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41 compose
[kəm'pəuz] 1. vt 2. vt* * *[kəm'pəuz]1) (to form by putting parts together: A word is composed of several letters.) składać2) (to write (eg music, poetry etc): Mozart began to compose when he was six years old.) komponować3) (to control (oneself) after being upset.) uspokoić się•- composed- composer
- composition
- composure -
42 confine
[kən'faɪn]vtto confine (to) — ( limit) ograniczać (ograniczyć perf) (do +gen); ( shut up) zamykać (zamknąć perf) (w +loc)
to confine o.s. to doing sth/to sth — ograniczać się (ograniczyć się perf) do (z)robienia czegoś/do czegoś
* * *1) (to keep within limits; to stop from spreading: They succeeded in confining the fire to a small area.) ograniczać, izolować2) (to shut up or imprison: The prince was confined in the castle for three years.) więzić•- confined- confinement
- confines -
43 contribute
[kən'trɪbjuːt] 1. vi2. vtto contribute to — ( charity etc) zasilać (zasilić perf); ( magazine) pisywać do +gen, współpracować z +instr; (situation, problem) przyczyniać się (przyczynić się perf) do +gen; (discussion, conversation) brać (wziąć perf) udział w +loc
to contribute 10 pounds to — ( charity) wpłacać (wpłacić perf) or ofiarowywać (ofiarować perf) 10 funtów na +acc
to contribute an article to — pisać (napisać perf) artykuł do +gen
* * *[kən'tribjut]1) (to give (money, help etc) along with others: Have you contributed (any money) to this charity?; I've been contributing (articles) to this paper for many years.) wnosić wkład, przyczyniać się2) ((with to) to help to cause to happen: His gambling contributed to his downfall.) przyczyniać się•- contributor -
44 cover
['kʌvə(r)] 1. vt(protect, hide)to cover (with) — zakrywać (zakryć perf) ( +instr); (INSURANCE)
to cover (for) — ubezpieczać (ubezpieczyć perf) (od +gen); ( include) obejmować (objąć perf); distance przemierzać (przemierzyć perf), pokonywać (pokonać perf); topic omawiać (omówić perf), poruszać (poruszyć perf); (PRESS) robić (zrobić perf) reportaż o +loc
Phrasal Verbs:- cover up2. n(for furniture, machinery) pokrowiec m; (of book, magazine) okładka f; ( shelter) schronienie nt; (INSURANCE) zwrot m kosztów; ( fig) ( for illegal activities) przykrywka fto be covered in/with — być pokrytym +instr
to take cover — kryć się (skryć się perf), chronić się (schronić się perf)
* * *1. verb1) (to put or spread something on, over or in front of: They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.) przykrywać2) (to be enough to pay for: Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?) pokrywać3) (to travel: We covered forty miles in one day.) przemierzać4) (to stretch over a length of time etc: His diary covered three years.) obejmować5) (to protect: Are we covered by your car insurance?) obejmować6) (to report on: I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.) obsługiwać, robić reportaż7) (to point a gun at: I had him covered.) wziąć na muszkę2. noun1) (something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc: a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.) przykrycie, pokrywa2) (something that gives protection or shelter: The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.) schronienie, ubezpieczenie3) (something that hides: He escaped under cover of darkness.) osłona•- coverage- covering
- cover-girl
- cover story
- cover-up -
45 decade
['dɛkeɪd]n* * *['dekeid, di'keid](a period of ten years: the first decade of this century (= 1900-09).) dziesięciolecie -
46 dispute
[dɪs'pjuːt] 1. nspór m2. vtfact, statement podawać (podać perf) w wątpliwość, kwestionować (zakwestionować perf); ownership etc spierać się o +acc* * *[di'spju:t] 1. verb1) (to argue against or deny: I'm not disputing what you say.) kwestionować2) (to argue (about): They disputed the ownership of the land for years.) spierać się o2. noun((an) argument or quarrel: a dispute over wages.) spór- disputation -
47 divorce
[dɪ'vɔːs] 1. nrozwód m2. vt* * *[di'vo:s] 1. noun(the legal ending of a marriage: Divorce is becoming more common nowadays.) rozwód2. verb1) (to end one's marriage (with): He's divorcing her for desertion; They were divorced two years ago.) rozwieść się (z)2) (to separate: You can't divorce these two concepts.) rozdzielać -
48 do away with
(to get rid of: They did away with uniforms at that school years ago.) znieść, zlikwidować -
49 domesticated
[də'mɛstɪkeɪtɪd]adjanimal oswojony* * *[-keitid]1) ((of animals) accustomed to living near and being used by people: Cows and sheep have been domesticated for many thousands of years.) oswojony, udomowiony2) (good at doing jobs associated with running a house: My husband has become very domesticated since I've been ill.) chętny do prac domowych -
50 donkey
['dɔŋkɪ]nosioł m* * *['doŋki]1) (a domesticated animal with long ears related to the horse but smaller.) osioł2) (a stupid person: Don't be such a donkey!) osioł•- donkey's years/ages -
51 double
['dʌbl] 1. adj 2. adv 3. nsobowtór m4. vt 5. vito double as — spełniać (spełnić perf) równocześnie funkcję +gen
on the double, ( BRIT) at the double — dwa razy szybciej
double five two six (5526) ( BRIT, TEL) — pięćdziesiąt pięć, dwadzieścia sześć
