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21 as long as / so long as
1) (provided only that: As/So long as you're happy, it doesn't matter what you do.) jeśli/skoro tylko2) (while; during the time that: As long as he's here I'll have more work to do.) jak długo -
22 baby-sit
['beɪbɪsɪt]vipilnować (popilnować perf) dziecka or dzieci* * *verb (to remain in a house to look after a child while its parents are out: She baby-sits for her friends every Saturday.) pilnować dziecka -
23 bank
[bæŋk] 1. nbank m; (of river, lake) brzeg m; ( of earth) skarpa f, nasyp m; ( of switches) rząd m2. vi ( AVIAT)Phrasal Verbs:- bank on* * *I 1. [bæŋk] noun1) (a mound or ridge (of earth etc): The child climbed the bank to pick flowers.) wał2) (the ground at the edge of a river, lake etc: The river overflowed its banks.) brzeg3) (a raised area of sand under the sea: a sand-bank.) mielizna2. verb1) ((often with up) to form into a bank or banks: The earth was banked up against the wall of the house.) usypać2) (to tilt (an aircraft etc) while turning: The plane banked steeply.) przechylić sięII 1. [bæŋk] noun1) (a place where money is lent or exchanged, or put for safety and/or to acquire interest: He has plenty of money in the bank; I must go to the bank today.) bank2) (a place for storing other valuable material: A blood bank.) bank2. verb(to put into a bank: He banks his wages every week.) wpłacać do banku- banker- bank book
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- bank on III [bæŋk] noun(a collection of rows (of instruments etc): The modern pilot has banks of instruments.) rząd, szereg -
24 butt in
vi* * *(to interrupt or interfere: Don't butt in while I'm speaking!) przerywać, wtrącać się -
25 campaign
[kæm'peɪn] 1. nkampania f2. viprowadzić (przeprowadzić perf) kampanięto campaign for/against — prowadzić kampanię na rzecz +gen /przeciw(ko) +dat
* * *[kæm'pein] 1. noun1) (the operations of an army while fighting in one area or for one purpose: the Burma campaign in the Second World War.) kampania2) (a series of organized actions in support of a cause: a campaign against smoking.) kampania2. verb(to take part in a campaign: He has campaigned against smoking for years.) prowadzić kampanię -
26 candid camera
noun (the use of a hidden video camera to show people while they are being tricked as a joke.) ukryta kamera -
27 clatter
['klætə(r)] 1. n(of dishes, pots) brzęk m; ( of hooves) stukot m2. vi* * *['klætə] 1. noun(a loud noise like hard objects falling, striking against each other etc: the clatter of pots falling off the shelf.) stukot2. verb(to (cause to) make such a noise: The dishes clattered while I was washing them in the sink.) dzwonić, pobrzękiwać -
28 cocoon
[kə'kuːn]nkokon m* * *[kə'ku:n](a silk covering spun by many insect larvae, and in which they live while turning into butterflies.) kokon -
29 day-dream
noun (a dreaming or imagining of pleasant events; the making of unreal plans etc while awake.) sen na jawie -
30 deputy
['dɛpjutɪ] 1. cpd2. ndeputy chairman/leader (etc) — wiceprzewodniczący(-ca) m(f)
(assistant, replacement) zastępca(-pczyni) m(f); ( POL) deputowany(-na) m(f); (US) (also: deputy sheriff) zastępca m szeryfadeputy head ( BRIT, SCOL) — wicedyrektor(ka) m(f)
* * *['depjuti]noun (someone appointed to help a person and take over some of his jobs if necessary: While the boss was ill, his deputy ran the office.) zastępca -
31 desk
[dɛsk]n( in office) biurko nt; ( for pupil) ławka f; ( in hotel) recepcja f; ( at airport) informacja f; ( BRIT) (in shop, restaurant) kasa f* * *[desk](a piece of furniture, often like a table, for sitting at while writing, reading etc: She kept the pile of letters in a drawer in her desk.) biurko -
32 distracted
[dɪs'træktɪd]adj* * *1) (turned aside (from what one is doing or thinking): He had slipped out while her attention was distracted.) odwrócony, odciągnięty2) (out of one's mind; mad: a distracted old woman.) zdemenciały, roztargniony3) (distressed: The distracted mother couldn't reach her child in the burning house.) zatrwożony -
33 doodle
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34 drink to / drink (to) the health of
(to offer good wishes to, or wish well, while drinking: to drink someone's health; Raise your glasses and drink to the bride and groom.) pić za (kogoś), pić (czyjeś) zdrowieEnglish-Polish dictionary > drink to / drink (to) the health of
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35 drink to / drink (to) the health of
(to offer good wishes to, or wish well, while drinking: to drink someone's health; Raise your glasses and drink to the bride and groom.) pić za (kogoś), pić (czyjeś) zdrowieEnglish-Polish dictionary > drink to / drink (to) the health of
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36 dripping
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37 drive-in
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38 egg-cup
noun (a small cup-shaped container for holding a boiled egg while it is being eaten.) kieliszek do jaj -
39 escape
[ɪs'keɪp] 1. n 2. vi 3. vtto escape from — ( place) uciekać (uciec perf) z +gen; ( person) uciekać (uciec perf) od +gen
to escape to safety — chronić się (schronić się perf) w bezpieczne miejsce
to escape notice — umykać (umknąć perf) uwadze
* * *[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) uciekać2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) unikać3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) uchodzić4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) ulatniać się2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) ucieczka, wyciek- escapism- escapist -
40 feather one's (own) nest
(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) nabijać kabzę
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