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1 find
[faɪnd] 1. pt, pp found, vt( locate) znajdować (znaleźć perf), odnajdywać (odnaleźć perf) (fml); ( discover) answer, solution znajdować (znaleźć perf); object, person odkryć ( perf); ( consider) uznać ( perf) za +acc, uważać za +acc; ( get) work, time znajdować (znaleźć perf)to find sb guilty ( JUR) — uznawać (uznać perf) kogoś za winnego
I find it easy/difficult — przychodzi mi to z łatwością/trudnością
Phrasal Verbs:- find out2. n( discovery) odkrycie nt; ( object found) znalezisko nt* * *1. past tense, past participle - found; verb1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) znajdować2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) odkryć3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) uważać, stwierdzać2. noun(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) odkrycie- find out -
2 find out
1. vtfact dowiadywać się (dowiedzieć się perf) +gen; truth odkrywać (odkryć perf), poznawać (poznać perf); person poznać się perf na +loc2. vi* * *1) (to discover: I found out what was troubling her.) odkrywać2) (to discover the truth (about someone), usually that he has done wrong: He had been stealing for years, but eventually they found him out.) przyłapać -
3 find fault with
(to criticize or complain of: She is always finding fault with the way he eats.) krytykować -
4 find one's feet
(to become able to cope with a new situation: She found the new job difficult at first but she soon found her feet.) pozbierać się, stanąć pewnie na nogach -
5 put/throw (someone) off the scent
(to give (a person) wrong information so that he will not find the person, thing etc he is looking for: She told the police a lie in order to throw them off the scent.) skierować na inny tropEnglish-Polish dictionary > put/throw (someone) off the scent
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6 put/throw (someone) off the scent
(to give (a person) wrong information so that he will not find the person, thing etc he is looking for: She told the police a lie in order to throw them off the scent.) skierować na inny tropEnglish-Polish dictionary > put/throw (someone) off the scent
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7 on the quiet
(secretly; without letting anyone find out: He went out of the office to enjoy a cigarette on the quiet.) po cichu, bez niczyjej wiedzy -
8 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) być przypartym do muru -
9 make the best of it
(to do all one can to turn a failure etc into something successful: She is disappointed at not getting into university but she'll just have to make the best of it and find a job.) starać się wybrnąć -
10 experiment
[ɪks'pɛrɪmənt] 1. n (SCIENCE)eksperyment m, doświadczenie nt; ( trial) eksperyment m, próba f2. vi (SCIENCE)to experiment (with/on) — eksperymentować or prowadzić doświadczenia (z +instr /na +loc); ( fig) eksperymentować
to perform/carry out an experiment — wykonywać (wykonać perf) or przeprowadzać (przeprowadzić perf) eksperyment
* * *[ik'sperimənt] 1. noun(a test done in order to find out something, eg if an idea is correct: He performs chemical experiments; experiments in traffic control; We shall find out by experiment.) doświadczenie, eksperyment2. verb((with on or with) to try to find out something by making tests: He experimented with various medicines to find the safest cure; The doctor experiments on animals.) eksperymentować- experimentally
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11 drag
[dræg] 1. vtPhrasal Verbs:- drag on2. vitime, event wlec się3. n ( inf)* * *[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) wlec, ciągnąć2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) ciągnąć3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) wlec się4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) gruntować, bagrować5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) ciągnąć się2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) hamulec2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) zaciągnięcie się3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) nuda, coś nudnego4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) przebranie kobiece -
12 other
['ʌðə(r)] 1. adjinny; ( opposite) przeciwny, drugi2. pronothers — ( other people) inni; ( other ones) inne
the others — ( the other people) pozostali; ( the other ones) pozostałe
there is no choice other than to… — nie ma innego wyjścia jak tylko +infin
* * *1.1) (adjective, pronoun the second of two: I have lost my other glove; I've got one of my gloves but I can't find the other (one).) (ten)drugi2) (adjective, pronoun those people, things etc not mentioned, present etc; additional: Some of them have arrived - where are the others?; The baby is here and the other children are at school.) inny3) ( adjective (with day, week etc) recently past: I saw him just the other day/morning.) któryś, niedawno•2. conjunction(or else; if not: Take a taxi - otherwise you'll be late.) inaczej- other than
- somehow or other
- someone/something or other
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13 measure
