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gainful

providing profit; korzystny, zyskowny. No employment appeared gainful enough for this ambitious girl.

general practitioner (GP)

a doctor who deals with diseases that do not require a speciaist's treatment; internista, lekarz pierwszego kontaktu, lekarz ogólny. I'm not sure whether a visit to a GP will do. I think you should consult a specialist.

genuine

real, authentic, true; prawdziwy, autentyczny, oryginalny, szczery, niekłamany. She stared at us in genuine surprise.

gill

an organ through which fish breathe; skrzele. Today we've had a lesson about fish how gills work and so on.

girlish

typical of girls; dziewczęcy. Her girlish laugh could be heard from a distance.

giveaway

a product you receive from a retailer when you buy something else; upominek dołączany do zakupu w ramach promocji. I must admit I always find giveaways very attractive, which makes me spend too much money sometimes.

glamorous

wonderfu, exciting, alluring; zachwycający, urzekający, olśniewający, świetny. That glamorous mansion belongs to a famous actor.

glare

to stare angrily, to give an angry look; patrzeć ze złością. The shop assistant went on glaring at the queue.

glimmer

a beam of light; a slight feeling; to shine weakly; błysk, przebłysk (np. nadziei); przebłyskiwać. We could see the fire glimmer in the distance.

glitter

to shine, to gleam; błyszczeć, lśnić, połyskiwać. Drops of water glittered in the sun

glossary

a list of difficult (technical, scientific, etc.) words included in a book; słowniczek terminów, glosariusz. You won't understand the latest comic book by Sturmer if you don't look every second baseball term in the glossary.

glove box

glove compartment, a built in container in a car for keeping small things; schowek na rękawiczki (w samochodzie). I might have left the keys in the glove box.

glove compartment

a case in a car where you keep small things such as gloves, sunglasses, etc.; schowek w samochodzie. You have left your cigarettes in the glove compartment.

gnaw

to bite something around; obgryzać. I saw her sitting at her desk, gnawing a pencil, unable to put a word to paper.

goalkeeper

a football player whose task is to stop the ball when it's about to reach the goal; bramkarz. What was the name of the famous goalkeeper?

goggle

to look with one's eyes wide open; wytrzeszczać oczy; wybałuszać oczy. Goggling tourists made it impossible for me to see the painting.

gradual

happening slowly, progressing or changing slowly; stopniowy. I could observe a gradual improvement in her behaviour.

graduate

a person who has finished high school, college, university; to complete one’s studies; absolwent; ukończyć szkołę lub studia. She graduated from Harvard and that’s why she’s so conceited.

grasp

to catch something or someone tightly; to take something in, to understand; schwycić coś / kogoś, uchwycić coś / kogoś; pojąć. Harry grasped her by the shoulders.

grate

to obtain plenty of small pieces of something by rubbing it against a special device called grater; ucierać na tarce. Grate some cheese, please.

graze (1)

to hurt the skin by rubbing it against something; zadrasnąć, obetrzeć. The girl fell of her bike and grazed her arm.

graze (2)

to feed animals; to eat grass (about animals); paść, paść się. We saw a cow grazing in the meadow.

grease

oily substance or dirt; tłuszcz, smar. Her hands were covered with grease.

gridlock

huge traffic jam; a difficult or uncomfortable situation where nothing can be done to change it; ogromny korek uliczny; impas. The car crash in the city centre caused an awful gridlock.

grieve

to be extremely sorry or worried, to lament, to regret and feel pain; to be sorry after someone's death; boleć, opłakiwać, rozpaczać, smucić się. Sandra is grieving for her father.

grievous

very serious; ciężki, poważny (np. o obrażeniu ciała, ranie). The driver sustained grievous injuries.

grievously

seriously, in a way that causes acute pain; poważnie, dotkliwie; ciężko. He was grievously wounded.

grim

hopeless, worried; sad, umpleasant; posępny, ponury. His face was grim as he was telling us what had happened.

