Introduction Flashcards
- an event to celebrate or introduce something new:
2. an occasion when a ship is put into water, or a spacecraft is sent into space, for the first time:
launch [loncz]
- wypuszczanie, wypuszczenie, wprowadzenie (np. produktu, waluty
They announced the launch of a new fragrance.
The launch of the new collection is planned in autumn.
- wystrzelenie, odpalenie (np. rakiety w kosmos) lub wodowanie
The launch of this rocket ended in explosion.
- to begin something such as a plan or introduce something new such as a product:
- to send something out, such as a new ship into the water or a spacecraft into space:
- to run; for instance an application
to launch
- rozpoczynać (akcję, kampanię), wprowadziać (produkt na rynek)
The campaign was launched to prevent breast cancer
- odpalać, wystrzelać (np. rakietę, bombę)
We will launch the rocket in 10 seconds
- uruchamiać (np. aplikację)
I tried to launch the application, but it doesn’t work.
to be onto or on a stage for a performance:
to be onstage
być na scenie
to happen in a particular way, or to have a particular result
to turn out
okazywać się
The bomb warning turned out to be a false alarm.
modest
skromny
to say that you think that something is very good
to extol [ikstul]
wychwalać
He always extols the virtues of (= praises) French cooking.
behaving in an angry, silly way like a child
petulant [peczulent]
kapryśny
to interest or attract someone very much
to captivate
urzekać
She captivated film audiences with her beauty and charm.
captivating - urzekający
to force someone to leave a position of power or responsibility
to oust [aust]
odsuwać (od władzy ), usuwać
He was ousted from power by a military coup.
- to praise someone or something in order to make people think that they are important
- to try to persuade people to buy something
to tout (tałt)
- kreować, promować
He is being touted as the next big star.
- wciskać coś, nagabywać
Drug dealers were seen touting for business outside schools.
to show your respect for someone, especially by praising them in public
to pay homage to sb (homidż)
oddawać komuś cześć, składać komuś hołd
Fans paid homage to the actress who died yesterday.
the state or action of persisting
persistence
uporczywość, upór
saying exactly what you think without caring about people’s feelings
bluntly
prosto z mostu , bez ogródek
I’m gonna say it bluntly, you’re an idiot.
- to accept that something is true or exists
2. to tell someone, usually in a letter, that you have received something they sent you
to acknowledge
- Przyznawać
He acknowledged that there was a problem.
- Potwierdzać
to tell someone, usually in a letter, that you have received something they sent you
to continue living or existing after someone or something else has died or stopped existing
to outlive
Przeżyć, przetrwać
She outlived both her children.