English 1

to regard

to consider or have an opinion about something or someone:

Environmentalists ____ GM technology with suspicion.

Her parents always ____ed her as the smartest of their children.

He is generally/widely ____ed as the father of international law.

in terms of

used to describe which particular area of a subject you are discussing:

____ financial ____, the project was not a success.

____ money, I was better off in my last job.

____ purely military ____, the campaign was a success.

___environmental ____, there are huge benefits to this system.

____ quality, this is undoubtedly the better product.

This was the biggest animal rights protest in the capital just ____ sheer numbers.

to acknowledge

to accept, admit, or recognize something, or the truth or existence of something:

____ someone as something Historians generally ____ her as a genius in her field.

[ + -ing verb ] She ____ed having been at fault.

[ + that ] She ____ed that she had been at fault.

You must ____ the truth of her argument.

[ + obj + to infinitive ] She is usually ____ed to be one of our best artists.

They refused to ____ (= to recognize officially) the new government.

The government won't even ____ the existence of the problem.

state-of-the-art

very modern and using the most recent ideas and methods:

a ____ computer

The control panel uses all the newest technology and is considered ____.

thorny

A ____ problem or subject is difficult to deal with:

the ____ issue of taxation

far-fetched

very unlikely to be true, and difficult to believe:

a ____ idea/story

ordeal

a very unpleasant and painful or difficult experience:

The hostages' ____ came to an end when soldiers stormed the building.

tongue-tied

If you get ____, you find it difficult to express yourself, usually because you are nervous.

gregarious

(of people) liking to be with other people :

Emma's a ___, outgoing sort of person.

to fork out sth

to pay an amount of money, especially unwillingly:

I ____ed ten quid for/on the ticket._

___ for I couldn't persuade him to ____ for a new one.

to convey

to express a thought, feeling, or idea so that it is understood by other people:

His poetry ____s a great sense of religious devotion.

____ something to someone Please ____ our condolences to the family.

[ + question word ] I tried to ____ in my speech how grateful we all were for his help.

____ that You don't want to ____ the impression that we're not interested.

family ties

więzy rodzinne

worn out

Something that is ____ can no longer be used because it is so old or because it has been damaged by continued use:

My jeans are almost ____ because I've worn them so much.

weatherproof

protected from the bad effects of weather, especially protected from wind or rain by not allowing it to pass through:

a ____ tent/coat

Photographers will be happy to know that this camera is ____.

Tiles and window frames will also have to be replaced to make the structure ____.

The tents, made from ____ed cotton, are designed to withstand a 135mph blizzard.

weather-beaten

Something such as skin or a building material that is ____ has been changed or damaged by the weather:

a ____ face (= a face which is brown and has many deep lines)

ancient, _____ columns

waist-high

do pasa

user-friendly

If something, especially something related to a computer, is ____, it is simple for people to use:

a ____ interface/printer

a ____ instruction manual

unhurt

not harmed

unheard-of

surprising or shocking because not known about or previously experienced:

It was ____ for an unmarried couple to live together.

tangled up

involved in something bad:

I was not about to get ____ in their argument.

Unfortunately, their plans for a new science park got ____ in controversy.

We don't want to get ____ in a lawsuit.

Their efforts to provide aid got ____ in red tape.

She's deliberately avoided getting ____ in the debate over tax cuts.

superimpose

to put especially a picture, words, etc. on top of something else, especially another picture, words, etc., so that what is in the lower position can still be seen, heard, etc.:

The book cover had a picture of a dove ____ed on a battle scene.

to report on

raportować, informować o

overwhelmed

feeling sudden strong emotion:

When her first baby was born, she felt totally ____.

I was so ____ when he called that I burst into tears.

____ by She felt ____ by grief when her father died.

____ with He was ____ with a sense of guilt and remorse.

nut-brown

koloru orzechowego

newsreader

a newscaster

mouth-watering

(of food) having a very good appearance or smell that makes you want to eat

long-legged

długonogi

lime-green

koloru limonkowego

ill-advised

not wise, and likely to cause problems in the future:

an ____ career move

hideous

extremely ugly or bad:

They've just built some ____ new apartment blocks on the seafront.

She wears the most ____ colour combinations you could ever imagine.

frill

a long, narrow strip of cloth with folds along one side that is sewn along the edge of a piece of clothing or material for decoration:

You could always sew a ____ or two around the bottom of the skirt if you think it's too plain.

flat-fooded

z płaskostopiem

far-fetched

very unlikely to be true, and difficult to believe:

a ____ idea/story

fact-checker

osoba weryfikująca fakty

crackdown on sth

a situation in which someone starts to deal with bad or illegal behaviour in a more severe way:

The chancellor presented the move as a ____ tax avoidance.

