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question		réponse
agricultural commencer à apprendre		related to farming
amenities commencer à apprendre		something that makes a place comfortable or easy to live in
ancestral commencer à apprendre		belonging to a member of your family once
apartment block commencer à apprendre		a large building containing many apartments
apartment complex commencer à apprendre		a group of apartment blocks
at any rate commencer à apprendre		used when you are stating one definite fact in a situation that is uncertain or unsatisfactory
at first sight commencer à apprendre		the first time that you look at someone or something, before you notice any details
at least commencer à apprendre		not less than a particular number or amount
at risk commencer à apprendre		in a situation where you may be harmed
at the top of your voice commencer à apprendre		as loudly as you can
by all means commencer à apprendre		used to mean ‘of course’ when politely allowing someone to do something or agreeing with a suggestion
by far commencer à apprendre		used to say that something is much better, worse, etc. than anything else
by hand commencer à apprendre		done or made by a person rather than a machine
by surprise commencer à apprendre		unexpectedly
by yourself commencer à apprendre		without help from anyone
catch a cold commencer à apprendre		to become infected with some virus
catch a train commencer à apprendre		to be in time to get on a train before it leaves
catch the light commencer à apprendre		to shine thanks to the reflection from the sun
city walls commencer à apprendre		an upright flat structure made of stone or brick, that divides one city from another
construction commencer à apprendre		the process of building things such as houses, bridges, roads, etc.
country cottage commencer à apprendre		a small house in the country
deteriorating commencer à apprendre		becoming worse
driverless commencer à apprendre		a driverless vehicle is controlled by equipment in the vehicle, rather than by a human driver
entrance gate commencer à apprendre		a door or gate that you go through to enter a place
express commencer à apprendre		an express train or bus does not stop at many places and can therefore travel more quickly
fake commencer à apprendre		made to look like a real material or object in order to deceive people; not real and seeming to be something it is not, in order to deceive people
for a start commencer à apprendre		used to emphasise the first of a list of facts or opinions you are stating
for good commencer à apprendre		permanently
for one thing commencer à apprendre		used to introduce a reason for what you have just said; used to give one reason for something
for real commencer à apprendre		seriously, not just pretending
for the most part commencer à apprendre		used to say that something is generally true but not completely true
foul commencer à apprendre		very unpleasant
handy commencer à apprendre		useful
housing crisis commencer à apprendre		a situation in which there are a lot of problems with the houses or conditions that people live in
hydro-electric commencer à apprendre		using water power to produce electricity
imposing commencer à apprendre		large, impressive and appearing important
in case commencer à apprendre		to talk about things that we do so that we are prepared for a future situation.
in control commencer à apprendre		having the ability to make someone do what you want and make something happen in the way you want
in danger commencer à apprendre		in a situation where you may be harmed
in difficulty commencer à apprendre		if you are in difficulty, you are in a situation in which you have problems
in fact commencer à apprendre		used when you are adding something, especially something surprising, to emphasise what you have just said
in flames commencer à apprendre		burning in a way that is difficult to control
in good time commencer à apprendre		if you do something in good time, you do it early enough to be ready for a particular time or event
in order commencer à apprendre		if something is in order, it is correct or right
in person commencer à apprendre		if you do something in person, you go somewhere and do it yourself
in place commencer à apprendre		in the correct position and ready to be used
in reach commencer à apprendre		if you are in reach of doing something it means that soon you will be able to succeed
in sight commencer à apprendre		inside the area that you can see
in tears commencer à apprendre		crying
increasingly commencer à apprendre		more and more all the time
inhabitant commencer à apprendre		one of the people who live in a particular place
inner-city commencer à apprendre		the part near the middle of a city, especially where the buildings are in a bad condition and the people are poor
insulated commencer à apprendre		covered with a material that stops electricity, sound, heat, etc. from getting in or out
issue commencer à apprendre		a subject or problem that is often discussed or argued about, especially a social or political matter that affects the interests of a lot of people
leisure complex commencer à apprendre		a place where you can play sports
lose interest commencer à apprendre		to no longer be interested in doing something
lose patience commencer à apprendre		to stop being patient and get angry
lose sleep commencer à apprendre		to worry about something
lose touch commencer à apprendre		if two people lose touch, they gradually stop communicating
lose track (of time) commencer à apprendre		to not pay attention to something (eg. to the time)
lose your temper commencer à apprendre		to suddenly become very angry so that you cannot control yourself
make a fuss commencer à apprendre		to complain or become angry about something, especially when this is not necessary
