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81 container
[kən'teɪnə(r)]n* * *1) (something made to contain things: He brought his lunch in a plastic container.) pojemnik2) (a very large sealed metal box for carrying goods on a lorry, ship etc: The ship carried twenty containers; ( also adjective) a container ship, a container lorry.) kontener -
82 contrast
1. ['kɔntrɑːst] nkontrast m2. [kən'trɑːst] vtzestawiać (zestawić perf), porównywać (porównać perf)to contrast sth with sth — przeciwstawiać (przeciwstawić perf) coś czemuś
in contrast to/with — w przeciwieństwie do +gen
* * *1. verb1) (to show marked difference from: His words contrast with his actions.) być w sprzeczności2) (to compare so as to show differences: Contrast fresh and frozen vegetables and you'll find the fresh ones taste better.) porównywać2. noun1) (difference(s) in things or people that are compared: The contrast between their attitudes is very marked.) kontrast2) (a thing or person that shows a marked difference (to another): She's a complete contrast to her sister.) przeciwieństwo -
83 coupling
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84 course
[kɔːs]kurs m; (of life, events, river) bieg m; (of injections, drugs) seria f; ( approach) stanowisko nt; (GOLF) pole nt; ( part of meal)first/next/last course — pierwsze/następne/ostatnie danie nt
(no) of course not! — oczywiście, że nie!
in due course — w swoim czasie, we właściwym czasie
the best course would be to … — najlepszym wyjściem byłoby +infin
we have no other course but to … — nie mamy innego wyjścia, jak tylko +infin
course of treatment ( MED) — leczenie, kuracja
* * *[ko:s]1) (a series (of lectures, medicines etc): I'm taking a course (of lectures) in sociology; He's having a course of treatment for his leg.) kurs, seria2) (a division or part of a meal: Now we've had the soup, what's (for) the next course?) danie3) (the ground over which a race is run or a game (especially golf) is played: a racecourse; a golf-course.) boisko, tor4) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) bieg5) (the progress or development of events: Things will run their normal course despite the strike.) tryb6) (a way (of action): What's the best course of action in the circumstances?) sposób postępowania•- in due course
- of course
- off
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85 craftsman
['krɑːftsmən]* * *noun (a person skilled at making things (especially by hand).) rzemieślnik -
86 crash
[kræʃ] 1. n 2. vt 3. viplane, car rozbijać się (rozbić się perf); two cars zderzać się (zderzyć się perf); glass, cup roztrzaskiwać się (roztrzaskać się perf); market, firm upadać (upaść perf)to crash into — wpadać (wpaść perf) na +acc
* * *[kræʃ] 1. noun1) (a noise as of heavy things breaking or falling on something hard: I heard a crash, and looked round to see that he'd dropped all the plates.) łomot2) (a collision: There was a crash involving three cars.) kraksa3) (a failure of a business etc: the Wall Street crash.) krach4) (a sudden failure of a computer: A computer crash is very costly.)2. verb1) (to (cause to) fall with a loud noise: The glass crashed to the floor.) runąć z łoskotem2) (to drive or be driven violently (against, into): He crashed (his car); His car crashed into a wall.) rozbijać, wjeżdżać3) ((of aircraft) to land or be landed in such a way as to be damaged or destroyed: His plane crashed in the mountains.) rozbijać się4) ((of a business) to fail.) upadać5) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) pchać się6) ((of a computer) to stop working suddenly: If the computer crashes, we may lose all our files.)3. adjective(rapid and concentrated: a crash course in computer technology.) przyspieszony- crash-land -
87 crawl
[krɔːl] 1. vi 2. nkraul mI crawled in/out — wczołgałem się (do środka)/wyczołgałem się (na zewnątrz)
* * *[kro:l] 1. verb1) (to move slowly along the ground: The injured dog crawled away.) czołgać się2) ((of people) to move on hands and knees or with the front of the body on the ground: The baby can't walk yet, but she crawls everywhere.) czołgać się3) (to move slowly: The traffic was crawling along at ten kilometres per hour.) wlec się4) (to be covered with crawling things: His hair was crawling with lice.) roić się2. noun1) (a very slow movement or speed: We drove along at a crawl.) pełzanie2) (a style of swimming in which the arms make alternate overarm movements: She's better at the crawl than she is at the breaststroke.) kraul -
88 crowd
[kraud] 1. ntłum m2. vt3. vito crowd sb/sth in/into — wpychać (wepchnąć perf) kogoś/coś do środka/do +gen
to crowd round sb/sth — tłoczyć się (stłoczyć się perf) dookoła kogoś/czegoś
to crowd in/into — wpychać się (wepchnąć się perf) do środka/do +gen
the/our crowd — (nasza) paczka (inf)
* * *1. noun1) (a number of persons or things gathered together: A crowd of people gathered in the street.) tłum2) (a group of friends, usually known to one another: John's friends are a nice crowd.) paczka2. verb1) (to gather in a large group: They crowded round the injured motorcyclist.) gromadzić się, tłoczyć się2) (to fill too full by coming together in: Sightseers crowded the building.) wypełniać•- crowded -
