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1 truth
[truːθ]pl truths, nprawda f* * *[tru:Ɵ]plural - truths; noun1) (trueness; the state of being true: I am certain of the truth of his story; `What is truth?' asked the philosopher.) prawda2) (the true facts: I don't know, and that's the truth; Tell the truth about it.) prawda•- truthful- truthfully
- truthfulness
- tell the truth
- to tell the truth -
2 ring
[rɪŋ] 1. n( on finger) pierścionek m; ( large) pierścień m; (also: wedding ring) obrączka f; (for keys, of smoke) kółko nt; (of people, objects) krąg m, koło nt; ( of spies) siatka f; ( of drug-dealers) gang m; ( for boxing) ring m; (of circus, for bullfighting) arena f; ( on cooker) palnik m; ( sound of bell) dzwonek m2. vi; pt rang, pp rung 3. vt; pt rang, pp rung ( BRIT)( TEL) dzwonić (zadzwonić perf) do +gen; ( mark) zakreślać (zakreślić perf), brać (wziąć perf) w kółeczko (inf)to give sb a ring ( BRIT) — dzwonić (zadzwonić perf) do kogoś
to ring true/false — brzmieć szczerze/fałszywie
to run rings round sb ( inf, fig) — bić kogoś na głowę (inf)
Phrasal Verbs:- ring off- ring up* * *I 1. [riŋ] noun1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) pierścionek2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) pierścień, kółko3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) koło4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) ring5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) krąg, szajka2. verb( verb)1) (to form a ring round.) otaczać kołem2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) zakreślić3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) obrączkować•- ringlet
- ring finger
- ringleader
- ringmaster
- run rings round II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) (za)dzwonić2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) zadzwonić do3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) zadzwonić (na)4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) zadzwonić5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) rozbrzmiewać6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) rozlegać się2. noun1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) dzwonek2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) rozmowa telefoniczna3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) brzmienie, nuta•- ring back
- ring off
- ring true -
3 abstract
1. adj 2. nabstrakt m, wyciąg m3. [æb'strækt] vtto abstract sth (from) — wyławiać (wyłowić perf) or wychwytywać (wychwycić perf) coś (z +gen)
* * *['æbstrækt] 1. adjective1) ((of a noun) referring to something which exists as an idea and which is not physically real: Truth, poverty and bravery are abstract nouns.) abstrakcyjny2) ((of painting, sculpture etc) concerned with colour, shape, texture etc rather than showing things as they really appear: an abstract sketch of a vase of flowers.) abstrakcyjny2. noun(a summary (of a book, article etc).) streszczenie, abstrakt -
4 scrap
[skræp] 1. n(of paper, material) skrawek m; (fig: of truth, evidence) odrobina f, krzt(yn)a f; ( fight) utarczka f, starcie nt; (also: scrap metal) złom mto sell sth for scrap — sprzedawać (sprzedać perf) coś na złom
- scraps2. vt 3. vigryźć się (pogryźć się perf) (fig)* * *I 1. [skræp] noun1) (a small piece or fragment: a scrap of paper.) świstek2) ((usually in plural) a piece of food left over after a meal: They gave the scraps to the dog.) resztki3) (waste articles that are only valuable for the material they contain: The old car was sold as scrap; ( also adjective) scrap metal.) złom4) (a picture etc for sticking into a scrapbook.) wycinek (z gazety)2. verb(to discard: They scapped the old television set; She decided to scrap the whole plan.) wyrzucić, odrzucić- scrappy- scrappily
- scrappiness
- scrapbook
- scrap heap II 1. [skræp] noun(a fight: He tore his jacket in a scrap with another boy.) bójka2. verb(to fight: The dogs were scrapping over a bone.) bić się -
5 atom
['ætəm]natom m* * *['ætəm]1) (the smallest part of an element.) atom2) (anything very small: There's not an atom of truth in what she says.) odrobina•- atomic- atomic bomb
- atom bomb
- atomic energy
- atomic power -
6 challenge
