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1 serious
['sɪərɪəs]adj* * *['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) poważny2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) poważny3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) poważny4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) poważny•- seriously
- take someone or something seriously
- take seriously -
2 earnest
['əːnɪst] 1. adjwish, desire szczery; person, manner poważny2. n(also: earnest money) zadatek m3. adv 4. adjin earnest —
she was in earnest about what she was to say — była (bardzo) przejęta tym, co miała powiedzieć
do you think he was in earnest? — (czy) myślisz, że mówił poważnie?
* * *['ə:nist]1) (serious or over-serious: an earnest student; She wore an earnest expression.) poważny, przejęty2) (showing determination, sincerity or strong feeling: He made an earnest attempt to improve his work.) szczery•- earnestly
- in earnest -
3 grave
[greɪv] 1. ngrób m2. adj* * *I [ɡreiv] noun(a plot of ground, or the hole dug in it, in which a dead person is buried: He laid flowers on the grave.) grób- gravestone
- graveyard II [ɡreiv] adjective1) (important: a grave responsibility; grave decisions.) ważki2) (serious, dangerous: grave news.) niepokojący3) (serious, sad: a grave expression.) poważny, ponury•- gravely- gravity -
4 seriously
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5 slump
[slʌmp] 1. n( economic) załamanie nt, kryzys m2. vi* * *1. verb1) (to fall or sink suddenly and heavily: He slumped wearily into a chair.) opaść2) ((of prices, stocks, trade etc) to become less; to lose value suddenly: Business has slumped.) gwałtownie spadać2. noun1) (a sudden fall in value, trade etc: a slump in prices.) nagły spadek2) (a time of very bad economic conditions, with serious unemployment etc; a depression: There was a serious slump in the 1930s.) krach -
6 sober
['səubə(r)] 1. adj(not drunk, realistic, practical) trzeźwy; ( serious) poważny; colour etc spokojny, stonowany2. vtPhrasal Verbs:- sober up* * *['səubə]1) (not drunk: He was still sober when he left.) trzeźwy2) (serious in mind: a sober mood.) rzeczowy3) ((of colour) not bright: She wore a sober (grey) dress.) stonowany, spokojny4) (moderate; not overdone or too emotional: His account of the accident was factual and sober.) rzeczowy, umiarkowany i obiektywny•- sobering- soberly
- soberness
- sober up -
7 ailment
['eɪlmənt]n* * *noun (an illness, usually not serious or dangerous: Children often have minor ailments.) dolegliwość -
8 airy
['ɛərɪ]adj* * *1) (with plenty of (fresh) air: an airy room.) przewiewny2) (light-hearted and not serious: an airy disregard for authority.) beztroski -
9 bad
[bæd]adjzły; ( naughty) niedobry, niegrzeczny; ( poor) work, health etc słaby; mistake, accident, injury poważnyto be bad for — szkodzić +dat
* * *[bæd]comparative - worse; adjective1) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) niedobry2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) zły, nikczemny3) (unpleasant: bad news.) zły, nieprzyjemny4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) zepsuty5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) szkodliwy6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) chory7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) chory8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) poważny9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) nieściągalny•- badly- badness
- badly off
- feel bad about something
- feel bad
- go from bad to worse
- not bad
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10 badly
['bædlɪ]adv* * *comparative - worse; adverb1) (not well, efficiently or satisfactorily: He plays tennis very badly.) źle2) (to a serious or severe extent: He badly needs a haircut; The dress is badly stained.) poważnie -
11 clash
