drawback | (n) disadvantage; bad point about sth / ujemna strona; wada | |
border | (n) line dividing two countries / granica | |
region | (n) particular part of a country / region | |
cope with | (v) to deal with; bear sth / radzić sobie z | |
sewage system | (n) network of underground pipes used to transport sewage / kanalizacja | |
homes | (n) ścieki | |
restore | (v) to bring sth back to its original use, position or condition / przywrócić | |
revival | (n) state of coming back into popularity / odrodzenie; ożywienie | |
beyond | (prep) further than; away from / za, poza | |
countless | (adj) numerous; innumerable / niezliczony | |
sustained | (adj) maintained or continued at the same pace or level / nieprzerwany; długotrwały | |
sustained development | nieprzerwany rozwój | |
growth | (n) increase; rise / wzrost | |
prosperity | (n) financial success; good fortune / powodzenie; sukces | |
boom | (n) large and rapid increase / dobra koniunktura, boom (np. gospodarczy) | |
oppose | (v) to be against sth; not be in favour of sth / sprzeciwiać się, oponować | |
capital | (n) the principal city in a country / stolica | |
bid for | (v) to name the amount of money that one is willing to pay for sth usu at an auction / złożyć ofe | |
prospects | (n) chances of success in the future / widoki, perspektywy (na przyszłość) | |
convention | (n) large formal meeting in order to discuss important topics / zjazd, konwencja | |
exclusive | (adj) of sth which is very expensive,usu selective and therefore only available to a few/ekskluzywny | |
expand | (v) to grow; make sth larger / rozrastać się; rozszerzać (się) | |
available | (adj) possible to be obtained or used / dostępny, osiągalny | |
baroque | (adj) of a highly decorative style popular throughout the 17th centaury i Europe / barokowy | |
chateau | (n) huge country house / dworek (wiejski) | |
landscape | (n) scenery of an area of land / krajobraz | |
investment | (n) act of putting money in business, shares etc in order to make a profit / inwestycja | |
strain | (n) pressure / obciążenie | |
concentration | (n) gathering of a large number of people in one place / skupienie; zgromadzenie, skupisko | |
hike | (v) to walk long distances across land / wędrować, uprawiać turystykę pieszą | |
destination | (n) place where sb or sth is heading for / cel podróży; miejsce przeznaczenia | |
influx | (n) sudden arrival / napływ | |
town hall | (n) central building for municipal business or social gatherings / ratusz | |
conference | (n) meeting to discuss important topics / konferencja | |
authorities | (n) group of people with control over a certain area / władze | |
demolish | (v) to destroy a building, bridge etc, by knocking it to the ground / z/burzyć, rozebrać (budynek) | |
profit | (n) money gained after all costs have been paid / zysk | |
frontier | (n) (fml) border / granica | |
boundary | (n) line that marks a limit; dividing line between two areas of land / granica; linia demarkacyjna | |
margin | (n) space or gap in terms of time, money etc which makes provision for possible error / margines | |
withdraw | (v) to take away; remove money / wycofać; wypłacać (pieniądze z banku) | |
vending machine | (n) machine from which one can get small items eg. drinks etc, by inserting money / automat | |
in terms of | (idm) regarding; concerning / jeśli idzie o; w kategoriach | |
be on (good, bad etc) terms with | (idm) to have a (good, bad etc) relationship with / być z kimś w (dobrych/złych) stosunkach | |
on equal terms (with sb) | (idm) (of two people) having the same status; without one being superior to the other / na równi | |
in the long term | (idm) over a long period of time / na dłuższą metę; w dłuższej perspektywie | |
come to terms with sth | (idm) to accept sth usu unpleasant / po/godzić się z czymś | |
preserve | (v) to keep sth in its original condition / zachowywać | |
