Słówka zestaw 9 Flashcards
(35 cards)
wręcz przeciwnie
(fraza)
on the contrary
- “You’re a vegetarian, aren’t you?”*
- “On the contrary, I love meat.”*
1 - przeciwnie, odwrotnie
2 - przeczący temu (fraza)
contrary
- In fact, it looks likes the contrary.*
- Germany did not provide any exposure data supporting the contrary.*
to the contrary
She claimed she hadn’t been involved, despite evidence to the contrary.
włóczyć się po, wałęsać się po
to roam
Gangs of youths roam the streets at night
jeśli to nie jest … to już nie wiem co jest
(fraza)
if that’s not … i don’t know what is
If that’s not true love, I don’t know what is!
1 - rozstrzygnąć
2 - osiąć, osiedlić się
3 - ustalić, postanowić
to settle
- to settle a dispute*
- He travelled around Europe for years before finally settling in Vienna.*
- [often passive] Right, that’s settled. We’re going to Spain.*
rozwiązywać spory
(fraza)
to settle diffrences
- This agreement requires all parties to settle their differences by peaceful means.*
- We place bets, make money, settle differences.*
rozejm
zawieszenie broni
a truce
Finland’s signed a truce with Russia.
przerażać
+
przerażający
to terrify
The idea of parachuting out of an aircraft terrifies me.
terrifing
a terrifying experience
1 - zdać sobie sprawę
uświadomić sobie
2 - zreazlizować cel / marzenie
to realize
- [+ question word] I didn’t realize how unhappy she was.*
- I suddenly realized I’d met him before.*
- [+ (that)] Some people just don’t seem to realize that the world has changed.*
realize an ambition/dream/goal, etc
He had realized all his ambitions by the age of 30.
podjąć działanie
to take action
In rare cases, S.H.I.E.L.D. has to take action.
wypisać (z oddziału)
zwolnić
to discharge
- [often passive] She was discharged from the army yesterday.*
- I was discharged from the ward yesterday.*
pić alkohol (żartobliwie)
to imbibe [ymbajb]
- All right, when you boys are ready, go ahead and imbibe.*
- I don’t usually imbibe, but, given the circumstances…*
w tym przypadku / w takich okolicznościach…
(fraza)
but given the circumstances…
- You’re calmer than normal, John, given the circumstances.*
- I’d say Veronica’s doing pretty well given the circumstances.*
podmuch wiatru
a gust of wind
My life… has gone by like a gust of wind.
nietknięty
nienaruszony
intact
- Well, okay… good news is the text is intact.*
- The church was destroyed in the bombing but the altar survived intact.*
kopiec
hałda
a mound
- This hundred metre high mound is made entirely of bat droppings - guano.*
- a mound of potatoes/papers*
- a burial mound (= a place where people were buried in ancient times)*
mieszkać
przebywać
to dwell (= to live)
- I am going back to my world where no evil will dwell from now on.*
- “I wish to dwell the entire ocean in my eyes.”*
ogromny, bezkresny
immense
- > tremendous, huge, enormous, vast
- immense pressure/value*
- Health care costs the country an immense amount of money.*
- Prolonged lack of sleep and improper nutrition cause immense stresses on the body.*
1 - opłacalny
2 - realny, wykonalny
viable
- a viable alternative to nuclear power*
- an economically viable plan*
- This should give us a viable radius of the truck’s location.*
wszechobecny
ubiquitous [jubikłitys]
- the ubiquitous security cameras*
- Now metaphor is ubiquitous, yet it’s hidden.*
kolejka
a queue [kju]
There was not a long queue at the stadium.
zachęta, motywacja
bodziec
an incentive [ynsentyw]
- It’s amazing what a little incentive can do.*
- The government should provide incentives for young people to stay in school.*
poprzednik
a predecessor [predesesor, na 1]
- He seems a lot better than his predecessor.*
- The predecessors to these computers were much larger and heavier.*
1 - nieruchomość
2 - majątek, własność
3 - właściwość, cecha
property
- There are several properties for sale in this area.*
- Private property - no parking.*
- a property developer*
- The police recovered a large amount of stolen property.*
- the medicinal properties of wild plants*
