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1 vague
[veɪg]adj( blurred) niewyraźny; ( unclear) niejasny; ( not precise) ogólnikowy; ( evasive) wymijający* * *[veiɡ]1) (not clear, distinct or definite: Through the fog we saw the vague outline of a ship; She has only a vague idea of how this machine works.) niewyraźny, niejasny2) ((of people) imprecise, or impractical and forgetful: He is always very vague when making arrangements.) niezdecydowany•- vaguely -
2 foggy
['fɔgɪ]adj* * *adjective (full of, or covered with, fog: It is very foggy tonight.) mglisty, zamglony -
3 remote
[rɪ'məut]adjthere is a remote possibility that … — istnieją niewielkie szanse (na to), że…
* * *[rə'mout]1) (far away in time or place; far from any (other) village, town etc: a remote village in New South Wales; a farmhouse remote from civilization.) odległy, odosobniony2) (distantly related: a remote cousin) daleki3) (very small or slight: a remote chance of success; He hasn't the remotest idea what is going on.) niewielki•- remotely- remoteness
- remote control -
4 germ
[dʒəːm]n ( MED)the germ of an idea — zalążek m pomysłu
* * *[‹ə:m]1) (a very tiny animal or plant that causes disease: Disinfectant kills germs.) zarazek2) (the small beginning (of anything): the germ of an idea.) zarodek -
5 wild
[waɪld] 1. adj 2. n* * *1) ((of animals) not tamed: wolves and other wild animals.) dziki2) ((of land) not cultivated.) nie uprawiany3) (uncivilized or lawless; savage: wild tribes.) dziki4) (very stormy; violent: a wild night at sea; a wild rage.) burzliwy, gwałtowny5) (mad, crazy, insane etc: wild with hunger; wild with anxiety.) oszalały6) (rash: a wild hope.) pochopny, bezpodstawny7) (not accurate or reliable: a wild guess.) wysunięty na ślepo8) (very angry.) wściekły•- wildly- wildness
- wildfire: spread like wildfire
- wildfowl
- wild-goose chase
- wildlife
- in the wild
- the wilds
- the Wild West -
6 great
[greɪt]adjwielki; idea świetnythe great thing is that … — najlepsze jest to, że …
* * *[ɡreit]1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) wielki2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) ogromny3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) najwyższy, maksymalny4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) świetny5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) znakomity•- greatly- greatness -
7 judge
[dʒʌdʒ] 1. n ( JUR) 2. vtcompetition, match sędziować; ( estimate) określać (określić perf), oceniać (ocenić perf); ( evaluate) oceniać; ( consider) uznawać (uznać perf) za +acc3. viwydawać (wydać perf) opinięjudging/to judge by his expression — sądząc z jego wyrazu twarzy
* * *1. verb1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) sądzić2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) sędziować3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) oceniać4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) osądzać2. noun1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) sędzia2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) sędzia3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) znawca•- judgement- judgment
- judging from / to judge from
- pass judgement on
- pass judgement -
8 general
['dʒɛnərl] 1. ngenerał m2. adjogólny; secretary etc generalnyin general — ( on the whole) ogólnie or generalnie (rzecz) biorąc; ( as a whole) w ogóle; ( ordinarily) na ogół
* * *['‹enərəl] 1. adjective1) (of, involving etc all, most or very many people, things etc: The general feeling is that he is stupid; His general knowledge is good although he is not good at mathematics.) ogólny2) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) ogólny3) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) ogólny4) ((as part of an official title) chief: the Postmaster General.) generalny, główny2. noun(in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal: General Smith.) generał- generalise
- generalization
- generalisation
- generally
- General Certificate of Education
- general election
- general practitioner
- general store
- as a general rule
- in general
- the general public -
9 smart
[smɑːt] 1. adj(neat, fashionable) elegancki; ( clever) person bystry, rozgarnięty; idea chytry, sprytny; pace żwawy; blow silny2. vieyes, wound piec, szczypać* * *1. adjective1) (neat and well-dressed; fashionable: You're looking very smart today; a smart suit.) elegancki2) (clever and quick in thought and action: We need a smart boy to help in the shop; I don't trust some of those smart salesmen.) rozgarnięty3) (brisk; sharp: She gave him a smart slap on the cheek.) mocny, ostry2. verb1) ((of part of the body) to be affected by a sharp stinging feeling: The thick smoke made his eyes smart.) piec, szczypać2) (to feel annoyed, resentful etc after being insulted etc: He is still smarting from your remarks.) przeżywać3. noun(the stinging feeling left by a blow or the resentful feeling left by an insult: He could still feel the smart of her slap/insult.) piekący ból- smarten- smartly