['tʃælɪndʒ] 1. nwyzwanie nt; (to authority, received ideas) kwestionowanie nt2. vt (SPORT)rzucać (rzucić perf) wyzwanie +dat, wyzywać (wyzwać perf); rival stawiać (postawić perf) w obliczu wyzwania; authority, idea etc kwestionować (zakwestionować perf)to challenge sb to do sth — wzywać (wezwać perf) kogoś do zrobienia czegoś
to challenge sb to a fight/game — rzucać (rzucić perf) komuś wyzwanie do walki/gry
* * *[' ælin‹] 1. verb1) (to ask (someone) to take part in a contest: He challenged his brother to a round of golf.) rzucać wyzwanie2) (to question (someone's authority or right, the truth of a statement etc).) kwestionować2. noun1) (an invitation to a contest: He accepted his brother's challenge to a fight.) wyzwanie2) (the act of questioning someone's right, a statement etc.) sprzeciw•- challenging -
7 chance
[tʃɑːns] 1. n( hope) szansa f; ( likelihood) prawdopodobieństwo nt; ( opportunity) sposobność f, okazja f; ( risk) ryzyko nt; ( accident) przypadek m2. vt( risk)to chance it — zaryzykować ( perf); ( happen)
Phrasal Verbs:3. adjthe chances are that… — wszystko wskazuje na to, że…
there is little chance of his coming — prawdopodobieństwo, że przyjdzie, jest niewielkie
by chance — przez przypadek, przypadkiem
* * *1. noun1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) przypadek2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) okazja3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) szansa4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) ryzyko2. verb1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) ryzykować2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) przypadkiem coś zrobić3. adjective(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) przypadkowy- chancy- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
- the chances are -
8 exposure
[ɪks'pəuʒə(r)]n( publicity) nagłośnienie nt; ( of truth) ujawnienie nt; ( of person) zdemaskowanie nt; ( PHOT) ( amount of light) naświetlenie nt; ( shot) klatka fexposure to — (heat, radiation etc) wystawienie na +acc or na działanie +gen
* * *[-ʒə]1) ((an) act of exposing or state of being exposed: Prolonged exposure of the skin to hot sun can be harmful.) wystawienie, ekspozycja2) (one frame of a photographic film etc: I have two exposures left.) klatka -
9 fence
[fɛns] 1. npłot m2. vt(also: fence in) ogradzać (ogrodzić perf)3. vi (SPORT)to sit on the fence ( fig) — zachowywać (zachować perf) neutralność
* * *I 1. [fens] noun(a line of wooden or metal posts joined by wood, wire etc to stop people, animals etc moving on to or off a piece of land: The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.) płot2. verb(to enclose (an area of land) with a fence eg to prevent people, animals etc from getting in: We fenced off the field.) ogrodzić- fencingII [fens] verb1) (to fight with (blunted) swords as a sport.) uprawiać szermierkę2) (to avoid answering questions: He fenced with me for half an hour before I got the truth.) wykręcać się•- fencing -
10 grain
[greɪn]n* * *[ɡrein]1) (a seed of wheat, oats etc.) ziarno2) (corn in general: Grain is ground into flour.) zboże3) (a very small, hard particle: a grain of sand.) ziarnko4) (the way in which the lines of fibre run in wood, leather etc.) faktura5) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) źdźbło, szczypta• -
11 home
[həum] 1. ndom m2. cpdthe home of free enterprise/jazz — kolebka wolnej przedsiębiorczości/jazzu
employment chałupniczy; ( ECON, POL) wewnętrzny, krajowy; (SPORT) team miejscowy; game, win na własnym boisku post, u siebie post3. advbe w domu; go, travel do domu; press, push do środka, na swoje miejsceat home — ( in house) w domu; ( in country) w kraju; ( comfortable) swojsko, jak u siebie
to make one's home somewhere — zamieszkać ( perf) gdzieś
4. vito bring sth home to sb — uświadamiać (uświadomić perf) coś komuś
