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Frycz - egzamin
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| tastefully | gustownie, ze smakiem |
| unasked | nieproszony |
| anxieties | lęki, niepokoje |
| uniformity | jednolitość, jednakowość |
| enrich | wzbogacać |
| exemplify | ilustrować, stanowić przykład |
| diagnosis | diagnoza |
| realistically | realistycznie |
| disorderly | nieporządny, niedbały |
| deficiency | niedobór |
| genetically | genetycznie |
| selfless | bezinteresowny |
| discomfort | dyskomfort |
| thoughtless | bezmyślny, lekkomyślny |
| abnormal | nienormalny |
| prosperity | dobrobyt, pomyślność |
| evaluate | oceniać, szacować |
| uncertainty | brak pewności, niepewność |
| be out of my depth | pogubić się, znaleźć się w kropce |
| publicity | rozgłos, reklama |
| emission | emisja |
| ensure | zapewnić, upewnić się |
| reputable | renomowany, szanowany |
| repute | reputacja |
| redundant | zbędny, zwolniony |
| uncoordinate | nieskoordynowany |
| exhaustive | wyczerpujący, gruntowny |
| confidential | poufny, tajny |
| confide | zwierzać się |
| heroic/ heroical | bohaterski |
| apparent | oczywisty, widoczny |
| counterpart | odpowiednik, kopia, duplikat |
| hardship | trudność, niewygoda |
| disturbance | zakłócenie, zaburzenie |
| convene | zwołać, zebrać |
| convention | kongres, zjazd |
| satisfactorily | zadowalająco, dostatecznie |
| be prone to diseases | być podatnym na choroby, susceptible |
| susceptible | podatny, wrażliwy |
| Cosmopolitan | kosmopolityczny; containing or having experience of people and things from many different parts of the world |
| Pollution | zanieczyszczenie; the act of polluting, damage caused to the environment by harmful substances or waste |
| Congestion | przeludnienie, korek; a situation in which a place is too blocked or crowded, causing difficulties or there is too much traffic |
| To breed crime | powodować przestępczość; to cause crime to happen |
| Metropolis | metropolia; a very large city, often most important in a large area |
| Urban | miejski; of or in a city |
| Cost of living | koszty utrzymania; the amount of money that a person needs to pay for basic needs |
| Irresistible lure | nieodparta pokusa; an attractive quality that is impossible to refuse or avoid |
| Stimulation | zachęta do zrobienia czegoś, pobudzanie, ożywianie; encouragement of sth to make it develop or become more active |
| Commuter | osoba dojeżdżająca (np. do pracy); someone who regularly travels between work and home |
| City dwellers | mieszkaniec miasta; a person who lives in a city, town |
| Anonymity | anonimowość; the situation in which someone's name in not given or known |
| Elite | elita, stanowiący elitę; the richest, most powerful, best-educated group in society |
| Divisive | stwarzający podziały; used to describe sth that causes great and sometimes unfriendly disagreement within a group of people |
| Potential | potencjał, możliwości; someone's ability to develop, achieve or succeed |
| Gifted | uzdolniony; having a special ability in a particular subject or activity |
| Classless | bezklasowy; having no different social classes |
| Spontaneity | spontaniczność; the quality of not being planned in advance |
| Cram | zapychać, wkuwać; to try to learn a lot very quickly before an exam, fit a lot in |
| Stream | dzielić na grupy szkolne; the act of putting school students with similar abilities in a group and teaching them together |
| Conventional | konwencjonalny; traditional and ordinary |
| Labelled | scharakteryzowany, określony; having a designated label |
| Privileged | uprzywilejowany; someone having a privilege |
| Inferiority complex | kompleks niższości; a feeling that you are not as good etc. as other people |
| obstinate | zawzięty, uparty |
| cost an arm and a leg | bardzo dużo kosztować |
| to kip, to nap, to snooze | kimać, drzemać, drzemka He decided to .... for a while on the hammock in the garden. |
| slumber | sen, drzemka, zdrzemnąć się The gentle sound of waves lulled her into a peaceful .... |
| doze off | zdrzemnąć się, przysnąć She ......... during the movie and missed the ending |
