PartC

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kampania
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campaign
The government have just launched (= begun) their annual Christmas campaign to stop drunken driving.
odwołać, anulować
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cancel
They had to cancel tomorrow's game because of the bad weather.
kapsel, nakrętka, czapka
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cap
The camera has a lens cap to protect the lens surface.
zdolny do zrobienia czegoś, kompetentny, sprawny
= able to do things effectively and skilfully, and to achieve results
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capable
She's a very capable woman/worker/judge.
pojemność, ładowność / zdolność (np. do uczenia się)
= the total amount that can be contained or produced = someone's ability to do a particular thing
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capacity
She has a great capacity for hard work.
schwytać, zdobyć, schwytanie, przejęcie
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capture
Two of the soldiers were killed and the rest were captured.
nieostrożny, niedbały
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careless
My son's teacher says that his work is often rather careless.
obsada, odlew, obsadzać
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cast
After making two guest appearances, she was promoted to the main cast for the show's second season.
przyczyna, powód, powodować
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cause
The police are still trying to establish the cause of the fire.
komórka, cela
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cell
The doctors discovered cancerous cells.
pewny, niezawodny
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certain
Are you absolutely certain (that) you gave them the right number?
z pewnością, oczywiście
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certainly
She certainly had a friend called Mark, but I don't know whether he was her boyfriend.
przewodniczyć czemuś
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to chair sth
Would you like to chair tomorrow's meeting?
prezes, przewodniczący
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chairman
The chairman said that he would now take questions from the floor.
opłata, pobierać opłatę
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charge
How much do you charge for hiring out a bicycle for a week?
szef, dowódca
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chief
przytaczać coś, powoływać się na coś, cytować
= to mention something as proof for a theory or as a reason why something has happened
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cite
She cited three reasons why people get into debt.
obywatel, mieszkaniec
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citizen
He applied to become an American citizen.
cywilny, świecki, obywatelski
= not military or religious, or relating to the ordinary people of a country
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civil
Helicopters are mainly used for military rather than civil use.
twierdzić, utrzymywać, twierdzene,
= to say that something is true or is a fact, although you cannot prove it and other people might not believe it
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to claim
The company claims (that) it is not responsible for the pollution in the river.
wyraźnie, jasno, bez wątpienia
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clearly
The parcel was clearly labelled 'Fragile'.
klauzula, zdanie
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clause
Clause 4 of the constitution is thought to be the most important section.
urzędnik, recepcjonista
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clerk
Take your purchases to the clerk, and he will wrap them for you.
szafa
= a cupboard or a small room with a door, used for storing things, especially clothes
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closet
ścierka, obrus
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cloth (tablecloth)
There's milk on the floor over there - could you get a cloth and mop it up?
zawalić się, rozpadać
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collapse
Thousands of buildings collapsed in the earthquake.
węgiel
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coal
How much coal was mined here?
łączyć, mieszać
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combine
None of us has much money so let's combine what we've got.
nakazywać, rozkazywać, dowodzić
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to command
You will run forward at my command.
polecenie, rozkaz, nakaz, dowództwo
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command
He hated being in the army because he had to obey commands.
zamówienie, zlecenie, zamawiać
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commission
The newspaper commissioned a series of articles on the worst excesses of the fashion industry.
popełnić, zobowiązać się
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commit
He was sent to prison for a crime that he didn't commit. The government must commit itself to improving healthcare.
zobowiązanie, poświęcenie, oddanie się czemuś
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commitment
Players must make a commitment to play for a full season.
komisja, komitet
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committee
She sits on/is on the school's development committee.
skarga, narzekanie
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complaint
We've received a complaint from one of our listeners about offensive language.
uzupełnić, kończyć, zupełny, całkowity, skończony
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complete
Complete the sentence with one of the adjectives provided.
zupełnie, całkowicie
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completely
I agree with you completely.
złożony, skomplikowany
= involving a lot of different but related parts
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complex
The company has a complex organizational structure.
koncepcja, pomysł
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concept
It is very difficult to define the concept of beauty.
niepokj, obawa, troska
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concern
There's a lot of public concern about dangerous toxins recently found in food.
niepokoić, powodować obawy
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to concern
It concerns me that he hasn't been in contact.
zaniepokojony, pełen obaw
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concerned
I'm a bit concerned about your health.
kończyć, wnioskować na podstawie czegoś, zawierać
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to conclude
She concluded the speech by reminding us of our responsibility.
wniosek, konkluzja, zakończenie
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conclusion
Be careful not to introduce new ideas in the conclusion of your essay.
dezorientować, mylić, gmatwać, wprawiać w zakłopotanie
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confuse
You're confusing him! Tell him slowly and one thing at a time.
zdezorientowany, zagmatwany
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confused
I'm a bit confused. Was that her husband or her son she was with?
świadomy, przytomny
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conscious
He's still conscious but he's very badly injured.
świadomość, przytomność
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consciousness
Her consciousness that she's different makes her feel uneasy.
rozważyć, wziąć pod uwagę
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consider
Don't make any decisions before you've considered the situation.
rozwaga, namysł
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consideration
After some consideration, we've decided to sell the house.
konsekwentny, spójny
= always happening or behaving in a similar way
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consistent
The president has been remarkably consistent on economic issues.
konstruować
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construct
The walls are constructed of concrete.
współczesny
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contemporary
I wanted to update my kitchen and put in something more contemporary.
konkurs, zawody
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contest
She's won a lot of beauty contests.
umowa, kontrak
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contract
a contract of employment
kontrastować, kontrast
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contrast
If you contrast some of her early writing with her later work, you can see just how much she improved.
ofiarować, brać udział
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contribute
Come to the meeting if you feel you have something to contribute.
wkład, udział
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contribution
All contributions (= presents of money), no matter how small, will be much appreciated.
wygodny, dogodny
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convenient
Our local shop has very convenient opening hours.
konwertować
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convert
Could we convert the small bedroom into a second bathroom?
przekonywać
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to convince
I hope this will convince you to change your mind.
korporacyjny
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corporate
All adults take corporate responsibility for the upbringing of the tribe's children.
rada (np. miejska, parafialna)
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council (e.g. city, parish)
The local council has decided not to allocate funds for the project.
rozbić się, kraksa, wypadek
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crash
The plane crashed into a mountainside.
stworzenie
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creature
Rainforests are filled with amazing creatures.
kredyt
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credit
She got no credit for solving the problem.
przestępczy
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criminal
It's criminal to charge so much for a book.
kryterium
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criterion
Eight criteria will be used to select new stadium sites. The Health Service should not be judged by financial criteria alone.
krytyk
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critic
Her critics say she is leading the party to disaster.
krytyczny
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critical
The president's support is critical to this project.
plon, roślina uprawna
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crop
The main crops grown for export are coffee and rice.
przekraczać, przecinać
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to cross
It's not a good place to cross the road.
kluczowy, zasadniczy
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crucial
szafka
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a cupboard
We keep the hoover and mop in a cupboard under the stairs.
leczyć, lekarstwo
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cure
At one time doctors couldn't cure TB.
waluta
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currency
His ideas enjoyed wide currency during the last century.
krzywa
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curve
He throws mainly fastballs with the occasional curve.
zwyczaj
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custom
In my country, it's the custom for women to get married in white.

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