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jacket potatoes

potatoes cooked or baked without being peeled; ziemniaki w mundurkach. I'll have chicken with jacket potatoes.

jackpot

the highest prize; najwyższa wygrana, najwyższa nagroda. Mary won the jackpot!

jagged

with a sharp surface (about a knife or rocks); wyszczerbiony, postrzępiony. She was trying to slice the bread with a jagged knife.

jet lag

a feeling of discomfort and tiredness after travelling by plane; złe samopoczucie objawiające się zmęczeniem po podróży samolotem. This jet lag is killing me!

jigsaw / jigsaw puzzle

a puzzle where you are supposed to put many small elements together to make a large picture; puzzle, układanka. The children were busy with the jigsaw they were given.

josh

to tease, to mock, to annoy someone; drażnić, wyśmiewać, nabijać się z kogoś. Will these kids forever josh the teacher about her tousled hair?

joyride

to steal a car just for fun of driving it; a ride on a stolen car; jeździć kradzionym samochodem (dla zabawy); przejażdżka kradzionym samochodem. They were foolish enough to go on a joyride.

justified

explained, clear, just; uzasadniony. I don't think your doubts are justified.

justify

to explain reasons for something; uzasadniać. How can you justify your choice?

keenly

extremely, willingly, strongly, with interest; żywo, zawzięcie, uważnie. They seemed to be keenly interested in the game.

keenness

extreme interest, willingness, eagerness; gorliwość, zapał. Her keenness appeared slightly suspicious to us.

keepsake

a small, usually inexpensive thing that makes you remember somebody; pamiątka (po kimś, czegoś, od kogoś). You may find it funny, but this pen is a very precious keepsake.

kennel

a small "house" for a dog kept outdoors; a shelter for homeless dogs; buda dla psa; schronisko dla psów. The dog's kennel was dirty and neglected.

kidder

someone who makes jokes; a cheater; żartoniś; oszust. I'm sure that kidder deceived you.

kind_hearted

kind, good; życzliwy, dobrotliwy. She was a kind_hearted woman in fact.

know_all

a person who believes he or she knows everything best; mądrala. Now tell me what we're going to do, you know_all.

knowingly

with awareness (of effects); with knowledge or signs of knowledge about something; świadomie, celowo; porozumiewawczo. The moment she smiled knowingly at her peers I understood that the issue had been far more complex than it had appeared.

knowledgeable

knowing much about different subjects or a lot about one subject area; o szerokim zakresie wiedzy. He was an exceptionally knowledgeable man.

laconic

short, not full; lakoniczny. His laconic replies are insufficient.

ladylike

distinguished, elegant, refined (about a woman); wytworny, dystyngowany. She's so different from her mother, who's a ladylike woman.

ladylike

polite, socially corresct, like a lady; wytworna, dystyngowana. I wouldn't say her behaviour was ladylike in fact.

laid_back

relaxed, not tending to worry; wyluzowany, swobodny, na luzie. Tim seems a laid_back person.

lamely

unconvincingly, in a weak manner; nieprzekonywająco, bez przekonania, niepewnie."I was really too busy to answer your call", he said lamely.

landslide

a mass of earth and rocks moving down qiuckly; obsunięcie się ziemi. According to the press, there were no further landslides.

latitude

the distance between a given point and the Equator; freedom; freedom to do something in the way one considers the right one; szerokość geograficzna; wolność, swoboda. You should appreciate the latitude you have been allowed.

lawbreaking

breaking the law; łamanie prawa. How long is he going to remain unpunished? Lawbreaking is what he got really used to!

layout

a graphic design, a plan; układ, rozkład; układ graficzny; szkic. You must be careful when it comes to the layout of a formal letter.

lazybones

someone lazy; leń, wałkoń. get up, lazybones! It's almost twelve!

leafy

full of trees; zielony (o terenie). Many parks have been created here. These leafy areas are much more friendly than the city centre.

lean

slim, thin; szczupły, chudy. Mary's really lean and fit!

lecture

an academic 'lesson'; wykład. How do you find the lecture he delivered?

lecturer

someone who gives lectures, e.g. at the university; wykładowca. He's a fascinating author but a very bad lecturer.

left_luggage office

a place where you can leave your luggage at e.g. a railway station; przechowalnia bagażu. Why don't you leave your suitcase at the left_luggage office?

leftish

tending toward the political left; lewicujący, lewicowy. Hard times have come for these few leftish papers in Poland.

leg_pull

a cheat, trickery; oszustwo, oszukaństwo. They're going to notice that leg_pull sooner or later.

leisure

spare time; wolny czas. Have you ever asked her what she's doing in her leisure?

leisurely

relaxed, not hasty; spokojny, powolny, luźny. We took a leisurely walk in the woods.

