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21 subscribe
[səb'skraɪb]vito subscribe to — (theory, values) wyznawać +acc; ( opinion) podpisywać się pod +instr; (fund, charity) wspierać finansowo +acc, łożyć na +acc; ( magazine etc) prenumerować +acc
* * *1) (to give money, with other people, to a charity or other cause: He subscribes to a lot of charities; We each subscribed $1 towards the present.) dawać (na cel dobroczynny)2) ((with to) to promise to receive and pay for a series of issues of (a magazine etc): I've been subscribing to that magazine for four years.) prenumerować•- subscription -
22 such
[sʌtʃ]adjsuch a lot of — tyle or tak dużo +gen
in Brighton or some such place — w Brighton, czy w jakimś takim miejscu
she made such a noise that … — narobiła tyle hałasu, że …
such books as I have — takie książki, jakie mam
* * *1. adjective1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) taki2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) (aż) taki3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) taki4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) taki2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) ten, taki- suchlike- such-and-such
- such as it is -
23 talk
[tɔːk] 1. n( prepared speech) wykład m; ( non-academic) pogadanka f; ( conversation) rozmowa f; ( gossip) plotki plto give a talk — wygłaszać (wygłosić perf) wykład or pogadankę
- talks2. vitalking of films, have you seen …? — à propos filmów, czy widziałaś +acc ?
to talk sb into doing sth — namówić ( perf) kogoś do zrobienia czegoś
to talk sb out of doing sth — wyperswadować ( perf) komuś zrobienie czegoś
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) rozmawiać, mówić2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) gadać, plotkować3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) rozmawiać o2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) rozmowa2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) wykład3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) gadanina, plotki4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) gadanina•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
- talk shop -
24 be in / out of practice
((not) having had a lot of practice recently: I haven't played the piano for months - I'm very out of practice.) mieć wprawę/wyjść z wprawy -
25 catch up
vi( with person) doganiać (dogonić perf)to catch up on work/sleep — nadrabiać (nadrobić perf) zaległości w pracy/spaniu
* * *(to come level (with): We caught him up at the corner; Ask the taxi-driver if he can catch up with that lorry; We waited for him to catch up; She had a lot of schoolwork to catch up on after her illness.) doganiać -
26 contend
[kən'tɛnd] 1. vt2. vito contend that … — twierdzić or utrzymywać, że …
3. vito contend with — borykać się z +instr
to contend for — rywalizować o +acc
to have to contend with — musieć stawiać (stawić perf) czoło +dat
* * *[kən'tend]1) ((usually with with) to struggle against.) walczyć, rywalizować2) ((with that) to say or maintain (that).) twierdzić•- contention
- contentious -
27 custom
['kʌstəm]n( traditional activity) obyczaj m, zwyczaj m; (habit, convention) zwyczaj m* * *1) (what a person etc is in the habit of doing or does regularly: It's my custom to go for a walk on Saturday mornings; religious customs.) zwyczaj2) (the regular buying of goods at the same shop etc; trade or business: The new supermarkets take away custom from the small shops.) handel, interes•- customarily
- customer
- customs -
28 damage
['dæmɪdʒ] 1. nto pay 5,000 pounds in damages — wypłacać (wypłacić perf) 5 tys. funtów (tytułem) odszkodowania
- damages2. vt( physically) uszkadzać (uszkodzić perf); ( affect) narażać (narazić perf) na szwank, wyrządzać (wyrządzić perf) szkodę +dat* * *['dæmi‹] 1. noun1) (injury or hurt, especially to a thing: The storm did/caused a lot of damage; She suffered brain-damage as a result of the accident.) zniszczenie, uszkodzenie2) ((in plural) payment for loss or injury suffered: The court awarded him $5,000 damages.) odszkodowanie2. verb(to make less effective or less usable etc; to spoil: The bomb damaged several buildings; The book was damaged in the post.) niszczyć- damaged -
29 park
[pɑːk] 1. npark m2. vt 3. vi* * *1. noun1) (a public piece of ground with grass and trees: The children go to the park every morning to play.) park2) (the land surrounding a large country house: Deer run wild in the park surrounding the mansion.) park2. verb(to stop and leave (a motor car etc) for a time: He parked in front of our house.) parkować- parking-meter -
