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41 gist
[dʒɪst]n( general meaning) esencja f, sedno nt; ( main points) najważniejsze pl punkty* * *[‹ist]- the gist -
42 guide
[gaɪd] 1. n 2. vt* * *1. verb1) (to lead, direct or show the way: I don't know how to get to your house - I'll need someone to guide me; Your comments guided me in my final choice.) prowadzić2) (to control the movement of: The teacher guided the child's hand as she wrote.) (po)kierować2. noun1) (a person who shows the way to go, points out interesting things etc: A guide will show you round the castle.) przewodnik2) ((also guidebook) a book which contains information for tourists: a guide to Rome.) przewodnik3) ((usually with capital) a Girl Guide.) harcerka4) (something which informs, directs or influences.) wskazówka•- guidance- guideline
- guided missile -
43 join
[dʒɔɪn] 1. vtqueue dołączać (dołączyć perf) do +gen; club, organization wstępować (wstąpić perf) do +gen; things, places łączyć (połączyć perf); person ( meet) spotykać się (spotkać się perf) z +instr; ( in an activity) przyłączać się (przyłączyć się perf) do +gen; road, river łączyć się z +instrto join forces (with) ( fig) — połączyć ( perf) siły (z +instr)
Phrasal Verbs:- join in- join up2. viroads, rivers łączyć się3. nzłączenie nt* * *[‹oin] 1. verb1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) połączyć2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) połączyć3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) wstąpić do4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) (po)łączyć się5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) dołączyć do2. noun(a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) złącze, fuga- join hands
- join in
- join up -
44 magnetic north
(the direction, either east or west of the true north, in which a magnetized needle points.) północ magnetyczna, północny biegun magnetyczny Ziemi -
45 mean
[miːn] 1. adj( with money) skąpy; ( unkind) person, trick podły; (US, inf) ( vicious) person, animal złośliwy; ( shabby) nędzny; ( average) średni2. vt; pt, pp meant3. n, pl meansI thought you meant her — sądziłem, że miałeś na myśli ją; ( intend)
( average) średnia f- means* * *[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) skąpy2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) podły, małostkowy3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) złośliwy4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) ubogi, nędzny•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) średni2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) przeciętny2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) średnia, środekIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) znaczyć2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) zamierzać•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) znaczący- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well -
46 midway
[mɪd'weɪ] 1. adjw połowie drogi post2. advmidway (between) — ( in space) w połowie drogi (między +instr)
midway through — ( in time) w połowie +gen
* * *[mid'wei]adjective, adverb(in the middle of the distance or time between two points; halfway: the midway point.) w połowie drogi -
47 north
[nɔːθ] 1. npółnoc f2. adj 3. advnorth of — na północ od +gen
* * *[no:Ɵ] 1. noun1) (the direction to the left of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He faced towards the north; The wind is blowing from the north; I used to live in the north of England.) północ2) ((also N) one of the four main points of the compass.) północ2. adjective1) (in the north: on the north bank of the river.) północny2) (from the direction of the north: a north wind.) z północy3. adverb(towards the north: The stream flows north.) na północ- northern
- northerner
- northernmost
- northward
- northwards
- northward
- northbound
- north-east / north-west 4. adverb(towards the north-east or north-west: The building faces north-west.) na północny-wschód/zachód- north-eastern / north-western
- the North Pole -
48 opponent
[ə'pəunənt]nprzeciwnik(-iczka) m(f)* * *[ə'pəunənt](a person who opposes: an opponent of the government; He beat his opponent by four points.) przeciwnik- opportunely
- opportuneness
- opportunism
- opportunist -
49 penalise
1) (to punish (someone) for doing something wrong (eg breaking a rule in a game), eg by the loss of points etc or by the giving of some advantage to an opponent: The child was penalized for her untidy handwriting.) ukarać2) (to punish (some wrong action etc) in this way: Any attempt at cheating will be heavily penalized.) ukarać -
50 penalize
['piːnəlaɪz]vt* * *1) (to punish (someone) for doing something wrong (eg breaking a rule in a game), eg by the loss of points etc or by the giving of some advantage to an opponent: The child was penalized for her untidy handwriting.) ukarać2) (to punish (some wrong action etc) in this way: Any attempt at cheating will be heavily penalized.) ukarać -
51 picket
