Vocab Test
Vocab Test
Vocab Test
conciliate end a disagreement between two people or groups by acting in a friendly way
towards both sides (pogodzić)
*An independent advisor has been brought in to conciliate between the unions
and the employer.
appease end a disagreement by giving the other side the advantage that they are
demanding, normally used in a disapproving way (załagodzić)
*Although appeasing the enemy postponed the war for another year, it did not
prevent it from happening.
lanky - chudy, tyczkowaty - very tall and thin, and usually moving awkwardly
gangling/gangly - szczupły i niezgrabny w ruchach - with long, thin arms and legs and rather awkward
movements; often used of men and boys
portly - tęgi, korpulentny, postawny - with fat stomach and chest; often used humorously about older
men
stout - tęgi, korpulentny - (especially of older people) with a quite fat, solid body; used of men and
women
never a hair out of place - wyglądać jak spod igły (regarding hair - neat and tidy)
sallow - blady (np. o kimś, kto wygląda na chorego), ziemisty - yellowish and unhealthy-looking
folds - fałdy
Facial expression
pout - robić kwaśną minę, dąsać się, grymasić - position lips in a look of annoyance
grimace - zrobić grymas na twarzy, wykrzywić się - make an expression of pain or strong dislike
scowl - grymas niezadowolenia, gniewne spojrzenie, patrzeć wilkiem - give a bad-tempered, angry look
impetuous - porywczy, impulsywny - acts on a sudden idea without thinking first; generally negative
impulsive - impulsywny, pochopny, spontaniczny - similar to impetuous, but can be used in a more
positive way
effusive - wylewny, górnolotny, przesadny - gives exaggerated expression of pleasure, praise or gratitude
pushy - natrętny, natarczywy, nachalny, bezczelny - always selfishly promoting one’s own position or
interests
garrulous - rozmowny, gadatliwy - talks too much, especially about unimportant things
taciturn - małomówny, milczący, mrukliwy - reserved or says very little (generally negative)
Sociability
haughty - butny, dumny, wyniosły - unfriendly and thinks oneself better than others
approachable - przystępny
self-important - posiadający wysokie mniemanie o sobie, dufny - has an exaggerated sense of one’s
importance
Character traits
pig-headed - uparty jak osioł - similar to obstinate but stronger, more disapproving
unscrupulous - nie mający skrupułów, nie przebierający w środkach - lacking in moral principles,
prepared to do very bad things
triplets (trojaczki)
to deliver – to help mother to give birth (przyjąć poród/ urodzić, wydać na świat)
Caesarean section – operation in which mother’s stomach and womb are cut to allow baby to be
born (cesarskie cięcie)
ectopic pregnancy – when the egg develops outside the womb in fallopian tubes (ciąża
pozamaciczna, ciąża ektopowa)
conceive – become pregnant (zajść w ciążę, począć dziecko)
foetus (płód)
fertility drugs (leki na płodność)
termination – intentional ending of a pregnancy, usually by a medical operation (also called an
abortion); a miscarriage is an early unintentional end of pregnancy
‘ripe old age’ – living well into old age; usually used in the phrase to live to a ripe old age (dożyć
podeszłego wieku)
late – now dead (świętej pamięci, zmarły)
e.g. I have an aunt, my late mother’s sister, who is 102.
sheltered accomodation – special housing, usually for old people, where care staff also live
(mieszkania z opieką)
to have all your wits about you – to be able to think and react quickly (zachować przytomny umysł,
trzeźwe myślenie; być świadomym)
newspaper words
fatalities – dead people (ofiary śmiertelne)
perished – died (ludzie, którzy zginęli [w wypadku, katastrofie])
slaughtered – violently killed
legal words
the deceased – the dead person (nieboszczyk, zmarły, denat)
to bequeath – to leave sth in a will (zapisać, pozostawić w spadku)
a bequest (zapis, legat)
to inherit – to receive sth from sb who has died (dziedziczyć, przejmować w spadku)
an inheritance (spadek)
to die intestate – without having made a will (umrzeć nie pozostawiwszy testamentu)
to lock yourself away - to isolate yourself from the world (zamknąć się, zaszyć się [aby coś robić])
a full diary - a lot of commitments / activities (zapełniony terminarz)
Informal
interesować się czymś to be into sth to take a great interes in / to be very
involved in
przestać coś lubić to go off sth to stop liking / to lose interest in
leisure time / time off / free time - time when you aren’t working
split sth fifty/fifty – divided equally
labour-saving – reducing the amount of work needed to do sth
mechanisation, automation – getting machines to do work for us
mass production – making many articles/goods at once
Idioms
a household word/name sth everyone knows
get a new lease of life become more energetic and active then before
overrated przeceniany
gripping wciągający
moving poruszający
ANTONIM
highbrow lowbrow
(przeintelektualizowany, trudny do (niskich lotów)
zrozumienia)
impenetrable transparent
challenging undemanding
tongue-in-cheek earnest
(ironiczny, żartobliwy) (poważny)
shadowy - mętny, niewyraźny shaped by/ moulded by - ukształtowany przez
depicted - przedstawiony motif - motyw, wzór
journal dziennik
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