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41 speaker
['spiːkə(r)]n( person) mówca m; (also: loudspeaker) głośnik mthe Speaker ( BRIT, US) — przewodniczący jednej z izb Parlamentu/Kongresu
* * *1) (a person who is or was speaking.) mówiący2) ((sometimes loudspeaker) the device in a radio, record-player etc which converts the electrical impulses into audible sounds: Our record-player needs a new speaker.) głośnik -
42 strict
[strɪkt]adj(severe, firm) surowy; ( precise) ścisły* * *[strikt]1) (severe, stern, and compelling obedience: This class needs a strict teacher; His parents were very strict with him; The school rules are too strict; strict orders.) surowy, stanowczy2) (exact or precise: If the strict truth were known, he was drunk, not ill.) ścisły•- strictly
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43 subsidy
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44 sufficient
[sə'fɪʃənt]adjwystarczający, dostateczny* * *adjective (enough: We haven't sufficient food to feed all these people; Will $10 be sufficient for your needs?) wystarczający -
45 suit
[suːt] 1. n 2. vtodpowiadać +datto suit sth to — dostosowywać (dostosować perf) coś do +gen
that colour/hat doesn't suit you — w tym kolorze/kapeluszu nie jest ci do twarzy
to be suited to — nadawać się do +gen
to bring a suit against sb — wytaczać (wytoczyć perf) komuś proces
he bowed his head; I followed suit — skłonił głowę — poszłam za jego przykładem
suit yourself! — rób, jak chcesz!
* * *[su:t] 1. noun1) (a set of clothes usually all of the same cloth etc, made to be worn together, eg a jacket, trousers (and waistcoat) for a man, or a jacket and skirt or trousers for a woman.) garnitur, kostium2) (a piece of clothing for a particular purpose: a bathing-suit / diving-suit.) kostium3) (a case in a law court: He won/lost his suit.) proces, sprawa4) (an old word for a formal request, eg a proposal of marriage to a lady.) oświadczyny5) (one of the four sets of playing-cards - spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs.) kolor2. verb1) (to satisfy the needs of, or be convenient for: The arrangements did not suit us; The climate suits me very well.) odpowiadać2) ((of clothes, styles, fashions etc) to be right or appropriate for: Long hair suits her; That dress doen't suit her.) pasować3) (to adjust or make appropriate or suitable: He suited his speech to his audience.) dobrać, dostosować•- suited- suitor
- suitcase
- follow suit
- suit down to the ground
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46 testimonial
[tɛstɪ'məunɪəl]n ( BRIT)referencje pl* * *[-'mouniəl]noun (a (written) statement saying what one knows about a person's character, abilities etc: When applying for a job, one usually needs a testimonial from one's last employer.) świadectwo, zaświadczenie -
47 the Third World
(the developing countries, those not part of or aligned with the two main powers: the needs of the Third World.) trzeci świat -
48 thrashing
['θræʃɪŋ]nto give sb a thrashing — sprawić ( perf) komuś lanie
* * *noun (a physical beating: He needs a good thrashing!) lanie -
49 touch
[tʌtʃ] 1. n 2. vtdotykać (dotknąć perf) +gen; ( tamper with) tykać (tknąć perf); ( emotionally) ( move) wzruszać (wzruszyć perf); ( stir) poruszać (poruszyć perf)3. vidotykać się (dotknąć się perf), stykać się (zetknąć się perf)a touch of ( fig) — odrobina +gen
in touch with — w kontakcie z +instr
to put sb in touch with — kontaktować (skontaktować perf) kogoś z +instr
to be out of touch with events — nie nadążać za biegiem wypadków, nie być na bieżąco
Phrasal Verbs:- touch on- touch up* * *1. verb1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) dotykać (się)2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) dotykać3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) dotykać4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) mieć coś wspólnego z2. noun1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) dotknięcie2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) dotyk3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) poprawka4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) żyłka, talent5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) aut•- touching- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
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50 washer
['wɔʃə(r)]n( on tap etc) podkładka f* * *1) (a person or thing (eg a machine) that washes: They've just bought an automatic dish-washer.) pomywacz(ka) zmywarka2) (a flat ring of rubber, metal etc to keep nuts or joints tight: Our tap needs a new washer.) podkładka, uszczelka
См. также в других словарях:
Needs — Needs, adv. [Orig. gen. of need, used as an adverb. Cf. { wards}.] Of necessity; necessarily; indispensably; often with must, and equivalent to of need. [1913 Webster] A man must needs love mauger his head. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] And he must… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
needs — originally an adverb meaning ‘of necessity, necessarily’, survives in the somewhat literary phrase needs must: • He can kill a pig. Probably with his bare hands, if needs must Observer Food monthly, 2004. The phrase alludes to the old proverb… … Modern English usage
needs — [nēdz] adv. [ME nedes < OE nedes, nydes < nied (see NEED) + s, gen. & adv. suffix] of necessity; necessarily: with must [he must needs obey] … English World dictionary
needs — (adv.) of necessity, necessarily, in archaic constructions involving must (late 14c.) is from O.E. nede, instrumental and genitive singular of nied (see NEED (Cf. need)), used as an adverb reinforcing must, hence the genitive ending … Etymology dictionary
needs — /nidz/ (say needz) phrase 1. needs must, (an expression indicating necessity): *bards, like birds, tho scant of words, needs must sing as nature taught em. –c.j. dennis, 1938. 2. needs must (when the Devil drives), Colloquial (an exclamation… …
needs — /needz/, adv. of necessity; necessarily (usually prec. or fol. by must): It must needs be so. It needs must be. [bef. 1000; ME nedis, OE nedes, orig. gen. of ned NEED; see S1] * * * … Universalium
needs — [[t]nidz[/t]] adv. of necessity; necessarily (usu. prec. or fol. by must): It must needs be so. It needs must be[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME nedis, OE nēdes, orig. gen. of nēd need; see s I … From formal English to slang
needs — adverb Etymology: Middle English nedes, from Old English nēdes, from genitive of nēd need Date: before 12th century of necessity ; necessarily < must needs be recognized > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Needs — This surname recorded in the spellings of Noad, Noads, Node, Need and Needs, is one of the most unusual of habitational surnames. Its origin is Olde English pre 7th Century, and the derivation is from the ancient word ad or Yde which usually… … Surnames reference
needs — see needs must when the devil drives … Proverbs new dictionary
needs — adv. archaic (usu. prec. or foll. by must) of necessity (must needs decide). Etymology: OE nedes (as NEED, S(3)) … Useful english dictionary
