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101 defeat
[dɪ'fiːt] 1. n 2. vt* * *[di'fi:t] 1. verb(to win a victory over: They defeated our team by three goals; We will defeat the enemy eventually.) pokonać2. noun(the loss of a game, battle, race etc: His defeat in the last race depressed him; We suffered yet another defeat.) porażka- defeated- defeatism
- defeatist -
102 diamond
['daɪəmənd]n- diamonds* * *1) (a very hard, colourless precious stone: Her brooch had three diamonds in it; ( also adjective) a diamond ring.) diament2) (a piece of diamond (often artificial) used as a tip on eg a record-player stylus.) diament3) (a kind of four-sided figure or shape; ♦: There was a pattern of red and yellow diamonds on the floor.) romb4) (one of the playing-cards of the suit diamonds, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) karo•- diamonds -
103 generation
[dʒɛnə'reɪʃən]n( people) pokolenie nt, generacja f; ( period of time) pokolenie nt; ( of electricity etc) wytwarzanie nt* * *1) (one stage in the descent of a family: All three generations - children, parents and grandparents - lived together quite happily.) pokolenie2) (people born at about the same time: People of my generation all think the same way about this.) pokolenie -
104 guess
[gɛs] 1. vt 2. vi 3. nto take/have a guess — zgadywać
my guess is that … — sądzę or przypuszczam, że…
I guess… (esp US) — sądzę or przypuszczam, że …
* * *[ɡes] 1. verb1) (to say what is likely to be the case: I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.) zgadywać2) ((especially American) to suppose: I guess I'll have to leave now.) sądzić2. noun(an opinion, answer etc got by guessing: My guess is that he's not coming.) domniemanie- anybody's guess -
105 kid
[kɪd] 1. n ( inf) 2. vi ( inf)kid brother ( inf) — młodszy brat
* * *I [kid] noun1) (a popular word for a child or teenager: They've got three kids now, two boys and a girl; More than a hundred kids went to the disco last night; ( also adjective) his kid brother (= younger brother).) dzieciak2) (a young goat.) koźlę3) (( also adjective) (of) the leather made from its skin: slippers made of kid; kid gloves.) koźla skórka, z koźlęcej skórkiII [kid] past tense, past participle - kidded; verb(to deceive or tease, especially harmlessly: We were kidding him about the girl who keeps ringing him up; He kidded his wife into thinking he'd forgotten her birthday; He didn't mean that - he was only kidding!) nabierać, żartować -
106 lane
[leɪn]n( in country) dróżka f; ( in town) uliczka f; ( AUT) pas m (ruchu); (of race course, swimming pool) tor m* * *[lein]1) (a narrow road or street: a winding lane.) zaułek, aleja2) (used in the names of certain roads or streets: His address is 12 Penny Lane.) aleja3) (a division of a road for one line of traffic: The new motorway has three lanes in each direction.) pas ruchu4) (a regular course across the sea taken by ships: a regular shipping lane.) tor wodny -
107 odd man out / odd one out
1) (a person or thing that is different from others: In this test, you have to decide which of these three objects is the odd one out.) osoba/rzecz nie pasująca do reszty2) (a person or thing that is left over when teams etc are made up: When they chose the two teams, I was the odd man out.) osoba nadliczbowa -
108 paragraph
['pærəgrɑːf]nakapit m, ustęp mto begin a new paragraph — rozpoczynać (rozpocząć perf) od nowego akapitu
* * *(a part of a piece of writing, marked by beginning the first sentence on a new line and usually leaving a short space at the beginning of the line: There are a couple of paragraphs about football on page three of today's paper.) akapit -
109 porter
['pɔːtə(r)]n( for luggage) bagażowy m, tragarz m; ( doorkeeper) portier(ka) m(f); (US) pracownik kolei obsługujący pasażerów w wagonie z miejscówkami lub sypialnym* * *['po:tə]1) (a person whose job is to carry luggage in a railway station etc: The old lady could not find a porter to carry her suitcase from the train.) bagażowy2) (a person whose job is to carry things eg in rough country where there is no other form of transport: He set off into the jungle with three porters.) tragarz3) (a doorman or attendant in a hotel etc: a hospital porter.) portier -
110 stay
[steɪ] 1. npobyt m2. vipozostawać (pozostać perf), zostawać (zostać perf)to stay the night — zostawać (zostać perf) na noc
Phrasal Verbs:- stay in- stay on- stay out- stay up* * *[stei] 1. verb1) (to remain (in a place) for a time, eg while travelling, or as a guest etc: We stayed three nights at that hotel / with a friend / in Paris; Aunt Mary is coming to stay (for a fortnight); Would you like to stay for supper?; Stay and watch that television programme.) zostawać, zatrzymywać się2) (to remain (in a particular position, place, state or condition): The doctor told her to stay in bed; He never stays long in any job; Stay away from the office till your cold is better; Why won't these socks stay up?; Stay where you are - don't move!; In 1900, people didn't realize that motor cars were here to stay.) pozostawać2. noun(a period of staying (in a place etc): We had an overnight stay / a two days' stay in London.) pobyt- stay in
