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['rɪəgɑːd]nstraż f tylna* * *noun singular or noun plural (the group of) soldiers who protect the rear of an army (eg when it is retreating). tylna straż -
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[rɪ'geɪlɪə]ninsygnia pl* * *[rə'ɡeiliə]1) (objects (eg the crown and sceptre) which are a sign of royalty, used eg at a coronation.) insygnia królewskie2) (any ornaments, ceremonial clothes etc which are worn as a sign of a person's importance or authority.) insygnia -
23 singles
['sɪŋglz]npl (TENNIS)singel m, gra f singlowa or pojedyncza* * *1) (( also noun singular) in tennis etc, a match or matches with only one player on each side: The men's singles are being played this week; ( also adjective) a singles match.) gra singlowa2) ((especially American) unmarried (usually young) people: a bar for singles; ( also adjective) a singles holiday/club.) ludzie stanu wolnego -
24 spades
npl (CARDS) piki pl* * *noun plural ((sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits: the ten of spades.) pik -
25 statistics
[stə'tɪstɪks]n* * *[stə'tistiks] 1. noun plural(figures giving information about something: There were 900 deaths and 20,000 injuries on the roads last year, but the statistics for the previous year were worse.) dane statystyczne2. noun singular(the study of such figures.) statystyka- statistically
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['wɔːtəwəːks]n* * *noun plural or noun singular (a place in which water is purified and stored before distribution to an area.) wodociągi -
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[wəːks] 1. n ( BRIT)( factory) zakład m2. npl(of clock, machine) mechanizm m* * *noun singular or noun plural (a factory etc: The steelworks is/are closed for the holidays.) zakład -
29 algae
noun, plural(alga ['ælɡə] singular a group of simple plants which includes seaweed.) -
30 bacteria
[bæk'tɪərɪə]nplbakterie pl* * *singular - bacterium; noun plural(organisms not able to be seen except under a microscope, found in rotting matter, in air, in soil and in living bodies, some being the germs of disease: a throat infection caused by bacteria.) bakterie- bacteriological
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31 chequers
[' ekəz]1) (singular the game of draughts.) warcaby2) (plural the pieces used in this game.) pionki -
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33 links
npl pole nt golfowe ( nad morzem)* * *[liŋks]1) (a stretch of more or less flat ground along a seashore.) wydma piaszczysta2) ((often with singular verb) a golf course.) teren golfowy -
34 oats
[əuts]nowies m* * *[əu ](a type of cereal plant or its grain (seeds): a field of oats; Horses eat oats.) owies -
35 tactics
['tæktɪks]npltaktyka f* * *['tæktiks]((sometimes in singular) the art of arranging troops, warships etc during a battle, in order to win or gain an advantage over one's opponents: They planned their tactics for the election/game/meeting.) taktyka- tactical- tactically
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36 torpedo
[tɔː'piːdəu]pl torpedoes, ntorpeda f* * *[to:'pi:dəu] 1. plural - torpedoes; noun(an underwater missile fired at ships: an enemy torpedo.) torpeda2. verb(3rd person singular present tense torpedoes: past tense, past participle torpedoed - to attack, damage or destroy with torpedoes: The ship was torpedoed.) (s)torpedować
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