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81 lose touch (with)
(to stop communicating (with): I used to see him quite often but we have lost touch.) stracić kontakt -
82 lot
[lɔt]n( of things) zestaw m; ( of people) grupa f; ( of merchandise) partia f; ( at auctions) artykuł m; ( destiny) los ma lot (of) — dużo ( +gen)
quite a lot (of) — sporo ( +gen)
a lot bigger/more expensive — dużo większy/droższy
* * *[lot]1) (a person's fortune or fate: It seemed to be her lot to be always unlucky.) los2) (a separate part: She gave one lot of clothes to a jumble sale and threw another lot away.) partia3) (one article or several, sold as a single item at an auction: Are you going to bid for lot 28?) artykuł, obiekt•- lots- a lot
- draw/cast lots -
83 mathematician
[mæθəmə'tɪʃən]nmatematyk(-yczka) m(f)* * *[-'tiʃən]1) (a person who is good at mathematics: For a young boy, he's quite a mathematician!) matematyk2) (someone who works in mathematics: He is a mathematician with a local engineering firm.) matematyk -
84 natural
['nætʃrəl]adjto die of natural causes — umierać (umrzeć perf) śmiercią naturalną
* * *['næ ərəl] 1. adjective1) (of or produced by nature, not made by men: Coal, oil etc are natural resources; Wild animals are happier in their natural state than in a zoo.) naturalny2) (born in a person: natural beauty; He had a natural ability for music.) wrodzony3) ((of manner) simple, without pretence: a nice, natural smile.) niewymuszony4) (normal; as one would expect: It's quite natural for a boy of his age to be interested in girls.) naturalny5) (of a musical note, not sharp or flat: G natural is lower in pitch than G sharp.) naturalny2. noun1) (a person who is naturally good at something.) talent2) (in music (a sign () indicating) a note which is not to be played sharp or flat.) kasownik•- naturally
- natural gas
- natural history
- natural resources -
85 naturally
['nætʃrəlɪ]advnaturalnie; result, happen w sposób naturalny; die śmiercią naturalną; cheerful, talented z natury* * *1) (of course; as one would expect: Naturally I didn't want to risk missing the train.) naturalnie2) (by nature; as a natural characteristic: She is naturally kind.) z natury3) (normally; in a relaxed way: Although he was nervous, he behaved quite naturally.) swobodnie -
86 normally
['nɔːməlɪ]adv* * *1) (in a usual, ordinary way: He was behaving quite normally yesterday.) normalnie2) (usually; most often: I normally go home at 4 o'clock.) zazwyczaj -
87 nutty
1) (containing, or tasting of, nuts: a nutty flavour.) orzechowy2) (a slang word for mad: He's quite nutty.) stuknięty -
88 off-white
['ɔfwaɪt]adj* * *adjective (not quite white, eg slightly yellow etc: an off-white dress.) kremowy -
89 out of
prep1) ( outside) z +gento go out of the house — wychodzić (wyjść perf) z domu
2) ( beyond)3) (indicating cause, motive, origin, material) z +genout of curiosity/greed — z ciekawości/chciwości
4) ( from among) na +acc5) ( without) bez +gento be out of milk/sugar — nie mieć mleka/cukru
* * *1) (from inside: He took it out of the bag.) z2) (not in: Mr Smith is out of the office; out of danger; out of sight.) poza3) (from among: Four out of five people like this song.) z4) (having none left: She is quite out of breath.) bez5) (because of: He did it out of curiosity/spite.) z(e)6) (from: He drank the lemonade straight out of the bottle.) z -
90 out of place
1) (not suitable (to the occasion etc): His clothes are quite out of place at a formal dinner.) nie na miejscu2) (not in the proper position; untidy: Although he had had to run most of the way, he arrived with not a hair out of place.) nie na swoim miejscu -
91 out of the question
(not to be thought of as possible; not to be done: It is quite out of the question for you to go out tonight.) nie wchodzący w rachubę -
92 outset
['autsɛt]npoczątek m* * *(the beginning of something: We have to get quite clear from the outset what our policy is.) początek -
93 overcome
[əuvə'kʌm] 1. ( irreg like: come) vt 2. adjovercome with — ogarnięty or owładnięty +instr
* * *1. adjective(helpless; defeated by emotion etc: overcome with grief; I felt quite overcome.) zmożony, przygnieciony2. [-'keim] verb(to defeat or conquer: She finally overcame her fear of the dark.) przezwyciężyć -
94 overpowering
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95 overshadow
[əuvə'ʃædəu]vtwznosić się or górować nad +instr; ( fig) usuwać (usunąć perf) w cień* * *(to make less important especially by being much better than: With her beauty and wit she quite overshadowed her sister.) zaćmić -
96 paunch
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97 paunchy
adjective (having a paunch: He's become quite paunchy.) brzuchaty -
98 pin down
vt ( fig)to pin sb down (to sth) — zmuszać (zmusić perf) kogoś do zajęcia stanowiska (w jakiejś sprawie)
there's something strange here but I can't quite pin it down — coś tu jest dziwnego, ale nie potrafię (dokładnie) powiedzieć, co
* * *(to make (someone) give a definite answer, statement, opinion or promise: I can't pin him down to a definite date for his arrival.) wymusić na, wyciągnąć z -
99 place
[pleɪs] 1. nmiejsce nt; ( in street names) ≈ ulica f2. vtto take sb's/sth's place — zajmować (zająć perf) czyjeś miejsce/miejsce czegoś
to get a place at college/university — dostawać się (dostać się perf) do kolegium/na uniwersytet
to be placed first/third — plasować się (uplasować się perf) na pierwszym/trzecim miejscu
to change places with sb — zamieniać się (zamienić się perf) (miejscami) z kimś
to put sb in their place ( fig) — pokazywać (pokazać perf) komuś, gdzie jest jego miejsce
to place an order with sb (for sth) — składać (złożyć perf) u kogoś zamówienie (na coś)
* * *[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) miejsce2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) miejsce3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) plac, dom4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) miejsce5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) miejsce6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) miejsce7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) miejsce8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) sprawa9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) miejsce10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) dom11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) ulica12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) miejsce2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) umieszczać2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) umiejscowić•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of -
100 power
['pauə(r)]n( control) władza f; ( ability) ( of speech etc) zdolność f; ( legal right) uprawnienie nt; (of engine, electricity) moc f; ( strength) ( lit, fig) siła fshe did everything in her power to help — zrobiła wszystko, co było w jej mocy, by pomóc
the powers that be — ci na górze (inf)
to turn the power on — włączać (włączyć perf) zasilanie
* * *1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) zdolność2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) siła3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) władza4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) upoważnienie5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) wpływowa osobistość6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) mocarstwo7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) potęga•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
- be in power
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