wordki.pl - nauka słówek
mad about english etc
autor: nmalejka
to teeter on the brink of extinctionto be very close to a very unpleasant or dangerous situation
deep in the outbackdeep in the area
rudimentary (knowledge)not highly or fully developed (podstawowy)
to encode (information)to change ordinary language into letters, symbols, etc in order to send secret messages
remedya treatment or medicine to cure a disease or reduce pain that is not very serious (lekarstwo)
uncharted (ocean)that has not been visited or investigated before, not familiar
annihilationdestruction (unicestwienie)
to undertake (individual research)to make yourself responsible for sth and start doing it
concise (way)giving only the information that is necessary and important, using few words (zwięzły)
forseeable (future)when you can predict what is going to happen, based on circumstances, predictable (do przewidzenia)
become bewildered by sthto be confused by sth
to displace (local languages)to take the place of sb/sth (zastąpić)
to anticipateto expect sth
to trail sthto pull sth behind sb/sth
predominancethe situation of being greater in number or amount (przewaga)
a proliferationthe sudden increase in the number or amount of sth - rozprzestrzenianie
to restructureto organize sth such as system in a new, different way
(words of) consolationa person or thing that makes u feel better when u are unhappy or disappointed (pocieszenie, ukojenie
rebuttal (points)false (?), refutation (odparte, obalone)
refute (arguments)to prove that sth is wrong (odpierać, obalać)
to ride the crest of globalizationthe top part of a hill or wave
pitfalla danger or difficulty, one that is hidden or not obvious at first (pułapka)
to underscoreto underline (podkreślać)
precedentact/decision/case that has happened in the past and is a guide for subsequent situations (uprzedni)
unequivocalhaving only one possible meaning or interpretation (jednoznaczny)
to uprootto pull a tree, plan, etc. out of the ground (wyrwać z korzeni)
scholarperson who knows a lot about a particular subject because they have studied it in detail (uczony)
endeavouran attempt to do sth, especially sth new or difficult (wysiłek)
to consolidate dominanceto make a position of power or success stronger so it is more likely to continue
to scoldto find fault with angrily
in an easy conspiracyin a secret way
aloof (voice)at a distance in feeling or interest, indifferent (powściągliwy)
rapid-firecharacterized by, delivered or ocurring in rapid succession
sibilantmaking an "s" or "sh" sound (syczący)
to eavesdropto listen secretly to what people are saying (podsłuchiwać)
emotional resonanceform of agreement or sympathy, between the emotions that someone else is expressing, and your own
peddlera person who in the past travelled from place to place trying to sell small objects (handlarz)
gleamingshining brightly (błyszczący)
to wallowto lie and roll anout water or mud, to keep cool or for pleasure
nuanced (sounds)a subtle difference or distinction in color, tone, expression, meaning etc
rigidlystrictly (surowo)
to play hopscotchgrać w klasy
daffodilsżonkile
confied to the starklimited completely
converselyin a way that is opposite or reverse of sth
awkward jumble of stha weird combination
voices lodged in my heartstored in
tediouslasting or takin too long and not interesting (żmudny)
disorted (experience)zniekształcony
mimicrythe action or skill of being able to copy the voice, movements etc of others
to bequeathto say in a will that you want sb to have your properties after you die, to pass on by last will
potted (banana tree)planted in a pot
to splash in the pondspluskać się w stawie
to relive what is lostprzeżyć ponownie to, co stracone
dostinctive (exclamation)having a quality or characteristic that makes sth different and easily noticed (charakterystyczny)
incessant (heat)never stopping (nieustający)
to instill (an inferiority complex)to infuse slowly or gradually into the mind or feelings
painstakingly (to master English)with a lot of care, effort and attention to details
verbalizationexpressing something in words
sluggishmoving, reacting or working more slowly than normal (almost like lazy) s (spowolniony)
tumultousvery loud, involving strong feelings (approval)(gromki)/conducted with disorder, confusion(burzliwy)
indigenousbelonging to a particular place
mind-bogglingintelectually or emotionally overwhelming (niewyobrażalny, ogromny)
abruptlysuddenly and unexpectedly, often in unpleasant way (nagle)
dental fricativegłoska szczelinowa
to employ (intonation)to make use of (means, skills, methods etc)
to admonish sb for sthto tell sb firmly that you do not approve of sth they have done
commercial and financial hubthe center, focus of activity
to bemoanto express distress or grief over (opłakiwać)/to regard with regret or disapproval
laconicusing only few words to say sth (zwięzły)
to engulfto surround or to cover sth completely (pochłaniać)
feverishexcited, restless or uncontrolled as if from fever
marvelswonderful things (cuda)
one major hurdlejedna wielka przeszkoda
to be a little weary of sthto be tired or exhausted by sth
to ridiculeto make sb look silly by making fun of him
to aggravateto make a bad siutiation worse (pogarszać)
quirkinessa strange attitude or habit
livelihooda means of earning money in order to live (środki utrzymania)
knowledgeableknowing a lot, well informed