grime

dirt that covers a surface; brud, warstwa brudu. When I entered my friend’s flat, which I was supposed to look after during her holidays, I was disgusted. Everything was covered in sticky grime.

grind

grind (ground, ground), to make something become powder or small pieces by crushing it; mleć, rozdrabniać. Add some garlic and freshly ground pepper.

gripe

to catch; to complain continuously; a problem, an issue to deal with; chwycić, złapać; biadolić, jęczeć, narzekać; problem. I wish you didn't go on griping like that- there's a lot of thoings to do about your problem.

gripping

very interesting, breath_taking; pasjonujący, wciągający. This gripping movie takes everyone's breath away.

grossly

much, too much; coarsely, roughly, in a rude manner; wielce, mocno, rażąco; ohydnie, ordynarnie. Her opinion was grossly unfair.

grounded

sensible and confident; not allowed to leave home as a result of punishment; mocno stąpający po ziemi, pewny siebie; ukarany zakazem wychodzenia z domu, uziemiony. Tina is a grounded kind of person, she’s going to cope with that pressure.

grubby

dirty; untidy; brudny, niechlujny. He wore grubby jeans and looked really terribly.

grudge

anger or dislike towards someone who’s done something one doesn’t accept or that harmed them; to give something one doesn’t really want to give; uraza, niechęć; skąpić, żałować. I think she’ll forever bear a grudge against her parents.

gruelling

tiring, exhausting; męczący, wyczerpujący. After the gruelling battle the warriors felt exhausted.

gruesome

terrible, horrifying, involving death; makabryczny, straszny. She had to face the gruesome task of identifying the body of the murdered.

grumble

to complain continuously; zrzędzić, utyskiwać, marudzić. Paul grumbled about the money he earned, he’d expected much more.

grumpily

in a rude and nervous manner; opryskliwie. She just scolded me grumpily and left.

grumpy

unhappy, irritable, dissatisfied; gderliwy, w złym humorze. Greg’s my best friend but he’s really grumpy at times.

guffaw

to laugh out loud; loud laughter; śmiać się głośno; głośny śmiech. Noises of lively discussion and guffaw filled the room.

gullible

naive, easy to cheat; naiwny. łatwowierny. In spite of her past experiences, Meg sometimes tends to be gullible as a child.

gulp

to swallow; to take a deep breath with effort; połykać, przełykać; nabierać powietrza (oddechu). He gulped and jumped into the water.

gutter

a pipe through which rainwater goes from a roof to the ground; rynna. The gutter must be damaged, will you olease check what's wrong with it?

guzzle

informal) to eat or drink quickly and with great pleasure; żłopać; obżerać się, żreć. Jack guzzled the beer and fell asleep.

habitual

usual, being a habit, repeated; zwykły, charakterystyczny; notoryczny, nałogowy. It's a shame Mike's such a habitual liar.

habitually

according to a routine or habit; stale; nałogowo; notorycznie. She's habitually unpunctual.

hale

healthy, energetic; zdrowy, krzepki, czerstwy. Your grandma is looking hale so you shouldn't worry too much about her complaints.

half board

a part of the meals, that is, breakfast and dinner (provided at a place such as hotel); niepełne wyżywienie. I think that half board would be a more comfortable option.

half_crazed

very worried, upset, anxious; na wpół oszalały She was half_crazed with worry.

half_hearted

with no real enthusiasm; bez zapału, niezdecydowany, na pół gwizdka. Her half_hearted attempt to get the job has failed.

halfway

at the half of a distance between two places or moments; The school is about halfway along the road.

handful

a portion of something that fills in an open hand; garść, garstka. Just add a handful of nuts.

handwriting

a unique way of putting down letters and words; charakter pisma. Her handwriting is totally illegible.

hangover

a bad physical state experienced after excessive use of alcohol; kac. I'm afraid he's going to learn what hangover is. He's drunk too much tonight.

