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1 win
[wɪn] 1. nzwycięstwo nt, wygrana f2. vtgame, competition, election wygrywać (wygrać perf), zwyciężać (zwyciężyć perf) w +loc; prize, support, popularity zdobywać (zdobyć perf)3. vi; pt, pp wonwygrywać (wygrać perf), zwyciężać (zwyciężyć perf)Phrasal Verbs:- win over* * *[win] 1. present participle - winning; verb1) (to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts: He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.) zwyciężyć, wygrać2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) wygrać3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) zdobyć2. noun(a victory or success: She's had two wins in four races.) zwycięstwo- winner- winning
- winning-post
- win over
- win the day
- win through -
2 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
- work wonders -
3 cramp
[kræmp] 1. n ( MED)skurcz m2. vthamować (zahamować perf) rozwój +gen* * *[kræmp] 1. noun((a) painful stiffening of the muscles: The swimmer got cramp and drowned.) skurcz2. verb1) (to put into too small a space: We were all cramped together in a tiny room.) wtłaczać, pakować2) (to restrict; Lack of money cramped our efforts.) ograniczać -
4 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 -
5 fruition
[fruː'ɪʃən]nto come to fruition — actions, efforts owocować (zaowocować perf); plan, hope ziszczać się (ziścić się perf)
* * *[fru'iʃən]noun (an actual result; the happening of something that was thought of, hoped for etc: Her dreams came to fruition.) urzeczywistnienie, realizacja -
6 joint
[dʒɔɪnt] 1. n ( TECH)złącze nt, spoina f; ( ANAT) staw m; ( BRIT, CULIN) sztuka f mięsa; ( inf) ( place) lokal m; ( of cannabis) skręt m (inf)2. adj* * *[‹oint] 1. noun1) (the place where two or more things join: The plumber tightened up all the joints in the pipes.) złącze2) (a part of the body where two bones meet but are able to move in the manner of eg a hinge: The shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees and ankles are joints.) staw3) (a piece of meat for cooking containing a bone: A leg of mutton is a fairly large joint.) udziec2. adjective1) (united; done together: the joint efforts of the whole team.) połączony2) (shared by, or belonging to, two or more: She and her husband have a joint bank account.) wspólny3. verb(to divide (an animal etc for cooking) at the, or into, joints: Joint the chicken before cooking it.) rozebrać- jointed- jointly
- out of joint See also:- join -
7 reform
[rɪ'fɔːm] 1. nreforma f2. vt 3. vi* * *[rə'fo:m] 1. verb1) (to improve or remove faults from: The criminal's wife stated that she had made great efforts to reform her husband.) nawrócić z drogi zła2) (to give up bad habits, improve one's behaviour etc: He admitted that he had been a criminal, but said that he intended to reform.) poprawić się2. noun1) (the act of improving: the reform of our political system.) usprawnienie2) (an improvement: He intends to make several reforms in the prison system.) reforma•- reformed
- reformer -
8 résumé
[rɪ'zjuːm] 1. vtwork, journey podejmować (podjąć perf) na nowo, kontynuować ( po przerwie); efforts wznawiać (wznowić perf)2. virozpoczynać się (rozpocząć się perf) na nowoto resume one's seat — wracać (wrócić perf) na miejsce
* * *[rəzu'mei]1) ((American) curriculum vitae.) życiorys2) (summary.) streszczenie -
9 spur
[spəː(r)] 1. n 2. vt(also: spur on) zachęcać (zachęcić perf)* * *[spə:]1) (a small instrument with a sharp point or points that a rider wears on his heels and digs into the horse's sides to make it go faster.) ostroga2) (anything that urges a person to make greater efforts: He was driven on by the spur of ambition.) zachęta, impuls•- spur on -
10 struggle
['strʌgl] 1. n 2. vito have a struggle to do sth — wkładać (włożyć perf) w coś wiele wysiłku
* * *1. verb1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) walczyć, wyrywać się2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) zmagać/borykać się3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) gramolić się2. noun(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) walka
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