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1 itself
[ɪt'sɛlf]pron( reflexive) się; ( after prep) siebie ( gen, acc), sobie ( dat, loc), sobą ( instr); ( emphatic) samo* * *1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when an object, animal etc is the object of an action it performs: The cat looked at itself in the mirror; The cat stretched itself by the fire.) się, siebie2) (used to emphasize it or the name of an object, animal etc: The house itself is quite small, but the garden is big.) sam3) (without help etc: `How did the dog get in?' `Oh, it can open the gate itself.') sam -
2 lend itself to
(to be suitable for or adapt easily to: The play lends itself to performance by children.) nadawać się -
3 speak for itself/themselves
(to have an obvious meaning; not to need explaining: The facts speak for themselves.) mówić samo za siebie -
4 dense-in-itself set
zbiór gęsty w sobieEnglish-Polish dictionary for engineers > dense-in-itself set
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5 lend
[lɛnd]pt, pp lent, vtto lend sth to sb — pożyczać (pożyczyć perf) coś komuś
it lends itself to … — to nadaje się do +gen
the problem doesn't lend itself to simple solutions — tego problemu nie da się rozwiązać w prosty sposób
to lend sb a hand (with sth) — pomagać (pomóc perf) komuś (przy czymś)
* * *[lend]past tense, past participle - lent; verb1) (to give (someone) the use of for a time: She had forgotten her umbrella so I lent her mine to go home with.) pożyczyć2) (to give or add (a quality) to: Desperation lent him strength.) (do)dać• -
6 self-
[self]1) (showing that the person or thing acting is acting upon himself or itself, as in self-respect.) samo-2) (showing that the thing is acting automatically, as in self-closing doors.) samo-3) (by oneself, as in self-made.) sam osobiście4) (in, within etc oneself or itself, as in self-centred.) sam osobiście, do siebie -
7 square
[skwɛə(r)] 1. n( shape) kwadrat m; ( in town) plac m; (US) ( block of houses) kwartał m; (also: set square) ekierka f2. adj 3. vt( arrange) układać (ułożyć perf); ( MATH) podnosić (podnieść perf) do kwadratu; ( reconcile) godzić (pogodzić perf)4. viPhrasal Verbs:* * *[skweə] 1. noun1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) kwadrat2) (something in the shape of this.) kwadrat3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) skwer, plac4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) kwadrat2. adjective1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) kwadratowy2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) wyrównany, równy3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) z każdej strony4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) konserwatywny3. adverb1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) pod kątem prostym2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) prosto4. verb1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) nadawać kształt kwadratu2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) wyrównać, policzyć się3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) pasować, dopasować4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) podnosić do kwadratu•- squared- squarely
- square centimetre
- metre
- square root
- fair and square
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8 anticlimax
['æntɪ'klaɪmæks]nzawód m, rozczarowanie nt* * *(a dull or disappointing ending to a play, activity etc after increasing excitement: After the weeks of preparation, the concert itself was a bit of an anticlimax.) rozczarowanie -
9 appear
[ə'pɪə(r)]vi( come into view) pojawiać się (pojawić się perf), zjawiać się (zjawić się perf); ( JUR) stawiać się (stawić się perf); ( be published) ukazywać się (ukazać się perf) ( drukiem); ( seem) wydawać się (wydać się perf)to appear on TV/in "Hamlet" — występować (wystąpić perf) w telewizji/w "Hamlecie"
it would appear that … — wydawałoby się, że …
* * *[ə'piə]1) (to come into view: A man suddenly appeared round the corner.) pojawiać się2) (to arrive (at a place etc): He appeared in time for dinner.) stawiać się, przybywać3) (to come before or present oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: He is appearing on television today; He appeared before Judge Scott.) pojawiać/stawiać się4) (to look or seem as if (something is the case): It appears that he is wrong; He appears to be wrong.) wydawać się• -
10 appearance
[ə'pɪərəns]nto put in/make an appearance — pokazywać się (pokazać się perf)
to keep up appearances — zachowywać (zachować perf) pozory
* * *1) (what can be seen (of a person, thing etc): From his appearance he seemed very wealthy.) wygląd2) (the act of coming into view or coming into a place: The thieves ran off at the sudden appearance of two policemen.) pojawienie się3) (the act of coming before or presenting oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: his first appearance on the stage.) ukazanie się -
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12 automatic
[ɔːtə'mætɪk] 1. adjautomatyczny; reaction odruchowy2. n( gun) broń f automatyczna; ( washing machine) pralka f automatyczna, automat m (inf); ( car) samochód m z automatyczną skrzynią biegów* * *1. adjective1) ((of a machine etc) working by itself: an automatic washing-machine.) automatyczny2) ((of an action) without thinking: an automatic response.) bezmyślny2. noun(a self-loading gun: He has two automatics and a rifle.) pistolet automatyczny- automatically
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13 automatically
[ɔːtə'mætɪklɪ]adv( by itself) automatycznie; ( without thinking) machinalnie, odruchowo* * *adverb This machine works automatically; He answered automatically.) automatycznie -
14 automaton
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15 autonomy
[ɔː'tɔnəmɪ]n( of country) autonomia f; (of organization, person) niezależność f* * *[o:'tonəmi](the power or right of a country etc to govern itself.) autonomia -
16 boa
['bəuə]((usually boa constrictor) a large snake that kills by winding itself round its prey.) boa -
17 catalyst
['kætəlɪst]n* * *[kætəlist]1) (a substance which causes or assists a chemical change in another substance without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change.) katalizator2) (someone or something that helps bring about a change.) osoba/rzecz funkcjonująca jako `katalizator`• -
18 coil
[kɔɪl] 1. n(of rope, wire) zwój m; ( of smoke) wstęga f; ( ELEC) cewka f; ( AUT) cewka f zapłonowa; ( contraceptive) spirala f2. vtto coil sth round sth — owijać (owinąć perf) coś wokół czegoś
* * *[koil] 1. verb(to wind into loops: The snake coiled (itself) round the tree.) owijać2. noun1) (a length of something wound into a loop or loops: a coil of rope; a coil of hair.) zwój, lok2) (a wound length of wire for conducting electricity: the coil in an electric fire.) spirala, cewka -
19 cube
[kjuːb] 1. n 2. vtpodnosić (podnieść perf) do sześcianu* * *[kju:b] 1. noun1) (a solid body having six equal square faces.) sześcian2) (the result of multiplying a number by itself twice: The cube of 4 = 4 × 4 × 4 = 43 = 64.) sześcian2. verb1) (to calculate the cube of (a number): If you cube 2, you will get the answer 8.) podnosić do sześcianu2) (to make into a cube or cubes: She cubed the beef.) kroić w kostkę•- cubic- cube root
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20 curl up
vi* * *(to move or roll into a position or shape: The hedgehog curled (itself) up into a ball.) zwijać się w kłębek
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