tuvwy

tacky

sticky; tatty; lepki, kleisty; nieciekawy, tandetny. You're not going to buy her that tacky lipstick, are you?

tearful

full of tears; making one cry; zapłakany, pełen łez; łzawy, wyciskający łzy z oczu. I hate tearful farewells, let's just say 'goodbye' and part.

telly addict

a person addicted to television; osoba uzalezniona od telewizji, telemaniak. You're wasting your precious time, telly addicts!

tempt

to make somebody really want something, usually wrong or not necessary; kusić, nęcić, wabić. Their offer seemed so attractive that it tempted me into buying another appliance I don't actually need.

temptation

the desire of sth one should avoid; pokusa

succumb to the temptation

ulec pokusie. Unfortunately, I succumbed to the temptation to stay there a bit longer than I should have.

tenderness

a feeling of concern for someone else; expressing warm feelings; czułość. He always appreciated women's tenderness and would not involve in a relationship with someone cold.

tense

anxious, nervous; spięty. He's always so tense whenever I meet him.

tensed up

tense, uptight; spięty. It's because of too much work why he's been so tensed up lately.

thoroughly

fully, completely, perfectly; gruntownie, dokładnie, całkowicie, zupełnie, doskonale. Though he read the document thoroughly, he didn't notice a serious mistake.

thrive

to be very succesful or beneficial; to grow quickly; prosperować, kwitnąć. Their business used to thrive a decade ago.

throb

to make a regular beat; bić (o sercu); pulsować; uderzać. I could only hear my heart throbbing in the dark.

throwaway

designed for single use, thrown away after being used; jednorazowego użytku. The idea to buy some throwaway plates to use at the party turned out really brilliant.

thump

a blow; a noise; to produce a noise; walnięcie, grzmotnięcie; grzmocić, uderzać. There was a noise outside and a loud thumping.

tickle

to touch lightly, to stroke lightly so as to cause laughter or uneasiness; łaskotać. The baby loves being tickled on the soles of her feet.

timid

fearful, shy; nieśmiały, bojaźliwy. I'm afraid she's too timid to cope with the aggressive behaviour of her class mates.

tinny

bad, of poor quality; marny, lichy. I don’t think much of the way you do shopping. Do you really believe you’re gonna save up buying tinny cheap things?

toothsome

apetizing; delicious; apetyczny, smakowity. Sally must be preparing a toothsome meal, can you smell it?

touching

making one experience emotions such as sadness; wzruszający, poruszający. Her speech was really touching.

tow

to pull another vehicle behind you; holować, wlec za sobą. The driver stopped and agreed to tow us to the garage.

treacherous

treasonable, pretending to help you but trying to harm you; zdradziecki, zdradliwy, skrytobójczy. His treacherous behaviour made them all feel anxious.

tremendous

great, huge; wonderful; ogromny, olbrzymi; wspaniały. She reacted to the news with tremendous joy.

tremulous

shaking, trembling; nervous; drżący; nerwowy. She answered in a tremulous voice.

tricky

difficult; crafty; deceitful; trudny; zręczny; podstępny. I found a really tricky question in an FCE paper.

truancy

the act of playing truant (skipping classes), that is not attending school when you ought to; wagarowanie. She was punished for truancy.

trudge

to walk heavily, with difficulty; iść z mozołem, mozolić się, wlec się. They trudged slowly all night long.

tuft

a bunch (of grass or hair); kępka. It was so dry that only a few tufts of grass didn't wither.

tumble

to roll over; to fall down; (about water) to flow in huge amounts; toczyć się, koziołkować; spadać, przewrócic się, runąć; wirować. The whole building tumbled and there were many people killed.

tunelessly

without the right melody; niemelodyjnie. She was making dinner, humming tunelessly.

turgid

boring, difficult, too serious; nudny, ciężki. His turgid style dicouraged me from further reading.

turmoil

a state of disturbance or confusion and excitement; wrzawa, zgiełk, zamieszanie. His life's in turmoil again, you can't expect he'll do the job.

twitter

to make the sound that birds make; to speak quickly; ćwierkać, świergotać; mówić szybko. I love it when I wake up and hear birds twittering outside my window.

unattainable

impossible to achieve; nieosiągalny. You can't pursue a goal you regard as unattainable.

unbearable

horrible, impossible to stand, impossible to bear; nieznośny, nie do zniesienia. His financial situation has become completely unbearable.

uncertainty

the state of not knowing what to do, think or believe; the state of being not certain (not sure) of something; niepewność, wątpliwość. Such uncertainties cause a lot more trouble than you may think.

uncomplaining

patient, not complaining about difficult conditions; cierpliwy, nieskarżący się. Even though the conditions were pretty hard, she was uncomplaining and cheerful.

uncover

to discover; odkrywać. After the plot was uncovered, the king was actually safe.

undeniable

impossible to deny; niezaprzeczalny. It was an undeniable fact and we had to admit they were right.

undeniably

in a way that is impossible to deny; niezaprzeczalnie, z pewnością. He was undeniably one of the best researchers at the institute.

underestimate

to set too low value on; nie doceniać. In my opinion, the teacher has always underestimated your achievements.

understanding

knowledge; sympathy; agreement; zrozumienie; pojęcie (o czymś); wyrozumiałość; porozumienie. In my opinion, he has no understanding of economy.

undisciplined

not disciplined, difficult to control; niezdyscyplinowany. He had an opinion of an undisciplined student.

unpredictable

impossible to predict/ forsee; nieprzewidywalny. His deeds were completely unpredictable.

unproductive

infertile; not producing anything; bringing no results; jałowy; bezproduktywny. The whole dispute proved to be unproductive.

