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Listening - extended matura vocabulary

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  • "She was relieved she could easily follow the dance steps." What does "to be relieved" mean?
    feeling happy because something unpleasant did not happen or you are not worried about something any more (poczuć ulgę)
  • to stop trying to do something because you do not think you can succeed (poddać się)
    to THROW IN THE TOWEL
  • PLAYER’S PREMATURE RESIGNATION What does "premature" mean?
    happening too soon or before the usual time
  • "She had been discouraged by her friend..." What does discourage mean?
    to try to persuade someone not to do something
  • wygwizdać kogoś, wyrażać dezaprobatę
    to boo somebody
  • to share interests, experiences, or other characteristics with someone or something
    to have sth in common
  • a typical quality, or important part of something
    a feature
  • feeling happy because something unpleasant did not happen or you are not worried about something any more (poczuć ulgę)
    TO BE RELIEVED
  • happening too soon or before the usual time
    premature
  • when somebody refuses to do sth or rejects sth
    DISMISSAL
  • an occasion when someone loses against someone else in a fight or competition (porażka, przegrana)
    DEFEAT
  • to try to persuade someone not to do something
    DISCOURAGE
  • "The speaker wants to encourage listeners to take part in dance shows." What does "to encourage" mean?
    to make someone more likely to do something, or make something more likely to happen (zachecać kogoś, motywować kogoś do zrobienia zegoś)
  • "Dismissal of the coaching team" What does 'dismissal' mean?
    when somebody refuses to do sth or rejects sth
  • to make someone more likely to do something, or make something more likely to happen (zachecać kogoś, motywować kogoś do zrobienia zegoś)
    TO ENCOURAGE
  • "THE WINNER BOOED BY THE CROWD" what does "to boo" mean?
    wygwizdać kogoś, wyrażać dezaprobatę
  • " I was so confused by the rhythm that all I could do was throw in the towel and leave quietly." explain: to throw in the towel
    to stop trying to do something because you do not think you can succeed (poddać się)
  • UNEXPECTED DEFEAT FOR CURRENT TABLE LEADERS What does "defeat" mean?
    an occasion when someone loses against someone else in a fight or competition (porażka, przegrana)
  • "IMPRESSIVE START DESPITE PROBLEMS" What does "despite" mean?
    in spite of sth, pomimo czegoś
  • "The town's main features are its beautiful mosque and ancient marketplace." What does "a feature" mean?
    a typical quality, or important part of something
  • "Sue and I don't have much in common". What does "to have sth in common" mean?
    to share interests, experiences, or other characteristics with someone or something
  • in spite of sth, pomimo czegoś
    despite