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1 silence
['saɪləns] 1. n 2. vt* * *1. noun1) ((a period of) absence of sound or of speech: A sudden silence followed his remark.) cisza2) (failure to mention, tell something etc: Your silence on this subject is disturbing.) milczenie2. verb(to cause to be silent: The arrival of the teacher silenced the class.) uciszać3. interjection(be silent!) cisza!- silencer- silent
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2 hush
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3 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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4 bridge
[brɪdʒ] 1. n ( TECH, ARCHIT)most m; ( NAUT) mostek m kapitański; (CARDS) brydż m; (DENTISTRY) most(ek) m; ( of nose) grzbiet m2. vt* * *[bri‹] 1. noun1) (a structure carrying a road or railway over a river etc.) most2) (the narrow raised platform for the captain of a ship.) mostek3) (the bony part (of the nose).) grzbiet4) (the support of the strings of a violin etc.) kobyłka2. verb1) (to build a bridge over: They bridged the stream.) budować most przez/ponad2) (to close a gap, pause etc: He bridged the awkward silence with a funny remark.) wypełnić lukę -
5 fall
[fɔːl] 1. n(of person, object, government) upadek m; (in price, temperature) spadek m; ( of snow) opady pl; (US) ( autumn) jesień f- falls2. vi, pt fell, pp fallenperson, object, government upadać (upaść perf); snow, rain padać, spadać (spaść perf); price, temperature, dollar spadać (spaść perf); night, darkness, silence zapadać (zapaść perf); light, shadow padać (paść perf); sadness zapanowywać (zapanować perf)to fall flat — nie udawać się (nie udać się perf), nie wychodzić (nie wyjść perf)
to fall in love (with sb/sth) — zakochiwać się (zakochać się perf) (w kimś/czymś)
to fall short of sb's expectations — nie spełniać (nie spełnić perf) czyichś oczekiwań
Phrasal Verbs:- fall for- fall in- fall off- fall out* * *[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) padać2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) przewracać się3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) opadać, zmniejszać się4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) zdarzać się, przypadać5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) zapaść, pogrążyć się6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) przypadać2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) upadek2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) opad3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) upadek4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) jesień•- falls- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
- fall short
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6 lapse
[læps] 1. n( bad behaviour) uchybienie nt; ( of time) upływ m2. via lapse of attention/concentration — chwila nieuwagi
to lapse into bad habits — popadać (popaść perf) w złe nawyki
* * *[læps] 1. verb1) (to cease to exist, often because of lack of effort: His insurance policy had lapsed and was not renewed.) wygasnąć2) (to slip, fall, be reduced: As he could think of nothing more to say, he lapsed into silence; I'm afraid our standards of tidiness have lapsed.) popadać, podupaść2. noun1) (a mistake or failure (in behaviour, memory etc): a lapse of memory.) lapsus, potknięcie2) (a passing away (of time): I saw him again after a lapse of five years.) upływ -
7 moment
['məumənt]nchwila f, moment mfor a moment — go out na chwilę; hesitate przez chwilę
for the moment — na razie, chwilowo
"one moment please" ( TEL) — "chwileczkę"
* * *['məumənt]1) (a very short space of time: I'll be ready in a moment; after a few moments' silence.) moment2) (a particular point in time: At that moment, the telephone rang.) chwila•- momentarily
- momentous
- momentously
- at the moment
- the moment that
- the moment -
8 quiet
['kwaɪət] 1. adj ( lit, fig)cichy; (peaceful, not busy) spokojny; ( not speaking) milczący; engine, aircraft cichobieżny2. n( silence) cisza f; ( peacefulness) spokój m3. vt, vi, see quieten (US)keep/be quiet! — bądź or siedź cicho!
on the quiet — cichcem (inf), cichaczem (inf)
* * *1. adjective1) (not making very much, or any, noise; without very much, or any, noise: Tell the children to be quiet; It's very quiet out in the country; a quiet person.) spokojny2) (free from worry, excitement etc: I live a very quiet life.) spokojny3) (without much movement or activity; not busy: We'll have a quiet afternoon watching television.) cichy4) ((of colours) not bright.) spokojny2. noun(a state, atmosphere, period of time etc which is quiet: In the quiet of the night; All I want is peace and quiet.) cisza3. verb((especially American: often with down) to quieten.) uspokoić (się)- quieten- quietly
- quietness
- keep quiet about
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10 rap
[ræp] 1. vi 2. n( at door) pukanie nt, stukanie nt; (also: rap music) rap mto receive a rap on/over the knuckles — dostawać (dostać perf) po łapach (fig)
* * *[ræp] 1. noun(a quick, brief knock or tap: He heard a rap on the door.) puknięcie2. verb(to hit or knock quickly and briefly: The teacher rapped the child's fingers with a ruler; He rapped on the table and called for silence.) uderzyć, stukać- rap out -
11 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 -
12 reign
[reɪn] 1. n( of monarch) panowanie nt; (fig: of terror etc) rządy pl2. vi ( lit, fig)panować, rządzić* * *[rein] 1. noun(the time during which a king or queen rules: in the reign of Queen Victoria.) panowanie2. verb1) (to rule, as a king or queen: The king reigned (over his people) for forty years.) panować2) (to be present or exist: Silence reigned at last.) (za)panować -
13 relapse
[rɪ'læps] 1. n ( MED)nawrót m2. vito relapse into — ( depression etc) popadać (popaść perf) w +acc
* * *[rə'læps] 1. verb(to return to a former bad or undesirable state (eg ill health, bad habits).) mieć nawrót, ponownie popaść2. noun(a return to a former bad or undesirable state, especially ill health.) nawrót -
14 vow
[vau] 1. n 2. vtto vow that/to do sth — przyrzekać (przyrzec perf) (uroczyście), że/, że się coś zrobi
she took/made a vow to give up smoking — postanowiła uroczyście, że rzuci palenie
* * *1. noun(a solemn promise, especially one made to God: The monks have made/taken a vow of silence; marriage vows.) przysięga2. verb1) (to make a solemn promise (that): He vowed that he would die rather than surrender.) przysięgać2) (to threaten: He vowed revenge on all his enemies.) przysiąc
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