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1 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 -
2 bleak
[bliːk]adjponury, posępny* * *[bli:k]1) (cold and unsheltered: a bleak landscape.) nagi, posępny2) (not hopeful: a bleak outlook for the future.) beznadziejny, niewesoły -
3 hope
[həup] 1. nnadzieja f2. vi 3. vtto hope that … — mieć nadzieję, że …
to hope to do sth — mieć nadzieję, że się coś zrobi
I hope so/not — mam nadzieję, że tak/nie
to have no hope of sth/doing sth — nie liczyć na coś/zrobienie czegoś
in the hope that/of — w nadziei, że/na +acc
* * *[həup] 1. verb(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) mieć nadzieję2. noun1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) nadzieja2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) nadzieja3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) nadzieja•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
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4 hopefully
['həupfulɪ]adv( expectantly) z nadzieją; ( one hopes) o ile szczęście dopiszehopefully, he'll come back — miejmy nadzieję, że wróci
* * *1) (in a hopeful way: The dog looked hopefully at the joint of meat.) z nadzieją2) (it is to be hoped that: Hopefully, that will never happen.) miejmy nadzieję -
5 positive
['pɔzɪtɪv]adj( certain) pewny; (hopeful, confident, affirmative) pozytywny; ( decisive) stanowczy; ( MATH, ELEC) dodatni* * *['pozətiv] 1. adjective1) (meaning or saying `yes': a positive answer; They tested the water for the bacteria and the result was positive (= the bacteria were present).) pozytywny2) (definite; leaving no doubt: positive proof.) jednoznaczny3) (certain or sure: I'm positive he's right.) przekonany4) (complete or absolute: His work is a positive disgrace.) całkowity5) (optimistic and prepared to make plans for the future: Take a more positive attitude to life.) optymistyczny6) (not showing any comparison; not comparative or superlative.) równy7) ((of a number etc) greater than zero.) dodatni8) (having fewer electrons than normal: In an electrical circuit, electrons flow to the positive terminal.) dodatni2. noun1) (a photographic print, made from a negative, in which light and dark are as normal.) pozytyw2) ((an adjective or adverb of) the positive (not comparative or superlative) degree.) stopień równy•- positively -
6 rosy
['rəuzɪ]adj* * *1) (rose-coloured; pink: rosy cheeks.) różowy2) (bright; hopeful: His future looks rosy.) różowy -
7 sink
[sɪŋk] 1. nzlew m, zlewozmywak m2. vt; pt sank, pp sunk 3. viship tonąć (zatonąć perf); heart zamierać (zamrzeć perf); ground zapadać się (zapaść się perf); (also: sink down) ( in exhaustion) osuwać się (osunąć się perf)to sink one's teeth/claws into — zatapiać (zatopić perf) zęby/pazury w +loc
he sank (back) into a chair — ( in exhaustion) opadł na fotel; ( getting comfortable) zagłębił się w fotelu
Phrasal Verbs:- sink in* * *[siŋk] 1. past tense - sank; verb1) (to (cause to) go down below the surface of water etc: The torpedo sank the battleship immediately; The ship sank in deep water.) zatapiać, tonąć2) (to go down or become lower (slowly): The sun sank slowly behind the hills; Her voice sank to a whisper.) zniżać się3) (to (cause to) go deeply (into something): The ink sank into the paper; He sank his teeth into an apple.) wsiąkać, zanurzać4) ((of one's spirits etc) to become depressed or less hopeful: My heart sinks when I think of the difficulties ahead.) zamierać, smucić się5) (to invest (money): He sank all his savings in the business.) utopić2. noun(a kind of basin with a drain and a water supply connected to it: He washed the dishes in the sink.) zlew, umywalka- sunken- be sunk
- sink in
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