[klæʃ] 1. n(fight, disagreement) starcie nt; (of beliefs, cultures, styles) zderzenie nt; (of events, appointments) nałożenie się nt; ( of weapons) szczęk m; ( of cymbals) brzęk m2. vigangs, political opponents ścierać się (zetrzeć się perf); beliefs kolidować (ze sobą); colours, styles kłócić się (ze sobą); two events, appointments kolidować, nakładać się (nałożyć się perf) (na siebie); weapons szczękać (zaszczękać perf); cymbals brzękać (brzęknąć perf)* * *[klæʃ] 1. noun1) (a loud noise, like eg swords striking together: the clash of metal on metal.) szczęk2) (a serious disagreement or difference: a clash of personalities.) konflikt3) (a battle: a clash between opposing armies.) starcie4) ((of two or more things) an act of interfering with each other because of happening at the same time: a clash between classes.) kolizja2. verb1) (to strike together noisily: The cymbals clashed.) dźwięczeć2) (to fight (in battle): The two armies clashed at the mouth of the valley.) ścierać się3) (to disagree violently: They clashed over wages.) kłócić się4) (to interfere (with something or each other) because of happening at the same time: The two lectures clash.) kolidować5) ((of colours) to appear unpleasant when placed together: The (colour of the) jacket clashes with the (colour of the) skirt.) gryźć się, kłócić się -
12 constitute
['kɔnstɪtjuːt]vt* * *['konstitju:t](to form; to make up; to be: Nuclear waste constitutes a serious danger.) stanowić- constitutional
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13 consultant
[kən'sʌltənt] 1. n ( MED)≈ lekarz m specjalista m; ( other specialist) doradca m2. cpdconsultant engineer — inżynier m specjalista m
consultant paediatrician — ≈ specjalista z zakresu pediatrii
* * *1) (a person who gives professional advice: He is consultant to a firm of engineers; ( also adjective) a consultant engineer.) konsultant2) (a senior hospital doctor specializing in a particular branch of medicine: His condition is so serious that they have sent for the consultant; ( also adjective) a consultant physician.) lekarz konsultant -
14 critical
['krɪtɪkl]adjto be critical of sb/sth — mieć krytyczny stosunek do kogoś/czegoś
* * *1) (judging and analysing: He has written several critical works on Shakespeare.) krytyczny2) (fault-finding: He tends to be critical of his children.) krytyczny3) (of, at or having the nature of, a crisis; very serious: a critical shortage of food; After the accident, his condition was critical.) krytyczny -
15 dabble
['dæbl]vito dabble in — parać się +instr, zajmować się po amatorsku +instr
* * *['dæbl]1) (to play, or trail, in water: He dabbled his feet in the river.) moczyć2) (to do anything in a half-serious way or as a hobby: He dabbles in chemistry.) bawić się -
16 dead
[dɛd] 1. adjperson zmarły; animal zdechły, nieżywy; plant zwiędły; city wymarły; language martwy; ( body part) zdrętwiały, ścierpnięty; engine zepsuty; telephone głuchy; battery wyładowany; silence zupełny2. adv( completely) całkowicie, zupełnie; (directly, exactly) akurat, dokładnie3. nplto shoot sb dead — zastrzelić ( perf) kogoś
in the dead centre, dead in the centre — w samym środku
* * *[ded] 1. adjective1) (without life; not living: a dead body; Throw out those dead flowers.) martwy2) (not working and not giving any sign of being about to work: The phone/engine is dead.) zepsuty3) (absolute or complete: There was dead silence at his words; He came to a dead stop.) kompletny, całkowity2. adverb(completely: dead drunk.) kompletnie- deaden- deadly 3. adverb(extremely: deadly dull; deadly serious.) nieludzko, śmiertelnie- dead end- dead-end
- dead heat
- dead language
- deadline
- deadlock -
17 deadly
['dɛdlɪ] 1. adj 2. adv* * *1) (causing death: a deadly poison.) śmiertelny2) (very great: He is in deadly earnest (= He is completely serious).) nadzwyczajny3) (very dull or uninteresting: What a deadly job this is.) śmiertelnie nudny, monotonny -
18 dignified
['dɪgnɪfaɪd]adjdostojny, pełen godności* * *((negative undignified) stately, serious or showing dignity: She decided that it would not be dignified to run for the bus.) godny -
19 distraction
[dɪs'trækʃən]nto drive sb to distraction — doprowadzać (doprowadzić perf) kogoś do szału
* * *[-ʃən]1) (something that takes the mind off other especially more serious affairs: There are too many distractions here to allow one to work properly.) rzecz odciągająca uwagę2) (anxiety and confusion: in a state of complete distraction.) rozterka, rozstrój -
20 facetious
[fə'siːʃəs]adjcomment, remark żartobliwy; person frywolny* * *[fə'si:ʃəs](not serious; intended to be funny or humorous: a facetious remark.) dowcipny- facetiousness
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