['mɛʒə(r)] 1. vtPhrasal Verbs:2. vi 3. n( degree) stopień m; ( portion) porcja f; ( ruler) miar(k)a f; ( standard) miara f; ( action) środek m (zaradczy)measures have been taken to limit the economic decline — podjęto kroki mające na celu ograniczenie spadku gospodarczego
* * *['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) miara2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) jednostka, miara3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) miara4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) środek zaradczy, krok5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) doza, dawka6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) takt2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) (wy)mierzyć2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) wskazać, odmierzać3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) zmierzyć się z kimś4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) mieć rozmiar•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
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14 measurement
['mɛʒəmənt]npomiar mchest/hip measurement — obwód klatki piersiowej/bioder
* * *1) (size, amount etc found by measuring: What are the measurements of this room?) rozmiar2) (the sizes of various parts of the body, usually the distance round the chest, waist and hips: What are your measurements, madam?) wymiar3) (the act of measuring: We can find the size of something by means of measurement.) mierzenie -
15 column
['kɔləm]n* * *['koləm]1) (a stone or wooden pillar used to support or adorn a building: the carved columns in the temple.) kolumna2) (something similar in shape: a column of smoke.) słup3) (a vertical row (of numbers): He added up the column (of figures) to find the answer.) kolumna4) (a vertical section of a page of print: a newspaper column.) szpalta5) (a section in a newspaper, often written regularly by a particular person: He writes a daily column about sport.) felieton6) (a long file of soldiers marching in short rows: a column of infantry.) kolumna7) (a long line of vehicles etc, one behind the other.) kolumna• -
16 switch
[swɪtʃ] 1. n(for light, radio etc) przełącznik m, wyłącznik m; ( change) zmiana f, zwrot m2. vtto switch round/over — zamieniać (zamienić perf) miejscami
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[swi ] 1. noun1) (a small lever, handle or other device eg for putting or turning an electric current on or off: The switch is down when the power is on and up when it's off; He couldn't find the light-switch.) przełącznik2) (an act of turning or changing: After several switches of direction they found themselves on the right road.) zmiana3) (a thin stick.) pręt2. verb(to change, turn: He switched the lever to the `off' position; Let's switch over to another programme; Having considered that problem, they switched their attention to other matters.) przełączać się, przestawiać- switchboard
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17 weigh
[weɪ] 1. vt 2. vito weigh anchor — podnosić (podnieść perf) kotwicę
Phrasal Verbs:- weigh up* * *[wei] 1. verb1) (to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale: He weighed himself on the bathroom scales; You must have your luggage weighed at the airport.) ważyć2) (to be equal to in heaviness: This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?) ważyć3) (to be a heavy burden to: She was weighed down with two large suitcases.) obarczyć, obciążyć•- weight2. verb1) (to attach, or add, a weight or weights to: The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.) obciążyć2) (to hold down by attaching weights: They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.) obciążyć•- weightlessness
- weighty
- weightily
- weightiness
- weighing-machine
- weightlifting
- weigh anchor
- weigh in
- weigh out
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18 locate
[ləu'keɪt]vtlokalizować (zlokalizować perf), umiejscawiać (umiejscowić perf)* * *[lə'keit, ]( American[) 'loukeit]1) (to set in a particular place or position: The kitchen is located in the basement.) umiejscowić2) (to find the place or position of: He located the street he was looking for on the map.) zlokalizować -
19 hopeful
['həupful]adjI'm hopeful that… — żywię nadzieję, że …
* * *1) ((negative unhopeful) full of hope: The police are hopeful that they will soon find the killer; hopeful faces; He is hopeful of success.) pełen nadziei2) (giving a reason or encouragement for hope: That's a hopeful sign - perhaps he is going to change his mind after all.) pełen nadziei3) (likely to be pleasant, successful etc: The future looks quite hopeful.) optymistyczny -
20 add
[æd] 1. vt 2. vito add to — powiększać (powiększyć perf) +acc
Phrasal Verbs:- add on- add up* * *[æd]1) ((often with to) to put (one thing) to or with (another): He added water to his whisky.) dodawać2) ((often with to, together, up) to find the total of (various numbers): Add these figures together; Add 124 to 356; He added up the figures.) dodawać3) (to say something extra: He explained, and added that he was sorry.) dodawać4) ((with to) to increase: His illness had added to their difficulties.) mnożyć, powiększać•- addition- additional
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