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merchandise /ˈmɜ: tʃəndaɪs; US -daɪz; US / noun [uncountable] (formal) goods that are for sale ▶ towar

merchant /ˈmɜ: tʃənt; US / noun [countable] a person whose job is to buy and sell goods, usually of one particular type, in large amounts a wine merchant ▶ kupiec handlowiec

merciful /ˈmɜ: sɪfl; US / adj. feeling or showing mercy His death was a merciful release from pain. ▶ litościwy łaskawy

merciless /ˈmɜ: sɪləs; US / adj. showing no mercy ▶ bezlitosny niemiłosierny □ mercilessly /; US / adv. ▶ bezlitośnie niemiłosiernie

Mercury /ˈmɜ: kjəri; US / noun [sing.] the planet that is nearest to the sun ▶ Merkury

mercy /ˈmɜ: si; US / noun [uncountable] kindness shown by sb/sth who has the power to make sb suffer The prisoners begged for mercy from the king. The rebels were shown no mercy. They were taken out and shot. ▶ litość łaska miłosierdzie

2[transitive] to join things together so that they become one We have merged the two classes into one. ▶ scalać łączyć (coś)

merge /mɜ: dʒ/ verb 1 [intransitive] merge (with/into sth); merge (together) to become part of sth larger This stream merges with the Thames (zlewa się z Tamizą) a few miles downstream.

merger /ˈmɜ: dʒə(r); US / noun [countable, uncountable] a merger (with sb/sth); a merger (between/of A and B) the act of joining two or more companies together ▶ fuzja (przedsiębiorstw) połączenie (się) (dwóch lub więcej firm)

meridian /məˈrɪdiən; US / noun [countable] a line that we imagine on the surface of the earth that joins the North Pole to the South Pole and passes through a particular place the Greenwich meridian ▶ południk

merit1 /ˈmerɪt; US / noun 1 [uncountable] the quality of being good There is a lot of merit in her ideas. He got the job on merit, not because he’s the manager’s son. ▶ zasługa zaleta wartość

mermaid /ˈmɜ: meɪd; US / noun [countable] (in stories) a woman who has the tail of a fish instead of legs and who lives in the sea ▶ syrena

merry /ˈmeri; US / adj. (merrier; merriest) 1 happy merry laughter Merry Christmas ▶ wesoły 2(especially Brit., informal) slightly drunk ▶ podchmielony podpity □ merrily /; US / adv. She was singing merrily. ▶ wesoło

mesh /meʃ; US / noun [countable, uncountable] material that is like a net (= made of plastic, wire or rope threads with holes in between) a fence made of wire mesh (z drucianej siatki) ▶ siatka sieć

mesmerize (also mesmerise) /ˈmezməraɪz; US / verb [transitive] to hold sb’s attention completely The audience seemed to be mesmerized by the speaker’s voice. ▶ hipnotyzować

mess1 /mes; US / noun 1 [countable, usually sing.] a dirty or untidy state The kitchen’s in a terrible mess! You can paint the door, but don’t make a mess! My hair is a mess. Mam włosy jak stóg siana. ▶ nieporządek nieład

message /ˈmesɪdʒ; US / noun 1[countable] a written or spoken piece of information that you send to or leave for a person when you cannot speak to them Mr Vos is not here at the moment. Can I take a message? Could you give a message to Kate, please?

get the message (informal) to understand what sb means even if it is not clearly stated He finally got the message and went home. ▶ załapywać (coś) zrozumieć

2[sing.] an important idea that a book, speech, etc. is trying to communicate It was a funny film but it also had a serious message. The advertising campaign is trying to get the message across that smoking kills. ▶ morał przesłanie

messenger /ˈmesɪndʒə(r); US / noun [countable] a person who carries a message ▶ posłaniec posłanni-k/czka

Messiah (also messiah) /məˈsaɪə; US / noun [countable] a person, for example Jesus Christ, who is expected to come and save the world ▶ mesjasz

messy /ˈmesi; US / adj. (messier; messiest) 1 dirty or untidy a messy room ▶ brudny nieporządny niechlujny zapaskudzony 2 that makes sb/sth dirty Painting the ceiling is a messy job (to brudna robota). ▶ brudny

metabolism /məˈtæbəlɪzəm; US / noun [uncountable, sing.] the chemical processes in the body that change food, etc. into energy The body’s metabolism is slowed down by extreme cold. ▶ metabolizm przemiana materii

