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1 figure of speech
nfigura f retoryczna* * *(one of several devices (eg metaphor, simile) for using words not with their ordinary meanings but to make a striking effect.) metafora, zwrot retoryczny -
2 eight
[eɪt]numSee also:- five* * *[eit] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 8: Four and four are/is/make eight.) ósemka2) (the age of 8: children of eight and over.) wiek 8 lat3) (the crew of an eight-oared racing boat: Did the Cambridge eight win?) ósemka2. adjective1) (8 in number: eight people; He is eight years old.) osiem2) (aged 8: He is eight today.) w wieku 8 lat•- eight-- eighth
- eight-year-old 3. adjectivean eight-year-old child.) ośmioletni -
3 cut
[kʌt] 1. pt, pp cut, vtbread, meat kroić (pokroić perf); hand, knee rozcinać (rozciąć perf); grass przycinać (przyciąć perf); hair obcinać (obciąć perf); scene ( from book) usuwać (usunąć perf); (from film, broadcast) wycinać (wyciąć perf); prices obniżać (obniżyć perf); spending, supply ograniczać (ograniczyć perf); garment kroić (skroić perf); line, path przecinać (przeciąć perf); ( inf) ( cancel) odwoływać (odwołać perf)to cut one's finger — skaleczyć się ( perf) w palec
to get one's hair cut — obcinać (obciąć perf) sobie włosy
to cut sth short — skracać (skrócić perf) coś
to cut sb dead — udawać (udać perf), że się kogoś nie widzi
Phrasal Verbs:- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut off- cut out- cut up2. vi 3. n( in skin) skaleczenie nt; (in salary, spending) cięcie nt; ( of meat) płat m; ( of garment) krój m4. adjcold cuts (US) — różne rodzaje wędlin i zimnych mięs pokrojone w plasterki
jewel (o)szlifowany* * *1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) ciąć2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) ciąć3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) wycinać4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) ciąć, strzyc5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) obcinać6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) wycinać7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) przecinać8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) przekładać9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') przerywać10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) skracać, ścinać, zajeżdżać drogę11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) przecinać12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) opuszczać, nie uczęszczać do13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) ignorować2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) cięcie, obcięcie, przerwa2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) krój3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) kawałek, porcja•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) zjadliwy- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) bezlitosny- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short -
4 distinguish
[dɪs'tɪŋgwɪʃ]vtto distinguish between — rozróżniać (rozróżnić perf) pomiędzy +instr
to distinguish o.s. — ( in battle etc) odznaczać się (odznaczyć się perf)
* * *[di'stiŋɡwiʃ]1) ((often with from) to mark as different: What distinguishes this café from all the others?) wyróżniać2) (to identify or make out: He could just distinguish the figure of a man running away.) rozpoznać, dostrzegać3) ((sometimes with between) to recognize a difference: I can't distinguish (between) the two types - they both look the same to me.) rozróżnić4) (to make (oneself) noticed through one's achievements: He distinguished himself at school by winning a prize in every subject.) wyróżniać się•- distinguished -
5 carve
[kɑːv]vt( sculpt) rzeźbić (wyrzeźbić perf); meat kroić (pokroić perf); initials, design wycinać (wyciąć perf)Phrasal Verbs:- carve up* * *1) (to make designs, shapes etc by cutting a piece of wood etc: A figure carved out of wood.) rzeźbić2) (to cut up (meat) into slices: Father carved the joint.) ciąć•- carving- carve out -
6 dim
[dɪm] 1. adjroom ciemny; outline, figure niewyraźny; light przyćmiony; memory niewyraźny, mglisty; eyesight osłabiony; prospects ponury; ( inf) person ciemny (inf)2. vtto dim one's lights — włączać (włączyć perf) światła mijania
* * *[dim] 1. adjective1) (not bright or distinct: a dim light in the distance; a dim memory.) przyćmiony2) ((of a person) not intelligent: She's a bit dim!) tępy2. verb(to make or become dim: Tears dimmed her eyes; He dimmed the lights in the theatre.) przyćmić, zmatowieć- dimly- dimness -
7 mould
