adjective | (adj) przymiotnik |
noun | (n) rzeczownik |
verb | (v) czasownik |
expression | (exp) wyrażenie |
phrase | (phr v) zwiÄ…zek frazeologiczny |
adverb | (adv) przysłówek |
idiom | (idm) idiom |
attribute | (attrib) przydawka |
suitable | (adj) appropriate / odpowiedni |
heading | (n) title / nagłówek, tytuł |
predict | (v) to say sth will happen before it does / przewidywać, przepowiadać |
attitude | (n) how one feels about sth; outlook / postawa, stosunek |
take part in | (exp) to participate in / uczestniczyć, brać w czymś udział |
increased | (adj) heightened / zwiększony |
anticipation | (n) state of looking forward to sth happening / wyczekiwanie |
factor | (n) element / czynnik, element |
take a (short) break | (exp) to stop doing sth for a (short) period in order to have a rest / zrobić sobie (krótką) prze |
will | (n) determination / zapał; wola |
alike | (adj) same / podobny, jednakowy |
compete | (v) to try to do sth better or faster than others; take part in / rywalizować, konkurować |
injury | (n) physical damage / uraz, kontuzja |
suspense | (n) excitement and anticipation / napięcie, niepewność |
event | (n) occasion / wydarzenie; konkurencja |
favourite | (n) the person expected to win / faworyt |
race | (v) to take part in a competition or speed against sb / ścigać się |
isolation | (n) the state of being alone / odosobnienie, osamotnienie |
highlight | (v) to make clear / uwydatniać, podkreślać |
distinctive | (adj) eye-catching; easy to recognise / wyróżniający, charakterystyczny, odmienny |
beat | (v) to defeat / zwyciężyć, pokonać |
rival | (n) sb who is in competiotion with sb else; opponent / przeciwnik, konkurent, rywal |
in the public eye | (idm) well known (esp by the media) and therefore familiar to many / na widoku publicznym |
altitude | (n) height above sea level / wysokość (nad poziomem morza) |
tendon | (n) strong band joining bone to muscle / ścięgno |
on the sidelines | (idm) without taking part in sth; being an onlooker / na uboczu |
path | (n) way of doing sth / droga |
heighten | (v) to make sth more intense / podwyższyć, zintensyfikować |
battle royal | (exp) grand challenge / bitwa generalna, główne starcie |
calculating | (adj) able to arrange or control a situation in order to get the desired result / wyrachowany |
strength | (n) ability / siła; mocna strona |
heavyweight | (adj) wagi ciężkiej (w boksie) |
come to an end | (exp) to stop / zakończyć się |
dismiss | (v) 1) to reject; not consider / odrzucić; 2) to fire sb / zwolnić |
victory | (n) success; act of winning sth or defeating sb / zwycięstwo |
destiny | (n) fate / przeznaczenie, los |
watch out for | (phr v) to look out for; be careful of sth or sb / uważać na, strzec się |
obsession | (n) sth which fully occupies sb's thoughts all the time / obsesja, opętanie |
objective | (n) aim or goal / cel |
culmination | (n) the highest point/result (esp after a long time) / kulminacja, punkt kulminacyjny |
complimentary | (adj) expressing admiration or approval esp in words / pochlebny |
confident (of/that) | (adj) certain of one's talents or sklls / przeświadczony (o czymś); pewny (siebie, czegoś) |
eccentric | (adj) unusual (of appearance or behaviour) / ekscentryczny |
documentary | (n) factually informative radio or television programme or film / film dokumentarny |
the homeless | (n) people who have no place to live / bezdomni |
participate | (v) to take part in sth / uczestniczyć |
(be) at a loose end | (idm) not knowing what to do / nie mieć nic do roboty |
put an end to | (idm) to cause sth to finish or stop / położyć (czemuś) kres |
light at the end of the tunnel | (idm) hope / światełko na końcu tunelu, nadzieja |
bring to an end | (exp) to finish / zakończyć |
dead end | (idm) ślepy zaułek |
odds and ends | (idm) small worthless things / graty, rupiecie |
get the wrong end of the stick | (idm) to misunderstand / opacznie (coś) zrozumieć |
make ends meet | (idm) to make do with the money that is available / związać koniec z końcem |
expense | (n) cost / koszt, wydatek |
negotiation | (n) discussion where an agreement has to be reached / pertraktacja, negocjacja |
instruct | (v) to teach sth specific / instruować, kształcić, pouczać |
master | (v) to become an expert at sth / opanować, nabrać wprawy w |
discipline | (v) to train sb/oneself to behave in a particular manner / kształcić; utrzymywać w ryzach |
