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1 be not much of a
(to be not a very good thing of a particular kind: I'm not much of a photographer; That wasn't much of a lecture.) być nie najlepszym, kiepskim -
2 the last thing
(something very unlikely, unwanted, not intended etc: It's the last thing you would think of looking for; The last thing I want is to hurt anyone.) ostatnie co... -
3 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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4 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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5 right
[raɪt] 1. adj( correct) dobry, poprawny; ( suitable) właściwy, odpowiedni; ( morally good) dobry; ( not left) prawy2. n( what is morally right) dobro nt; ( entitlement) prawo nt; ( not left)3. adv 4. vt 5. exclthe right time — ( exact) dokładny czas; ( most suitable) odpowiedni czas
you are French, is that right? — jesteś Francuzem, prawda?
right before/after — tuż przed +instr /po +loc
right ahead — walk etc prosto przed siebie
right against the wall — przy samej ścianie, tuż przy ścianie
to right oneself — ship wyprostowywać się (wyprostować się perf)
* * *1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) prawy2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) właściwy3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) słuszny4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) odpowiedni2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) prawo2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) słuszność, Racja!3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) prawa strona4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) prawica3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) dokładnie2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) zaraz3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) tuż4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) całkiem5) (to the right: Turn right.) w prawo6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) dobrze4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) wyprostować2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) naprawić5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') dobrze- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) prawicowy- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right -
6 that
[ðætˌ ðət] 1. adj( demonstrative) ten; (in contrast to ‘this’ or to indicate (greater) distance) tamtenthat man/woman/chair — ten mężczyzna/ta kobieta/to krzesło
2. pron, pl thosethat one over there — tamten, ten tam (inf)
1) ( demonstrative) to nt; (in contrast to ‘this’ or referring to something (more) distant) tamto ntwho's/what's that? — kto/co to (jest)?
2) ( relative) który; (after ‘all’, ‘anything’ etc) cothe man (that) I saw — człowiek, którego widziałem
the people (that) I spoke to — ludzie, z którymi rozmawiałem
all (that) I have — wszystko, co mam
3. conjthe day (that) he came — tego dnia, kiedy or gdy przyszedł
że, iż (fml)he thought that I was ill — myślał, że jestem chory
4. advshe suggested that I phone you — poradziła mi, żebym do ciebie zadzwonił
(+adjective) (aż) tak or taki; (+adverb) (aż) takI didn't realize it was that bad — nie zdawałam sobie sprawy, że jest (aż) tak źle
* * *1. [ðæt] plural - those; adjective(used to indicate a person, thing etc spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: Don't take this book - take that one; At that time, I was living in Italy; When are you going to return those books?) tamten2. pronoun(used to indicate a thing etc, or (in plural or with the verb be) person or people, spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: What is that you've got in your hand?; Who is that?; That is the Prime Minister; Those present at the concert included the composer and his wife.) to, tamto3. [ðət, ðæt] relative pronoun(used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned in a preceding clause in order to distinguish it from others: Where is the parcel that arrived this morning?; Who is the man (that) you were talking to?) który4. [ðət, ðæt] conjunction1) ((often omitted) used to report what has been said etc or to introduce other clauses giving facts, reasons, results etc: I know (that) you didn't do it; I was surprised (that) he had gone.) że2) (used to introduce expressions of sorrow, wishes etc: That I should be accused of murder!; Oh, that I were with her now!) że(by)5. adverb(so; to such an extent: I didn't realize she was that ill.) aż tak- that's that -
7 absence
['æbsəns]nin the absence of — ( person) pod nieobecność +gen; ( thing) wobec braku +gen