lesion

a wound, an injury; rana, obrażenie, uszkodzenie (ciała). The doctors said that lesion would be difficult to cure.

life belt

an item that helps you survive if you fall into water unexpectedly; koło ratunkowe. But for the life belt I wouldn't have survived.

light_fingered

likely to steal things; pickpocketer; złodziejski; złodziejaszek, kieszonkowiec. He has always been a light_fingered guy.

light_footed

moving lightly; lekki, lekko się poruszający. Betty was a light_footed dancer.

linesman

a person who officially states whether the ball in a sports game crossed a mark or not; sędzia liniowy. Can you see the two linesmen? Their job is to help the referee.

literal

basic, real, original; dosłowny, literalny. What is the literal meaning of this word?

lively

energetic, full of life; żywotny, żywy (energiczny). She used to be an incredibly lively child.

long_acting

working longer than something (usually medicine) of the same sort; o przedłużonym działaniu (np. lek). Remember that it's a long_acting painkiller.

long_tongued

eager to gossip; talkative; gadatliwy, plotkarski, niedyskretny. I wouldn't trust those long_tongued classmates of yours.

lounge

a hall; a waiting room; a room to relax; hol, poczekalnia, bawialnia. The hotel guests were sitting in the lounge.

low_spirited

depressed, miserable, unhappy; przygnębiony, w złym stanie ducha, przybity. He's never been so low_spirited before.

lump

a piece, a shapeless piece of something; a separate part; bryła, gruda, grudka, część. She put a big lump of salt into the pot_ the soup's going to taste awful.

lushly

abundantly, in a rich manner; bujnie, dorodnie; luksusowo. Our friends chose to stay in a lushly equipped suite.

magnificent

great, impressive; wspaniały, świetny. The magnificent collection of the artist's works will be exhibited on Saturday.

magnifying glass

a device that enlarges a picture, object, etc.; lupa, szkło powiększające. As a child I loved looking at things with my grandma's magnifying glass.

maintain

To keep something in good condition, to take care of something; to take care of someone by providing them with food, money, etc.; zachowywać coś; konserwować; utrzymywać kogoś, mieć na utrzymaniu. It’s not enough to buy a car, you’ll have to maintain it!

maintenance

supporting something or someone, making something work; utrzymanie, konserwacja. podtrzymywanie. That car is rather old and needs careful maintenance

malice

the act or quality of being malicious; złośliwość. They've done it out of malice.

malicious

wishing evil to others; złośliwy. He's a malicious disgusting guy and you should beware of him.

manageable

possible to manage; easy to maintain; wykonalny; łatwy w utrzymaniu. I always ask my hairdresser for a manageable hairdo.

manageable

possible to cope with; wykonalny, możliwy lub łatwy do wykonania. Start with a manageable task.

masterpiece

an exceptional piece of art; something outstanding; arcydzieło. Her first novel was a real masterpiece.

mature

behaving in an adult_like way, responsible; grown_updojrzały. I believe Sally is mature enough for this responsible task.

maze

a set of paths that is difficult to get out of; something complicated; labirynt; gąszcz, gmatwanina. His paper is just a maze of unspecified notions.

meagre

thin; slim; insufficient, small; szczupły; skąpy; skromny, niewielki. Her earnings, though meagre, satisfy her needs.

mediocre

of poor quality; mierny. His latest film is a mediocre production.

meek

mild, patient, easily persuaded; łagodny, potulny. You can’t be so meek whenever he tells you what to do.

melt

to become liquid (of e.g. ice); roztapiać się, rozpuszczać. The snow melted and there was mud and water all over the area.

mend

to repair; naprawiać, reperować. Tim's a very practical boy, he's mended lots of things around the house.

mention

to say about sth/sb briefly; a brief comment or remark; czynić wzmiankę wspominać o; wzmianka. The movie was mentioned by the journalist, but he didn't seem to understand it.

merciful

showing mercy, that is forgiveness and kindness; miłosierny, litościwy. He is said to have been a merciful ruler.

merciless

showing no mercy; bezlitosny. They couldn't bear the merciless heat.

mightily

powerfully; with great effort; to a great degree; potężnie, z wielką mocą; w dużym stopniu. They were struggling mightily with injustice.

mince

to cut into very small pieces; to chop; chopped meat; mielić, mleć; siekać; mięso mielone. Add some mince to the tomato sauce.

minute

tiny; detailed; mały, drobny, maleńki; dokładny, szczegółowy. The children were collecting minute shells and stones.

misbehave

to be disobedient or impolite; źle się zachowywać. Her children often misbehave.

misbehaved

impolite, rude, behaving in a wrong way; źle się zachowujący, niegrzeczny. I wouldn't call Tim a misbehaved child. He simply doesn't always know what's wrong and what's right.

