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LEKSYKA 3 Unit 11 + clothes & fashion
autor: aviete
a good fitthe right size
a garmentan article of clothing
bespokemade-to-measure
ready to weargotowy do noszenia
tape measuresomething used for measuring sizes
tailoringthe skill of making clothes
racka frame or shelf used to hang clothes
to suitto be right for; or to look good on someone
strip offto take all your clothes off
suit/ fit/ matchgeneral impression/ measure/ colours
get sb's measuremeasure sb's body // hold an opinion
belt upfasten your seatbelt // to shut up
prospectivepotential, future - potencjalny
heraldedannounced (as)
the bulk ofthe most of (większość) / a lot of - big amount
opt forto choose sth
top-of-the-rangesth of good quality - najwyższej klasy, z najwyższej półki
single outwyróżnić
receptionrecepcja
accountantksięgowy
dress-down daythe day when employees can wear casual clothes; when the dress code is relaxed
appalledshocked
civil liberitiesswobody obywatelskie
human resourcesdział kdar
smart-casualhalf formal, half not; mixed style
dress codethe rules of wearing to special occassion
casual clothessimple, everyday clothes
a slave to fashionsomeone who follows every trend of fashion as a fashion victim
to set a trendto start a trend
a trendsettersomeone who starts trends
off the pegready to wear (but not made-to-measure!)
pegkołek, wieszaczek
ahead of your timewhen you wear sth before it becomes popular
up to the minutetrendy - na czasie
on the high streeton the main street, where all the shops are
to be dressed to killto wear very attractive clothes that make other people notice you easily
all the ragevery fashionable - ostatni krzyk mody
seamsszwy
cuffmankiet
shoestringsznurówka
cloakpeleryna
featherpióro
frillfalbanka
straitjacketkaftan bezpieczeństwa
daggersztylet
hemrąbek
gloverękawiczka
to burst at the seamsto be full (usually of people), overcrowded - pękać w szwach
cloak everything in secrecyhide, keep sth secret, keep sth dark - otaczać tajemnicą
(speak) off the cuffto speak without any previous preparation - improwizować
(cook) on a shoestringto pay as little money as possible while cooking - tanim kosztem
a real feather in sb's capsth to be proud of - powód do dumy
without frillsbasic, without any specials
put sb in a straitjacketto restrict someone's freedom - obezwładnić, ograniczyc czyjąć wolność
cloak-and-dagger (meetings)secret (meetings)
hemmed insurrounded by the enemy - osaczony
to be hand in glove with sbto cooperate closely with sb
baggyloose
skimpyfrom small amount of material; too small or inadequate
frumpywearing unfashionable or shabby clothes
to catch onto become more popular - przyjąć się
to wear the trousers (in a marriage)about woman - to dominate in a marriage
'a dressy do' partya party where smart clothes are obligatory
a snazzy outfitattractive, fashionable look
a power outfitthe outfit that makes you look powerful, energetic (usually about women)
to look like a slobto look untidy, lazy, scruffy