| crash out | paść ze zmęczenia, szybko zasnąć After the party, she ...... on the sofa without even changing clothes. |
| drift off | stopniowo zasypiać, odpływać She began to ........ as she listened to the soothing music. |
| drop off | przysnąć, zasnąć ("odpaść") He ......... during the boring lecture and missed most of it. |
| Nod off | przysypiać; to begin sleeping unintentionally |
| nod out | odjechać, odpaść (zasnąć) ; mieć zwał (po heroinie)He ........ after taking a strong painkiller for his headache. |
| mingle | to mix or combine; wmieszać się w tłumGuests were encouraged to .... at the cocktail party. |
| rough and ready | crude but effective; makeshift; prosty, niewyszukany, prowizorycznyThe campsite was a ..... affair, but it served its purpose. |
| skive | to avoid work or school by staying away or leaving early; wagarować, obijać sięHe decided to ... off work and spend the day at the beach. |
| Heated discussion | zażarta dyskusja; an argument that is full of angry and excited feelings |
| To sleep like a log | spać jak kamień; to sleep very well |
| Sleep apart | spać osobno; to sleep separately |
| Artificial light | sztuczne światło; light that is not natural |
| To make the case | to argue for sth |
| To hang on to sth | trzymać się czegoś kurczowo: to keep sth |
| (to be) part and parcel of sth | stanowić nieodłączną część czegoś; to be a feature of sth that cannot be avoided |
| As and when | w czasie, przypadku gdy; at the time that sth happens |
| Touch and go | niepewny; situation when sth is uncertain |
| By and large | ogólnie rzecz biorąc; when everything about a situation is considered together |
| Off and on | co jakiś czas; happening or existing only some of the time |
| Through thick and thin | na dobre i na złe; to always support or stay with someone, even if there are difficulties |
| hit and miss | przypadkowo, na chybił trafił; not done in a careful or planned way and therefore not likely to be successful |
| A sharp intake of breath | nagły wdech; a sudden act of breathing in, especially when shocked |
| An onset | początek; a beginning |
| Backup | wsparcie, ktoś kto wspiera; someone or something that provides support or help |
| Setbacks | przeszkoda, komplikacja; sth that happens and delays or prevents a process from developing |
| Set somebody back | spowolnić kogoś; to delay an event, process or person |
| Back someone up | wspierać kogoś; to support or help someone |
| Letdown | zawiedzenie; a disappointment |
| Let somebody down | zawieść kogoś; to disappoint someone |
| Break-in | włamanie; an act of entering a building illegally and by force, especially in order to steal things |
| To break in/into sth | włamać się; to get into somewhere using force, usually to steal sth |
| Outbreak | epidemia, wybuch; the time when sth unpleasant and difficult to control starts - a war or disease |
| To break out | zacząć się nagle; to appear or happen suddenly |
| Build-up | wzrost, nasilenie się; a slow increase in sth |
| To build up | wzmagać się; to increase in size or extent of |
| Downpour | ulewa; a period when it suddenly rains a lot |
| To pour down | lać (o deszczu); to rain, producing a lot of water |
| Kick-off | początek; the time when a football match or an event begins |
| To kick off | zaczynać się; when a football match or other event starts |
| Decline of | zanik, strata, ubytek; a decrease in the quality, quantity or importance of sth |
| Deteriorate | pogarszać się; to become worse |
| Wipe out/ cease to exist/ eradicate/ annihilate/ exterminate | przestać istnieć, pozbyć się, zlikwidować |
| To have a knock-on effect on | efekt domina; to start a process in which everything that happens causes sth else to happen |
| Pollinate | zapylać; to give a plant pollen so it can produce seeds |
| Pollen | pyłek kwiatowy; powder produced by flowers |
| Stifle a yawn | próbować nie ziewnąć; to try not to yawn |
| Loosen you up for slumber | to become relaxed before sleeping |
| Take sth for granted = accepted as it is | to expect that something will always be there and never think how important it is; zakładać coś z góry, brać coś za pewnik |
| Profound | głęboki, przenikliwy; having a strong influence or effect, strong serious feelings |
