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1 at fever pitch
(at a level of great excitement: The crowd's excitement was at fever pitch as they waited for the filmstar to appear.) u szczytu, w zenicie -
2 catch up
vi( with person) doganiać (dogonić perf)to catch up on work/sleep — nadrabiać (nadrobić perf) zaległości w pracy/spaniu
* * *(to come level (with): We caught him up at the corner; Ask the taxi-driver if he can catch up with that lorry; We waited for him to catch up; She had a lot of schoolwork to catch up on after her illness.) doganiać -
3 come on
vipupil robić (zrobić perf) postęp(y); work, project postępować (postąpić perf) naprzód; electricity włączać się (włączyć się perf)come on! — no już!, dalej!
* * *1) (to appear on stage or the screen: They waited for the comedian to come on.) pojawiać się2) (hurry up!: Come on - we'll be late for the party!) Dalej, dalej!3) (don't be ridiculous!: Come on, you don't really expect me to believe that!) Nie bądź śmieszny!, No wiesz! -
4 eternity
[ɪ'təːnɪtɪ]n* * *1) (time without end.) wieczność2) (a seemingly endless time: He waited for an eternity.) wieczność3) (the state or time after death.) wieczność -
5 for hours
(for a very long time: We waited for hours for the train.) godzinami -
6 frenzy
['frɛnzɪ]n( of violence) szał m; (of joy, excitement) szał m, szaleństwo ntto drive sb into a frenzy — doprowadzać (doprowadzić perf) kogoś do szału or szaleństwa
* * *['frenzi]plural - frenzies; noun(a state of great excitement, fear etc: She waited in a frenzy of anxiety.) szał- frenzied- frenziedly -
7 fuse
[fjuːz] 1. (US fuze) n(in plug, circuit) bezpiecznik m; ( for bomb etc) zapalnik m2. vt 3. vito fuse the lights ( BRIT) — robić (zrobić perf) zwarcie
the lights have fused ( BRIT) — światło wysiadło (inf)
* * *I 1. [fju:z] verb1) (to melt (together) as a result of great heat: Copper and tin fuse together to make bronze.) stapiać się2) ((of an electric circuit or appliance) to (cause to) stop working because of the melting of a fuse: Suddenly all the lights fused; She fused all the lights.) spalać (się)2. noun(a piece of easily-melted wire included in an electric circuit so that a dangerously high electric current will break the circuit and switch itself off: She mended the fuse.) bezpiecznik- fusionII [fju:z] noun(a piece of material, a mechanical device etc which makes a bomb etc explode at a particular time: He lit the fuse and waited for the explosion.) lont, zapalnik -
8 just
[dʒʌst] 1. adj 2. advjust as I expected — dokładnie tak, jak się spodziewałem
just now — ( a moment ago) dopiero co; ( at the present time) w tej chwili
it's just as well (that …) — no i dobrze (, że …)
just as he was leaving — w chwili, gdy wychodził
just before/after — krótko przed +instr /po +loc
just after you called — krótko po tym, jak zadzwoniłeś
just enough — akurat tyle, ile potrzeba
just a minute!, just one moment! — chwileczkę!, momencik!
* * *I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) sprawiedliwy2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) słuszny3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) zasłużony•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) dokładnie2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) całkiem tak3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) dopiero co4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) właśnie5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) akurat6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) ledwo7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) tylko8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) po prostu9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) po prostu•- just now
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9 lag
[læg] 1. nopóźnienie nt2. vi 3. vt* * *[læɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - lagged; verb((often with behind) to move too slowly and become left behind: We waited for the smaller children, who were lagging behind the rest.) wlec się, odstawać2. noun(an act of lagging or the amount by which one thing is later than another: There is sometimes a time-lag of several seconds between our seeing the lightning and our hearing the thunder.) opóźnienie -
10 off-chance
noun (a slight chance: We waited, on the off-chance (that) he might come.) znikoma szansa, (na) wypadek, gdyby -
11 platform
['plætfɔːm]n( for speaker) podium nt, trybuna f; (for landing, loading) platforma f; ( RAIL) peron m; ( BRIT) ( of bus) pomost m, platforma f; ( POL) program m* * *['plætfo:m]1) (a raised part of a floor eg in a hall, for speakers, entertainers etc: The orchestra arranged themselves on the platform.) podwyższenie2) (the raised area between or beside the lines in a railway station: They waited on the platform for their train to arrive; The London train will leave from platform 6.) peron -
12 porch
[pɔːtʃ]nganek m; (US) weranda f* * *[po: ]1) (a covered entrance to a building: They waited in the porch until it stopped raining.) ganek2) (a veranda.) weranda -
13 pounce
[pauns]vito pounce on — rzucać się (rzucić się perf) na +acc; (fig: mistakes) wytykać (wytknąć perf) +acc
* * *1. verb(to jump suddenly, in order to seize or attack: The cat waited beside the bird-cage, ready to pounce.) rzucać się2. noun(an act of pouncing; a sudden attack: The cat made a pounce at the bird.) skok -
14 settle down
1) (to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful: He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.) uspokajać się2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) układać się, usadawiać3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) zabierać się poważnie do -
15 show up
1. vi( stand out) być widocznym; ( inf) ( turn up) pokazywać się (pokazać się perf), pojawiać się (pojawić się perf)2. vtuwidaczniać (uwidocznić perf), odsłaniać (odsłonić perf)* * *1) (to make obvious: This light shows up the places where I've mended this coat.) odsłaniać2) (to reveal the faults of: Mary was so neat that she really showed me up.) odsłaniać słabą stronę3) (to stand out clearly: The scratches showed up on the photograph.) być wyraźnym, wyróżniać się4) (to appear or arrive: I waited for her, but she never showed up.) zjawić się -
16 suspense
[səs'pɛns]n( uncertainty) niepewność f; ( in film etc) napięcie nt* * *[-s]noun (a state of uncertainty and anxiety: We waited in suspense for the result of the competition.) niepewność, napięcie -
17 until
[ən'tɪl] 1. prep(aż) do +gen2. conjaż; ( after negative) dopóki nieshe waited until he had gone — poczekała, aż wyszedł
* * *[ən'til]preposition, conjunction(to the time of or when: He was here until one o'clock; I won't know until I get a letter from him.) do, dopóki nie -
18 wings
noun plural (the sides of a theatre stage: She waited in the wings.) kulisy
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