- smartness
- smart bomb
- smart card -
10 work
[wəːk] 1. n 2. vi 3. vtto go/get or set to work — zabierać się (zabrać się perf) do pracy
to work a mine/an oil well — pracować przy wydobyciu węgla/ropy
to work loose — screw etc obluzowywać się (obluzować się perf); knot rozluźniać się (rozluźnić się perf)
to work on the principle that … — działać przy założeniu, że …
to work miracles/wonders — czynić cuda
Phrasal Verbs:- work on- work out- work up* * *[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) praca, robota2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) praca, zajęcie3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) praca4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) dzieło5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) praca6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) praca2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) pracować2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) pracować, być zajętym3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) działać, obsługiwać4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) sprawdzić się5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) posuwać się powoli, przedostać się itd.6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) stopniowo stawać się7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) wykonać, wykuć•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mechanizm2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) uczynek•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders -
11 brilliant
['brɪljənt]adjperson, idea, career błyskotliwy; smile promienny; light olśniewający; ( inf) holiday etc kapitalny (inf)* * *['briljənt]1) (very bright: the bird's brilliant feathers.) błyszczący2) (very clever: a brilliant scholar.) świetny, wybitny•- brilliance -
12 come
[kʌm]1) ( movement towards) ( on foot) przychodzić (przyjść perf); ( by car etc) przyjeżdżać (przyjechać perf)3) ( reach)to come to — sięgać (sięgnąć perf) or dochodzić (dojść perf) do +gen
to come to power — obejmować (objąć perf) władzę
to come to a decision — podejmować (podjąć perf) decyzję
4) ( occur)5) (be, become)Phrasal Verbs:- come by- come in- come off- come on- come out- come to- come up* * *1. past tense - came; verb1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) przyjść2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) nadchodzić3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) następować4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) stawać się5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) dochodzić6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) czynić2. interjection(expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) Ale ale!, Ejże!, NO no!- comer- coming
- comeback
- comedown
- come about
- come across
- come along
- come by
- come down
- come into one's own
- come off
- come on
- come out
- come round
- come to
- come to light
- come upon
- come up with
- come what may
- to come -
13 put
[put]pt, pp put, vtthing kłaść (położyć perf); person (in room, institution) umieszczać (umieścić perf); (in position, situation) stawiać (postawić perf); idea, view, case przedstawiać (przedstawić perf); question stawiać (postawić perf); (in class, category) zaliczać (zaliczyć perf); word, sentence zapisywać (zapisać perf)to put sb in a good/bad mood — wprawiać (wprawić perf) kogoś w dobry/zły nastrój
to put sb to bed — kłaść (położyć perf) kogoś do łóżka
to put sb to a lot of trouble — sprawiać (sprawić perf) komuś wiele kłopotu
to put a lot of time into sth — poświęcać (poświęcić perf) czemuś wiele czasu
I put it to you that … ( BRIT) — mówię ci, że…
Phrasal Verbs:- put away- put back- put by- put down- put in- put off- put on- put onto- put out- put up- put upon* * *[put]present participle - putting; verb1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) położyć, włożyć, przyłożyć, wprawić, przekładać2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) przedstawić3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) wyrazić4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) zapisać5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) płynąć•- put-on- a put-up job
- put about
- put across/over
- put aside
- put away
- put back
