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| Słówko | Definicja | Tłumaczenie | Przykład | |
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to point the finger at sb |
to indicate that sb is to blame for sth. | Well, that was quite a surprise - when Jones pointed the finger at Hopkins! | ||
to carry the can |
to take the whole blame for sth. | |||
to carry the can |
I don't know, I suppose it was not such a surprise that Jones decided not to carry the can! | |||
to leave no stone unturned |
to investigate thoroughly. | The police have declared that they will leave no stone unturned in their attempt to catch the crooks who robbed the bank. | ||
to tip sb the wink |
to give sb/let sb know usually secret/confidential information. | The police knew that sb was going to rob the bank as sb had tipped them the wink. | ||
to case the joint |
to observe a property/place before robbing it. | Apparently the thieves had been casing the joint for ages before finally burgling it. | ||
to be in cahoots with sb |
to be in (secret) collusion with sb. | Criminals, like spies, are quite often in cahoots with one another. | ||
an open and shut case |
a straightforward case, one easily proved in court. | |||
a last ditch attempt |
a final attempt. | The criminals made a last ditch attempt to open the safe by blowing it up, but unfortunately they blew up its contents as well! | ||
manslaughter |
killing sb but not necessarily deliberately, | nieumyślne zabójstwo | The charge has been reduced to manslaughter. | |
backlash |
A strong reaction against events, normally political or social | The government is facing a backlash over its policy on Europe. | ||
nefarious |
Evil or criminal. | The nefarious nature of pedophilia is yet to be fully understood. | ||
aftermath |
The period of time after something such as a war, accident, storm, etc when people are still dealing with the results. | It's difficult be objective in the aftermath of such terrible crimes. | ||
copycat |
a copycat crime is one that is believed to have been influenced by another, often famous, crime because it is so similar, | powielony | It looks like a copycat murder, although we have to investigate if it was not the same murderer as the last time, Many people commit copycat crimes because they are fascinated by other criminals. | |
perjury |
telling lies in a law court, | krzywoprzysiestwo | Mark lied to the judge to protect his wife and was convicted of perjury. The judge warned the witness not to perjure herself. | |
accomplice |
a person who helps another person to do wrong, usually a criminal, | wspolsprawca | The kidnaper would not be able to do it on his own, he must have had an accomplice. During the investigation the criminal admitted he had an accomplice. | |
iniquity |
absence of moral or spiritual values, | niegodziwość | Terrorism is an act of iniquity. | |
felony |
a serious crime, | ciężkie przestępstwo | Murder is a felony. | |
lese majesty |
undermining one's government, | przestępstwo przeciwko władzom kraju | He was imprisoned for lese majesty. Guy Fawlkes' attempt to blow up parliament was lese majesty. | |
parole |
letting a prisoner go free before the end of his/her term as reward for good behavior, etc., | zwolnienie warunkowe | He's going to be released on parole soon. | |
ransom |
money paid to kidnappers for the release of a victim, | okup | The kidnappers demanded a ransom of $5,000,000 for the boy's release. | |
to acquit |
formally declare in court that a person is not guilty of a crime, | uniewinnić | The jury acquitted her of murder, and she went home. | |
pyromaniac |
one who gets pleasure in starting fires, one sick with pyromania, | Piroman | The pyromaniac almost burnt the house down. | |
genocide |
deliberate murder of a whole community or race of people, | ludobójstwo | Hitler and Stalin are recent history's most terrible perpetrators of genocide. | |
perjury |
lying in court, | krzywoprzysięstwo | He committed perjury so that his cousin wouldn't have to go to jail. | |
extort |
get money or promises through threats, | wymusić | He extorted $2,000 from local shopkeepers, telling them they'd "pay" if they didn't pay. | |
impunity |
To do something without fear of being punished. | During the 1980s Polish UB officers could behave with impunity. | ||
imputation |
an accusation of somebody being guilty of a crime, | zarzut | Being confronted with an imputation embezzlement he decided to resign from the bank. | |
recant |
to negate a statement one has made, | wyprzeć się, wycofać | Some witnesses recanted their statements after being threatened. | |
reprive |
postponement or delay of punishment, | odroczyć | He got a temporary reprieve so the courts could go over his case again. | |
clemency |
mercy, | łaska | Guy Fawlkes was too proud to plead for clemency, so they tore him to pieces. | |
castigate |
to punish or speak to someone severly; | surowo karać | Criminals need to be castigated in order to learn a lesson. | |