identical | (adj) exactly the same as sth; having no differences / identyczny |
spoil | (v)1)to ruin; damage / zepsuć; 2)to give sb whatever they want in order to please them / rozpieszcz |
wound | (v) to hurt or injure esp as a result of attack / zranić; zadać ranę |
skill | (n) ability to do sth well / wprawa, sprawność, umiejętność |
capacity | (n) ability to hold an amount/number of sth / pojemność |
surroundings | (n) area all around a thing or place / otoczenie; okolice |
fairground | (n) funfair / wesołe miasteczko |
Old Testament | (n) the first part of the Bible which concerns life before Christ / Stary Testament |
bacterium | (n) bakteria |
noticeable | (adj) eye-catching / widoczny, dostrzegalny |
take revenge on | (exp) to do sth bad to sb in return for sth bad they did to you / zemścić się na |
contest | (n) competition / konkurs, zawody |
shuttle | (n) vehicle which travels frequently between two points / wahadłowiec (np.pociąg) |
site | (n) place where sth is built / teren, miejsce |
railway complex | (n) all the buildings at a large train station / dworzec kolejowy |
tracks | (n) meatal rails fixed to the ground for a train to travel along / tory |
brand-new | (adj)completely new / nowiusieńki |
exhibition | (n) display / wystawa |
location | (n) position / położenie, lokalizacja |
indicate | (v) to point out / wskazać; zasygnalizować |
toll booth | (n) small ofice/kiosk where money is paid for using certain roads / budka na autostradzie |
immigration | (n) act of comming into a country in order to live there / imigracja |
formality | (n) standard but imortant procedure whih must be completed / formalność |
double-decker | (adj) two levelled / piętrowy |
carriage | (n) one of the separateparts of a train; compartment / wagon |
hi-tech | (adj) using advanced technology / o zaawansowanej technologii, supernowoczesny |
loudspeaker | (n) device to increase the volome of someone's voice / głośnik |
aboard | (adv) =on (used for ships, trains, buses, planes) / na (pokładzie) |
crew | (attrib) of a team of workers esp on an aeroplane, ship, train etd. / załoga |
crossing | (n) journey between two points esp across the sea / przeprawa, podróż morska |
passenger | (n) sb who is being transported somewhere / pasażer |
requirement | (n) necessity; sth tahat is demanded / warunek, wymóg |
slide | (v) to move smoothly / sunąć, ślizgać się |
smooth | (adj) even; without problems / gładki, miękki |
be aware of | (v) to know about sth / być świadomym czegoś |
go off | (phr v) to suddenly start to make a noise (of a device such as an alarm) / włączyć się, zadzwoni |
neighbouring | (adj) being next door; nearby / sÄ…siadujÄ…cy, sÄ…siedni |
boarding | (n) act of getting on a plane, boat or train / wejście (na pokład) |
mildly | (adv) slightly / Å‚agodnie, delikatnie |
irritated | (adj) annoyed; angry / zirytowany, zdenerwowany |
all at once | (idm) suddenly / nagle |
move off | (phr v) to leave (esp of a vehicle) / odjechać; ruszyć z miejsca |
disembarking | (n) act of getting off a ship, train etc / wysiadanie |
swift | (adj) quick / szybki, prędki |
gull | (n) seabird / mewa |
construct | (v) to build / budować, konstruować |
drive off | (phr v) to leave in a car / odjeżdżać |
citizen | (n) person living in a country / obywatel |
separate | (v) to divide; keep apart / oddzielać |
alarming | (adj) startling; worrying / zatrważający |
refreshments | (n) food and drink; snacks / zakÄ…ski i napoje |
means | (n) method; way / środki (do życia); środek (np. transportu) |
aircraft | (n) vehicle which can fly / samolot |
slippery | (adj) causing sth to slide easily / śliski |
surface | (n) covering on the uppermost part of sth / powierzchnia |
alternative | (n) option; choice / alternatywa |
project | (n) organised attempt to archieve sth / projekt, plan |
run into | (phr v) to come across sth; face / natrafiać na, napotkać (np. problem); stawić czemuś czoło |
overcome | (v) to deal successfully tith sth; get over (usu a problem) / przezwyciężyć |
nonsense | (n) tupid idea or action / nonsens, absurd |
lead | (v) to show sb the way, esp by going in front / po/prowadzić |
tour | (v) to make a journey usu for pleasure and to see places of interest / jechać na wycieczkę objazdo |
steer | (v) to direct the movement of a vehicle / sterować, kierować |
