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abandon

to leave, to quit porzucać, opuszczać.

abruptly

sharply, rapidly ostro, gwałtownie, szorstko.

absorbed

occupied, busy, worried zaabsorbowany, zaprzątnięty.

absorbing

interesting, making one spend much time on it zajmujący, absorbujący

accelerate

to move faster przyspieszać rozpędzać się.

according to

in somebody's opinion, as someone states według (kogoś, czegoś)

accurate

exact precise dokładny, ścisły celny.

accusation

a statement that someone did something wrong oskarżenie.

accuse

to state that someone is guilty of something oskarżać.

accused

a person who is supposed to have committed a crime oskarżony.

accustom

to get used to something przyzwyczajać się

accustomed

used to sth nawykły, przyzwyczajony.

acknowledge

to accept, to admit to accept someone's authority or right, uznawać, przyznawać, potwierdzać.

actually

really, in fact naprawdę, rzeczywiście, faktycznie.

acute

sharp, shrill ostry, przenikliwy.

addictive

of a substance, activity) making one addicted easily uzależniający.

additive

a substance which is added to e.g. food, dodatek, domieszka

adjust

to make something such as quantity or fous, etc. suitable, dostosowywa, dostrajać, nastrajać

advisedly

if a word is used advisedly, it has been thoroughly thought over, celowo, rozmyślnie, w przemyślany sposób.

affection

a strong positive emotion, love, uczucie, przywiązanie.

agitation

a state of being anxious or upset, podniecenie, niepokój, zdenerwowoanie, agitacja.

alarmed

anxious, nervous, worried, zdenerwowany, zaniepokojony, zatroskany.

all_round

gifted or talented in different fields, concerning many subjects, wszechstronnie utalentowany, ogólny (np. o edukacji)

allergic

suffering from an allergy, uczulony, mający alergię.

aloof

reserved, not involved, unfriendly, powściągliwy, pełen rezerwy, trzymający się z dala.

alteration

change, rebuilding, zmiana, przeróbka, przebudowa.

ambiguity

lack of, clearness, confusion, niejasność, dwuznacznoś.

ambiguous

unclear, weird, dziwaczny, niejasny.

anniversary

the day on which something such as birth, wedding, death, etc. happened exactly one or more years ago, rocznica.

announce

to state something in public, to make something known officially, oznajmiać, ogłaszać, oświadczać, zapowiadać.

antenna

antena, czułek.

appalling

awful, terrible, shocking, przerażający, okropny, zatrważający.

apparently

visibly, seemingly, probably, prawdopodobnie, jawnie, przypuszczalnie, widocznie.

appeal

to attract someone, to appear interesting, podobać się, przemawiać do (wyobraźni, uczuć).

applaud

to express approval or enjoyment, oklaskiwać, przyklaskiwać, wyrażać aprobatę.

apprehend

to catch, to understand, ująć, pojmać, pojmować, rozumieć.

apprentice

a student, especially of practical skills, uczeń, czeladnik.

approachable

possible to reach, easy to communicate with, dostępny, przystępny.

appropriate

suitable for a given person, situation, etc, odpowiedni, stosowny, właściwy.

arguable

making people discuss or disagree, dyskusyjny, sporny.

armful

a quantity of sth you can carry in both hands, naręcze.

art lover

a person who's interested in and fond of art, miłośnik sztuk.

artificial

not natural, produced from unnatural stuff, sztuczny.

artificially

in an artificial (=unnatural) way, sztucznie, nienaturalnie.

asinine

stupid, głupi, durny.

asocial

not willing to spend time or cooperate with others, nietowarzyski, aspołeczny.

aspire

to aim at sth, to try to achieve or dream about achieving sth, aspirować do, dążyć.

assent

consent, the act of agreeing, to agree, zgoda, akceptacja, sankcjonować, zgadzać się, akceptować.

assign

to give a particular task to someone, to decide where o when sth is to take place, przydzielać, przypisywać, wyznaczać.

assist

to help, pomagać, asystować.

assumption

something for granted, regarding something true without proof a belief założenie, przypuszczenie

astonished

really surprised, stunned zdumiony, zdziwiony.

astound

to surprise somebody very much zdumiewać, zadziwiać.

astounded

really shocked zdumiony.

astounding

amazing zadziwiający.

atrocious

awful, bad cruel okropny, ohydny, wstrętny.

attain

to reach, to gain, to achieve zdobyć, osiągnąć, uzyskać

attainable

possible to be achieved osiągalny.

attempt

to try hard to do sth the act of trying to do or achieve sth próbować, usiłować próba, usiłowanie.

attentively

carefully, with attention uważnie, bacznie troskliwie.

attest

to certify, to state something is true zaświadczać, poświadczać, świadczyć.

attitude

an opinion, point of view, one's beliefs stosunek, pogląd postawa.

average

typical, usual a typical or standard amount średni, przeciętny średnia, przeciętna.

awesome

causing feelings of respect, fear wzbudzający respekt very good, impressive znakomity, świetny, robiący wrażenie

awkward

difficult to cope with embarassing anxious trudny, kłopotliwy niezręczny, niezgrabny (n.p. ruch, styl)

backpacking

travelling with a backpack for pleasure; podróżowanie z plecakiem, turystyka piesza. Backpacking used to be our favourite way of spending leisure.

backstreet

a small, narrow street; uliczka, zaułek. They shared a flat in a neglected backstreet.

balanced

not violent, peaceful, full of harmony; zrównoważony; wyważony. I hope the discussion will be balanced as usual.

banter

to talk in an amusing, witty way; a small talk full of jokes; przekomarzać się; żartować; żarty, przekomarzanie się. The moment we approached the boys, they were bantering and laughing.

bareheaded

wearing nothing on one's head; z gołą głową. Although it was very cold, he left bareheaded.

bearable

possible to bear, to deal with, to cope; znośny, do zniesienia. Her behaviour was just bearable.

beastly

unpleasant, awful, unkind; okropny, obrzydliwy, paskudny. You're so beastly to me. It's not fair.

beautician

a cosmetician, a person who professionally looks after her clients' face and body; kosmetyczka (zawód) Mary and Anna were very excited about their first visit to a beautician.

becoming

(of clothes, hairdo) suiting somebody's looks, making one look attractive; twarzowy. You have a really becoming hat on, dear.

begrudge

to envy sth; to not want someone to get sth; zazdrościć komuś czegoś, żałować komuś czegoś. I had an impression she sort of begrudges Alice the position.

bellow

to shout loudly; to roar; wrzeszczeć, krzyczeć; ryk, wrzask. The teacher bellowed: "Be quiet, will you?" and we all started to laugh.

beltway

a motorway or road that goes around a site such as city; obwodnica. Check how to get to the beltway.

big

hearted -kind, generous; dobry, wielkiego serca. Your mother was a big_hearted woman.

bigheaded

thinking that he/she knows everything; przemądrzały. Tom's a bigheaded boy it's hard to stand his behaviour

bird_brained

silly, stupid; głupi, ptasi móżdżek, głupiutki. Weren't he so bird brained, he would have realised the importance of that meeting.

bitterly (1)

in a way showing disappointment, anger, sorrow, etc.; gorzko, srodze. I was bitterly disappointed.

bitterly (2)

very, extremely (about cold weather); przeraźliwie, przeszywająco, potwornie (o zimnie). It can be bitterly cold here in February.

bizarre

strange, odd; dziwaczny, groteskowy. She put forward her ideas employing a rather bizarre style.

blackmail

threat used in order to gain something; to threaten someone in order to get something; szantaż, szantażować. He was trying to blackmail the whole family.

blank

empty; containing no information; giving no reaction; pusty; czysty; bez wyrazu. What do I put in the blank space?

bleak

gloomy, cold; posępny, ponury. The neighbourhood was bleak and not welcoming.

bleat

to make a sound that goats or sheep make; to complain; beczeć; jęczeć; piszczeć. Did you hear that sheep bleat?

blissful

full of joy and peaceful; błogi, szczęśliwy. It was a blissful time in my marriage.

blissfully

in a way characterized by happiness and peace; błogo, szczęśliwie, bardzo (o szczęściu itp.). She was blissfully happy at that time.

blizzard

a snow storm; burza śnieżna. They forecast a blizzard tomorrow.

blockbuster

a very successful, bestselling book or film; przebój, hit, szlagier kinowy lub wydawniczy. I'm always skeptical about Hollywood blockbusters.

blotch

a spot, to make a spot (with ink); plama; krosta; plamić; robić kleksy. Sally was unhappy to find an ugly blotch on her face.

