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1 appearance
[ə'pɪərəns]nto put in/make an appearance — pokazywać się (pokazać się perf)
to keep up appearances — zachowywać (zachować perf) pozory
* * *1) (what can be seen (of a person, thing etc): From his appearance he seemed very wealthy.) wygląd2) (the act of coming into view or coming into a place: The thieves ran off at the sudden appearance of two policemen.) pojawienie się3) (the act of coming before or presenting oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: his first appearance on the stage.) ukazanie się -
2 personal
['pəːsnl]adjbelongings, account, appeal etc osobisty; opinion, life, habits prywatnyto be/get personal — robić osobiste wycieczki
* * *1) (one's own: This is his personal opinion; The matter will have my personal attention.) własny, osobisty2) (private: This is a personal matter between him and me.) prywatny3) (in person: The Prime Minister will make a personal appearance.) osobisty, we własnej osobie4) ((making remarks which are) insulting, especially about a person's appearance etc: personal remarks; Don't be personal!) niedyskretny -
3 honest
['ɔnɪst]adj(truthful, trustworthy) uczciwy; ( sincere) szczeryto be quite honest with you … — jeśli mam być z tobą zupełnie szczery, …
* * *['onist] 1. adjective1) ((of people or their behaviour, statements etc) truthful; not cheating, stealing etc: My secretary is absolutely honest; Give me an honest opinion.) uczciwy2) ((of a person's appearance) suggesting that he is honest: an honest face.) uczciwy, prawy3) ((of wealth etc) not gained by cheating, stealing etc: to earn an honest living.) uczciwy•- honestly2. interjection(used to express mild anger etc: Honestly! That was a stupid thing to do!)- honesty -
4 make-over
noun (a (complete) change in a person's appearance made by cosmetic treatment, new hairstyle, new clothes etc.) zmiana wyglądu -
5 surface
['səːfɪs] 1. npowierzchnia f; (of lake, pond) tafla f2. vt 3. viwynurzać się (wynurzyć się perf), wypływać (wypłynąć perf) (na powierzchnię); ( fig) news, feeling pojawiać się (pojawić się perf); ( person) ( inf) zwlekać się (zwlec się perf) z łóżka (inf)on the surface ( fig) — na pozór, na pierwszy rzut oka
* * *['sə:fis] 1. noun1) (the outside part (of anything): Two-thirds of the earth's surface is covered with water; This road has a very uneven surface.) powierzchnia2) (the outward appearance of, or first impression made by, a person or thing: On the surface he seems cold and unfriendly, but he's really a kind person.) wierzch, pozór2. verb1) (to put a surface on (a road etc): The road has been damaged by frost and will have to be surfaced again.) pokrywać nawierzchnią2) ((of a submarine, diver etc) to come to the surface.) wypłynąć, wynurzyć się• -
6 freak
[friːk] 1. n2. adj 3. vthealth freak — maniak(-aczka) m(f) na punkcie zdrowia
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[fri:k]1) (an unusual or abnormal event, person or thing: A storm as bad as that one is a freak of nature; ( also adjective) a freak result.) kaprys/dziw natury2) (a person who is wildly enthusiastic about something: a film-freak.) maniak• -
7 judge
[dʒʌdʒ] 1. n ( JUR) 2. vtcompetition, match sędziować; ( estimate) określać (określić perf), oceniać (ocenić perf); ( evaluate) oceniać; ( consider) uznawać (uznać perf) za +acc3. viwydawać (wydać perf) opinięjudging/to judge by his expression — sądząc z jego wyrazu twarzy
* * *1. verb1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) sądzić2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) sędziować3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) oceniać4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) osądzać2. noun1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) sędzia2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) sędzia3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) znawca•- judgement- judgment
- judging from / to judge from
- pass judgement on
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8 monster
['mɔnstə(r)]n(animal, person, imaginary creature) potwór m; ( monstrosity) monstrum nt* * *['monstə]1) (( also adjective) (something) of unusual size, form or appearance: a monster tomato.) monstrum, monstrualny2) (a huge and/or horrible creature: prehistoric monsters.) potwór3) (a very evil person: The man must be a monster to treat his children so badly!) potwór•- monstrously -