* * *1) (the condition of not being present: His absence was noticed.) nieobecność2) (a time during which a person etc is not present: After an absence of five years he returned home.) nieobecność -
8 one
[wʌn] 1. num2. adjI asked for two coffees, not one — prosiłam o dwie kawy, nie jedną
1) ( sole) jedyny2) ( same) (ten) jeden3. pron1)she chose the black dress, though I liked the red one — wybrała tę czarną sukienkę, choć mnie podobała się ta czerwona
2)3) ( impersonal)to cut one's finger — skaleczyć się ( perf) w palec
* * *1. noun1) (the number or figure 1: One and one is two (1 + 1 = 2).) jedynka, jeden2) (the age of 1: Babies start to talk at one.) wiek jednego roku2. pronoun1) (a single person or thing: She's the one I like the best; I'll buy the red one.) ten...2) (anyone; any person: One can see the city from here.) każdy, ktokolwiek3. adjective1) (1 in number: one person; He took one book.) jeden2) (aged 1: The baby will be one tomorrow.) jednoroczny3) (of the same opinion etc: We are one in our love of freedom.) jednomyślny•- one-- oneself
- one-night stand
- one-off
- one-parent family
- one-sided
- one-way
- one-year-old 4. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is one year old.) jednoroczny- all one- be one up on a person
- be one up on
- not be oneself
- one and all
- one another
- one by one
- one or two -
9 something
['sʌmθɪŋ]proncoś ntthere's something wrong — coś tu jest nie tak, coś tu nie gra (inf)
* * *1) (a thing not known or not stated: Would you like something to eat?; I've got something to tell you.) coś2) (a thing of importance: There's something in what you say.) coś -
10 such
[sʌtʃ]adjsuch a lot of — tyle or tak dużo +gen
in Brighton or some such place — w Brighton, czy w jakimś takim miejscu
she made such a noise that … — narobiła tyle hałasu, że …
such books as I have — takie książki, jakie mam
* * *1. adjective1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) taki2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) (aż) taki3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) taki4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) taki2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) ten, taki- suchlike- such-and-such
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11 little
['lɪtl] 1. adjmały; brother etc młodszy; distance, time krótki2. advmało, niewielea little — trochę, troszkę
a little bit — troszkę, troszeczkę
to have little time/money — mieć mało czasu/pieniędzy
* * *['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) mały2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) niewielki3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) drobny, niewielki2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) niewiele3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) mało2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) mało3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) wcale nie•- a little- little by little
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12 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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13 condition
[kən'dɪʃən] 1. n( state) stan m; ( requirement) warunek min good/poor condition — w dobrym/złym stanie
2. vton condition that … — pod warunkiem, że …
* * *[kən'diʃən] 1. noun1) (state or circumstances in which a person or thing is: The house is not in good condition; He is in no condition to leave hospital; under ideal conditions; living conditions; variable conditions.)2) (something that must happen or be done before some other thing happens or is done; a term or requirement in an agreement: It was a condition of his going that he should pay his own expenses; That is one of the conditions in the agreement.)2. verb1) (to affect or control: behaviour conditioned by circumstances.) warunkować2) (to put into the required state: The footballers trained hard in order to condition themselves for the match.) doprowadzać do określonego stanu•- conditionally
- conditioner
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14 same
[seɪm] 1. adjten sam; ( identical) taki sam2. pronat the same time — ( simultaneously) w tym samym momencie, równocześnie; ( yet) jednocześnie, zarazem
all/just the same — (po)mimo to, niemniej jednak
to do the same (as sb) — robić (zrobić perf) to samo (co ktoś)
happy New Year! — same to you! — szczęśliwego Nowego Roku! — nawzajem!
you're a fool! — same to you! — głupi jesteś! — sam jesteś głupi!
I hate him — same here! — nienawidzę go — ja też!
same again! — ( in bar etc) jeszcze raz to samo!