blush

to become red in the face because of e.g. embarrassment; czerwienić się, rumienić się. Tony blushed when he saw his ex.

boardroom

a room where important meetings are held; sala posiedzeń, sala konferencyjna. Will you please follow me to the boardroom?

boardwalk

a place you can walk at the sea shore, especially made of wood; promenada nadmorska. Let's have a walk at the boardwalk.

boast

to speak proudly about e.g. one's achievements; chwalić się. Mike boasted that his parents were very rich.

boastful

proud, showing_off; chełpliwy, zarozumiały Henry's always been a boastful boy.

bold

risky; confident and brave; śmiały, odważny. In a bold step the management decided to downisize the staff.

bold_faced

cheeky, bold; zuchwały. Her neighbour called her a bold_faced girl.

bonnet

a metal cover under which there is the engine of a car; maska samochodu. I thought something was wrong, so I looked under the bonnet.

bookkeeper

an accountant; księgowy, buchalter. He started his career as a bookkeeper.

bore

someone or something really boring; nudziarz; nuda, nudziarstwo. He's such a bore! How can you spend so much time with him?

bossy

acting like a boss, making others do what he or she wants; władczy, apodyktyczny. Though she's a bossy person you can find a way to reach a compromise

bothersome

annoying; uciążliwy, kłopotliwy. It's the most bothersome situation we've ever faced.

breakthrough

an important event that makes a vital change possible; przełom. We counted on a breakthrough in the negotiations till the very end.

breathless

unable to breathe; making you feel unable to breathe; uptight; bez tchu, zadyszany; zapierający dech w piersiach; duszny, napięty. The exhibition left us breathless.

breathlessly

without breathing or a chance to breathe; bez tchu; z zapartym tchem. The children were breathlessly watching the cartoon.

breathtaking

exciting, surprising, beautiful, impressive; zapierajacy dech w piersiach. We had a breathtaking view from our hotel room.

breathtakingly

in a manner that takes your breath away, extremely; niezwykle, zadziwiająco. It was a breathtakingly beautiful place.

breeze

light wind which is quite pleasant; bryza, wietrzyk. I like such cool breeze.

brevity

the quality of being brief, short; zwięzłość. Brevity is what counts in your essays.

brevity

the quality of lasting a short time or being brief; the quality of being economic with words; krótkotrwałość, krótkość; zwięzłość. He's a master of brevity. I really admire his works.

bribery

the act of giving e.g. money illegally in order to obtain something; przekupstwo, łapownictwo. He was acuused of bribery.

bridecake

a special cake eaten during a wedding; tort weselny. Aunt Helen made the bridecake herself.

brisk

quick; active, full of energy; rześki, ożywiony, energiczny, żwawy. He took a brisk walk to relax and think the problem over.

bud

a part of a plant which becomes a leaf or flower; pączek, pąk. Little Kate was watching buds of the flowers in the garden and asked lots of questions about plants.

buffer

the car part that protects it; something that protects something else; to protect; zderzak; bufor; zabezpieczenie; zabezpieczać. She was wrong to buy those shares as a buffer against future inflation.

buffet (1)

a restaurant in a station; a meal where different types of food can be eaten; bufet; zimny bufet (posiłek) We had nothing to eat and there was no buffet in the station, so we were starving.

buffet car

a special carriage on a train with a restaurant; wagon restauracyjny. I'm starving. Why don't we go to the buffet car and have something to eat?

bulging

if something is bulging, it’s either full or sticking out; pełny; wybrzuszony, brzuchaty; wypukły. This lady with a bulging suitcase is my aunt.

bulk

a large amount; something or someone massive, large; masa, duża ilość, większość; in bulk in large amounts; w dużych ilościach the bulk of- the majority of; większość. Actually, the bulk of the screenplay is worthless.

bulky

if something is bulky, it’s too big or too heavy to be carried without difficulties; nieporęczny, ciężki, obszerny. The wardrobe was too bulky for us to move.

bulletproof

resistant to the impact of a bullet; kuloodporny. The policemen were wearing bulletproof vests.

bully

cruel person who threatens others; to act like a bully; tyran, osoba znęcajaca się nad innymi; znęcac się nad innymi, tyranizować. These guys are known for bullying younger pupils.

bumpy

uneven, characterized by rough motion; wyboisty, nierówny. We were driving along some bumpy road.

bundle

a small package; things fastened together; zawiniątko; kłębek; wiązka, plik. When she was leaving, a small bundle was all she possessed.

bystander

a passer_by, an onlooker; przechodzień, widz, gap. A group of bystanders gathered where the accident had happened.

byway

a small road or way which not many people travel; droga boczna. If you drive that byway, it may take longer but you won't get lost.

cackle

to laugh unpleasantly in a loud voice; rechotać. this cackling man is really annoying.

calamity

a misfortune, disaster; katastrofa, klęska, nieszczęście. The whole village suffered from serious calamities, such as frequent floods.

calling

vocation; occupation; summoning; powołanie; zajęcie, fach, profesja; zwołanie, wezwanie. I admire him for the worthy calling he has chosen.

callow

immature, inexperienced; niedojrzały, niedoświadczony. She's just a callow teenager so you shouldn't expect too much.

calumny

something unfair said about a person in order to make others believe the person is wrong, evil, dishonest, etc.; kalumnia, oszczerstwo. He will pay them back for the calumny.

can_do

positive, optimistic; pozytywny, optymistyczny. Ann's can-do attitude always makes me feel more confident.

cancel

to decide that something planned won't take place; odwoływać. The concert was cancelled, which annoyed me.

cancellation

the act of deciding that something won't happen; odwołanie, rezygnacja. There were several cancellations, so the latecomers were able to buy tickets.

capricious

moody, changeable; kapryśny. She tends to be capricious, but generally she's a well-behaved girl.

capture

to catch; schwytać, złapać, pojmać. The robber was finally captured.

caring

kind, supporting others; troskliwy, opiekuńczy. You're the most caring person in the world.

carport

a place to park the car, under a roof supported by two poles; wiata na samochód Why didn't you use the carport?

cash machine

a machine from which you can take out money using a special card; bankomat. I have to find a cash machine.

cash_desk

the place in a shop where customers pay; kasa w sklepie. Where's the cash-desk?

cashpoint

cash machine; a machine from which you get cash; bankomat Is there any cashpoint near here?

cast_off

not wanted or needed any more (about a thing that has been used, usually clothes); used clothes that you don't want any more; porzucony, używany; używane ubrania They are always happy to receive cast-offs. New clothes are what they cannot afford.

castaway

a person who escaped a wreck after it sank and managed to get to an island or land; rozbitek. It's another story about a miserable castaway.

casualty

a victim, a person injured; ofiara (wypadku, wojny) There were no casualties in the accident.

catchy

likely to attract attention, melodious; tricky; wpadający w ucho, chwytliwy; zwodniczy, podchwytliwy. This singer is famous for catchy hits and spectacular concerts.

catchy

about a tune) easy to remember; (about illness) contagious; łatwo wpadający w ucho (o melodii); zaraźliwy (o chorobie) Mary's been ill. I wonder if it's catchy.

catnap

a short nap, a short sleep, usually during the day; krótka drzemka. I was working all night long. A catnap would do me good.

catwalk

the area where models present clothes; wybieg na pokazie mody. The first time Anne entered the catwalk was pretty stressful.

cautious

avoiding risk; careful; ostrożny, rozważny, przezorny. She's always been a cautious driver.

cautiously

in a careful way, avoiding risk; rozważnie, ostrożnie. You should deal with the issue cautiously.

cease

to stop an activity or something; przestać, zaprzestać, ustać. The protests ceased after a long dispute.

celebrity

a very famous or admired person; sława, zankomitość. The presence of celebrities added splendour to the banquet.

challenging

difficult, requiring commitment; trudny, ambitny, wymagający. She tends to be satisfied with easy tasks. She should be given a challenging one to develop her skills.

charity

the system in which poor people in need are provided food, medicine, etc.; an organization which raises funds for the poor or the diseased; dobroczynność; organizacja charytatywna. Mary started voluntary work at a charity.

charmless

lacking charm, lacking grace; pozbawiony wdzięku. After the fire the town was rebuilt in a charmless way.

chary

very careful; mean; ostrożny, rozważny; skąpy. He's always been really chary whatever he was doing.

chatty

talkative; gadatliwy Who's thatchatty boy you were talking to?

cheekily

in a way which is impolite or rude, without respect; bezczelnie. She answered me way too cheekily.

cheeky

offensively bold; bezczelny, impertynencki. His questions sound rather cheeky.

