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21 adhere
[əd'hɪə(r)]vito adhere to — przylegać (przylgnąć perf) do +gen; fig (rule, decision) stosować się (zastosować się perf) do +gen; (opinion, belief) obstawać przy +loc
* * *[əd'hiə]1) ((often with to) to stick (to): This tape doesn't adhere (to the floor) very well.) przylegać2) ((with to) to remain loyal (to): I'm adhering to my principles.) trzymać się, obstawać•- adherent -
22 admire
[əd'maɪə(r)]vt* * *1) (to look at with great pleasure and often to express this pleasure: I've just been admiring your new car.) podziwiać2) (to have a very high opinion of (something or someone): I admire John's courage.) podziwiać•- admirably
- admiration
- admirer
- admiring
- admiringly -
23 age
[eɪdʒ] 1. nwiek m2. vistarzeć się (zestarzeć się perf or postarzeć się perf)3. vtunder age — nieletni, niepełnoletni
to come of age — osiągać (osiągnąć perf) pełnoletniość
* * *[ei‹] 1. noun1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) wiek2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) wiek3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) wiek4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) wiek2. verb(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) starzeć się, postarzać- aged- ageless
- age-old
- the aged
- come of age
- of age -
24 alike
[ə'laɪk] 1. adj 2. adv( similarly) podobnie, jednakowomen and women alike — zarówno mężczyźni, jak i kobiety
winter and summer alike — tak zimą, jak i latem
* * *1. adjective(like one another; similar: Twins are often very alike.) podobny2. adverb(in the same way: He treated all his children alike.) tak samo, jednakowo -
25 baby
['beɪbɪ]n( infant) niemowlę nt; ( affectionately) dzidziuś m; (US, inf) ( darling) kochanie ntlisten, baby — słuchaj, kochanie or dziecinko
* * *['beibi]plural - babies; noun1) (a very young child: Some babies cry during the night; ( also adjective) a baby boy.) niemowlę2) ((especially American, often babe) a girl or young woman.) lala•- babyish- baby buggy/carriage
- baby grand
- baby-sit
- baby-sitter
- baby-sitting -
26 balsa
* * *['bo:lsə]1) ((also balsa tree) a tropical American tree.) balsa2) ((often balsa-wood) its very lightweight wood: His model aeroplane is made of balsa.) drewno balsa -
27 blast
[blɑːst] 1. n(of wind, air) podmuch m; ( of whistle) gwizd m; ( explosion) wybuch m2. vtwysadzać (wysadzić perf) w powietrzePhrasal Verbs:3. excl ( BRIT)( inf) (o) kurczę! (inf)* * *1. noun1) (a strong, sudden stream (of air): a blast of cold air.) podmuch2) (a loud sound: a blast on the horn.) zadęcie3) (an explosion: the blast from a bomb.) wybuch2. verb1) (to tear (apart etc) by an explosion: The door was blasted off its hinges.) wysadzić2) ((often with out) to come or be sent out, very loudly: Music (was being) blasted out from the radio.) grzmieć•- blasting- blast furnace
- at full blast
- blast off -
28 bolt
[bəult] 1. n( lock) zasuwa f, rygiel m; ( with nut) śruba f; ( of lightning) piorun m2. vt3. vi 4. advto bolt sth to sth — przykuwać (przykuć perf) coś do czegoś
* * *[boult] 1. noun1) (a bar to fasten a door etc: We have a bolt as well as a lock on the door.) zasuwka2) (a round bar of metal, often with a screw thread for a nut: nuts and bolts.) nakrętka3) (a flash of lightning.) piorun4) (a roll (of cloth): a bolt of silk.) sztuka, bela2. verb1) (to fasten with a bolt: He bolted the door.) zaryglować2) (to swallow hastily: The child bolted her food.) łykać3) (to go away very fast: The horse bolted in terror.) wyrwać•- bolt-upright- boltupright
- a bolt from the blue -
29 come
[kʌm]1) ( movement towards) ( on foot) przychodzić (przyjść perf); ( by car etc) przyjeżdżać (przyjechać perf)3) ( reach)to come to — sięgać (sięgnąć perf) or dochodzić (dojść perf) do +gen
to come to power — obejmować (objąć perf) władzę
to come to a decision — podejmować (podjąć perf) decyzję
4) ( occur)5) (be, become)Phrasal Verbs:- come by- come in- come off- come on- come out- come to- come up* * *1. past tense - came; verb1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) przyjść2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) nadchodzić3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) następować4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) stawać się5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) dochodzić6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) czynić2. interjection(expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) Ale ale!, Ejże!, NO no!- comer- coming
- comeback
- comedown
- come about
- come across
- come along
- come by
- come down
- come into one's own
