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21 close
I 1. [kləus] adj( near)2. advclose to — blisko +gen; friend, relative, ties bliski; writing, print drobny; texture gęsty, ścisły; examination, look dokładny; contest wyrównany; weather parny; room duszny
close to/up — z bliska
II 1. [kləuz] vtclose at hand —
door, window zamykać (zamknąć perf); sale, deal finalizować (sfinalizować perf); conversation, speech zakańczać (zakończyć perf)Phrasal Verbs:- close in2. vi3. nto close (with) — kończyć się (zakończyć się perf) ( +instr)
koniec mthe shops/libraries close on Saturdays at one p.m. — sklepy/biblioteki zamyka się w soboty o trzynastej
* * *I 1. [kləus] adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) blisko2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) ciasno2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) bliski2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) wyrównany3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) dokładny4) (tight: a close fit.) ciasny5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) duszny6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) skąpy7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) tajemniczy•- closely- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) zamykać2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) zamykać (się)3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) zawierać2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) koniec- close up -
22 closeted
adjective (engaged in a private conversation in a separate room from other people: They're closeted in his office.) na osobności -
23 come to the point
1) ((also get to the point) to reach the most important consideration in a conversation etc: He talked and talked but never came to the point.) dojść do sedna2) ((only with it as subject) to arrive at the moment when something must be done: He always promises to help, but when it comes to the point he's never there.) dochodzić do decydującego momentu -
24 conference call
noun (a telephone conversation in which more than two people participate.) telekonferencja -
25 contribute
[kən'trɪbjuːt] 1. vi2. vtto contribute to — ( charity etc) zasilać (zasilić perf); ( magazine) pisywać do +gen, współpracować z +instr; (situation, problem) przyczyniać się (przyczynić się perf) do +gen; (discussion, conversation) brać (wziąć perf) udział w +loc
to contribute 10 pounds to — ( charity) wpłacać (wpłacić perf) or ofiarowywać (ofiarować perf) 10 funtów na +acc
to contribute an article to — pisać (napisać perf) artykuł do +gen
* * *[kən'tribjut]1) (to give (money, help etc) along with others: Have you contributed (any money) to this charity?; I've been contributing (articles) to this paper for many years.) wnosić wkład, przyczyniać się2) ((with to) to help to cause to happen: His gambling contributed to his downfall.) przyczyniać się•- contributor -
26 disrupt
[dɪs'rʌpt]vtplans krzyżować (pokrzyżować perf); conversation, proceedings przerywać (przerwać perf); event, process zakłócać (zakłócić perf)* * *(to break up or put into a state of disorder: Rioters disrupted the meeting; Traffic was disrupted by floods.) przerywać, zakłócać- disruptive -
27 distract
[dɪs'trækt]vtperson, attention rozpraszać (rozproszyć perf)to distract sb's attention from sth — odrywać (oderwać perf) czyjąś uwagę od czegoś
* * *[di'strækt](to draw aside (the mind or attention of): He was constantly being distracted from his work by the noisy conversation of his colleagues.) rozpraszać, odciągać uwagę- distraction -
28 easy
['iːzɪ] 1. adjtask, life, prey łatwy; conversation, manner swobodny2. advto take it/things easy — ( go slowly) nie przemęczać się; ( not worry) nie przejmować się; ( for health) oszczędzać się
I' m not easy/I do not feel easy about — nie jestem przekonany do +gen
I'm easy ( inf) — ja się dostosuję
* * *1) (not difficult: This is an easy job (to do).) łatwy2) (free from pain, trouble, anxiety etc: He had an easy day at the office.) swobodny, lekki3) (friendly: an easy manner/smile.) przyjazny4) (relaxed; leisurely: The farmer walked with an easy stride.) swobodny, lekki -
29 eavesdrop
['iːvzdrɔp]vito eavesdrop (on) — podsłuchiwać ( +acc)
* * *['i:vzdrop]past tense, past participle - eavesdropped; verb((with on) to listen in order to overhear a private conversation: The child eavesdropped on her parents' discussion.) podsłuchiwać -
30 engage
[ɪn'geɪdʒ] 1. vtattention zajmować (zająć perf); consultant, lawyer angażować (zaangażować perf); ( AUT) clutch włączać (włączyć perf); ( MIL) nawiązywać (nawiązać perf) walkę z +instr2. vi ( TECH)zaczepiać się (zaczepić się perf), sprzęgać się (sprząc się perf)to engage in — zajmować się (zająć się perf) +instr
to engage sb in conversation — zajmować (zająć perf) kogoś rozmową
* * *[in'ɡei‹]1) (to begin to employ (a workman etc): He engaged him as his assistant.) zaangażować2) (to book; to reserve: He has engaged an entertainer for the children's party.) (wy)nająć3) (to take hold of or hold fast; to occupy: to engage someone's attention.) przykuć (uwagę)4) (to join battle with: The two armies were fiercely engaged.) przystąpić do walki5) (to (cause part of a machine etc to) fit into and lock with another part: The driver engaged second gear.) włączyć, załączyć•- engaged- engagement
- engaging -
31 fag-end
noun (the small, useless piece of a cigarette that remains after it has been smoked: The ashtray was full of fag-ends; the fag-end of the conversation.) pet -
32 for now
That will be enough for now - we'll continue our conversation tomorrow.) na teraz -
33 fragment
['frægmənt] 1. nczęść f, kawałek m; (of bone, cup) odłamek m; (of conversation, poem) fragment m, urywek m; (of paper, fabric) skrawek m2. vi* * *1. ['fræɡmənt] noun1) (a piece broken off: The floor was covered with fragments of glass.) okruch, odłamek2) (something which is not complete: a fragment of poetry.) fragment2. verb(to break into pieces: The glass is very strong but will fragment if dropped on the floor.) połamać się -
34 gambit
['gæmbɪt]n ( fig)* * *['ɡæmbit]1) (a first move in a game, especially chess.) otwarcie2) ((usually opening gambit) a starting remark in a conversation.) odzywka -
35 geisha
['ɡeiʃə]((often geisha girl) a Japanese girl trained to entertain (men) by her conversation, dancing etc.) gejsza -
36 get a word in edgeways
(to break into a conversation etc and say something.) wtrącić się -
37 get into
vt fusconversation, fight wdawać się (wdać się perf) w +acc; vehicle wsiadać (wsiąść perf) do +gen; clothes wchodzić (wejść perf) w +accto get into the habit of doing sth — przyzwyczajać się (przyzwyczaić się perf) do robienia czegoś
* * *1) (to put on (clothes etc): Get into your pyjamas.) wkładać2) (to begin to be in a particular state or behave in a particular way: He got into a temper.) wpaść3) (to affect strangely: I don't know what has got into him) wstąpić -
38 go back
vi* * *(to return to an earlier time, topic of conversation etc: Let's go back for a minute to what we were talking about earlier.) wrócić do -
39 go off at a tangent
(to go off suddenly in another direction or on a different line of thought, action etc: It is difficult to have a sensible conversation with her, as she keeps going off at a tangent.) nagle zmieniać temat/kierunek itd. -
40 hang up
1. vi2. vtto hang up (on sb) — odkładać (odłożyć perf) słuchawkę
* * *1) (to hang (something) on something: Hang up your coat in the cupboard.) powiesić2) ((often with on) to put the receiver back after a telephone conversation: I tried to talk to her, but she hung up (on me).) odwiesić słuchawkę
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