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1 shelter
['ʃɛltə(r)] 1. n( refuge) schronienie nt; ( protection) osłona f, ochrona f; (also: air-raid shelter) schron m2. vt 3. vi( from rain etc) chronić się (schronić się perf)to take shelter (from) — znajdować (znaleźć perf) schronienie (przed +instr)
* * *['ʃeltə] 1. noun1) (protection against wind, rain, enemies etc: We gave the old man shelter for the night.) schronienie2) (a building etc designed to give such protection: a bus-shelter.) schronisko, schron, osłona2. verb1) (to be in, or go into, a place of shelter: He sheltered from the storm.) chronić się2) (to give protection: That line of trees shelters my garden.) chronić, osłaniać• -
2 shade
[ʃeɪd] 1. n( shelter) cień m; ( for lamp) abażur m, klosz m; ( of colour) odcień m; (US) (also: window shade) roleta fa shade (too large/more) — odrobinę (za duży/więcej)
- shades2. vt* * *[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) cień2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) cień3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) zasłona, abażur4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) odcień5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) odrobina2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) osłonić2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) cieniować3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) stopniowo przechodzić•- shaded- shades
- shading
- shady
- shadiness
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3 improvise
['ɪmprəvaɪz] 1. vtrobić (zrobić perf) naprędce or prowizorycznie2. vi* * *1) (to compose and perform (a poem, tune etc) without preparation: The pianist forgot his music and had to improvise.) improwizować2) (to make (something) from materials that happen to be available, often materials that are not normally used for that purpose: They improvised a shelter from branches and blankets.) sklecić na poczekaniu• -
4 shady
['ʃeɪdɪ]adjcienisty; ( fig) podejrzany* * *1) (sheltered or giving shelter from heat or light: a shady tree; a shady corner of the garden.) zacieniony, cienisty2) (dishonest: a shady business.) podejrzany, ciemny -
5 cover
['kʌvə(r)] 1. vt(protect, hide)to cover (with) — zakrywać (zakryć perf) ( +instr); (INSURANCE)
to cover (for) — ubezpieczać (ubezpieczyć perf) (od +gen); ( include) obejmować (objąć perf); distance przemierzać (przemierzyć perf), pokonywać (pokonać perf); topic omawiać (omówić perf), poruszać (poruszyć perf); (PRESS) robić (zrobić perf) reportaż o +loc
Phrasal Verbs:- cover up2. n(for furniture, machinery) pokrowiec m; (of book, magazine) okładka f; ( shelter) schronienie nt; (INSURANCE) zwrot m kosztów; ( fig) ( for illegal activities) przykrywka fto be covered in/with — być pokrytym +instr
to take cover — kryć się (skryć się perf), chronić się (schronić się perf)
* * *1. verb1) (to put or spread something on, over or in front of: They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.) przykrywać2) (to be enough to pay for: Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?) pokrywać3) (to travel: We covered forty miles in one day.) przemierzać4) (to stretch over a length of time etc: His diary covered three years.) obejmować5) (to protect: Are we covered by your car insurance?) obejmować6) (to report on: I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.) obsługiwać, robić reportaż7) (to point a gun at: I had him covered.) wziąć na muszkę2. noun1) (something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc: a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.) przykrycie, pokrywa2) (something that gives protection or shelter: The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.) schronienie, ubezpieczenie3) (something that hides: He escaped under cover of darkness.) osłona•- coverage- covering
- cover-girl
- cover story
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6 screen
[skriːn] 1. n (FILM, TV, COMPUT)ekran m; ( movable barrier) parawan m; ( fig) ( cover) zasłona f, przykrywka f; (also: windscreen) przednia szyba f2. vt(protect, conceal) zasłaniać (zasłonić perf); ( from wind etc) osłaniać (osłonić perf); film, programme wyświetlać (wyświetlić perf), emitować (wyemitować perf) ( w TV); candidates sprawdzać (sprawdzić perf), badać (zbadać perf); ( for illness) poddawać (poddać perf) badaniom przesiewowym* * *[skri:n] 1. noun1) (a flat, movable, often folding, covered framework for preventing a person etc from being seen, for decoration, or for protection from heat, cold etc: Screens were put round the patient's bed; a tapestry fire-screen.) parawan, zasłona2) (anything that so protects etc a person etc: He hid behind the screen of bushes; a smokescreen.) zasłona3) (the surface on which films or television pictures appear: cinema/television/radar screen.) ekran2. verb1) (to hide, protect or shelter: The tall grass screened him from view.) zasłaniać2) (to make or show a cinema film.) wyświetlać3) (to test for loyalty, reliability etc.) sprawdzać lojalność, `prześwietlić`4) (to test for a disease: Women should be regularly screened for cancer.) badać•- the screen -
7 battered
['bætəd]adjhat, car sponiewierany* * *adjective battered wives/children; She ran away from her husband to a shelter for battered women.) maltretowany -
8 break
[breɪk] 1. pt broke, pp broken, vtPhrasal Verbs:- break in- break up2. vicrockery, glass tłuc się (stłuc się perf), rozbijać się (rozbić się perf); weather przełamywać się (przełamać się perf); storm zrywać się (zerwać się perf); story, news wychodzić (wyjść perf) na jaw3. nthe day was about to break when … — świtało, gdy …
to break the news to sb — przekazywać (przekazać perf) komuś (złą) wiadomość
to break even — wychodzić (wyjść perf) na czysto or na zero
to break with sb — zrywać (zerwać perf) z kimś
to break open — door wyważać (wyważyć perf); safe otwierać (otworzyć perf)
to take a break — ( for a few minutes) robić (zrobić perf) sobie przerwę; ( have a holiday) brać (wziąć perf) wolne
* * *[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) łamać2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) odłamać3) (to make or become unusable.) rozbić, zepsuć (się)4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) zerwać, nie dotrzymać5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) pobić6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) przerwać7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) skończyć, przerwać8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) przekazać, wyjść na jaw9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) załamywać się10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) osłabić11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) zaczynać się2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) przerwa2) (a change: a break in the weather.) zmiana3) (an opening.) wyrwa, przerwa4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) szansa•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) rzeczy łatwo tłukące się- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
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9 refuge
['rɛfjuːdʒ]nschronienie nt; ( fig) ucieczka fto take refuge in — chronić się (schronić się perf) w +loc
* * *['refju:‹]((a place which gives) shelter or protection from danger, trouble etc: The escaped prisoner sought refuge in the church.) schronienie- refugee -
10 refugee
[rɛfju'dʒiː]nuchodźca m* * *noun (a person who seeks shelter especially in another country, from war, disaster, or persecution: Refugees were pouring across the frontier; ( also adjective) a refugee camp.) uchodźca
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