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1 quantity
['kwɔntɪtɪ]nilość fin large/small quantities — w dużych/małych ilościach
* * *['kwontəti](the size, weight, number etc of something, especially a large size etc: What quantity of paper do you need?; I buy these goods in quantity; a small quantity of cement; large quantities of tinned food.) ilość- an unknown quantity -
2 mite
[maɪt]n( small quantity) ździebko nt; ( BRIT) ( small child) kruszyn(k)a f* * *1) (a tiny person or child.) maleństwo2) (a type of very small insect.) roztocze -
3 dash
[dæʃ] 1. n( small quantity) odrobina f; ( sign) myślnik m, kreska f; ( journey) wypad m; ( run)2. vt 3. vito make a dash for/towards — rzucać się (rzucić się perf) do +gen /w stronę +gen
to dash towards — rzucać się (rzucić się perf) w kierunku or w stronę +gen
Phrasal Verbs:- dash off* * *[dæʃ] 1. verb1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) rzucać się pędem2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) roztrzaskiwać3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) niweczyć2. noun1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) rzut, skok2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) odrobina, kropelka3) ((in writing) a short line (-) to show a break in a sentence etc.) myślnik4) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) werwa•- dashing- dash off -
4 dribble
['drɪbl] 1. vi 2. vt* * *['dribl] 1. verb1) (to fall in small drops: Water dribbled out of the tap.) kapać2) ((of a baby etc) to allow saliva to run from the mouth.) ślinić się3) (in football, basketball, hockey etc to move the ball along by repeatedly kicking, bouncing or hitting it: The football player dribbled the ball up the field.) dryblować2. noun(a small quantity of liquid: A dribble ran down his chin.) kropla -
5 drop
[drɔp] 1. n( of liquid) kropla f; (reduction, distance) spadek m; ( by parachute etc) zrzut ma drop of 10% — spadek o 10%
- drops2. vtobject upuszczać (upuścić perf); voice zniżać (zniżyć perf); eyes spuszczać (spuścić perf); price zniżać (zniżyć perf), opuszczać (opuścić perf); ( set down from car) person wysadzać (wysadzić perf), wyrzucać (wyrzucić perf) (inf); object podrzucać (podrzucić perf) (inf); ( omit) opuszczać (opuścić perf)3. vito drop anchor — rzucać (rzucić perf) kotwicę
to drop sb a line — skrobnąć ( perf) do kogoś parę słów (inf)
Phrasal Verbs:- drop in- drop off- drop out* * *[drop] 1. noun1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) kropla2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) odrobina, kapka3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) spadek4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) spad, uskok2. verb1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) upuścić2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) upadać, spadać3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) zrezygnować z4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) wysadzić5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) skreślić•- droplet- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
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6 a little
1) (a short time or distance: Move a little to the right!) trochę2) (a small quantity of something: He has a little money to spare; 'Is there any soup left?' `Yes, a little.') trochę3) (slightly: She was a little frightened.) trochę -
7 a touch
(a small quantity or degree: The soup needs a touch of salt; a touch of imagination.) odrobina -
8 drip
[drɪp] 1. n 2. vi* * *[drip] 1. past tense, past participle - dripped; verb(to (cause to) fall in single drops: Rain dripped off the roof; His hand was dripping blood.) kapać2. noun1) (a small quantity (of liquid) falling in drops: A drip of water ran down the tap.) kropla2) (the noise made by dripping: I can hear a drip somewhere.) kapanie3) (an apparatus for passing a liquid slowly and continuously into a vein of the body.) kroplówka•- dripping- drip-dry 3. verb(to dry in this manner.) -
9 modicum
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10 taste
[teɪst] 1. n ( lit, fig) 2. vt( get flavour of) czuć (poczuć perf) smak +gen; ( test) próbować (spróbować perf) or kosztować (skosztować perf) +gen3. vito taste of/like sth — smakować jak coś
to have a taste of sth — próbować (spróbować perf) czegoś ( fig) zakosztować ( perf) czegoś
