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1 figure
['fɪgə(r)] 1. n ( GEOM)figura f; ( number) liczba f, cyfra f; ( body) figura f; ( person) postać f; ( personality) postać f, figura f2. vt (esp US) 3. vifigurować, pojawiać się (pojawić się perf)that figures — to było do przewidzenia, można się (było) tego spodziewać
Phrasal Verbs:* * *['fiɡə, ]( American[) 'fiɡjər] 1. noun1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) postać, sylwetka2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) figura3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) cyfra4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) rycina, rysunek2. verb1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) figurować, występować2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) liczyć•- figuratively
- figurehead
- figure of speech
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2 mould
[məuld] 1. (US mold) n 2. vt* * *I [mould] noun1) ((soil which is full of) rotted leaves etc.) czarnoziem2) (a growth on stale food etc: This bread is covered with mould.) pleśń•- mouldy- mouldiness II 1. [məuld] noun1) (a shape into which a substance in liquid form is poured so that it may take on that shape when it cools and hardens: a jelly mould.) forma2) (something, especially a food, formed in a mould.) odlew2. verb1) (to form in a mould: The metal is moulded into long bars.) odlewać2) (to work into a shape: He moulded the clay into a ball.) ukształtować, wymodelować3) (to make the shape of (something): She moulded the figure out of/in clay.) kształtować, wymodelować -
3 reading
['riːdɪŋ]n( of books etc) czytanie nt, lektura f; ( understanding) rozumienie nt; ( literary event) czytanie nt; ( on meter etc) odczyt m* * *1) (the act of reading.) czytanie2) (the reading of something aloud, as a (public) entertainment: a poetry reading.) odczyt, recytacja3) (the ability to read: The boy is good at reading.) czytanie4) (the figure, measurement etc on a dial, instrument etc: The reading on the thermometer was -5° C.) odczyt -
4 record
1. ['rɛkɔːd] n( written account) zapis m; ( of meeting) protokół m; ( of attendance) lista f; ( file) akta pl; ( COMPUT, SPORT) rekord m; ( MUS) płyta f; ( history) (of person, company) przeszłość f2. [rɪ'kɔːd] vtevents etc zapisywać (zapisać perf); temperature, speed, time wskazywać; voice, song nagrywać (nagrać perf)3. adjto set/put the record straight ( fig) — prostować (sprostować perf) nieścisłości
he is on record as saying that … — stwierdził publicznie, że…
off the record — statement nieoficjalny; speak nieoficjalnie
* * *1. ['reko:d, -kəd, ]( American[) -kərd] noun1) (a written report of facts, events etc: historical records; I wish to keep a record of everything that is said at this meeting.) zapis, protokół2) (a round flat piece of (usually black) plastic on which music etc is recorded: a record of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.) płyta gramofonowa3) ((in races, games, or almost any activity) the best performance so far; something which has never yet been beaten: He holds the record for the 1,000 metres; The record for the high jump was broken/beaten this afternoon; He claimed to have eaten fifty sausages in a minute and asked if this was a record; ( also adjective) a record score.) rekord4) (the collected facts from the past of a person, institution etc: This school has a very poor record of success in exams; He has a criminal record.) przeszłość, rejestr2. [rə'ko:d] verb1) (to write a description of (an event, facts etc) so that they can be read in the future: The decisions will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.) (za)protokołować2) (to put (the sound of music, speech etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future: I've recorded the whole concert; Don't make any noise when I'm recording.) nagrać3) ((of a dial, instrument etc) to show (a figure etc) as a reading: The thermometer recorded 30°C yesterday.) (za)rejestrować4) (to give or show, especially in writing: to record one's vote in an election.) zarejestrować•- recorder- recording
- record-player
- in record time
- off the record
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5 standard
['stændəd] 1. n 2. adjsize etc typowy; textbook klasyczny; practice znormalizowany, standardowy; model, feature standardowy, podstawowyto be/to come up to standard — być na odpowiednim poziomie
to apply a double standard — stosować (zastosować perf) podwójną miarę
* * *['stændəd] 1. noun1) (something used as a basis of measurement: The kilogram is the international standard of weight.) wzorzec, standard2) (a basis for judging quality, or a level of excellence aimed at, required or achieved: You can't judge an amateur artist's work by the same standards as you would judge that of a trained artist; high standards of behaviour; His performance did not reach the required standard.) kryterium3) (a flag or carved figure etc fixed to a pole and carried eg at the front of an army going into battle.) sztandar, znak bojowy2. adjective((accepted as) normal or usual; The Post Office likes the public to use a standard size of envelope.) znormalizowany- standardise
- standardization
- standardisation
- standard-bearer
- be up to / below standard
- standard of living
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