Hundreds of guns have been seized by police in a ____ illegal weapons bought over the internet.

copy editor

a person who checks and makes changes to texts, in order to prepare them to be published:

His sister is a ____ for the local paper.

He was a ____ for a publishing house and worked from home.

A good ____ would have spotted this mistake immediately.

charcoal-grey

grafitowy, ciemnoszary

broad-shouldered

barczysty

blow-by-blow

A ____ description contains every detail and action of an event:

You'll have to tell me about your night out with Sam - I want a ____ account!

vital

necessary for the success or continued existence of something; extremely important:

____ to A strong opposition is ____ to a healthy democracy.

of ____ importance She had found out some information of ____ importance.

____ role The kidney plays a ____ role in the removal of waste products from the blood.

____ part Golf is a ____ part of the economy in the Jacksonville area.

[ + that ] It's absolutely ____ that you do exactly as I say.

[ + to infinitive ] It is ____ to get medical supplies to the area as soon as possible.

receive criticism

być krytykowanym

public figure

a famous person who is often written about in newspapers and magazines or is often on television or the radio

protest march

an occasion when people show that they disagree with something by walking somewhere, often shouting and carrying signs

promote awareness

promować świadomość

make your point

to express an idea or opinion in something you say or write:

You ____ some interesting ____ in your speech.

Miller ____ important ____ about diseases and aging.

He ____ that people remember stories because they convey emotions.

hand out leaflets

rozdawać ulotki

fur trade

handel futrami

fur

the thick hair that covers the bodies of some animals, or the hair-covered skin(s) of animals, removed from their bodies:

She stroked the rabbit's soft ____.

fake fur "Is that real ____ on your collar?" "Certainly not - I only wear fake fur."

fur coat She was wearing a ____ coat and black leather boots.

Native Americans traded ____s with early European settlers.

for the sake of

dla dobra, przez wzgląd na

emphasise

to show that something is very important or worth giving attention to:

[ + question word ] I'd just like to ____ how important it is for people to learn foreign languages.

[ + that ] He ____ that all the people taking part in the research were volunteers.

You can use italics or capitals to ____ a word in a piece of writing.

desirable

worth having and wanted by most people:

Reducing class sizes in schools is a ____ aim.

highly ____ It's regarded as a highly ____ job.

The house is in a very ____ area of the city.

awareness-raising campaign

kampania zwiększająca świadomość

wink

to close one eye for a short time as a way of greeting someone or showing friendliness, sexual interest, etc., or of showing that you are not serious about something you have said:

Laura ____ed at me as Stephen turned his back.

For a second I thought he was being serious, but then he ____ed at me.

tousle

to make someone's hair untidy, for example by rubbing it, or, of the wind, by blowing it:

She ____ed her niece's hair, and went out.

The wind ____ed their hair.

shake sth off

to get rid of an illness:

I hope I can ____ this cold before the weekend.

originate

to come from a particular place, time, situation, etc.:

____ in Although the technology ____ed in the UK, it has been developed in the US

____ among The game is thought to have ____ed among the native peoples of Alaska.

make a claim

stwierdzić, ogłosić

defect

a fault or problem in something or someone that spoils that thing or person or causes it, him, or her not to work correctly:

____ in All the company's aircraft have been grounded, after a ____ in the engine cooling system was discovered.

There are so many ____s in our education system.

____ defect It's a character ____ in her that she can't ever admit she's wrong.

declare

to announce something clearly, firmly, publicly, or officially:

They ____ed their support for the proposal

[ + (that) ] She ____ed (that) it was the best chocolate cake she had ever tasted.

[ + obj + (to be) + noun/adj ] They ____ed themselves (to be) bankrupt.

[ + speech ] "I won't do it!" he ____ed.

____ war on America ____ed war on Japan in 1941 (= announced officially that it was at war).

figurative The government has ____ed war on (= announced that they intended to stop) the drug dealers.

____ independence The country ____ed independence in 1952 (= announced that it was no longer under the control of another country).

body dysmorphic disorder

dysmorfofobia, zaburzenie psychiczne, polegające na bardzo krytycznym ocenianiu własnej urody

airbrush

a machine that spreads paint using air pressure, used for painting or for delicate improvement work on photographs

underlying message

zasadnicze przesłanie

treatment of animals

traktowanie zwierząt

substitute

to use something or someone instead of another thing or person:

____ something for something You can ____ oil for butter (= use oil instead of butter) in this recipe.

____ something with something You can ____ the wheat flour with almond flour (= use almond flour instead of wheat flour).

be ____ed for He made his film debut when he was ____ed for the actor who was originally cast.

I took out the words "he" and "his" and ____ed them with "they" and "their".

strong belief

silne przekonanie

stencil

a piece of card, plastic, metal, etc. into which shapes have been cut, used to draw or paint patterns onto a surface