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101 humour
['hjuːmə(r)] 1. (US humor) nhumor m2. vtspełniać (spełnić perf) zachcianki +gento be in good/bad humour — być w dobrym/złym humorze
* * *['hju:mə] 1. noun1) (the ability to amuse people; quickness to spot a joke: He has a great sense of humour.) humor2) (the quality of being amusing: the humour of the situation.) komizm2. verb(to please (someone) by agreeing with him or doing as he wishes: There is no point in telling him he is wrong - just humour him instead.) udobruchać- humorist- humorous
- humorously
- humorousness
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102 instant
['ɪnstənt] 1. nchwila f, moment m2. adj* * *['instənt] 1. adjective1) (immediate: Anyone disobeying these rules will face instant dismissal; His latest play was an instant success.) natychmiastowy2) ((of food etc) able to be prepared etc almost immediately: instant coffee/potato.) błyskawiczny2. noun1) (a point in time: He climbed into bed and at that instant the telephone rang; He came the instant (that) he heard the news.) moment2) (a moment or very short time: It all happened in an instant; I'll be there in an instant.) chwila•- this instant -
103 intersection
[ɪntə'sɛkʃən]n( of roads) przecięcie nt, skrzyżowanie nt; ( MATH) ( point) punkt m przecięcia; ( set) część f wspólna (zbiorów)* * *[-ʃən]1) (the act of intersecting.) przecięcie2) (a place where lines, roads etc intersect: The crash occurred at the intersection (between the two roads).) skrzyżowanie -
104 maximum
['mæksɪməm] 1. adj 2. n, pl maxima or maximumsmaksimum nt* * *1. ['mæksiməm] adjective(greatest: This requires maximum effort / the maximum amount of effort.) maksymalny2. [-mə] noun(the greatest number or quantity or the highest point or degree: Two hundred an hour is the maximum we can produce.) maksimum -
105 position
[pə'zɪʃən] 1. n(place, situation) położenie nt; (of body, in competition, society) pozycja f; (job, attitude) stanowisko nt2. vtto position o.s. — lokować się (ulokować się perf)
* * *[ə'ziʃən] 1. noun1) (a way of standing, sitting etc: He lay in an uncomfortable position.) pozycja2) (a place or situation: The house is in a beautiful position.) lokalizacja, położenie3) (a job; a post: He has a good position with a local bank.) posada4) (a point of view: Let me explain my position on employment.) punkt widzenia2. verb(to put or place: He positioned the lamp in the middle of the table.) ustawiać- be in- out of position -
106 revolve
[rɪ'vɔlv]vi* * *[rə'volv](to move, roll or turn (in a complete circle) around a central point, axis etc: A wheel revolves on its axle; This disc can be revolved; The Moon revolves (a)round the Earth; The Earth revolves about the Sun and also revolves on its axis.) obracać (się)- revolver- revolving -
107 stray
[streɪ] 1. adj 2. vi* * *[strei] 1. verb(to wander, especially from the right path, place etc: The shepherd went to search for some sheep that had strayed; to stray from the point.) błądzić2. noun(a cat, dog etc that has strayed and has no home.) przybłęda3. adjective1) (wandering or lost: stray cats and dogs.) bezdomny2) (occasional, or not part of a general group or tendency: The sky was clear except for one or two stray clouds.) przypadkowy -
108 talk
[tɔːk] 1. n( prepared speech) wykład m; ( non-academic) pogadanka f; ( conversation) rozmowa f; ( gossip) plotki plto give a talk — wygłaszać (wygłosić perf) wykład or pogadankę
- talks2. vitalking of films, have you seen …? — à propos filmów, czy widziałaś +acc ?
