Beyond Machu Picchu

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bruk
a rounded stone used on the surface of an old-fashioned road:
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cobblestone
The obsidian cobbles are easily detached from their parent rock by water erosion and carried downstream.
konsolidować, utrwalać, umacniać
to become, or cause something to become, stronger, and more certain:
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consolidate
She hoped that marriage would consolidate their relationship.
okres (czas trwania), przedział, trwałość
the period of time that something exists or happens:
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span
We distinguish long term and short term memory span.
zaparowany
filled with steam, or hot and wet like steam:
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steamy
a steamy kitchen/bathroom
suchy, wysuszony (np. o glebie)
dried, with the moisture removed:
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desiccated
100 g of desiccated coconut
rozpadające się ruiny
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crumbling ruins
The crumbling of this building was simply a matter of time
tarasowaty (np ogród), szeregowy (dom)
built as or belonging to a row of often small houses joined together along their side walls:
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terraced
He grew up in a terraced house along with his brother, Michael.
krzepnąć (o lawie), twardnąć (o cemencie), zastygac (o wosku)
to change from being a liquid or gas to a solid form, or to make something do this:
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solidify
Molten volcanic lava solidifies as it cools.
wiejski
Na emeryturze przeprowadzę się do wiejskiej chatki.
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rural
The rural life is much more peaceful than the city one.
zatłoczony
containing too many people or things:
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overcrowded
The world market for telecommunications is already overcrowded with businesses.
graniczący, sąsiadujący, stykający się ze sobą
next to or touching another, usually similar, thing:
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contiguous
he two states are contiguous with/to each other, but the laws are quite different.
rozciągnięty, rozwlekły, skupisko zabudowań
covered with buildings across a large area, often ones that have been added gradually over a period of time:
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sprawling
Somewhere in this sprawling metropolis, there is a secret military laboratory.
wykonalny, realny, rentowny
able to work as intended or able to succeed:
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viable
I am afraid your plan is not commercially/economically/financially/politically viable.
nienaruszający równowagi, zrównoważony
able to continue over a period of time:
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sustainable
That sort of extreme diet is not sustainable over a long period.
sztuczny, wystudiowany (np. o sposobie wypowiadania się)
used to describe a person with the behaviour or character of the stated type:
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mannered
His performance as Hamlet was criticized for being very mannered.
zablokowanie (przeciwnika w grze), atak (w celu przejęcia piłki), uporać się z czymś, stawić czoło
to try to deal with something or someone:
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tackle
There are many ways of tackling this problem.
chodzenie z trudem
to walk slowly with a lot of effort, especially over a difficult surface or while carrying something heavy:
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trudging
I'd had to trudge through the snow.
jar, wąwóz o wąskim dnie
a deep narrow valley with steep sides
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ravine
In this valley there is u deep narrow ravine, in which runs a small stream which contains water during the whole year.
kłopot, zawracanie głowy, dokuczać, dręczyć
(a situation causing) difficulty or trouble:
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hassle
My boss has been giving me a lot of hassle this week.
zawsze, wiecznie
in a way that lasts a very long time, or happens repeatedly or all the time:
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perennially
She seems to be perennially short of money.
ośnieżony
Snow-capped mountains and hills have snow on the top of them.
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snow-capped
This second floor had a terrace from which there was a lovely view of snow-capped mountains.
pogorszenie stanu, podupadanie (na zdrowiu)
the fact or process of becoming worse:
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deterioration
The disease causes a gradual deterioration of the brain.
gromadzić się, zbierać się, montaż, składanie z części
to come together in a single place or bring parts together in a single group:
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assemble
Within hours of the tragedy happening, an emergency rescue team had been assembled.
kręgosłup
the line of bones down the centre of the back that provides support for the body:
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backbone, spine
The crewmember who fell from the yard had his spine badly injured.
bodziec, motywacja, zachęta
something that encourages a person to do something:
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incentives
Instead of money bonuses, more and more companies decide to use electronic gadgets as incentives for the best workers.
gliniany
made of earth or of baked clay:
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earthen
an earthen casserole dish
pomoc potrzebującym, wyjście naprzeciw
an effort to bring services or information to people where they live or spend time:
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outreach
The centre was awarded a grant for outreach to the homeless.

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