misbehaviour

wrong, unsuitable behaviour; złe zachowanie, niewłaściwe zachowanie. Jimmy was punished for misbehaviour.

miserable

really unhappy; wretched; nieszczęśliwy, żałosny, nędzny. she found herself in a miserable situation.

misery

poverty; unhappiness; distress; nędza; niedola; nieszczęście. In this poor town generations spent their lives in misery.

misfortune

An unlucky or not desirable event.; nieszczęście, pech. Missing the train was a real misfortune.

mishandle

to treat without sufficient skill; to manage inefficiently; źle się obchodzić, obchodzić się nieumiejętnie; nieumiejętnie prowadzić, działać nieskutecznie. He mishandled the negotiations.

mishear

to hear something not accurately or entirely wrongly; nie dosłyszeć; źle usłyszeć. You must have misheard what she really said.

misunderstand

to understand something in a wrong way; źle zrozumieć, błędnie zrozumieć. You must have misunderstood what I was telling you.

misunderstanding

wrong understanding of something, usually of what someone said; nieporozumienie. Such accomodation during the conference is a misunderstanding.

moan

to produce a painful sound; a painful sound; jęczeć, jęk. The boy fell down and started to moan.

mock

not real; sztuczny, nieprawdziwy. Do you know the day of our mock exam?

monastery

a building where monks live; klasztor. The room overlooked an old monastery

monk

a person who belongs to a religious group and leads a life of religious practice; mnich. We also met some Buddhist monks on our way.

morsel

a little bit; kęs, kawałek. She's only had a morsel of bread today.

mottled

having blotches and spots of colour; nakrapiany, cętkowany. She was wearing mottled trousers and a sweatshirt.

mount

to climb; wspinać się, wdrapywać. He mounted up the stairs with effort.

mudguard

a fender; a piece of metal above the wheels of a vehicle that protects them and/or the rider from mud; błotnik. The mudguard has loosened, you must fix it.

mugger

a thief that attacks people in the street; uliczny złodziej, rabuś, rzezimieszek. She slipped and broke her arm when the mugger attacked her.

murmur

to speak quietly and usually not audibly or clearly; mruczeć, mamrotać. She just murmured something I coldn't understand.

mutter

to speak quietly and unclearly; mruczeć, mamrotać. I can’t hear you! Stop muttering, speak up!

mutton

meat from adult sheep; baranina. He hates mutton, so we have to order something else.

mutual

shared or experienced by two or more people; wzajemny, obopólny; wspólny. Many yeas after the graduation, we met at a party held by our mutual friend.

muzzle

an item you put on a dog's mouth to make sure it doesn't bite anybody; kaganiec. Have you got a muzzle? You can't travel with your dog without one.

nagging

continually complaining; unpleasant and continuous; swarliwy, kłótliwy; dokuczliwy. She complained of a nagging headache.

narrow_minded

not open, not interested in ideas different from one's own; ograniczony (o człowieku, horyzoncie myślowym). If Paul's so narrow_minded as you're telling me, I don't think I'm gonna discuss this issue with him.

nativity play

a play staged before or during Christmas, dealing with the subject of the birth of Jesus Christ; szopka bożonarodzeniowa (przedstawienie). The children at my daughter's school have already started to prepare a nativity play

neglect

to not do something well enough, to not look after something or someone one is supposed to take care of; zaniedbywać. Sheila has neglected her duties.

neglectful

treating something or someone without adequate care and seriousness; niedbały, zaniedbujący. Caroline is rather neglectful of her duties.

newcomer

someone who has recently arrived somewhere; nowoprzybyły, przybysz. Henry's a newcomer to the area and doesn't know how to move around.

nibble

(at) to eat slowly; skubać (jedzenie), jeść powoli. She was nibbling at potatoes, apparently troubled by something important.

nice_looking

attractive, good_looking; atrakcyjny, przystojny, ładny. Who is that nice_looking boy?

noisome

unpleasant; harmful; przykry; szkodliwy. I couldn't stand that noismoe smell.

nomad

a person who moves from place to place and doesn't stay in one place for a long time; koczownik. During his journey he met a group of nomads.

nomadic

moving from place to place; koczowniczy. This tribe leads a nomadic life.

non_violent

not involving violence; pokojowy, bez użycia siły. They organized a non_violent protest.

nonbeliever

a person who doesn't believe in any god; osoba niewierząca. As a nonbeliever, Jim felt a bit awkward at the ceremony.

nose stud

a stud (a piece of jewellery) you wear in the nose; kolczyk do nosa. What would your mother say if you told her that you were going to have a nose stud?

notable

remarkable, important, worth notice, famous, well_known; godny uwagi; znaczący; wybitny, znakomity. She's made notable progress since September.

notorious

infamous, known for something bad; notoryczny, jawny. He was a notorious criminal.

