| outperform sb\sth (Girls are consistently outperforming boys at school) | to achieve better results than sb\sth, to do sth better than sb\sth |
| respectively (Julie and Mark, aged 17 and 19 respectively) | odpowiednio (w wymienionej kolejności) (in the same order as the people or things already mentioned |
| to my mind\in my view | in my opinion |
| apprehend | (of the police) to catch sb and arrest them |
| it serves sb right ("He hit me!" "It serves you right. You shouldn't have been rude to him.") | coś się komuś należało (jako kara) |
| undemonstrative | not showing feelings openly, especially feelings of affection |
| restraint (They said that they would fight without restraint for what they wanted) | the quality of behaving calmly and with control (=self-control)\ powściągliwość, umiar |
| restraint (on sb\sth) (The government has imposed export restraints on some products) | a rule, a fact, an idea, etc. that limits or controls what people can do (ograniczenie) |
| a bygone age\days\era (The horse and cart belongs to a bygone era) | miniony wiek\epoka\czasy |
| eat like a horse | jeść bardzo dużo |
| vicious (criminal\attack) (I=brutal) (The newspapers launched a vicious attack on him, forcing him t | violent and cruel\(of animals)aggressive and dangerous\(of an attack,criticism,etc)full of hatred an |
| unadventurous | not willing to take risks or try new and exciting things (konwencjonalny, banalny) |
| stick to sth (II\III-stuck) | trzymać się czegoś (np. planu) |
| sedentary lifestyle (<->active lifestyle) | siędzący tryb zycia |
| conform (There is considerable pressure on teenagers to conform) | to behave and think in the same way as most other people in a group or society (podporządkować si |
| indulge sth \ sb (with sth) (The inheritance enabled him to indulge his passion for art) | to satisfy a particular desire, interest, etc. \ rozpieszczać (np. dzieci) |
| muscle\skin tone | jędrność mięśni\skóry |
| vocal cords | struny głosowe |
| in running\working order (The engine is now in perfect working order) | w dobrym stanie, w stanie używalności [(especially of machines) working well] |
| surgical (ward) | chirurgiczny (o zabiegu), operacyjny (o sali) \ oddzial operacyjny |
| inject sth (into yourself\sb\sth) \\ inject yourself\sb\sth (with sth) \\ A with B \ B into A | wstrzykiwać (np. lekarstwo) \ wtryskiwać (np. chemikalia do owoców) |
| pomegranate | granat (owoc) |
| humble (Most of us have never considered the humble potato as a precious gift from nature) | (of a thing) not large or special in any way |
| Roman \ Greek \ Egyptian | Rzymianin, Rzymianka \ rzymski \\ Grek, Greczynka \ grecki \\ Egipcjanin, Egipcjanka \ egipski |
| reference to sth | to refer to sth (odwołać się, cytować) |
| arid (region\climate) (->semi-arid) | (of land or a climate) having little or no rain;very dry\ jałowy,bezowocny (np.rozmyślania,dyskusj |
| fungus (l.mn. fungi) | grzyb (rodzaj organizmu żywego) |
| prize sth (for sth) | wysoko cenić (value sth highly) |
| juicy \ pip (=seed) | soczysty \ pestka (np. jabłka, granatu) |
| addition (to sth) \ sweet (=candy) | dodatek \ cukierek |
| symbolic \ prosperity (-affluence) | symboliczny \ dobrobyt, pomyślność, powodzenie |
| dated \ morsel | old-fashioned \ kąsek, kawałek |
| state school (<->public school) \ provisions | szkoła panstwowa \ zapasy, prowiant |
| provision (We need to increase the provision of health care for the elderly) | the act of supplying sb with sth that they need or want (świadczenie,dostarczanie)\ klauzula,warune |
| enrolment | nabór, zapisy (do szkoły, uniwersytetu, na kurs) \ liczba osób przyjętych (np. na studia) |
| boom (in sth) (House prices are booming) | a sudden increase in trade and economic activity \ to have a period of rapid growth (zwyzkować) |
