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1 be in the middle of (doing) something
(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) być w środku/w trakcieEnglish-Polish dictionary > be in the middle of (doing) something
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2 be in the middle of (doing) something
(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) być w środku/w trakcieEnglish-Polish dictionary > be in the middle of (doing) something
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3 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) namyślać sięEnglish-Polish dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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4 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) namyślać sięEnglish-Polish dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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5 get into / out of the way of (doing) something
(to become accustomed to (not) doing; to get into / out of the habit of doing: They got into the way of waking up late when they were on holiday.) nabrać zwyczaju, zaprzestaćEnglish-Polish dictionary > get into / out of the way of (doing) something
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6 get into / out of the way of (doing) something
(to become accustomed to (not) doing; to get into / out of the habit of doing: They got into the way of waking up late when they were on holiday.) nabrać zwyczaju, zaprzestaćEnglish-Polish dictionary > get into / out of the way of (doing) something
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7 with an eye to something
(with something as an aim: He's doing this with an eye to promotion.) z nadzieją na -
8 he etc could be doing with / could do with
(it would be better if I, he etc had or did (something): I could do with a cup of coffee.) przydałoby sięEnglish-Polish dictionary > he etc could be doing with / could do with
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9 talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
(to persuade (someone) (not) to do (something): He talked me into changing my job.) namówić, wyperswadowaćEnglish-Polish dictionary > talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
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10 talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
(to persuade (someone) (not) to do (something): He talked me into changing my job.) namówić, wyperswadowaćEnglish-Polish dictionary > talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
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11 talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
(to persuade (someone) (not) to do (something): He talked me into changing my job.) namówić, wyperswadowaćEnglish-Polish dictionary > talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
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12 talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
(to persuade (someone) (not) to do (something): He talked me into changing my job.) namówić, wyperswadowaćEnglish-Polish dictionary > talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
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13 stop
[stɔp] 1. nprzystanek m; (also: full stop) kropka f2. vtperson powstrzymywać (powstrzymać perf); car zatrzymywać (zatrzymać perf); pay wstrzymywać (wstrzymać perf); crime zapobiegać (zapobiec perf) +dat3. viperson zatrzymywać się (zatrzymać się perf); watch, clock stawać (stanąć perf); rain, noise ustawać (ustać perf)to stop a cheque — wstrzymywać (wstrzymać perf) wypłatę z czeku
to stop doing sth — przestawać (przestać perf) coś robić
to put a stop to — kłaść (położyć perf) kres +dat
to stop sb (from) doing sth — powstrzymywać (powstrzymać perf) kogoś od zrobienia czegoś
Phrasal Verbs:- stop by- stop off- stop up* * *[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) zatrzymać (się)2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) (po)wstrzymać (się)3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) przestać, skończyć się4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) zatykać5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) nacisnąć6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) zatrzymać się2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) przerwa2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) przystanek3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) kropka4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) klapka, rejestr5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) ogranicznik•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
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14 set
[sɛt] 1. n( of problems) zespół m; (of saucepans, books) komplet m; ( of people) grupa f; (also: radio set) radio nt, odbiornik m radiowy; (also: TV set) telewizor m, odbiornik m telewizyjny; (TENNIS) set m; ( MATH) zbiór m; (FILM) plan m; ( THEAT) dekoracje pl; ( of hair) ułożenie nt, modelowanie nt2. adj 3. vt; pt, pp setplace, stage przygotowywać (przygotować perf); time, rules ustalać (ustalić perf); record ustanawiać (ustanowić perf); alarm, watch nastawiać (nastawić perf); task, exercise zadawać (zadać perf); exam układać (ułożyć perf); ( TYP) składać (złożyć perf)4. vi; pt, pp setsun zachodzić (zajść perf); jelly, concrete tężeć (stężeć perf); glue wysychać (wyschnąć perf); bone zrastać się (zrosnąć się perf)to set the table — nakrywać (nakryć perf) do stołu
to set sth to music — komponować (skomponować perf) muzykę do czegoś
to set free — uwalniać (uwolnić perf), zwalniać (zwolnić perf)
to set sail — podnosić (podnieść perf) żagle
Phrasal Verbs:- set back- set in- set off- set out- set up* * *[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) kłaść2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) nakrywać do3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) ustalać, określać4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) dawać5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) skłaniać do6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) zachodzić7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) zastygnąć, wiązać8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) nastawić9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) ułożyć10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) osadzić11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) nastawić, złożyć2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) ustalony, stały2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) gotowy, zdeterminowany3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) rozmyślny, postanowiony4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) nieruchomy5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) stały, ustalony6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) wysadzony3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) zestaw, komplet2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) odbiornik3) (a group of people: the musical set.) zespół4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) ułożenie5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) dekoracje, plan6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set•- setting- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
