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to make a light clear ringing sound dzwonić start learning
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Der.: tinkle (n) In the distance, he could hear the cow bells tinkling.
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otwarcie, szczerze start learning
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Der.: bluntness (n), blunt (adj) She told him bluntly that she thought his new book was a load of rubbish.
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zupełnie, całkowicie start learning
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Der.: sheer (adj) I find chocolate sheerly irresistible.
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sth that is extremely ugly or unpleasant to look at, usually a building or a landmark brzydactwo start learning
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That new shopping centre is a real eyesore, it looks like a prison.
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as much as you can carry, an armful naręcze start learning
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I saw Mary coming out of the library carrying an armload of books.
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an amount of money one has to spend to buy sth or start a project nakład pieniężny, wydatek start learning
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If you want to start your own business, you will need an initial outlay of í15,000.
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wood that is used to build houses and make furniture drewno start learning
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During the night, thieves raided the building site and stole vast amounts of timber.
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fundamentalny, zasadniczy start learning
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Der.: instrinsically (adv) Caring about the welfare of others is an intrinsic part of being a good doctor.
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sth that limits or restricts what one can do ograniczenie start learning
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Der.: constrain (v), constrained (adj) Due to financial constraints, they had to cancel their trip to Hawaii.
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to have a strong desire to achieve sth mieć aspiracje, dążyć do czegoś start learning
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Der.: aspiration (n), aspiring (adj) She aspired to become a famous concert pianist.
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damage to vegetation caused by foraging animals zniszczenie spowodowane nadmiernym wypasem, intensywnym żerowaniem start learning
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We didn’t get a good price for our farm: the land was infertile due to overgrazing, and the house was in ruin.
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to pull or drag sth with difficulty ciągnąć start learning
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When we heard the storm warning, we hauled the boat out of the water and secured it to a tree.
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to pull one vehicle behind another holować start learning
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Der.: tow (n) We had parked the car illegally and the police towed it away.
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despite, in spite of, regardless of pomimo start learning
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He is always late for work, notwithstanding the fact that he lives five minutes away from the office.
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(of vegetation) growing in abundance bujny start learning
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Der.: luxuriance (n), luxuriantly (adv) In the spring our garden is full of luxuriant vegetation.
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to emit sth in large amounts wypluwać, wyrzucać z siebie start learning
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The factory chimneys spewed black smoke.
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a mark or stain that spoils the perfection of sth plama start learning
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Der.: blot (v) The new electricity pylons spoil the view and are definitely a blot on the landscape.
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in charge of, in control of a project, organisation, etc u steru, na czele start learning
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With Mrs Davies at the helm, our venture is bound to succeed.
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goods that are carried by ship, plane or lorry ładunek start learning
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When the ship docked, the cargo had to be checked by the customs officers.
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a person who lives in a particular place mieszkaniec start learning
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Archaeologists have discovered evidence that the original inhabitants of the area were cave dwellers.
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