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1 the best of both worlds
(the advantages of both the alternatives in a situation etc in which one can normally only expect to have one: A woman has the best of both worlds when she has a good job and a happy family life.) wszystko co w życiu najlepsze, idealna sytuacja -
2 the best part of
(most of; nearly (all of): I've read the best part of two hundred books on the subject.) przeważająca część -
3 for the best
(intended to have the best results possible: We don't want to send the child away to school but we're doing it for the best.) w najlepszej intencji -
4 get the best of
(to win, or get some advantage from, (a fight, argument etc): He was shouting a lot, but I think I got the best of the argument.) odnieść większą korzyść -
5 make the best of it
(to do all one can to turn a failure etc into something successful: She is disappointed at not getting into university but she'll just have to make the best of it and find a job.) starać się wybrnąć -
6 make the best of a bad job
(to do one's best in difficult circumstances.) robić dobrą minę do złej gry -
7 hope for the best
(to hope that something will succeed, that nothing bad will happen etc.) być dobrej myśli -
8 best
[bɛst] 1. adj 2. advthe best thing to do is … — najlepiej +infin
the best part of — większa część +gen
at best — w najlepszym razie, co najwyżej
to make the best of — robić (zrobić perf) jak najlepszy użytek z +gen
to do one's best — dawać (dać perf) z siebie wszystko
* * *[best] 1. adjective, pronoun((something which is) good to the greatest extent: the best book on the subject; the best (that) I can do; She is my best friend; Which method is (the) best?; The flowers are at their best just now.) najlepszy2. adverb(in the best manner: She sings best (of all).) najlepiej3. verb(to defeat: He was bested in the argument.) pokonać- best man- bestseller
- the best part of
- do one's best
- for the best
- get the best of
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9 the
[ðəˌ ðiː]def art1)the books/children are in the library — książki/dzieci są w bibliotece
2) ( in titles)3) ( in comparisons)the more he works the more he earns — im więcej pracuje, tym więcej zarabia
* * *[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) ten1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the... -
10 best man
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11 next best
(the one immediately after the best, biggest, oldest etc: I can't go to Paris so London is the next best place.) drugi co do jakości (wielkości itd.) -
12 second-best
[sɛkənd'bɛst] 1. adj 2. n* * *noun, adjective (next after the best; not the best: She wore her second-best hat; I want your best work - your second-best is not good enough.) drugi z kolei, gorszy -
13 Sunday best/clothes
(the smart garments that a person wears for special occasions.) odświętne ubranie -
14 come off second best
(to be the loser in a struggle: That cat always comes off second best in a fight.) przegrywać -
15 upset the apple cart
(to bring into disorder: The football team were doing very well when their best player upset the apple cart by breaking his leg.) narobić bigosu, pokrzyżować plany -
16 biggest
(the one immediately after the best, biggest, oldest etc: I can't go to Paris so London is the next best place.) drugi co do jakości (wielkości itd.) -
17 oldest etc
(the one immediately after the best, biggest, oldest etc: I can't go to Paris so London is the next best place.) drugi co do jakości (wielkości itd.) -
18 cream
[kriːm] 1. n( from milk) śmietana f, śmietanka f; (cake and chocolate filling, cosmetic) krem m; ( fig) śmietanka f2. adj 3. vtPhrasal Verbs:* * *[kri:m] 1. noun1) (the yellowish-white oily substance that forms on the top of milk, and from which butter and cheese are made.) śmietana2) (any of many substances made of, or similar to, cream: ice-cream; face-cream.) śmietanka, mleczko, lody3) (the best part; the top people: the cream of the medical profession.) śmietanka towarzyska, kwiat4) (( also adjective) (of) a yellowish-white colour: cream paint.) kremowy2. verb1) (to make into a cream-like mixture: Cream the eggs, butter and sugar together.) ucierać2) (to take the cream off: She creamed the milk.) zbierać śmietanę z3) ((with off) to select (the best): The best pupils will be creamed off for special training.) wyselekcjonować•- creamy- creaminess
- cream of tartar -
19 pick
[pɪk] 1. nkilof m, oskard m2. vt( select) wybierać (wybrać perf); fruit, flowers zrywać (zerwać perf); mushrooms zbierać (zebrać perf); book from shelf etc zdejmować (zdjąć perf); lock otwierać (otworzyć perf); spot wyciskać (wycisnąć perf); scab zrywać (zerwać perf)the pick of — najlepsza część +gen
to pick one's nose/teeth — dłubać w nosie/zębach
to pick sb's pocket — dobierać się (dobrać się perf) komuś do kieszeni
to pick a quarrel (with sb) — wywoływać (wywołać perf) kłótnię (z kimś)
Phrasal Verbs:- pick at- pick off- pick on- pick out- pick up* * *I 1. [pik] verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) wybierać2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) zbierać, zrywać3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) podnosić4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) otworzyć (np. wytrychem), sforsować2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) wybór2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) najlepsza część, wyselekcjonowana część•- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way II [pik] noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) kilof -
20 course
[kɔːs]kurs m; (of life, events, river) bieg m; (of injections, drugs) seria f; ( approach) stanowisko nt; (GOLF) pole nt; ( part of meal)first/next/last course — pierwsze/następne/ostatnie danie nt
(no) of course not! — oczywiście, że nie!
in due course — w swoim czasie, we właściwym czasie
the best course would be to … — najlepszym wyjściem byłoby +infin
we have no other course but to … — nie mamy innego wyjścia, jak tylko +infin
course of treatment ( MED) — leczenie, kuracja
* * *[ko:s]1) (a series (of lectures, medicines etc): I'm taking a course (of lectures) in sociology; He's having a course of treatment for his leg.) kurs, seria2) (a division or part of a meal: Now we've had the soup, what's (for) the next course?) danie3) (the ground over which a race is run or a game (especially golf) is played: a racecourse; a golf-course.) boisko, tor4) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) bieg5) (the progress or development of events: Things will run their normal course despite the strike.) tryb6) (a way (of action): What's the best course of action in the circumstances?) sposób postępowania•- in due course
- of course
- off
- on course
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