['pɪkɪt] 1. npikieta f2. vt* * *['pikit] 1. noun1) ((any one of) a number of people employed at a factory etc who are on strike and who try to persuade workers not to go to work there, not to deliver goods there etc: The men set up a picket to stop lorries getting into the factory; ( also adjective) a picket line.) pikieta2) (a soldier or a small group of soldiers on special duty, usually to guard against a sudden attack by the enemy: The commander placed pickets at various points round the camp; ( also adjective) picket duty.) placówka, posterunek2. verb1) (to place a group of soldiers, strikers etc somewhere as a picket: The strikers' leaders decided to picket the factory; The commander picketed the camp.) obstawić posterunkami, otoczyć pikietami2) (to act as a picket (at): In this country, strikers have the legal right to picket; The soldiers picketed the camp.) pikietować, stać na warcie przy -
52 pole
[pəul]nPolak(-lka) m(f)* * *I [pəul] noun1) (the north or south end of the Earth's axis: the North/South Pole.) biegun2) (the points in the heavens opposite the Earth's North and South Poles, around which stars seem to turn.) biegun3) (either of the opposite ends of a magnet: The opposite poles of magnets attract each other.) biegun4) (either of the opposite terminals of an electric battery: the positive/negative pole.) biegun•- polar- polar bear
- the pole star
- be poles apart II [pəul](a long, thin, rounded piece of wood, metal etc: a telegraph pole; a tent pole.) słup, drąg, tyka -
53 raise
[reɪz] 1. n (esp US)( payrise) podwyżka f2. vthand, one's voice, salary, question podnosić (podnieść perf); siege zakańczać (zakończyć perf); embargo znosić (znieść perf); objection wnosić (wnieść perf); doubts, hopes wzbudzać (wzbudzić perf); cattle, plant hodować (wyhodować perf); crop uprawiać; child wychowywać (wychować perf); funds, army zbierać (zebrać perf); loan zaciągać (zaciągnąć perf)to raise a glass to sb/sth — wznosić (wznieść perf) toast za kogoś/coś
to raise a laugh/smile — wywoływać (wywołać perf) śmiech/uśmiech
* * *[reiz] 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) podnieść2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) podnieść3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) hodować4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) wycho(wy)wać5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) poruszyć6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) zebrać7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) wzbudzić8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) wzniecać9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) wznieść10) (to give (a shout etc).) wydać11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) wywołać2. noun(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) podwyżka- raise hell/Cain / the roof
- raise someone's spirits -
54 recapitulate
[riːkə'pɪtjuleɪt]vt, vi, see recap* * *[ri:kə'pitjuleit]( abbreviation recap ['ri:kæp] - past tense, past particple recapped) to go over again (the chief points of a statement, argument etc). (z)reasumować -
55 reconcile
['rɛkənsaɪl]vtto reconcile o.s. to sth — godzić się (pogodzić się perf) z czymś
* * *1) (to cause (people) to become friendly again, eg after they have quarrelled: Why won't you be reconciled (with him)?) pogodzić2) (to bring (two or more different aims, points of view etc) into agreement: The unions want high wages and the bosses want high profits - it's almost impossible to reconcile these two aims.) pogodzić3) (to (make someone) accept (a situation, fact etc) patiently: Her mother didn't want the marriage to take place but she is reconciled to it now.) pogodzić (się)• -
56 scorer
['skɔːrə(r)]n (FOOTBALL etc)strzelec m, zdobywca(-wczyni) m(f) bramki; ( person keeping score) osoba notująca punkty w czasie gry* * *1) (a person who scores points, goals etc: Our team scored two goals - Smith and Brown were the scorers.) zdobywca punktów2) (a person who writes down the score during eg a cricket match.) prowadzący zapis -
57 south
[sauθ] 1. npołudnie nt2. adj 3. adv(to the) south of — na południe od +gen
* * *1. noun1) (the direction to the right of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He stood facing towards the south; She lives in the south of France.) południe2) (one of the four main points of the compass.) południe2. adjective1) (in the south: She works on the south coast.) południowy2) (from the direction of the south: a south wind.) południowy3. adverb(towards the south: This window faces south.) na południe- southern
- southerner
- southernmost
- southward
- southwards
- southward
- southbound
- south-east / south-west 4. adjective1) (in the south-east or south-west: the south-east coast.) południowo-wschodni/zachodni2) (from the direction of the south-east or south-west: a south-east wind.) południowo-wschodni/zachodni5. adverb(towards the south-east or south-west: The gateway faces south-west.) na pd. wschód, na pd. zachód- south-eastern / south-western
- the South Pole -
58 sphere
[sfɪə(r)]n( round object) kula f; ( area) sfera f* * *[sfiə](a solid object with a surface on which all points are an equal distance from the centre, like eg most types of ball.) kula -
59 spiky
['spaɪkɪ]adj* * *adjective (having spikes, or points similar to spikes: the spiky coat of a hedgehog.) najeżony kolcami, kolczasty -
60 spur
[spəː(r)] 1. n 2. vt(also: spur on) zachęcać (zachęcić perf)* * *[spə:]1) (a small instrument with a sharp point or points that a rider wears on his heels and digs into the horse's sides to make it go faster.) ostroga2) (anything that urges a person to make greater efforts: He was driven on by the spur of ambition.) zachęta, impuls•- spur on
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