fulfil | (v) to archieve; realise / spełnić, zrealizować |
request | (n) sth one asks for usu in a polite way / prośba |
inquiry | (n) question / zasięgnięcie informacji; zapytanie |
hire | (v) to give sb a job or position; employ / zatrudnić |
engage | (v) to employ sb to do a particular job / za/angażować, nająć |
recruit | (v) to find new people to join a company/organisation / rekrutować, werbować |
coastline | (n) the line where the sea meets the land / linia brzegowa |
cliff | (n) very steep rock beside the sea / urwisko, klif |
even | level; smooth; flat / równy, gładki, płaski |
crude | (adj) simple; not refined / niewykończony, w stanie surowym |
rugged | (adj) rough and uneven / nierówny, wyboisty |
anti-flu | (adj) preventing a coldlike illness / przeciwgrypowy |
injection | (n) the insertion of medicine into sb's body using a syringe / zastrzyk |
pursue | (v) to follow; try and catch sb / ścigać; tropić |
purr | (n) vibrating sound made by a cat to show pleasure / mruczenie |
howl | (n) sound made by a wolf / wycie |
buzz | (n) sound made by a bee / brzęczenie, bzyczenie |
neigh | (n) long sound made by a horse / rżenie |
quack | (n) sound made by a duck / kwakanie |
roar | (n) sound made by a lion or a tiger / ryk |
bark | (n) sound made by a dog / szczekanie |
squeal | (n) high-pitched sound made by a pig / kwik, pisk |
chirp | (n) short sharp sound made by a bird / ćwierkanie, szczebiot |
cry | (n) sound made by a gull / wrzask (mewy) |
moo | (n) sound made by a cow / ryk (krowy) |
squeak | (n) sound made by a mouse / pisk (np. myszy) |
reliable | (adj) of sb or sth that can be trusted; trustworthy / rzetelny, godny zaufania |
convenient | (adj) suitable; not causing any trouble or difficulty / odpowiedni, poręczny |
cramped | (adj) with very little space / zatłoczony; ciasny |
leisurely | (adj) unhurried, relaxed / wolny, powolny |
thrilled | (adj) very pleasen with sth / podekscytowany |
stunning | (adj) amazingly beautiful / olśniewający, urzekający |
captivate | (v) oczarowywać |
slope | (n) area or surface which is raised at an angle above the ground / zbocze, stok |
resort | (n) place where people go on holiday / miejscowość wypoczynkowa |
pull on | (phr v) to put on usu by pulling (eg. boots) / ubrać; wdziać |
head off to | (phr v) to set off for somewhere / wyruszyć/wybrać się do |
convinced | (adj) sure; certain / przekonany |
real estate developer | (n) sb who sells land or buildings and undertakes the supervision of the construction |
facility | (n) place/building used for a particular activity / ośrodek, obiekt (np. sportowy) |
check out | (phr v) to examine or ensure that sth is correct / sprawdzać, kontrolować |
insulation | (n) sth which keeps heat/cold from escaping from, or getting into sth else / izolacja, uszczelnienie |
exterior | (adj) of the outside part of sth / zewnętrzny |
unique | (adj) one of a kind / unikatowy, jedyny w swoim rodzaju |
nozzle | (n)sth fixed to the end of a pipe through which a liquid substance can be directed / końcówka; dys |
spread | (v) to stretch out gradually over a large area / rozciągnąć się, rozprzestrzenić; rozlewać |
spray | (v) to force tiny drops out of sth in large amounts / rozpylać; rozpryskiwać |
compressed | (adj) of sth which is pressed/squeezed into a small space / sprężony |
misty | (adj) made of very small droplets usu of water / mglisty, zamglony |
archievement | (n) sth done successfully / osiągnięcie, wyczyn |
claim | (v) to state to be true / twierdzić, utrzymywać |
official | (n) person whith authority and power in a company, organisation etc./(wyższy)urzędnik; na wysokim |
powdery | (adj) having the texture of a crushed substance / sypki; proszkowaty |
micron | (n) very small unit of measurement / mikron |
assert | (v) to declare with certainty / zapewniać, twierdzić (stanowczo) |
steep | (adj) rising or falling sharply / stromy |
chairlift | (n) chair whitch one sits on to be carried up a hill/mountain, esp for skiing / wyciąg krzesełkowy |
whisk | (v) to take sb/sth away quickly / porwać błyskawicznym ruchem |
fake | (adj) not real / nieprawdziwy, sfałszowany |
charge | (v) to ask for money (for sth) / liczyć sobie, pobierać (opłatę) |
miss out on sth | (phr v) to lose or not get the chance to do sth / przepuścić, tracić (np. okazję); (o czymś)prz |