| mindful of sb\sth (Mindful of the danger of tropical storms, I decided not to go out.) | remembering sb\sth and considering them or it when you do sth (świadomy, pamietający) |
| nature study \\ outnumber sb\sth (In this profession, women outnumber men by two to one) | obserwacja przyrody \ przewyższać liczebnie |
| verbal \ verbal skills | słowny, ustny \ umiejętność wysławiania się |
| self-access (materials) (Self-access allows students to learn at their own speed) | samodzielna nauka |
| constrain (The evidence was so compelling that he felt constrained to accept it\Research has been co | to force sb to do sth or behave in a particular way \\ to restrict or limit sb\sth |
| complicate | komplikowac |
| feedback (We've had lots of feedback on these new products from our customers) | reakcje, opinie (an opinion from sb about sth that you have done or made) |
| be lacking in sth | lack sth |
| infrastructure \ cooling \ maximal (<->minimal) | infrastruktura \ chłodzenie \ maksymalny |
| reduction (in sth) (She refused to accept a reduction in wages) | znizka, obnizka, redukcja |
| versatile (He's a versatile actor who has played a wide variety of parts) | wszechstronnie (uzdolniony) \ uniwersalny ((of food, a building, etc.) having many different uses) |
| retrain (sb) (as sth) (Owen used to be an actor but now he's retraining as a teacher) | przekwalifikować się\kogoś |
| physically disabled | fizycznie upośledzony |
| criterion (l.mn-criteria) | kryterium |
| irrespective of sth (Everyone should be treated equally, irrespective of skin colour) | bez względu na coś, niezależnie od czegoś |
| perpetuate (People think of him as a cruel man, an image perpetuated by the media) | to make sth continue for a long time, especially sth bad (uwieczniać, utrwalać, zachowywać) |
| cut-off (Today is the cut-off date to submit applications) | granica, limit (czegoś) (a point or limit when you stop sth) |
| mostly (She reads mostly romantic novels) | głownie, przewaznie (->for the most part) |
| indirect (Indirect effects of the fighting include disease and food shortages) | pośredni \ ukryty (np. koszty) \ okrężny (np. o drodze) (->non-committal) |
| computer hardware \ varied | sprzęt komputerowy \ diverse |
| on the Internet \\ overuse sth \ overuse of sth ("Nice" is a very overused word) | w internecie \\ nadużywać (np. jakichś słów) \ naduzywanie, zbyt częste użytkowanie |
| parental leave \ parental \\ self-reliant | urlop wychowawczy \ rodzicielski \\ samodzielny |
| inadequate for sth\to do sth (Our equipment is totally inadequate for a job like this) | nieodpowiedni, nieadekwatny, niewystarczający (not good enough or too low in quality) |
| comorehensive \ comprehensive school | wyczerpujący, obszerny, wszechstronny, pełny \ szkoła ogólnokształcąca |
| travel agent | pracownik biura podrózy |
| shipwreck | katastrofa morska, rozbicie statku \ wrak (statku) |
| treasure hunter \ coronation | poszukiwacz skarbów \ koronacja |
| go along (I might go along to the party after work\He made up the story as he went along) | to go to a place or event, usually without much planning \ to continue with an activity |
| behind the scenes (A lot of negotiating has been going on behind the scenes) | za kulisami \ in a way that people in general are not aware of |
| archive (sth) | archiwum \ archiwizować (dokumenty, książki) |
| treasure sth (I treasure his friendship\I shall always treasure the memory of our time together) | to have or keep sth that you love and that is extremely valuable to you |
| asset (Her assets include shares in the company and a house in France) | a thing of value, especially property, that a person or company owns, which can be used or sold to p |
| convention (In many countries it is the convention to wear black at funerals) | konwenanse, normy społeczne \ kongres, zjazd \ an official agreement between countries or leaders |
