K

text verb

[

T

] to send sb a written message

using a mobile phone

B

przesyłac´ wiadomos´c´

tekstowa˛ (SMS)

2"textbook noun

[

C

] a book that teaches a par-

ticular subject and that is used especially in
schools

B

podre˛cznik

F "

text message noun

[

C

] a written message that is sent from one

mobile phone to another

B

wiadomos´c´ teksto-

wa, SMS

textile

/"tekstaIl/

noun

[

C

] (in industry) a mater-

ial that is made by weaving or knitting: cotton
textiles

B

tkanina

texture

/"tekstS@(r)/

noun

[

C,U

] the way that sth

feels when you touch it: material with a silky
texture (jedwabisty w dotyku)

B

faktura, wra-

z˙enie w dotyku

A

than

/D@n;

strong form

D&n/

conj.

,

prep.

1

(used

when you are comparing two things): He’s taller
than me.

H

He’s taller than I am.

H

London is

more expensive than Warsaw.

H

You speak

French much better than she does.

B

niz˙, od

2

(used with ‘more’ and ‘less’ before numbers,

expressions of time, distance, etc.): He earns
more than £20 000 a year.

B

niz˙, od

3

(used after

‘would rather’ to say that you prefer one thing
to another): I’d rather go to France than to Italy.

B

niz˙

A

thank

/T&Nk/

verb

[

T

]

thank sb (for sth/for

doing sth)

to tell sb that you are grateful: I’m

writing to thank you for the present you sent me.

B

dzie˛kowac´

Zaro´wno

thank you

, jak i

thanks

uz˙ywa sie˛,

aby komus´ za cos´ podzie˛kowac´.

Thanks

jest

mniej formalne: Thank you very much for
your letter.

H

‘How are you, Rachel?’ ‘Much

better, thanks.’ Obu wyraz˙en

´ moz˙na tez˙

uz˙yc´, aby podzie˛kowac´ komus´ za pocze˛stu-
nek: ‘Have a piece of cake.’ ‘Thank you. That
would be nice.’ Jes´li chce sie˛ grzecznie odmo´-
wic´, wo´wczas moz˙na powiedziec´

no, thank

you

lub

no, thanks

: ‘Would you like some

more tea?’ ‘No, thanks.’

D

thank God/goodness/heavens

(used

for expressing relief): Thank goodness it’s
stopped raining!

B

dzie˛ki Bogu!

K

thankful

/-fl/

adj.

(

not before a noun

) pleased

and grateful: We were thankful when the winter
was over that year.

B

wdzie˛czny

F

thankfully

/-f@li/

adv.

1

in a pleased or thankful way

B

z

wdzie˛cznos´cia˛

2

fortunately: Thankfully, no

one was injured.

B

na szcze˛s´cie

F

thankless

adj.

involving hard work that other people do

not notice or thank you for: Being a housewife
can sometimes be a thankless task.

B

nie-

wdzie˛czny

F

thanks noun

[

pl.

] words which

show that you are grateful: I’d like to express
my thanks to all of you for coming here today.

B

podzie˛kowanie

E

thanks to sb/sth

because of sb/sth:

We’re late, thanks to you!

B

dzie˛ki komus´/cze-

mus´

F

a vote of thanks

I

VOTE

2Thanksgiving (Day) noun

[

U

] a public holi-

day in the USA and in Canada

B

S

´ wie˛to Dzie˛k-

czynienia

Thanksgiving Day

wypada w ostatni czwar-

tek listopada w USA i w drugi poniedziałek
paz´dziernika w Kanadzie. Pocza˛tkowo był to
dzien

´ , w kto´rym ludzie dzie˛kowali Bogu za

pomys´lne zbiory, a takz˙e za pomoc, jakiej
Indianie udzielili białym podczas pierw-
szych zasiewo´w.

F "

thank you noun

[

C

] an expression of thanks:

Let’s have a big thank-you (podzie˛kujmy gora˛-
co) to everybody who worked so hard.

B

podzie˛-

kowanie

A

that

1

/D&t/

det.

,

pron.

(

pl. those

/D@Uz/)

1

(used

for describing a person or thing, especially
when it is not near the person speaking): I like
that house over there.

H

What’s that (a co´z˙ to

takiego) in the road?

H

‘Could you pass me the

book?’ ‘This one?’ ‘No, that one over there.’

B

ten/tamten (wskazuja˛c na cos´)

2

(used for

talking about a person or thing already known
or mentioned): That was the year (to był ten
rok, kiedy) we went to Sicily, wasn’t it?

H

Can

you give me back that money I lent you last
week?

B

to, ten

E

that is (to say)

(used when you are giv-

ing more information about sb/sth): I’m on
holiday next week – that’s to say, from Tuesday.

B

to znaczy, to jest

F

that is that

there is noth-

ing more to say or do: I’m not going and that’s
that (i tyle).

B

to tyle (na razie)

F

that/this is

it

that/this is the answer: Just move it a little bit

to the right – that’s it, you’ve done it.

B

tak jest!,

dobrze!

A

that

2

/D@t;

strong form

D&t/

pron.

(

used for introdu-

cing a relative clause

) the person or thing already

mentioned: I’m reading the book that won the
Booker prize.

H

The people that live next door

are French.

J

Kiedy

that

jest dopełnieniem zda-

nia wzgle˛dnego, wo´wczas moz˙na je pomina˛c´: I
want to see the doctor (that) I saw last week.

H

I

wore the dress (that) I bought in Paris.

B

kto´ry

A

that

3

/D@t;

strong form

D&t/

conj.

(used after cer-

tain verbs, nouns and adjectives to introduce a
new part of the sentence): She told me that she
was leaving.

H

It’s funny that you should say

that.

J

W zdaniach typu: I thought (that) you

would like it.

that

jest cze˛sto pomijane.

B

z˙e

A

that

4

/D&t/

adv.

(

used with adjectives and adverbs

) to

that degree or extent: 30 miles? I can’t walk that
far.

H

She can’t play the piano that well.

B

(az˙)

tak

thatched

/T&tSt/

adj.

(used about a building)

having a roof made of straw: a thatched cottage

B

pokryty strzecha˛

thaw

/TO;/

verb

[

I,T

]

thaw (sth) (out)

to become

or to make sth become soft or liquid again after
freezing: Is the snow thawing?

H

It’s starting to

thaw. Zaczyna sie˛ odwilz˙.

H

Always thaw

chicken thoroughly before you cook it.

C

Por.

melt

.

B

topniec´; rozmraz˙ac´

K

thaw noun

[

C

,

usually sing.

]

B

odwilz˙

A

the

/D@; Di;

strong form

Di;/

definite article

J

Najczes´-

ciej nie tłumaczy sie˛.

1

(used for talking about

a person or thing that is already known or that
has already been mentioned): I took the children
to the dentist.

H

We met the man who bought your

house.

H

The milk is in the fridge.

2

(used when

textile

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