it's spelt with a double "l" — to się pisze przez dwa "l"
Phrasal Verbs:* * *1. adjective1) (of twice the (usual) weight, size etc: A double whisky, please.) podwójny2) (two of a sort together or occurring in pairs: double doors.) podwójny3) (consisting of two parts or layers: a double thickness of paper; a double meaning.) podwójny4) (for two people: a double bed.) podwójny2. adverb1) (twice: I gave her double the usual quantity.) podwójnie2) (in two: The coat had been folded double.) we dwoje, na pół3. noun1) (a double quantity: Whatever the women earn, the men earn double.) dwa, 2 razy tyle2) (someone who is exactly like another: He is my father's double.) sobowtór4. verb1) (to (cause to) become twice as large or numerous: He doubled his income in three years; Road accidents have doubled since 1960.) podwoić2) (to have two jobs or uses: This sofa doubles as a bed.) pełnić też funkcję•- doubles- double agent
- double bass
- double-bedded
- double-check
- double-cross
- double-dealing 5. adjective(cheating: You double-dealing liar!) obłudny6. adjectivea double-decker bus.) piętrowy- double figures
- double-quick
- at the double
- double back
- double up
- see double -
52 down
[daun] 1. n 2. adv 3. prepw dół +gen4. vt ( inf)down there/here — tam/tu na or w dole
to pay 5 pounds down — zapłacić ( perf) 5 funtów zadatku
to down tools ( BRIT) — przerywać (przerwać perf) pracę ( na znak protestu)
* * *I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) w dół, na dole2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) na dół3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) z (pokolenia) na (pokolenie)4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) w dół5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) w dół2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) w dół3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) w dół, po, wzdłuż3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) opróżnić, wychylić- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) całkowity- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) puch- downie®- downy -
53 dream
[driːm] 1. n( while asleep) sen m; ( PSYCH) marzenie nt senne, sen m; ( ambition) marzenie nt2. vi; pt, pp dreamed or dreamt( while asleep)she dreamt that … — śniło jej się, że … ( fantasize)
he dreamt about/that… — marzył o +loc /(o tym), że…
to dream of doing sth — marzyć o tym, żeby coś zrobić
Phrasal Verbs:- dream up* * *1. [dri:m] noun1) (thoughts and pictures in the mind that come mostly during sleep: I had a terrible dream last night.) sen2) (a state of being completely occupied by one's own thoughts: Don't sit there in a dream!) marzenie3) (something perfect or very beautiful: Your house is a dream!) marzenie4) (an ambition or hope: It's my dream to win a Nobel Prize.) marzenie2. [dremt] verb((sometimes with of) to see visions and pictures in the mind, especially when asleep: For years I dreamed of being a great artist; I dreamt last night that the house had burnt down.) śnić- dreamer- dreamless
- dreamy
- dreamily
- dreaminess
- dream up -
54 eight
[eɪt]numSee also:- five* * *[eit] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 8: Four and four are/is/make eight.) ósemka2) (the age of 8: children of eight and over.) wiek 8 lat3) (the crew of an eight-oared racing boat: Did the Cambridge eight win?) ósemka2. adjective1) (8 in number: eight people; He is eight years old.) osiem2) (aged 8: He is eight today.) w wieku 8 lat•- eight-- eighth
- eight-year-old 3. adjectivean eight-year-old child.) ośmioletni -
55 eight-year-old
noun (a person or animal that is eight years old: Is this game suitable for an eight-year-old?) ośmiolatek -
56 eighties
1) (the period of time between one's eightieth and ninetieth birthdays: He is in his eighties.) wiek między 80 a 90 lat2) (the range of temperatures between eighty and ninety degrees: It was in the eighties yesterday.) przedział temperatur 80-903) (the period of time between the eightieth and ninetieth years of a century: life in the 'eighties/'80s.) lata osiemdziesiąte -
57 eleven
[ɪ'lɛvn]numSee also:- five* * *[i'levn] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 11.) jedenaście2) (the age of 11.) wiek 11 lat3) (in football etc, a team of eleven players: He plays for the school's first eleven.) jedenastka2. adjective1) (11 in number.) jedenaście2) (aged 11.) w wieku 11 lat•- eleven-- eleventh
- eleven-year-old 3. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is eleven years old.) jedenastoletni -
58 eleven-year-old
noun (a person or animal that is eleven years old.) jedenastolatek -
59 embezzle
[ɪm'bɛzl]vtsprzeniewierzać (sprzeniewierzyć perf), defraudować (zdefraudować perf)* * *[im'bezl](to take dishonestly (money that has been entrusted to oneself): As the firm's accountant, he embezzled $20,000 in two years.) sprzeniewierzyć- embezzler -
60 era
(US) n abbrpoprawka do konstytucji amerykańskiej gwarantująca równouprawnienie kobiet* * *['iərə]1) (a number of years counting from an important point in history: the Victorian era.) era2) (a period of time marked by an important event or events: an era of social reform.) era
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