UNIT 1 vocabulary Flashcards

1
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to geek out

A

to brainstorm,
to behave in a very enthusiastic way about something that you are interested in and know a lot about but that other people might find boring

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2
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to solder

A

to join pieces of metal together using solder (lutownica)

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3
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to gain insight into sth

A

to gain knowledge about something

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4
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deploy ideas

A

to put something into use

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5
Q

to create the biggest bank for your back

A

to create the biggest impact for the lowest price

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6
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to tinker with sth

A

to play around with something (DIY)

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7
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sight-impaired

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8
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like-minded people

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9
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state of the art / cutting edge / bleeding edge/ high tech

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very modern and using the most recent ideas and methods

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10
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to devise

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to invent something, esp. with intelligence or imagination

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11
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PROBLEM: to address, digital, to face, overcome, tackle

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12
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SOLUTION: digital, out of date, unorthodox, well thought out

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13
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collocate

A

to often be used together in a way that sounds correct to people who have spoken the language all their lives, but might not be expected from the meaning (łączyć się z)

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14
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derived

A

coming from or caused by something else (wywodzący się z)

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15
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to catch on

A

to get popular

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16
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get round sth

A

get around

17
Q

try out

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18
Q

to go about sth

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19
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to read up on

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20
Q

to dream up

A

to come up with sth,
to invent something new by using a lot of imagination

21
Q

tangible

A

real and not imaginary; able to be shown, touched, or experienced

22
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intangible

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something that exists but that cannot be touched, exactly described, or given an exact value

23
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lead by example

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24
Q

to streamline the process

A

to make it more efficient by removing unnecessary parts of it