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1 sight
[saɪt] 1. n 2. vtwidzieć, zobaczyć ( perf)to catch sight of sb/sth — dostrzegać (dostrzec perf) kogoś/coś
to lose sight of sth ( fig) — tracić (stracić perf) coś z oczu
to set one's sights on sth — stawiać (postawić perf) sobie coś za cel
* * *1. noun1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) wzrok2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) widok3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) widok4) (a view or glimpse.) spojrzenie5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) widok6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) celownik2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) wiąć na cel2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) dostrzec•- sight-seer
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3 curiosity
[kjuərɪ'ɔsɪtɪ]n( interest) ciekawość f, zaciekawienie nt; ( nosiness) ciekawość f; ( unusual thing) osobliwość f* * *[-'o-]1) (eagerness to learn: She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs.) ciekawość2) (something strange and rare: That old chair is quite a curiosity.) osobliwość -
4 freak
[friːk] 1. n2. adj 3. vthealth freak — maniak(-aczka) m(f) na punkcie zdrowia
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[fri:k]1) (an unusual or abnormal event, person or thing: A storm as bad as that one is a freak of nature; ( also adjective) a freak result.) kaprys/dziw natury2) (a person who is wildly enthusiastic about something: a film-freak.) maniak• -
5 mode
[məud]n( of life) tryb m; ( of action) sposób m; ( of transport) forma f; ( COMPUT) tryb m* * *[məud]1) (a manner of doing something: an unusual mode of expression.) tryb, sposób2) (a kind or type: modes of transport.) sposób3) (a fashion: Large hats are the latest mode.) moda•- modish- modishly -
6 monster
['mɔnstə(r)]n(animal, person, imaginary creature) potwór m; ( monstrosity) monstrum nt* * *['monstə]1) (( also adjective) (something) of unusual size, form or appearance: a monster tomato.) monstrum, monstrualny2) (a huge and/or horrible creature: prehistoric monsters.) potwór3) (a very evil person: The man must be a monster to treat his children so badly!) potwór•- monstrously -
7 taste
[teɪst] 1. n ( lit, fig) 2. vt( get flavour of) czuć (poczuć perf) smak +gen; ( test) próbować (spróbować perf) or kosztować (skosztować perf) +gen3. vito taste of/like sth — smakować jak coś
to have a taste of sth — próbować (spróbować perf) czegoś ( fig) zakosztować ( perf) czegoś
to acquire a taste for sth — zasmakować ( perf) w czymś
to be in good/bad taste — być w dobrym/złym guście
* * *[teist] 1. verb1) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) czuć (smak)2) (to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it: Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.) próbować, kosztować3) (to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting: This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.) smakować, mieć smak4) (to eat (food) especially with enjoyment: I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.) jeść5) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) zaznać, zakosztować2. noun1) (one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour: one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.) smak2) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) smak3) (an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting: Do have a taste of this cake!) próbowanie, skosztowanie4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) smak, gust, upodobanie5) (the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful: She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.) smak, gust•- tasteful- tastefully
- tastefulness
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- tastelessly
- tastelessness
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- tasty
- tastiness
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