to acquire a taste for sth — zasmakować ( perf) w czymś
to be in good/bad taste — być w dobrym/złym guście
* * *[teist] 1. verb1) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) czuć (smak)2) (to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it: Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.) próbować, kosztować3) (to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting: This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.) smakować, mieć smak4) (to eat (food) especially with enjoyment: I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.) jeść5) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) zaznać, zakosztować2. noun1) (one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour: one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.) smak2) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) smak3) (an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting: Do have a taste of this cake!) próbowanie, skosztowanie4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) smak, gust, upodobanie5) (the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful: She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.) smak, gust•- tasteful- tastefully
- tastefulness
- tasteless
- tastelessly
- tastelessness
- - tasting
- tasty
- tastiness -
11 infinity
[ɪn'fɪnɪtɪ]nnieskończoność f; ( infinite number) nieskończona liczba f* * *[-'fi-]1) (space, time or quantity that is without limit, or is immeasurably great or small.) bezmiar2) (in mathematics, an indefinitely large number, quantity or distance: Parallel lines meet at infinity.) nieskończoność -
12 proportion
[prə'pɔːʃən]nin proportion to — ( at the same rate as) proporcjonalnie do +gen; ( in relation to) w stosunku do +gen
* * *[prə'po:ʃən]1) (a part (of a total amount): Only a small proportion of the class passed the exam.) część2) (the (correct) quantity, size, number etc (of one thing compared with that of another): For this dish, the butter and flour should be in the proportion of three to four (=eg 300 grammes of butter with every 400 grammes of flour).) proporcja•- proportionally
- proportionate
- proportionately
- be
- get in proportion to
- get in proportion
- be
- get out of all proportion to
- get out of proportion to
- get out of all proportion
- get out of proportion
- in proportion to -
13 bag
[bæg] 1. n( large) torba f; ( small) torebka f; (also: handbag) (damska) torebka f; ( satchel) tornister m; ( suitcase) walizka f; ( pej) ( woman) babsztyl m (pej)bags of ( inf) — (cała) masa +gen (inf)
2. vtto pack one's bags — pakować (spakować perf) manatki
animal, bird upolować ( perf)* * *[bæɡ] 1. noun1) (a container made of soft material (eg cloth, animal skin, plastic etc): She carried a small bag.) torba2) (a quantity of fish or game caught: Did you get a good bag today?) zdobycz2. verb1) (to put into a bag.) wsadzać do torby2) (to kill (game).) ustrzelić•- baggy- bags of
- in the bag
- bag lady -
14 morsel
['mɔːsl]n( tasty piece of food) kąsek m; ( small piece or quantity) odrobina f* * *['mo:səl](a small piece of something, especially food: a tasty morsel of fish for the cat.) kąsek -
15 cloud
[klaud] 1. nchmura f, obłok m2. vtto cloud the issue — zaciemniać (zaciemnić perf) sprawę
every cloud has a silver lining — ( proverb) po burzy zawsze jest słońce
Phrasal Verbs:* * *1.1) (a mass of tiny drops of water floating in the sky: white clouds in a blue sky; The hills were hidden in cloud.) chmura2) (a great number or quantity of anything small moving together: a cloud of flies.) chmara3) (something causing fear, depression etc: a cloud of sadness.) chmura2. verb1) ((often with over) to become cloudy: The sky clouded over and it began to rain.) chmurzyć się2) (to (cause to) become blurred or not clear: Her eyes were clouded with tears.) zamglić3) (to (cause to) become gloomy or troubled: His face clouded at the unhappy news.) chmurzyć (się)•- cloudy
- cloudburst
- under a cloud -
16 vary
['vɛərɪ] 1. vt 2. vi* * *['veəri] 1. verb(to make, be or become different: These apples vary in size from small to medium.) wahać/różnić się- variable2. noun(something that varies, eg in quantity, value, effect etc: Have you taken all the variables into account in your calculations?) zmienna- variably- variability
- variation
- varied
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