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1 age
[eɪdʒ] 1. nwiek m2. vistarzeć się (zestarzeć się perf or postarzeć się perf)3. vtunder age — nieletni, niepełnoletni
to come of age — osiągać (osiągnąć perf) pełnoletniość
* * *[ei‹] 1. noun1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) wiek2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) wiek3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) wiek4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) wiek2. verb(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) starzeć się, postarzać- aged- ageless
- age-old
- the aged
- come of age
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2 extremity
[ɪks'trɛmɪtɪ]n(edge, end) kraniec m, skraj m; ( of situation) skrajność f* * *[-'stre-]1) (the farthest point: The two poles represent the extremities of the earth's axis.) skrajność, końcowy punkt2) (an extreme degree; the quality of being extreme: Their suffering reached such extremities that many died.) skrajność, szczyt3) (a situation of great danger or distress: They need help in this extremity.) trudne położenie4) (the parts of the body furthest from the middle eg the hands and feet.) kończyny -
3 mean
[miːn] 1. adj( with money) skąpy; ( unkind) person, trick podły; (US, inf) ( vicious) person, animal złośliwy; ( shabby) nędzny; ( average) średni2. vt; pt, pp meant3. n, pl meansI thought you meant her — sądziłem, że miałeś na myśli ją; ( intend)
( average) średnia f- means* * *[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) skąpy2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) podły, małostkowy3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) złośliwy4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) ubogi, nędzny•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) średni2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) przeciętny2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) średnia, środekIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) znaczyć2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) zamierzać•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) znaczący- meaningless
- be meant to
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4 medium
['miːdɪəm] 1. adjsize, level średni; colour pośredni2. n, pl media or mediums( of communication) środek m przekazu; (ART) forma f przekazu; ( environment) ośrodek m, środowisko nt; ( pl mediums) ( person) medium ntto strike a happy medium — znajdować (znaleźć perf) złoty środek
* * *['mi:diəm] 1. plurals - media; noun1) (something by or through which an effect is produced: Air is the medium through which sound is carried.) środek2) ((especially in plural) a means (especially radio, television and newspapers) by which news etc is made known: the news media.) środki3) (a person through whom spirits of dead people are said to speak: I know a medium who says she can communicate with Napoleon.) medium4) (a substance in which specimens are preserved, bacteria grown etc.) środowisko2. adjective(middle or average in size, quality etc: Would you like the small, medium or large packet?) średni
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