happy_go_lucky

carefree; beztroski, niefrasobliwy. He won't get far with that happy_go_lucky attitude! How do you know? It's sometimes better to live this way.

hard_bitten

tough, obstinate, persistent; zatwardziały, zawzięty. Don't you understand you're not going to get rid of those hard_bitten journalists?

hard_earned

earned or obtained with effort; ciężko zarobiony. I don't feel like spending our hard_earned money on something uncertain.

hardcover

a book edited in hard covers; książka w twardej oprawie; wydanie książki w twardej oprawie. Hardcovers are more expensive, but I find them much nicer to read!

haughty

arrogant, proud; bold; wyniosły; hard. Has she always been so haughty? Her behaviour is difficult to bear.

haul

to draw sth heavily or slowly; sth you ctch or get with effort; ciągnąć, wlec, holować; zdobycz, połów. She merged into a crowd of mothers hauling their whimsical children, unwilling to leave.

hazardous

risky, dangerous; ryzykowny, niebezpieczny. Though Jim finds his job hazardous, he wouldn't change it for any other.

headstrong

disobedient and obstinate; uparty, nieprzejednany. I've never met such a headstrong person before.

headway

progress; movement ahead; postęp, ruch do przodu. I must admit you're making headway.

heart_to_heart

frank, open; szczery, w cztery oczy (np. rozmowa). We had a heart_to_heart talk yesterday.

heartless

insensitive, unfeeling; nieczuły, bez serca. She turned out a heartless person indeed.

heritage park

a site where you can see how people used to live, a museum in the open air; skansen. My daughter was impressed by the heritage park.

hermit

a person who lives alone at a deserted place; pustelnik. It was her spiritual path to live a hermit's life.

hermitage

a place where someone lives apart from the rest of society; pustelnia. Hardly ever did he leave his hermitage.

hideous

very bad; nasty; awful; ugly; ohydny, paskudny, okropny. They have designed some hideous buildings.

high_pressure

involving a lot of stress and worry; powodujący wysokie napięcie, wywołujacy stres. Would you choose a low_paid job or a high_pressure one?

high_risk

involving serious risk; wysokiego ryzyka, ryzykowny. I wonder why he always plumps for such high_risk investments.

highlight

to make more visible, to emphasise; uwypuklac, podkreślać, zaznaczać (np. flamastrem). This part of your speech needs highlighting.

hilarious

very funny; zabawny, przekomiczny. The cartoon is really hilarious.

hilariously

in a funny, entertaining way; zabawnie, komicznie. This sitcom is hilariously funny.

hilarity

when people laugh a lot and consider things funny; wesołość, rozbawienie. I can't understand this hilarity.

hint

a tip, a piece of advice; a suggestion; wskazówka; podpowiedź; sugestia. The hint was helpful enough for me to win the game.

hiss

to make a sound that snakes produce; syczeć. Julka was scared when the snake hissed.

historic

important in history; historyczny (ważny w historii) We've already seen every single historic building in this city, haven't we?

hitch_hike

to travel by strangers' cars for free; podróżować autostopem. It was our best holiday, we visited Germany, France, Spain and Portugal. I really like hitch_hiking.

hoarse

(of a voice) rough, sounding as if one had a sore throat; zachrypnięty. He sounded hoarse to me, is he ill?

home_lover

a person who loves spending time at home; domator. Caroline's a real home_lover and she never goes out.

homesick

longing for one's home or homeland, feeling bad and missing home and family; stęskniony za domem; stęskniony za ojczyzną. Kinga's been living in London for a couple of years now and she's never been homesick.

homey

(American English) cosy, comfortable, like at home; nice; (amerykański angielski) przytulny, swojski, domowy; miły. It felt quite homey and good.

horror_stricken / horror_struck

shocked, suddenly frightened; przerażony, przejety grozą. My parents were horror_stricken at the news they heard.

hostile

extremely unfriendly, behaving like an enemy; wrogi. I don't understand your hostile attitude towards Emma.

