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41 crack
[kræk] 1. n( noise) trzask m; ( gap) szczelina f, szpara f; ( in bone) pęknięcie nt; (in wall, dish) pęknięcie nt, rysa f; ( joke) kawał m; ( drug) crack m; ( inf) ( attempt)2. vtto have a crack (at sth) — próbować (spróbować perf) swoich sił (w czymś)
whip, twig trzaskać (trzasnąć perf) +instr; knee etc stłuc ( perf); nut rozłupywać (rozłupać perf); problem rozgryzać (rozgryźć perf); code łamać (złamać perf)Phrasal Verbs:- crack up3. adjathlete, expert pierwszorzędny; regiment elitarnyto get cracking ( inf) — zabierać się (zabrać się perf) do roboty
* * *[kræk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) pękać, powodować pęknięcie2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) rozłupywać3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) trzaskać4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) opowiadać5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) pruć6) (to solve (a code).) łamać7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) łamać się2. noun1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) pęknięcie2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) szpara3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) trzask4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) cios5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) żart6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol)3. adjective(expert: a crack racing-driver.) wyśmienity- cracked- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
- have a crack -
42 crusade
[kruː'seɪd] 1. n 2. vi ( fig)to crusade for/against — prowadzić kampanię na rzecz +gen /przeciwko +dat
* * *[kru:'seid] 1. noun1) (Medieval wars against the Muslims in the Middle Ages, led by Christian kings.) krucjata2) (a campaign in support of a good cause: the crusade against cigarette advertising.) kampania, święta wojna2. verb(to take part in a crusade.) brać udział w kampani- crusader -
43 cut off
vtpiece, village, supply odcinać (odciąć perf); limb obcinać (obciąć perf); ( TEL) rozłączać (rozłączyć perf)* * *1) (to interrupt or break a telephone connection: I was cut off in the middle of the telephone call.) przerywać2) (to separate: They were cut off from the rest of the army.) odcinać3) (to stop or prevent delivery of: They've cut off our supplies of coal.) odcinać -
44 depths
noun plural (a part far under the surface or in the middle of something: the depths of the sea; the depths of winter.) otchłań, środek -
45 doughnut
['dəunʌt](US donut) n≈ pączek m* * *noun (a ring-shaped cake, with a hole in the middle, fried in fat.) rodzaj pączka -
46 draw out
1. vi 2. vt* * *1) (to take (money) from a bank: I drew out $40 yesterday.) podejmować2) (to make longer: We drew out the journey as much as we could but we still arrived early.) wydłużać3) ((of a car etc) to move into the middle of the road from the side.) wyjeżdżać -
47 dry up
vi* * *1) (to lose water; to cease running etc completely: All the rivers dried up in the heat.) wysychać2) (to become used up: Supplies of bandages have dried up.) zużyć się3) (to make dry: The sun dried up the puddles in the road.) wysuszyć4) ((of a speaker) to forget what he is going to say: He dried up in the middle of his speech.) zamilknąć -
48 dwell
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49 edge
[ɛdʒ] 1. n(of forest, road) skraj m; (of table, chair) krawędź f, brzeg m; ( of knife) ostrze nt2. vt 3. vi, see edgyto edge forward — (powoli) przepychać się (przepchnąć się perf) (do przodu)
to edge past — przeciskać się (przecisnąć się perf) przez +acc
to have the edge (over) ( fig) — mieć przewagę (nad +instr)
* * *[e‹] 1. noun1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) brzeg2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) ostrze3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) ostrość2. verb1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) oblamować2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) (przy)suwać po trochu•- edging- edgy
- edgily
- edginess
- have the edge on/over
- on edge -
50 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 -
51 go to seed
1) ((of a person) to become careless about one's clothes and appearance: Don't let yourself go to seed when you reach middle age!) zaniedbać się2) ((of a place) to become rather shabby and uncared for: This part of town has gone to seed recently.) podupadać3) ((also run to seed) (of a plant) to produce seeds after flowering.) wytwarzać ziarno -
52 half-term
noun ((the period when students are given) a holiday about the middle of a term: We get a week's holiday at half-term; ( also adjective) a half-term holiday.) połowa semestru -
53 hand down
vt* * *(to pass on from one generation to the next: These customs have been handed down from father to son since the Middle Ages.) przekazywać (potomności) -
54 happy medium
(a sensible middle course between two extreme positions: I need to find the happy medium between starving and over-eating.) złoty środek -
55 hole
[həul] 1. n ( lit, fig)dziura f2. vtto pick holes in ( fig) — wyszukiwać słabe punkty w +loc
Phrasal Verbs:- hole up* * *[həul] 1. noun1) (an opening or gap in or through something: a hole in the fence; holes in my socks.) dziura2) (a hollow in something solid: a hole in my tooth; Many animals live in holes in the ground.) dziura, jama3) ((in golf) (the point scored by the player who takes the fewest strokes to hit his ball over) any one of the usually eighteen sections of the golf course between the tees and the holes in the middle of the greens: He won by two holes; We played nine holes.) dołek2. verb1) (to make a hole in: The ship was badly holed when it hit the rock.) podziurawić2) (to hit (a ball etc) into a hole: The golfer holed his ball from twelve metres away.) trafić do dołka•- hole out -
56 interest
['ɪntrɪst] 1. n(desire to know, pastime)2. vtinterest (in) — zainteresowanie nt ( +instr); (advantage, profit) interes m; ( COMM) ( in company) udział m; ( sum of money) odsetki pl, procent m
compound/simple interest — procent składany/zwykły
his main interest is … — interesuje się głównie +instr
it is in our interest to … — jest or leży w naszym interesie, żeby +infin
* * *['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) zainteresowanie2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) zainteresowanie3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) procent4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) udział5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) koła, sfery2. verb1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) interesować2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) zainteresować•- interesting
- interestingly
- in one's own interest
- in one's interest
- in the interests of
- in the interest of
- lose interest
- take an interest -
57 intermediate
[ɪntə'miːdɪət]adj* * *[intə'mi:diət](in the middle; placed between two things, stages etc: An intermediate English course is more advanced than a beginners' course, but not as difficult as an advanced course.) pośredni -
58 island
['aɪlənd]nwyspa f; (also: traffic island) wysepka f* * *1) (a piece of land surrounded by water: The island lay a mile off the coast.) wyspa2) ((also traffic island) a traffic-free area, built in the middle of a street, for pedestrians to stand on.) wysepka•- islander -
59 itch
[ɪtʃ] 1. nswędzenie nt2. vi* * *[i ] 1. noun(an irritating feeling in the skin that makes one want to scratch: He had an itch in the middle of his back and could not scratch it easily.) swędzenie2. verb1) (to have an itch: Some plants can cause the skin to itch.) swędzieć2) (to have a strong desire (for something, or to be something): I was itching to slap the child.) bardzo mieć na coś ochotę•- itchy- itchiness -
60 July
[dʒuː'laɪ]nlipiec mat the beginning/end of July — na początku/pod koniec lipca
during July — w lipcu, przez lipiec
each/every July — co roku w lipcu
* * *(the seventh month of the year, the month following June.) lipiec
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