chirpy

lively, light-hearted, happy; ożywiony, w dobrym nastroju. What's happened? You seemed so chirpy in the morning and now you're upset.

choosiness

the quality of being choosy; wybredność-Her choosiness isn't easy to bear.

chop

to cut into small pieces; siekac, rąbać. Chop the meat and I'll prepare the sauce.

citation

words taken from a particular text; cytat, przytoczenie. You must indicate the sources of the citations.

cite

to mention something that someone else said or proved; cytować, przytaczać; wymieniać. He cites Bertrand Russell in his work.

citizen

a member of a certain country; obywatel. She became a German citizen after her marriage.

citizenship

the state of being a member of a certain country; obywatelstwo. He didn't actually apply for American citizenship.

civic

relatig to a city; miejski. Civic authorities have faced a serious conflict.

civil servant

a person who works for the goverment; urzędnik państwowy. Sally is planning a civil servant career.

civilized

polite, calm; grzeczny, kulturalny. I wish you behaved in a civilized way.

claim

to state that something is true; to demand; twierdzić, utrzymywać (że); żądać, domagać się. She claims that it wasn't her fault.

claimant

someone who claims a right to something; osoba wysuwająca roszczenie, domagająca się czegoś. Claimants of the benefit are getting stronger every day as a group.

clamour

loud outcry; to protest, to make loud demands; zgiełk, wrzawa, oburzenie; podnosić wrzawę, głośno się czegoś domagać. The news resulted in clamour from the people.

clarify

to make clear; to explain; klarować, oczyszczać; wyjaśniać. I hope he'll clarify this point. Otherwise I won't understand it.

clarity

the quality of being clear; jasność, przejrzystość, klarowność. As a writer, he's a master of clarity.

class monitor

a student in class who is responsible for certain jobs; dyżurny w szkole. The teacher said Amy was a perfect class monitor.

clockwise

moving) according to the direction of clock's hands; zgodnie z ruchem wskazówek zegara. Each player moves clockwise, throwing the dice twice each turn.

closure

the process or moment of finishing something, such as a business, activity, discussion; making people not use a particular place or object; zamknięcie; blokada. The increase in school closures is a real threat to teachers.

cloudlet

a small cloud; chmurka, obłoczek. Amy's drawn a cloudlet in the sky.

clumsy

lacking skill, grace or coordination; niezgrabny, niezręczny. Why are you being so clumsy?! You've broken my favourite cup!

cluster

a group, to come together; grupa; gromadzić się. A cluster of fans followed the model wherever she moved.

coach

a trainer; a tutor; to train someone; to teach someone on oneto-one basis; trener, korepetytor; trenować; udzielać korepetycji

coarse

rough, not soft; rude; szorstki, gruby; nieokrzesany, grubiański. I'd rather you didn't use such coarse language

coauthor

one of authors of something; współautor Isn't she a coauthor of this book?

cocksure

too self-confident, conceited; zarozumiały, zadufany I would like him if he wasn't so cocksure.

cocksureness

characteristic of being too confident and rude; zarozumialstwo, zadufanie Jamie's cocksureness makes me sick.

comfiness

comfort; wygoda, luksus She claimed that comfiness was more important than the price of the room.

comfortless

not involving comfort; gloomy; unhappy, miserable; pozbawiony wygód, komfortu; ponury, nieszczęśliwy. She spent ten long years in that comfortless country.

comfy

comfortable, cosy, nice (about a room, etc.); wygodny, przytulny. Her room was tiny and a bit messy, but really comfy at the same time.

command

to order, to tell somebody to do something; nakazywać, rozkazywać. The colonel commanded the soldiers to shoot.

commandment

a religious principle which ought to be obeyed by believers; przykazanie. I wish all Christians obeyed the Ten Commandments.

commemorate

to remember and give respect, usually in an official way; czcić pamięć, upamiętniać. The government decided to commemorate the anniversary.

commentator

a television or radio journalist who relates or describes an event; komentator (radiowy lub telewizyjny) His dream was to become a sports commentator

commercial break

a break in a programme when commercials are broadcast; przerwa na reklamy. I made some tea in the commercial break.

commit

to do something that is considered wrong, such as a crime; to promise one's loyalty, money, etc. to a particular purpose, person, etc.; popełniać (np. zbrodnię, samobójstwo); popełniać; przeznaczać; angażować się

committed

loyal and devoted, willing to work hard one's belief; wierny, oddany, zaangażowany. He's always been a committed member of our party.

commonplace

usual, common; something common, something that occurs every day; pospolity, powszechny, zwyczajny; rzecz codzienna, powszechne zjawisko. Mobiles have become commonplace.

companion

a friend, usually at a specific situation, job, etc.; towarzysz, kompan. Jenny would be a perfect travel companion.

company

the people one is with; the people surrounding you; towarzystwo (ludzie, którzy spędzają z nami czas) It's actually impolite to ignore your company during a meal.

compassion

a feeling of sympathy and sadness; współczucie, litość. As the author claims, all the basic emotions, such as love, guilt, compassion, anger, are essential to living happily and healthily.

compassionate

showing compassion, merciful; współczujący, pełen współczucia, litościwy. We didn't expect such a compassionate response to our appeal.

competitive

enjoying competition; requiring competition; lubiący rywalizację; wymagający rywalizacji. I am very competitive and enjoy challenge.

complain

difficult, complicated; złożony, skomplikowany. The whole issue appears much more complex than it really is.

complex

difficult, complicated; złożony, skomplikowany The whole issue appears much more complex than it really is.

complexion

the quality and colour of one's face; the character of something; cera, karnacja; charakter, zabarwienieShe was a young woman with dark eyes and fair complexion.

complexity

the quality of being complex, that is difficult to understand, usually because of too many aspects, plots, problems, etc. being involved; złożoność, zawiłość It was an issue of great complexity.

comprehend

to understand, to take in; rozumieć, pojmować This community finds it hard to comprehend. They simply discuss why she acted that way.

comprehensive

including much, esp. information or knowledge; obszerny, kompletny, wszechstronny This comprehensive study is where you can find reasonable answers to your questions.

compulsive

addictive; entertaining; interesting so much that you cannot stop doing it; being an addiction; wciągający, nałogowy, trudny do zaprzestania. She tried to find consolation in compulsive shopping.

compulsory

being a must, a duty; obowiązkowy. It was a compulsory piece of homework, unlike the other exercises.

conceive

to form in the mind, to make up; to plan; to get pregnant; wymyślić, obmyślić, wyobrażać sobie; planować; zajść w ciążęThe plan she's conceived will never be accepted by her boyfriend.

conclude

to make a conclusion, to understand something basing on certain data; dochodzić do wniosku, stwierdzać. The boss concluded no further training was necessary.

concussion

damage to the brain which is temporary and is caused by e.g. falling down or a hit on the head; wstrząśnienie mózgu He's in hospital now with a concussion.

conferee

a participant of a conference; uczestnik konferencji A large group of conferees gather around him.

confusing

causing confusion; pomieszany, mylący, wprowadzający w zakłpotanie, niepewność The questions were quite confusing- I was well prepared and still had lots of doubts during the test.

connected (with)

linked to, related to; związany (z)Is your job in any way connected with television?

conscience

the part of mind that is responsible for distinguishing between good and bad things; sumienie Have you got no conscience? Why are you doing this to me?

conscience_stricken

feeling guilty; dręczony wyrzutami sumienia. She must feel conscience-stricken now

conscientious

reliable, meticulous; sumienny, skrupulatny He's an extremely conscientious student.

conscientious

diligent, putting much effort into one's work; sumienny, skrupulatny In my opinion, such conscientious students should be praised more.

considerate

showing care for others, thinking about people; troskliwy, delikatny, ostrożny Being a very considerate person, Susie avoided the difficult subject which might have worried her mother.

consideration

thinking about something carefully; being kind and caring; rozwaga; uwaga, względy. She always shows consideration to others.

constrain

to limit someone by telling them what they’re not allowed to do and controlling them; to force someone to do sth; ograniczać; zmuszać; zniewalać. I felt constrained to obey my teacher though I hated the idea.

constraint

limitation; the act of forcing someone to do sth; ograniczenie; przymus. Your decision to cooperate with them would mean additional constraints.

contemporary

modern, living, existing or creating nowadays; współczesne I wouldn't say he belongs to the most interesting cntemporary artists.

contentment

the state of being glad, content, merry; zadowolenie, radość, uradowanieHer self-confidence and contentment make others trust her as a leader.

contingency

a possibility; an accident; mnożliwość, ewentualność; wypadek, przypadek. Have you discussed all the possible contingencies?