9 disreputable
[dɪs'rɛpjutəbl]adj* * *[-'repju-]1) (not respectable, especially in appearance: a disreputable old coat.) podniszczony2) (of bad reputation: He's rather a disreputable character.) mający złą opinię -
10 down-at-heel
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11 forbidding
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12 front
[frʌnt] 1. n 2. adj 3. vito front onto — house etc wychodzić na +acc
in front — przodem, z przodu
in front of — przed +instr ( in the presence of) przy +loc
* * *1) (the part of anything (intended to be) nearest the person who sees it; usually the most important part of anything: the front of the house; the front of the picture; ( also adjective) the front page.) przód, przednia część, pierwszy z kolei2) (the foremost part of anything in the direction in which it moves: the front of the ship; ( also adjective) the front seat of the bus.) przód3) (the part of a city or town that faces the sea: We walked along the (sea) front.) nadbrzeże4) ((in war) the line of soliers nearest the enemy: They are sending more soldiers to the front.) front5) (a boundary separating two masses of air of different temperatures: A cold front is approaching from the Atlantic.) front6) (an outward appearance: He put on a brave front.) mina, postawa7) (a name sometimes given to a political movement: the Popular Front for Liberation.) front•- frontage- frontal
- at the front of
- in front of
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13 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 -
14 outwardly
['autwədlɪ]advpozornie, na pozór* * *adverb (in appearance: Outwardly he is cheerful, but he is really a very unhappy person.) na zewnątrz, z pozoru -
15 preen
[priːn]vt* * *[pri:n]1) ((of birds) to arrange (the feathers): The sea-gulls were preening themselves / their feathers.) muskać (pióra)2) (used unkindly, meaning to attend to one's appearance: The woman was preening herself in front of the mirror.) wdzięczyć się -
16 seem
[siːm]viwydawać się (wydać się perf) (być)there seems to be … — zdaje się, że jest …
it seems (that) — wydaje się, że
what seems to be the trouble? — w czym kłopot? ( to child) co się stało?; ( to patient) co Panu/Pani dolega?
* * *[si:m](to have the appearance or give the impression of being or doing: A thin person always seems (to be) taller than he really is; She seems kind; He seemed to hesitate for a minute.) zdawać się, wydawać się- seeming- seemingly
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17 staid
[steɪd]adj* * *[steid]((over-)serious or old-fashioned: A person of staid appearance/habits.) poważny, staroświecki -
18 trim
[trɪm] 1. adjhouse, garden starannie utrzymany; figure, person szczupły2. n( haircut) podstrzyżenie nt, podcięcie nt; ( on clothes) lamówka f, wykończenie nt; ( on car) elementy pl ozdobne karoserii3. vtto trim (with) — ozdabiać (ozdobić perf) ( +instr); ( NAUT) ( sail) ustawiać (ustawić perf)
to keep in (good) trim — utrzymywać (dobrą) formę, dobrze się trzymać (inf)
* * *[trim] 1. past tense, past participle - trimmed; verb1) (to cut the edges or ends of (something) in order to make it shorter and/or neat: He's trimming the hedge; She had her hair trimmed.) przycinać2) (to decorate (a dress, hat etc, usually round the edges): She trimmed the sleeves with lace.) obszyć3) (to arrange (the sails of a boat etc) suitably for the weather conditions.) wybierać2. noun(a haircut: She went to the hairdresser's for a trim.) strzyżenie3. adjective(neat and tidy: a trim appearance.) schludny- trimly- trimness
- trimming
- in good trim
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19 vain
[veɪn]adjin vain — na próżno, (na)daremnie
* * *[vein]1) (having too much pride in one's appearance, achievements etc; conceited: She's very vain about her good looks.) próżny2) (unsuccessful: He made a vain attempt to reach the drowning woman.) daremny3) (empty; meaningless: vain threats; vain promises.) czczy•- vainly- vanity
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20 unattractive
[ʌnə'træktɪv]adjperson, appearance nieatrakcyjny; character, idea nieciekawy
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