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1 prefer
[prɪ'fəː(r)]vtwoleć, preferować (fml)to prefer charges ( JUR) — stawiać (postawić perf) zarzut
to prefer doing sth/to do sth — woleć coś robić
* * *[pri'fə:]past tense, past participle - preferred; verb(to like better: Which do you prefer - tea or coffee?; I prefer reading to watching television; She would prefer to come with you rather than stay here.) woleć- preferably
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2 as opposed to
(separate or distinct from; in contrast with: I would prefer it if we met in the morning, as opposed to the evening.) w przeciwieństwie do -
3 ballad
['bæləd]nballada f* * *['bæləd](a simple, often sentimental, song: Older people prefer ballads to pop music.) ballada -
4 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 -
5 competitive
[kəm'pɛtɪtɪv]adjindustry, society oparty na współzawodnictwie; person nastawiony na współzawodnictwo; price, product konkurencyjny; sport wyczynowy* * *[kəm'petətiv]1) ((of a person) enjoying competition: a competitive child.) lubiący rywalizację2) ((of a price etc) not expensive, therefore able to compete successfully with the prices etc of rivals.) konkurencyjny3) ((of sport etc) organised in such a way as to produce a winner: I prefer hill-climbing to competitive sports.) rywalizujący, połączony ze współzawodnictwem -
6 dry
[draɪ] 1. adj 2. vtclothes, hair suszyć (wysuszyć perf); ground osuszać (osuszyć perf); hands, dishes wycierać (wytrzeć perf); tears ocierać (otrzeć perf)3. vischnąć, wysychać (wyschnąć perf)Phrasal Verbs:- dry up* * *1. adjective1) (having little, or no, moisture, sap, rain etc: The ground is very dry; The leaves are dry and withered; I need to find dry socks for the children.) suchy2) (uninteresting and not lively: a very dry book.) nudny3) ((of humour or manner) quiet, restrained: a dry wit.) sarkastyczny4) ((of wine) not sweet.) wytrawny2. verb(to (cause to) become dry: I prefer drying dishes to washing them; The clothes dried quickly in the sun.) suszyć się, osuszać- dried- drier
- dryer
- drily
- dryly
- dryness
- dry-clean
- dry land
- dry off
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7 euthanasia
[juːθə'neɪzɪə]n* * *[ju:Ɵə'neiziə](the painless killing of someone who is suffering from a painful and incurable illness: Many old people would prefer euthanasia to the suffering they have to endure.) eutanazja -
8 favour
['feɪvə(r)] 1. (US favor) n( approval) przychylność f; ( act of kindness) przysługa f2. vt( prefer) solution, view preferować; person faworyzować; ( be advantageous to) sprzyjać +datto ask a favour of sb — prosić (poprosić perf) kogoś o przysługę
to do sb a favour — wyświadczać (wyświadczyć perf) komuś przysługę
in favour of — na korzyść +gen
to be in favour of sth/doing sth — być zwolennikiem czegoś/(z)robienia czegoś
to find favour with sb — przypadać (przypaść perf) komuś do gustu
* * *['feivə] 1. noun1) (a kind action: Will you do me a favour and lend me your car?) przysługa, uprzejmość2) (kindness or approval: She looked on him with great favour.) życzliwość3) (preference or too much kindness: By doing that he showed favour to the other side.) stronniczość4) (a state of being approved of: He was very much in favour with the Prime Minister.) łaska2. verb(to support or show preference for: Which side do you favour?) popierać- favourably
- favourite 3. noun(a person or thing that one likes best: Of all her paintings that is my favourite.) ulubiona osoba, rzecz- in favour of
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9 fiction
['fɪkʃən]n (LITERATURE)beletrystyka f, literatura f piękna; (invention, lie) fikcja f* * *['fikʃən](stories etc which tell of imagined, not real, characters and events (see also non-fiction): I prefer reading fiction to hearing about real events.) beletrystyka- fictitious -
10 oil paint
(paint made with oil: Some artists prefer to use oil paint(s).) farba olejna -
11 personally
['pəːsnəlɪ]advto take sth personally — brać (wziąć perf) coś do siebie
* * *1) (in one's own opinion: Personally, I prefer the other.) osobiście2) (doing something oneself, not having or letting someone else do it on one's behalf: He thanked me personally.) osobiście -
12 preferred
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13 production
[prə'dʌkʃən]nto go into production — zostawać (zostać perf) wdrożonym do produkcji
on production of — za okazaniem +gen
* * *1) (the act or process of producing something: car-production; The production of the film cost a million dollars.) produkcja2) (the amount produced, especially of manufactured goods: The new methods increased production.) produkcja3) (a particular performance, or set of repeated performances, of a play etc: I prefer this production of `Hamlet' to the one I saw two years ago.) inscenizacja -
14 shade
[ʃeɪd] 1. n( shelter) cień m; ( for lamp) abażur m, klosz m; ( of colour) odcień m; (US) (also: window shade) roleta fa shade (too large/more) — odrobinę (za duży/więcej)
- shades2. vt* * *[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) cień2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) cień3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) zasłona, abażur4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) odcień5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) odrobina2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) osłonić2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) cieniować3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) stopniowo przechodzić•- shaded- shades
- shading
- shady
- shadiness
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15 stocking
['stɔkɪŋ]n* * *['stokiŋ](one of a pair of close-fitting coverings for the legs and feet, reaching to or above the knee: Most women prefer tights to stockings nowadays.) pończocha -
16 that
[ðætˌ ðət] 1. adj( demonstrative) ten; (in contrast to ‘this’ or to indicate (greater) distance) tamtenthat man/woman/chair — ten mężczyzna/ta kobieta/to krzesło
2. pron, pl thosethat one over there — tamten, ten tam (inf)
1) ( demonstrative) to nt; (in contrast to ‘this’ or referring to something (more) distant) tamto ntwho's/what's that? — kto/co to (jest)?