contingency plan

a plan you make in case something goes wrong; plan awaryjny. Suzie always makes up a contingency plan!

contingently

accidentally; under condition; przypadkowo; warunkowo. There were some soldiers who had been contingently trapped during the expedition.

contract

a written formal agreement; umowa, kontrakt. They are going to sign a contract with the studio.

contrary

opposite; przeciwny; przeciwnie, odwrotnie I think the contrary, if you ask me.

convenient

comfortable, suited to one's needs; wygodny, dogodny We kindly ask you to inform us whether the date of the meeting is convenient for you.

converse

to talk with somebody for a long time; konwersowaćThe neighbour used to visit my grandfather every afternoon and they would converse long hours.

convince

(sb of sth) to make someone agree, to persuade; przekonać (kogoś o czymś) They won't convince the court of their innocence.

convincing

making you believe something or change your opinion about sometning; przekonujący, przekonywającyThe chairman's speech was so convincing everybody applauded.

convoy

a group of people, vehicles, etc. that protect an important person or valuable goods; to protect the above mentioned in a group; konwój, eskorta; konwojować, eskortować. It took over half an hour for the convoy to leave the jammed area.

coolness

the quality of being cool; the quality of being calm; chłód; spokój, opanowanie. Her coolness was really impressive.

corpulent

plump, full, obese; korpulentny, pulchny; tęgi. Well, he was short, corpulent and dressed neatly.

cosy

nice and comfortable; przytulny, miły. My grandma’s room is very cosy.

couch potato

an idler, a person who spends a lot of time on a couch or sofa, usually in front of a tv set; leniuch, obibok, osoba spędzająca większość czasu na kanapie przed telewizorem. Sally's a real couch potato- she won't be happy to join you.

counselling

giving advice to people; doradztwo, poradnictwo, pomoc terapeuty; They specialize in counselling services.

counterfeit

to produce an illegal imitation; an illegal imitation; podrbiać, fałszować; podróbka, fałszerstwo. Lots of counterfeited tools can be bought at bazaars.

courgette

an oblong vegetable with a green skin; cukinia. I love the way he prepares courgette with tomato sauce!

coven

a meeting of witches; zlot czarownic, sabat czarownic The Little Witch was punished for taking part in the covet without permission.

coven

an assembly of witches; zlot czarownic, sabat The girl vividly described the coven which is an opening scene of the movie.

coyly

in a modest or shy way; skromnie; nieśmiało She answerd coyly, blushing and looking down.

cradle

a small swinging bed for babies; the place where something important began; kołyska, kolebka (także metaforycznie) Ancient Greece was the cradle of European civilisation.

cramp

a sudden muscle pain that makes one unable to move for a while; skurcz. That terrible cramp in the leg made me wake up several times during the night.

crash helmet

a helmet you wear in case of accident; kask ochronny. You're not allowed to enter here without a crash helmet.

craven

cowardly, fainthearted; bojaźliwy, tchórzliwy, nędzny. Your strategy has been craven submission, which will lead you nowhere.

crawly

making you feel scary; przyprawiający o gęsią skórkę. It must have been a crawly experience.

craze

fashion, a trend; przelotna moda, szaleństwo. This game is the latest craze among teenagers.

creak

to produce an unpleasant, sharp sound; skrzypieć, trzeszczeć "What was it?" "It might be the door creaking in our neighbour's garage."

credible

possible to be believed; wiarygodny. This piece of news appears credible.

credibly

in a manner which involves trust and belief; wiarygodnie. You cannot credibly compare this household to an average one.

credulous

nive, eager to believe what others say; łatwowierny. It sometimes makes me worried, really. She's so credulous and naive.

creep

to move slowly and quietly; to crawl; skradać się; czołgać się. He crept to the door without being noticed.

creepy

scary, terrible; straszny, niesamowity, przyprawiający o gęsią skórkę. Sarah likes such creepy movies.

crossly

angrily; gniewnie, ze złością "She was late again!" the teacher said crossly.

crucial

of great importance, basic; zasadniczy, kluczowy; decydującyIn my opinion, we omitted crucial aspects of the issue.

cruise

a journey on a ship for pleasure; to go on such a journey; rejs; płynąć w rejs. The cruise was a wonderful idea!

crumble

to break sth into small pieces; kruszyć. A couple of children were crumbling bread for birds in the park.

crumple

to make many folds; to become full of folds; gnieść (się), miąć. This dress will crumple easily.

crunch

to eat with a cracking sound; chrupać. We watched the rabbit crunch carrots.

crunchy

making a special sound when you grind it; chrupki, chrupiący, I love crunchy vegetables.

crutch

a special stick which supports you if you have problems with walking; kula (stanowiąca podporę w przypadku problemów z chodzeniem) Since the accident Darek's been on crutches.

cuddle

to hold (someone) with affection; tulić, przytulać. The girl cuddled her teddy.

curse

to swear, to use offensive language; przeklinać, kląć. He realised the bus had left and cursed

cursory

not thorough, not reflected upon; powierzchowny. This article is a typical mixture of stereotype and cursory judgements.

customary

traditional; habitually practiced; tradycyjny; zwyczajowy; zwyczajny. She's not behaving in her customary manner.

customized

made in accordance with customer's specific needs; dostosowany do wymagań klienta. Customized goods are what they specialize in.

daft

stupid; unintelligent; głupi, głupkowaty. He's so daft, what's he doing in the team?

dance floor

an area which is for dancing only (at a disco, at a restaurant, etc.); parkiet taneczny. She spent the whole night at the dance floor.

danceable

such that one can dance at/to; taneczny, nadający się do tańczenia. If you're coming, bring some danceable CDs!

daunting

about something that makes one frightened or worried because of being difficult; zniechęcający, odstraszający. Don’t leave me alone with the daunting task of cleaning up the whole house!

deafening

so loud you can't hear anything else; ogłuszający. Deafening sounds of techno music made our conversation impossible.

deafening

extremely loud; ogłuszający. Out of a sudden, we heard a deafening noise from the outside.

deathly

causing death; terrible and gloomy; śmiertelny, śmiercionośny; grobowy, trupi. His words were followed by nothing but deathly silence.

debris

remains of something that has been destroyed; szczątki, gruzy; odłamki; pozostałości, resztki. Victims were trying to make their way through the debris.

decay

to become gradually worse or damaged; gnić; niszczeć, podupadać. The whole lawn was covered with decaying leaves.

deceive

to trick, to cheat, to hide the truth; oszukiwać, okłamywać, wprowadzać w błąd. If you deceive her once, she's never going to trust you.

deceiver

a person who deceives others, that is, lies and cheats; oszust, kłamca. I used to trust him, but now I perceive him as a deceiver.

deceiving

cheating; false, not true; oszukańczy; zwodniczy. He spoke to me with a deceiving smile.

decelerate

to move more slowly; zwalniać. He decelerated at the sight of the police, but it was too late.

decent

alright, proper, good; porządny, przyzwoity. I hope we'll finally have a decent meal

decently

in a socially accepted way, in a satisfactory way; przyzwoicie. You ought to dress decently.

deception

the act of cheating, the act of hiding the truth; oszustwo. He obtained the money by deception, which has been just discovered.

decided

obvious; certain; zdecydowany; stanowczy. It's obvious that they have a decided advantage over us.

decidedly

obviously, absolutely; zdecydowanie, stanowczo. She was decidedly mean to her daughter

deck

the open surface of a ship; pokład. We decided to sleep on the deck.

deckchair

a folding chair which you use outside, to sunbathe or relax; leżak. What a lovely deckchair! How much is it?

declared

topenly affirming one's views, announcing something in a clear way; zdeklarowany, otwarty, stanowczy. I'm a declared supporter of this party.

decline

to become smaller or weaker; to refuse, to reject; zmniejszać się, malec, podupadać; nie przyjmować, odmawiać The politician's popularity declined after his decision.

dedicated

involved, devoted; oddany, zaangażowany, ofiarny. Sheila is really dedicated to her new work.

deep_fried

fried in a deep pan in a large amount of fat; smażony w głębokim tłuszczu. You should avoid deep_fried food.

deep_fry

to fry in a large amount of fat; smażyć w głębokim tłuszczu. Now deep_fry the vegetables.

defeat

a terrible and serious failure; klęska, porażka. What happened ysterday was a crushing defeat and I cannot call it otherwise.

defensive

done in order to defend oneself; defensywny, obronny. She made a defensive gesture as if she were scared.

definitive

complete, final, not to be questioned; definitywny, ostateczny, rozstrzygający. You're being naive if you want to find a definitive answer to this question.

