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busk
British
He re-appears, gently strumming his 40-year-old acoustic guitar in the midst of the audience and proceeds to busk around the crowd!
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to play music in a public place in order to earn money
concert hall
Since 1936 the Hall of Mirrors has been used as a concert hall.
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sala koncertowa
concerto
In the mid-1950s, Piazzola began to write operas and concertos based on the tangos.
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koncert
a piece of classical music, usually for one instrument and an orchestra
gig
informal
The band is going to Atlanta to play a gig at the Fox Theatre.
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koncert
szczególnie popu
in tune/ out of tune
sing in tune/sing out of tune
They sang perfectly in tune.; Greg’s bass guitar was out of tune.
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dostrojony / przestrojony
perfect pitch
Tom had perfect pitch and a wonderful recall and he could sing whole passages from Boccherini's aviary music.
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słuch doskonały, słuch absolutny
record label
their new release on the Ace Sounds label
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wytwórnia płyt
tune an instrument
Someone’s coming tomorrow to tune the piano.
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stroić instrument
string instruments
also: stringed instruments
Guitars, pianos, and cellos are different types of string instrument.
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instrumenty strunowe
wind instruments
Saxophones and flutes are wind instruments.
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instrumenty dęte
brush
You'll need a stiff brush to scrape off the rust.; I can't find my brush, but I still have my comb.
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pędzel
engraving
The museum owns many fine 18th-century engravings.
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grawerunek, grafika
nude
The exhibition includes several superb nudes.
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akt (obraz)
palette
Finally, he decided to rest the notebook on his left hip, much as an artist holds his palette.
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paleta
sculptor
Most Roman sculptors were very cautious about supporting large blocks of marble.
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rzeźbiarz
heroine
the heroine of her latest novel
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bohaterka
playwright
dramatist
Campbell had been a fairly well-known playwright at one time.; Writers and dramatists have always known that one way to capture an audience is to frighten it out of its wits.
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dramatopisarz
simile
The lines "She walks in beauty, like the night..." from Byron's poem contain a simile.
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porównanie
stanza
Although the text is sometimes represented in stanzas, it does not appear as verse in all the manuscripts.
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strofa
advance screening
There will be three screenings of the film - at 3 p.m., 5 p.m., and 7 p.m.
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pokaz przedpremierowy
director's cut
Not every director's cut is superior to the theatrical version. The additional footage may be interesting to a fan, but sometimes the theatrical version is really the best one.
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wersja reżyserska
double for sb
He doubled for Roger Moore in the film Octopussy.
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być dublerem
on general release
Robert Altman’s new film goes on release this weekend.
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na ekranach kin
prop
theatrical property
The set is minimal and the only props used in the show are a table, a chair, and a glass of water.
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rekwizyt
feature film
A high-profile Hollywood feature film now runs about $ 50 million to produce.
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film fabularny
rom-com
These rom-coms are cute, funny, and a teensy bit cheesy — which is why we love them.
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romantic comedy
extra
He started his acting career as an extra.
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statysta
aisle
Last year the musical had the audience dancing in the aisles so tickets are selling fast.
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przejście między rzędami krzeseł
box
Can you see Prince Charles in the royal box?
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loża
balcony
British: circle
The theater on the $ 320 million vessel was designed in the style of an outdoor amphitheater, with cantilevered balconies.; Shall I get seats in the circle or in the stalls?
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balkon teatralny
gallery
the public gallery in Congress
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najwyższy balkon w teatrze
mime
They will perform a short mime later.
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pantomima
opera glases
Danny took out his fancy opera glasses and slowly scanned the interior.
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lornetka teatralna
orchestra pit
He came out on stage and called them all down to the orchestra pit right in front of him.
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the space below the stage in a theatre where the musicians sit
prompter
I forgot my line and had to be prompted.
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someone who tells actors in a play what words to say when they forget
stalls
US: orchestra
In the stalls Timothy Gedge sat three rows behind the children from Sea House.
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miejsca na parterze
understudy
An understudy took over for the rest of the performance and the evening show.
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dubler
quality paper
The title is ranked fourth in the national daily quality newspaper market, with a daily circulation of 200,000.
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broadsheet paper
columnist
column: He writes a weekly column for ‘The Times’
Tony Kornheiser is a columnist for the Washington Post, and a talk-show host on WTEM.
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felietonista
felieton, stała rubryka
pose
Can we go back to the question that Helena posed earlier?
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to ask a question, especially in a formal situation such as a meeting:
avant-garde
West Berlin's theatres are often avant-garde and experimental; those in the east have tended towards more classical interpretations.
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awangardowy
masterly
She gave a masterly performance as Kate in "The Taming of the Shrew".
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mistrzowski
spellbinding
He gave a spellbinding performance.
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urzekający
true-to-life
also: true-life: The movie tells the true-life story of two divers who discover a sunken ship.
She was saying how true to life the characters in the film were.; a true-to-life story.
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autentyczny
spectator
They won 4–0 in front of over 40,000 cheering spectators.
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a person who watches an activity, especially a sports event, without taking part:
be an open book
I'd always thought of Jeff as an open book.; The natural world was an open book to him.
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być jak otwarta książka, nie skrywać tajemnic
not as black as painted
old-fashioned, offensive
Everyone is afraid of the old hermit who lives on the edge of town, but after having a few conversations with him, he's not nearly as black as he's painted.
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nie tak straszny jak go malują
music to your ears
When she said they would make a profit, it was music to Richard’s ears.
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muzyka dla twoich uszu
play the second fiddle
I'm not prepared to play second fiddle to Christina any more - I'm looking for another job!
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grać drugie skrzypce
put the finishing touches to sth
US put the finishing touches on
The band are putting the finishing touches to their new album.; Barry returned the next day to add the finishing touches.
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nanosić ostatnie poprawki
strike the right note
I find it really difficult to strike the right note when I'm writing job applications.; At the end of her speech, she struck a note of warning about the risks involved in the project.
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to express and communicate a particular opinion or feeling about something:
turn over a new leaf
Apparently he's turned over a new leaf and he's not smoking any more.
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rozpocząć nowy rozdział w życiu

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