(no, but) thanks all the same — (nie, ale) mimo to dziękuję
* * *[seim] 1. adjective1) (alike; very similar: The houses in this road are all the same; You have the same eyes as your brother (has).) taki sam2) (not different: My friend and I are the same age; He went to the same school as me.) ten sam3) (unchanged: My opinion is the same as it always was.) taki sam2. pronoun((usually with the) the same thing: He sat down and we all did the same.) to samo3. adverb((usually with the) in the same way: I don't feel the same about you as I did.) tak samo- at the same time
- be all the same to
- same here
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15 subject
1. ['sʌbdʒɪkt] n( matter) temat m; ( SCOL) przedmiot m; ( of kingdom) poddany(-na) m(f); ( LING) podmiot m2. [səb'dʒɛkt] vtto subject sb to sth — poddawać (poddać perf) kogoś czemuś
to be subject to — (law, tax) podlegać +dat; ( heart attacks) być narażonym na +acc
to change the subject — zmieniać (zmienić perf) temat
* * *1. adjective((of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power: subject nations.) podbity, podległy2. noun1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) poddany2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) temat3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) przedmiot4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) przedmiot5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) podmiot3. [səb'‹ekt] verb1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) podporządkować sobie2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) poddawać•- subjective
- subjectively
- subject matter
- change the subject
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16 substitute
['sʌbstɪtjuːt] 1. n 2. vtto substitute sth for sth — zastępować (zastąpić perf) coś czymś
* * *1. verb(to put in, or to take, the place of someone or something else: I substituted your name for mine on the list.) zastępować, zamieniać2. noun(a person or thing used or acting instead of another: Guesswork is no substitute for investigation; She is not well enough to play in the tennis match, so we must find a substitute; ( also adjective) I was substitute headmaster for a term.) substytut, zastępstwo -
17 very
['vɛrɪ] 1. adv 2. adjthe very book which… — właśnie ta książka, która…
* * *['veri] 1. adverb1) (to a great degree: He's very clever; You came very quickly; I'm not feeling very well.) bardzo2) (absolutely; in the highest degree: The very first thing you must do is ring the police; She has a car of her very own.) całkiem2. adjective1) (exactly or precisely the thing, person etc mentioned: You're the very man I want to see; At that very minute the door opened.) ten właśnie2) (extreme: at the very end of the day; at the very top of the tree.) sam3) (used for emphasis in other ways: The very suggestion of a sea voyage makes her feel seasick.) sam• -
18 away
[ə'weɪ]advbe situated z dala, daleko; ( not present)to be away — być nieobecnym; move
he's away for a week — nie będzie go przez tydzień, wyjechał na tydzień
to take away — ( remove) zabierać (zabrać perf); ( subtract) odejmować (odjąć perf)
to work/pedal (etc) away — zawzięcie pracować/pedałować (etc)
to fade/wither away — colour blaknąć (wyblaknąć perf); enthusiasm, light wygasać (wygasnąć perf); sound cichnąć (ucichnąć perf)
* * *[ə'wei]1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) stąd2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) w drugą stronę3) ((gradually) into nothing: The noise died away.) zanikająco4) (continuously: They worked away until dark.) bez przerwy5) ((of a football match etc) not on the home ground: The team is playing away this weekend; ( also adjective) an away match.) na wyjeździe -
19 uncertain
[ʌn'səːtn]adjin no uncertain terms — dosadnie, bez ogródek
* * *1) ((of a person) not sure; not definitely knowing: I'm uncertain of my future plans; The government is uncertain what is the best thing to do.) niepewny2) (not definitely known or settled: My plans are still uncertain; The uncertain weather delayed our departure.) niepewny• -
20 afraid
[ə'freɪd]adjto be afraid of — bać się +gen
to be afraid to — bać się +infin
she was afraid of offending anyone — bała się, że kogoś obrazi
I am afraid that … — obawiam się, że …
I am afraid so/not — obawiam się, że tak/nie
* * *[ə'freid]1) (feeling fear or being frightened (of a person, thing etc): The child is not afraid of the dark; She was afraid to go.) przestraszony2) (sorry (to have to say that): I'm afraid I don't agree with you.) niepocieszony
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