| fly (II\II-flew\flown) \ charter flight | przesyłać samolotem \ lot czarterowy |
| be due to do sth \ (a bird\wildlife) sanctuary | mieć coś zrobic \ rezerwat (=reserve) |
| unnamed \ benefactor (-donor) | whose name is not given or not known \ dobroczyńca, ofiarodawca |
| airline \ lay eggs | linia lotnicza \ znosić jajka |
| make-up (Jealousy is not part of his make-up) | charakter, natura (cechy charakteryzujące kogoś) |
| teamwork \\ battle (with\against sb\sth) (for sth) (She's still battling with a knee injury) | praca zespołowa \ walczyć, toczyć bitwę |
| tournament \ golfer | turniej \ gracz w golfa |
| conquer sb\sth | to take control of a country or city and its people by force\ to defeat sb, especially in a competit |
| campus | miasteczko uniwersyteckie, kampus (budynki należące do uczelni) |
| rattlesnake \ scorpion | grzechotnik (gatunek węża) \ skorpion |
| slide (II\II-slid) | slizgac sie \ zjezdzalnia |
| punishing \ electronics | morderczy, wyczerpujący (np. ćwiczenie) \ elektronika |
| contend with sb\sth (Nurses often have to contend with violent or drunken patients) | to have to deal with a problem or with a difficult situation or person |
| automated (->automate) \ arm (sb\yourself) (with sth) | zutomatyzowany (np. robot) \ uzbroić |
| detachable (->removable) | rozłączalny, zdejmowany, odczepialny |
| seated lawnmower | siędząca kosiarka do trawy |
| championship(s) | mistrzostwa (rywalizacja sportowa w jakiejś dziedzinie) |
| (climbing\fishing\sports) gear | sprzęt (the equipment or clothing needed for a particular activity) |
| gondolier \ gondola | gondolier \ gondola |
| aristocratic \\ nobleman\atistocrat | arystokratyczny \ arystokrata |
| price \ expense (->at the expense of sb\sth) | wyceniać, określac cene \ wydatek |
| board (=get on) | wsiadać (do autobusu, pociągu, samolotu) |
| the mode of transport \ privacy | środek transportu \ prywatnosc |
| nobility (=the aristocracy) | arystokracja \ szlachetnosc (the quality of being noble in character) |
| ambassador | ambasador (jakiegoś kraju) \ przedstawiciel, ambasador (jakieś organizacji) |
| even more so \ lovingly | jeszcze bardziej \ czule, troskliwie, z miłością |
| flashy | jaskrawy, krzykliwy, na pokaz (np. o samochodzie) |
| curve | wygięcie, łuk, zakręt (np. drogi) \ krzywa (np. linia na wykresie) |
| equestrian athlete \ equestrianism | jeździec \ jeździectwo |
| cheeky | bezczelny, zuchwały (slightly rude or behaving without respect, but often in a funny way) |
| be on sb | być na czyjś rachunek |
| demolish | wyburzyć, rozebrać (np. budynek, mur) \ obalić (np. teorię, ideę) |
| airlift (Three small children were airlifted to safety) | transportować drogą powietrzną, lotniczą \ operacja lotnicza (np. ewakuacja drogą lotniczą) |
| and so on \ and so forth (We discussed everything—when to go, what to see and so on) | i tak dalej (used at the end of a list to show that it continues in the same way) |
| cure for sth (but: cure sb of sth) | a medicine or medical treatment that cures an illness |
| dignitary | dostojnik, dygnitarz (a person who has an important official position) |
| whopping (The company made a whopping 75 million dollar loss) | extremely large (ogromny) |
| at no extra cost | bez dodatkowych kosztów |
| disinfection \ itchy (->itch) | dezynfekcja, odkażenie \\ swędzący \ gryzący (np. sweter) |
| hit on\upon sth | wpaść na coś (np. pomysł) (to think of a good idea suddenly or by chance) |
| blindness (np. her blindness to the truth) | ślepota \ zaślepienie, niedostrzeganie (np. czyichś wad) |
| Down's syndrome | zespół Downa |
| undo (<->do sth up) | rozwiązywać, rozpinać (np. ubranie, torbę, guziki) |
| rogue (gene\cells) | behaving in a different way from other similar people or things, often causing damage |
