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1 off-chance
noun (a slight chance: We waited, on the off-chance (that) he might come.) znikoma szansa, (na) wypadek, gdyby -
2 off
[ɔf] 1. adv1) ( referring to distance)2) ( referring to time) za +acc3) ( departure)to go off to Paris — wyjeżdżać (wyjechać perf) do Paryża
4) ( removal)to take off one's hat/clothes — zdejmować (zdjąć perf) kapelusz/ubranie
10% off ( COMM) — 10% zniżki or rabatu
5)2. adjto be off — ( not at work) ( on holiday) mieć wolne or urlop; ( due to sickness) być na zwolnieniu (lekarskim)
1) ( not turned on) (machine, light, engine) wyłączony; (water, gas, tap) zakręcony2) ( cancelled) (meeting, match) odwołany; (agreement, negotiations) zerwany4)3. prepon the off chance — na wypadek, gdyby
1) (indicating motion, removal etc)2) ( distant from) (w bok) od +gen3)I am off meat/beer — (już) nie lubię mięsa/piwa
* * *(to register or record time of arriving at or leaving work.) rejestrować początek/koniec pracy (na karcie zegarowej) -
3 break
[breɪk] 1. pt broke, pp broken, vtPhrasal Verbs:- break in- break up2. vicrockery, glass tłuc się (stłuc się perf), rozbijać się (rozbić się perf); weather przełamywać się (przełamać się perf); storm zrywać się (zerwać się perf); story, news wychodzić (wyjść perf) na jaw3. nthe day was about to break when … — świtało, gdy …
to break the news to sb — przekazywać (przekazać perf) komuś (złą) wiadomość
to break even — wychodzić (wyjść perf) na czysto or na zero
to break with sb — zrywać (zerwać perf) z kimś
to break open — door wyważać (wyważyć perf); safe otwierać (otworzyć perf)
to take a break — ( for a few minutes) robić (zrobić perf) sobie przerwę; ( have a holiday) brać (wziąć perf) wolne
* * *[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) łamać2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) odłamać3) (to make or become unusable.) rozbić, zepsuć (się)4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) zerwać, nie dotrzymać5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) pobić6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) przerwać7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) skończyć, przerwać8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) przekazać, wyjść na jaw9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) załamywać się10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) osłabić11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) zaczynać się2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) przerwa2) (a change: a break in the weather.) zmiana3) (an opening.) wyrwa, przerwa4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) szansa•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) rzeczy łatwo tłukące się- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it -
4 turn
[təːn] 1. n( rotation) obrót m; ( in road) zakręt m; ( change) zmiana f; ( chance) kolej f; ( performance) występ m; ( inf) ( of illness) napad m2. vthandle przekręcać (przekręcić perf); key przekręcać (przekręcić perf), obracać (obrócić perf); steak, page przewracać (przewrócić perf); wood, metal toczyć3. vi( rotate) obracać się (obrócić się perf); ( change direction) skręcać (skręcić perf); ( face in different direction) odwracać się (odwrócić się perf); milk kwaśnieć (skwaśnieć perf)it gave me quite a turn ( inf) — to mnie nieźle zaszokowało (inf)
"no left turn" — "zakaz skrętu w lewo"
in turn — ( in succession) po kolei; (indicating consequence, cause etc) z kolei
to take turns (at) — zmieniać się (zmienić się perf) (przy +loc)
at the turn of the century — u schyłku wieku, na przełomie wieków
to take a turn for the worse — przybierać (przybrać perf) zły obrót
his health/he has taken a turn for the worse — jego stan pogorszył się, pogorszyło mu się (inf)
Phrasal Verbs:- turn in- turn off- turn on- turn out- turn up* * *[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) obracać (się)2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) obrócić się3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) skręcić4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) zwrócić5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) objechać, obejść6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) obrócić (się), przemieniać (się)7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) stać się, zmienić kolor na2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) obrót2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) zwój3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) zakręt4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) kolej5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) numer•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up -
5 hand
[hænd] 1. n ( ANAT)ręka f; ( of clock) wskazówka f; ( handwriting) pismo nt, charakter m pisma; ( worker) robotnik(-ica) m(f); ( deal of cards) rozdanie nt; ( cards held in hand) karty pl; ( of horse) jednostka pomiaru wysokości konia w kłębie2. vtto give/lend sb a hand — pomóc ( perf) komuś
on the one hand …, on the other hand … — z jednej strony …, z drugiej strony …
to force sb's hand — zmuszać (zmusić perf) kogoś do ujawnienia zamiarów
to give sb a free hand — dawać (dać perf) komuś wolną rękę
to change hands — zmieniać (zmienić perf) właściciela
"hands off!" — "ręce przy sobie!"
