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1 work
[wəːk] 1. n 2. vi 3. vtto go/get or set to work — zabierać się (zabrać się perf) do pracy
to work a mine/an oil well — pracować przy wydobyciu węgla/ropy
to work loose — screw etc obluzowywać się (obluzować się perf); knot rozluźniać się (rozluźnić się perf)
to work on the principle that … — działać przy założeniu, że …
to work miracles/wonders — czynić cuda
Phrasal Verbs:- work on- work out- work up* * *[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) praca, robota2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) praca, zajęcie3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) praca4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) dzieło5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) praca6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) praca2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) pracować2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) pracować, być zajętym3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) działać, obsługiwać4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) sprawdzić się5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) posuwać się powoli, przedostać się itd.6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) stopniowo stawać się7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) wykonać, wykuć•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mechanizm2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) uczynek•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
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2 hard
[hɑːd] 1. adjobject, surface, drugs twardy; question, problem trudny; work, life ciężki; person surowy; evidence niepodważalny, niezbity; drink mocny2. advI find it hard to believe that … — trudno mi uwierzyć, że …
* * *1. adjective1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) twardy2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) trudny3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) surowy4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) srogi5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) ciężki6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) twarda (o wodzie)2. adverb1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) ciężko2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) mocno3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) uważnie4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) zupełnie, całkiem•- harden- hardness
- hardship
- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
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3 hard-earned
adjective (earned by hard work or with difficulty: I deserve every penny of my hard-earned wages.) ciężko zapracowany -
4 hard work
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5 donkey-work
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6 toil
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7 sweat
[swɛt] 1. npot m2. vi* * *[swet] 1. noun(the moisture given out through the skin: He was dripping with sweat after running so far in the heat.) pot2. verb1) (to give out sweat: Vigorous exercise makes you sweat.) pocić się2) (to work hard: I was sweating (away) at my work from morning till night.) pracować w pocie czoła•- sweater- sweaty
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8 always
['ɔːlweɪz]adv* * *['o:lweiz]1) (at all times: I always work hard; I'll always remember her.) zawsze2) (continually or repeatedly: He is always making mistakes.) zawsze -
9 exception
[ɪk'sɛpʃən]nwyjątek mto take exception to — ( be offended) czuć się (poczuć się perf) urażonym +instr; ( complain) protestować (zaprotestować perf) przeciw +dat
with the exception of — z wyjątkiem +gen
* * *[-ʃən]1) (something or someone not included: They all work hard, without exception; With the exception of Jim we all went home early.) wyjątek2) (something not according to the rule: We normally eat nothing at lunchtime, but Sunday is an exception.) wyjątek -
10 get ahead
(to make progress; to be successful: If you want to get ahead, you must work hard.) robić postępy -
11 keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
(to (force someone to) work hard, without stopping.) harowaćEnglish-Polish dictionary > keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
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12 keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
(to (force someone to) work hard, without stopping.) harowaćEnglish-Polish dictionary > keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
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13 need
[niːd] 1. n( necessity) potrzeba f, konieczność f; ( demand) potrzeba f, zapotrzebowanie nt; ( poverty) ubóstwo nt, bieda f2. vt( want) potrzebować +gen; ( could do with) wymagać +genthere's no need to … — nie ma potrzeby +infin
he had no need to… — nie musiał +infin
you don't need to go, you needn't go — nie musisz iść
* * *[ni:d] 1. negative short form - needn't; verb1) (to require: This page needs to be checked again; This page needs checking again; Do you need any help?) wymagać, potrzebować2) (to be obliged: You need to work hard if you want to succeed; They don't need to come until six o'clock; She needn't have given me such an expensive present.) musieć2. noun1) (something essential, that one must have: Food is one of our basic needs.) potrzeba2) (poverty or other difficulty: Many people are in great need.) bieda3) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) powód•- needless- needlessly
