Unit 10 Flashcards
To look at sth with all your attention
Be glued to
Newsreader (UK)
anchor
A system of broadcasting television programmes by cable
Cable television
When you change from one television channel to another, only watching a few minutes of any programme
Channel-hop
Someone who spends a lot of time sitting and watching television
Couch potato
News about sth on TV or radio in the newspaper
Coverage
Aktualne wydarzenia
Current affairs programme
Telewizja dzienna
Daytime television
Czas najwiekszej ogladalnosci
Prime time television
The list that shows which films, tv programmes etc are the most popular
Ratings
Najwazniejsze wiadomosci
Recorded highlights
Pilot telewizyjny
Remote control
Telewizja satelitarna
Satellite television
Situation comedy; a funny television programme in which the same characters appear in different situations each week
Sitcom
A television or radio story about the daily lives and relationships of the same group of people, which is broadcast regularly
Soap opera
TV etc that is broadcast from the Earth rather than from a satellite
Terrestrial
Someone who watches television
Viewer
Przegrana sprawa
A lost cause
Highly unsuccessful or unprofitable film
Box-office flop
To experience sth unpleasant
Come to grief
To be worthless
Come to nothing
Not happen
Fall through
Zbankrutowac
Go bankrupt
.To ruin sth
Make a mess of sth
To achieve one’s goal
Make it to
Nie przynosic efektow
Not do any good
Plan
Work out
To succeed in doing sth , especially after trying very hard
Accomplish
To form or make sth from a curved shape
Arch
An official document promsing that a government or company will pay back money that it has borrowed, often with interest;
Obligacja
Bond
Odbic sie od
Bounce up to
Written to wave sth around in dangerous or threatening way,especially a weapon
Brandish
Wywolac smiech
Break into a fit of giggles
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Bring sth to a close captalize on
A small metal or plastic object that holds or fastens things together
Clip
To reduce an amount, size, costs etc of sth
Cut back on
The first public appearance of an entertainer, sports player etc of sth new and important
Debut
The lack of sth that you need in order to be healthy, comfortable or happy
Deprivation
A main road that has two lines of traffic travelling in each direction
Dual carriageway
The ability to continue doing sth difficult or painful over a long period of time
Endurance
To move lightly or quickly and not stay in one place for very long
Flit
To worry about sth, especially when there is no need
Fret about
Money that is provided by an organization for a particular purpose
Funding
Make sb sad
Get sb down
To frighten someone or make nervous
Give sb the shivers
To do sth as well as you possibly can, although you are not sure whether you can succeed
Give sth one’s best shot
Migoczacy, blyszczacy
Glimmering
To agree with or support sb/ sth
Go along with
The use of clever but dishonest methods to deceive sb
Guile
Unlucky
Hapless
To annoy sb, especially by asking them many times to do sth
Hassle
A leather object for carrying a small gun, that is worn on a belt
Holster
To keep following sb and asking them questions in an annoying or threatening way
Hound
Part of body that is red and swollen
Inflamed
Always wanting more and more of sth
Insatiable
Push hard
Jam
To go as quickly as sb else
Keep up with
A lot of people find out about sth secret
Leak out
Inheritance
Legacy
Wyluzowac sie, rozluznic
Let one’s hair down
Abonament radiowo-telewizyjny
Licence fee
A dark brownish red color
Marooned
ćma
Moth
Not likely to cause arguments or make people angry
Non-confrontational
Paddle (wioslo)
Oar
Saczyc sie; emanowac
Ooze
Over the side of a ship or boat into the water
Overboard
To ask for sth that you want very much
Plead with sb to do sth
Stawic komus wyzwanie
Pose a challange
A lot of money
Pots of money
Rekwizyt
Prop
To show sb that he was mistaken
Prove sb wrong
One car gets in front of another by moving faster
Pull ahead
Strike a deal
Pull off a deal
To stop doing or being involved in sth or to make sb do this
Pull out of
Przyspieszac
Put on a spurt
A strong feeling of being sorry that you have done sth very bad
Remorse
Withdraw; you say you did not mean what you said earlier
Retract
Money that a business or organization receives over a period of time, especially from selling goods or services
Revenue
Wioślarz
Rower
You start to have a feeling because you are with another person who has it
Rub off on
Wyczuc podstep
Smell a rat
To cry noisily while breathing in short sudden bursts
Sob
Iskra
Spark
To refuse to accept unfair tratment from a person or organization
Stand up to
A company that is owned or controlled by another larger company ; company
Subsidiary
Walk slowly
Trail
A small door that covers an opening in a roof or floor
Trapdoor
To push sth especially the edge of a piece of cloth or paper into or behind sth so that it looks tidier or stays in place
Tuck
To get someone’s support or friendship by persuading them or being nice to them
Win sb over
Osiagnac cel
Achieve an aim
Swietlana przyszlosc
Bright future
Act in one’s own or everybody’s best interest
Do well
To progress a career or to make it successful
Further one’s career
To make progress in your life
Get on in life.
Give sb a feeling of fulfillment
Give sb a sense of achievement
Isc zle
Go badly
Someone who is extremely successful in their job or in school
High-flier
Nagly, niespodziewany sukces
Overnight success
To give sb all the money you owe them
Pay off
Miec wysok pozycje, wysoko w wykresach
Ride high in the charts
Miec szanse powodzenia w czyms
Stand a chance of
Very successful
Thriving
To happen in a particular way or to have a particular result especially one that you did not expect
Turn out