delay

to put off; the act of putting sth off; opóźniać, zwlekać, odkładać na później; zwłoka, opóźnienie. I must apologize for the delay I hope you will understand.

deniable

possible to deny; zaprzeczalny, dający się zaprzeczyć. You must understand that these simple facts are not deniable.

denial

statement that something is not true; refusal; zaprzeczenie; odmowa. Did they believe her denial that she had witnessed the robbery?

denomination

a religious group sharing certain beliefs; wyznanie. He said he didn't belong to any particular denomination.

deny

to refuse; to say that something is not true; odmawiać; zaprzeczać. She denies that she took my notebook, but I don't believe her.

departure lounge

the place where you wait before you get on a plane; hala odlotów. I must have left my rucksack in the departure lounge.

dependable

reliable; słowny, rzetelny, niezawodny. Diana is not the most dependable person in the office.

deplete

to use up e.g. resources; to reduce the amount of sth; wyczerpywać, uszczuplaćWe should be more cautious as far as natural resources are concerned. People shouldn't continue to deplete them.

deplore

to be sorry because of sth; to not approve of sth; ubolewać, wyrażać ubolewanie; nie pochwalać, potępiać. The students' behaviour was deplored.

deportee

a person that should be/is deported; deportowany, osoba deportowana. Eventually, he ended up as a deportee.

deranged

confused; thrown out of mental balance; szalony, zaburzony, obłąkany. Now that I've observed his behaviour for a while I'm sure he's mentally deranged.

derision

mockery, scornful opinion or treatment; drwina, kpina, pośmiewisko. Shouts of derision made her feel helpless.

derisive

mocking; drwiący, szyderczy. His derisive remarks should be ignored.

deserted

about a place: without people, abandoned; opuszczony, opustoszały (o miejscach). It gave me the creeps to walk in the deserted city.

despair

the state of hopelessness; to feel that everything is wrong; rozpacz; rozpaczać. There's no time for despair now. You've got to act.

detailed

full of details, not general; szczegółowy She gave me a detailed description of the situation, which made certain things clear.

develop

to make something (or oneself) grow, become larger, stronger or better; rozwijać (się). Hopefully the enterprise will develop.

devote

to give something or one’s time etc. to somebody else or for a purpose one considers important; poświęcać. You’ve devoted so much time to your studies already that you shouldn’t give it up.

devotion

commitment, strong attachment; zeal; poświęcenie, oddanie, przywiązanie; pobożność. Her devotion was really moving.

dilemma

a problem, a difficult choice; dylemat. She faced the dilemma of quitting a secure job or rejecting a more interesting one.

diminutive

very small, tiny; mały, drobny. Even a diminutive woman like her would be able to lift it.

disapprovingly

expressing disapproval, that is, an opinion that something or someone is bad, wrong, etc.; z dezaprobatą. She watched them disapprovingly

discard

to get rid of, to throw awya; pozbywać się, wyrzucać. I can remember a witty sentence I guess Margaret Atwood said so that whenever a woman discards a piece of clothes she discards a part of her life. Men won't get it, I'm afraid, but there's something about it.

discern

to notice, to recognise; dostrzegać, zauważać; rozpoznawać. I could not discern any object in the dark room.

discolour

to change the (natural) colour; odbarwiać się, przebarwiać się. The paint had discoloured, which made the interior look unpleasant.

disconsolate

unhappy, disappointed; niepocieszony, nieutulony, zawiedziony. The class were disconsolate when the trip was cancelled.

discount

a reduction in the price of something; rabat, zniżka. They usually offer a discount if you become a member of the club.

discredit

to make others think that something or someone lacks the positve features they used to believe in; dyskredytować. He meant to discredit the leader.

disgraceful

shameful, very bad; kompromitujący, haniebny, gorszący. The whole situation was absolutely disgraceful.

dishearten

to discourage, to make you feel depressed; zniechęcać, przygnębiać. Micheal is feeling a bit disheartened, so we should help him.

disorder

untidiness; confusion, lack of order; nieporządek, zamieszanie, zamieszki. The town, neglected during the postwar disorder, turned into a ruin.

dispatch

to send off; to deal with; wysyłać; uwijać się, szybko załatwić. The decision to dispatch the troops to the area is at least controversial.

dispirited

discouraged, upset; zniechęcony, przygnębiony. The professor couldn't talk the dispirited researchers into another attempt.

disrespectful

showing no respect; lekceważący, obraźliwy. His disrespectful behaviour affected the atmosphere.

disrupt

to interrupt, to prevent sth from being continued; to annoy; zakłócać, przerywać. Hard_wingers and roughnecks disrupted the demonstration.

disruption

interrupting, causing trouble; zakłócenie, przerwanie, wstrzymanie. Due to serious disruption everybody was late.

disruptive

preventing sth from continuation; annoying; causing problems; destrukcyjny, niszczący; zakłócający. The student was punished for his disruptive behaviour but no teacher tried to understand the reasons for his disobedience.

distasteful

offensive, disgusting; not pleasing; niesmaczny, odrażający; odpychający. His very distasteful behaviour hasn't been punished yet.

distinct

different from; clear and obvious; różny, wyróżniający się; jasny, wyraźny, dobitny. The noise outside is quite distinct in winter when the leaves are off.

distract

to make someone's attention focus on something they didn't concentrate on, to disturb; rozpraszać; odrywać, odciągać; odwracać czyjąś uwagę. Don't distract me from my work.

distress

great sorrow or despair; to make someone suffer; strapienie, cierpienie, rozpacz; denerwować, martwić, unieszczęśliwiać. The way my ex-husband is trying to distress me is really hard to bear.

distribute

to give out (to more than one person); to provide; rozdawać, rozdzielać, rozprowadzać. The nurse distributed thermometers to the patients.

distrust

lack of trust; nieufność. Your distrust will ruin that friendship.

divergence

difference, e.g. of opinions; rozbieżność. The divergence of opinion on this problem in the company caused a never_ending discussion.

diverse

different, various; rozmaity, różnorodny, różnoraki. The models were wearing diverse types of dresses.

diversity

variety; difference; różnorodność, rozmaitość, zróżnicowanie. Ethnic diversity is typical of the USA society.

divination

a method or act of predicting the future using cards, magic, etc.; wróżbiarstwo, wróżba. Sally has changed recently. She's studying books on methods of divination. Moreover, hardly ever does she talk to anybody.

dizzy

feeling unable to balance; cierpiący na zawroty głowy. She started to feel dizzy.

do_nothing

someone who's extremely lazy and doesn't feel like working at all; nierób, wałkoń. Who do you think you are? You're such a do_nothing and you dare to criticize others!

dolefully

sadly; smętnie, żałośnie. The girl was weeping dolefully.

domesticated

brought under human control (of animals, plants); oswojony, udomowiony. Cats must have been domesticated thousands years ago.

donate

to give (material goods) in order to help somebody, an organization, etc.; ofiarowywać, darować. He donated all his savings to a charity.

double_dealing

cheating, acting in a dishonest way; obłuda. His double_dealing make me sick.

downpour

heavy rain; ulewa. We really didn't expect such a downpour!

drafty

not airtight, draughty; pełen przeciągów, przewiewny. Has your flat always been so drafy?

dreaded

inspiring fear; dreadful, awful; wzbudzający przerażenie; staszny, okropny. When she heard the dreaded noises, she ran away.

dress circle

the first level above the main floor at the auditorium at the theatre; balkon pierwszego piętra w teatrze. Our tickets are in the dress circle.

dressy

smart; elegant; in fancy clothes; szykowny, wytworny, elegancki. My mother insisted that I put on something more dressy for the family reunion

dribble

a drop, a bit; to flow in small amounts; kropelka, odrobina; kapać, ściekać. Milk was dribbling from the bottle.

drizzle

to fall (of rain) in small drops; mżyć. It's been drizzling all day.

droop

to fall down, to bend; opadać, zwisać bezwładnie, zwieszać się. One of the plants you'd bought drooped because it had no water.

dropout

someone who quits school before graduation; a person who drops out from a group; osoba, która nie kończy szkoły; wyrzutek. My father used to say I'd become a school dropout.

drowsiness

sleepiness, the state of being sleepy; senność. That medicine could have caused the drowsiness you've been complaining about.

dryly

in a dry manner; harshly; sucho, oschle. She treated us dryly enough to make us understand she wasn't happy to see us.

dubious

doubtful, being in doubt; not clear, not obvious; wątpliwy; niepewny, podejrzany. Her excuse was rather dubious.

dungeon

a prison in the underground; loch. The princess was imprisoned in the dungeon.

