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1 duty
['djuːtɪ]n( responsibility) obowiązek m; ( tax) cło ntto make it one's duty to do sth — zobowiązywać się (zobowiązać się perf) do zrobienia czegoś
to pay duty on sth — płacić (zapłacić perf) za coś cło
on/off duty — na/po służbie
- duties* * *['dju:ti]plural - duties; noun1) (what one ought morally or legally to do: He acted out of duty; I do my duty as a responsible citizen.) obowiązek2) (an action or task requiring to be done, especially one attached to a job: I had a few duties to perform in connection with my job.) obowiązek3) ((a) tax on goods: You must pay duty when you bring wine into the country.) cło•- dutiable- dutiful
- duty-free
- off duty
- on duty -
2 suck
[sʌk]vtssać; pump etc zasysać* * *1. verb1) (to draw liquid etc into the mouth: As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.) ssać2) (to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it: I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil.) ssać3) (to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action: The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil.) wciągać, zasysać added noun - possanie4) ((American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc: Her singing sucks; This job sucks.) [] do kitu/duszy2. noun(an act of sucking: I gave him a suck of my lollipop.)- sucker- suck up to -
3 activity
[æk'tɪvɪtɪ]n( being active) działalność f; ( action) działanie nt; (pastime, pursuit) zajęcie nt* * *plural - activities; noun1) (the state of being active or lively: The streets are full of activity this morning.) ruch, ożywienie2) (something which one does as a pastime, as part of one's job etc: His activities include fishing and golf.) zajęcie -
4 keep
[kiːp] 1. pt, pp kept, vt( retain) receipt zachowywać (zachować perf); money zatrzymywać (zatrzymać perf); job utrzymywać (utrzymać perf); (preserve, store) przechowywać (przechować perf), trzymać; ( detain) zatrzymywać (zatrzymać perf); ( hold back) powstrzymywać (powstrzymać perf); shop, accounts, notes prowadzić; chickens etc hodować, trzymać (inf); family utrzymywać; promise dotrzymywać (dotrzymać perf) +genwe try to keep her happy — staramy się, żeby była zadowolona
to keep sb waiting — kazać (kazać perf) komuś czekać
to keep an appointment — przychodzić (przyjść perf) na (umówione) spotkanie
to keep sth to o.s. — zachowywać (zachować perf) coś dla siebie
to keep sth (back) from sb — zatajać (zataić perf) coś przed kimś
to keep sb from doing sth — powstrzymywać (powstrzymać perf) kogoś od (z)robienia czegoś
to keep time — clock wskazywać czas
how are you keeping? ( inf) — jak (ci) leci? (inf)
Phrasal Verbs:- keep in- keep off- keep on- keep out- keep up2. vi 3. n* * *[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) trzymać, mieć w posiadaniu2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) zatrzymać3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) utrzymywać4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) wciąż (coś robić), nie przestawać5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) mieć (w zapasie)6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) utrzymywać7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) zachowywać swieżość8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) prowadzić9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) zatrzymywać10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) utrzymywać11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) dotrzymywać12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) obchodzić2. noun(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) utrzymanie- keeper- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch -
5 rash
[ræʃ] 1. adj 2. n ( MED)wysypka f; (of events, robberies) seria fto come out in a rash — dostawać (dostać perf) wysypki
* * *I [ræʃ] adjective(acting, or done, with little caution or thought: a rash person/action/statement; It was rash of you to leave your present job without first finding another.) pochopny- rashly- rashness II [ræʃ] noun(a large number of red spots on the skin: That child has a rash - is it measles?) wysypka -
6 regret
[rɪ'grɛt] 1. nżal m2. vtdecision, action żałować +gen; loss, death opłakiwać; inconvenience wyrażać (wyrazić perf) ubolewanie z powodu +gento regret that … — żałować, że …
we regret to inform you that … — z żalem zawiadamiamy, że …
* * *[rə'ɡret] 1. past tense, past participle - regretted; verb(to be sorry about: I regret my foolish behaviour; I regret that I missed the concert; I regret missing the concert; I regret to inform you that your application for the job was unsuccessful.) żałować2. noun(a feeling of sorrow, or of having done something wrong: I have no regrets / I feel no regret about what I did; It was with deep regret that I heard the news of his death.) żal- regretfully
- regrettable
- regrettably -
7 step
[stɛp] 1. nstep by step ( fig) — krok po kroku
to march in/out of step (with) — maszerować w takt/nie w takt ( +gen)
to be in/out of step with ( fig) — być/nie być zgodnym z +instr
- steps2. vi, see stepladderto step forward/back — występować (wystąpić perf) w przód/w tył
Phrasal Verbs:- step in- step off- step on- step up* * *[step] 1. noun1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) krok2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) krok3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) krok4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) krok5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) stopień6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) krok7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) krok2. verb(to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) robić krok, iść- steps- stepladder
- stepping-stones
- in
- out of step
- step aside
- step by step
- step in
- step out
- step up
- watch one's step
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