advanced grammar and vocabulary 7

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wtargnąć
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TRESPASS ON
nieumyślne spowodowanie śmierci
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MANSLAUGHTER
przemoc domowa
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BABY or WIFE BATTERING
zmowa milczenia
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CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE
getting money by deceiving people
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FRAUD
non- alcoholic fruit drink
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SQUASH
sześcian
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CUBE
wklęsły
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CONCAVE
having a row of sharp points along the edge
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SERRATED You really need a knife with a serrated edge for cutting bread.
not level, equal, flat or continuous
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UNEVEN Take care when you walk on that path - the paving stones are rather uneven. There is an uneven distribution of wealth across the country from the north to the south. The contest was very uneven - the other team was far stronger than us.
prostopadły
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PERPENDICULAR
having a sloping direction, angle or position
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OBLIQUE Through the window came the last few oblique rays of evening sunshine. He gave her an oblique glance.
równoległy
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PARALLEL
when two lines cross, or the point where this happens
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INTERSECTION The intersection of the lines on the graph marks the point where we start to make a profit.
a line on a sports field such as the one in tennis, which marks the end of the playing area, or the one in baseball which marks the path along which players run; an imaginary line used as a starting point for making comparisons
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BASELINE She delivered a final serve from the baseline to win the match a baseline assessment
zapadnięty
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HOLLOW
wózek dziecięcy
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BABY CARRIAGE
sześciokąt
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HEXAGON
the thing one dislikes most of all
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PET AVERSION
gorliwy
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EAGER
when someone or something is converted from one thing to another
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CONVERSION Her conversion to Buddhism/Islam was a very gradual process. He used to be very right-wing, but he's undergone something of a conversion recently. Solar power is the conversion of the sun's energy into heat and electricity.
półwysep
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PENINSULA
to decide not to do something because you are too frightened
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CHICKEN OUT
to keep talking about something again and again because you think it is very important
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HAVE A BEE IN ONE'S BONNET She never stops talking about dieting - she's got a real bee in her bonnet about it.
płaskowyż
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PLATEAU
równina
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PLAIN
niziny
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LOWLANDS
dorzecze
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RIVER BASIN
zwarcie, gęsto
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DENSELY
fala pływowa
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TIDAL WAVES
szerokość geograficzna
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LATITUDE
a check to see how well you can pay back a loan
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CREDIT EVALUATION
ujście rzeki
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ESTUARY
money that you borrow on a credit card
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CASH ADVANCE
height above sea level; wyżyna
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ALTITUDE
guarantee a loan for somebody else
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CO- SIGN
zbocze
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SLOPE
not to pay back a loan
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DEFAULT
kotlina, dolina
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VALLEY
przychód netto
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NET INCOME
przychód brutto
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GROSS INCOME
the basic interest rate that banks use
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PRIME
not needing help or support from other people
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SELF- RELIANT
a person who owns a particular type of business, especially a hotel, a shop or a company that makes newspapers
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PROPRIETOR
(of a person or animal) strong and healthy, or (of an object or system) strong and unlikely to break or fail
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ROBUST He looks robust and healthy enough. a robust pair of walking boots a robust economy
when there is more than enough of something
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ABUNDANCE There was an abundance of wine at the wedding. We had wine in abundance.
attractive or exciting
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ALLURING I didn't find the prospect of a house with no electricity very alluring. She was wearing a most alluring dress at Sam's dinner party.
(especially in the USA and Canada) a person whose job is to cut down trees which will be used for building etc. or to transport trees which have been cut down
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LUMBERJACK
formal when you achieve something
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ATTAINMENT the attainment of a goal attainment targets
the time of year when crops are cut and collected from the fields, or the activity of cutting and collecting them, or the crops which are cut and collected
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HARVEST the grain/potato/grape harvest We had a good harvest this year. Farmers are reporting a bumper (= very big) harvest this year. It won't be long now till harvest (time).
the careful use of money, especially by avoiding waste
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THRIFT
CONVERGE
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If lines, roads or paths converge, they move towards the same point where they join or meet If ideas and opinions converge, they gradually become similar. • to come from other places to meet in a particular place
the handle or wheel which controls the direction in which a ship or boat travels
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HELM
miedź
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COPPER
siarka
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SULPHUR

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