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1 rather
['rɑːðə(r)]advdość, dosyćrather than — zamiast +gen
I rather think he won't come — mam wrażenie, że (raczej) nie przyjdzie
* * *1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) dość2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) raczej3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) właściwie, ściślej mówiąc, raczej (niż) -
2 hard of hearing
(rather deaf: He is a bit hard of hearing now.) przygłuchawy -
3 sort of
(rather; in a way; to a certain extent: He was sort of peculiar!; I feel sort of worried about him.) raczej, trochę -
4 choose
[tʃuːz] 1. pt chose, pp chosen, vt 2. vito choose between/from — wybierać (wybrać perf) (po)między +instr /z +gen
to choose to do sth — postanawiać (postanowić perf) coś zrobić
* * *[ u:z]past tense - chose; verb1) (to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants: Always choose (a book) carefully.) wybierać2) (to decide (on one course of action rather than another): If he chooses to resign, let him do so.) postanawiać• -
5 doubtful
['dautful]adjfact niepewny* * *1) (feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc: He is doubtful about the future of the school.) sceptyczny2) (able to be doubted; not clear: The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result.) wątpliwy3) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) wątpliwy4) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) podejrzany -
6 quite
[kwaɪt]adv* * *1. adverb1) (completely; entirely: This is quite impossible.) całkowicie2) (fairly; rather; to a certain extent: It's quite warm today; He's quite a good artist; I quite like the idea.) całkiem2. interjection(exactly; indeed; I agree: `I think he is being unfair to her.' `Quite'.) Właśnie! -
7 steep
[stiːp] 1. adj 2. vt* * *I [sti:p] adjective1) ((of eg a hill, stairs etc) rising with a sudden rather than a gradual slope: The hill was too steep for me to cycle up; a steep path; a steep climb.) stromy2) ((of a price asked or demand made) unreasonable or too great: He wants rather a steep price for his house, doesn't he?; That's a bit steep!) wygórowany•- steeply II [sti:p](to soak thoroughly.) zmoczyć -
8 thin
[θɪn] 1. adjslice, line, book cienki; person, animal chudy; soup, fog, hair rzadki2. vt3. vito thin (down) — rozrzedzać (rozrzedzić perf), rozcieńczać (rozcieńczyć perf)
* * *[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) cienki2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) chudy3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) rzadki4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) rzadki5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) nieprzekonywający2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) rozrzedzić, przerzedzić się- thinly- thinness
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- thin-skinned
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9 tubby
['tʌbɪ]adj* * *adjective (rather fat; plump: She was rather tubby as a child but she is very slim now.) pulchny -
10 utilitarian
[juːtɪlɪ'tɛərɪən]adjobject funkcjonalny; (PHILOSOPHY) utylitarystyczny* * *adjective (useful rather than ornamental: Our plates and glasses are utilitarian rather than beautiful.) utylitarny -
11 way
[weɪ]n( route) droga f; ( access) przejście nt; ( distance) kawał(ek) m (drogi); ( direction) strona f; (manner, method) sposób m; ( habit) zwyczaj m, przyzwyczajenie ntwhich way? — this way — którędy? — tędy
to fight one's way through a crowd — torować (utorować perf) sobie drogę przez tłum
to lie one's way out of sth — wyłgać się ( perf) od czegoś
to keep out of sb's way — trzymać się z dala od kogoś, nie wchodzić komuś w drogę
to go out of one's way to do sth — zadawać (zadać perf) sobie wiele trudu, żeby coś zrobić
to lose one's way — błądzić (zabłądzić perf), gubić (zgubić perf) drogę
to make way (for sb/sth) — robić (zrobić perf) miejsce (dla kogoś/czegoś)
to get one's own way — stawiać (postawić perf) na swoim
the wrong way round — odwrotnie, na odwrót
no way! ( inf) — ani mi się śni! (inf)
by the way — à propos, nawiasem mówiąc
"way in" ( BRIT) — "wejście"
"way out" ( BRIT) — "wyjście"
* * *[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) droga2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) droga3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) ulica4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) droga, odległość5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) sposób6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) sposób, wzgląd7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) zwyczaj8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.)2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) daleko- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
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12 abstract
1. adj 2. nabstrakt m, wyciąg m3. [æb'strækt] vtto abstract sth (from) — wyławiać (wyłowić perf) or wychwytywać (wychwycić perf) coś (z +gen)
* * *['æbstrækt] 1. adjective1) ((of a noun) referring to something which exists as an idea and which is not physically real: Truth, poverty and bravery are abstract nouns.) abstrakcyjny2) ((of painting, sculpture etc) concerned with colour, shape, texture etc rather than showing things as they really appear: an abstract sketch of a vase of flowers.) abstrakcyjny2. noun(a summary (of a book, article etc).) streszczenie, abstrakt -
13 acute
[ə'kjuːt]adjillness, angle ostry; pain ostry, przenikliwy; anxiety silny; mind, person, observer przenikliwy; ( LING) accent akutowy* * *[ə'kju:t]1) ((of a disease etc) severe but not lasting very long: They think his illness is acute rather than chronic.) ostry2) (very great: There is an acute shortage of teachers.) ostry, poważny3) (quick-witted: As a businessman, he's very acute.) bystry, rozgarnięty4) ((of the senses) keen: acute hearing.) wyczulony5) (high, shrill s high sound.)•- acutely
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14 aloof
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15 amusing
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16 annoy
[ə'nɔɪ]vtirytować (zirytować perf), drażnić (rozdrażnić perf)to be annoyed (at sth/with sb) — być zdenerwowanym (czymś/na kogoś)
* * *[ə'noi](to make (someone) rather angry or impatient: Please go away and stop annoying me!) irytować- annoyed
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17 arbitrary
['ɑːbɪtrərɪ]adj* * *(not decided by rules or laws but by a person's own opinion: He made a rather arbitrary decision to close the local cinema without consulting other people.) arbitralny -
18 arid
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19 at heart
(really; basically: He seems rather stern but he is at heart a very kind man.) w głębi duszy -
20 at the moment
(at this particular time; now: She's rather busy at the moment.) w tej chwili, obecnie
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