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1 spend
[spɛnd]pt, pp spent, vtto spend time/money/effort on sth — poświęcać (poświęcić perf) czas/pieniądze/wysiłek na coś
* * *[spend]past tense, past participle - spent; verb1) (to use up or pay out (money): He spends more than he earns.) tracić, wydawać2) (to pass (time): I spent a week in Spain this summer.) spędzić•- spent- spendthrift -
2 overspend
[əuvə'spɛnd]wydawać (wydać perf) za dużowe have overspent by 5,000 dollars — przekroczyliśmy budżet o 5.000 dolarów
* * *[ouvə'spend]past tense, past participle - overspent; verb(to spend too much money: He overspent on his new house.) wydawać za dużo -
3 expend
[ɪks'pɛnd]vt* * *[ik'spend](to use or spend (supplies etc).) zużywać- expense
- expenses
- expensive
- at the expense of -
4 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 -
5 cut one's losses
(to decide to spend no more money, effort etc on something which is proving unprofitable.) rezygnować z dalszych strat -
6 divide
[dɪ'vaɪd] 1. vtto divide (between/among) — dzielić (podzielić perf) ((po)między +acc)
Phrasal Verbs:2. vi 3. n(gulf, rift) przepaść f (fig)* * *1) (to separate into parts or groups: The wall divided the garden in two; The group divided into three when we got off the bus; We are divided (= We do not agree) as to where to spend our holidays.) dzielić2) ((with between or among) to share: We divided the sweets between us.) rozdzielić3) (to find out how many times one number contains another: 6 divided by 2 equals 3.) (po)dzielić•- dividers- divisible
- division
- divisional -
7 economise
verb (to spend money or goods carefully: We must economize on fuel.) oszczędzać -
8 economize
[ɪ'kɔnəmaɪz]vi* * *verb (to spend money or goods carefully: We must economize on fuel.) oszczędzać -
9 finance
[faɪ'næns] 1. n( backing) środki pl finansowe, finanse pl; ( management) gospodarka f finansowa- finances2. vt* * *1. noun1) ((the study or management of) money affairs: He is an expert in finance.) finanse2) ((often in plural) the money one has to spend: The government is worried about the state of the country's finances.) finanse2. verb(to give money for (a plan, business etc): Will the company finance your trip abroad?) finansować- financially
- financier -
10 freely
['friːlɪ]adv* * *1) (in a free manner: to give freely to charity; to speak freely.) swobodnie2) (willingly; readily: I freely admit it was my fault.) dobrowolnie((also freephone; American toll-free number) a telephone number of a business or an organization that can be used free of charge by their customers etc; the system giving this service.) połączenie bezpłatne -
11 funds
npl fundusze pl* * *noun plural (money ready to spend: Have you enough funds for your journey?) gotówka, fundusze -
12 husband
['hʌzbənd] 1. nmąż m2. vtresources etc gospodarować oszczędnie +instr* * *1. noun(a man to whom a woman is married.) mąż2. verb(to spend or use carefully, a little at a time: He needs to husband his strength.) oszczędnie gospodarować, rozkładać -
13 idle away
vt* * *(to spend (time) doing nothing: idling the hours away.) trwonić -
14 in proportion to
(in relation to; in comparison with: You spend far too much time on that work in proportion to its importance.) w stosunku do -
15 lavish
['lævɪʃ] 1. adj 2. vtto lavish gifts/praise on sb — obsypywać (obsypać perf) kogoś prezentami/pochwałami
to lavish time/attention on sb — poświęcać (poświęcić perf) komuś wiele czasu/uwagi
to be lavish with — nie skąpić +gen
* * *['læviʃ] 1. verb(to spend or give very freely: She lavishes too much money on that child.) obsypywać2. adjective1) ((of a person) spending or giving generously and sometimes too freely: a lavish host; You have certainly been lavish with the brandy in this cake.) hojny2) (given generously or too freely: lavish gifts.) hojny•- lavishly- lavishness -
16 lay out
vt* * *1) (to arrange over a wide area (especially according to a plan): He was the architect who laid out the public gardens.) zaprojektować2) (to spread so as to be easily seen: He laid out the contents of the box on the table.) rozłożyć3) (to knock unconscious.) powalić4) (to spend (money).) wyłożyć, wydawać5) (to prepare (a dead body) to be buried.) ubrać do trumny -
17 leisure
['lɛʒə(r)]nat leisure — bez pośpiechu, w spokoju
* * *['leʒə, ]( American[) 'li:ʒər](time which one can spend as one likes, especially when one does not have to work: I seldom have leisure to watch television.) wolny czas -
18 limit
['lɪmɪt] 1. n(greatest amount, extent) granica f, kres m; (on time, money etc) ograniczenie nt, limit m; ( of area) granica f, kraniec m2. vt* * *['limit] 1. noun1) (the farthest point or place; the boundary: There was no limit to his ambition.) kres2) (a restriction: We must put a limit on our spending.) ograniczenie2. verb(to set a restriction on: We must limit the amount of time we spend on this work.) ograniczyć- limited
- limitless -
19 luxury
['lʌkʃərɪ] 1. nluksus m2. cpd* * *plural - luxuries; noun1) (great comfort usually amongst expensive things: They live in luxury; ( also adjective) gold jewellery and other luxury goods.) luksus(owy)2) (something pleasant but not necessary, and often rare and expensive: We're going to give up all those luxuries and only spend money on essentials.) luksus, zbytek•- luxuriously
- luxuriousness -
20 meditate
['mɛdɪteɪt]vito meditate (on) — rozmyślać or medytować (nad +instr or o +loc); ( REL) oddawać się medytacji
* * *['mediteit]1) (to think deeply: He was meditating on his troubles.) rozmyślać2) (to spend short, regular periods in deep (especially religious) thought: He meditates twice a day.) oddawać się medytacji•- meditative
- meditatively
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