metal /ˈmetl; US / noun [countable, uncountable] a type of solid substance that is usually hard and shiny and that heat and electricity can travel through metals such as tin, iron, gold and steel to recycle scrap metal a metal bar/pipe ▶ metal

metallic /məˈtælɪk; US / adj. looking like metal or making a noise like one piece of metal hitting another a metallic blue car harsh metallic sounds ▶ (dźwięk) metaliczny (lakier) metalik

metallurgy /məˈtælədʒi; US ˈmetlɜ: rdʒi / noun [uncountable] the scientific study of metals and their uses ▶ metaloznawstwo □ metallurgical /ˌmetəˈlɜ: dʒɪkl; US ˌmetlˈɜ: rdʒ- / adj. ▶ metalurgiczny dot. metaloznawstwa

metamorphosis /ˌmetəˈmɔ: fəsɪs; US / noun [countable] (pl. metamorphoses /-əsi: z; US /) (formal) a complete change of form (as part of natural development) the metamorphosis of a tadpole into a frog ▶ przemiana metamorfoza

metaphor /ˈmetəfə(r) / noun [c, u] a word or phrase that is used to show that one thing has the same qualities as another; ‘ Her words were a knife in his heart’ is a metaphor. ▶ przenośnia metafora ⇨ look at simile, figurative, literal

metaphysics /ˌmetəˈfɪzɪks; US / noun [uncountable] the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of existence, truth and knowledge ▶ metafizyka □ metaphysical /-ˈfɪzɪkl; US / adj. metaphysical problems/speculation ▶ metafizyczny

meteor /ˈmi: tiə(r); -iɔ:(r); US / noun [countable] a small piece of rock, etc. in space. When a meteor enters the earth’s atmosphere it makes a bright line in the night sky. ▶ meteor

meteorite /ˈmi: tiəraɪt; US / noun [countable] a piece of rock from space that hits the earth’s surface ▶ meteoryt

meteorology /ˌmi: tiəˈrɒlədʒi; US / noun [uncountable] the study of the weather and climate ▶ meteorologia □ meteorological /ˌmi: tiərəˈlɒdʒɪkl; US / adj. ▶ meteorologiczny

meter /ˈmi: tə(r); US / noun [countable] 1 a piece of equipment that measures the amount of gas, water, electricity, etc. you have used The man has come to read the gas meter. a parking meter parkometr ▶ licznik 2 (US) = metre

method /ˈmeɵəd; US / noun [countable] ⇨ POSŁUCHAJ NAGRAŃ PRZYKŁADÓW a way of doing sth What method of payment do you prefer? Cash, cheque or credit card? modern teaching methods ▶ metoda sposób

methodical /məˈɵɒdɪkl; US / adj. having or using a well organized and careful way of doing sth Paul is a very methodical worker. ▶ systematyczny metodyczny □ methodically /-kli; US / adv. ▶ systematycznie

methylated spirit /ˌmeɵəleɪtɪd ˈspɪrɪt; US / (also methylated spirits) noun [uncountable] a type of alcohol that is not fit for drinking, used as a fuel for lighting and heating and for cleaning off dirty marks ▶ spirytus metylowy alkohol metylowy

meticulous /məˈtɪkjələs; US / adj. giving or showing great attention to detail; very careful meticulous checking ▶ drobiazgowy skrupulatny □ meticulously /; US / adv. ▶ drobiazgowo skrupulatnie

metre (US meter) /ˈmi: tə(r); US / noun [countable] (abbr. m) ⇨ POSŁUCHAJ NAGRAŃ PRZYKŁADÓW a measure of length; 100 centimetres a two-metre high wall Who won the 100 metres? ▶ metr

metric /ˈmetrɪk; US / adj. using the system of measurement that is based on metres, grams, litres, etc. the metric system ▶ metryczny

metropolis /məˈtrɒpəlɪs; US / noun [countable] a very large city ▶ metropolia □ metropolitan /ˌmetrəˈpɒlɪtən; US / adj. ▶ wielkomiejski miejski

miaow /miˈaʊ; US / noun [countable] the sound that a cat makes ▶ miauczenie □ miaow verb [intransitive] ▶ miauczeć

microbe /ˈmaɪkrəʊb; US / noun [countable] an extremely small living thing that you can only see under a microscope and that may cause disease ▶ mikrob drobnoustrój

microchip /ˈmaɪkrəʊtʃɪp; US / (also chip) noun [countable] a very small piece of silicon that is used inside a computer, etc. to make it work ▶ mikroukład układ scalony

