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21 hard
[hɑːd] 1. adjobject, surface, drugs twardy; question, problem trudny; work, life ciężki; person surowy; evidence niepodważalny, niezbity; drink mocny2. advI find it hard to believe that … — trudno mi uwierzyć, że …
* * *1. adjective1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) twardy2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) trudny3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) surowy4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) srogi5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) ciężki6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) twarda (o wodzie)2. adverb1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) ciężko2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) mocno3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) uważnie4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) zupełnie, całkiem•- harden- hardness
- hardship
- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
- hard up -
22 less
[lɛs] 1. adjmniej (+gen)2. pron 3. adv 4. prepless tax/10% discount — minus podatek/10% rabatu
the less he works … — im mniej pracuje, …
the Prime Minister, no less — ni mniej, ni więcej, tylko premier
* * *[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) mnie(jszy)2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) mniej3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) mniej4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) bez- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) mniej- no less a person than -
23 customs
['kʌstəmz]npl(at border, airport) punkt m odprawy celnejto go through (the) customs — odbywać (odbyć perf) odprawę celną
* * *1) ((the government department that collects) taxes paid on goods coming into a country: Did you have to pay customs on those watches?; He works for the customs; ( also adjective) customs duty.) cło2) (the place at a port etc where these taxes are collected: I was searched when I came through customs at the airport.) urząd celny -
24 turn on
vt* * *1) (to make water, elekctric current etc flow: He turned on the water / the gas.) otworzyć, włączyć2) (to turn (a tap, switch etc) so that something works: I turned on the tap.) odkręcić, włączyć3) (to cause (something) to work by switching it on: He turned on the radio.) włączyć4) (to attack: The dog turned on him.) rzucić się na -
25 cause
[kɔːz] 1. n(of outcome, effect) przyczyna f; ( reason) powód m; (aim, principle) sprawa f2. vtpowodować (spowodować perf), wywoływać (wywołać perf)to cause sth to be done — sprawiać (sprawić perf), że coś zostanie zrobione
to cause sb to do sth — sprawić ( perf), że ktoś coś zrobi
* * *[ko:z] 1. noun1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) powód2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) powód3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) cel2. verb(to make (something) happen; to bring about; to be the means of: What caused the accident?; He caused me to drop my suitcase.) powodować -
26 principle
['prɪnsɪpl]nzasada f* * *['prinsəpəl]1) (a general truth, rule or law: the principle of gravity.) prawo2) (the theory by which a machine etc works: the principle of the jet engine.) zasada działania•- in principle
- on principle -
27 week
[wiːk]ntydzień monce/twice a week — raz/dwa razy w tygodniu
a week today/on Friday — od dziś/od piątku za tydzień
* * *[wi:k] 1. noun1) (any sequence of seven days, especially from Sunday to Saturday: It's three weeks since I saw her.) tydzień2) (the five days from Monday to Friday inclusive: He can't go during the week, but he'll go on Saturday or Sunday.) dni powszednie3) (the amount of time spent working during a period of seven days: He works a forty-eight-hour week.) tydzień pracy•- weekly2. adverb(once a week: The newspaper is published weekly.) tygodniowo, raz na tydzień3. noun(a publication coming out once a week: Is this newspaper a weekly or a daily?) tygodnik- weekday- weekend
- a week last Friday
- a week today
- tomorrow
- on/next Friday
- Friday -
28 booster
['buːstə(r)]n ( MED)zastrzyk m przypominający; (TV, ELEC) przetwornica f; (also: booster rocket) silnik m rakietowy pomocniczy* * *1) (a person or thing that boosts: That was a real morale booster for me (= That made me feel more cheerful and optimistic).) coś/ktoś podnoszący na duchu2) (a device for increasing power, force etc: I've fixed a booster on the TV aerial to improve the signal.) wzmacniacz3) (the first stage of a rocket that works by several stages.) dopalacz -
29 demonstrate
['dɛmənstreɪt] 1. vttheory dowodzić (dowieść perf) +gen; principle pokazywać (pokazać perf); skill wykazywać (wykazać perf); appliance demonstrować (zademonstrować perf)2. vito demonstrate (for/against) — demonstrować (zademonstrować perf) or manifestować (zamanifestować perf) (za +instr /przeciw(ko) +dat)
* * *['demənstreit]1) (to show clearly: This demonstrates his ignorance of the situation.) wykazywać2) (to show how something works or is done: He demonstrated how the new vacuum cleaner worked.) demonstrować3) (to express an opinion (usually political) by marching, showing banners etc in public: A crowd collected to demonstrate against the new taxes.) demonstrować•- demonstrator
- demonstrative adjective/pronoun -
30 live in
vi* * *(to have one's home at, away from, the place where one works: All the hotel staff live in; The nurse chose to live out.) mieszkać na miejscu, poza miejscem pracy -
31 Madonna
[mə'donə]((with the) the Virgin Mary, mother of Christ, especially as shown in works of art: a painting of the Madonna and Child.) Madonna -
32 mechanic
[mɪ'kænɪk]nmechanik m* * *[mi'kænik] 1. noun(a skilled worker who repairs or maintains machinery.) mechanik- mechanically
- mechanics 2. noun plural(the ways in which something works or is applied: the mechanics of the legal system.) mechanizm- mechanize
- mechanise
- mechanization
- mechanisation -
33 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 -
34 as well as
(in addition to: She works in a restaurant in the evenings as well as doing a full-time job during the day.) zarówno... jak i, ponadto -
35 critical
['krɪtɪkl]adjto be critical of sb/sth — mieć krytyczny stosunek do kogoś/czegoś
* * *1) (judging and analysing: He has written several critical works on Shakespeare.) krytyczny2) (fault-finding: He tends to be critical of his children.) krytyczny3) (of, at or having the nature of, a crisis; very serious: a critical shortage of food; After the accident, his condition was critical.) krytyczny -
36 farmer
['fɑːmə(r)]nrolnik m; ( on specialist farm) farmer m* * *noun (the owner or tenant of a farm who works on the land etc: How many farmworkers does that farmer employ?) gospodarz -
37 impeach
[ɪm'piːtʃ]vtstawiać (postawić perf) w stan oskarżenia* * *[im'pi: ](to accuse of a crime, especially to accuse a person who works for the government of a crime against the State.) postawić w stan oskarżenia -
38 intelligence
[ɪn'tɛlɪdʒəns]ninteligencja f; (MIL etc) wywiad m* * *1) (the quality of being intelligent: It requires a high degree of intelligence to do this job well.) inteligencja2) (news or information given.) doniesienia3) (a department of state or of the army etc which deals with secret information: He works in Intelligence.) wywiad -
39 peasant
['pɛznt]nchłop(ka) m(f)* * *['peznt](a person who lives and works on the land, especially in a poor, primitive or underdeveloped area: Many peasants died during the drought; ( also adjective) a peasant farmer.) chłop, wieśniak -
40 afternoon
['ɑːftə'nuːn]npopołudnie ntgood afternoon! — ( hello) dzień dobry!; ( goodbye) do widzenia!
* * *(the time between morning and evening: tomorrow afternoon; He works for us three afternoons a week; Tuesday afternoon; ( also adjective) afternoon tea.) popołudnie
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