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1 w|oleć
impf (wolisz, wolał, woleli) vt to prefer- wolę herbatę niż kawę I prefer tea to coffee- wolę jazdę na rowerze niż bieganie I prefer cycling to jogging- „podwieźć cię?” – „wolę iść na piechotę” ‘do you want a lift?’ – ‘I’d rather walk’- wolę, żebyś tego nie robił I’d rather you didn’t do itThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > w|oleć
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2 woleć wol·eć
-ę, -iszvt, viwolę, jak drzwi są otwarte — I'd prefer the door open
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3 woleć
(-ę, -isz); vt/viwolę kawę niż herbatę lub od herbaty — I prefer coffee to tea
wolę, żebyś ty to zrobił — I'd rather you did it
* * *ipf.wolę wolisz, wól prefer; wolę czytać niż pisać I prefer reading to writing; wolałbym ciastko (niż jabłko) I'd rather have a cookie (than an apple); wolałbym o niczym nie wiedzieć ( o jakiejś nieprzyjemnej sprawie) I'd rather not know about the whole thing; wolałbym tego nie robić I'd rather not do it; wolałbym, żebyś tego nie robił I'd rather you didn't do it.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > woleć
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4 raczej
part. 1. (właściwie) rather- drzewo, a raczej krzak a tree, or rather a bush- był raczej młody he was a youngish man- była raczej nieduża she was a bit on the small side pot.- dzieci są raczej grzeczne the children are rather well-behaved2. (bardziej) rather, more- raczej zdziwiony niż zły more surprised than angry- jest raczej mechanikiem niż inżynierem he’s more (of) a mechanic than an engineer- to był raczej wypadek, niż działanie umyślne it was an accident rather than intentional wrongdoing- wolę raczej kawę niż herbatę I really prefer coffee to tea* * *advbył wysoki, raczej chudy — he was tall, rather thin
* * *adv.1. (= właściwie) rather; jest raczej szczupły he's rather thin.2. (= lepiej, prędzej) rather, sooner; raczej nie rather not; raczej umrę, niż się poddam I'd rather l. sooner die than give up; raczej już tego nie zmieniaj you'd rather keep it unchanged.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > raczej
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