palm tree | (n) type of tree that grows in hot countries whith a long trunk and large leaves at the top / palma |
wave | (n) raised mass of water in the sea which is saused by the wind and/or tides / fala |
courtesy | (n) politeness / grzeczność, uprzejmość |
(by) courtesy of | (idm) because of, thanks to sth / dzięki (uprzejmości); za zgodą |
fee | (n) amount of money thst sb has to pay in order to become a member of a club / wpisowe; skÅ‚adka czï |
particle | (n) very small piece / czÄ…steczka |
expose | (v) to leave open, uncovered or unprotected / wystawiać (na działanie powietrza, słońca itd.) |
crystalize | (v) to turn into solid particles (crystals) / s/krystalizować (się) |
steel | (adj) of a very strong metal / stalowy |
concrete | (adj) of a hard material used for building / betonowy |
structure | (n) sth which has been built / struktyra, budowla |
massive | (adj) huge / masywny, ogromny |
maintain | (v) to keep; preserve / utrzymywać, zachowywać |
chilly | (adj) cold / chłodny, zimny |
withstand | (v) to bear; endure / wytrzymywać; (dobrze) znosić |
riot | (n) violent gathering esp in a public place / zamieszki |
twist | (v) to turn / wy/kręcić, zwinąć |
hose | (n) flexible rubber pipe which directs water / wąż (do polewania) |
gush out | (phr v) to pour out quickly / tryskać, wylewać się gwałtownie |
squeeze | (v) to press sth together or from all sides tightly so that it becomes smaller / Å›ciskać, zgniataï |
convert (to sth) | (v) to change sb's religious beliefs / nawracać (na inną wiarę) |
influence | (v) to affect; have an effect on sb/sth / wywierać wpływ, oddziaływać na |
jury | (n) number of people who sit in at a trial and decide whether or not a person is guilty /Å‚awa przys |
summit | (n) the highest point, peak (of a mountain) / szczyt |
peak | (n) the highest point of sth / szczyt, wierzchołek |
external | (adj) outside; outer / zewnętrzny |
internal | (adj) inside; inner / wewnętrzny |
outdoor | (adj) happening outside (ie not in a biulding) / zewnętrzny, na wolnym powietrzu, pod gołym niebem |
well-offf | (adj) wealthy / dobrze sytuowany, zamożny |
forbid | (v) to not allow sb to do sth / zabraniać |
tenant | (n) person who pays money to a landlord to occupy a house, room, flat etc. / lokator |
native | (n) local inhabitant of a town, city, country etc / człowiek miejscowy; tubylec |
inhabitant | (n) person living in a place / mieszkaniec |
high speed | (exp) very fast / szybkobieżny; szybkościowy |
at full speed | (exp) z maksymalną prędkością |
more haste less speed | (idm) śpiesz się powoli |
at lightning speed | (exp) as fast as light / błyskawicznie; niczym błyskawica |
speed trap | (n) system the police use to catch people who are driving too fast / policyjna pułapka na kierowcó |
pick up speed | (idm) to start moving faster / nabrać prędkości |
speed up | (phr v) to go faster / przyspieszyć |
set up | (phr v) to organise; plan / zorganizować, założyć |
overtake | (v) to pass sb/sth (esp a car) and move in front of it / wyprzedzić |
chase | (n) act of running after sb/sth / pościg |
shutter | (n) part of a camera which opens momentarily to allow light in when a photo is being taken / migawka |
pole | (n) metal or wooden stick used to help support sb/sth (eg a ski pole) / tyczka; słupek |
pants | (n) trousers / spodnie |
goggles | (n) protective eyewear (eg safety goggles, ski goggles) / gogle, okulary ochronne |
waterproof | (adj) of a material which does not allow water through / wodoszczelny; nieprzemakalny |
ankle | (n) the part of the body between the foot and the leg / kostka (u nogi) |
keep one's balance | (exp) to stay upright without falling / utrzymywać równowagę |
pick sb up | (exp) to collect sb from somewhere / podjeżdżać po kogoś; zabrać kogoś |
formally | (adv) according to accepted rules of behaviour / formalnie, oficjalnie |
bring up | (phr v) to mention sth (esp an idea) / poriszyć (np.temat), napomknąć |
puppet show | (n) performance of small figures which mowe using strings or hands / przedstawienie kukiełkowe |
play | (n) piece of writting to be performed by actors in a theatre / sztuka teatralna |
tale | (n) imaginative, simple story / opowieść |
passionately | (adv) in a way that shows very strong feelings or emotions / namiętnie, żarliwie |
portray | (v) to depict sb/sth by acting / odtwarzać, przedstawiać |
interpretation | (n) way a role is acted by sb / interpretacja |