microcosm /ˈmaɪkrəʊkɒzəm; US / noun [countable] a microcosm (of sth) something that is a small example of sth larger Our little village is a microcosm of society as a whole. ▶ mikrokosmos

microphone /ˈmaɪkrəfəʊn; US / (also informal mike /maɪk; US /) noun [countable] a piece of electrical equipment that is used for making sounds louder or for recording them Speak into the microphone so that everyone can hear you. ▶ mikrofon

microprocessor /ˌmaɪkrəʊˈprəʊsesə(r); US / noun [countable] a small unit of a computer that controls all the other parts of the system ▶ mikroprocesor

microscope /ˈmaɪkrəskəʊp; US / noun [countable] a piece of equipment that makes very small objects look big enough for you to be able to see them to examine something under a microscope ▶ mikroskop

microscopic /ˌmaɪkrəˈskɒpɪk; US / adj. too small to be seen without a microscope ▶ mikroskopijny

microwave /ˈmaɪkrəweɪv; US / noun [countable] 1 (also ˌmicrowave ˈoven) a type of oven that cooks or heats food very quickly using microwaves ▶ kuchenka mikrofalowa mikrofalówka

mid /mɪd / adj. [only before a noun] 1 the middle of I’m away from mid June (od połowy czerwca). the mid 1990s ▶ średni środkowy 2(mid-) [in compounds] in the middle of mid-morning coffee a mid-air collision zderzenie w powietrzu ▶ w połowie

midday /ˌmɪdˈdeɪ; US / noun [uncountable] ⇨ POSŁUCHAJ NAGRAŃ PRZYKŁADÓW at or around 12 o’clock in the middle of the day We arranged to meet at midday. the heat of the midday sun ▶ południe

Centre i middle często mają podobne znaczenie, ale centre używa się w celu określenia dokładnego środka czegoś: How do you find the centre of a circle? • There was a large table in the middle of the room.

middle1 /ˈmɪdl; US / noun 1[sing.] the middle (of sth) the white line in the middle of the road Here’s a photo of me with my two brothers. I’m the one in the middle. Make sure the chicken is cooked in the middle. ▶ środek połowa

the ˌmiddle ˈclass noun [sing., with sing. or pl. verb] (also the ˌmiddle ˈclasses [pl.]) the group of people in society whose members are neither very rich nor very poor the upper/lower middle class the growth of the middle classes ▶ klasa średnia

the ˌMiddle ˈEast noun [sing.] the part of the world between Egypt and Pakistan ▶ Środkowy Wschód

middleman /ˈmɪdlmæn/ noun [c] (pl. -men /-men; US /) 1 a person or company who buys goods from the company that makes them and then sells them to sb else ▶ pośredni-k/czka

ˌmiddle ˈname noun [countable] a name that comes after your first name and before your family name ▶ drugie imię

midnight /ˈmɪdnaɪt; US / noun [uncountable] ⇨ POSŁUCHAJ NAGRAŃ PRZYKŁADÓW 12 o’clock at night They left the party at midnight. The clock struck midnight. ▶ północ

midway /ˌmɪdˈweɪ; US / adv. in the middle of a period of time or between two places I began to feel ill midway through the exam. The village lies midway (w połowie drogi) between two large towns. ▶ w połowie  SYNONYM  halfway

midweek /ˌmɪdˈwi: k; US / noun [uncountable] the middle of the week (= Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) ▶ połowa tygodnia □ midweek adv. If you travel midweek it will be less crowded. ▶ w połowie tygodnia

I might have known (used for saying that you are not surprised that sth has happened) I might have known he wouldn’t help. ▶ powin-ienem/nam wiedzieć, że

might1 /maɪt; US / modal verb (negative might not; short form mightn’t /ˈmaɪtnt; US /) 1 (used as the form of ‘ may’ when you report what sb has said) He said he might be late (może się spóźnić). ▶ (czas przeszły od) may

mighty1 /ˈmaɪti; US / adj. (mightier; mightiest) very strong or powerful ▶ potężny mocny

migraine /ˈmi:ɡreɪn; US ˈmaɪɡ- / noun [countable, uncountable] a terrible pain in your head that makes you feel sick ▶ migrena

migrant /ˈmaɪɡrənt; US / noun [countable] a person who goes from place to place looking for work migrant workers ▶ osoba, która przenosi się z miejsca na miejsce w poszukiwaniu pracy

migrate /maɪˈɡreɪt; US ˈmaɪɡreɪt / verb [intransitive] 1 (used about animals and birds) to travel from one part of the world to another at the same time every year ▶ migrować