hostilely

in a very unfriendly way, as if one was your enemy; wrogo, nieprzyjaźnie. She was staring at me hostilely at first.

hot_blooded

excitable, displaying strong emotions; w gorącej wodzie kąpany. It appears impossible to argue with this hot_blooded guy.

housebound

if you're housebound, you must stay in, usually because of an illness; "uwiązany" w domu, zmuszony do pozostania w domu. I'm housebound this week it's flu.

howl

to give a loud noise, to cry; a sound that dogs produce; wyć, ryczeć (o dziecku); skowyt, wycie. We could hear dogs howl as we were approaching the village.

huddle

to gather closely to one another; gromadzić się, skupiać się, ścieśniać. The travellers huddled round the fire.

humble

modest; skromny, pokorny. Ian was a very humble man.

ice_cold

very cold; lodowaty. I'd love an ice_cold drink now.

illegible

impossible to read because of e.g. bad handwriting; nieczytelny. Her letter was almost illegible. It took me ages to read it.

illicit

illegal or considered wrong; zabroniony, nielegalny, bezprawny. He could have felt condemned by the local people as he had an illicit affair with a woman who was married.

imaginary

created by imagination, imagined; zmyslony, wyiamginowany. When my daughter was five, she used to tell stories about imaginary creatures.

immaculate

spotless, clean; absolutely perfect; nienaganny, nieskazitelny, bez zarzutu. Her house has always been immaculate, she's a stickler for order.

immature

acting in a childish way, not mature; niedojrzały. I'm afraid Peter is too immature to make such decisions.

immortal

living forever; nieśmiertelny. Her immortal words have been repeated without much understanding.

immortality

living forever, lasting forever; nieśmiertelność. Do you believe in the immortality of the soul?

impact

influence; wpływ, działanie. On_line shopping has a great impact on traditional stores.

impolitic

not reasonable, not politic; niepolityczny, nierozważny, niezręczny. Their suggestion was rather impolitic.

importune

to request with urgency; to press; to tease; to demand (usually money); to request sex for money narzucać się, naprzykrzać; molestować o coś, żądać pieniędzy; nakłaniać do nierządu, składać nieprzyzwoite propozycje. We were importuned for money in the street.

importunity

being importunate; the act of demanding or requesting in an importunate way, urgently; natrętność, naleganie, natarczywość. Sally complained about the locals' importunity.

imprecise

not accurate, not precise; nieprecyzyjny, niedokładny, nieścisły. The description was rather imprecise.

impudent

trying to gain something in a very annoying way; nachalny. I cannot stand such impudent people.

incessant

without a break, lasting non_stop; bezustanny, ustawiczny. The two of them plunged into an incessant fight.

incite

to make others rebel; podburzać, podżegać, zachęcać. The crowds were incited to protest.

incognizant

unaware; nieświadomy czegoś. He remained incognizant of the danger we might have faced.

income

the money you earn; dochód, wpływy. You should start living within your income.

incomparably

in a way that something is very different, better, worse, etc. than something else; nieporównywalnie. Her knowledge of the subject is incomparably more thorough.

increase

to become bigger in number; zwiększać (się), wzrastać. The number of the unemployed has inreased.

increasingly

growing; more and more; coraz bardziej, coraz więcej, rosnąco. This problem is increasingly common.

indecisive

inczpable of making a decision aonce and for all; niezdecydowany. Has Helen always been so indecisive?

independently

in a free way; niezależnie, w sposób niezależny. As a teacher she tried to make her students think independently.

indicate

to show, to point; to signal; to suggest; wskazywać; oznaczać; sugerować, napomknąć, dać do zrozumienia; sygnalizować. He indicated to us that he was not willing to participate.

indication

something suggested, suitable; something that shows or makes something clear; wskazówka, oznaka. I could not decide what I was supposed to do. His face gave no clear indication of what he was thinking of the issue.

indistinct

unclear; niewyraźny. I have some indistinct memory of our first meeting.