| Insomnia/ wakefulness/ sleeplessness | bezsenność |
| Equate to | utożsamiać, porównywać; to be equal to sth |
| Slump over in a deep slumber | opaść, osunąć się w głęboki sen; to fall asleep |
| Deserted | opuszczony; empty and quiet because no people are there |
| Flux | ciągłe zmiany, wahania; constant change |
| doughnut | pączek, oponka |
| Literate | potrafić czytać i pisać; able to read and write |
| Obtrusive | przytłaczający, nieznośny; too much of sth, annoying |
| Pretentious | pretensjonalny; artificial behavior |
| Revel in sth | hulać ze słowami np.; to enjoy sth very much (used figuratively) |
| Vibrant | różnorodne; energetic, exciting and full of enthusiasm |
| Virtually | niemal, praktycznie; almost |
| A wealth of sth | mnogość, duża liczba czegoś; a huge amount of sth |
| To wind somebody up | drażnić się z kimś; to annoy someone, tease |
| Ignoramus (noun) | nieuk, ignorant; someone who's ignorant |
| To get a message over | to understand what someone means or what they want you to do |
| To get through to someone | to succeed in making someone understand sth |
| To bring up sth | to mention a subject, start talking about it |
| To crop up in | to happen or be found in a situation or place, often unexpectedly |
| To talk somebody out of doing sth | to persuade someone not to do sth |
| To talk sth over | to discuss a problem or situation with someone |
| Speak up | used to ask someone to speak louder |
| Be easier said than done | when sth seems like a good idea, but would be difficult to do |
| Talk business | to discuss sth with someone, often to find a solution to a disagreement |
| To say a word | to tell a secret |
| Speak your mind | to tell people exactly what you think, even if it offends them |
| To be talking about sth | say things to someone |
| Say for certain | without doubt |
| To speak on behalf of someone/on someone's behalf | done for another's person benefit or support |
| Needless to say | of course, as you would expect |
| Be on speaking terms with somebody | to know someone well enough to talk to them |
| NOT be on speaking terms with somebody | you refuse to speak to someone because you're angry with them |
| Talk some sense into somebody | to help someone to think about a situation in a reasonable way |
| Talk nonsense | to say things that are not reasonable or have no meaning |
| You can say that again | used to show that you completely agree with what someone has said |
| Speak (very) highly of someone | to say good things about someone |
| Make small talk | conversation about things that are not important often between people who don't know each other well |
| It goes without saying | sth is obvious |
| Get a word in edgeways | to get a chance to say sth |
| Miss the point of | get the wrong idea about, not understand the main point of what someone is saying |
| Make head or tail of | cannot make sense of sth |
| Get the wrong end of the stick | źle coś zrozumieć; to misunderstand a situation |
| Have a go at someone | to criticize/argue with sb |
| Go on about | talk endlessly in an annoying way |
| Drop hints | suggest sth indirectly |
| Take the words out of somebody's mouth | say exactly what someone was going to say |
| feuds | spór, disputes |
| feud | spierać się, kłócić |
| camps | obozy, obozowiska, groups |
| hype | szum medialny, publicity |
| mimic | naśladować, imitate |
| fool | oszukać, trick |
| pull off | osiągnąć coś, dokonać czegoś = achieve |
| conjure up | wywołać, wyczarować = create in the mind |
| vet | sprawdzać, weryfikować = examine |
| Earn your keep | to be useful enough to be worth the time or money spent |
| get sth out the door | To release, publish, or produce something, such as a commercial product or piece of writing. |
| Work away from the mainstream | work outside of what is considered normal, accepted by most people |
| pip somebody at the post | pokonać kogoś w zawodach; to beat somebody in a race, competition, etc. by only a small amount or at the last moment |
| be pipped at the post | przegrać o włos, przegrać na ostatniej prostej |
| To cause a stir | to cause controversy, to upset people |
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