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1 go from bad to worse
(to get into an even worse condition etc than before: Things are going from bad to worse for the firm - not only are we losing money but there's going to be a strike as well.) pogarszać się -
2 if
[ɪf]conj1) ( conditional use) jeżeli, jeśli; (with unreal or unlikely conditions, in polite requests) gdybyI'll go if you come with me — pójdę, jeśli or jeżeli pójdziesz ze mną
I'd be pleased if you could do it — cieszyłbym się, gdybyś mógł to zrobić
if necessary — jeśli to konieczne, jeśli trzeba
if I were you … — (ja) na twoim miejscu …
2) ( whenever) gdy tylko, zawsze gdy or kiedyif we are in Scotland, we always go to see her — gdy tylko jesteśmy w Szkocji, zawsze ją odwiedzamy
3) ( although)I am determined to finish it, (even) if it takes all week — zamierzam to skończyć, choćby (nawet) miało to zabrać cały tydzień
4) ( whether) czyask him if he can come — zapytaj go, czy może przyjść
5)if so/not — jeśli tak/nie
if only to — choćby po to, (że)by +infin
See also:- as* * *[if]1) (in the event that; on condition that: He will have to go into hospital if his illness gets any worse; I'll only stay if you can stay too.) jeśli2) (supposing that: If he were to come along now, we would be in trouble.) gdyby3) (whenever: If I sneeze, my nose bleeds.) gdy, kiedy4) (although: They are happy, if poor.) mimo,że5) (whether: I don't know if I can come or not.) czy•- if only -
3 still
[stɪl] 1. adj( motionless) nieruchomy; ( tranquil) spokojny; ( BRIT) drink niegazowany2. adv( up to this time) nadal, ciągle; (even, yet) jeszcze; ( nonetheless) mimo to3. n (FILM)fotos m* * *I 1. [stil] adjective1) (without movement or noise: The city seems very still in the early morning; Please stand/sit/keep/hold still while I brush your hair!; still (= calm) water/weather.) spokojny2) ((of drinks) not fizzy: still orange juice.) nie musujący2. noun(a photograph selected from a cinema film: The magazine contained some stills from the new film.) fotos- stillborn II [stil] adverb1) (up to and including the present time, or the time mentioned previously: Are you still working for the same firm?; By Saturday he had still not / still hadn't replied to my letter.) jeszcze2) (nevertheless; in spite of that: Although the doctor told him to rest, he still went on working; This picture is not valuable - still, I like it.) jednak, mimo to3) (even: He seemed very ill in the afternoon and in the evening looked still worse.) jeszcze -
4 out of the frying-pan into the fire
(from a difficult or dangerous situation into a worse one: His first marriage was unhappy but his second was even more unhappy - it was a real case of out of the frying-pan into the fire.) z deszczu pod rynnęEnglish-Polish dictionary > out of the frying-pan into the fire
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