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1 fairy-story
1) (an old, or children's, story of fairies, magic etc: a book of fairy-stories.) bajka2) (an untrue statement; a lie: I don't want to hear any fairy-stories!) bajka, bujda -
2 twist
[twɪst] 1. n 2. vthead odwracać (odwrócić perf); ankle etc skręcać (skręcić perf); scarf etc owijać (owinąć perf); ( fig) words przekręcać (przekręcić perf); meaning wypaczać (wypaczyć perf)3. viroad, river wić sięto twist sb's arm ( fig) — przyciskać (przycisnąć perf) kogoś
* * *[twist] 1. verb1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) przekręcić, wić się2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) skręcić3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) wygiąć, wykręcić2. noun1) (the act of twisting.) zwinięcie, skręcenie2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) zwitek, plasterek3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) splot4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) zwrot•- twisted- twister -
3 embellish
[ɪm'bɛlɪʃ]vt* * *[im'beliʃ]1) (to increase the interest of (a story etc) by adding (untrue) details: The soldier embellished the story of his escape.) upiększyć2) (to make beautiful with ornaments etc: uniform embellished with gold braid.) ozdobić, upiększyć• -
4 piece
[piːs] 1. nto take sth to pieces — rozkładać (rozłożyć perf) or rozbierać (rozebrać perf) coś na części
piece by piece — kawałek po kawałku, część po części
2. vtI've said my piece — powiedziałem, co miałem do powiedzenia
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[pi:s] 1. noun1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) kawałek, fragment2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) kawałek3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) kawałek, utwór4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) moneta5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) figura, pionek•2. adjective(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) fragmentaryczny- go all to pieces- go to pieces
- in pieces
- piece together
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5 cook up
( inf) vtspreparować ( perf)* * *(to invent or make up a false story etc: He cooked up a story about his car having broken down.) zmyślać -
6 figure
['fɪgə(r)] 1. n ( GEOM)figura f; ( number) liczba f, cyfra f; ( body) figura f; ( person) postać f; ( personality) postać f, figura f2. vt (esp US) 3. vifigurować, pojawiać się (pojawić się perf)that figures — to było do przewidzenia, można się (było) tego spodziewać
Phrasal Verbs:* * *['fiɡə, ]( American[) 'fiɡjər] 1. noun1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) postać, sylwetka2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) figura3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) cyfra4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) rycina, rysunek2. verb1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) figurować, występować2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) liczyć•- figuratively
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- figure of speech
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7 recount
[rɪ'kaunt]vt* * *(to tell (a story etc) in detail: He recounted his adventures.) (szczegółowo) opowiedzieć -
8 continuity
[kɔntɪ'njuːɪtɪ] 1. nciągłość f2. cpdcontinuity announcer — ≈ prezenter(ka) m(f) telewizyjny(na) m(f)
* * *[kon-]1) (the state of being continuous or logically related: It is important to children to have some continuity in their education.) ciągłość2) (the detailed arrangement of the parts of a story etc for a film script etc.) scenariusz (szczegółowy) -
9 go over
1. vi 2. vtto go over sth in one's mind — rozważać (rozważyć perf) coś w myślach
* * *1) (to study or examine carefully: I want to go over the work you have done before you do any more.) przejrzeć2) (to repeat (a story etc): I'll go over the whole lesson again.) powtórzyć3) (to list: He went over all her faults.) wyliczyć4) ((of plays, behaviour etc) to be received (well or badly): The play didn't go over at all well the first night.) zostać przyjętym -
10 relate
[rɪ'leɪt] 1. vt 2. vito relate to — ( other people) nawiązywać (nawiązać perf) kontakt z +instr, znajdować (znaleźć perf) wspólny język z +instr; ( idea) identyfikować się z +instr; (subject, thing) odnosić się do +gen
* * *[rə'leit] 1. verb1) (to tell (a story etc): He related all that had happened to him.) zrelacjonować2) ((with to) to be about, concerned or connected with: Have you any information relating to the effect of penicillin on mice?) odnosić się (do)3) ((with to) to behave towards: He finds it difficult to relate normally to his mother.) odnosić się (do)•- related- relation
- relationship
- relative 2. adjective1) (compared with something else, or with each other, or with a situation in the past etc: the relative speeds of a car and a train; She used to be rich but now lives in relative poverty.) stosunkowy, względny2) ((of a pronoun, adjective or clause) referring back to something previously mentioned: the girl who sang the song; the girl who sang the song.) względny• -
11 tradition
[trə'dɪʃən]ntradycja f* * *[trə'diʃən]1) ((the process of passing on from generation to generation) customs, beliefs, stories etc: These songs have been preserved by tradition.) tradycja2) (a custom, belief, story etc that is passed on.) tradycja•- traditionally -
12 continuation
[kəntɪnju'eɪʃən]n( persistence) ciągłość f; ( after interruption) wznowienie nt; ( extension) przedłużenie nt, kontynuacja f* * *1) (the act of continuing, often after a break or pause: the continuation of his studies.) kontynuacja2) (something which carries on, especially a further part of a story etc: This is a continuation of what he said last week.) ciąg dalszy -
13 discredit
[dɪs'krɛdɪt] 1. vt 2. nto be to sb's discredit — przynosić (przynieść perf) komuś ujmę
* * *[dis'kredit] 1. noun((something that causes) loss of good reputation.) kompromitacja2. verb1) (to show (a story etc) to be false.) zdyskredytować2) (to disgrace.) kompromitować•- discreditably -
14 episode
['ɛpɪsəud]n(period, event) epizod m; (TV, RADIO) odcinek m* * *['episəud]1) (an incident, or series of events, occurring in a longer story etc: The episode of/about the donkeys is in Chapter 3; That is an episode in her life that she wishes to forget.) epizod2) (a part of a radio or television serial that is broadcast at one time: This is the last episode of the serial.) odcinek -
15 fantasy
['fæntəsɪ]n( dream) marzenie nt; ( unreality) fikcja f; ( imagination) wyobraźnia f; (LITERATURE) fantastyka f baśniowa* * *['fæntəsi]plural - fantasies; noun(an imaginary (especially not realistic) scene, story etc: He was always having fantasies about becoming rich and famous; ( also adjective) He lived in a fantasy world.) marzenie- fantastically -
16 garbled
['gɑːbld]adjprzekręcony, przeinaczony* * *((of a story etc) mixed up: The child gave a garbled account of the accident.) chaotyczny -
17 naughtiness
['nɔːtɪnɪs]n( of child) niegrzeczne zachowanie nt, krnąbrność f; ( of story etc) nieprzyzwoitość f* * *noun niegrzeczne postępowanie/zachowanie -
18 racy
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19 summary
['sʌmərɪ] 1. nstreszczenie nt, skrót m2. adjdoraźny, natychmiastowy* * *plural - summaries; noun(a shortened form of a statement, story etc giving only the main points: A summary of his speech was printed in the newspaper.) streszczenie- summarise -
20 exclusive
[ɪks'kluːsɪv] 1. adjclub, district ekskluzywny; use, property wyłączny; story, interview zastrzeżony2. n (PRESS)exclusive of postage/tax — wyłączając opłatę pocztową/podatek
* * *[ik'sklu:siv]1) (tending to exclude.) wykluczający2) ((of a group etc) not easily or readily mixing with others or allowing others in: a very exclusive club.) ekskluzywny3) (given to only one individual or group etc: The story is exclusive to this newspaper.) wyłączny, zastrzeżony4) (fashionable and expensive: exclusive shops/restaurants.) ekskluzywny•- exclusiveness
- exclusive of
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