□ migration /maɪˈɡreɪʃn; US / noun [countable, uncountable] the annual migration to the south ▶ migracja wędrówka tułaczka —migratory /ˈmaɪɡrətri; maɪˈɡreɪtəri; US ˈmaɪɡrətɔ: ri / adj. migratory flights/birds ▶ migracyjny wędrowny

mild /maɪld; US / adj. 1 not strong; not very bad a mild soap a mild winter a mild punishment ▶ łagodny delikatny □ mildness /; US / noun [uncountable] ▶ łagodność delikatność umiarkowanie

mildly /ˈmaɪldli; US / adv. 1 not very; slightly mildly surprised ▶ w miarę nieco dosyć 2 in a gentle way ▶ łagodnie delikatnie umiarkowanie

mile /maɪl/ nou 1[c] a measure of length; 1.6 kilometres. The nearest beach is seven miles away. It’s a seven-mile drive (siedmiomilowa jazda) to the sea. My car does 7 miles to the litre. Mój samochód spala jeden litr benzyny na 7 mil ▶ mila milowy

milestone /ˈmaɪlstəʊn; US / noun [countable] 1 a very important event The concert was a milestone in the band’s history. ▶ kamień milowy 2 a stone at the side of the road that shows how far it is to the next town ▶ słupek milowy

milk1 /mɪlk; US / noun [uncountable] 1 People drink the milk of some animals and use it to make butter and cheese skimmed/long-life/low-fat milk a bottle of milk butelka mleka a milk bottle butelka na mleko a carton of milk ▶ mleko

milk2 /mɪlk; US / verb [transitive] 1 to take milk from an animal such as a cow ▶ doić 2 to get as much money, advantage, etc. for yourself from sb/sth as you can, without caring about others ▶ (przen.) doić wykorzystywać

milkman /ˈmɪlkmən; US / noun [countable] (pl. -men /-mən; US /) a person who takes milk to people’s houses every day ▶ mlecza-rz/rka

milky /ˈmɪlki; US / adj. 1 like milk, or made with milk milky coffee ▶ mleczny 2 of a pale white colour milky white skin ▶ mleczny

mill1 /mɪl; US / noun [countable] 1 a building that contains a large machine that was used in the past for making grain into flour a watermill młyn wodny a windmill wiatrak ▶ młyn

miller /ˈmɪlə(r); US / noun [countable] a person who owns or works in a mill for making flour ▶ młyna-rz/rka

milligram (also milligramme) /ˈmɪliɡræm; US / noun [countable] (abbr. mg) a measure of weight. There are 1 000 milligrams in a gram. ▶ miligram

millilitre (US milliliter) /ˈmɪlili: tə(r); US / noun [countable] (abbr. ml) a measure of liquid. There are 1 000 millilitres in a litre. ▶ mililitr

millimetre (US millimeter) /ˈmɪlimi: tə(r); US / noun [countable] (abbr. mm) a measure of length. There are 1 000 millimetres in a metre. ▶ milimetr

million /ˈmɪljən; US / number (abbr. m) 1 1 000 000 Millions of people are at risk from the disease. ‘ How much does it cost?’ ‘ Half a million.’ ▶ milion

millionth /ˈmɪljənɵ; US / ordinal number 1 000 000th the firm’s millionth customer ▶ milionowy □ millionth noun [countable] one of a million equal parts of sth a millionth of a second ▶ (jedna) milionowa

milometer (also mileometer) /maɪˈlɒmɪtə(r); US / (US odometer /əʊˈdɒmɪtə(r); US /) noun [countable] an instrument in a vehicle that measures the distance it has travelled ▶ drogomierz licznik do pomiaru przebytej drogi hodometr

mime /maɪm; US / (also pantomime) noun [uncountable, countable] the use of movements of your hands and body and the expression on your face to tell a story or to act sth without speaking; a performance using this method of acting

mimic1 /ˈmɪmɪk; US / verb [transitive] (mimicking; mimicked) to copy sb’s behaviour, movements, voice, etc. in an amusing way She’s always mimicking the teachers. ▶ naśladować

mimic2 /ˈmɪmɪk; US / noun [countable] a person who can copy sb’s behaviour, movements, voice, etc. in an amusing way He is a gifted mimic. ▶ naśladowca imitator □ mimicry /ˈmɪmɪkri; US / noun [uncountable] ▶ parodiowanie mimika naśladowanie

mince /mɪns; noun [uncountable] meat that has been cut into very small pieces with a special machine ▶ mięso mielone □ mince verb [transitive] 400 grammes of minced beef ▶ siekać/przepuszczać przez maszynkę (mięso)

mind1 /maɪnd; US / noun [countable, uncountable] the part of your brain that thinks and remembers; your thoughts, feelings and intelligence He has a brilliant mind. Not everybody has the right sort of mind for this work. ▶ umysł głowa