make a mess commencer à apprendre		to do something badly
make a/any difference commencer à apprendre		to have an important influence on something
make an excuse commencer à apprendre		to invent a reason to explain an action and to hide your real intentions
make somebody’s day commencer à apprendre		to make someone very happy
make the most of it commencer à apprendre		to accept a situation that is not very good, and do whatever you can to make it better
make up your mind commencer à apprendre		to decide which of two or more choices you want, especially after thinking for a long time
man-made commencer à apprendre		man-made materials and substances are not natural
market square commencer à apprendre		a large open area in the centre of a town or city, usually in the shape of a square
network commencer à apprendre		a system of lines, tubes, wires, roads, etc. that cross each other and are connected to each other
noise pollution commencer à apprendre		noise from cars, planes, etc. which has a bad effect on people’s lives
on fire commencer à apprendre		if you are on fire it means that you succeed every time and no one can stop you
on foot commencer à apprendre		if you go somewhere on foot, you walk there
on hold commencer à apprendre		if something is on hold, it is going to be done or dealt with at a later date rather than now
on purpose commencer à apprendre		deliberately
on show commencer à apprendre		shown to the public
on the move commencer à apprendre		be travelling from one place to another
on the whole commencer à apprendre		used to say that something is generally true
on time commencer à apprendre		at the correct time or the time that was arranged
on your mind commencer à apprendre		if something is on your mind, you keep thinking or worrying about it
out of breath commencer à apprendre		have difficulty breathing after hurrying
out of danger commencer à apprendre		no longer be in danger
out of date commencer à apprendre		if information is out of date, it is not recent and may no longer be correct
out of order commencer à apprendre		if a machine or piece of equipment is out of order, it is not working
out of place commencer à apprendre		not in the correct or usual position
out of sight commencer à apprendre		outside the area that you can see
overcrowded commencer à apprendre		filled with too many people or things
pedestrians commencer à apprendre		people who are walking, especially along a street or other place used by car
picturesque commencer à apprendre		a picturesque place is pretty and interesting in an old-fashioned way
play area commencer à apprendre		a place for children to play
power station commencer à apprendre		a building where electricity is produced to supply a large area
province commencer à apprendre		one of the large areas into which some countries are divided, and which usually has its own local government
public space commencer à apprendre		a place that is accessible and open to people
public transport commencer à apprendre		means of transport that are available for everyone to use
remote commencer à apprendre		far from towns or other places where people live
resident commencer à apprendre		someone who lives or stays in a particular place
residential commencer à apprendre		a residential part of a town consists of private houses, with no offices or factories
road markings commencer à apprendre		while lines painted on roads in order to provide guidance to drivers and pedestrians
sea levels commencer à apprendre		the average height of the sea
secure commencer à apprendre		locked or guarded so that people cannot get in or out or steal anything
shop fronts commencer à apprendre		the outside part of a shop that faces the street
shopping complex commencer à apprendre		shopping centre
simulated commencer à apprendre		not real, but made to look, sound or feel real
skyline commencer à apprendre		the shape made by hills or buildings against the sky
subterranean commencer à apprendre		beneath the surface of the Earth
take charge commencer à apprendre		to take control of a group of people, an organisation or an activity
take control commencer à apprendre		to have the power to make the decisions about a company
take your breath away commencer à apprendre		to be extremely beautiful or exciting
tell a joke commencer à apprendre		to say something to make people laugh, especially a funny story or trick
tell a lie commencer à apprendre		to say something that is not true; to lie
tell the difference commencer à apprendre		to be able to recognise how two things are different
tell the truth commencer à apprendre		to say something that is true
tourist spot commencer à apprendre		a place where tourists like to go
town hall a public building used for a town’s local government commencer à apprendre		ratusz budynek publiczny wykorzystywany przez samorząd miejski
town planners commencer à apprendre		experts who plan cities so that roads, houses, services, etc. are organised effectively
town square commencer à apprendre		a large open area in the centre of a town usually in the shape of a square
traffic jam commencer à apprendre		a long line of vehicles on a road that cannot move or moves very slowly
traffic sign commencer à apprendre		a sign on the road that gives a warning or instruction to drivers
urban commencer à apprendre		relating to towns and cities
water levels commencer à apprendre		the average height of the water in a given container
weather conditions commencer à apprendre		whether it is raining or sunny
well-connected commencer à apprendre		if a town is well-connected it means that it is joined with a nearby city with road network and public transport

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