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1 upper class
nthe upper class — warstwa f or klasa f wyższa
* * *((of) the highest rank of society; (of) the aristocracy: The upper classes can no longer afford to have many servants; He speaks with an upper-class accent.) wyższe sfery, arystokratyczny -
2 upper-class
['ʌpə'klɑːs]adjfamilies, accent arystokratyczny; district ekskluzywny -
3 upper
['ʌpə(r)] 1. adjgórny, wyższy2. n( of shoe) wierzch m, cholewka f* * *1. adjective(higher in position, rank etc: the upper floors of the building; He has a scar on his upper lip.) górny2. noun((usually in plural) the part of a shoe above the sole: There's a crack in the upper.) przyszwa3. adverb(in the highest place or position: Thoughts of him were upper-most in her mind.) na wierzchu- get/have the upper hand of/over someone
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4 class
[klɑːs] 1. nklasa f; ( period of teaching) lekcja f; ( at university) zajęcia pl, ćwiczenia pl2. cpd 3. vt* * *1. plural - classes; noun1) (a group of people or things that are alike in some way: The dog won first prize in its class in the dog show.) klasa, kategoria2) ((the system according to which people belong to) one of a number of economic/social groups: the upper class; the middle class; the working class; ( also adjective) the class system.) klasa, sfera3) (a grade or rank (of merit): musicians of a high class.) klasa4) (a number of students or scholars taught together: John and I are in the same class.) klasa5) (a school lesson or college lecture etc: a French class.) lekcja, zajęcia6) ((American) a course or series of lectures, often leading to an examination.) ćwiczenia, zajęcia2. verb(to regard as being of a certain type: He classes all women as stupid.) klasyfikować- class-room -
5 posh
[pɔʃ]( smart) elegancki; ( upper-class) z wyższych sfer postto talk posh — mówić z akcentem charakterystycznym dla wyższych sfer
* * *[poʃ](of a superior type or class: a posh family; posh clothes.) wytworny -
6 select
[sɪ'lɛkt] 1. adjschool, district ekskluzywny; group doborowy2. vt* * *[sə'lekt] 1. verb(to choose or pick from among a number: She selected a blue dress from the wardrobe; You have been selected to represent us on the committee.) wybierać2. adjective1) (picked or chosen carefully: A select group of friends was invited.) wybrany, wyselekcjonowany2) (intended only for carefully chosen (usually rich or upper-class) people: That school is very select.) ekskluzywny•- selective
- sellectively
- selectiveness
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7 non-U
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8 top
[tɔp] 1. n(of mountain, ladder) szczyt m; ( of tree) wierzchołek m; (of cupboard, table) blat m; (of page, pyjamas) góra f; ( of bottle) zakrętka f; (of jar, box) wieczko nt; (also: top gear) najwyższy bieg m; (also: spinning top) bąk m; ( blouse etc) góra f2. adj 3. vt( be first in) znajdować się (znaleźć się perf) na czele +gen; ( exceed) przewyższać (przewyższyć perf)on top of — (on) na +loc; ( in addition to) w dodatku do +gen
to go over the top ( inf) — przeholować ( perf) (inf)
Phrasal Verbs:- top up* * *I 1. [top] noun1) (the highest part of anything: the top of the hill; the top of her head; The book is on the top shelf.) szczyt2) (the position of the cleverest in a class etc: He's at the top of the class.) czołówka3) (the upper surface: the table-top.) wierzch4) (a lid: I've lost the top to this jar; a bottle-top.) pokrywka5) (a (woman's) garment for the upper half of the body; a blouse, sweater etc: I bought a new skirt and top.) góra2. adjective(having gained the most marks, points etc, eg in a school class: He's top (of the class) again.) najlepszy3. verb1) (to cover on the top: She topped the cake with cream.) nakrywać, pokrywać2) (to rise above; to surpass: Our exports have topped $100,000.) przewyższać3) (to remove the top of.) usuwać wierzchołek•- topless- topping
- top hat
- top-heavy
- top-secret
- at the top of one's voice
- be/feel on top of the world
- from top to bottom
- the top of the ladder/tree
- top up II [top] noun(a kind of toy that spins.) bąk -
9 second
I [sɪ'kɔnd] vt ( BRIT) II 1. ['sɛkənd] adj 2. adv( in race etc) jako drugi; ( when listing) po drugie3. n( unit of time) sekunda f; ( AUT) (also: second gear) drugi bieg m, dwójka f (inf); ( COMM) towar m wybrakowany4. vtupper/lower second ( BRIT) — dyplom ukończenia studiów z wynikiem dobrym/zadowalającym
second floor ( BRIT) — drugie piętro; (US) pierwsze piętro
to ask for a second opinion — zasięgać (zasięgnąć perf) drugiej opinii
* * *I 1. ['sekənd] adjective1) (next after, or following, the first in time, place etc: February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place.) drugi2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) dodatkowy3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) rezerwowy2. adverb(next after the first: He came second in the race.) drugi3. noun1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) drugi2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) sekundant4. verb(to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) poprzeć (przedmówcę)5. noun(a secondary school.) szkoła średnia- seconder- secondly
- secondary colours
- secondary school
- second-best
- second-class
- second-hand
- second lieutenant
- second-rate
- second sight
- second thoughts
- at second hand
- come off second best
- every second week
- month
- second to none II ['sekənd] noun1) (the sixtieth part of a minute: He ran the race in three minutes and forty-two seconds.) sekunda2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) sekunda, chwila -
10 WASP
[wɔsp]n abbr (US)( inf) = White Anglo-Saxon Protestant określenie, mające często negatywne zabarwienie, oznaczające białego Amerykanina o anglosaskim rodowodzie* * *[wosp](White Anglo-Saxon Protestant; a term used critically (often by minority groups) to refer to the members of the privileged upper middle class in the USA.) Amerykanin o anglosaskim rodowodzie- Waspish- waspish
- waspishly
- waspishness
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