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21 articulate
1. [ɑː'tɪkjulɪt] adj 2. [ɑː'tɪkjuleɪt] vt 3. vito articulate well/badly — mówić wyraźnie/niewyraźnie
* * *1. verb(to speak or pronounce: The teacher articulated (his words) very carefully.) wymawiać2. [-lət] adjective(able to express one's thoughts clearly: He's unusually articulate for a three-year-old child.) sprawny werbalnie- articulateness
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22 as if / as though
(in the way one would expect if: He acted as if he were mad; He spoke as though he knew all about our plans; He opened his mouth as if to speak; You look as if you are going to faint.) jak gdyby -
23 ask for
vt fusprosić (poprosić perf) o +accit's just asking for trouble/it — to się może źle skończyć
* * *1) (to express a wish to see or speak to (someone): When he telephoned he asked for you; He is very ill and keeps asking for his daughter.) prosić2) (to behave as if inviting (something unpleasant): Going for a swim when you have a cold is just as asking for trouble.) prosić się (o) -
24 attack
[ə'tæk] 1. vt ( MIL)atakować (zaatakować perf); ( assault) atakować (zaatakować perf), napadać (napaść perf); ( criticize) atakować (zaatakować perf), napadać (napaść perf) na +acc; ( tackle) zabierać się (zabrać się perf) do +gen2. n ( MIL)atak m; ( on sb's life) napad m, napaść f; ( fig) ( criticism) atak m, napaść f; ( of illness) napad m, atak mheart attack — atak serca, zawał
* * *[ə'tæk] 1. verb1) (to make a sudden, violent attempt to hurt or damage: He attacked me with a knife; The village was attacked from the air.) atakować2) (to speak or write against: The Prime Minister's policy was attacked in the newspapers.) atakować3) ((in games) to attempt to score a goal.) atakować4) (to make a vigorous start on: It's time we attacked that pile of work.) zabierać się za2. noun1) (an act or the action of attacking: The brutal attack killed the old man; They made an air attack on the town.) atak2) (a sudden bout of illness: heart attack; an attack of 'flu.) atak -
25 call
[kɔːl] 1. vt(name, label) nazywać (nazwać perf); ( christen) dawać (dać perf) na imię +dat; ( TEL) dzwonić (zadzwonić perf) do +gen; ( summon) przywoływać (przywołać perf), wzywać (wezwać perf); meeting zwoływać (zwołać perf); flight zapowiadać (zapowiedzieć perf); strike ogłaszać (ogłosić perf)Phrasal Verbs:- call at- call for- call in- call off- call on- call out- call up2. vi( shout) wołać (zawołać perf); ( TEL) dzwonić (zadzwonić perf); (also: call in, call round) wstępować (wstąpić perf), wpadać (wpaść perf)3. n( shout) wołanie nt; ( TEL) rozmowa f; ( of bird) głos m; ( visit) wizyta f; ( demand) wezwanie nt; ( for flight etc) zapowiedź f; ( fig) zew mto be on call — dyżurować, mieć dyżur
who is calling? ( TEL) — kto mówi?
