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1 colour
['kʌlə(r)] 1. (US color) nkolor m; ( skin colour) kolor m skóry; (of spectacle, place) koloryt m- colours2. vt( paint) malować (pomalować perf); ( dye) farbować (ufarbować perf); ( fig) mieć (pewien) wpływ na +acc3. viczerwienić się (zaczerwienić się perf), poczerwienieć ( perf)Phrasal Verbs:4. cpdin colour — film, magazine kolorowy; illustrations barwny, kolorowy
* * *1. noun1) (a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them: What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.) kolor2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) farba3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) kolor (skóry)4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) koloryt2. adjective((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) kolorowy3. verb(to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) malować- coloured4. noun((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) kolorowy- colouring
- colourless
- colours
- colour-blind
- colour scheme
- off-colour
- colour in
- show oneself in one's true colours
- with flying colours -
2 black
[blæk] 1. adj 2. n 3. vt ( BRIT)(INDUSTRY) bojkotować (zbojkotować perf)to give sb a black eye — podbić ( perf) komuś oko
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[blæk] 1. adjective1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) czarny2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) ciemny3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) czarny4) (without milk: black coffee.) czarny5) (evil: black magic.) zły6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) kolorowy7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) czarnoskóry2. noun1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) czarny kolor, czerń2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) czerń3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) Murzyn3. verb(to make black.) uczernić- blacken
- black art/magic
- blackbird
- blackboard
- black box
- the Black Death
- black eye
- blackhead
- blacklist 4. verb(to put (a person etc) on such a list.) wciągnąć na czarną listę5. noun(the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) szantaż- Black Maria
- black market
- black marketeer
- blackout
- black sheep
- blacksmith
- black and blue
- black out
- in black and white -
3 neutral
['njuːtrəl] 1. adjcountry neutralny; view, person neutralny, bezstronny; colour niezdecydowany, bliżej nieokreślony; shoe cream bezbarwny; ( ELEC) wire zerowy2. n ( AUT)bieg m jałowy* * *['nju:trəl] 1. adjective1) (not taking sides in a quarrel or war: A neutral country was asked to help settle the dispute.) neutralny2) ((of colour) not strong or definite: Grey is a neutral colour.) nieokreślony, neutralny3) ((in electricity) neither positively nor negatively charged.) obojętny2. noun1) ((a person belonging to) a nation that takes no part in a war or quarrel.) kraj neutralny2) (the position of the gear of an engine in which no power passes to the wheels etc: I put the car into neutral.) luz•- neutralize
- neutralise -
4 white
[waɪt] 1. adj 2. nthe whites — ( washing) białe rzeczy
tennis/cricket whites — strój do gry w tenisa/krykieta
* * *1. adjective1) (of the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: The bride wore a white dress.) biały2) (having light-coloured skin, through being of European etc descent: the first white man to explore Africa.) biały3) (abnormally pale, because of fear, illness etc: He went white with shock.) biały4) (with milk in it: A white coffee, please.) zabielany, biały2. noun1) (the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: White and black are opposites.) biel2) (a white-skinned person: racial trouble between blacks and whites.) biały3) ((also egg-white) the clear fluid in an egg, surrounding the yolk: This recipe tells you to separate the yolks from the whites.) białko4) ((of an eye) the white part surrounding the pupil and iris: The whites of her eyes are bloodshot.) białko•- whiten- whiteness
- whitening
- whitish
- white-collar
- white elephant
- white horse
- white-hot
- white lie
- whitewash 3. verb(to cover with whitewash.) bielić- white wine -
5 grey
[greɪ] 1. (US gray) adj 2. n(kolor m) szary or popielaty, popiel mto go grey — person siwieć (osiwieć perf); hair siwieć (posiwieć perf)
