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81 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 -
82 stone
[stəun] 1. n (also MED) 2. adj 3. vt* * *[stəun] 1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed: limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone.) kamień2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) kamień3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) kamień4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) kamień5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) pestka6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) (jednostka wagi)7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) kamień2. verb1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) kamienować2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) pestkować•- stony- stonily
- stoniness
- stone-cold
- stone-dead
- stone-deaf
- stoneware
- stonework
- leave no stone unturned
- a stone's throw -
83 stopgap
['stɔpgæp]n* * *noun (a person or thing that fills a gap in an emergency: He was made headmaster as a stopgap till a new man could be appointed; ( also adjective) stopgap arrangements.) zastępstwo -
84 survey
1. ['səːveɪ] n( examination) ( of land) pomiar m; ( of house) oględziny pl, ekspertyza f; ( comprehensive view) przegląd m2. [səː'veɪ] vtland dokonywać (dokonać perf) pomiarów +gen; house poddawać (poddać perf) ekspertyzie or oględzinom; scene, prospects etc oceniać (ocenić perf), przyglądać się (przyjrzeć się perf) +dat* * *1. [sə'vei] verb1) (to look at, or view, in a general way: He surveyed his neat garden with satisfaction.) lustrować, przeglądać2) (to examine carefully or in detail.) badać3) (to measure, and estimate the position, shape etc of (a piece of land etc): They have started to survey the piece of land that the new motorway will pass through.) robić pomiary4) (to make a formal or official inspection of (a house etc that is being offered for sale).) przeprowadzać inspekcję2. ['sə:vei] noun1) (a look or examination; a report: After a brief survey of the damage he telephoned the police; He has written a survey of crime in big cities.) przegląd, opis2) (a careful measurement of land etc.) pomiary•- surveyor -
85 take someone's temperature
(to measure a person's body heat, using a thermometer.) (z)mierzyć komuś temperaturę -
86 weigh out
vt* * *(to measure out by weighing: He weighed out six kilos of sand.) odważyć -
87 yard
[jɑːd]n* * *I noun((often abbreviated to yd) an old unit of length equal to 0.9144 metres.) jardII noun1) (an area of (enclosed) ground beside a building: Leave your bicycle in the yard; a school-yard; a courtyard.) podwórko2) (an area of enclosed ground used for a special purpose: a shipyard; a dockyard.) (zakład) -
88 encompass
[ɪn'kʌmpəs]vtsubject, measure obejmować (objąć perf) -
89 push through
vtmeasure, scheme przeprowadzać (przeprowadzić perf)
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