Phrasal Verbs:- hand in- hand out* * *[hænd] 1. noun1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) ręka2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) wskazówka3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) pomocnik, obsługa4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) pomoc5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) karty (u jednego gracza) 6. added dłoń6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.)7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) pismo2. verb(often with back, down, up etc)1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) wręczać2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) przekazywać•- handful- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand -
6 watch
[wɔtʃ] 1. n(also: wristwatch) zegarek m; ( surveillance) obserwacja f; ( group of guards) warta f; ( NAUT) ( spell of duty) wachta f2. vtpeople, objects przyglądać się +dat, patrzeć or patrzyć na +acc; match, TV oglądać (obejrzeć perf); (spy on, guard) obserwować; ( be careful of) uważać na +acc3. vipatrzyć, przyglądać sięto keep a close watch on sb/sth — bacznie kogoś/coś obserwować
watch what you're doing/how you drive — uważaj, co robisz/jak jedziesz
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[wo ] 1. noun1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) zegarek2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) warta, wachta3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) wachta2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) obserwować, oglądać2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) wypatrywać3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) uważać4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) pilnować5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) czatować na•- watcher- watchful
- watchfully
- watchfulness
- watchdog
- watchmaker
- watchman
- watchtower
- watchword
- keep watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
- watch over -
7 light
[laɪt] 1. nświatło nt; ( for cigarette etc) ogień mto come to light — wychodzić (wyjść perf) na jaw
to cast/shed or throw light on ( fig) — rzucać (rzucić perf) światło na +acc
in the light of — w świetle +gen
- lights2. vt; pt, pp litcandle, cigarette zapalać (zapalić perf); fire rozpalać (rozpalić perf); room oświetlać (oświetlić perf); sky rozświetlać (rozświetlić perf)Phrasal Verbs:- light up3. adjlekki; (pale, bright) jasny* * *I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) światło2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) światło3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) ogień4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) światło2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) jasny2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) jasny3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) oświetlić2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) zapalić•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lekki2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lekki3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lekki4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) za lekki5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lekki6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) zwinny, chyży7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) lekki8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) lekki9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) lekki, piaszczysty•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) natknąć się na -
8 sheer
[ʃɪə(r)] 1. adj( utter) czysty, najzwyklejszy; ( steep) stromy, pionowy; ( almost transparent) przejrzysty2. advstromo, pionowo* * *I 1. [ʃiə] adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) czysty2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) spadzisty3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) delikatny, zwiewny, lekki2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) pionowoII [ʃiə] -
9 slip
[slɪp] 1. n( fall) poślizgnięcie (się) nt; ( mistake) pomyłka f; ( underskirt) halka f; ( of paper) kawałek m2. vt 3. vito slip into the room — wślizgiwać się (wślizgnąć się perf) do pokoju
to let a chance slip by — przepuścić ( perf) okazję
to give sb the slip — zwiać ( perf) komuś (inf)
to slip on one's jacket — narzucać (narzucić perf) marynarkę
Phrasal Verbs:- slip in- slip out- slip up* * *I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) poślizgnąć się2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) wyślizgnąć się3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) obniżać loty, opuszczać się4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) wymykać się5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) zrywać się z6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) wsuwać2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) poślizgnięcie2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) pomyłka3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) halka4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) pochylnia•- slipper- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up II [slip] noun(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) świstek, pasek -
10 pick up
1. vi 2. vt( lift) podnosić (podnieść perf); ( arrest) przymykać (przymknąć perf) (inf); ( collect) person, parcel odbierać (odebrać perf); hitchhiker zabierać (zabrać perf); girl podrywać (poderwać perf); language, skill nauczyć się ( perf) +gen; (RADIO) łapać (złapać perf) (inf)to pick up speed — nabierać (nabrać perf) szybkości
let's pick up where we left off — zacznijmy tam, gdzie przerwaliśmy
* * *1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) podłapać, nauczyć się2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) zabierać3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) zdobyć, upolować4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) pozbierać się5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) odbierać6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) łapać7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) trafić na, złapać
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on the off chance — In hope rather than expectation • • • Main Entry: ↑chance * * * on the off chance phrase if you do something on the off chance, you do it even though you think it is unlikely to succeed She thought of ringing him on the off chance of catching him … Useful english dictionary
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on the off-chance — If you do something on the off chance, you think there might be a slight possibility of success. I went into the supermarket on the off chance that I would find a map … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
on the off chance — if you do something on the off chance, you do it even though you think it is unlikely to succeed She thought of ringing him on the off chance of catching him at home … English dictionary
on the (off) chance — just in case. → chance … English new terms dictionary
on the off chance — ► on the (off) chance just in case. Main Entry: ↑chance … English terms dictionary
on the off chance — because it is possible but unlikely. I bought a first edition of the book on the off chance that it might be valuable someday … New idioms dictionary
on the (off) chance — idi on the (off) chance, counting on the (slight) possibility … From formal English to slang
do something on the off chance — do sth on the ˈoff chance idiom to do sth even though you think that there is only a small possibility of it being successful • She scanned the crowd on the off chance of seeing someone she knew. • I called in at the office on the off chance that … Useful english dictionary
on the off chance (that) — on the ˈoff chance (that) idiom because of the possibility of sth happening, although it is unlikely • I didn t think you d be at home but I just called by on the off chance. Main entry: ↑chanceidiom … Useful english dictionary
off chance — offˈ chance or off chance noun A remote chance (on the offchance or on the off chance (with that or of) just in case, in the hope of (something happening)) • • • Main Entry: ↑off * * * ˈoff chance [off chance] noun … Useful english dictionary