inspirować (zainspirować perf)* * *['stimjuleit](to rouse or make more alert, active etc: After listening to the violin concerto, he felt stimulated to practise the violin again.) pobudzać- stimulating -
14 vacancy
['veɪkənsɪ]n ( BRIT)"no vacancies" — "wolnych miejsc brak"
have you any vacancies? — ( hotel) czy mają Państwo (jakieś) wolne pokoje?; ( office) czy mają Państwo (jakieś) wolne etaty?
* * *plural - vacancies; noun1) (an unoccupied post: We have a vacancy for a typist.)2) (the condition of being vacant; emptiness: The vacancy of his expression made me doubt if he was listening.)
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