* * *[ɡrei] 1. adjective1) (of a mixture of colour between black and white: Ashes are grey.) szary2) (grey-haired: He's turning/going grey.) siwy2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour between black and white: Grey is rather a dull colour.) popiel (kolor)2) (something grey in colour: I never wear grey.) szary, popiel3. verb(to become grey or grey-haired.) poszarzeć, posiwieć- greyish -
6 mellow
['mɛləu] 1. adjsound, light, person łagodny; voice aksamitny; colour spokojny; stone, building pokryty patyną wieków; wine dojrzały2. vi* * *['meləu] 1. adjective1) ((of character) made softer and more mature, relaxed etc by age and/or experience: Her personality became more mellow as middle age approached.) łagodny2) ((of sound, colour, light etc) soft, not strong or unpleasant: The lamplight was soft and mellow.) łagodny3) ((of wine, cheese etc) kept until the flavour has developed fully: a mellow burgundy.) dojrzały2. verb(to make or become softer or more mature: Old age has mellowed him.) (z)łagodzić -
7 brown
[braun] 1. adj 2. n(kolor m) brązowy, brąz m3. vi ( CULIN)to go brown — person opalać się (opalić się perf); leaves brązowieć (zbrązowieć perf)
* * *1. adjective1) (of a dark colour between red and yellow: brown paint; Her eyes are brown.) brązowy2) (suntanned: She was very brown after her holiday in Greece.) opalony2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour similar to toasted bread, tanned skin, coffee etc.) brąz2) (something (eg paint, polish etc) brown in colour: I prefer the brown to the green.) brąz3. verb(to make or become brown.) zbrązowi(e)ć -
8 bright
[braɪt]adjlight, room, colour jasny; day pogodny; person bystry; ( idea) błyskotliwy; outlook, future świetlany; ( lively) ożywionyto look on the bright side — podchodzić (podejść perf) do rzeczy optymistycznie
* * *1) (shining with much light: bright sunshine.) jaskrawy2) ((of a colour) strong and bold: a bright red car.) jasny, jaskrawy3) (cheerful: a bright smile.) promienny4) (clever: bright children.) rozgarnięty•- brightly- brightness
- brighten -
9 match
[mætʃ] 1. n( game) mecz m; ( for lighting fire) zapałka f; ( equivalent)2. vt( go well with) pasować do +gen; ( equal) dorównywać (dorównać perf) +dat; ( correspond to) odpowiadać +dat; (also: match up) dopasowywać (dopasować perf) (do siebie)3. vito be no match for — nie móc się równać z +instr
she had on a yellow dress with yellow shoes to match — miała na sobie żółtą sukienkę i buty pod kolor
Phrasal Verbs:- match up* * *[mæ ] I noun(a short piece of wood or other material tipped with a substance that catches fire when rubbed against a rough or specially-prepared surface: He struck a match.) zapałka- matchboxII 1. noun1) (a contest or game: a football/rugby/chess match.) mecz2) (a thing that is similar to or the same as another in some way(s) eg in colour or pattern: These trousers are not an exact match for my jacket.) rzecz harmonizująca, rzecz do kompletu3) (a person who is able to equal another: She has finally met her match at arguing.) godny przeciwnik4) (a marriage or an act of marrying: She hoped to arrange a match for her daughter.) ożenek, małżeństwo2. verb1) (to be equal or similar to something or someone in some way eg in colour or pattern: That dress matches her red hair.) harmonizować (z), pasować (do)2) (to set (two things, people etc) to compete: He matched his skill against the champion's.) przeciwstawiać•- matched- matchless
- matchmaker -
10 pale
[peɪl] 1. adj 2. n 3. vito grow/turn pale — blednąć (zblednąć perf)
to pale into insignificance (beside) — schodzić (zejść perf) na dalszy plan (wobec +gen)
* * *[peil] 1. adjective1) ((of a person, his face etc) having less colour than normal: a pale face; She went pale with fear.) blady2) ((of a colour) closer to white than black; not dark: pale green.) jasny, blady2. verb(to become pale: She paled at the bad news.) blednąć, zblednąć- paleness -
11 run