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15 plan
[plæn] 1. nplan m2. vt 3. vito plan to do sth/on doing sth — planować coś (z)robić
to plan for/on — spodziewać się +gen
* * *1. noun1) (an idea of how to do something; a method of doing something: If everyone follows this plan, we will succeed; I have worked out a plan for making a lot of money.) plan2) (an intention or arrangement: My plan is to rob a bank and leave the country quickly; What are your plans for tomorrow?) plan3) (a drawing, diagram etc showing a building, town etc as if seen from above: These are the plans of/for our new house; a street-plan.) plan, rzut2. verb1) ((sometimes with on) to intend (to do something): We are planning on going to Italy this year; We were planning to go last year but we hadn't enough money; They are planning a trip to Italy.) planować2) (to decide how something is to be done; to arrange (something): We are planning a party; We'll have to plan very carefully if we are to succeed.) planować3) (to design (a building, town etc): This is the architect who planned the building.) projektować•- planner- planning
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16 way
[weɪ]n( route) droga f; ( access) przejście nt; ( distance) kawał(ek) m (drogi); ( direction) strona f; (manner, method) sposób m; ( habit) zwyczaj m, przyzwyczajenie ntwhich way? — this way — którędy? — tędy
to fight one's way through a crowd — torować (utorować perf) sobie drogę przez tłum
to lie one's way out of sth — wyłgać się ( perf) od czegoś
to keep out of sb's way — trzymać się z dala od kogoś, nie wchodzić komuś w drogę
to go out of one's way to do sth — zadawać (zadać perf) sobie wiele trudu, żeby coś zrobić
to lose one's way — błądzić (zabłądzić perf), gubić (zgubić perf) drogę
to make way (for sb/sth) — robić (zrobić perf) miejsce (dla kogoś/czegoś)
to get one's own way — stawiać (postawić perf) na swoim
the wrong way round — odwrotnie, na odwrót
no way! ( inf) — ani mi się śni! (inf)
by the way — à propos, nawiasem mówiąc
"way in" ( BRIT) — "wejście"
"way out" ( BRIT) — "wyjście"
* * *[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) droga2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) droga3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) ulica4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) droga, odległość5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) sposób6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) sposób, wzgląd7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) zwyczaj8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.)2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) daleko- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
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17 prevent
[prɪ'vɛnt]vtzapobiegać (zapobiec perf) +datto prevent sb from doing sth — uniemożliwiać (uniemożliwić perf) komuś zrobienie czegoś
to prevent sth from happening — zapobiegać (zapobiec perf) czemuś, nie dopuszczać (nie dopuścić perf) do czegoś
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18 argue
['ɑːgjuː] 1. vi 2. vtto argue that … — utrzymywać, że …
to argue about sth — ( quarrel) sprzeczać się na temat czegoś; ( debate) dyskutować o czymś
to argue for/against sth — przedstawiać (przedstawić perf) argumenty za czymś/przeciw(ko) czemuś
* * *1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) kłócić/spierać się2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) wysuwać argumenty (za, przeciw)3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) przekonywać4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) omawiać, przedstawiać, dowodzić•- arguable- argument
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19 bar
[bɑː(r)] 1. n( place for drinking) bar m; ( counter) kontuar m; ( of metal etc) sztaba f; ( on window etc) krata f; ( of soap) kostka f; ( of chocolate) tabliczka f; ( obstacle) przeszkoda f; ( prohibition) zakaz m; ( MUS) takt m2. vtway, road zagradzać (zagrodzić perf); door, window barykadować (zabarykadować perf), ryglować (zaryglować perf); person odmawiać (odmówić perf) wstępu +dat; activity zabraniać (zabronić perf) or zakazywać (zakazać perf) +genthe Bar ( JUR) — adwokatura
* * *1. noun1) (a rod or oblong piece (especially of a solid substance): a gold bar; a bar of chocolate; iron bars on the windows.) sztaba2) (a broad line or band: The blue material had bars of red running through it.) pasek3) (a bolt: a bar on the door.) zasuwa4) (a counter at which or across which articles of a particular kind are sold: a snack bar; Your whisky is on the bar.) bar, lada, kontuar5) (a public house.) bar6) (a measured division in music: Sing the first ten bars.) takt7) (something which prevents (something): His carelessness is a bar to his promotion.) przeszkoda8) (the rail at which the prisoner stands in court: The prisoner at the bar collapsed when he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.) barierka2. verb1) (to fasten with a bar: Bar the door.) ryglować2) (to prevent from entering: He's been barred from the club.) zakazać wstępu3) (to prevent (from doing something): My lack of money bars me from going on holiday.) uniemożliwiać3. preposition(except: All bar one of the family had measles.) oprócz- barmaid- barman
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20 gain
[geɪn] 1. n(increase, improvement) przyrost m; ( profit) korzyść f2. vt 3. viclock, watch śpieszyć się; ( benefit)to gain from sth — zyskiwać (zyskać perf) na czymś
to gain in — zyskiwać (zyskać perf) na +loc
to gain ground — zyskiwać (zyskać perf) popularność
to gain on sb — doganiać (dogonić perf) kogoś
to gain 3lbs (in weight) — przybierać (przybrać perf) 3 funty (na wadze)
to do sth for gain — robić (zrobić perf) coś dla zysku
* * *[ɡein] 1. verb1) (to obtain: He quickly gained experience.) nabyć2) ((often with by or from) to get (something good) by doing something: What have I to gain by staying here?) zyskać3) (to have an increase in (something): He gained strength after his illness.) nabrać4) ((of a clock or watch) to go too fast: This clock gains (four minutes a day).) spieszyć się2. noun1) (an increase (in weight etc): a gain of one kilo.) wzrost2) (profits, advantage, wealth etc: His loss was my gain; He'd do anything for gain.) zysk•- gain on
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