indolence

laziness, passive attitude; lenistwo, indolencja, opieszałość. Due to her indolence, the whole office encountered many problems.

indolent

lazy, passive, slow; leniwy, opieszały, bierny. Why have you decided to rely on that indolent guy?

indoor

made, used or kept inside, e.g. at home; pokojowy; domowy; wewnętrzny. Since it's an indoor plant, you shouldn't keep it in the garden.

induce

to talk someone into something, to persuade; to make something happen; zachęcać, nakłaniać; wywoływać, powodować. This medicine may induce nausea.

inexperienced

lacking experience, unskilled; niedoświadczony. I'm afraid the new secretary is a bit inexperienced.

infirm

weak, lacking strength; słaby, niedołężny; niepewny. He's become infirm lately and we must look after him.

inflammable

easy to start burning; łatwopalny. Tey kept lots of inflammable materials in the basement, which caused the terrible accident.

ingenious

skillful; displaying inventiveness or genius; sprytny, bardzo pomysłowy; genialny. This book is not a masterpiece, but the plot itself can be called ingenious.

ingredient

something that is a part of a whole, usually food; składnik. I never have all the necessary ingredients to make a cake!

inhabit

to live in a certain place; zamieszkiwać. The village was inhabited mainly by elderly people.

inhabitant

someone who lives in a certain place; mieszkaniec, osoba zamieszkująca dane miejsce. The village’s inhabitants turned out very hospitable and friendly.

inhibit

to hold back; to prohibit; hamować, powstrzymywać. The medicine will inhibit the development of the illness.

initial

beginning; happening at the beginning; początkowy, wstępny. Their initial joy quickly turned to fear.

initially

at first, at the beginning; z początku, na początku, początkowo. Initially he worked here as a salesman.

innocent

not guilty; pure; naive; harmless; niewinny, naiwny, nieszkodliwy. He claimed the girl was innocent.

insect repellent

a liquid used to keep insects away; środek przeciwko owadom. Don't forget to buy an insect repellent!

insensitive

showing or feeling no sympathy or emotions; niewrażliwy. He's absolutely insensitive to social injustice.

insight

understanding; intuition, idea; zrozumienie; wgląd; intuicja, idea, myśl. The key insight of this theory is not convincing.

insipid

tasteless, bland; mdły, bez smaku. The soup was fine, but the meat insipid. I didn't like the salad, either.

insist

to state firmly sth must happen; nalegać. The students insisted on putting off the exam.

insolent

rude, disrespectful, domineering; bezczelny, zuchwały. Stop being insolent it will lead you nowhere.

insomnia

inability to fall asleep; bezsenność. My grandma, who is 84, is suffering from insomnia.

instalment

at once, immediately; w tej chwili, natychmiast. He was instantly noticed.

instantly

at once, immediately; w tej chwili, natychmiast. He was instantly noticed.

interference

engaging in something that doesn't regard you; ingerencja, wtrącanie się. Her interference in my business annoyed me.

interviewee

a person who is asked questions during an interview; osoba udzielająca wywiadu. In spite of my doubts, the singer turned out a perfect interviewee, witty, charming and open.

intimidating

discouraging, making fearful; groźny, onieśmielający, przerażający. It's a really intimidating perspective.

intrigued

really interested; zaintrygowany, zaciekawiony. She was intrigued by the idea.

intriguing

extremely interesting; intrygujący. This intriguing question has not been answered yet

investigate

to examine something carefully, to be trying to discover the truth; badać, rozpatrywać, prowadzić śledztwo. The police are investigating the case.

investigation

close examination; badanie, dochodzenie. After a thorough investigation, the police have found new clues.

involuntary

performed without conscious decision or will; bezwiedny, mimowolny. The fact she made that involuntary mistake seemed essential to her psychoanalyst.

irreproachable

impeccable, blameless; nienaganny, bez zarzutu. Sally's mother is famous for irreproachable manners, which makes me nervous before my visit at her home.