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1 whether ... or
(introducing alternatives: He can't decide whether to go or not / whether or not to go; Whether you like the idea or not, I'm going ahead with it; Decide whether you're going or staying.) czy... czy... -
2 whether
['wɛðə(r)]conjI don't know whether to accept the proposal or not — nie wiem, czy (mam) przyjąć tę propozycję, czy nie
* * *['weðə](if: I don't know whether it's possible.) czy -
3 if you don't like it
(whether you like the situation or not, you will have to endure it.) czy chcesz czy nie musisz się z tym pogodzić -
4 you can lump it
(whether you like the situation or not, you will have to endure it.) czy chcesz czy nie musisz się z tym pogodzić -
5 debate
[dɪ'beɪt] 1. ndebata f2. vt* * *[di'beit] 1. noun(a discussion or argument, especially a formal one in front of an audience: a Parliamentary debate.) debata2. verb1) (to hold a formal discussion (about): Parliament will debate the question tomorrow.) debatować2) (to think about or talk about something before coming to a decision: We debated whether to go by bus or train.) zastanawiać się• -
6 dependent
[dɪ'pɛndənt] 1. adj 2. n, see dependant* * *1) (relying on (someone etc) for (financial) support: He is totally dependent on his parents.) zależny2) ((of a future happening etc) to be decided by: Whether we go or not is dependent on whether we have enough money.) zależny -
7 if
[ɪf]conj1) ( conditional use) jeżeli, jeśli; (with unreal or unlikely conditions, in polite requests) gdybyI'll go if you come with me — pójdę, jeśli or jeżeli pójdziesz ze mną
I'd be pleased if you could do it — cieszyłbym się, gdybyś mógł to zrobić
if necessary — jeśli to konieczne, jeśli trzeba
if I were you … — (ja) na twoim miejscu …
2) ( whenever) gdy tylko, zawsze gdy or kiedyif we are in Scotland, we always go to see her — gdy tylko jesteśmy w Szkocji, zawsze ją odwiedzamy
3) ( although)I am determined to finish it, (even) if it takes all week — zamierzam to skończyć, choćby (nawet) miało to zabrać cały tydzień
4) ( whether) czyask him if he can come — zapytaj go, czy może przyjść
5)if so/not — jeśli tak/nie
if only to — choćby po to, (że)by +infin
See also:- as* * *[if]1) (in the event that; on condition that: He will have to go into hospital if his illness gets any worse; I'll only stay if you can stay too.) jeśli2) (supposing that: If he were to come along now, we would be in trouble.) gdyby3) (whenever: If I sneeze, my nose bleeds.) gdy, kiedy4) (although: They are happy, if poor.) mimo,że5) (whether: I don't know if I can come or not.) czy•- if only -
8 a matter of opinion
(something about which different people have different opinions or views: Whether she's clever or not is a matter of opinion.) kwestia punktu widzenia -
9 ambiguous
[æm'bɪgjuəs]adjdwuznaczny, niejasny* * *[æm'biɡjuəs](having more than one possible meaning: After the cat caught the mouse, it died is an ambiguous statement (ie it is not clear whether it = the cat or = the mouse).) dwuznaczny- ambiguity -
10 arguable
['ɑːgjuəbl]adjit is arguable whether … or not — jest kwestią do dyskusji, czy …, czy nie
it is arguable that … — jest do wykazania, że …
* * *adjective (able to be put forward in argument: It is arguable that he would have been better to go.) sporny, dyskusyjny -
11 at that rate
(if this or if that is the case; if this or if that continues: He says that he isn't sure whether we'll be allowed to finish, but at that rate we might as well not start.) w takim wypadku/razie -
12 at this
(if this or if that is the case; if this or if that continues: He says that he isn't sure whether we'll be allowed to finish, but at that rate we might as well not start.) w takim wypadku/razie -
13 be beside the point
(to be irrelevant: You will have to go. Whether you want to go is beside the point.) być nieistotnym -
14 curious
['kjuərɪəs]adj( interested) ciekawy, zaciekawiony; ( nosy) ciekawski; strange, unusual dziwny* * *['kjuəriəs]1) (strange; odd: a curious habit.) dziwny, osobliwy2) (anxious or interested (to learn): I'm curious (to find out) whether he passed his exams.) ciekawy•- curiosity -
15 debatable
[dɪ'beɪtəbl]adjit is debatable whether — jest wątpliwe, czy
* * *adjective (doubtful; able to be argued about: a debatable point.) sporny, dyskusyjny -
16 difference
['dɪfrəns]n( dissimilarity) różnica f; ( disagreement) różnica f poglądów* * *['difrəns]1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) różnica2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) nieporozumienie3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) różnica•- differentiate
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17 dilemma
[daɪ'lɛmə]ndylemat mto be in a dilemma — być w rozterce, mieć dylemat
* * *(a position or situation giving two choices, neither pleasant: His dilemma was whether to leave the party early so as to get a lift in his friend's car, or to stay and walk eight kilometres home.) dylemat -
18 disputable
adjective (able to be argued about: Whether this change was an improvement is disputable.) otwarty, nie rozstrzygnięty -
19 doubt
[daut] 1. n 2. vtto doubt if/whether … — wątpić, czy …
I don't doubt that … — nie wątpię, że …
* * *1. verb1) (to feel uncertain about, but inclined not to believe: I doubt if he'll come now; He might have a screwdriver, but I doubt it.) wątpić2) (not to be sure of the reliability of: Sometimes I doubt your intelligence!) wątpić w2. noun(a feeling of not being sure and sometimes of being suspicious: There is some doubt as to what happened; I have doubts about that place.) wątpliwość- doubtful- doubtfully
- doubtfulness
- doubtless
- beyond doubt
- in doubt
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20 doubtful
['dautful]adjfact niepewny* * *1) (feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc: He is doubtful about the future of the school.) sceptyczny2) (able to be doubted; not clear: The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result.) wątpliwy3) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) wątpliwy4) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) podejrzany
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