2) ( relative) który; (after ‘all’, ‘anything’ etc) cothe man (that) I saw — człowiek, którego widziałem
the people (that) I spoke to — ludzie, z którymi rozmawiałem
all (that) I have — wszystko, co mam
3. conjthe day (that) he came — tego dnia, kiedy or gdy przyszedł
że, iż (fml)he thought that I was ill — myślał, że jestem chory
4. advshe suggested that I phone you — poradziła mi, żebym do ciebie zadzwonił
(+adjective) (aż) tak or taki; (+adverb) (aż) takI didn't realize it was that bad — nie zdawałam sobie sprawy, że jest (aż) tak źle
* * *1. [ðæt] plural - those; adjective(used to indicate a person, thing etc spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: Don't take this book - take that one; At that time, I was living in Italy; When are you going to return those books?) tamten2. pronoun(used to indicate a thing etc, or (in plural or with the verb be) person or people, spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: What is that you've got in your hand?; Who is that?; That is the Prime Minister; Those present at the concert included the composer and his wife.) to, tamto3. [ðət, ðæt] relative pronoun(used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned in a preceding clause in order to distinguish it from others: Where is the parcel that arrived this morning?; Who is the man (that) you were talking to?) który4. [ðət, ðæt] conjunction1) ((often omitted) used to report what has been said etc or to introduce other clauses giving facts, reasons, results etc: I know (that) you didn't do it; I was surprised (that) he had gone.) że2) (used to introduce expressions of sorrow, wishes etc: That I should be accused of murder!; Oh, that I were with her now!) że(by)5. adverb(so; to such an extent: I didn't realize she was that ill.) aż tak- that's that -
17 this
[ðɪs] 1. adj( demonstrative) ten2. pron, pl thesethis man/woman/child — ten mężczyzna/ta kobieta/to dziecko
towho/what is this? — co/kto to jest?
3. advthis is Mr Brown — ( in introductions) (to) pan Brown; ( in photo) to (jest) pan Brown; ( on telephone) mówi Brown, tu Brown
(+adjective) tak or taki; (+adverb) taknow we've gone this far — teraz, gdy zaszliśmy (już) tak daleko
* * *[ðis] 1. plural - these; adjective1) (used to indicate a person, thing etc nearby or close in time: This book is better than that (one); I prefer these trousers.) ten2) (used in stories to indicate a person, thing etc that one is describing or about to describe: Then this man arrived.) taki, pewien2. pronoun(used for a thing etc or a person nearby or close in time: Read this - you'll like it; This is my friend John Smith.) to3. adverb(so; to this degree: I didn't think it would be this easy.) tak -
18 type
[taɪp] 1. n 2. vtpisać (napisać perf) na maszyniewhat type do you want? — jaki rodzaj Pan/Pani sobie życzy?
* * *I noun(a kind, sort; variety: What type of house would you prefer to live in?; They are marketing a new type of washing powder.) typII 1. noun1) ((a particular variety of) metal blocks with letters, numbers etc used in printing: Can we have the headline printed in a different type?) czcionka2) (printed letters, words etc: I can't read the type - it's too small.) druk2. verb(to write (something) using a typewriter: Can you type?; I'm typing a letter.) pisać na maszynie- typing- typewriting
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19 variety
[və'raɪətɪ]n( degree of choice) wybór m; ( diversity) zróżnicowanie nt, urozmaicenie nt; ( type) rodzaj m* * *plural - varieties; noun1) (the quality of being of many different kinds or of being varied: There's a great deal of variety in this job.) urozmaicenie2) (a mixed collection or range: The children got a variety of toys on their birthdays.) rozmaitość, róźnorodność3) (a sort or kind: They grow fourteen different varieties of rose.) odmiana4) (a type of mixed theatrical entertainment including dances, songs, short sketches etc: I much prefer operas to variety; ( also adjective) a variety show.) vari\'et\'es -
20 whichever
[wɪtʃ'ɛvə(r)]adjtake whichever book you prefer — weź tę książkę, którą wolisz
whichever book you take, … — którąkolwiek or obojętnie którą książkę weźmiesz, …
* * *relative adjective, relative pronoun1) (any (one(s)) that: I'll take whichever (books) you don't want; The prize will go to whichever of them writes the best essay.) którykolwiek2) (no matter which (one(s)): Whichever way I turned, I couldn't escape.) którykolwiek
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