notoriously

very (in a negative sense), in a way where someone or something is infamous for something continuous; notorycznie, bezustannie. Some crimes are notoriously difficult to prove.

nudge

to push someone with the elbow; to persuade; trącać łokciem, szturchać; namawiać. Martin nudged his mate and they left the room

nuisance

something or someone that causes trouble or worry; utrapienie. John's such a nuisance!

numb

unable to move, insensitive; zdrętwiały, skostniały, bez czucia. I was so frightened, just numb.

nutbrown

brown, brown like a nut; brązowy, orzechowy. I love her nutbrown eyes.

obedient

polite; following others' instructions or orders; posłuszny. Alice is an obedient girl, so you won't have problems baby_sitting her.

obnoxious

disgusting; causing disapproval; nieprzyjemny, wstrętny, przykry. An obnoxious smell was coming from the basement.

obstinate

stubborn; uparty; uporczywy. That obstinate girl won't listen to me. Perhaps you could talk her out of the idea?

odorous

having a strong smell; sweet_smelling; pachnący, wonny. My aunt planted some odorous flowers.

off_licence

a shop where alcoholic drinks are sold (AmE liquor store); sklep monopolowy. There's an off_licence on the corner.

one_sided

dealing with one aspect of an issue only; jednostronny. Her judgement is one_sided and I won't let others think the same.

onerous

troublesome, difficult, involving effort; uciążliwy, pracochłonny. She wasn't aware of the onerous duties she was going to face.

open_air

taking place outside; na świeżym powietrzu, na zewnątrz (o miejscu, wydarzeniu) Let's sit in the open_air area of the restaurant.

open_minded

open, not prejudiced; otwarty, wolny od uprzedzeń. Sally has always been an open_minded person.

ophthalmologist

a doctor who specializes in eye diseases; okulista. Have you noticed that she blinks quite often? I think you should visit an ophthalmologist.

oppress

to govern people in a way that makes them feel humiliated; to make people feel bad; ciemiężyć, uciskać, gnębić (także o myślach, uczuciach). The cruel emperor opressed his nation.

oppressive

limiting freedom; worrying, oppressing; oparty na ucisku; ciemiężący; gnębiący, przytłaczający. Those oppressive thoughts make me feel so uncomfortable I can't sleep at night.

oppressive

wearisome, burdensome; cruel and unfair; męczący, uciążliwy; ciemiężczy. They were fed up with the oppressive weather.

orderly

organized; tidy; quiet; zorganizowany, porządny; spokojny. Sometimes he wished his daily life was orderly and peaceful.

outline

a preliminary plan; to make a sketch; to describe roughly; zarys, szkic; szkicować, przedstawiać w zarysach. Are you fond of the plan they outlined?

outline

a general shape or scheme; a general description of basic points; to make or show a general shape of something; zarys, szkic; szkicować; przedstawiać w zarysie. The author oulines the major theories of international migration.

outrage

to cause anger; an offence, an insult; oburzać, obrażać; oburzenie, obraza. The employees outraged at the new policy.

outrageous

shocking, offensive; szokujący, obraźliwy. Her behaviour was outrageous, if you ask me.

outstanding

not paid or not solved yet; zaległy, niezałatwiony. There are some issues outstanding. They must be solved asap.

outstanding

better or more interesting than others; wyjątkowy, niezwykły. Their outstanding performance really impressed me.

overcook

to cook something for too long; rozgotować; gotować za długo. The meal consisted of overcooked vegetables and some awful meat.

overcrowded

containing too many people; przeludniony, bardzo zatłoczony. This part of Tokyo is really overcrowded

overjoyed

very happy; ucieszony, rozradowany. Meg was overjoyed at the wonderful news.

overlook

to not notice something, to ignore; to have a view on something; przeoczyć, pominąć; wychodzić na (np. okno wychodzące na). I can have overlooked some mistakes in his essay, so I need to check it once more.

overpay

to pay too much, to pay more than sth is worth; przepłacać. If you ask me, you must have overpaid.

override

to appear more important than sth else; to not accept; przesłaniać, odsuwać na dalszy plan; nie uwzględniać, lekceważyć. Sandra's concern for her children's health overrides everything else.

overripe

too ripe to be eaten, spoilt; przejrzały. The cupboard smells. Old forgetful Miss Helen kept overripe fruit in here.

overripe

too ripe; przejrzały, nadpsuty. I could smell overripe fruit and something else that I couldn't identify.

overtake

pass someone; to be quicker than someone else; wyprzedzać, prześcigać. He was trying to overtake the other cyclist and then the accident happened.

overwhelm

about a strong emotion) to be felt intensively; to force someone and thus defeat; przytłaczać, miażdżyć, unicestwiać. Claire was overwhelmed with sorrow after she’d heard the news.

overwork

to work too much; przepracowywać się. I don't think you've been overworking lately.