Unit 6.1

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age discrimination
n.
I think I didn't get the job because of age discrimination.
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unfair treatment of people because they are old - dyskryminacja ze względu na wiek
come of age
idiom
When he comes of age, we’ll have a special celebration.
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to reach the age when you are legally considered to be an adult - osiągnąć pełnoletność, dorosnąć
elderly
adj.
I gave up my seat on the underground when an elderly woman got on.
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an elderly person is old - starszy, starszawy
immature
adj.
He’s very immature.
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behaving like a younger person - niedojrzały
prime
n.
He's now 40 and he's still in his prime.
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the time in your life when you are strongest and most active - okres rozkwitu, okres świetności, najlepsze lata
maturity
n.
He showed a lack of maturity for his age.
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when someone behaves sensibly and like an adult - dojrzałość
także - płatność, termin płatności
act your age
Please, act your age and stop buying yourself toys!
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to behave in a way which is typical for people of your age, not like a much younger person - zachowywać się jak przystało na czyjś wiek
age
n.
I think she looks young for her age.
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the number of years someone has lived or something has existed - wiek
unrealistic
adj.
She had rather unrealistic expectations of marriage.
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unrealistic ideas are not sensible or based on what is really unlikely to happen - nierealny, niewykonalny
illogical
adj.
I can't understand your illogical behaviour. Make up your mind!
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not sensible or reasonable - nielogiczny
dissatisfied
adj.
If you are dissatisfied with our service, please let us know.
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not happy because something is not as good as you had expected - niezadowolony
impatient
adj.
He gets impatient with the kids.
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annoyed because of delays or mistakes that make you wait - niecierpliwy
immortal
adj.
Nobody is immortal.
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living or continuing for ever - nieśmiertelny
unwilling
adj.
He's unwilling to admit he was wrong.
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not wanting to do something, or refusing to do it - niechętny
misbehave
v.
Make sure your child does not misbehave.
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to behave badly - źle się zachowywać
misinterpret
v.
She had misinterpreted his silence as anger.
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to understand something wrongly - mylnie interpretować
irrelevant
adj.
I won't bore you with all the irrelevant details.
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not useful or important in a particular situation - nieistotny, niezwiązany z tematem
unhealthy
adj.
Please take care of yourself and change your unhealthy diet.
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likely to make you ill - niezdrowy(o osobie, jedzeniu, diecie)
unpredictable
adj.
It had an unpredictable ending.
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not behaving or happening in the way that you expect, different and interesting - nieprzewidywalny
insecure
adj.
He felt insecure about his appearance.
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not feeling at all confident about yourself, your abilities, or your relationships with people - niepewny siebie, bez wiary w siebie
słabo broniony The city was insecure, so the enemies besieged it
unfamiliar
adj.
He looked out into a crowd of unfamiliar faces.
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not known to you - obcy (o osobie), nieznany (np. o otoczeniu)
bilingual
adj.
My friend's daughter is bilingual - her father is Spanish and her mother is Polish.
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able to speak two languages very well - dwujęzyczny
transport
n.
We need improved rail transport in this town.
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a system or method for carrying passengers or goods from one place to another - transport
bimonthly
adj.
I'm the editor of a bimonthly magazine about pets.
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appearing or happening once every two months or twice each month - co dwa miesiące, dwa razy w miesiącu
megabyte
n.
How many megabytes is this file?
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a unit for measuring computer information, equal to just over a million bytes - megabajt
microwave
n.
You can heat the soup in a microwave.
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a machine that cooks food very quickly, using electromagnetic(radiowave) waves instead of heat - mikrofalówka
multi-storey
adj.
There is a multi-storey car park next to the shopping centre.
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a multi-storey building has many levels - wielopoziomowy
multitask
v.
I usually have to multitask when I'm at work.
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to do more than one thing at the same time - wykonywać wiele zadań jednocześnie
interval
n.
During the interval of the play, you can get a drink from the theatre bar.
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a period of time between two events or activities - przerwa, odstęp
microscope
n.
Each sample was examined under the microscope.
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a scientific instrument that makes extremely small things look larger - mikroskop
international
adj.
Our company is part of an international group.
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relating to or involving more than one country - międzynarodowy
multimedia
n.
She works as a multimedia designer in San Francisco.
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using a mixture of sounds, pictures, etc to give information, especially on a computer - multimedia
microchip
n.
Japan’s largest producer of microchips has just opened a factory in the UK.
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a very small piece of silicon containing electronic parts, used in computers and other machines - mikroczip
megaphone
n.n.
The teacher used a megaphone at sportsday so that he could be heard.
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a piece of equipment like a large horn which you talk through to make your voice sound louder, when you are speaking to a crowd - megafon
translate
v.
Translate the text from Italian to English.
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to change written or spoken words into another language - tłumaczyć
interview
n.
She had an interview for a teaching job.
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a meeting in which someone asks you questions, especially to find out if you are suitable for a job - wywiad
transit
n.
The goods are in transit.
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the process of moving goods or people from one place to another - tranzyt
intercity
adj.
You can travel on an intercity train across Europe.
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happening between two or more cities, or going from one city to another - międzymiastowy
bicycle
n.
Can Ella ride a bicycle yet?
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a vehicle with two wheels that you ride by pushing its pedals with your feet - rower

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