durable

able to work or last for a long time; trwały, solidny, mocny. The device was made of durable materials.

dusky

dark; ciemny, mroczny. The rose turned dusky red.

dust cover

a clothing you put on things to protect them against dust; a piece of printed paper put on the cover of a book; pokrowiec; obwoluta. I need a dust cover for my printer.

dutiful

polite, obedient, kind; posłuszny, obowiązkowy, dobry. I don't know what happened with Helen she always was so dutiful!

earnest

serious and determined; poważny, szczery, sumienny. She was extraoridinarily earnest for her age.

earthshaking

crucial, special, affecting many people; przełomowy, doniosły. Forming of the Polish government was supposed to be an earthshaking moment.

ease

to make sth not as bad, severe or painful as it is; łagodzić, zmniejszać, osłabiać. This pill should ease the pain.

easel

a wooden frame on legs which holds a picture being painted; sztaluga Sally likes painting so much why don't you buy her an easel for birthday?

elaborate

to make something better, to improve something in a detailed way; opracowywać, dopracowywać, uzupełniać complicated or very detailed; skomplikowany, szczegółowy. I think you should elaborate on this painting.

elections

the act of selecting sb, usually politicians; wybory; The predicted results of presidential elections in Poland are rather scary

elongate

to lengthen, to extend, to make or become longer; przedłużać, wydłużać; wydłużać się. Your sleeves have elongated after washing.

eloquent

expressing one's message clearly and effectively; elokwentny, wymowny. It was one of his most eloquent speeches.

emancipate

to liberate, to give rights to; emancypować, wyzwalać. Their attempts to emancipate the working class failed.

emancipation

liberation, giving rights to someone; emancypacja, wyzwolenie. when did the emancipation of slaves in America actually begin?

embellish

to decorate, to make beautiful; ozdabiać, upiększać. Students did their best to embellish the gym before the disco.

embittered

disappointed, gloomy, upset because of sth that happened; rozżalony, rozgoryczony Anna's boyfriend was embittered by her unreasonable decision.

embolden

to make someone feel more courage to do something; ośmielać. Young people were emboldened by the authorities who supported their actions.

emerge

to appear, to to come out from behind something; wyłaniać się, wynurzać. The great mammal emerged from water.

emergency brake / emergency cord

a device used to stop a vehicle from moving, usually by a passanger and in an emergency; hamulec bezpieczeństwa. You may not use an emergency brake without a reason.

emit

to send something like sound, waves, sound, etc; emitować, wydawać. The sound this machine emits is really annoying.

emotional

connected with emotions; expressing strong emotions; emocjonalny; uczuciowy. She's too emotional, even for a teenage girl.

emotive

causing strong emotions; emocjonujący, wzruszający. Feminism turned out a highly emotive issue for these young people.

employee

someone employed; someone working at a certain place; pracownik, zatrudniony Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits.

endure

to cope with, to tolerate, to bear; to suffer from; znosić, wytrzymywać; cierpieć; tolerować (z trudem) The pain was really hard to endure.

engulfed

completely absorbed; overwhelmed; involved or affected; pochłonięty, ogarnięty The whole country was engulfed in chaos.

enhance

to increase, to improve; usprawniać, poprawiać, ulepszać, powiększać. That gossip won't enhance the actress's image.

enliven

to make lively; ożywiać. The news enliveed the class.

enterprise

a plan one comes up with; a business; przedsięwzięcie; inicjatywa; przedsiębiorstwo, firma. Actually, I found the whole enterprise unlikely to succeed.

entertainer

a person who professionally entertains people, that is, sings, dances, makes shows, etc.; artysta (kabaretowy, cyrkowy, piosenkarz itp.) He wants to become a circus entertainer.

enticement

influencing by causing desire or hope; nęcenie, wabienie; zachęta. One of enticements they offered was a quick promotion.

entire

whole; cały, całkowity It was one of those days when the entire life seemed a complete failure to her.

entitlement

a right to have something; uprawnienie, upoważnienie. Natural rights are another category of human entitlements.

enviable

so good or successful that it makes others envy you; godny pozazdroszczenia. Her enviable career started when she was a child.

enviously

with envy, with jealousy; zazdrośnie, zawistnie. She was looking enviously at the other girls, who were allowed to take part in the tournament.

enviousness

an unpleasant feeling of wanting someone else has; zazdrość, zawiść. His enviousness will ruin their relationship.

environs

the surroundings; the closest area; okolice. The team of architects designed the environs of the town.

envisage

to imagine, to visualize; to predict; wyobrażać sobie, przewidywać. It's typical of Eve to envisage her future in dull colours.

enwrap

to cover sth on all sides; owijać, zawijać. First we've got to enwrap this book so thatwe can give it as a present.

episode

an event; a part of a story (a part of a series, etc.); epizod; wydarzenie; odcinek. She was in a hurry the latest episode of her favourite series was on.

equality

the state of being equal, that is regarded as having the same rights or value; równość, równouprawnienie. Ewa states that you can't even dream of equality at this institute.

equity

justice; just and equal treatment of people; sprawiedliwość, słuszność. The treatise discussing the problem of equity belongs to his major works.

equivocal

having more than one meaning; unclear; dwuznaczny, niejednoznaczny; wymijający. The politicians words in the interview were equivocal.

erase

to wipe off (e.g. sth from a board); wymazać, zetrzeć. Could you please erase these words? I think everybody has copied them by now.

erode

to corrode, to eat away, to weaken; ulegać erozji, powodować erozję; wyżerac, trawić; stopniowo niszczeć, podkopywać. All she had done in spite of promises eroded my trust in her words.

essential

basic; necessary; important; zasadniczy; nieodzowny, niezbędny; istotny. It is essential that the project is finished on time.

establish

to settle; to start; to make work; zakładać; ustanawiać. They decided to establish a business.

estimate

to guess the amount, size, etc., basing on certain data; the result of such guess; szacować; obliczać; szacunek, wycena. Without that data we won't be able to estimate how many people are needed.

estimated

predicted, guesssed as to the cost, size, etc. of something; szacunkowy, przybliżony, przewidywany. Can you tell me the estimated cost of the whole enterprise?

ethereal

delicate, light; eteryczny, zwiewny. He was curious who the ethereal beauty was.

eventually

in the end; w końcu, wreszcie. She went missing for a fortnight and was eventually found at a hotel in Los Angeles

exaggerated

too big, too intensive; excessive; przesadny. Alice greeted us with an exaggerated smile.

exaggeration

an act or comment making something seem better or worse than it really is; przesada. To describe her as an excellent teacher is a bit of an exaggeration.

exceedingly

very, to a great extent; niezwykle, niezmiernie. She was an exceedingly wealthy person.

excess

too much of something; something exaggerated; nadmiar, nadwyżka; brak umiaru. He drinks to excess, which worries me.

excessive

too much, too large; nadmierny, zbytny, przesadny. Excessive prices discouraged us.

excessively

too much, to excess, in an exaggerated way; nadmiernie, przesadnie, zbytnio. Praising the girl excessively won't do any good.

excursion

a trip; a journey; wycieczka/I really enjoyed the excursion.

exhausted

extremely tired; zmęczony, wyczerpany. I'm really exhausted. Don't expect I'll go with you.

exhilarate

to make happy, glad, cheerful; radować, rozweselać The news exhilarated the whole family.

expedition

an organised journey which has a specific purpose, usually scientific research; wyprawa, ekspedycja. The expedition to the Antarctic was his most dangerous experience.

exploitation

the use of sth/sb; using something / somebody unfairly; eksploatacja, wyzysk. Terrible work conditions, dreary atmosphere, low wages you get here you can call it exploitation!

explore

to search, to disover, to examine and investigate; badać, zgłębiać. This matter calls for exploring it more thoroughly.

eyewitness

someone who sees something, especially sth such as crime; świadek naoczny. She was summoned as an eyewitness.

fable

a fairy tale; rubbish, a false story; bajka; bajki, kłamstwa, bzdura, All she said is fable!

fabler

someone who makes up stories and cheats; blagier. How many more times do I have to tell you not to trust that fabler?

fabulous

excellent, wonderful; wspaniały, cudowny, fantastyczny, bajeczny. Sheila's a fabulous girl.

fabulously

extremely, in an excellent manner; wspaniale, cudownie, niezwykle. He was a fabulously rich businessman.

facility

an ability; a place designed for a certain purpose, usu. a building; zdolność, talent; funkcja; obiekt, budynek użyteczności publicznej. Her facility for languages made her decide on a job as an interpreter at a very early stage of her life.

