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1 light
[laɪt] 1. nświatło nt; ( for cigarette etc) ogień mto come to light — wychodzić (wyjść perf) na jaw
to cast/shed or throw light on ( fig) — rzucać (rzucić perf) światło na +acc
in the light of — w świetle +gen
- lights2. vt; pt, pp litcandle, cigarette zapalać (zapalić perf); fire rozpalać (rozpalić perf); room oświetlać (oświetlić perf); sky rozświetlać (rozświetlić perf)Phrasal Verbs:- light up3. adjlekki; (pale, bright) jasny* * *I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) światło2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) światło3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) ogień4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) światło2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) jasny2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) jasny3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) oświetlić2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) zapalić•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lekki2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lekki3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lekki4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) za lekki5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lekki6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) zwinny, chyży7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) lekki8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) lekki9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) lekki, piaszczysty•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) natknąć się na -
2 put on
vtclothes, glasses zakładać (założyć perf); make-up, ointment nakładać (nałożyć perf); light, TV, record włączać (włączyć perf); play wystawiać (wystawić perf); brake naciskać (nacisnąć perf) na +acc; kettle, dinner wstawiać (wstawić perf); accent etc udawać; extra bus, train puszczać (puścić perf); ( inf) ( tease) podpuszczać (podpuścić perf) (inf)to put on airs — wynosić się, wywyższać się
to put on weight — przybierać (przybrać perf) na wadze, tyć (przytyć perf)
* * *1) (to switch on (a light etc): Put the light on!) włączyć2) (to dress oneself in: Which shoes are you going to put on?) włożyć3) (to add or increase: The car put on speed; I've put on weight.) nabierać, przybierać4) (to present or produce (a play etc): They're putting on `Hamlet' next week.) wystawiać5) (to provide (eg transport): They always put on extra buses between 8.00 and 9.00 a.m.) podstawiać6) (to make a false show of; to pretend: She said she felt ill, but she was just putting it on.) udawać7) (to bet (money) on: I've put a pound on that horse to win.) podstawić na -
3 heavy
['hɛvɪ]adjciężki; rain, snow obfity; responsibility wielki; drinker, smoker nałogowy; schedule obciążony, przeciążony; food ciężko strawny* * *['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) ciężki2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) ciężki3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) silny, wzburzony, wysoki4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) intensywny, nałogowy5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) pochmurny, ponury6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) trudny7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) ciężkostrawny8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) ciężki•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather of -
4 creak
[kriːk]vi* * *[kri:k] 1. verb(to make a sharp grating sound: That chair is creaking beneath your weight.) skrzypieć2. noun(such a sound: The strange creaks in the old house kept the girl awake.) skrzypienie- creaky- creakiness -
5 reduce
[rɪ'djuːs]vtzmniejszać (zmniejszyć perf), redukować (zredukować perf)to reduce sth by/to — redukować (zredukować perf) coś o +acc /do +gen
to reduce sb to — ( tears) doprowadzać (doprowadzić perf) kogoś do +gen; (begging, stealing, silence) zmuszać (zmusić perf) kogoś do +gen
"reduce speed now" — ≈ ograniczenie prędkości
* * *[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) obniżyć, zmniejszyć2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) schudnąć3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) zredukować, doprowadzić•- reduction -
6 shoulder
['ʃəuldə(r)] 1. n ( ANAT)bark m2. vt ( fig)to look over one's shoulder — spoglądać (spojrzeć perf) przez ramię
to rub shoulders with sb ( fig) — ocierać się (otrzeć się perf) o kogoś
to give sb the cold shoulder ( fig) — traktować (potraktować perf) kogoś ozięble
* * *['ʃəuldə] 1. noun1) (the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm: He was carrying the child on his shoulders.) ramię, bark2) (anything that resembles a shoulder: the shoulder of the hill.) skarpa, występ, stopień3) (the part of a garment that covers the shoulder: the shoulder of a coat.) ramię4) (the upper part of the foreleg of an animal.) łopatka2. verb1) (to lift on to the shoulder: He shouldered his pack and set off on his walk.) wziąć na barki, wziąć na plecy2) (to bear the full weight of: He must shoulder his responsibilities.) brać na siebie3) (to make (one's way) by pushing with the shoulder: He shouldered his way through the crowd.) przepychać się•- put one's shoulder to the wheel
- shoulder to shoulder -
7 take in
vt( deceive) oszukiwać (oszukać perf); ( understand) przyjmować (przyjąć perf) do wiadomości; ( include) wchłaniać (wchłonąć perf); lodger brać (wziąć perf); orphan przygarniać (przygarnąć perf); dress zwężać (zwęzić perf)* * *1) (to include: Literature takes in drama, poetry and the novel.) obejmować, zawierać2) (to give (someone) shelter: He had nowhere to go, so I took him in.) przyjmować pod dach3) (to understand and remember: I didn't take in what he said.) rozumieć, pamiętać4) (to make (clothes) smaller: I lost a lot of weight, so I had to take all my clothes in.) zwężać5) (to deceive or cheat: He took me in with his story.) nabierać
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