incarcerate |
to imprison, | uwięzić | The thief was incarcerated in the county jail | |
exonerate |
to free someone of blame, | oczyscić z oskarżen | His testimony exonerated the company of wrongdoing. | |
search warrant |
official document giving the police the right to search someone's home, | nakaz rewizji | When the police got the search warrant they found the evidence they needed. | |
complicity |
being involved in a crime, | współudzial | He was charged with complicity in the murder. | |
incriminating |
said of evidence illustrating one is guilty of a crime, | obciążający | The bloody glove was solid incriminating evidence that he'd killed her. | |
capitulate |
to surrender, give in. | kapitulacja | The Taleban leader said his forces would never capitulate and would keep fighting to the very last man! | |
vengeance |
punishment one gives sb in return for harm they caused, | zemsta | Vengeance is mine sayeth the Lord. | |
to edify |
To improve someone's mind or character by teaching them something. | Surely one of the benefits of a university education is the edifying effects it has on young people. | ||
gravitas |
Seriousness which is respected | Everyone fell silent during Professor BingleySmith's speech which lent a certain gravitas to the event. | ||
modicum |
A small amount of something, especially of good quality. | Academically she is not very bright, but at least she has a modicum of common sense. | ||
kerfuffle |
Unnecessary noise and activity. | I'm having difficulty concentrating on what the teacher says as there is always a lot of kerfuffle during class. | ||
hotch potch |
A number of things mixed up without a sensible order or arrangement. | The most frustrating things for teachers of writing is making sense of the students' hotch potch ideas | ||
gormless |
A stupid appearance | He looks so gormless, you'd never guess he was a Professor of mathematics. | ||
vocational training |
preparation for a specific job rather than for life in general or simply enjoyment. | szkoła zawodowa | Opting out of a liberal arts college, Joe went instead for vocational training to become a welder. | |
an applepolisher |
toady one who curries favor by being overly helpful and full of praise for sb, esp. a superior, usu. in an insincere way: BACK-SCRATCHER, BROWN-NOSER, BOOT-LICKER, ASS-KISSER, etc. | lizus | The only reason he gets good grades is because he's such a shameless apple polisher. What a bunch of brownnosers! They won't even tell the boss when he's making a big mistake. | |
cheat sheets |
small scraps of paper (loaded with microscopic scribblings of information) which ill-prepared students resort to pass an examination dishonestly, as by having improper access to answers. | ściągawki | Bolek was caught red-handed with a whole sleeve full of crib notes. | |
apprentice |
indentured servant learning a trade in a guild of merchants, craftsmen or artisans one who works in return for being taught and is paid very little if at all. | praktykant | My grandfather learned shoemaking as an apprentice to a master cobbler. | |
ditto |
Used to say that you think the same as someone else | 'I really am quite worried about my exams.' | ||
nursery school - oznacza również ŻŁOBEK (tak podaje słownik Cambridge), kindergarten - tłumaczy się jako PRZEDSZKOLE.
Jeśli dla niektórych z Państwa brak polskiego tłumaczenia, to co robicie na tym dziale, skoro jest to dla studentów filologii? Skoro student filologii jest poziomu B2/C1 powinien, jak nie musi, być w stanie zrozumieć znaczenie
z kontekstu. Jeśli znów rozchodzi się o wymowę, to jakim problemem jest wejść na stronę słownika takiego jak, longman, czy oxford, wpisać słowo i przeczytać transkrypcję/odsłuchać wymowę? Wystarczy odrobinę pomyśleć i odpowiedź się sama nasunie. ;) Pozdrawiam serdecznie.
Na jaki poziomie są te słówka ? Czy ich znajomość jest potrzebna do zdawania CAE ?
Wielka szkoda że, nie ma możliwości wydruku w pdf...
No właśnie w pdf by się przydało ;)
ma ktoś te wszystkie słówka w PDF ??
Zdania w przykładach są proste, co tu tłumaczyć? Zwłaszcza na tym poziomie. Ja bym raczej poprosiła o wymowę słówek. Czasem akcent albo głoska wymówiona nie tak -i klapa. Ale to drobiazg. Strona świetna, dziękuję i pozdrawiam.
Jest napisane, że to dla osób, które myślą o języku poważnie. Ucząc się zaawansowanego słownictwa, przeważnie już na poziomie B2/C1 rozumie się podaną po ang. definicję. Nie ma zatem co marudzić. :)
Moim zdaniem jeżeli ktoś już jest na filologii to powinien znać podstawowe zdania, sformułowania czy słowa jakie zostały zastosowane w tych przykładach słów ciut bardziej unikalnych, jak dla mnie bajka. Świetna strona, pozdrawiam.
Brak. Mnie np brakuje tłumaczenia zdania. I to jest też głównie największy problem w książkach. Tłumaczy się słówko a nie całe zdanie. I przez to niby zastosowanie jest - no jest... ale niepełne.
Genialny pomysł, ale nieprecyzyjne wykonanie...brak polskich tłumaczeń utrudnia pracę.
Brak?
Dużo "literówek" i kilka poważniejszych błędów.