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41 retain
[rɪ'teɪn]vtindependence, souvenir, ticket zachowywać (zachować perf); heat, moisture zatrzymywać (zatrzymać perf)* * *[rə'tein]1) (to continue to have, use, remember etc; to keep in one's possession, memory etc: He finds it difficult to retain information; These dishes don't retain heat very well.) zachować (dla siebie), trzymać2) (to hold (something) back or keep (something) in its place: This wall was built to retain the water from the river in order to prevent flooding.) zatrzymać -
42 traffic
['træfɪk] 1. n ( AUT, AVIAT etc)ruch m; (in drugs, stolen goods) handel m2. vito traffic in — handlować +instr
* * *['træfik] 1. noun1) (vehicles, aircraft, ships etc moving about: There's a lot of traffic on the roads / on the river.) ruch2) (trade, especially illegal or dishonest: the drug traffic.) handel2. verb(to deal or trade in, especially illegally or dishonestly: They were trafficking in smuggled goods.) handlować- traffic island
- traffic jam
- traffic lights
- traffic warden -
43 bed
n abbr= Bachelor of Education stopień naukowy* * *[bed]1) (a piece of furniture, or a place, to sleep on: The child sleeps in a small bed; a bed of straw.) łóżko2) (the channel (of a river) or floor (of a sea) etc.) koryto3) (a plot in a garden: a bed of flowers.) rabata, grządka4) (layer: a bed of chalk below the surface.) pokład•- - bedded- bedding
- bedbug
- bedclothes
- bedcover
- bedridden
- bedroom
- bedside
- bedspread
- bedtime
- bed and breakfast
- bed of roses
- go to bed -
44 brink
[brɪŋk]n(of disaster, war etc) krawędź f* * *[briŋk](the edge or border of a steep, dangerous place or of a river.) krawędź, skraj -
45 course
[kɔːs]kurs m; (of life, events, river) bieg m; (of injections, drugs) seria f; ( approach) stanowisko nt; (GOLF) pole nt; ( part of meal)first/next/last course — pierwsze/następne/ostatnie danie nt
(no) of course not! — oczywiście, że nie!
in due course — w swoim czasie, we właściwym czasie
the best course would be to … — najlepszym wyjściem byłoby +infin
we have no other course but to … — nie mamy innego wyjścia, jak tylko +infin
course of treatment ( MED) — leczenie, kuracja
* * *[ko:s]1) (a series (of lectures, medicines etc): I'm taking a course (of lectures) in sociology; He's having a course of treatment for his leg.) kurs, seria2) (a division or part of a meal: Now we've had the soup, what's (for) the next course?) danie3) (the ground over which a race is run or a game (especially golf) is played: a racecourse; a golf-course.) boisko, tor4) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) bieg5) (the progress or development of events: Things will run their normal course despite the strike.) tryb6) (a way (of action): What's the best course of action in the circumstances?) sposób postępowania•- in due course
- of course
- off
- on course -
46 current
['kʌrnt] 1. nprąd m2. adjdirect/alternating current — prąd stały/zmienny
* * *1. adjective(of or belonging to the present: current affairs; the current month; the current temperature.) bieżący2. noun1) ((the direction of) a stream of water or air: the current of a river.) prąd2) ((a) flow of electricity: an electrical current.) prąd•- current account -
47 down
[daun] 1. n 2. adv 3. prepw dół +gen4. vt ( inf)down there/here — tam/tu na or w dole
to pay 5 pounds down — zapłacić ( perf) 5 funtów zadatku
to down tools ( BRIT) — przerywać (przerwać perf) pracę ( na znak protestu)
* * *I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) w dół, na dole2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) na dół3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) z (pokolenia) na (pokolenie)4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) w dół5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) w dół2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) w dół3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) w dół, po, wzdłuż3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) opróżnić, wychylić- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) całkowity- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) puch- downie®- downy -
48 dry up
vi* * *1) (to lose water; to cease running etc completely: All the rivers dried up in the heat.) wysychać2) (to become used up: Supplies of bandages have dried up.) zużyć się3) (to make dry: The sun dried up the puddles in the road.) wysuszyć4) ((of a speaker) to forget what he is going to say: He dried up in the middle of his speech.) zamilknąć -
49 embankment
[ɪm'bæŋkmənt]n(of road, railway) nasyp m; ( of river) nabrzeże nt* * *[im'bæŋkmənt](a bank or ridge made eg to keep back water or to carry a railway over low-lying places etc.) nasyp -
50 empty
['ɛmptɪ] 1. adjpusty; (fig: threat, promise) czczy, gołosłowny2. vt 3. vito empty into — river uchodzić or wpadać do +gen
this kind of debate is guaranteed to empty the House of Commons — podczas debat tego typu Izba Gmin zawsze pustoszeje
* * *['empti] 1. adjective1) (having nothing inside: an empty box; an empty cup.) pusty2) (unoccupied: an empty house.) niezamieszkały3) ((with of) completely without: a street quite empty of people.) opustoszały4) (having no practical result; (likely to be) unfulfilled: empty threats.) czczy2. verb1) (to make or become empty: He emptied the jug; The cinema emptied quickly at 10.30; He emptied out his pockets.) opróżnić2) (to tip, pour, or fall out of a container: She emptied the milk into a pan; The rubbish emptied on to the ground.) wypróżnić, przelać, przesypać (się)3. noun(an empty bottle etc: Take the empties back to the shop.) pusta butelka- empty-handed
