18. Słówka

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término definición
enable
This money has enabled me to buy a new computer.
verb - to make someone able to do something, or to make something possible.
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umożliwić
perilous
A perilous journey.
adj - very dangerous.
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niebezpieczny, ryzykowny
assemble
1. They assembled in the meeting room after lunch. 2. a factory that assembled parts for trucks.
verb - 1. to join other people somewhere to make a group, or to bring people together into a group. 2. to build something by joining parts together.
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gromadzić, zbierać się, montować
abstain / refrain
1. The doctor suggested that he abstain from alcohol. 2. 63 members voted in favour, 39 opposed and 5 abstained.
verb - (often with from) not to do, take etc.
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wstrzymać się
envoy
1. The UN special envoy to Yugoslavia. 2. He was sent to France as the king’s envoy.
noun - someone who is sent to represent their government in another country.
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wysłannik
predecessor
He seems a lot better than his predecessor.
noun - the person who was in a job or position before.
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poprzednik
allocate
1. The government has promised to allocate extra money for health care. 2. More police time should be allocated to crime prevention.
verb - to give some time, money, space, etc to be used for a particular purpose.
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alokować, przydzielić, przeznaczać
distinguish
1. Children must learn to distinguish between right and wrong. 2. People have difficulty distinguishing Tracy from her twin sister Mary.
verb - to recognize the differences between two people, ideas, or things.
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rozróżniać, odróżniać
void / invalid
1. The contracts were declared void. 2. The treaty has been declared void.
adj - not legally or officially acceptable.
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nieważny
repulse
1. The smell of him repulsed her. 2. The British garrison of some 350 troops was able to repulse the attack.
verb - 1. If someone or something repulses you, you think they are extremely unpleasant. 2. to successfully stop a military attack (to repel an enemy).
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odpychać, odeprzeć
setback
The project has suffered a series of setbacks this year.
noun - a problem that makes something happen later or more slowly than it should.
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komplikacja, pogorszenie, problem
induce / prompt
1. Taking a hot bath before bed can help induce sleep. 2. He fell into a drug-induced coma.
verb - to cause something, especially a particular physical condition.
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spowodować, wywołać
intimidate
He tries to intimidate his rivals.
verb - to intentionally frighten someone, especially so that they will do what you want.
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zastraszyć
deform
Heat deforms plastic.
verb - to spoil (to damage or ruin; to make bad or useless) the shape of.
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deformować
distort / deform
1. Her face was distorted with pain. / Metal distorts under stress. 2. Newspapers distorted the truth about their marriage.
verb - 1. to change the shape, sound, or appearance of something so that it seems strange. 2. to change information so that it is not true or realistic.
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zniekształcać
permanent
1. a permanent job. 2. After many years of travelling, they made a permanent home in England.
adj - 1. continuing forever or for a long time. 2. lasting; not temporary.
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stały
ambiguous
1. an ambiguous statement. 2. ‘After the cat caught the mouse, it died’ is an ambiguous statement because it is unclear whether ‘it’ refers to the cat or the mouse.
adj - having more than one possible meaning.
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dwuznaczny
unequivocal
an unequivocal answer.
adj - clear and certain.
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jednoznaczny

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