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1 elect
[ɪ'lɛkt] 1. vt 2. adjthe president elect — prezydent m elekt m
to elect to do sth — zdecydować się ( perf) coś (z)robić
* * *[i'lekt] 1. verb1) (to choose by vote: He was elected chairman; elected to the committee.) wybierać2) (to choose (to do something): They elected to go by taxi.) zdecydować, wybrać2. adjective((placed immediately after noun) chosen for office but not yet in it: the president elect.) nowo wybrany- election- electioneer
- elector
- electoral
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2 re-elect
[ri:i'lekt](to elect again: They have re-elected him to Parliament.) powtórnie wybrać -
3 poll
[pəul] 1. n(also: opinion poll) ankieta f, badanie nt opinii publicznej; ( election) głosowanie nt, wybory pl2. vtto go to the polls — voters iść (pójść perf) do urn wyborczych; government stawać (stanąć perf) do wyborów
* * *[pəul] 1. noun1) (an election: They organized a poll to elect a president.) wybory, głosowane2) (the number of votes: There has been a heavy poll (= a large number of votes).) frekwencja wyborcza3) ((also opinion poll) a test of public opinion by asking people questions.) ankieta2. verb(to receive a number of votes: He polled fifty per cent of the votes.) zdobyć, zgromadzić- polling-station
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4 return
[rɪ'təːn] 1. n( going or coming back) powrót m; (of sth stolen, borrowed, bought) zwrot m; (from land, shares, investment) dochód m; ( tax etc) zeznanie ntin return (for) — w zamian (za +acc)
- returns2. cpdjourney, ticket powrotny; match rewanżowy3. vi4. vtif the illness/pain returns, … — jeśli wystąpi nawrót choroby/bólu, …
greetings, sentiment odwzajemniać (odwzajemnić perf); sth borrowed, stolen, bought zwracać (zwrócić perf); verdict wydawać (wydać perf); ball ( during game) odsyłać (odesłać perf); ( POL) wybierać (wybrać perf) (do parlamentu)I promise I'll return the favour some day — obiecuję, że kiedyś się odwdzięczę
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[rə'tə:n] 1. verb1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) (po)wrócić2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) odłożyć z powrotem, zwrócić3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) powrócić4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) odwzajemnić5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) wybierać6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) ogłosić7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) odbić2. noun1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; ( also adjective) a return journey.) powrót2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) bilet powrotny•- return match
- return ticket
- by return of post
- by return
- in return for
- in return
- many happy returns of the day
- many happy returns -
5 vote
[vəut] 1. n( indication of choice) głos m; ( votes cast) głosy pl; ( right to vote) prawo nt do głosowania, czynne prawo nt wyborcze2. vt( elect)he was voted chairman — wybrano go na przewodniczącego; ( propose)
3. vito vote that — proponować (zaproponować perf), żeby
to put sth to the vote, take a vote on sth — poddawać (poddać perf) coś pod głosowanie
to vote for/in favour of/against — głosować za +instr /przeciw(ko) +dat
to vote on sth — poddawać (poddać perf) coś pod głosowanie
to vote yes to — przyjmować (przyjąć perf) +acc
to vote no to — odrzucać (odrzucić perf) +acc
to pass a vote of confidence/no confidence — uchwalać (uchwalić perf) wotum zaufania/nieufności
* * *[vəut] 1. noun((the right to show) one's wish or opinion, eg in a ballot or by raising a hand etc, especially at an election or in a debate: In Britain, the vote was given to women over twenty-one in 1928; Nowadays everyone over eighteen has a vote; A vote was taken to decide the matter.) prawo głosu, głos2. verb1) (to cast or record one's vote: She voted for the Conservative candidate; I always vote Labour; I shall vote against the restoration of capital punishment.) głosować2) (to allow, by a vote, the provision of (something) eg to someone, for a purpose etc: They were voted $5,000 to help them in their research.) uchwalić, przyznać w głosowaniu•- voter- vote of confidence
- vote of thanks
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