factor

something that influences or affects something else; czynnik, współczynnik. Bad weather is an important factor in road accidents.

factsheet

written material with information; broszura, ulotka informacyjna. Participants were handed out factsheets.

faint

slight, weak; słaby, znikomy, niewyraźny, nieznaczny, to become unconscious; zemdleć. She glanced at the telephone in the faint hope they could call.

faint_hearted

not brave, cowardly; tchórzliwy. When I was in need, some of my friends turned out too faint_hearted to help me.

fake

to pretend; to cheat; pretended; one who pretends or cheats; udawać; fałszować; fałszywy, udawany; osoba, która udaje. Her fake enthusiasm was just one of those tricks you shouldn't believe.

familiar

well_known to (somebody); knowing (something or someone) well; dobrze znany, znajomy; zaznajomiony (z); zażyły. This name sounds familiar, but I can't tell you who he is.

family man

a person who likes spending time at home with the family; a married man with children; domator; mężczyzna posiadający żonę i dzieci. He's a family man. his home is the most important thing for him.

fanciful

imaginary, not realistic; urojony, wyssany z palca, fantazyjny. She holds some fanciful beliefs about relationships.

fare

money paid for a journey; opłata za przejazd. Remember we've got to pay the fare. you can't spend all on food.

favourable

positive, friendly; przychylny, korzystny. The terms were quite favourable.

ferocious

wild, cruel, fierce; okrutny, zażarty, straszliwy. The author depicts one of the most ferocious battles of the period.

figurative

wild, cruel, fierce; okrutny, zażarty, straszliwy. The author depicts one of the most ferocious battles of the period.

fin

a part of fish's body which is used to move; płetwa. That fish has got enormous fins.

fireproof

resistant to fire; ognioodporny, ogniotrwały. She deposited the money in a fireproof safe.

first night

the first time when a play goes on the stage; premiera. The young actress had stage fright before the first night.

fishing_rod

a tool used for fishing; wędka. The boys took their fishing_rods and went to the river bank.

fixed

attached; stable; never changing; przymocowany; stały, niezmienny; niewzruszony. The lecturer was talking with a fixed smile.

fixedly

without paying attention to anything else but a given object; continuously; niewzruszenie, nieruchomo. Tim gazed fixedly at Mary, without a single word.

fizzy

with a lot of bubbles, hissing; gazujący, gazowany, musujący. I think I'll have some fizzy water now.

flaming

burning, in flames; very bright; violent; płonący; płomienny, jaskrawy; gwałtowny. I could see her beautiful flaming red hair from a distance.

flashy

exaggerated, tastless, showy; przesadny, w złym tonie, jaskrawy, tandetny. Is Suzie the one who always wears flashy clothes and thick make_up?

flatly

in a flat voice; firmly; bezbarwnym głosem; stanowczo."Do whatever you want", he said flatly.

flex

to tighten, to bend; napinać, rozciągać. Look at this guy flexing his muscles! Who is he trying to impress?

flicker

to burn unevenly; to exist for a moment and suddenly disappear; błyskać, migotać; zamigotać. The flame of the candle flickered in the dark.

flip_flop

an open shoe, usually made of rubber with a strip between the big toe and the other toes; klapek, sandał. Don't forget to pack your flip_flops, honey.

flock

a group of birds; a group of sheep; to gather, to move together as a crowd; stado (np. ptaków, owiec); gromadzić się, zbierać się. Have you seen the flock of birds flying over there? It was an amazing view.

fold

to bend (a piece of paper, etc.); to cross (one's arms); złożyć (np. kartkę papieru); skrzyżować ramiona. The teacher stood up, folded her arms and waited for someone to explain the situation.

footnote

a note printed at the bottom of a page, explaining or commenting on something printed on the page; przypis; I have no idea how to insert a footnote- will you help me?

forage

to search for; food for domestic animals; poszukiwać; plądrować, przeszukiwać; pasza. I've seen this beggar before, he was foraging for food in a bin.

forcibly

with the use of force, violently; efficiently; siłą, bezprawnie; skutecznie. The protesters were forcibly removed from the square yesterday.

forger

someone who makes copies illegally; a liar; fałszerz; kłamca. The infamous forger was finally captured by the police.

forgery

an illegal act of making something (such as a piece of art or account) look as if it were the original; fałszerstwo. He was accused of forgery.

forgetful

tending to forget things easily; zapominalski, roztrzepany; niepomny. If you're so forgetful at work, don't expect great results.

forked tongue

tongue typical of snakes; rozwidlony język. to speak with a forked tongue: to tell lies, to be a hypocrite; kłamać, być hipokrytą, mówić coś innego, niż się faktycznie myśli. I must tell you that Alice tends to speak with a forked tongue.

formality

something you have to do when dealing with official matters; formalność. I know nothing of the formalities I should go through.

fragile

weak, easy to break or damage, not very durable; kruchy, wątły, delikatny, łamliwy. She's so sensitive and fragile.

fragrant

pleasant, smelling; pachnący, aromatyczny. The meal she prepared was fragrant and delicious. The room was filled with fragrant flowers.

frail

a structure supporting sth; a set of rules; konstrukcja, rama, szkielet; ramy, zakres. The carpenter will have made a framework of the roof by the end of the week.

framework

a structure supporting sth; a set of rules; konstrukcja, rama, szkielet; ramy, zakres. The carpenter will have made a framework of the roof by the end of the week.

freckle

a small brown spot on one's skin; pieg. She's got lovely freckles.

freckled

with freckles, that is, brown spots on one's skin; piegowaty. All his girlfriends were pale and freckled.

freebie

a gift, especially to attract the interest of customers; podarunek np. od sklepu, upominek. I received this mug s a freebie.

frenetic

frenzy, crazy, very fast; frenetyczny, szaleńczy, gorączkowy. The frenetic pace of their work surprised me the team used to be rather slow.

freshwater

living in rivers or lakes, in water that does not contain salt; słodkowodny. Is the trout a freshwater fish?

frisky

having and wanting fun, playful; rozbrykany, rozbawiony. Julka wanted to play with the frisky kitten.

full board

all the meals, that is, breakfast, lunch and dinner (provided at a place such as hotel); pełne wyżywienie. Does the price include full board?

fussy

discriminative, choosy; wybredny, wymagający. With her education she can't be so fussy when it comes to picking up a job.

futile

done in vain; daremny, próżny, bezowocny. Tomy's futile attempts to find a decent job have made him completely upset.

gainful

providing profit; korzystny, zyskowny. No employment appeared gainful enough for this ambitious girl.

general practitioner (GP)

a doctor who deals with diseases that do not require a speciaist's treatment; internista, lekarz pierwszego kontaktu, lekarz ogólny. I'm not sure whether a visit to a GP will do. I think you should consult a specialist.

genuine

real, authentic, true; prawdziwy, autentyczny, oryginalny, szczery, niekłamany. She stared at us in genuine surprise.

gill

an organ through which fish breathe; skrzele. Today we've had a lesson about fish how gills work and so on.

girlish

typical of girls; dziewczęcy. Her girlish laugh could be heard from a distance.

giveaway

a product you receive from a retailer when you buy something else; upominek dołączany do zakupu w ramach promocji. I must admit I always find giveaways very attractive, which makes me spend too much money sometimes.

glamorous

wonderfu, exciting, alluring; zachwycający, urzekający, olśniewający, świetny. That glamorous mansion belongs to a famous actor.

glare

to stare angrily, to give an angry look; patrzeć ze złością. The shop assistant went on glaring at the queue.

glimmer

a beam of light; a slight feeling; to shine weakly; błysk, przebłysk (np. nadziei); przebłyskiwać. We could see the fire glimmer in the distance.

glitter

to shine, to gleam; błyszczeć, lśnić, połyskiwać. Drops of water glittered in the sun

glossary

a list of difficult (technical, scientific, etc.) words included in a book; słowniczek terminów, glosariusz. You won't understand the latest comic book by Sturmer if you don't look every second baseball term in the glossary.

glove box

glove compartment, a built in container in a car for keeping small things; schowek na rękawiczki (w samochodzie). I might have left the keys in the glove box.

glove compartment

a case in a car where you keep small things such as gloves, sunglasses, etc.; schowek w samochodzie. You have left your cigarettes in the glove compartment.

gnaw

to bite something around; obgryzać. I saw her sitting at her desk, gnawing a pencil, unable to put a word to paper.

goalkeeper

a football player whose task is to stop the ball when it's about to reach the goal; bramkarz. What was the name of the famous goalkeeper?

goggle

to look with one's eyes wide open; wytrzeszczać oczy; wybałuszać oczy. Goggling tourists made it impossible for me to see the painting.