89 distance
['dɪstns] 1. n( interval) odległość f; ( remoteness) oddalenie nt; ( reserve) dystans m2. vtto distance o.s. (from) — dystansować się (zdystansować się perf) (od +gen)
* * *['distəns]1) (the space between things, places etc: Some of the children have to walk long distances to school; It's quite a distance to the bus stop; It is difficult to judge distance when driving at night; What's the distance from here to London?) odległość2) (a far-off place or point: We could see the town in the distance; He disappeared into the distance; The picture looks better at a distance.) dal, oddalenie•- distant -
90 doings
['duɪŋz]nplpoczynania pl* * *noun plural (the things which a person does: He tells me about all your doings.) wyczyny -
91 drift
[drɪft] 1. n( of current) prąd m; ( of snow) zaspa f; (of thought, argument) sens m2. viboat dryfować; sand, snow tworzyć zaspyto let things drift — pozostawiać (pozostawić perf) sprawy własnemu biegowi
I get/catch your drift — rozumiem, o co ci chodzi
* * *[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) zaspa2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) sens, tok2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) nawiać, dryfować2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) nie móc długo zagrzać gdzieś miejsca, krążyć•- drifter- driftwood -
92 ecology
[ɪ'kɔlədʒɪ]n( environment) ekosystem m; ( discipline) ekologia f* * *[i'kolə‹i]((the study of) living things considered in relation to their environment: Pollution has a disastrous effect on the ecology of a region.) ekologia- ecological
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93 eighteenth
[eɪ'tiːnθ]numSee also:- fifth* * *1) (one of eighteen equal parts: seventeen eighteenths.) osiemnasta (część)2) (( also adjective) (the) last of eighteen (people, things etc); (the) next after the seventeenth: He was eighteenth in the competition; the eighteenth storey.) osiemnasty -
94 eighth
[eɪtθ]numSee also:- fifth* * *[eitð]1) (one of eight equal parts: They each received an eighth of the money.) ósma (część)2) (( also adjective) (the) last of eight (people, things etc); (the) next after the seventh: His horse was eighth in the race; Are you having another cup of coffee? That's your eighth (cup) this morning; Henry VIII (said as `Henry the Eighth').) ósmy -
95 eleventh
[ɪ'lɛvnθ]numat the eleventh hour — ( fig) za pięć dwunasta
See also:- five* * *1) (one of eleven equal parts.) jedna jedenasta2) (( also adjective) (the) last of eleven (people, things etc); (the) next after the tenth.) jedenasty -
96 equation
[ɪ'kweɪʃən]nrównanie nt* * *[-ʒən]1) (a statement that two things are equal or the same: xy+xy=2xy is an equation.) równanie2) (a formula expressing the action of certain substances on others: 2H2 + O2 = 2 H2O is an equation.) równanie, wzór -
97 example
[ɪg'zɑːmpl]n( illustration) przykład m; ( model) wzór mto set a good/bad example — dawać (dać perf) dobry/zły przykład
* * *1) (something that represents other things of the same kind; a specimen: an example of his handwriting.) przykład2) (something that shows clearly or illustrates a fact etc: Can you give me an example of how this word is used?) przykład3) (a person or thing that is a pattern to be copied: She was an example to the rest of the class.) wzór4) (a warning to be heeded: Let this be an example to you, and never do it again!) przykład•- make an example of
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98 fancy
['fænsɪ] 1. n( liking) upodobanie nt; ( imagination) wyobraźnia f, fantazja f; ( fantasy) marzenie nt, mrzonka f2. adjclothes, hat wymyślny, fantazyjny; hotel wytworny, luksusowy3. vtI fancied (that) … — wydawało mi się, że …
the vase immediately took/caught her fancy — wazon natychmiast wpadł jej w oko
he fancies himself as an intellectual — wyobraża sobie, że jest intelektualistą
well, fancy that! — a to dopiero!, coś takiego!
* * *['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) upodobanie, zachcianka2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) fantazja, wyobraźnia3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) złudzenie, wizja2. adjective(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) wymyślny, ozdobny3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) mieć ochotę na2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) mieć wrażenie3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) mieć pociąg do•- fanciful- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
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99 fastener
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100 feather
['fɛðə(r)] 1. npióro nt2. cpdmattress, pillow puchowy3. vtto feather one's nest ( fig) — nabijać (nabić perf) kabzę
* * *['feðə] 1. noun(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) pióro2. verb(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) mościć- feathery
- a feather in one's cap
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest
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