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1 country
['kʌntrɪ]n(state, population, native land) kraj m; ( rural area) wieś f; ( region) teren m* * *plural - countries; noun1) (any of the nations of the world; the land occupied by a nation: Canada is a larger country than Spain.) kraj2) (the people of a country: The whole country is in agreement with your views.) kraj3) ((usually with the) districts where there are fields, moors etc as opposed to towns and areas with many buildings: a quiet holiday in the country; ( also adjective) country districts.) wieś4) (an area or stretch of land: hilly country.) teren•- countryman
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2 the people
(the ordinary people of a country as opposed to the aristocracy etc: government for the people by the people.) lud -
3 the law of the land
(the established law of a country.) system prawny -
4 the general public
(the people of a town, country etc, considered as a group.) społeczność, ludność -
5 the wilds
npl pustkowie nt* * *(the uncultivated areas (of a country etc): They're living out in the wilds of Australia somewhere.) pustkowie -
6 mother-country
nouns (the country where one was born.) ojczyzna -
7 for the sake of
1) (in order to benefit: He bought a house in the country for the sake of his wife's health.) dla..., przez wzgląd na2) (because of a desire for: For the sake of peace, he said he agreed with her.) dla -
8 off the record
((of information, statements etc) not intended to be repeated or made public: The Prime Minister admitted off the record that the country was going through a serious crisis.) nieoficjalnie -
9 Black Country
nthe Black Country — silnie uprzemysłowiony rejon środkowej Anglii
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10 West Country
( BRIT)the West Country n — południowo-zachodnia Anglia
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11 under the sun
(in the whole world: I'm sure that he must have visited every country under the sun.) pod słońcem -
12 cross-country skiing
noun (the sport of skiing with narrow skis across the countryside, through woods etc.) przełajowy -
13 civil liberties/rights
(the rights of a citizen according to the law of the country.) prawa obywatelskie -
14 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
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15 constitution
[kɔnstɪ'tjuːʃən]n( of country) konstytucja f; ( of organization) statut m; ( of committee etc) skład m* * *1) (a set of rules governing an organization; the supreme laws and rights of a country's people etc: the constitution of the country.) konstytucja2) (physical characteristics, health etc: He has a strong constitution.) budowa -
16 recover
[rɪ'kʌvə(r)] 1. vt 2. vi( from illness) zdrowieć (wyzdrowieć perf); (from shock, experience) dochodzić (dojść perf) do siebie; economy, country wychodzić (wyjść perf) z kryzysu* * *1) (to become well again; to return to good health etc: He is recovering from a serious illness; The country is recovering from an economic crisis.) wyzdrowieć, wracać do normy2) (to get back: The police have recovered the stolen jewels; He will recover the cost of the repairs through the insurance.) odzyskać3) (to get control of (one's actions, emotions etc) again: The actor almost fell over but quickly recovered (his balance).) odzyskać•- recovery -
17 frontier
['frʌntɪə(r)]ngranica f; ( between settled and wild country) kresy pl* * *1) (a boundary between countries: We crossed the frontier; ( also adjective) a frontier town.) granica2) (the farthest area of land on which people live and work, before the country becomes wild and deserted: Many families went to make a new life on the frontier.) pogranicze3) (the limits or boundaries (of knowledge etc): the frontiers of scientific knowledge.) granica -
18 economy
[ɪ'kɔnəmɪ]n( of country) gospodarka f; ( financial prudence) oszczędność f* * *[i'konəmi]1) (the thrifty, careful management of money etc to avoid waste: Please use the water with economy; We must make economies in household spending.) oszczędność2) (organization of money and resources: the country's economy; household economy.) gospodarka•- economic- economical
- economically
- economics
- economist
- economize
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19 martial law
nstan m wojenny* * *(the ruling of a country by the army in time of war or great national emergency, when ordinary law does not apply: The country is now under martial law.) stan wojenny -
20 desert
1. ['dɛzət] npustynia f2. [dɪ'zəːt] vtopuszczać (opuścić perf), porzucać (porzucić perf)3. viSee also:- deserts* * *I [di'zə:t] verb1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?) opuszczać2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.) dezerterować•- deserted- deserter
- desertion II ['dezət] noun(an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain: Parts of the country are like a desert; ( also adjective) desert plants.) pustynia
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