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1 centre
['sɛntə(r)] 1. (US center) n(of circle, room, line) środek m; (of town, attention, power) centrum m; (of action, belief) podstawa f; (of arts, industry) ośrodek m, centrum nt2. vtweight umieszczać (umieścić perf) na środku; ( PHOT, TYP) centrować (wycentrować perf); ball dośrodkowywać (dośrodkować perf)to centre on ( fig) — skupiać się (skupić się perf) na +loc
* * *['sentə] 1. noun1) (the middle point, or middle of anything; the point or area farthest from the edge: the centre of a circle; the city centre.) centrum2) (a place having, or designed for, a particular activity, interest etc: a centre of industry; a shopping-centre; a sports-centre.) centrum3) (the main point (of interest etc): the centre of attention.) centrum, środek2. verb1) (to place, or to be, at the centre.) ześrodkować2) ((with on) to concentrate round: Her plans always centre on her child.) skupiać się -
2 choke
[tʃəuk] 1. vi 2. vt( strangle) dusić3. n ( AUT)ssanie nt* * *[ əuk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) stop, or partly stop, breathing: The gas choked him; He choked to death.) dusić (się)2) (to block: This pipe was choked with dirt.) zatykać2. noun(an apparatus in a car engine etc to prevent the passage of too much air when starting the engine.) ssanie -
3 central
['sɛntrəl]adj( in the centre) centralny, środkowy; ( close to city centre) położony centralnie or w centrum; committee etc centralny; idea, figure główny* * *['sentrəl]1) (belonging to or near the centre (eg of a town): His flat is very central.) śródmiejski2) (principal or most important: the central point of his argument.) główny•- centralise
- centralization
- centralisation
- centrally
- central heating
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4 dead
[dɛd] 1. adjperson zmarły; animal zdechły, nieżywy; plant zwiędły; city wymarły; language martwy; ( body part) zdrętwiały, ścierpnięty; engine zepsuty; telephone głuchy; battery wyładowany; silence zupełny2. adv( completely) całkowicie, zupełnie; (directly, exactly) akurat, dokładnie3. nplto shoot sb dead — zastrzelić ( perf) kogoś
in the dead centre, dead in the centre — w samym środku
* * *[ded] 1. adjective1) (without life; not living: a dead body; Throw out those dead flowers.) martwy2) (not working and not giving any sign of being about to work: The phone/engine is dead.) zepsuty3) (absolute or complete: There was dead silence at his words; He came to a dead stop.) kompletny, całkowity2. adverb(completely: dead drunk.) kompletnie- deaden- deadly 3. adverb(extremely: deadly dull; deadly serious.) nieludzko, śmiertelnie- dead end- dead-end
- dead heat
- dead language
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5 fringe
[frɪndʒ]n ( BRIT)( of hair) grzywka f; (on shawl, lampshade) frędzle pl; ( of forest) skraj m; (fig: of organization) (skrajne) skrzydło nt; ( of activity) obrzeża pl* * *[frin‹] 1. noun1) (a border of loose threads on a carpet, shawl etc: Her red shawl has a black fringe.) frędzle2) (hair cut to hang over the forehead: You should have your fringe cut before it covers your eyes.) grzywka3) (the outer area; the edge; the part farthest from the main part or centre of something: on the fringe of the city.) peryferie2. verb(to make or be a border around: Trees fringed the pond.) okalać -
6 downtown
['daun'taun] 1. adv( in the centre) w mieście or centrum; ( to the centre) do miasta or centrum2. adj (US)offices, buildings w śródmieściu or centrum post* * *adjective ((American) the part (of a city) containing the main centres for business and shopping: downtown Manhattan.) śródmiejski -
7 terminal
['təːmɪnl] 1. adj 2. n ( ELEC)końcówka f, przyłącze nt; ( COMPUT) terminal m; (also: air terminal) terminal m lotniczy; ( BRIT) (also: bus terminal) pętla f autobusowa* * *['tə:minəl] 1. noun1) (a building containing the arrival and departure areas for passengers at an airport or one in the centre of a city or town where passengers can buy tickets for air travel etc and can be transported by bus etc to an airport: an air terminal.) terminal2) (a usually large station at either end of a railway line, or one for long-distance buses: a bus terminal.) stacja końcowa3) (in an electric circuit, a point of connection to a battery etc: the positive/negative terminal.) zacisk4) (a device linked to a computer by which the computer can be operated.) terminal2. adjective((of an illness etc) in the final stage before death: This ward is for patients with terminal cancer.) nieuleczalny -
8 town
[taun]nmiasto ntto go to town — iść (pójść perf) do miasta ( fig) zaszaleć ( perf) (inf)
* * *1) (a group of houses, shops, schools etc, that is bigger than a village but smaller than a city: I'm going into town to buy a dress; He's in town doing some shopping.) miasto2) (the people who live in such a group of houses etc: The whole town turned out to greet the heroes.) miasto3) (towns in general as opposed to the countryside: Do you live in the country or the town?) miasto•- town hall
- townsfolk
- townspeople
- go to town -
9 civic
['sɪvɪk]adjauthorities miejski; duties, pride obywatelski* * *['sivik](of or belonging to a city or citizen: Our offices are in the new civic centre; civic duties.) miejski, obywatelski, administracyjny
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