25. The performance arts, 26. The plastic arts, 27. Talking about books

przeceniany

overrated

wyświechtany

hackneyed

chaotyczny

disjointed

naciągany

far-fetched

not as good as people say / not as good or important as some people think or say

overrated

done so often it is boring / phrase is boring and does not have much meaning because it has been used so often

hackneyed

complex and impossible to understand / impossible to get through, see through, or get into /very difficult or impossible to understand

impenetrable

unconnected and not in a clear order / something, especially a speech or piece of writing, that is disjointed has parts that do not seem well connected or are not arranged well

disjointed

impossible to believe / extremely unlikely to be true or to happen

far-fetched

slightly immoral and likely to shock some people / a joke, remark etc that is risqué is slightly shocking, because it is about sex

risqué

exciting and keeping your attention the whole time

gripping

pasjonujące

gripping

wstrząsające

harrowing

extremely upsetting / very frightening or shocking and making you feel very upset

harrowing

wzruszający

moving

making you feel strong emotion, especially pity or sadness

moving

pamiętny

memorable

you remember it long after / very good, enjoyable, or unusual, and worth remembering

memorable

swobodny

understated

done or expressed in a simple nut attractive style / an understated style is one that is attractive because it is simple and does not have too many decorations

understated

zjechany/ skrytykowany

panned

very negative criticised

panned

wychwalać

laud

highly praised

lauded

dać klapę

bomb

if a play, film, event etc bombs, it is not successful /was a failture

bomb

nagroda

award

prized, honours, something such as a prize or money given to someone to reward them for something they have done

award

dobrze zapowiadający się

up-and-coming

likely to become successful or popular, famous or successful

up-and-coming

arcydzieło

masterpiece

very great work of art / a work of art, a piece of writing or music etc that is of very high quality or that is the best that a particular artist, writer etc has produced

masterpiece

być źle obsadzonym

to be miscast

was the wrong person for the role / to choose an unsuitable actor to play a particular character in a play or film

to be miscast

typowa rola

typecast

– always associated with that type of role / to always give an actor the same type of character to play

typecast

biss

encore

calls from the audience to repeat it / an additional or repeated part of a performance, especially a musical one

encore

owacje na stojąco

standing ovation

the audience stood up and applauded

standing ovation

interpretacja

interpretation

way of understanding and performing it / the way in which someone performs a play, a piece of music etc and shows what they think and feel about it

interpretation

one of several performances that exist / a copy of something that has been changed so that it is slightly different / someone’s version of an event is their description of it, when this is different from the description given by another person

version

performance on a specific occasion / someone’s performance of a play, piece of music

rendition

wykonanie

rendition

the picture she created / the way someone or something is described or shown in a book, film, play

portrayal

kreacja

portrayal

deceiving (oszukiwać)

to pull the wool over eyes

inability to appreciate art or culture (disapproving)

philistinism

critics / krytyk, oszczerca

detractors

become more sophisticated

wised up

become less intellectual (usually to appeal to a mass audience)

dumbed down

new modern art gallery in London

Tate Modern

a short enthusiasm for sth (disapproving)

fad

stop coming

vote with their feet

considered

deemed

educated wih regard to art

visually literate

not affected by

immune to, inured to

highbrow OP

lowbrow

impenetrable OP

transparent

sophisticated OP

primitive

challenging OP

undemanding

dazzling OP

pedestrian

evocative OP

uninspiring

exquisite OP

clumsy

intriguing OP

dreary

peerless OP

run-of-the-milk

tongue-in-cheek OP

earnest

intendded for educated, intelligent people

highbrow

extremely difficult to understand

impenetrable

showing advanced skills and understanding

sophisticated

demanding considerable effort to be understood

challenging

inspiring great admiration because it is brillian in some way

dazzling

calling up images and memries

evocative

having rare beauty or delicacy

exquisite

interesting because it is strange or mysterious

intriguing

better than any other

peerless

not intended to be taken seriously despite appearing serious

tongue-in-cheek

wyrafinowany

highbrow

nieprzystępny

impenetrable

olśniewający

dazzling

poruszający

evocative

wyborny, przepiękny

exquisite

bezkonkurencyjny

peerless

ironicznie

tongue-in-cheek

very serious and sincere

earnest

poważny

earnest

not special or interesting in any way

run-of-the-mill

przeciętny, tuzinkowy

run-of-the-mill

dull and making you feel sad or bored

dreary

drętwy, ponury, posępny

dreary

moving or doing things in a careless way

clumsy

niezdarny

clumsy

not at all interesting or exciting

uninspiring

nieciekawy

uninspiring

przyziemny

pedestrian

ordinary and uninteresting and without any imagination

pedestrian

you can see through it

transparent

przejrzysty, przeźroczysty

transparent

easy to understand and are not concerned with serious ideas about art

lowbrow

niewyszukany

lowbrow

to describe something or someone in writing or speech

depite

to influence the way someone's character or attitudes develop

mould

a moving and sad description of a sequence of events

poignant chronicle

powerful story that keeps you interested

compelling tale

rather dark and glommy setting, situation

lugubrious setting

very interesting and engaging story

page-turner

mysterious story

enigmatic story

often cruel od disgusting, concerned with death

macabre

causing great fear

chilling

amazing achievement

breathtaking achievement

humour in the face of a bad situation

wry humour

scenes which arouse memories or images

evocative scenes

a written record of what you have done each day; also means an academic publication containing articles reporting research, new theories, published at regular intervals

journal

written record of a people's own life, typically by a pollitician or military figure

memoris

collection of poems or short stories by different authors

anthology

collection od detailed, concise information about a particular subject

compendium

usually a technical book with instructions, f.e. a computer manual

manual

book that records events and times, all the journeys made by a lorry or ship

logbook

dziennik okrętowy

logbook

difficult to stop once you have started

compulsive reading

nie można odłożyc

can't put down

not complex, slightly negative connotation, for person who does not have ability to think deep

lightweight

nice to read in bed

bedtime reading

difficult to read

heavy going

become involved, engaged with

get into