Science And Technology Flashcards
To embark on
To start something big or important
To enhance
To improve the quality, amount or strength of something
Wzmacniac
To propel
To push or move something somewhere often with a lot of force
Napedzac
Prowess
Great ability or skill
Sprawnosc
Durable
Able to last and be used for a long time without becoming damaged
Trwaly
Subscription
An amount of money that you pay regularly to receive a product or service
Illiteracy
A lack of ability to read or write
Analfabetyzm
Outcome
A result or effect of an action
Breakthrough
An important discovery or event that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem
Przelom
To trigger
To cause something to start
Wywolac
Immersive
Seeming to surround the audience player etc so that they feel completely involved in something
Wciagajacy
To rejoice
To feel or show great happiness about something
Radowac sie
Seamless
Happening without any sudden changes interruptions or difficulties
Jednolity, bezszwowy
Bulky
Too big and taking up too much space
Nieporeczny
Fad
A style activity or interest that is very popular for a short period of time
Chwilowa moda
To pledge
To make a serious or formal promise or to give something as a sign of a promise
Zobowiazac sie
Setback
Something that happens that delays or prevents a process from developing
Komplikacja
Augmented reality
Images produced by a computer and used together with a view of the real world
Rozszerzona rzeczywistosc
Iteration
The process of doing something again and again usually to improve it or one of the times you do it
Powtorzenie
Powtarzanie
Cavernous
With a very large open space inside it
Przepastny
Proliferation
The fact of something increasing a lot and suddenly in number and amount
Rozpowszechnianie sie
Vintage
Showing the best and the most typical characteristics of a particular type of thing especially from the past
Staromodny
Twee
Artificially attractive or too perfect
Pretensjonalny
Resurgence
A new increase of activity or interest in a particular subject or idea that had been forgotten for some time
Odrodzenie
To sift
To make a close examination of all the parts of something in order to find something or to separate what is useful from what is not
Przesiac
Underway
Happening now
W toku
To mull over
To think carefully about something for a long period of time
Przemysliwac xd
Imbued
Nasycony, przepojony czyms
Double edged
Having two possible and different meanings or effects
Obosieczny
Bespoke
Specially made for a particular person
Zrobiony na zamowienie
To crave
To have a stron feeling of wanting something
Pragnac
Lenient
Not as severe or strong in punishment or judgement as would be expected
Poblazliwy
Compelling
Making you believe it or accept it because it’s so strong
Przekonujacy
Equivocal
Not clear and seeming to have two opposite meanings
or confusing and able to be understood in two different ways
Dwuznaczny
To take up
To start doing a particular job or activity
Podjac zaczac
To take off
To suddenly start to be successful or popular
Nagle zdobyc popularnosc
Headset
A set of headphones especially with a microphone attached to it
Zestaw sluchawkowy
To relish
To like or enjoy something
Treadmill
Any type of repeated work that makes you feel tired and is boring and seems to have no end
Bieznia
Entrepreneur
Someone who starts a new business especially one that involves seeing a new opportunity
Przedsiebiorca
To immerse
To involve someone completely in an activity
Zanurzyc sie
Sophisticated
Intelligent or made in a complicated way and therefore able to do complicated tasks
Wyrafinowany
Socket
The part of a piece of equipment into which another part fits
Gniazdko
Gadget
A small device or machine with a particular purpose
Gadzet
White goods
Large electrical devices used in the house especially cookers and washing machines
Sprzet AGD
To streamline
To shape something so that it can move as effectively and quickly as possible through a liquid or a gas
Closed-circuit television
A system that sends sygnsls to a limited amount of devices and is often used in shops as protection against theft
Telewizja przemyslowa
Revenue
The income that a government or company receives regurarly
Przychod
Cash dispenser
A cash machine
Automatic teller machine
Bankomat
Security tag
Identyfikator
Insurmountable
So great that it cannot be dealt with successfully
Nie do pokonania
Efficacy
The ability to produce the intended result
Efektywnisc
To disparage
To criticise something or someone in a way that shows that you don’t value or respect him or her
Dyskredytowac
Viable
Able to work as intended or able to succeed
Wykonalny
To debunk
To show that something is less important good or true than it was made to appear
Demaskowac
Pertinent
Relating directly to the subject being considered
Trafny
To abhor
To hate a way of behaving or thinking often because you think it is not moral
Brzydzic sie
Adamant
Impossible to persuade or unwilling to change an opinion or decision
Nieugiety
Innate
One that you were born with not one that you have learnt
Wrodzony
To shift
To change
Zmienic
Luddite
A person who is opposed to the introduction of new working methods especially new machines
Technofob
Savvy
Practical knowledge or ability
Kumaty, rozumny
Reclusive
Living alone and avoiding going outside or talking to people
Samotniczy