- needy
- a need for
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14 labour
['leɪbə(r)] 1. (US labor) n( hard work) ciężka praca f; ( work force) siła f robocza; ( work done by work force) praca f; ( MED)2. vi 3. vtLabour, the Labour Party ( BRIT) — Partia Pracy
hard labour — ( toil) harówka (inf); ( punishment) ciężkie roboty
* * *['leibə] 1. noun1) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) (ciężka) praca2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) siła robocza3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) poród4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) Partia Pracy2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) harować2) (to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty: They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills.) poruszać się z trudem, pracować z mozołem•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
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15 slog
[slɔg] 1. vi ( BRIT) 2. n* * *[sloɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - slogged; verb1) (to hit hard (usually without aiming carefully): She slogged him with her handbag.) walnąć, grzmotnąć2) (to make one's way with difficulty: We slogged on up the hill.) wlec się3) (to work very hard: She has been slogging all week at the shop.) mozolić się2. noun1) ((a period of) hard work: months of hard slog.) harówka2) (a hard blow: He gave the ball a slog.) mocny cios, walnięcie -
16 application
[æplɪ'keɪʃən]n( for job) podanie nt; ( for grant) podanie nt, wniosek m; (of rules, theory) zastosowanie nt; ( of cream) nałożenie nt; ( of compress) przyłożenie nt; ( of paint) położenie nt; ( hard work) pilność f* * *[æpli-]1) (a formal request; an act of applying: several applications for the new job; The syllabus can be obtained on application to the headmaster.) podanie2) (hard work: He has got a good job through sheer application.) przykładanie się3) (an ointment etc applied to a cut, wound etc.) opatrunek -
17 fruit
[fruːt]n inv* * *[fru:t] 1. noun1) (the part of a plant that produces the seed, especially when eaten as food: The fruit of the vine is the grape.) owoc2) (a result; something gained as a result of hard work etc: the fruit of his hard work.) owoc2. verb(to produce fruit: This tree fruits early.) owocować- fruitful- fruition
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- fruitlessly
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18 drive
[draɪv] 1. n( journey) jazda f or podróż f (samochodem); (also: driveway) wjazd m, droga f dojazdowa; ( energy) werwa f, zapał m; ( campaign) działania pl; (SPORT) uderzenie nt; (also: disk drive) stacja f dysków2. vt; pt drove, pp drivenvehicle prowadzić, kierować +instr; ( TECH) motor, wheel napędzać; animal prowadzić (poprowadzić perf); ball posyłać (posłać perf); (incite, encourage) kierować +instr; nail, stake3. vi; pt drove, pp drivento drive sth into sth — wbijać (wbić perf) coś w coś
( as driver) prowadzić (samochód), jeździć samochodem; ( travel) jechać (pojechać perf) (samochodem)to go for a drive — wybierać się (wybrać się perf) na przejażdżkę
left-/right-hand drive — lewostronny/prawostronny układ kierowniczy
front-/rear-/four-wheel drive — napęd na przednie/tylne/cztery koła
to drive sb home/to the airport — zawozić (zawieźć perf) or odwozić (odwieźć perf) kogoś do domu/na lotnisko
to drive sb mad — doprowadzać (doprowadzić perf) kogoś do szału
to drive sb to sth — doprowadzać (doprowadzić perf) kogoś do czegoś
she drove him to move out — doprowadziła do tego, że się wyprowadził
Phrasal Verbs:* * *1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) jechać, prowadzić samochód2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) odwozić, przywozić3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) pędzić, poganiać4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) w(y)bijać5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) poruszać2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) przejażdżka2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) prywatny dojazd, aleja3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) energia4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) kampania, akcja5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) uderzenie6) ((computers) a disk drive.)•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
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19 effort
['ɛfət]n(endeavour, exertion) wysiłek m; ( determined attempt) próba f, usiłowanie ntto make an effort to do sth — dokładać (dołożyć perf) starań, żeby coś zrobić
* * *['efət]1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) wysiłek2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) staranie3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) próba•- effortlessly -
20 slave
[sleɪv] 1. nniewolnik(-ica) m(f)2. vi(also: slave away) harowaćto slave (away) at — męczyć się nad +instr
* * *[sleiv] 1. noun1) (a person who works for a master to whom he belongs: In the nineteenth century many Africans were sold as slaves in the United States.) niewolnik2) (a person who works very hard for someone else: He has a slave who types his letters and organizes his life for him.) najemnik, niewolnik2. verb(to work very hard, often for another person: I've been slaving away for you all day while you sit and watch television.) harować- slavery
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