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1 United States of America
(= United States) nthe United States — Stany pl Zjednoczone (Ameryki Północnej)
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2 united
[juː'naɪtɪd]adj( agreed) zgodny; country, party zjednoczony* * *1) (joined into a political whole: the United States of America.) zjednoczony2) (joined together by love, friendship etc: They're a very united pair/family.) zżyty3) (made as a result of several people etc working together for a common purpose: Let us make a united effort to make our business successful.) wspólny -
3 the Wild West
(the western United States, before the establishment of law and order.) Dziki Zachód -
4 billion
['bɪljən]n ( BRIT)bilion m; (US) miliard m* * *['biljən] 1. plurals billion (1, 3), billions (2, 3) - noun1) (often in the United Kingdom, the number 1,000,000,000,000; in the United States, and often in the United Kingdom, the number 1,000,000,000: a billion; several billion.) bilion, miliard2) (often in the United Kingdom, the figure 1,000,000,000,000; in the United States, and often in the United Kingdom, the figure 1,000,000,000.) bilion, miliard3) (a billion pounds or dollars: The sum involved amounts to several billion(s).) bilion, miliard2. adjective(often in the United Kingdom, 1,000,000,000,000 in number; in the United States and often in the United Kingdom, 1,000,000,000 in number: a few billion stars.) bilion, miliard- billionth -
5 black
[blæk] 1. adj 2. n 3. vt ( BRIT)(INDUSTRY) bojkotować (zbojkotować perf)to give sb a black eye — podbić ( perf) komuś oko
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[blæk] 1. adjective1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) czarny2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) ciemny3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) czarny4) (without milk: black coffee.) czarny5) (evil: black magic.) zły6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) kolorowy7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) czarnoskóry2. noun1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) czarny kolor, czerń2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) czerń3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) Murzyn3. verb(to make black.) uczernić- blacken
- black art/magic
- blackbird
- blackboard
- black box
- the Black Death
- black eye
- blackhead
- blacklist 4. verb(to put (a person etc) on such a list.) wciągnąć na czarną listę5. noun(the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) szantaż- Black Maria
- black market
- black marketeer
- blackout
- black sheep
- blacksmith
- black and blue
- black out
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6 state
[steɪt] 1. n( condition) stan m; ( government) państwo nt2. vtoświadczać (oświadczyć perf), stwierdzać (stwierdzić perf)* * *I [steit] noun1) (the condition in which a thing or person is: the bad state of the roads; The room was in an untidy state; He inquired about her state of health; What a state you're in!; He was not in a fit state to take the class.) stan2) (a country considered as a political community, or, as in the United States, one division of a federation: The Prime Minister visits the Queen once a week to discuss affairs of state; The care of the sick and elderly is considered partly the responsibility of the state; ( also adjective) The railways are under state control; state-controlled / owned industries.) państwo, stan3) (ceremonial dignity and splendour: The Queen, wearing her robes of state, drove in a horse-drawn coach to Westminster; ( also adjective) state occasions/banquets.) ceremoniał•- stately- stateliness
- statesman
- statesmanlike
- statesmanship
- get into a state
- lie in state II [steit] verb(to say or announce clearly, carefully and definitely: You have not yet stated your intentions.) przedstawiać -
7 republic
[rɪ'pʌblɪk]n* * *((a country with) a form of government in which there is no king or queen, the power of government, law-making etc being given to one or more elected representatives (eg a president, members of a parliament etc): The United States is a republic - the United Kingdom is not.) republika -
8 federal
['fɛdərəl]adj* * *['fedərəl]((of a government or group of states) joined together, usually for national and external affairs only: the federal government of the United States of America.) federalny- federation -
9 parallel
['pærəlɛl] 1. adj (also COMPUT)równoległy; ( fig) zbliżony, podobny2. n( similarity) podobieństwo nt, paralela f (fml); ( sth similar) odpowiednik m; ( GEOG) równoleżnik mto draw parallels between/with — wykazywać (wykazać perf) podobieństwa między +instr /z +instr
to run parallel (with/to) — biec równolegle (do +gen) ( fig) występować (wystąpić perf) równolegle (z +instr)
in parallel ( ELEC) — równolegle
* * *['pærəlel] 1. adjective1) ((of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart: The road is parallel to/with the river.) równoległy2) (alike (in some way): There are parallel passages in the two books.) podobny2. adverb(in the same direction but always about the same distance away: We sailed parallel to the coast for several days.) równolegle3. noun1) (a line parallel to another: Draw a parallel to this line.) linia równoległa2) (a likeness or state of being alike: Is there a parallel between the British Empire and the Roman Empire?) podobieństwo, analogia3) (a line drawn from east to west across a map etc at a fixed distance from the equator: The border between Canada and the United States follows the forty-ninth parallel.) równoleżnik4. verb(to be equal to: His stupidity can't be paralleled.) równać się z, dorównać -
10 quarter
['kwɔːtə(r)] 1. n( fourth part) ćwierć f; (US) ( coin) ćwierć f dolara; ( of year) kwartał m; ( of city) dzielnica fit's a quarter to 3, (US) it's a quarter of 3 — jest za kwadrans trzecia
it's a quarter past 3, (US) it's a quarter after 3 — jest kwadrans po trzeciej
- quarters2. vt* * *['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) ćwiartka, kwadrans, kwartał2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) ćwierć dolara3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) dzielnica4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) strona (świata)5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) łaska6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) ćwiartka7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) kwadra8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) kwarta9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trymestr2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) pokroić na cztery części2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) podzielić na cztery części3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) zakwaterować•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) kwartalnie4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) kwartalnik- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
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11 range
[reɪndʒ] 1. n( of mountains) łańcuch m; ( of missile) zasięg m; ( of voice) skala f; (of subjects, possibilities) zakres m; ( of products) asortyment m; (also: rifle range) strzelnica f; (also: kitchen range) piec m (kuchenny)2. vtustawiać (ustawić perf) w rzędzie3. vito range over — obejmować +acc
to range from … to … — wahać się od +gen do +gen
do you have anything else in this price range? — czy ma Pan/Pani coś jeszcze w tym przedziale cenowym?
