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1 world
[wəːld] 1. nświat m2. cpdto think the world of sb — ( think highly) bardzo kogoś cenić; (like, love) świata poza kimś nie widzieć
it will do you a/the world of good — to ci doskonale zrobi
world champion — mistrz(yni) m(f) świata
World War One/Two — pierwsza/druga wojna światowa
* * *[wə:ld]1) (the planet Earth: every country of the world.) świat2) (the people who live on the planet Earth: The whole world is waiting for a cure for cancer.) świat3) (any planet etc: people from other worlds.) świat4) (a state of existence: Many people believe that after death the soul enters the next world; Do concentrate! You seem to be living in another world.) świat5) (an area of life or activity: the insect world; the world of the international businessman.) świat6) (a great deal: The holiday did him a/the world of good.) moc, mnóstwo7) (the lives and ways of ordinary people: He's been a monk for so long that he knows nothing of the (outside) world.) świat•- worldly- worldliness
- worldwide
- World Wide Web
- the best of both worlds
- for all the world
- out of this world
- what in the world? - what in the world -
2 spirit
['spɪrɪt]n( soul) dusza f; (ghost, sense) duch m; ( courage) odwaga f; ( frame of mind) nastrój m- spirits* * *['spirit]1) (a principle or emotion which makes someone act: The spirit of kindness seems to be lacking in the world nowadays.) uczucie, nastawienie2) (a person's mind, will, personality etc thought of as distinct from the body, or as remaining alive eg as a ghost when the body dies: Our great leader may be dead, but his spirit still lives on; ( also adjective) the spirit world; Evil spirits have taken possession of him.) dusza, duch3) (liveliness; courage: He acted with spirit.) zapał•- spirited- spiritedly
- spirits
- spiritual
- spiritually
- spirit level -
3 continent
['kɔntɪnənt]n* * *I ['kontinənt] noun1) (one of the great divisions of the land surface of the world - Europe, America, Australia, Asia or Africa.) kontynent2) (Europe excluding Britain: We are going to the continent for our holidays.) kontynent•- continental breakfast
- continental shelf II ['kontinənt] adjective(able to control especially the bladder and/or bowel.) panujący nad czynnościami fizjologicznymi -
4 power
['pauə(r)]n( control) władza f; ( ability) ( of speech etc) zdolność f; ( legal right) uprawnienie nt; (of engine, electricity) moc f; ( strength) ( lit, fig) siła fshe did everything in her power to help — zrobiła wszystko, co było w jej mocy, by pomóc
the powers that be — ci na górze (inf)
to turn the power on — włączać (włączyć perf) zasilanie
* * *1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) zdolność2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) siła3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) władza4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) upoważnienie5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) wpływowa osobistość6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) mocarstwo7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) potęga•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
- be in power -
5 relief
[rɪ'liːf]nrelief driver — zmiennik(-iczka) m(f)
* * *[rə'li:f]1) (a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc: When one has a headache, an aspirin brings relief; He gave a sigh of relief; It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen.) ulga2) (help (eg food) given to people in need of it: famine relief; ( also adjective) A relief fund has been set up to send supplies to the refugees.) pomoc3) (a person who takes over some job or task from another person, usually after a given period of time: The bus-driver was waiting for his relief; ( also adjective) a relief driver.) zmiennik4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) odsiecz, odbicie5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) płaskorzeźba, relief•- relieve- relieved -
6 famine
['fæmɪn]ngłód m, klęska f głodu* * *['fæmin]((a) great lack or shortage especially of food: Some parts of the world suffer regularly from famine.) głód -
7 thinker
noun (a person who thinks, especially deeply and constructively: He's one of the world's great thinkers.) myśliciel
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