deteriorate | (v) to worsen in terms of condition / zepsuć się, pogorszyć się | |
parade | (n) march or walk in the form of a procession in order to display or celebrate sth / parada, pokaz | |
brine | (n) very salty water esp used as a preservative / solanka | |
contribution | (n) sth offered in order to add to sth else, for the benefit of sth else / wkład; udział | |
scholar | (n) person of much learning / uczony | |
blessing in disguise | (idm) sth which appears bad at first but then turns out well / błogosławione w skutkach nieszczę� | |
judgement | (n) final decision or opinion / osąd, opinia, wyrok | |
memory lane | (n) imaginary road the one travels down when thinking about the past / ścieżka wspomnień | |
fragrant | (adj) with a nice, sweet smell / aromatyczny, pachnący | |
downpour | (n) heavy fall of rain / ulewa | |
soak | (v) to get completely wet / zmoczyć, przemoknąć | |
stand | (n) temporary structure found at fairs and markets where things are sold; stall / kram, stragan | |
mashed | (adj) crushed into a soft mass / stłuczony, ubity | |
mashed potatoes | puree ziemniaczane | |
recipe | (n) instructions and ingredients used for cooking a paricular dish / przepis kulinarny | |
incorporate | (v) to include / włączyć; uwzględniać, zawierać | |
panel | (n) group of people who make decisions and give their opinions / zespół (np. sędziowski), panel | |
come across | (phr v) to find sth without deliberately searching for it / natknąć się na | |
sample | (v) to ry sth (out) through tasting / s/kosztować | |
bitter | (adj) not sweet / gorzki | |
stare (at) | (v) to look fixedly at sth with wide eyes / wpatrywać się (w), gapić się (na) | |
harsh | (adj) cruel; servere / ostry, surowy; szorstki | |
summing up | (adj) summarising; concluding / podsumowujący | |
youth | (n) period when one is young / młodość | |
jolly | (adj) happy / wesoły | |
garlic | (n) czosnek | |
pot | (n) container in witch food is cooked or served / garnek | |
vigorously | (adv) quickly and using a lot of energy / energicznie | |
paddle | (n) long piece of wood with a flattened end used to row a boat / wiosło | |
spin | (n) dance / wirowanie, kręcenie (się) (np. w tańcu) | |
go for a spin | (exp) to go for a ride in a car etc / udać się na przejażdżkę | |
crush | (v) to cause sth to break apart under physical pressure / z/gnieść; rozgniatać | |
pie | (n) placek | |
saucepan | (n) tound container with a handle used for cooking / rondel | |
lane | (n) small road (esp in the country) / dróżka | |
alley | (n) narrow passage between houses or buildings / boczna uliczka; wąskie przejście | |
route | (n way of going from one place to another / trasa; marszruta | |
rotten | (adj) decayed / zgniły | |
sour | (adj) with a sharp flavour (like that of vinegar, lemon or unripe fruit) / kwaśny | |
stern | (adj) severe and serious / surowy, srogi | |
moisten | (v) (to cause) to become a little wet / zwilżyć | |
prescreption | (n) written list of drugs to be obtained, given by a doctor / recepta | |
receipt | (n) piece of paper stating that sth has been paid for / paragon | |
light-hearted | (adj) (of atmosphere) happy and carefree / beztroski | |
tense | (adj) (of atmosphere) strained, uncomfortable / napięty | |
frivolous | (adj) (of atmosphere) light-hearted; not serious / frywolny, lekkomyślny; niepoważny | |
playful | (adj) (of atmosphere) friendly and lively / figlarny, swawolny; żartobliwy | |
exhilarating | (adj) (of atmosphere) exciting; causing a feeling of freedom and joy / radosny | |
blustery | (adj) very windy / szalejący; porywisty, bardzo wietrzny | |
auction | (n) event when things are sold to the person offering the most money / aukcja | |
pottery | (n) things made out of clay / wyroby garncarskie | |
big wheel | (n) large revolving ride at fairs having carriages for passengers / wielka karuzela | |
fireworks display | (n) pokaz sztucznych ogni | |