- stay out
- stay put
- stay up -
111 trilogy
['trɪlədʒɪ]ntrylogia f* * *['trilə‹i]plural - trilogies; noun(a group of three plays, novels etc by the same author which are parts of the same story or are written about the same subject.) trylogia -
112 unemployed
[ʌnɪm'plɔɪd] 1. adj 2. nplthe unemployed — bezrobotni vir pl
* * *1. adjective(not having, or not able to find, work: He has been unemployed for three months.) bezrobotny2. noun plural(people who are unemployed: The numbers of (the) unemployed are still increasing.) bezrobotni -
113 volunteer
[vɔlən'tɪə(r)] 1. nochotnik(-iczka) m(f)2. vt 3. vizgłaszać się (zgłosić się perf) na ochotnikato volunteer to do sth — ofiarować się (zaofiarować się perf) coś zrobić
* * *[volən'tiə] 1. verb1) (to offer oneself for a particular task, of one's own free will (often without being paid for such work): He volunteered to act as messenger; She volunteered for the dangerous job.) zaofiarować się, zgłaszać się na ochotnika2) (to offer (eg an opinion, information etc): Two or three people volunteered suggestions.) zaofiarować, zgłaszać dobrowolnie2. noun(a person who offers to do, or does, something (especially who joins the army) of his own free will: If we can get enough volunteers we shall not force people to join the Army.) ochotnik -
114 wheel
[wiːl] 1. nkoło nt; (also: steering wheel) kierownica f; ( NAUT) koło nt sterowe, ster m2. vtpram, cart pchać; bicycle prowadzić3. vi* * *[wi:l] 1. noun1) (a circular frame or disc turning on a rod or axle, on which vehicles etc move along the ground: A bicycle has two wheels, a tricycle three, and most cars four; a cartwheel.) koło2) (any of several things similar in shape and action: a potter's wheel; He was found drunk at the wheel (= steering-wheel) of his car.) koło, kierownica2. verb1) (to cause to move on wheels: He wheeled his bicycle along the path.) pchać, jechać na, toczyć2) (to (cause to) turn quickly: He wheeled round and slapped me.) obrócić (się)3) ((of birds) to fly in circles.) kołować•- wheeled- - wheeled
- wheelbarrow
- wheelchair
- wheelhouse
- wheelwright -
115 width
[wɪdθ]n* * *[widƟ]1) (size from side to side: What is the width of this material?; This fabric comes in three different widths.) szerokość2) (the state of being wide.) rozpiętość -
116 apart
[ə'pɑːt]advto take sth apart — rozbierać (rozebrać perf) coś na części
apart from — ( excepting) z wyjątkiem or oprócz +gen; ( in addition to) oprócz +gen, poza +instr
* * *(separated by a certain distance: The trees were planted three metres apart; with his feet apart; Their policies are far apart; She sat apart from the other people.) (oddalony) od siebie, osobno, z dala- come apart
- take apart
- tell apart -
117 assign
[ə'saɪn]vtto assign (to) — task, resources przydzielać (przydzielić perf) ( +dat); person przydzielać (przydzielić perf) (do +gen), wyznaczać (wyznaczyć perf) (do +gen); cause, meaning przypisywać (przypisać perf) ( +dat)
* * *1) (to give to someone as his share or duty: They assigned the task to us.) przydzielać2) (to order or appoint: He assigned three men to the job.) wyznaczać• -
118 christen
['krɪsn]vt* * *['krisn]1) (to baptize into the Christian church: The priest christened three babies today.) chrzcić2) (to give (a name) to: She was christened Joanna.) nadawać imię -
119 detain
[dɪ'teɪn]vt* * *[di'tein]1) (to hold back and delay: I won't detain you - I can see you're in a hurry.) zatrzymywać2) ((of the police etc) to keep under guard: Three suspects were detained at the police station.) zatrzymywać•- detainee -
120 game
[geɪm] 1. n ( lit, fig)gra f; ( of football etc) mecz m; ( part of tennis match) gem m; (HUNTING) zwierzyna f; ( CULIN) dziczyzna f- games2. adjI'm game to try/for anything — jestem gotów spróbować/na wszystko
who's game for …? — kto ma ochotę na +acc ?
* * *[ɡeim] 1. noun1) (an enjoyable activity, which eg children play: a game of pretending.) zabawa2) (a competitive form of activity, with rules: Football, tennis and chess are games.) gra3) (a match or part of a match: a game of tennis; winning (by) three games to one.) partia4) ((the flesh of) certain birds and animals which are killed for sport: He's very fond of game; ( also adjective) a game bird.) dziczyzna, zwierzyna łowna2. adjective(brave; willing; ready: a game old guy; game for anything.) ochoczy, chętny- gamely- games
- gamekeeper
- game point
- game reserve
- game warden
- the game is up
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