to pay a call on sb — składać (złożyć perf) komuś wizytę
* * *[ko:l] 1. verb1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) nazywać2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) nazywać3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) wołać4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) wzywać5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) odwiedzać6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) telefonować7) ((in card games) to bid.) licytować2. noun1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) wołanie2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) śpiew3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) wizyta4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) telefon5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) głos, wezwanie6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) popyt7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) potrzeba, powód•- caller- calling
- call-box
- call for
- call off
- call on
- call up
- give someone a call
- give a call
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26 call on
vt fusodwiedzać (odwiedzić perf) +accto call on sb to do sth — wzywać (wezwać perf) kogoś do zrobienia czegoś
* * *1) (to visit: I'll call on him tomorrow.) odwiedzać2) (to ask someone to speak at a meeting etc.) wywołać, oddać komuś głos3) (to ask someone publicly to something: We call on both sides to stop the fighting.) -
27 can
I 1. n( for foodstuffs) puszka f; (for oil, water) kanister m2. vt II [kænˌ kən] negative cannot, can't, conditional and pt could, aux vb1) ( be able to) mócyou can do it if you try — możesz to zrobić, jeśli się postarasz
2) ( know how to) umieć3) (expressing permission, disbelief, puzzlement, possibility) móc* * *[kæn] I negative - can't; verb1) (to be able to: You can do it if you try hard.) móc2) (to know how to: Can you drive a car?) potrafić3) ((usually may) to have permission to: You can go if you behave yourself.) móc, mieć zezwolenie4) (used in questions to indicate surprise, disbelief etc: What can he be doing all this time?) mócII 1. noun(a metal container for liquids and many types of food: oil-can; beer-can; six cans of beer.) puszka2. verb(to put (especially food) into cans, usually to preserve it: a factory for canning raspberries.) puszkować- canned- cannery -
28 converse
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29 copy
['kɔpɪ] 1. n( duplicate) kopia f, odpis m; (of book, record) egzemplarz m; ( material) ( for printing) maszynopis m2. vtPhrasal Verbs:- copy out* * *['kopi] 1. plural - copies; noun1) (an imitation or reproduction: That dress is a copy of one I saw at a Paris fashion show; He made eight copies of the pamphlet on the photocopier.) kopia2) (a single book, newspaper etc: Can I have six copies of this dictionary, please?) egzemplarz3) (written or typed material for publishing: He writes copy for advertisements.) materiał2. verb(to make an imitation or reproduction of (something): Copy the way I speak; Copy this passage into your notebook.) kopiować- copier- copyright -
30 cue
[kjuː]n( snooker cue) kij m bilardowy; ( hint) sygnał m* * *I [kju:] noun(the last words of another actor's speech etc, serving as a sign to an actor to speak etc: Your cue is `- whatever the vicar says!') sygnał wejściaII [kju:] noun(a stick which gets thinner towards one end and the point of which is used to strike the ball in playing billiards.) kij -
31 drawl
[drɔːl] 1. nprzeciągły sposób mówienia, charakterystyczny dla mieszkańców południowych Stanów2. vimówić, przeciągając samogłoski* * *[dro:l] 1. verb(to speak or say in a slow, lazy manner: He drawled his words in an irritating manner.) mówić przeciągając2. noun(a slow, lazy manner of speaking: She spoke in a drawl.) przeciągły sposób mówienia -
32 drone
[drəun] 1. n( of insects) bzyczenie nt, brzęczenie nt; ( of engine) warkot m; ( of traffic) szum m; ( male bee) truteń m2. vi* * *[drəun] 1. noun1) (the male of the bee.) truteń2) (a person who is lazy and idle.) truteń, leniuch3) (a deep, humming sound: the distant drone of traffic.) brzęczenie2. verb1) (to make a low, humming sound: An aeroplane droned overhead.) buczeć2) (to speak in a dull, boring voice: The lecturer droned on and on.) mówić monotonnym głosem -
33 drop back
(to slow down; to fall behind: I was at the front of the crowd but I dropped back to speak to Bill.) zostać w tyle, zwolnić -
34 dwell on
vt fusrozpamiętywać +acc* * *(to think or speak about something for a long time: It isn't a good thing to dwell on your problems.) rozwodzić się nad czymś -
35 emotionally
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36 enlarge on
(to speak, write etc in more detail: Would you like to enlarge on your original statement?) rozwinąć -
37 evil
['iːvl] 1. adj 2. nzło nt* * *['i:vl] 1. adjective(very bad; wicked; sinful: evil intentions; an evil man; He looks evil; evil deeds; an evil tongue.) zły2. noun1) (wrong-doing, harm or wickedness: He tries to ignore all the evil in the world; Do not speak evil of anyone.) zło2) (anything evil, eg crime, misfortune etc: London in the eighteenth century was a place of crime, filth, poverty and other evils.) zło•- evil-- evilly
- evilness
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38 extempore
[ik'stempəri](without previous thought or preparation: to speak extempore.) na poczekaniu -
39 falter
['fɔːltə(r)]viengine przerywać; voice łamać się, załamywać się (załamać się perf); ( weaken) person wahać się (zawahać się perf); demand, interest słabnąć (osłabnąć perf)he faltered, his steps faltered — zachwiał się
* * *['fo:ltə]1) (to stumble or hesitate: She walked without faltering.) potykać się2) (to speak with hesitation: Her voice faltered.) brzmieć niepewnie, załamywać się•- falteringly -
40 favourably
['feɪvrəblɪ]advreact, speak, review przychylnie; placed korzystnieto compare favourably with — wypadać (wypaść perf) korzystnie w porównaniu z +instr
* * *adverb korzystnie
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