- come off
- come on
- come out
- come round
- come to
- come to light
- come upon
- come up with
- come what may
- to come -
30 common
['kɔmən] 1. adj( shared) wspólny; ( ordinary) object, name, species pospolity; experience, phenomenon powszechny; ( vulgar) prostacki2. nbłonia pl (wiejskie)it's common knowledge that … — powszechnie wiadomo, że …
for the common good — dla wspólnego dobra, dla dobra ogółu
* * *['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) pospolity2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) wspólny, powszechny3) (publicly owned: common property.) wspólny4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) ordynarny5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) prosty6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) pospolity2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) błonia- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
- in common -
31 diamond
['daɪəmənd]n- diamonds* * *1) (a very hard, colourless precious stone: Her brooch had three diamonds in it; ( also adjective) a diamond ring.) diament2) (a piece of diamond (often artificial) used as a tip on eg a record-player stylus.) diament3) (a kind of four-sided figure or shape; ♦: There was a pattern of red and yellow diamonds on the floor.) romb4) (one of the playing-cards of the suit diamonds, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) karo•- diamonds -
32 dreamer
['driːmə(r)]n ( fig)marzyciel(ka) m(f)* * *noun (a person who is often occupied with his thoughts: I'm afraid my son is a bit of a dreamer and not very practical.) marzyciel -
33 flash
[flæʃ] 1. n 2. adj ( inf)wystrzałowy (inf)3. vtlight błyskać (błysnąć perf) +instr; news, message przesyłać (przesłać perf); look, smile posyłać (posłać perf)4. viflash of inspiration/anger — przypływ natchnienia/gniewu
to flash one's headlights — dawać (dać perf) znak światłami drogowymi
to flash by/past — przemykać (przemknąć perf) obok +gen
* * *[flæʃ] 1. noun1) (a quick showing of a bright light: a flash of lightning.) błysk, błyskawica2) (a moment; a very short time: He was with her in a flash.) chwila, sekunda3) (a flashlight.) lampa błyskowa4) ((often newsflash) a brief news report sent by radio, television etc: Did you hear the flash about the king's death?) krótka wiadomość2. verb1) ((of a light) to (cause to) shine quickly: He flashed a torch.) błysnąć2) ((usually with by or past) to pass quickly: The days flashed by; The cars flashed past.) przemknąć3) (to show; to display: He flashed a card and was allowed to pass.) machnąć, błysnąć•- flashing- flashy
- flashily
- flashlight -
34 floodlight
['flʌdlaɪt] 1. n 2. vtoświetlać (oświetlić perf) reflektorami* * *noun (a kind of very strong light often used to light up the outside of buildings etc: There were floodlights in the sports stadium.) jupiter -
35 flying visit
(a very short, often unexpected, visit: She paid her mother a flying visit.) przelotna wizyta -
36 forgetful
[fə'gɛtful]adjforgetful of — nie zważający na +acc
* * *adjective (often forgetting: She is a very forgetful person.) zapominalski -
37 foul
[faul] 1. adj 2. n (SPORT)faul m3. vtbrudzić (zabrudzić perf), zanieczyszczać (zanieczyścić perf); (SPORT) faulować (sfaulować perf); anchor, propeller blokować (zablokować perf); fishing net uszkadzać (uszkodzić perf)* * *1. adjective1) ((especially of smell or taste) causing disgust: a foul smell.) wstrętny, paskudny2) (very unpleasant; nasty: a foul mess.) wstrętny, okropny2. noun(an action etc which breaks the rules of a game: The other team committed a foul.) nieczysta gra, faul3. verb1) (to break the rules of a game (against): He fouled his opponent.) faulować2) (to make dirty, especially with faeces: Dogs often foul the pavement.) zanieczyszczać• -
38 frustrated
[frʌs'treɪtɪd]adj* * *1) (disappointed; unhappy; not satisfied: She is very unhappy and frustrated as a teacher.) rozczarowany, sfrustrowany2) (unable to have the kind of job, career etc that one would like: Literary critics are often frustrated writers.) niedoszły -
39 genteel
[dʒɛn'tiːl]adjdystyngowany; ( pej) afektowany, z pretensjami post* * *[‹ən'ti:l](acting, talking etc with a very great (often too great) attention to the rules of polite behaviour: She was laughed at for being too genteel.) dystyngowany- genteelness -
40 get along
vi( be friends) być w dobrych stosunkach; ( depart) pójść ( perf) (sobie)* * *( often with with) (to be friendly or on good terms (with someone): I get along very well with him; The children just cannot get along together.) zgadzać się
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