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1 nice
[niːs]nNicea f* * *1) (pleasant; agreeable: nice weather; a nice person.) miły, przyjemny2) (used jokingly: We're in a nice mess now.) niezły3) (exact; precise: a nice sense of timing.) subtelny, precyzyjny•- nicely- nicety
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2 natural
['nætʃrəl]adjto die of natural causes — umierać (umrzeć perf) śmiercią naturalną
* * *['næ ərəl] 1. adjective1) (of or produced by nature, not made by men: Coal, oil etc are natural resources; Wild animals are happier in their natural state than in a zoo.) naturalny2) (born in a person: natural beauty; He had a natural ability for music.) wrodzony3) ((of manner) simple, without pretence: a nice, natural smile.) niewymuszony4) (normal; as one would expect: It's quite natural for a boy of his age to be interested in girls.) naturalny5) (of a musical note, not sharp or flat: G natural is lower in pitch than G sharp.) naturalny2. noun1) (a person who is naturally good at something.) talent2) (in music (a sign () indicating) a note which is not to be played sharp or flat.) kasownik•- naturally
- natural gas
- natural history
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3 put off
vt( postpone) odkładać (odłożyć perf); ( discourage) zniechęcać (zniechęcić perf); ( distract) rozpraszać* * *1) (to switch off (a light etc): Please put the light off!) wyłączyć2) (to delay; to postpone: He put off leaving / his departure till Thursday.) odłożyć3) (to cancel an arranged meeting etc with (a person): I had to put the Browns off because I had 'flu.) odmówić4) (to cause (a person) to feel disgust or dislike (for): The cheese looked nice but the smell put me off; The conversation about illness put me off my dinner.) odstręczać, odstraszać -
4 just
[dʒʌst] 1. adj 2. advjust as I expected — dokładnie tak, jak się spodziewałem
just now — ( a moment ago) dopiero co; ( at the present time) w tej chwili
it's just as well (that …) — no i dobrze (, że …)
just as he was leaving — w chwili, gdy wychodził
just before/after — krótko przed +instr /po +loc
just after you called — krótko po tym, jak zadzwoniłeś
just enough — akurat tyle, ile potrzeba
just a minute!, just one moment! — chwileczkę!, momencik!
* * *I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) sprawiedliwy2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) słuszny3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) zasłużony•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) dokładnie2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) całkiem tak3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) dopiero co4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) właśnie5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) akurat6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) ledwo7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) tylko8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) po prostu9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) po prostu•- just now
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5 patronise
['pæ-, ]( American[) 'pei-]1) (to behave towards (someone) in a way which is kind and friendly but which nevertheless shows that one thinks oneself to be more important, clever etc than that person: He's a nice fellow but he does patronize his assistants.) traktować protekcjonalnie2) (to visit (a shop, theatre, society etc) regularly: That's not a shop I patronize nowadays.) być stałym klientem -
6 patronize
['pætrənaɪz]vt ( pej)( look down on) traktować protekcjonalnie; artist być patronem +gen; shop kupować w +loc; restaurant etc (często) bywać w +loc; firm korzystać z usług +gen* * *['pæ-, ]( American[) 'pei-]1) (to behave towards (someone) in a way which is kind and friendly but which nevertheless shows that one thinks oneself to be more important, clever etc than that person: He's a nice fellow but he does patronize his assistants.) traktować protekcjonalnie2) (to visit (a shop, theatre, society etc) regularly: That's not a shop I patronize nowadays.) być stałym klientem -
7 return
[rɪ'təːn] 1. n( going or coming back) powrót m; (of sth stolen, borrowed, bought) zwrot m; (from land, shares, investment) dochód m; ( tax etc) zeznanie ntin return (for) — w zamian (za +acc)
- returns2. cpdjourney, ticket powrotny; match rewanżowy3. vi4. vtif the illness/pain returns, … — jeśli wystąpi nawrót choroby/bólu, …
greetings, sentiment odwzajemniać (odwzajemnić perf); sth borrowed, stolen, bought zwracać (zwrócić perf); verdict wydawać (wydać perf); ball ( during game) odsyłać (odesłać perf); ( POL) wybierać (wybrać perf) (do parlamentu)I promise I'll return the favour some day — obiecuję, że kiedyś się odwdzięczę
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[rə'tə:n] 1. verb1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) (po)wrócić2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) odłożyć z powrotem, zwrócić3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) powrócić4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) odwzajemnić5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) wybierać6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) ogłosić7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) odbić2. noun1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; ( also adjective) a return journey.) powrót2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) bilet powrotny•- return match
- return ticket
- by return of post
- by return
- in return for
- in return
- many happy returns of the day
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8 straightforward
[streɪt'fɔːwəd]adj* * *1) (without difficulties or complications; simple: a straightforward task.) prosty2) ((of a person, his manner etc) frank and honest: a nice straightforward boy.) prostolinijny, bezpośredni
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nice person — friendly person, good guy, pleasant person … English contemporary dictionary
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nice figure — nice person, pleasant person; attractive body, good looking body … English contemporary dictionary
nice — adjective (nicer; nicest) Etymology: Middle English, foolish, wanton, from Anglo French, silly, simple, from Latin nescius ignorant, from nescire not to know more at nescience Date: 14th century 1. obsolete a. wanton, dissolute b. coy, reticent … New Collegiate Dictionary
person — per|son W1S2 [ˈpə:sən US ˈpə:r ] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: persone, from Latin persona actor s mask, character in a play, person , probably from Etruscan phersu mask ] 1.) plural people [ˈpi:pəl] a human being, especially… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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nice´-Nel´ly — nice Nelly or nice Nellie, plural nice Nellies. Slang. a person who is overly modest or prudish: »By 1916, Dreiser was the hero of the avant garde and the pet peeve of the nice Nellies, who denounced “The Genius” as literary sewage and got it… … Useful english dictionary
nice as pie — If a person is nice as pie, they are surprisingly very kind and friendly. After our argument, she was nice as pie! … The small dictionary of idiomes
nice nelly — nice′ nel′ly (or Nel′ly) [[t]ˈnɛl i[/t]] n. a person who professes or exhibits excessive modesty, prudishness, or the like • Etymology: 1925–30 nice′ nel′ly, nice′ Nel′ly, adj … From formal English to slang