unquestionable

not open to doubt; bezsporny; niewątpliwy. His power in the company is unquestionable.

unreliable

about a person) being impossible to rely / count on; nierzetelny, niesolidny. She proved so unreliable I was really disappointed.

unrequited

not mutual, not returned; nieodwzajemniony; niewynagrodzony. Sheila's been suffering from unrequited love.

unruly

undisciplined, difficult to control; niezdyscyplinowany, niesforny. You'll find cooperation with this unruly class rather difficult.

unsettled

changeable, unstable; zmienny, niezdecydowany, niestabilny. The weather has been rather unsettled.

untouched

unharmed, not affected; nietknięty; bez szwanku; obojętny, nieczuły. Helen left the meal untouched.

unveil

to show something hidden, to reveal; ujawniać, odsłaniać, wyjawiać. The politician unveiled the research results.

uplift

to improve; to lift upwards; improvement; polepszać; podnosić; polepszenie, poprawa. The sermon regarded the question of continuous moral uplift.

upmarket

luxurious goods of very high quality; wyroby ekskluzywne, rynek towarów luksusowych. These expensive upmarket shops are hardly ever visited by guys like you and me!

urge

to insist, persuade, advise strongly; nalegać, przekonywać, zalecać, ponaglać. The leader urged the members of the party to vote for the bill.

urgency

a state where something is very important and needs attention soon; pilność, nagłość; as a matter of urgency, w trybie pilnym. This issue should be daelt with as a matter of urgency.

urgent

important, needing attention right away; pilny. It's a really urgent case.

urgently

in a way where attention is needed because something important or dangerous is taking place; pilnie. A doctor is urgently needed.

utter

complete, extreme; całkowity, kompletny, zupełny. It was an utter waste of time.

utterly

totally, completely, absolutely; kompletnie, całkowicie, zupełnie. It was an utterly stupid decision.

vaccination

an injection aiming at preventing a specific illness; szczepienie. I hope you didn't forget about the cat's prophylactic vaccination.

vanish

to decrease rapidly, to disappear, to cease to exist; znikać, ginąć, przepadać. The suspect vanished unexpectedly, which caused huge problems.

variety

multitude of differences; many different things, the characteristic of changing frequently; rozmaitość, różnorodność; urozmaicenie. The teacher had prepared a variety of texts, from which the students could choose the most interesting ones.

veggie

(informal) a vegetable; a vegetarian; (pot.) warzywo; wegetarianin So how long have you been a veggie?

vibrant

full of energy; pełen zapału, entuzjastyczny. It always make me happy when I see these vibrant volunteers working.

vigilance

the state of extreme carefulness, attention; czujność. In that respect, utmost vigilance becomes necessary.

vigilant

cautious, observing possible danger; czujny. The soldiers were told to be vigilant.

vindictive

eager to take revenge, revengeful; mściwy. The hostage was terrorised by the vindictive enemy.

vocation

a job one feels suited for and satisfied with; powołanie. He believed teaching was his real vocation.

vulnerable

easily influenced or hurt; podatny, wrażliwy, słaby. She's always been vulnerable to the influence of others.

wacky

strange, weird; dziwaczny, ekscentryczny. The exhibition was considered a chaotic collection of wacky pictures.

waffle

to talk without giving any useful info, ględzić, lać wodę, rozwodzić sie nad czymś. I met him today and, believe me or not, he went on waffling as usual.

wag

to move from side to side; kiwac, merdać. The dog wagged his tail.

wallow

to roll in something; to devote oneself to an activity; tarzać się, nurzać się, pławic się; oddawać się (czemuś). She loves reading about celebrities wallowing in luxury.

watercolour

a type of paint which is mixed with water and which is used to produce pictures; a picture made with watercolours; farba wodna, akwarela. Have you seen Mary's watercolours? She's a talented girl, really.

waymark

a mark indicating the right direction or path; znak kierujący na trasę; szlak. You should follow the yellow waymark.

wearily

with a tired expression; as if one were tired; ze znużeniem. He put his briefcase in the hall and wearily came into the living room.

well_disposed

in favour of, positive, friendly; przychylny. The boss was well_disposed towards you, why are you complaining about her decision?

well_rested

feeling well because of being relaxed, having had enough sleep, etc., wypoczęty. Today I'm feeling well_rested and ready for work.

whisker

a long stiff hair growing out of an animal's muzzle; wąs (np. kota) Kids! Don't try to pull the cat's whiskers!

wildlife

the natural world; plants and animals; przyroda, zwierzęta. In the future Betty would like to explore the wildlife.

withdraw

to return from a given position, to give up; wycofywać, wycofywać się. You can't withdraw now that it all has happened.

witty

brilliant, clever, intelligent; błyskotliwy, inteligentny. Jack is so witty!

worthwhile

worth effort and time; opłacający się, wart zachodu. He's dreaming of taking a break from his job to do something more worthwhile, as he calls it.

wrap

to cover or pack something tightly with paper, fabric, etc.; zawijać, owijać, opakować w papier. Susie wrapped the book nicely before she handed it to her mum.

wretched

miserable; of poor quality; unpleasant; awful; nędzny; nieszczęśliwy; marny; nieprzyjemny; okropny. The young criminal was depicted as a wretched creature.

yarn

a thread; a story; przędza; opowiadanie, historyjka. It was one of the exciting yarns of his.

yearning

longing, strong desire; tęsknota. She's always had that yearning for freedom and independence.

yield

to provide, produce, give; to give in, surrender; dawać, przynosić, dostarczać; ustępować, poddawać się, uginać się (pod ciężarem) The army had to yield.