[rʌn] 1. n(fast pace, race) bieg m; ( in car) przejażdżka f; (of train, bus, for skiing) trasa f; (of victories, defeats) seria f; (in tights, stockings) oczko nt; (CRICKET, BASEBALL) punkt za przebiegnięcie między oznaczonymi miejscami po uderzeniu piłki2. vt; pt ran, pp rundistance biec (przebiec perf); business, shop, hotel prowadzić; competition, course przeprowadzać (przeprowadzić perf); ( COMPUT) program uruchamiać (uruchomić perf); hand, fingers przesuwać (przesunąć perf); water puszczać (puścić perf); (PRESS) article zamieszczać (zamieścić perf)3. vi( move quickly) biec (pobiec perf); (habitually, regularly) biegać; ( flee) uciekać (uciec perf); bus, train ( operate) kursować, jeździć; ( travel) jechać (pojechać perf); play, show być granym, iść (inf); contract być ważnym; river, tears płynąć (popłynąć perf); colours, washing farbować, puszczać; road, railway biec; horse ( in race) ścigać sięto go for a run — iść (pójść perf) pobiegać
to break into a run — zaczynać (zacząć perf) biec
a run of good/bad luck — dobra/zła passa
there was a run on … — był run na +acc
in the long/short run — na dłuższą/krótką metę
to be on the run — ( fugitive) ukrywać się
to run the risk of — narażać się na +acc
the engine/computer is running — silnik/komputer jest włączony
to run for president/in an election — kandydować na prezydenta/w wyborach
unemployment is running at twenty per cent — bezrobocie kształtuje się na poziomie dwudziestu procent
to run a bath — przygotowywać (przygotować perf) kąpiel
Phrasal Verbs:- run away- run down- run in- run into- run off- run out- run over- run up* * *1. present participle - running; verb1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) biegać2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) jeździć3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) płynąć, ciec4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) być na chodzie, działać5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) prowadzić6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) biegać7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) kursować8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) trwać, iść9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) jeździć10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) puścić11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) podwieźć12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) przebiec13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) stać się2. noun1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) bieg(anie)2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) wycieczka3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) passa, okres4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) oczko5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) możność korzystania, swobodny dostęp6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) punkt7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.) wybieg•- runner- running 3. adverb(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) jednym ciągiem- runny- runaway
- rundown
- runner-up
- runway
- in
- out of the running
- on the run
- run across
- run after
- run aground
- run along
- run away
- run down
- run for
- run for it
- run in
- run into
- run its course
- run off
- run out
- run over
- run a temperature
- run through
- run to
- run up
- run wild -
12 away
[ə'weɪ]advbe situated z dala, daleko; ( not present)to be away — być nieobecnym; move
he's away for a week — nie będzie go przez tydzień, wyjechał na tydzień
to take away — ( remove) zabierać (zabrać perf); ( subtract) odejmować (odjąć perf)
to work/pedal (etc) away — zawzięcie pracować/pedałować (etc)
to fade/wither away — colour blaknąć (wyblaknąć perf); enthusiasm, light wygasać (wygasnąć perf); sound cichnąć (ucichnąć perf)
* * *[ə'wei]1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) stąd2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) w drugą stronę3) ((gradually) into nothing: The noise died away.) zanikająco4) (continuously: They worked away until dark.) bez przerwy5) ((of a football match etc) not on the home ground: The team is playing away this weekend; ( also adjective) an away match.) na wyjeździe -
13 bruise
[bruːz] 1. n 2. vt 3. vi* * *[bru:z] 1. noun(an injury caused by a blow to a person or a fruit, turning the skin a dark colour: bruises all over his legs; apples covered in bruises.) siniak, potłuczenie2. verb(to cause or develop such a mark on the skin: She bruised her forehead; She bruises easily.) posiniaczyć się, potłuc się -
14 fall
[fɔːl] 1. n(of person, object, government) upadek m; (in price, temperature) spadek m; ( of snow) opady pl; (US) ( autumn) jesień f- falls2. vi, pt fell, pp fallenperson, object, government upadać (upaść perf); snow, rain padać, spadać (spaść perf); price, temperature, dollar spadać (spaść perf); night, darkness, silence zapadać (zapaść perf); light, shadow padać (paść perf); sadness zapanowywać (zapanować perf)to fall flat — nie udawać się (nie udać się perf), nie wychodzić (nie wyjść perf)
