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21 a shot in the dark
(a guess based on little or no information: The detective admitted that his decision to check the factory had just been a shot in the dark.) strzał w ciemno -
22 abstemious
[əb'stiːmɪəs]adj* * *[əb'sti:miəs](taking little food, drink etc: She was being very abstemious as she was trying to lose weight; an abstemious young man.) wstrzemięźliwy, umiarkowany- abstemiousness -
23 adopt
[ə'dɔpt]vtchild adoptować (zaadoptować perf); position, attitude przyjmować (przyjąć perf); course of action, method obierać (obrać perf); tone etc przybierać (przybrać perf)* * *[ə'dopt]1) (to take (a child of other parents) as one's own: Since they had no children of their own they decided to adopt a little girl.) adoptować2) (to take (something) as one's own: After going to France he adopted the French way of life.) przyjmować•- adoption- adoptive -
24 adorable
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25 ape
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26 appeal
[ə'piːl] 1. vi ( JUR)wnosić (wnieść perf) apelację, odwoływać się (odwołać się perf)2. n ( JUR)to appeal (to sb) for — apelować (zaapelować perf) (do kogoś) o +acc
to appeal to sb for mercy — prosić (poprosić perf) kogoś o łaskę
* * *[ə:pi:l] 1. verb1) ((often with to) to ask earnestly for something: She appealed (to him) for help.) zwracać się2) (to take a case one has lost to a higher court etc; to ask (a referee, judge etc) for a new decision: He appealed against a three-year sentence.) apelować3) ((with to) to be pleasing: This place appeals to me.) podobać się2. noun1) ((the act of making) a request (for help, a decision etc): The appeal raised $500 for charity; a last appeal for help; The judge rejected his appeal.) apel, apelacja2) (attraction: Music holds little appeal for me.) urok• -
27 appealing
[ə'piːlɪŋ]adj( attractive) pociągający; ( pleading) błagalny* * *1) (pleasing: an appealing little girl.) sympatyczny2) (showing that a person wishes help etc: an appealing glance.) błagalny -
28 at the risk of
(with the possibility of (loss, injury, trouble etc): He saved the little girl at the risk of his own life; At the risk of offending you, I must tell you that I disapprove of your behaviour.) ryzykując -
29 bald
[bɔːld]adj* * *[bo:ld]1) ((of people) with little or no hair on the head: a bald head; He is going bald (= becoming bald).) łysy2) ((of birds, animals) without feathers, fur etc: a bald patch on the dog's back.) wyłysiały3) (bare or plain: a bald statement of the facts.) suchy, lakoniczny•- baldness- balding
- baldly -
30 be lacking
( with in)1) (to be without or not to have enough: He is lacking in intelligence.) cierpieć na brak, odczuwać brak2) (to be absent; to be present in too little an amount: Money for the project is not lacking but enthusiasm is.) brakować, nie starczać -
31 bead
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32 beat it
(to go away: Beat it, or I'll hit you!; She told her little brother to beat it.) `zjeżdżać` -
33 between
[bɪ'twiːn] 1. prepmiędzy +instr, pomiędzy +instr2. advPenn Close, Court Road and all the little streets in between — Penn Close, Court Road i wszystkie małe uliczki pomiędzy nimi
* * *[bi'twi:n]1) (in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc: between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals.) między2) (concerning the relationship of two things or people: the difference between right and wrong.) pomiędzy3) (by the combined action of; working together: They managed it between them.) między4) (part to one (person or thing), part to (the other): Divide the chocolate between you.) między• -
34 cajole
[kə'dʒəul]vtnakłaniać (nakłonić perf) (pochlebstwami)* * *[kə'‹əul](to coax (someone into doing something), often by flattery: The little girl cajoled her father into buying her a new dress.) nakłaniać pochlebstwami -
35 chance
[tʃɑːns] 1. n( hope) szansa f; ( likelihood) prawdopodobieństwo nt; ( opportunity) sposobność f, okazja f; ( risk) ryzyko nt; ( accident) przypadek m2. vt( risk)to chance it — zaryzykować ( perf); ( happen)
Phrasal Verbs:3. adjthe chances are that… — wszystko wskazuje na to, że…
there is little chance of his coming — prawdopodobieństwo, że przyjdzie, jest niewielkie
by chance — przez przypadek, przypadkiem
* * *1. noun1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) przypadek2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) okazja3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) szansa4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) ryzyko2. verb1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) ryzykować2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) przypadkiem coś zrobić3. adjective(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) przypadkowy- chancy- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
- the chances are -
36 comfort
['kʌmfət] 1. n( physical) wygoda f; (luxury, freedom from anxiety) komfort m; ( cosolation) pociecha f, otucha f- comforts2. vt* * *1) (a pleasant condition of being physically or mentally relaxed, happy, warm etc: They now live in comfort.) wygoda2) (anything that provides a little luxury, or makes one feel happier, or better able to bear misfortune: He enjoyed the comforts of the hotel; Her presence was a comfort to him in his grief; words of comfort.) pociecha•- comfortably
- comforting
- be comfortably off -
37 consequence
['kɔnsɪkwəns]nof consequence — znaczący, doniosły
* * *['konsikwəns, ]( American[) -kwens]1) (a result: This decision will have important consequences.) następstwo2) (importance: A small error is of no consequence.) znaczenie• -
38 consign
[kən'saɪn]vtto consign sb to — ( sb's care) powierzać (powierzyć perf) kogoś +dat; ( poverty) skazywać (skazać perf) kogoś na +acc
* * *(to put into or deliver to; to transfer: The little boy was consigned to his grandmother's care.) składać, dostarczać -
39 contemplate
['kɔntəmpleɪt]vt* * *['kontəmpleit]1) (to think seriously (about): I was contemplating (= feeling inclined towards) having a holiday; She contemplated her future gloomily.) zastanawiać się nad, rozważać2) (to look thoughtfully at: The little boy stood contemplating himself in the mirror.) przypatrywać się•- contemplative
- contemplatively -
40 count
[kaunt] 1. vtPhrasal Verbs:- count on- count up2. vi 3. n(of things, people) liczba f; (of cholesterol, pollen etc) poziom m; ( nobleman) hrabia mto count (up) to ten — liczyć (policzyć perf) do dziesięciu
to count the cost of — obliczać (obliczyć perf) koszt +gen
* * *I noun(nobleman in certain countries, equal in rank to a British earl.) hrabia- countessII 1. verb1) (to name the numbers up to: Count (up to) ten.) liczyć2) (to calculate using numbers: Count (up) the number of pages; Count how many people there are; There were six people present, not counting the chairman.) liczyć3) (to be important or have an effect or value: What he says doesn't count; All these essays count towards my final mark.) liczyć się4) (to consider: Count yourself lucky to be here.) uważać2. noun1) (an act of numbering: They took a count of how many people attended.) liczenie2) (a charge brought against a prisoner etc: She faces three counts of theft.) zarzut3. adjective(see countable.)- counter- countdown
- count on
- out for the count
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