30 personality
[pəːsə'nælɪtɪ]n( character) osobowość f; ( famous person) osobistość f* * *plural - personalities; noun1) (a person's characteristics (of the mind, the emotions etc) as a whole: a likeable / forceful (= strong) personality.)2) (strong, distinctive (usually attractive) character: She is not beautiful but she has a lot of personality.)3) (a well-known person: a television personality; ( also adjective) a personality cult (= very great, usually too great, admiration for a person, usually a political leader).) -
31 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
- take pleasure in -
32 praise
[preɪz] 1. npochwała f2. vtchwalić (pochwalić perf); ( REL) chwalić* * *[preiz] 1. verb1) (to express admiration or approval of; to commend: He praised her singing.) chwalić2) (to glorify (God) by singing hymns etc: Praise the Lord!) chwalić2. noun(the expression of approval or honour: He has received a lot of praise for his musical skill.) pochwała -
33 prize
[praɪz] 1. n(in competition, sports) nagroda f; ( at lottery) wygrana f2. adj( first-class) pierwszorzędny, przedni; example klasyczny; ( inf) idiot wyjątkowy3. vt* * *I 1. noun1) (a reward for good work etc: He was awarded a lot of prizes at school.) nagroda2) (something won in a competition etc: I've won first prize!; ( also adjective) a prize (= having won, or worthy of, a prize) bull.) nagroda, nagrodzony2. verb(to value highly: He prized my friendship above everything else.) (wysoko) sobie cenićII see prise -
34 puzzle
['pʌzl] 1. n( mystery) zagadka f; (game, toy) układanka f2. vtstanowić zagadkę dla +gen3. viI'm puzzled as to why … — nie pojmuję, dlaczego…
* * *1. verb1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) zaskoczyć2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) dumać2. noun1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) zagadka2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) zagadka•- puzzling- puzzle out -
35 rain
[reɪn] 1. ndeszcz m2. vi* * *[rein] 1. noun1) (water falling from the clouds in liquid drops: We've had a lot of rain today; walking in the rain; We had flooding because of last week's heavy rains.) deszcz2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) deszcz2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) padać2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) sypać się•- rainy- raininess
- rainbow
- rain check: take a rain check
- raincoat
- raindrop
- rainfall
- rain forest
- rain-gauge
- keep
- save for a rainy day
- rain cats and dogs
- the rains
- as right as rain
- right as rain -
36 reading matter
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37 recommend
[rɛkə'mɛnd]vt* * *[rekə'mend]1) (to advise: The doctor recommended a long holiday.) zalecać2) (to suggest as being particularly good, particularly suitable etc: He recommended her (to me) for the job.) polecać• -
38 solo
['səuləu] 1. nsolo nt inv2. advw pojedynkę, solo* * *['səuləu] 1. plural - solos; noun(something (eg a musical piece for one voice or instrument, a dance or other entertainment) in which only one person takes part: a cello/soprano solo.) solo2. adjective(in which only one takes part: a solo flight in an aeroplane.) samotny- soloist -
39 strain
[streɪn] 1. n( pressure) obciążenie nt; ( MED) ( physical) nadwerężenie nt; ( mental) stres m; ( of virus) szczep m; ( breed) odmiana f- strains2. vt 3. vito strain to hear/see — wytężać (wytężyć perf) słuch/wzrok
* * *I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) wysilać się2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) nadwyrężać3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) wyczerpywać4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) odcedzać2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) naprężenie2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) wysiłek, przemęczenie3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) naciągnięcie4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) nadużywanie•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) rasa2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) skłonność3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) dźwięki -
40 thanks
[θæŋks] 1. nplpodziękowanie nt, podziękowania pl2. excl(also: many thanks, thanks a lot) (stokrotne) dzięki* * *noun plural (expression(s) of gratitude: I really didn't expect any thanks for helping them.) podziękowania
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