to fall in love (with sb/sth) — zakochiwać się (zakochać się perf) (w kimś/czymś)
to fall short of sb's expectations — nie spełniać (nie spełnić perf) czyichś oczekiwań
Phrasal Verbs:- fall for- fall in- fall off- fall out* * *[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) padać2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) przewracać się3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) opadać, zmniejszać się4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) zdarzać się, przypadać5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) zapaść, pogrążyć się6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) przypadać2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) upadek2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) opad3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) upadek4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) jesień•- falls- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
- fall short
- fall through -
15 medium
['miːdɪəm] 1. adjsize, level średni; colour pośredni2. n, pl media or mediums( of communication) środek m przekazu; (ART) forma f przekazu; ( environment) ośrodek m, środowisko nt; ( pl mediums) ( person) medium ntto strike a happy medium — znajdować (znaleźć perf) złoty środek
* * *['mi:diəm] 1. plurals - media; noun1) (something by or through which an effect is produced: Air is the medium through which sound is carried.) środek2) ((especially in plural) a means (especially radio, television and newspapers) by which news etc is made known: the news media.) środki3) (a person through whom spirits of dead people are said to speak: I know a medium who says she can communicate with Napoleon.) medium4) (a substance in which specimens are preserved, bacteria grown etc.) środowisko2. adjective(middle or average in size, quality etc: Would you like the small, medium or large packet?) średni -
16 gay
[geɪ] 1. adj2. nhe's gay — on jest homoseksualistą; organization, rights homoseksualistów post; bar, magazine gejowski, dla homoseksualistów or gejów post; (old) ( cheerful) wesoły; colour, music żywy; dress barwny
gej m* * *[ɡei] 1. adjective1) (happy or making people happy: The children were gay and cheerful; gay music.) radosny2) (bright: gay colours.) wesoły3) (homosexual: gay liberation; gay rights.) homoseksualny, dla homoseksualistów2. noun(homosexual.) pederasta, homoseksualista- gaily- gaiety -
17 nondescript
['nɔndɪskrɪpt]adjperson, clothes nijaki; colour nieokreślony, nijaki* * *['nondiskript](having no noticeable, interesting or memorable characteristics: a nondescript sort of building.) nijaki -
18 restful
['rɛstful]adj(lighting, music) kojący; place spokojny* * *1) (bringing rest: a restful holiday.) relaksujący2) ((of colours, music etc) causing a person to feel calm and relaxed: Some people find blue a restful colour; After a hard day's work, I like to listen to some restful music.) kojący3) (relaxed: at rest: The patient seems more restful now.) odprężony -
19 rich
[rɪtʃ] 1. adjperson bogaty; life urozmaicony; soil żyzny; colour nasycony; voice głęboki; tapestries, silks kosztowny; food, diet bogaty w tłuszcze i węglowodany2. npl* * *[ri ]1) (wealthy; having a lot of money, possessions etc: a rich man/country.) bogaty2) ((with in) having a lot (of something): This part of the country is rich in coal.) bogaty3) (valuable: a rich reward; rich materials.) cenny4) (containing a lot of fat, eggs, spices etc: a rich sauce.) ciężko strawny5) ((of clothes, material etc) very beautiful and expensive.) kosztowny•- richly- richness
- riches -
20 tan
[tæn] 1. n(also: suntan) opalenizna f2. vi 3. vt 4. adjto get a tan — opalić się ( perf)
* * *[tæn] 1. past tense, past participle - tanned; verb1) (to make an animal's skin into leather (by treating it with certain substances).) garbować2) (to (cause a person's skin to) become brown in the sun: She was tanned by the sun.) opalać (się)2. noun, adjective((of) a light brown colour: tan shoes.) brązowawy3. noun(suntan tanned skin: He came back from holiday with a tan.) opalenizna- tanned- tanner
- tannery
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