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1 could
[kud]pt of can* * *[kud]negative short form - couldn't; verb1) (past tense of can: They asked if I could drive a car; I said I couldn't; She asked if she could go.)2) (used to express a possibility: I could go but I'm not going to; I could do it next week if you helped me.) mógłbym, mógłbyś, mógłby itd.• -
2 could have
(used to express a possibility in the past: We could have gone, but we didn't.) -
3 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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4 anyone
['ɛnɪwʌn]pron1) ( in questions etc) ktoś m, ktokolwiek mif anyone should ask … — gdyby ktoś or ktokolwiek pytał, …
2) ( with negative) nikt m3) ( no matter who) każdy m, ktokolwiek m* * *1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person: Is anybody there?) ktokolwiek, ktoś2) (any person, no matter which: Get someone to help - anyone will do.) ktoś3) (everyone: Anyone could tell you the answer to that.) każdy -
5 can
I 1. n( for foodstuffs) puszka f; (for oil, water) kanister m2. vt II [kænˌ kən] negative cannot, can't, conditional and pt could, aux vb1) ( be able to) mócyou can do it if you try — możesz to zrobić, jeśli się postarasz
2) ( know how to) umieć3) (expressing permission, disbelief, puzzlement, possibility) móc* * *[kæn] I negative - can't; verb1) (to be able to: You can do it if you try hard.) móc2) (to know how to: Can you drive a car?) potrafić3) ((usually may) to have permission to: You can go if you behave yourself.) móc, mieć zezwolenie4) (used in questions to indicate surprise, disbelief etc: What can he be doing all this time?) mócII 1. noun(a metal container for liquids and many types of food: oil-can; beer-can; six cans of beer.) puszka2. verb(to put (especially food) into cans, usually to preserve it: a factory for canning raspberries.) puszkować- canned- cannery -
6 stretch
[strɛtʃ] 1. n(of ocean, forest) obszar m; ( of water) akwen m; (of road, river, beach) odcinek m; ( of time) okres m2. vi 3. vtto stretch to/as far as — ciągnąć się do +gen /aż po +acc
it stretches as far as the eye can see — ciągnie się tak daleko, jak okiem sięgnąć
at a stretch — jednym ciągiem, bez przerwy
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) wy-, prze-, roz- itp. -ciągać (się)2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) rozciągać się2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) wyciągnięcie się, przeciągnięcie2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) przestrzeń, odcinek•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
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7 afford
[ə'fɔːd]vt* * *[ə'fo:d]1) ((usually with can, could) to be able to spend money, time etc on or for something: I can't afford (to buy) a new car.) pozwalać sobie na2) ((usually with can, could) to be able to do (something) without causing oneself trouble, difficulty etc: She can't afford to be rude to her employer no matter how rude he is to her.) pozwalać sobie na -
8 couldn't
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9 do
[duː] 1. pt did, pp done, aux vbhe didn't seem to care — wydawało się, że go to nie obchodzi
2) ( to form questions)3) ( for emphasis) istotnie, rzeczywiścieshe does seem rather late — istotnie, wydaje się, że się spóźnia
oh do shut up! — och, zamknij się wreszcie! (inf)
4) ( in polite expressions) (bardzo) proszędo sit down/help yourself — (bardzo) proszę usiąść/poczęstować się
do you agree? — yes, I do/no, I don't — zgadzasz się? — tak/nie
who made this mess? — I did — kto tak nabałaganił — ja
6) ( in question tags) prawdayou like him, don't you? — lubisz go, prawda?
2. vtI don't know him, do I? — przecież go nie znam
what do you do (for a living)? — czym się Pan/Pani zajmuje?
we're doing "Othello" at school — ( studying) przerabiamy w szkole "Otella"; ( performing) gramy w szkole "Otella"
2) (AUT etc) ( of distance)3. viwe've done 200 km already — zrobiliśmy już 200 km; ( of speed)
1) (act, behave) robić (zrobić perf)do as I tell you — rób, jak ci każę
you did well to come so quickly — dobrze zrobiłeś, że tak szybko przyszedłeś
2) ( get on) radzić sobiehe's doing well/badly at school — dobrze/źle sobie radzi w szkole
how do you do? — miło mi Pana/Panią poznać
4) ( be sufficient) starczać (starczyć perf), wystarczać (wystarczyć perf)that'll do — ( is sufficient) (to) wystarczy
that'll do! — ( in annoyance) starczy już!