rising | (adj) up and coming; becoming more famous / nabierający rozgłosu, wschodzący (np. o gwieździe fi |
sensational | (adj) amazing; beautiful / rewelacyjny |
incredible | (adj) brilliant; amazing / niewiarygodnie |
memorable | (adj) unforgetable / pamiętny, niezapomniany |
blend (with) | (phr v) to combine with / łączyć się, mieszać się (z) |
vocal | (adj) of the voice / wokalny, głosowy |
perform | (v) to present; act / występować na scenie, grać |
dusty | (adj) full of dust (i.e. powdery substance which consists of very small bits of dirt etc)/zakurzony |
bride | (n) woman who is getting married / panna młoda |
groom | (n) man who is getting married / pan młody |
abandon | (v) to leave sth/sb forever; walk out on sb / porzucić, opuścić |
consequence | (n) result / konsekwencja, efekt |
overflowing | (adj) far too much; extreme / nadmierny; przepełniony |
search out | (phr v) to find sb/sth afrer carefully looking for them / wyszukać, odszukać |
duel | (n) organised fight between two people / pojedynek |
evident | (adj) obvious / oczywisty, ewidentny |
a cappella | (of singing) without music / śpiew chóralny bez akompaniamentu |
repertoire | (n) all the plays, songs, pieces that an actor/musician/singer is prepared to / repertuar |
sorrow | (n) sadness / smutek, żal |
section | (n) part; aspect / segment; dział, część |
contemporary | (adj) belonging to the present period of time; modern / współczesny |
creative | (adj) using imaginative or new ideas / twórczy |
comprise | (v) to be made up of (a number of parts); include / obejmować, zawierać |
soloist | (n) sb performing alone / solista, solistka |
coach | (n) sb who gives lessons esp to individuald or small groups / korepetytor; trener |
frame | (v) used figuratively in the text to mean = to accompany / (w przenośni) towarzyszyć |
direct | (v) to tell sb how sth should be performed / reżyserować; kierować |
delightful | (adj) pleasant; charming / zachwycajÄ…cy; czarujÄ…cy |
breathtaking | (adj) astonishing; impressive; amasing / zapierajÄ…cy dech w piersiach |
manipulate | (v) to skulfully contron sth/sb so that they behave in a required manner / manipulować |
soap bubble | (n) bańka mydlana |
envious | (adj) jealous of sth that sb else has or is / zawistny, zazdrosny |
interplay | (n) (fig) exchange of dialogues in a play in order to create certain effect / (przen.) wymiana zdań |
subtle | (adj) slight; small / subtelny, ledwo zauważalny |
involvement | (n) relationship; association / wciągnięcie; kontakt (z publicznością) |
tame | (v) to control sth so that it is not wild anymore / oswoić, ujarzmić |
swallow | (v) to takie in food or liquid down the throat / połykać, przełykać |
opaque | (adj) not possible to see through; not allowing light to pass through / nieprzezroczysty, matowy |
twinkle | (v) to shine and blink like a star / migotać |
universe | (n) (not a common meaning of the word) unlimited amount / (b. rzadko) nieograniczoność, bezkres |
anguish | (n) suffering (esp of the mind) / boleść, udręka |
string | (n) series of events, things etc; chain / seria; łańcuch, ciąg |
troupe | (n) group of people who perform together / trupa; zespół |
clapper | (n) person who keeps the beat by clapping / osoba wyklaskujÄ…ca rytm; klakier |
encounter | (v) to come across; meet / spotykać; natknąć się na |
shadow puppet | (n) marionetka występująca w chińskim teatrze cieni |
handle | (v) to direct or manage with the hands / obsługiwać (rękami), rierować |
animate | (v) to enliven / ożywiać; pobudzać do życia |
figure | (n) figura; postać |
interchange | (v) to use two or more things in turn / wymieniać między sobą; współgrać |
soundtrack | (n) music from a movie, play, opera etc / ścieżka dźwiękowa |
coarse | (adj) rough; crude (of language, behaviour etc) / prostacki, ordynarny |
masterpiece | (n) work of art that is considered excellent / arcydzieło |
villain | (n) the bad character in a film, book etc / "czarny" charakter |
cast | (n) group of actors in a play or film / obsada |
outrageous | (adj) without shame or embarrassment; shocking / oburzajÄ…cy, skandaliczny |
hand over | (phr v) to give possession of sth to sb else - przekazać; oddawać |
viever | (n) person who watches a TV programme, movie etc / widz |
execute | (v)1)to kill as a form of punishment /stracić(skazańca) 2)to put into action; carry out/ wykonać |