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1 win the day
(to gain a victory; to be successful.) odnieść zwycięstwo -
2 win
[wɪn] 1. nzwycięstwo nt, wygrana f2. vtgame, competition, election wygrywać (wygrać perf), zwyciężać (zwyciężyć perf) w +loc; prize, support, popularity zdobywać (zdobyć perf)3. vi; pt, pp wonwygrywać (wygrać perf), zwyciężać (zwyciężyć perf)Phrasal Verbs:- win over* * *[win] 1. present participle - winning; verb1) (to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts: He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.) zwyciężyć, wygrać2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) wygrać3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) zdobyć2. noun(a victory or success: She's had two wins in four races.) zwycięstwo- winner- winning
- winning-post
- win over
- win the day
- win through -
3 win through
(to succeed in getting (to a place, the next stage etc): It will be a struggle, but we'll win through in the end.) pokonać wszystkie trudności -
4 win/lose the toss
(to guess rightly or wrongly which side of the coin will fall uppermost: He won the toss so he started the game.) wygrywać/przegrywać losowanie -
5 win over
vt* * *(to succeed in gaining the support and sympathy of: At first he refused to help us but we finally won him over.) pozyskać sobie -
6 what's the odds?
(it's not important; it doesn't matter: We didn't win the competition but what's the odds?) co z tego -
7 have/get/gain the upper hand
(to (begin to) win, beat the enemy etc: The enemy made a fierce attack but failed to get the upper hand.) zwyciężać, zdobywać przewagę -
8 get the best of
(to win, or get some advantage from, (a fight, argument etc): He was shouting a lot, but I think I got the best of the argument.) odnieść większą korzyść -
9 get the better of
(to overcome; to win (against): He got the better of his opponent / the argument.) pokonać -
10 get/have the upper hand (of/over someone)
(to have or win an advantage over: Our team managed to get the upper hand in the end.) zdobyć/mieć przewagę (nad kimś)English-Polish dictionary > get/have the upper hand (of/over someone)
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11 get/have the upper hand (of/over someone)
(to have or win an advantage over: Our team managed to get the upper hand in the end.) zdobyć/mieć przewagę (nad kimś)English-Polish dictionary > get/have the upper hand (of/over someone)
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12 hit the jackpot
(to win or obtain a lot of money or success: She must have hit the jackpot with the sales of her last album.) rozbić bank, trafić na żyłę złota -
13 sweep the board
(to be very successful; to win all the prizes.) zgarnąć wszystkie stawki, wygrać -
14 be first past the post
(to win.) przebiec linię mety jako pierwszy, wygrać -
15 court
[kɔːt] 1. n( royal) dwór m; ( JUR) sąd m; ( for tennis etc) kort m2. vtwoman zalecać się do +gen; ( fig) favour, popularity zabiegać o +acc; death, disaster igrać z +instrout of court ( JUR) — polubownie
to take sb to court ( JUR) — podawać (podać perf) kogoś do sądu
* * *[ko:t] 1. noun1) (a place where legal cases are heard: a magistrates' court; the High Court.) sąd2) (the judges and officials of a legal court: The accused is to appear before the court on Friday.) sąd3) (a marked-out space for certain games: a tennis-court; a squash court.) kort4) (the officials, councillors etc of a king or queen: the court of King James.) dwór5) (the palace of a king or queen: Hampton Court.) dwór6) (an open space surrounded by houses or by the parts of one house.) dziedziniec2. verb1) (to try to win the love of; to woo.) zalecać się do2) (to try to gain (admiration etc).) zabiegać o3) (to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc).) igrać z•- courtier- courtly
- courtliness
- courtship
- courthouse
- court-martial
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16 war
[wɔː(r)]nwojna fto go to war — wszczynać (wszcząć perf) wojnę
a war on drugs/crime — walka z narkotykami/przestępczością
* * *[wo:] 1. noun((an) armed struggle, especially between nations: Their leader has declared war on Britain; The larger army will win the war; the horrors of war; ( also adjective) He is guilty of war crimes.) wojna2. verb(to fight: The two countries have been warring constantly for generations.) wojować- warlike- warrior
- war correspondent
- war-cry
- war-dance
- warfare
- warhead
- warhorse
- warlord
- warmonger
- warpaint
- warship
- wartime
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17 femininity
[fɛmɪ'nɪnɪtɪ]n* * *noun (the quality of being feminine: She never used her femininity to win the argument.) kobiecość -
18 be out to
(to be determined to: He is out to win the race.) zdecydowany -
19 outsider
[aut'saɪdə(r)]n( person not involved) osoba f postronna; ( in race etc) autsajder m* * *1) (a person who is not part of a group etc.) outsider2) ((in a race etc) a runner who is not expected to win: The race was won by a complete outsider.) `czarny koń` -
20 stalemate
['steɪlmeɪt]n (CHESS)* * *['steilmeit]1) (a position in chess in which a player cannot move without putting his king in danger.) pat2) (in any contest, dispute etc, a position in which neither side can win: The recent discussions ended in stalemate.) martwy punkt
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