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1 meet
[miːt] 1. pt, pp met, vt( accidentally) spotykać (spotkać perf); ( by arrangement) spotykać się (spotkać się perf) z +instr; ( for the first time) poznawać (poznać perf); condition spełniać (spełnić perf); need zaspokajać (zaspokoić perf); problem, challenge sprostać ( perf) +dat; expenses ponosić (ponieść perf); bill płacić (zapłacić perf); ( join) line, road łączyć się (połączyć się perf) z +instrpleased to meet you! — miło mi Pana/Panią poznać
he came to the station to meet me — ( on foot) wyszedł po mnie na stację; ( by car) wyjechał po mnie na stację
Phrasal Verbs:- meet up2. vi 3. n ( BRIT)(HUNTING) zbiórka f ( przed rozpoczęciem polowania); (US, SPORT) mityng m* * *[mi:t] 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) spotykać2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) spotykać się3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) poznać4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) łączyć/schodzić się5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) pokrywać6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) ukazywać/przedstawiać się7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) znaleźć8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) spotkać się9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) odpowiadać na2. noun(a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) mityng- meeting- meet someone halfway
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2 straight
[streɪt] 1. adjline, back, hair prosty; answer jasny; choice, fight bezpośredni; ( THEAT) part, play dramatyczny; whisky etc czysty; ( inf) ( heterosexual) normalny2. adv 3. nto put/get sth straight — ( make clear) wyjaśniać (wyjaśnić perf) coś; ( make tidy) doprowadzać (doprowadzić perf) coś do porządku
to go straight home — iść (pójść perf) prosto do domu
to tell sb straight out — powiedzieć ( perf) komuś prosto z mostu
straight away, straight off — od razu
* * *[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) prosty2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) rzetelny3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) prosty4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) w należytym, porządku5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) czysty6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) poważny7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) dramatyczny2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) prosto2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) od razu3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) uczciwie3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) prosta- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
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3 soften
['sɔfn] 1. vt 2. vi* * *['sofn]verb (to make or become soft or softer, less strong or less painful: The thick walls softened the noise of the explosion.) zmiękczać, osłabiać
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