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1 burden
['bəːdn] 1. n( responsibility) obciążenie nt; (load, worry) ciężar m2. vtto burden sb with — (trouble, worry) martwić kogoś +instr
* * *['bə:dn] 1. noun1) (something to be carried: He carried a heavy burden up the hill; The ox is sometimes a beast of burden (= an animal that carries things).) ciężar2) (something difficult to carry or withstand: the burden of taxation.) brzemię2. verb(to put a responsibility etc on (someone): burdened with cares.) obciążyć -
2 relieve
[rɪ'liːv]vtpain, fear łagodzić (złagodzić perf), uśmierzać (uśmierzyć perf); colleague, guard zmieniać (zmienić perf), zluzowywać (zluzować perf) (inf)to relieve sb of — ( load) uwalniać (uwolnić perf) kogoś od +gen; (duties, post) zwalniać (zwolnić perf) kogoś z +gen
to relieve o.s. — załatwiać się (załatwić się perf) (inf)
* * *[-v]1) (to lessen or stop (pain, worry etc): The doctor gave him some drugs to relieve the pain; to relieve the hardship of the refugees.) ulżyć2) (to take over a job or task from: You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.) zmienić, zluzować3) (to dismiss (a person) from his job or position: He was relieved of his post/duties.) zwolnić4) (to take (something heavy, difficult etc) from someone: May I relieve you of that heavy case?; The new gardener relieved the old man of the burden of cutting the grass.) uwolnić5) (to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).) przyjść z odsieczą, odbić -
3 shoulder
['ʃəuldə(r)] 1. n ( ANAT)bark m2. vt ( fig)to look over one's shoulder — spoglądać (spojrzeć perf) przez ramię
to rub shoulders with sb ( fig) — ocierać się (otrzeć się perf) o kogoś
to give sb the cold shoulder ( fig) — traktować (potraktować perf) kogoś ozięble
* * *['ʃəuldə] 1. noun1) (the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm: He was carrying the child on his shoulders.) ramię, bark2) (anything that resembles a shoulder: the shoulder of the hill.) skarpa, występ, stopień3) (the part of a garment that covers the shoulder: the shoulder of a coat.) ramię4) (the upper part of the foreleg of an animal.) łopatka2. verb1) (to lift on to the shoulder: He shouldered his pack and set off on his walk.) wziąć na barki, wziąć na plecy2) (to bear the full weight of: He must shoulder his responsibilities.) brać na siebie3) (to make (one's way) by pushing with the shoulder: He shouldered his way through the crowd.) przepychać się•- put one's shoulder to the wheel
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4 weigh
[weɪ] 1. vt 2. vito weigh anchor — podnosić (podnieść perf) kotwicę
Phrasal Verbs:- weigh up* * *[wei] 1. verb1) (to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale: He weighed himself on the bathroom scales; You must have your luggage weighed at the airport.) ważyć2) (to be equal to in heaviness: This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?) ważyć3) (to be a heavy burden to: She was weighed down with two large suitcases.) obarczyć, obciążyć•- weight2. verb1) (to attach, or add, a weight or weights to: The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.) obciążyć2) (to hold down by attaching weights: They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.) obciążyć•- weightlessness
- weighty
- weightily
- weightiness
- weighing-machine
- weightlifting
- weigh anchor
- weigh in
- weigh out
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5 tax
[tæks] 1. npodatek m2. vt* * *[tæks] 1. noun1) (money, eg a percentage of a person's income or of the price of goods etc taken by the government to help pay for the running of the state: income tax; a tax on tobacco.) podatek2) (a strain or burden: The continual noise was a tax on her nerves.) ciężar2. verb1) (to make (a person) pay (a) tax; to put a tax on (goods etc): He is taxed on his income; Alcohol is taxed.) opodatkować2) (to put a strain on: Don't tax your strength!) nadwerężać•- taxable- taxation
- taxing
- tax-free
- taxpayer
- tax someone with
- tax with -
6 land with
(to burden (someone) with (an unpleasant task): She was landed with the job of telling him the bad news.) obarczyć -
7 millstone
['mɪlstəun]n ( fig)* * *1) (one of the two large, heavy stones used in an old-fashioned mill for grinding grain.) kamień młyński2) ((usually with round one's/the neck) something that is a heavy burden or responsibility, and prevents easy progress: He regarded his brother as a millstone round his neck.) kamień młyński -
8 weight
[weɪt] 1. n( metal object) odważnik m; ( heaviness) waga f2. vt ( fig)* * *[weit]1) (the amount which a person or thing weighs: He's put on a lot of weight (= got much fatter) over the years.) waga2) (a piece of metal etc of a standard weight: seven-pound weight.) odważnik3) (a heavy object, especially one for lifting as a sport: He lifts weights to develop his muscles.) ciężar4) (burden; load: You have taken a weight off my mind.) znaczenie5) (importance: Her opinion carries a lot of weight.)
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