I’m sure Simon won’t mind (nie będzie miał ci tego za złe) if you don’t invite him. Do you mind having to travel (czy nie przeszkadza ci, że musisz dojeżdżać) so far to work every day?

2[transitive] Would you mind closing the window? Czy mógłbyś zamknąć okno? Do you mind driving? I’m feeling rather tired. Would you mind if I used your phone? Czy mogę skorzystać z twojego telefonu? ▶ czy mógłbyś

4[transitive] (especially Brit.) to look after or watch sb/sth for a short time Could you mind my bag while I go and get us some drinks? ▶ pilnować

minded /ˈmaɪndɪd; US / adj. [in compounds] 1 having the type of mind mentioned a strong-minded/an open-minded/a narrow-minded person człowiek o silnej osobowości/otwartym umyśle/wąskich horyzontach

minder /ˈmaɪndə(r); US / noun [countable] a person whose job is to look after and protect sb/sth a star surrounded by her minders ▶ opiekun/ka

/ˈmaɪndfl / adj. (formal) mindful of sb/sth; mindful that… remembering sb/sth and considering them or it when you do sth Mindful of the danger of tropical storms, I decided not to go out. ▶ mający kogoś/coś na uwadze/względzie świadomy czegoś

mindless /ˈmaɪndləs; US / adj. 1 done or acting without thought and for no particular reason mindless violence ▶ bezmyślny 2 not needing thought or intelligence a mindless and repetitive task ▶ bezmyślny automatyczny

mindset /ˈmaɪndset; US / noun [countable] a set of attitudes or fixed ideas that sb has and that are often difficult to change a conservative mindset the mindset of the computer generation ▶ sposób myślenia

mine2 /maɪn; US / noun [countable] 1 a deep hole, or a system of passages under the ground where minerals such as coal, tin, gold, etc. are dug a coal/salt/gold mine ▶ kopalnia ⇨ look at colliery, quarry

mine3 /maɪn; US / verb ⇨ POSŁUCHAJ NAGRAŃ PRZYKŁADÓW 1[intransitive, transitive] to dig in the ground for minerals such as coal, tin, gold, etc. Diamonds are mined in South Africa. ▶ wydobywać ⇨ look at mining

minefield /ˈmaɪnfi: ld; US / noun [countable] 1 an area of land or sea where mines2 (2) have been hidden ▶ pole minowe 2 a situation that is full of hidden dangers or difficulties a political minefield ▶ trudna/niebezpieczna sytuacja

miner /ˈmaɪnə(r); US / noun [countable] a person whose job is to work in a mine2 (1) to get coal, salt, tin, etc. ▶ górnik

a country rich in minerals the recommended daily intake of vitamins and minerals ▶ minerał

ˈmineral water noun [uncountable] water from a spring in the ground that contains minerals or gases and is thought to be good for your health ▶ woda mineralna

miniature /ˈmɪnətʃə(r); US / noun [countable] a small copy of sth which is much larger a miniature camera ▶ miniatura miniaturowy  IDIOMS  in miniature exactly the same as sb/sth else but in a very small form ▶ w miniaturze

minibus /ˈmɪnibʌs; US / noun [countable] (especially Brit.) a small bus, usually for no more than twelve people ▶ mikrobus

minimal /ˈmɪnɪməl; US / adj. very small in amount, size or level; as little as possible The project must be carried out at minimal cost. The damage to the car was minimal. ▶ minimalny

minimalist /ˈmɪnɪməlɪst; US / noun [countable] an artist, a musician, etc. who uses very simple ideas or a very small number of simple things in their work ▶ artyst(k)a minimalist(k)a □ minimalism /; US / noun [uncountable] ▶ minimalizm

minimize (also minimise) /ˈmɪnɪmaɪz; US / verb [transitive] 1 to make sth as small as possible (in amount or level) We shall try to minimize the risks to the public. ▶ zmniejszać minimalizować umniejszać