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21 plot
[plɔt] 1. n( secret plan) spisek m; (of story, play, film) fabuła f; ( of land) działka f2. vtknuć (uknuć perf); ( AVIAT, NAUT) nanosić (nanieść perf) na mapę; ( MATH) nanosić (nanieść perf) ( na wykres itp)3. vi* * *[plot] 1. noun1) (a plan, especially for doing something evil; a conspiracy: a plot to assassinate the President.) zmowa2) (the story of a play, novel etc: The play has a very complicated plot.) fabuła3) (a small piece of land eg for use as a gardening area or for building a house on.) parcela2. verb1) (to plan to bring about (something evil): They were plotting the death of the king.) knuć2) (to make a plan, map, graph etc of: The navigator plotted the course of the ship.) nakreślić -
22 rake up
(to find out and tell or remind people about (something, usually something unpleasant that would be better forgotten).) odgrzebać -
23 refer
[rɪ'fəː(r)]vtto refer sb to — ( book) odsyłać (odesłać perf) kogoś do +gen; (doctor, hospital, manager) kierować (skierować perf) kogoś do +gen
to refer the matter to — kierować (skierować perf) sprawę do +gen
to refer the task to — przekazywać (przekazać perf) zadanie +dat
Phrasal Verbs:- refer to* * *[rə'fə:] 1. past tense, past participle - referred; verb( with to)1) (to talk or write (about something); to mention: He doesn't like anyone referring to his wooden leg; I referred to your theories in my last book.) wspomnieć, przytoczyć2) (to relate to, concern, or apply to: My remarks refer to your last letter.) odnosić się3) (to send or pass on to someone else for discussion, information, a decision etc: The case was referred to a higher law-court; I'll refer you to the managing director.) skierować4) (to look for information (in something): If I'm not sure how to spell a word, I refer to a dictionary.) odwołać się•- referee2. verb(to act as a referee for a match: I've been asked to referee (a football match) on Saturday.) sędziować- reference book
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24 bad
[bæd]adjzły; ( naughty) niedobry, niegrzeczny; ( poor) work, health etc słaby; mistake, accident, injury poważnyto be bad for — szkodzić +dat
* * *[bæd]comparative - worse; adjective1) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) niedobry2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) zły, nikczemny3) (unpleasant: bad news.) zły, nieprzyjemny4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) zepsuty5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) szkodliwy6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) chory7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) chory8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) poważny9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) nieściągalny•- badly- badness
- badly off
- feel bad about something
- feel bad
- go from bad to worse
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25 be up in arms
(to be very angry and make a great protest (about something): He is up in arms about the decision to close the road.) ostro protestować -
26 brood
[bruːd] 1. n( baby birds) wyląg m; ( sb's children) trzódka f, gromadka f2. viPhrasal Verbs:- brood on* * *[bru:d] 1. verb1) ((of birds) to sit on eggs.) wysiadywać2) (to think (about something) anxiously for some time: There's no point in brooding about what happened.) rozmyślać2. noun(the number of young hatched at one time.) wyląg -
27 fuss
[fʌs] 1. n 2. vipanikować (inf)3. vtzawracać głowę +datto make a fuss (about sth) — robić (zrobić perf) zamieszanie (z powodu or wokół czegoś)
to make a fuss of sb — nadskakiwać komuś, robić dużo hałasu wokół kogoś
Phrasal Verbs:* * *1. noun(unnecessary excitement, worry or activity, often about something unimportant: Don't make such a fuss.) zamieszanie, krzątanina2. verb(to be too concerned with or pay too much attention to (unimportant) details: She fusses over children.) trząść się- fussy- fussily
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28 inkling
['ɪŋklɪŋ]n* * *['iŋkliŋ](a slight idea or suspicion (about something that is happening): I had no inkling of what was going on until she told me all about it.) podejrzenie -
29 put (someone) / be in the picture
(to give or have all the necessary information (about something): He put me in the picture about what had happened.) zapoznać ze sprawą, mieć orientacjęEnglish-Polish dictionary > put (someone) / be in the picture
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30 put (someone) / be in the picture
(to give or have all the necessary information (about something): He put me in the picture about what had happened.) zapoznać ze sprawą, mieć orientacjęEnglish-Polish dictionary > put (someone) / be in the picture
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31 so much for
(that's all that can be said about: So much for that - let's talk about something else; He arrived half an hour late - so much for his punctuality!) to by było `na tyle` w kwestii -
32 take back
vt* * *1) (to make (someone) remember or think about (something): Meeting my old friends took me back to my childhood.) przypominać2) (to admit that what one has said is not true: Take back what you said about my sister!) cofać -
33 the blind leading the blind
(one inexperienced or incompetent person telling another about something: My teaching you about politics will be a case of the blind leading the blind.) wiódł ślepy kulawego -
34 be
[biː] 1. aux vb; pt was, were, pp been1) ( in continuous tenses)2) ( forming passives) być, zostać ( perf)3) ( in tag questions) prawdahe's good-looking, isn't he? — jest przystojny, prawda?
she's back again, is she? — a więc znów jest z powrotem?
4) (+to +infin)2. vb +complement1) byćI am hot/cold — jest mi gorąco/zimno
2) ( of health) czuć się3) ( of age)4) ( cost) kosztować3. vi1) (exist, occur etc) istnieć2) ( referring to place) być4. impers vb1) (referring to time, distance, weather) byćit's too hot/cold — jest za gorąco/zimno
2) ( emphatic)* * *present tense am [ʌm], are [a:], is [ɪz]; past tense was [woz], were [w†:]; present participle 'being; past participle been [bi:n, (·meriцan) bɪn]; subjunctive were [w†:]; short forms I'm [aim] (I am), you're [ju†] (you are), he's [hi:z] (he is), she's [ʃi:z] (she is), it's [ɪ ] (it is), we're [wi†] (we are), they're [Ɵe†] (they are); negative short forms isn't (is not), aren't [a:nt] (are not), wasn't (was not), weren't [w†:nt] (were not)1) (used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses: I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?.) być, zostać2) (used with a present participle to form a type of future tense: I'm going to London.)3) (used with a past participle to form the passive voice: He was shot.)4) (used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc.)5) (used in giving or asking for information about something or someone: I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money will be ours; They are being silly.)•- being- the be-all and end-all -
35 change one's mind
(to alter one's intention or opinion (about something): He was going to go to France but he changed his mind.) zmieniać zdanie -
36 change the subject
(to start talking about something different: I mentioned the money to her, but she changed the subject.) zmienić temat -
37 consideration
[kənsɪdə'reɪʃən]n( deliberation) namysł m; ( factor) czynnik m, okoliczność f; ( fml) ( reward) uznanie nt* * *1) ((the act of) thinking about something, especially the needs or feelings of other people: He stayed at home out of consideration for his mother.) wzgląd2) (a fact to be taken into account in making a decision etc: The cost of the journey is our main consideration.) aspekt, okoliczność -
38 deplore
[dɪ'plɔː(r)]vtubolewać or boleć nad +instr* * *[di'plo:](to express disapproval and regret about (something): We all deplore the actions of murderers.) wyrażać ubolewanie -
39 discussion
[dɪs'kʌʃən]ndyskusja funder discussion — omawiany, będący przedmiotem dyskusji
* * *[-ʃən]noun ((an act of) talking about something: I think there has been too much discussion of this subject; Discussions between the heads of state took place in strict security.) dyskusja -
40 dwell on
vt fusrozpamiętywać +acc* * *(to think or speak about something for a long time: It isn't a good thing to dwell on your problems.) rozwodzić się nad czymś
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