gradual

happening slowly, progressing or changing slowly; stopniowy. I could observe a gradual improvement in her behaviour.

graduate

a person who has finished high school, college, university; to complete one’s studies; absolwent; ukończyć szkołę lub studia. She graduated from Harvard and that’s why she’s so conceited.

grasp

to catch something or someone tightly; to take something in, to understand; schwycić coś / kogoś, uchwycić coś / kogoś; pojąć. Harry grasped her by the shoulders.

grate

to obtain plenty of small pieces of something by rubbing it against a special device called grater; ucierać na tarce. Grate some cheese, please.

graze (1)

to hurt the skin by rubbing it against something; zadrasnąć, obetrzeć. The girl fell of her bike and grazed her arm.

graze (2)

to feed animals; to eat grass (about animals); paść, paść się. We saw a cow grazing in the meadow.

grease

oily substance or dirt; tłuszcz, smar. Her hands were covered with grease.

gridlock

huge traffic jam; a difficult or uncomfortable situation where nothing can be done to change it; ogromny korek uliczny; impas. The car crash in the city centre caused an awful gridlock.

grieve

to be extremely sorry or worried, to lament, to regret and feel pain; to be sorry after someone's death; boleć, opłakiwać, rozpaczać, smucić się. Sandra is grieving for her father.

grievous

very serious; ciężki, poważny (np. o obrażeniu ciała, ranie). The driver sustained grievous injuries.

grievously

seriously, in a way that causes acute pain; poważnie, dotkliwie; ciężko. He was grievously wounded.

grim

hopeless, worried; sad, umpleasant; posępny, ponury. His face was grim as he was telling us what had happened.

grime

dirt that covers a surface; brud, warstwa brudu. When I entered my friend’s flat, which I was supposed to look after during her holidays, I was disgusted. Everything was covered in sticky grime.

grind

grind (ground, ground), to make something become powder or small pieces by crushing it; mleć, rozdrabniać. Add some garlic and freshly ground pepper.

gripe

to catch; to complain continuously; a problem, an issue to deal with; chwycić, złapać; biadolić, jęczeć, narzekać; problem. I wish you didn't go on griping like that- there's a lot of thoings to do about your problem.

gripping

very interesting, breath_taking; pasjonujący, wciągający. This gripping movie takes everyone's breath away.

grossly

much, too much; coarsely, roughly, in a rude manner; wielce, mocno, rażąco; ohydnie, ordynarnie. Her opinion was grossly unfair.

grounded

sensible and confident; not allowed to leave home as a result of punishment; mocno stąpający po ziemi, pewny siebie; ukarany zakazem wychodzenia z domu, uziemiony. Tina is a grounded kind of person, she’s going to cope with that pressure.

grubby

dirty; untidy; brudny, niechlujny. He wore grubby jeans and looked really terribly.

grudge

anger or dislike towards someone who’s done something one doesn’t accept or that harmed them; to give something one doesn’t really want to give; uraza, niechęć; skąpić, żałować. I think she’ll forever bear a grudge against her parents.

gruelling

tiring, exhausting; męczący, wyczerpujący. After the gruelling battle the warriors felt exhausted.

gruesome

terrible, horrifying, involving death; makabryczny, straszny. She had to face the gruesome task of identifying the body of the murdered.

grumble

to complain continuously; zrzędzić, utyskiwać, marudzić. Paul grumbled about the money he earned, he’d expected much more.

grumpily

in a rude and nervous manner; opryskliwie. She just scolded me grumpily and left.

grumpy

unhappy, irritable, dissatisfied; gderliwy, w złym humorze. Greg’s my best friend but he’s really grumpy at times.

guffaw

to laugh out loud; loud laughter; śmiać się głośno; głośny śmiech. Noises of lively discussion and guffaw filled the room.

gullible

naive, easy to cheat; naiwny. łatwowierny. In spite of her past experiences, Meg sometimes tends to be gullible as a child.

gulp

to swallow; to take a deep breath with effort; połykać, przełykać; nabierać powietrza (oddechu). He gulped and jumped into the water.

gutter

a pipe through which rainwater goes from a roof to the ground; rynna. The gutter must be damaged, will you olease check what's wrong with it?

habitual

usual, being a habit, repeated; zwykły, charakterystyczny; notoryczny, nałogowy. It's a shame Mike's such a habitual liar.

habitually

according to a routine or habit; stale; nałogowo; notorycznie. She's habitually unpunctual.

hale

healthy, energetic; zdrowy, krzepki, czerstwy. Your grandma is looking hale so you shouldn't worry too much about her complaints.

half board

a part of the meals, that is, breakfast and dinner (provided at a place such as hotel); niepełne wyżywienie. I think that half board would be a more comfortable option.

half_crazed

very worried, upset, anxious; na wpół oszalały She was half_crazed with worry.

half_hearted

with no real enthusiasm; bez zapału, niezdecydowany, na pół gwizdka. Her half_hearted attempt to get the job has failed.

halfway

at the half of a distance between two places or moments; The school is about halfway along the road.

handful

a portion of something that fills in an open hand; garść, garstka. Just add a handful of nuts.

handwriting

a unique way of putting down letters and words; charakter pisma. Her handwriting is totally illegible.

hangover

a bad physical state experienced after excessive use of alcohol; kac. I'm afraid he's going to learn what hangover is. He's drunk too much tonight.

happy_go_lucky

carefree; beztroski, niefrasobliwy. He won't get far with that happy_go_lucky attitude! How do you know? It's sometimes better to live this way.

hard_bitten

tough, obstinate, persistent; zatwardziały, zawzięty. Don't you understand you're not going to get rid of those hard_bitten journalists?

hard_earned

earned or obtained with effort; ciężko zarobiony. I don't feel like spending our hard_earned money on something uncertain.

hardcover

a book edited in hard covers; książka w twardej oprawie; wydanie książki w twardej oprawie. Hardcovers are more expensive, but I find them much nicer to read!

haughty

arrogant, proud; bold; wyniosły; hard. Has she always been so haughty? Her behaviour is difficult to bear.

haul

to draw sth heavily or slowly; sth you ctch or get with effort; ciągnąć, wlec, holować; zdobycz, połów. She merged into a crowd of mothers hauling their whimsical children, unwilling to leave.

hazardous

risky, dangerous; ryzykowny, niebezpieczny. Though Jim finds his job hazardous, he wouldn't change it for any other.

headstrong

disobedient and obstinate; uparty, nieprzejednany. I've never met such a headstrong person before.

headway

progress; movement ahead; postęp, ruch do przodu. I must admit you're making headway.

heart_to_heart

frank, open; szczery, w cztery oczy (np. rozmowa). We had a heart_to_heart talk yesterday.

heartless

insensitive, unfeeling; nieczuły, bez serca. She turned out a heartless person indeed.

heritage park

a site where you can see how people used to live, a museum in the open air; skansen. My daughter was impressed by the heritage park.

hermit

a person who lives alone at a deserted place; pustelnik. It was her spiritual path to live a hermit's life.

hermitage

a place where someone lives apart from the rest of society; pustelnia. Hardly ever did he leave his hermitage.

hideous

very bad; nasty; awful; ugly; ohydny, paskudny, okropny. They have designed some hideous buildings.

high_pressure

involving a lot of stress and worry; powodujący wysokie napięcie, wywołujacy stres. Would you choose a low_paid job or a high_pressure one?

high_risk

involving serious risk; wysokiego ryzyka, ryzykowny. I wonder why he always plumps for such high_risk investments.

highlight

to make more visible, to emphasise; uwypuklac, podkreślać, zaznaczać (np. flamastrem). This part of your speech needs highlighting.

hilarious

very funny; zabawny, przekomiczny. The cartoon is really hilarious.

hilariously

in a funny, entertaining way; zabawnie, komicznie. This sitcom is hilariously funny.

hilarity

when people laugh a lot and consider things funny; wesołość, rozbawienie. I can't understand this hilarity.

hint

a tip, a piece of advice; a suggestion; wskazówka; podpowiedź; sugestia. The hint was helpful enough for me to win the game.

hiss

to make a sound that snakes produce; syczeć. Julka was scared when the snake hissed.

historic

important in history; historyczny (ważny w historii) We've already seen every single historic building in this city, haven't we?

hitch_hike

to travel by strangers' cars for free; podróżować autostopem. It was our best holiday, we visited Germany, France, Spain and Portugal. I really like hitch_hiking.

hoarse

(of a voice) rough, sounding as if one had a sore throat; zachrypnięty. He sounded hoarse to me, is he ill?