ranged right/left — ( text) wysunięty w prawo/lewo
* * *[rein‹] 1. noun1) (a selection or variety: a wide range of books for sale; He has a very wide range of interests.) wachlarz, gama2) (the distance over which an object can be sent or thrown, sound can be heard etc: What is the range of this missile?; We are within range of / beyond the range of / out of range of their guns.) zasięg3) (the amount between certain limits: I'm hoping for a salary within the range $30,000 to $34,000; the range of a person's voice between his highest and lowest notes.) rząd, skala4) (a row or series: a mountain range.) łańcuch5) (in the United States, land, usually without fences, on which cattle etc can graze.) pastwisko6) (a place where a person can practise shooting etc; a rifle-range.) strzelnica7) (a large kitchen stove with a flat top.) piec kuchenny2. verb1) (to put in a row or rows: The two armies were ranged on opposite sides of the valley.) uszeregować2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) wahać się3) (to go, move, extend etc: His talk ranged over a number of topics.) rozciągać się•- ranger -
12 founding father
1) (the first or one of the first founders of an organization, a school of thought etc: the founding father of psychoanalysis.) ojciec2) (The Founding Fathers of the United States of America were the people who drew up its constitution.) Ojcowie Założyciele -
13 governor
['gʌvənə(r)]n(of state, colony) gubernator m; (of bank, school etc) członek(-nkini) m(f) zarządu; ( BRIT) ( of prison) naczelnik m* * *1) (in the United States, the head of a state: the Governor of Ohio.) gubernator2) (a member of the committee of people who govern a school, hospital etc: He is on the board of governors.) członek zarządu3) (a person who governs a province or colony.) gubernator -
14 hack
[hæk] 1. vt 2. n ( pej) 3. viPhrasal Verbs:* * *[hæk] 1. verb1) (to cut or chop up roughly: The butcher hacked the beef into large pieces.) rąbać, ciąć2) (to cut (a path etc) roughly: He hacked his way through the jungle; He hacked (out) a path through the jungle.) rąbać2. noun1) (a rough cut made in something: He marked the tree by making a few hacks on the trunk.) (na)cięcie2) (a horse, or in the United States, a car, for hire.) koń/pojazd do wynajęcia•- hacker- hacking
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15 president
['prɛzɪdənt]n ( POL)prezydent m; ( of organization) prezes m, przewodniczący(ca) m(f)* * *['prezidənt]1) (the leading member of a club, association etc: She was elected president of the Music Society.) prezes2) (the leader of a republic: the President of the United States.) prezydent -
16 ping-pong
['piŋpoŋ]1) (the game of table tennis: Do you play ping-pong?) ping-pong2) ( in the United States, the equipment used in table tennis.) sprzęt do ping-ponga -
17 reservation
[rɛzə'veɪʃən]nto make a reservation — robić (zrobić perf) rezerwację
* * *[rezə-]1) (the act of reserving: the reservation of a room.) rezerwacja2) (something (eg a table in a restaurant) which has been reserved: Have you a reservation, Sir?) rezerwacja3) (a doubt.) zastrzeżenie4) (a piece of land set aside for a particular purpose: an Indian reservation in the United States.) rezerwat -
18 seaboard
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19 visa
['viːzə]nwiza f* * *['vi:zə](a mark or stamp put on a passport by the authorities of a country to show that the bearer may travel to, or in, that country: I have applied for a visa for the United States.) wiza -
20 zip code
(US) nkod m pocztowy* * *(in the United States, a postal code, usually having the form of a five-figure number, placed at the end of an address.) kod pocztowy
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