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[həum] 1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) dom, miejsce zamieszkania2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) kolebka, ojczyzna3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) dom (starców, sierot itp.)4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) dom, hotel5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) dom2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) domowy2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) lokalny, krajowy3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) miejscowy3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) do domu, w domu2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) prosto do celu•- homeless- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
- nothing to write home about -
12 honour
['ɔnə(r)] 1. (US honor) vtperson uhonorować ( perf); commitment, agreement honorować; promise dotrzymywać (dotrzymać perf) +gen2. (US honor) n(pride, self-respect) honor m; ( tribute) zaszczyt min honour of — na cześć +gen
* * *['onə] 1. noun1) (respect for truth, honesty etc: a man of honour.) honor2) ((the keeping or increasing of) a person's, country's etc good reputation: We must fight for the honour of our country.) honor3) (fame; glory: He won honour on the field of battle.) sława4) (respect: This ceremony is being held in honour of those who died in the war.) cześć5) (something which a person feels to be a reason for pride etc: It is a great honour to be asked to address this meeting.) zaszczyt6) (a title, degree etc given to a person as a mark of respect for his services, work, ability etc: He has received many honours for his research into cancer.) zaszczyt, odznaczenie7) ((with capital: with His, Your etc) a title of respect used when talking to or about judges, mayors etc: My client wishes to plead guilty, Your Honour.) Wysoki Sądzie, Panie Burmistrzu itd.2. verb1) (to show great respect to (a person, thing etc): We should honour the Queen.) szanować2) (to do, say etc something which is a reason for pride, satisfaction etc to: Will you honour us with your presence at the meeting?) zaszczycać3) (to give (someone) a title, degree etc as a mark of respect for his ability etc: He was honoured for his work with the mentally handicapped.) uhonorować, nadać tytuł, odznaczenie4) (to fulfil (a promise etc): We'll honour our agreement.) honorować•- honorary- honourable
- honours
- in honour bound
- honour bound
- on one's honour
- word of honour -
13 intuition
[ɪntjuː'ɪʃən]nintuicja fan intuition — przeczucie nt
* * *[intju'iʃən]1) (the power of understanding or ralizing something without thinking it out: She knew by intuition that he was telling her the truth.) intuicja2) (something understood or realized by this power: Her intuitions are always right.) przeczucie• -
14 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 -
15 maxim
['mæksɪm]nmaksyma f* * *(a saying, general truth or rule giving a guide to good behaviour: `He who hesitates is lost' is a well-known maxim.) maksyma, zasada -
16 parody
['pærədɪ] 1. nparodia f2. vt* * *['pærədi] 1. plural - parodies; noun1) (an amusing imitation of a serious author's style of writing: He writes parodies of John Donne's poems.) parodia2) (a very bad imitation: a parody of the truth.) parodia2. verb(to make a parody of (something or someone).) parodiować -
17 perversion
[pə'vəːʃən]n( sexual) zboczenie nt, perwersja f; (of truth, justice) wypaczenie nt* * *[-ʃən]1) ((the) act of perverting: a perversion of justice.) perwersja2) (a perverted act: He is capable of any perversion.) zboczenie -
18 pervert
1. ['pəːvəːt] n 2. [pə'vəːt] vt* * *1. [pə'və:t] verb1) (to change (something) from what is normal or right: to pervert the course of justice.) wypaczyć2) (to lead (someone) to crime or to evil or immoral (especially sexually immoral) acts.) deprawować2. ['pə:və:t] noun(a person who does perverted (especially sexually immoral) acts.) zboczeniec- perverted -
19 philosophy
[fɪ'lɔsəfɪ]n* * *[fi'losəfi]plural - philosophies; noun1) (the search for knowledge and truth, especially about the nature of man and his behaviour and beliefs: moral philosophy.) filozofia2) (a particular system of philosophical theories: I have a very simple philosophy (=attitude to life) - enjoy life!) filozofia•- philosophical
- philosophic
- philosophically
- philosophize
- philosophise -
20 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
- 1
- 2
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