- empty-headed -
51 head off
vt* * *1) (to make (a person, animal etc) change direction: One group of the soldiers rode across the valley to head the bandits off.) zawrócić, skierować w inną stronę2) (to go in some direction: He headed off towards the river.) ruszyć, skierować się -
52 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 -
53 moss
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54 paddle
['pædl] 1. nwiosło nt; (US) ( for table tennis) rakietka f2. vi( at seaside) brodzić; ( row) wiosłować3. vtto paddle a boat — płynąć (popłynąć perf) łódką
* * *['pædl] I verb(to walk about in shallow water: The children went paddling in the sea.) brodzić, taplaćII 1. noun(a short, light oar, often with a blade at each end of the shaft, used in canoes etc.) (rodzaj wiosła)2. verb(to move with a paddle: He paddled the canoe along the river.) wiosłować- paddle-wheel -
55 parallel
['pærəlɛl] 1. adj (also COMPUT)równoległy; ( fig) zbliżony, podobny2. n( similarity) podobieństwo nt, paralela f (fml); ( sth similar) odpowiednik m; ( GEOG) równoleżnik mto draw parallels between/with — wykazywać (wykazać perf) podobieństwa między +instr /z +instr
to run parallel (with/to) — biec równolegle (do +gen) ( fig) występować (wystąpić perf) równolegle (z +instr)
in parallel ( ELEC) — równolegle
* * *['pærəlel] 1. adjective1) ((of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart: The road is parallel to/with the river.) równoległy2) (alike (in some way): There are parallel passages in the two books.) podobny2. adverb(in the same direction but always about the same distance away: We sailed parallel to the coast for several days.) równolegle3. noun1) (a line parallel to another: Draw a parallel to this line.) linia równoległa2) (a likeness or state of being alike: Is there a parallel between the British Empire and the Roman Empire?) podobieństwo, analogia3) (a line drawn from east to west across a map etc at a fixed distance from the equator: The border between Canada and the United States follows the forty-ninth parallel.) równoleżnik4. verb(to be equal to: His stupidity can't be paralleled.) równać się z, dorównać -
56 passage
['pæsɪdʒ]n(also: passageway) korytarz m; ( in book) fragment m, ustęp m; ( way through crowd etc) przejście nt; ( ANAT) przewód m; ( act of passing) przejazd m; ( journey) przeprawa f* * *['pæsi‹]1) (a long narrow way through, eg a corridor through a building: There was a dark passage leading down to the river between tall buildings.) przejście2) (a part of a piece of writing or music: That is my favourite passage from the Bible.) wyjątek, fragment3) ((usually of time) the act of passing: the passage of time.) upływ4) (a journey by boat: He paid for his passage by working as a steward.) przejazd, podróż morska -
57 plunge
[plʌndʒ] 1. n( of bird) nurkowanie nt; ( of person) skok m ( do morza itp); (fig: of prices, rates) gwałtowny spadek m2. vt 3. vi( fall) wpadać (wpaść perf); ( dive) bird nurkować (zanurkować perf); person wskakiwać (wskoczyć perf); ( fig) prices, rates spadać (spaść perf) (gwałtownie)to take the plunge ( fig) — podejmować (podjąć perf) życiową decyzję
* * *1. verb1) (to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive: He plunged into the river.) dać nura, skoczyć2) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) wepchnąć, wbić2. noun(an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) nurkowanie, skok (na głowę)- plunger- take the plunge -
58 shout
[ʃaut] 1. nokrzyk m2. vt 3. vito give sb a shout — wołać (zawołać perf) kogoś
Phrasal Verbs:* * *1. noun1) (a loud cry or call: He heard a shout.) krzyk2) (a loud burst (of laughter, cheering etc): A shout went up from the crowd when he scored a goal.) okrzyk2. verb(to say very loudly: He shouted the message across the river; I'm not deaf - there's no need to shout; Calm down and stop shouting at each other.) krzyknąć -
59 source
[sɔːs]nźródło ntI have it from a reliable source that … — wiem z wiarygodnego źródła, że …
* * *[so:s]1) (the place, person, circumstance, thing etc from which anything begins or comes: They have discovered the source of the trouble.) źródło2) (the spring from which a river flows: the source of the Nile.) źródło -
60 stretch
[strɛtʃ] 1. n(of ocean, forest) obszar m; ( of water) akwen m; (of road, river, beach) odcinek m; ( of time) okres m2. vi 3. vtto stretch to/as far as — ciągnąć się do +gen /aż po +acc
it stretches as far as the eye can see — ciągnie się tak daleko, jak okiem sięgnąć
at a stretch — jednym ciągiem, bez przerwy
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) wy-, prze-, roz- itp. -ciągać (się)2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) rozciągać się2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) wyciągnięcie się, przeciągnięcie2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) przestrzeń, odcinek•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out
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