[məuld] 1. (US mold) n 2. vt* * *I [mould] noun1) ((soil which is full of) rotted leaves etc.) czarnoziem2) (a growth on stale food etc: This bread is covered with mould.) pleśń•- mouldy- mouldiness II 1. [məuld] noun1) (a shape into which a substance in liquid form is poured so that it may take on that shape when it cools and hardens: a jelly mould.) forma2) (something, especially a food, formed in a mould.) odlew2. verb1) (to form in a mould: The metal is moulded into long bars.) odlewać2) (to work into a shape: He moulded the clay into a ball.) ukształtować, wymodelować3) (to make the shape of (something): She moulded the figure out of/in clay.) kształtować, wymodelować -
8 record
1. ['rɛkɔːd] n( written account) zapis m; ( of meeting) protokół m; ( of attendance) lista f; ( file) akta pl; ( COMPUT, SPORT) rekord m; ( MUS) płyta f; ( history) (of person, company) przeszłość f2. [rɪ'kɔːd] vtevents etc zapisywać (zapisać perf); temperature, speed, time wskazywać; voice, song nagrywać (nagrać perf)3. adjto set/put the record straight ( fig) — prostować (sprostować perf) nieścisłości
he is on record as saying that … — stwierdził publicznie, że…
off the record — statement nieoficjalny; speak nieoficjalnie
* * *1. ['reko:d, -kəd, ]( American[) -kərd] noun1) (a written report of facts, events etc: historical records; I wish to keep a record of everything that is said at this meeting.) zapis, protokół2) (a round flat piece of (usually black) plastic on which music etc is recorded: a record of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.) płyta gramofonowa3) ((in races, games, or almost any activity) the best performance so far; something which has never yet been beaten: He holds the record for the 1,000 metres; The record for the high jump was broken/beaten this afternoon; He claimed to have eaten fifty sausages in a minute and asked if this was a record; ( also adjective) a record score.) rekord4) (the collected facts from the past of a person, institution etc: This school has a very poor record of success in exams; He has a criminal record.) przeszłość, rejestr2. [rə'ko:d] verb1) (to write a description of (an event, facts etc) so that they can be read in the future: The decisions will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.) (za)protokołować2) (to put (the sound of music, speech etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future: I've recorded the whole concert; Don't make any noise when I'm recording.) nagrać3) ((of a dial, instrument etc) to show (a figure etc) as a reading: The thermometer recorded 30°C yesterday.) (za)rejestrować4) (to give or show, especially in writing: to record one's vote in an election.) zarejestrować•- recorder- recording
- record-player
- in record time
- off the record
- on record -
9 square
[skwɛə(r)] 1. n( shape) kwadrat m; ( in town) plac m; (US) ( block of houses) kwartał m; (also: set square) ekierka f2. adj 3. vt( arrange) układać (ułożyć perf); ( MATH) podnosić (podnieść perf) do kwadratu; ( reconcile) godzić (pogodzić perf)4. viPhrasal Verbs:* * *[skweə] 1. noun1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) kwadrat2) (something in the shape of this.) kwadrat3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) skwer, plac4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) kwadrat2. adjective1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) kwadratowy2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) wyrównany, równy3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) z każdej strony4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) konserwatywny3. adverb1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) pod kątem prostym2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) prosto4. verb1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) nadawać kształt kwadratu2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) wyrównać, policzyć się3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) pasować, dopasować4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) podnosić do kwadratu•- squared- squarely
- square centimetre
- metre
- square root
- fair and square
- go back to square one
- a square deal -
10 trim
[trɪm] 1. adjhouse, garden starannie utrzymany; figure, person szczupły2. n( haircut) podstrzyżenie nt, podcięcie nt; ( on clothes) lamówka f, wykończenie nt; ( on car) elementy pl ozdobne karoserii3. vtto trim (with) — ozdabiać (ozdobić perf) ( +instr); ( NAUT) ( sail) ustawiać (ustawić perf)
to keep in (good) trim — utrzymywać (dobrą) formę, dobrze się trzymać (inf)
* * *[trim] 1. past tense, past participle - trimmed; verb1) (to cut the edges or ends of (something) in order to make it shorter and/or neat: He's trimming the hedge; She had her hair trimmed.) przycinać2) (to decorate (a dress, hat etc, usually round the edges): She trimmed the sleeves with lace.) obszyć3) (to arrange (the sails of a boat etc) suitably for the weather conditions.) wybierać2. noun(a haircut: She went to the hairdresser's for a trim.) strzyżenie3. adjective(neat and tidy: a trim appearance.) schludny- trimly- trimness
- trimming
- in good trim
- in trim
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