4. n ( inf)to make do with — zadowalać się (zadowolić się perf) +instr
impreza f (inf)* * *[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) robić6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) skończyć, przebyć7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) robić8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) wystarczyć, odpowiadać9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) pracować, uczyć się, robić10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) prosperować11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) układać, robić12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) zachowywać się13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) oddać (cześć)14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) powodować15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) zwiedzać2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) zabawa, impreza- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
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10 eke out
1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.) uzupełnić2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) zdobywać środki (na) -
11 equipment
[ɪ'kwɪpmənt]nwyposażenie nt, sprzęt m* * *1) (the clothes, machines, tools etc necessary for a particular kind of work, activity etc: The mechanic could not repair the car because he did not have the right equipment; The boy could not afford the equipment necessary for mountaineering.) wyposażenie, sprzęt2) (the act of equipping.) wyposażanie -
12 humiliate
[hjuː'mɪlɪeɪt]vtponiżać (poniżyć perf), upokarzać (upokorzyć perf)* * *[hju'milieit](to make (someone) feel ashamed: He was humiliated to find that his girlfriend could run faster than he could.) upokarzać- humiliation -
13 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 -
14 least
[liːst] 1. adj2. advthe least — ( smallest amount of) najmniej ( +gen); ( slightest) najmniejszy
(+verb) najmniej; (+adjective)at least — (in expressions of quantity, comparisons) co najmniej, przynajmniej; (still, or rather) przynajmniej
* * *[li:st] 1. adjective, pronoun((something) which is the smallest or the smallest amount that exists, is possible etc: I think the least you can do is apologize!; She wanted to know how to do it with the least amount of bother.) najmniej(szy)2. adverb((somethimes with the) to the smallest or lowest degree: I like her (the) least of all the girls; That is the least important of our problems.) najmniej- at least- not in the least -
15 Miss
[mɪs]n( with surname) pani f, panna f ( old); ( SCOL) ( as form of address) proszę pani ( voc); ( beauty queen) miss f inv* * *[mis]1) (a polite title given to an unmarried female, either in writing or in speech: Miss Wilson; the Misses Wilson; Could you ask Miss Smith to type this letter?; Excuse me, miss. Could you tell me how to get to Princess Road?) panna2) (a girl or young woman: She's a cheeky little miss!) panienka, pannica -
16 possibly
['pɔsɪblɪ]adv( perhaps) być możehe will do everything he possibly can — zrobi wszystko, co tylko możliwe
* * *1) (perhaps: `Will you have time to do it?' `Possibly.') być może, możliwe2) (in a way or manner that is possible: I'll come as fast as I possibly can; I can't possibly eat any more; Could you possibly lend me your pen?) możliwie, ewentualnie -
17 (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
(an expression used to introduce two opposing parts of an argument etc: (On the one hand) we could stay and help you, but on the other hand, it might be better if we went to help him instead.) z jednej strony..., z drugiej stronyEnglish-Polish dictionary > (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
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18 a week today
(a week from today, tomorrow, Friday etc: I'm going away a week tomorrow; Could we meet a week (on/next) Monday ?) od dziś/jutra za tydzień -
19 accommodate
[ə'kɔmədeɪt]vt( provide with lodging) kwaterować (zakwaterować perf); ( put up) przenocowywać (przenocować perf); ( oblige) iść (pójść perf) na rękę +dat; car, hotel etc mieścić (zmieścić perf), pomieścić ( perf)to accommodate o.s. to sth — przystosowywać się (przystosować się perf) do czegoś
* * *[ə'komədeit]1) (to find or be a place for: The house could accommodate two families.) pomieścić, dać dach nad głową2) (to oblige: They did their best to accommodate him by carrying out his wishes.) iść na rękę•- accommodation -
20 accordingly
[ə'kɔːdɪŋlɪ]adv( appropriately) stosownie, odpowiednio; ( as a result) w związku z tym* * *1) (in agreement (with the circumstances etc): Find out what has happened and act accordingly.) stosownie, odpowiednio2) (therefore: He was very worried about the future of the firm and accordingly he did what he could to help.) dlatego, w związku z tym
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