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1 common
['kɔmən] 1. adj( shared) wspólny; ( ordinary) object, name, species pospolity; experience, phenomenon powszechny; ( vulgar) prostacki2. nbłonia pl (wiejskie)it's common knowledge that … — powszechnie wiadomo, że …
for the common good — dla wspólnego dobra, dla dobra ogółu
* * *['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) pospolity2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) wspólny, powszechny3) (publicly owned: common property.) wspólny4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) ordynarny5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) prosty6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) pospolity2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) błonia- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
- in common -
2 brush up
vt (+on)* * *( with on) (to refresh one's knowledge of (eg a language): He brushed up his Spanish before he went on holiday.) odświeżyć -
3 conscience
['kɔnʃəns]nsumienie ntto have a clear/guilty/bad conscience — mieć czyste/nieczyste sumienie
in all/good conscience — z czystym sumieniem
* * *['konʃəns]((that part of one's mind which holds one's) knowledge or sense of right and wrong: The injured man was on her conscience because she was responsible for the accident; She had a guilty conscience about the injured man; He had no conscience about dismissing the men.) sumienie -
4 take an examination/test
(to have one's knowledge or ability tested formally, often in writing.) przystąpić do egzaminu/testu itp. -
5 best
[bɛst] 1. adj 2. advthe best thing to do is … — najlepiej +infin
the best part of — większa część +gen
at best — w najlepszym razie, co najwyżej
to make the best of — robić (zrobić perf) jak najlepszy użytek z +gen
to do one's best — dawać (dać perf) z siebie wszystko
* * *[best] 1. adjective, pronoun((something which is) good to the greatest extent: the best book on the subject; the best (that) I can do; She is my best friend; Which method is (the) best?; The flowers are at their best just now.) najlepszy2. adverb(in the best manner: She sings best (of all).) najlepiej3. verb(to defeat: He was bested in the argument.) pokonać- best man- bestseller
- the best part of
- do one's best
- for the best
- get the best of
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6 depth
[dɛpθ]n(of hole, water etc) głębokość f; (of emotion, knowledge) głębia fthe depths — czeluść, otchłań
to go out of one's depth ( lit, fig) — tracić (stracić perf) grunt pod nogami
to study sth in depth — studiować (przestudiować perf) coś dogłębnie
* * *[depƟ]1) (the distance from the top downwards or from the surface inwards especially if great: Coal is mined at a depth of 1,000 m.) głębokość2) (intensity or strength especially if great: The depth of colour was astonishing; The depth of his feeling prevented him from speaking.) głębia•- depths- in-depth
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7 speciality
[spɛʃɪ'ælɪtɪ]n* * *[speʃi'əti], (American) specialty ['speʃəlti] - plurals specialities, specialties - noun1) (a special product for which one is well-known: Brown bread is this baker's speciality.) specjalność2) (a special activity, or subject about which one has special knowledge: His speciality is physics.) specjalność -
8 witness
['wɪtnɪs] 1. nświadek m2. vt ( lit, fig)być świadkiem +gento bear witness to — behaviour świadczyć o +loc; person dawać (dać perf) świadectwo +dat
witness for the prosecution/defence — świadek oskarżenia/obrony
to witness to sth/having seen sth — zaświadczać (zaświadczyć perf) o czymś/, że się coś widziało
* * *['witnəs] 1. noun1) (a person who has seen or was present at an event etc and so has direct knowledge of it: Someone must have seen the accident but the police can find no witnesses.) świadek2) (a person who gives evidence, especially in a law court.) świadek3) (a person who adds his signature to a document to show that he considers another signature on the document to be genuine: You cannot sign your will without witnesses.) świadek2. verb1) (to see and be present at: This lady witnessed an accident at three o'clock this afternoon.) być świadkiem2) (to sign one's name to show that one knows that (something) is genuine: He witnessed my signature on the new agreement.) poświadczyć•- bear witness -
9 acquaintance
[ə'kweɪntəns]n( person) znajomy(-ma) m(f); (with person, subject) znajomość fto make sb's acquaintance — zawierać (zawrzeć perf) z kimś znajomość
* * *1) (a person whom one knows slightly.) znajomy2) ((with with) knowledge: My acquaintance with the works of Shakespeare is slight.) znajomość -
10 conscious
['kɔnʃəs]adj( awake) przytomny; ( deliberate) świadomy; ( aware)conscious (of) — świadomy ( +gen)
to become conscious of/that … — zdać ( perf) sobie sprawę z +gen /, że …
* * *['konʃəs]1) (aware of oneself and one's surroundings; not asleep or in a coma or anaesthetized etc: The patient was conscious.) przytomny2) ((sometimes with of) aware or having knowledge (of): They were conscious of his disapproval.) świadomy•- consciousness -
11 domain
[də'meɪn]n* * *[də'mein]1) (an old word for the lands which belong to a person: the king's domains.) posiadłość2) (one's area of interest or of knowledge: That question is outside my domain.) dziedzina -
12 encyclop(a)edia
(a reference work containing information on every branch of knowledge, or on one particular branch: an encyclopaedia of jazz; If you do not know the capital city of Hungary, look it up in an encyclopaedia.) encyklopedia- encyclopaedic- encyclopedic -
13 encyclop(a)edia
(a reference work containing information on every branch of knowledge, or on one particular branch: an encyclopaedia of jazz; If you do not know the capital city of Hungary, look it up in an encyclopaedia.) encyklopedia- encyclopaedic- encyclopedic -
14 puzzle
['pʌzl] 1. n( mystery) zagadka f; (game, toy) układanka f2. vtstanowić zagadkę dla +gen3. viI'm puzzled as to why … — nie pojmuję, dlaczego…
* * *1. verb1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) zaskoczyć2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) dumać2. noun1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) zagadka2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) zagadka•- puzzling- puzzle out -
15 value
['væljuː] 1. n( financial worth) wartość f; ( importance) znaczenie nt- values2. vt* * *['vælju:] 1. noun1) (worth, importance or usefulness: His special knowledge was of great value during the war; She sets little value on wealth.) wartość2) (price: What is the value of that stamp?) cena3) (purchasing power: Are those coins of any value?) wartość4) (fairness of exchange (for one's money etc): You get good value for money at this supermarket!) równowartość5) (the length of a musical note.) wartość2. verb1) (to suggest a suitable price for: This painting has been valued at $50,000.) wyceniać2) (to regard as good or important: He values your advice very highly.) cenić•- valuable- valuables
- valued
- valueless
- values
- value-added tax
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