to talk sb into doing sth — namówić ( perf) kogoś do zrobienia czegoś
to talk sb out of doing sth — wyperswadować ( perf) komuś zrobienie czegoś
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) rozmawiać, mówić2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) gadać, plotkować3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) rozmawiać o2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) rozmowa2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) wykład3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) gadanina, plotki4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) gadanina•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
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109 trough
[trɔf]n* * *[trof]1) (a long, low, open container for animals' food or water: a drinking-trough for the cattle.) żłób, koryto2) (a low part between two waves (in the sea etc): The boat went down into a trough.) dołek, zagłębienie3) (an area of low pressure in the atmosphere, usually causing rain.) front atmosferyczny -
110 aim
[eɪm] 1. vt2. vito aim sth (at) — gun celować (wycelować perf) z czegoś (do +gen); camera kierować (skierować perf) coś (na +acc); blow mierzyć (wymierzyć perf) coś (w +acc); remark kierować (skierować perf) coś (pod adresem +gen)
celować (wycelować perf), mierzyć (wymierzyć perf)3. nto aim at — ( with weapon) celować (wycelować perf) w +acc; ( objective) dążyć do +gen
* * *[eim] 1. verb1) ((usually with at, for) to point or direct something at; to try to hit or reach etc: He picked up the rifle and aimed it at the target.) celować2) ((with to, at) to plan, intend or to have as one's purpose: He aims at finishing tomorrow; We aim to please our customers.) mieć na celu, dążyć2. noun1) (the act of or skill at aiming: His aim is excellent.) cel2) (what a person intends to do: My aim is to become prime minister.) cel•- aimless- aimlessly
- aimlessness
- take aim -
111 apex
['eɪpɛks]= advance passenger excursion APEX m inv* * *['eipeks](the highest point or tip (of something): the apex of a triangle; the apex of a person's career.) wierzchołek, szczyt -
112 argue
['ɑːgjuː] 1. vi 2. vtto argue that … — utrzymywać, że …
to argue about sth — ( quarrel) sprzeczać się na temat czegoś; ( debate) dyskutować o czymś
to argue for/against sth — przedstawiać (przedstawić perf) argumenty za czymś/przeciw(ko) czemuś
* * *1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) kłócić/spierać się2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) wysuwać argumenty (za, przeciw)3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) przekonywać4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) omawiać, przedstawiać, dowodzić•- arguable- argument
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113 as far as
1) (to the place or point mentioned: We walked as far as the lake.) aż do2) ((also so far as) as great a distance as: He did not walk as far as his friends.) tak daleko, jak3) ((also so far as) to the extent that: As far as I know she is well.) o ile -
114 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
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115 cone
[kəun]n* * *[koun]1) (a solid figure with a point and a base in the shape of a circle or oval.) stożek2) (the fruit of the pine, fir etc: fir-cones.) szyszka3) (a pointed holder for ice cream; an ice-cream cone.) rożek waflowy4) (a warning sign placed next to roadworks etc or where parking is not allowed.) pachołek•- conical -
116 culminate
['kʌlmɪneɪt]vito culminate in — kończyć się (zakończyć się perf) +instr
* * *((with in) to reach the highest or most important point: The celebrations culminated in a firework display in the local park.) osiągać punkt kulminacyjny -
117 curve
[kəːv] 1. n 2. vizataczać (zatoczyć perf) łuk* * *[kə:v] 1. noun1) (a line which is not straight at any point, like part of the edge of a circle.) krzywa2) (anything shaped like this: a curve in the road.) krzywizna, łuk2. verb(to bend in a curve: The road curves east.) zakręcać- curved- curvy -
118 emphasize
['ɛmfəsaɪz]vtI must emphasize that … — muszę podkreślić or zaznaczyć, że …
* * *verb (to lay or put emphasis on: You emphasize the word `too' in the sentence `Are you going too?'; He emphasized the importance of working hard.) położyć nacisk, podkreślić -
119 (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
((to frighten) (almost) to the point of madness: The sight of the gun in his hand scared me out of my wits.) napędzić strachaEnglish-Polish dictionary > (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
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120 here
[hɪə(r)]adv"here!" — "obecny(-na)!" m(f)
here we are! — ( finding) o, tu(taj) (jest/są)!
"here's to …" — ( toast) "za +acc "
* * *[hiə] 1. adverb1) ((at, in or to) this place: He's here; Come here; He lives not far from here; Here they come; Here is / Here's your lost book.) tutaj2) (at this time; at this point in an argument: Here she stopped speaking to wipe her eyes; Here is where I disagree with you.) w tym punkcie/momencie3) (beside one: My colleague here will deal with the matter.) tutaj2. interjection1) (a shout of surprise, disapproval etc: Here! what do you think you're doing?) ej!2) (a shout used to show that one is present: Shout `Here!' when I call your name.) jestem!•- hereabouts- hereabout
- hereafter
- the hereafter
- hereby
- herein
- herewith
- here and there
- here goes
- here's to
- here
- there and everywhere
- here you are
- neither here nor there
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