- put by
- put down
- put down for
- put one's feet up
- put forth
- put in
- put in for
- put off
- put on
- put out
- put through
- put together
- put up
- put up to
- put up with -
14 estimate
1. ['ɛstɪmət] n( calculation) szacunkowe or przybliżone obliczenie nt, szacunek m; ( assessment) ocena f; ( of builder etc) kosztorys m2. ['ɛstɪmeɪt] vtto give sb an estimate of — przedstawiać (przedstawić perf) komuś kosztorys +gen
I estimate that … — według moich szacunków, …
* * *1. ['estimeit] verb1) (to judge size, amount, value etc, especially roughly or without measuring: He estimated that the journey would take two hours.) oszacować2) (to form an idea or judgement of how good etc something is: I estimated my chances of escape as very good.) oceniać2. [-mət] noun(a calculation (eg of the probable cost etc of something): He gave us an estimate of the cost of repairing the stonework; a rough estimate.) szacunkowe wyliczenie -
15 pinch
[pɪntʃ] 1. nszczypta f2. vtszczypać (uszczypnąć perf); ( inf) thing, money zwędzić ( perf), zwinąć ( perf) (inf); idea podkradać (podkraść perf)3. vishoe cisnąć, uwierać* * *[pin ] 1. verb1) (to squeeze or press tightly (flesh), especially between the thumb and forefinger: He pinched her arm.) szczypać2) (to hurt by being too small or tight: My new shoes are pinching (me).) uwierać3) (to steal: Who pinched my bicycle?) zwędzić2. noun1) (an act of pinching; a squeeze or nip: He gave her a pinch on the cheek.) uszczypnięcie2) (a very small amount; what can be held between the thumb and forefinger: a pinch of salt.) szczypta•- pinched- feel the pinch -
16 plan
[plæn] 1. nplan m2. vt 3. vito plan to do sth/on doing sth — planować coś (z)robić
to plan for/on — spodziewać się +gen
* * *1. noun1) (an idea of how to do something; a method of doing something: If everyone follows this plan, we will succeed; I have worked out a plan for making a lot of money.) plan2) (an intention or arrangement: My plan is to rob a bank and leave the country quickly; What are your plans for tomorrow?) plan3) (a drawing, diagram etc showing a building, town etc as if seen from above: These are the plans of/for our new house; a street-plan.) plan, rzut2. verb1) ((sometimes with on) to intend (to do something): We are planning on going to Italy this year; We were planning to go last year but we hadn't enough money; They are planning a trip to Italy.) planować2) (to decide how something is to be done; to arrange (something): We are planning a party; We'll have to plan very carefully if we are to succeed.) planować3) (to design (a building, town etc): This is the architect who planned the building.) projektować•- planner- planning
- go according to plan
- plan ahead -
17 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
- central processing unit -
18 develop
[dɪ'vɛləp] 1. vtbusiness, idea rozwijać (rozwinąć perf); land zagospodarowywać (zagospodarować perf); resource wykorzystywać (wykorzystać perf); ( PHOT) wywoływać (wywołać perf); disease dostawać (dostać perf) +gen, nabawić się ( perf) +gen2. vi(advance, evolve) rozwijać się (rozwinąć się perf); ( appear) występować (wystąpić perf), pojawiać się (pojawić się perf)to develop a taste for sth — nabierać (nabrać perf) upodobania do czegoś, zasmakować ( perf) w czymś
to develop into — rozwijać się (rozwinąć się perf) w +acc
* * *[di'veləp]past tense, past participle - developed; verb1) (to (cause to) grow bigger or to a more advanced state: The plan developed slowly in his mind; It has developed into a very large city.) rozwijać się2) (to acquire gradually: He developed the habit of getting up early.) nabywać3) (to become active, visible etc: Spots developed on her face.) rozwijać się, uwidaczniać się4) (to use chemicals to make (a photograph) visible: My brother develops all his own films.) wywoływać• -
19 practical
['præktɪkl]adjpraktyczny; ( good with hands) sprawny manualnie; ideas, methods możliwy (do zastosowania) w praktyce* * *['præktikəl]1) (concerned with the doing of something: practical difficulties; His knowledge is practical rather than theoretical.) praktyczny2) ((of a thing, idea etc) useful; effective: You must try to find a practical answer to the problem.) praktyczny3) ((negative unpractical) (of a person) able to do or deal with things well or efficiently: He can look after himself - he's a very practical child.) praktyczny•- practically
- practical joke -
20 marvellous
['mɑːvləs](US marvelous) adj* * *1) (wonderful: The Alps are a marvellous sight.) zdumiewający2) (very good in some way; excellent: a marvellous idea.) wspaniały
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