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1 argue
['ɑːgjuː] 1. vi 2. vtto argue that … — utrzymywać, że …
to argue about sth — ( quarrel) sprzeczać się na temat czegoś; ( debate) dyskutować o czymś
to argue for/against sth — przedstawiać (przedstawić perf) argumenty za czymś/przeciw(ko) czemuś
* * *1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) kłócić/spierać się2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) wysuwać argumenty (za, przeciw)3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) przekonywać4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) omawiać, przedstawiać, dowodzić•- arguable- argument
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2 argumentative
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3 difference
['dɪfrəns]n( dissimilarity) różnica f; ( disagreement) różnica f poglądów* * *['difrəns]1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) różnica2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) nieporozumienie3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) różnica•- differentiate
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4 get down to brass tacks
(to deal with basic principles or matters: Let's stop arguing about nothing and get down to brass tacks.) przejść do sedna sprawy -
5 have it one's own way
(to get one's own way: Oh, have it your own way - I'm tired of arguing.) postawić na swoim -
6 match
[mætʃ] 1. n( game) mecz m; ( for lighting fire) zapałka f; ( equivalent)2. vt( go well with) pasować do +gen; ( equal) dorównywać (dorównać perf) +dat; ( correspond to) odpowiadać +dat; (also: match up) dopasowywać (dopasować perf) (do siebie)3. vito be no match for — nie móc się równać z +instr
she had on a yellow dress with yellow shoes to match — miała na sobie żółtą sukienkę i buty pod kolor
Phrasal Verbs:- match up* * *[mæ ] I noun(a short piece of wood or other material tipped with a substance that catches fire when rubbed against a rough or specially-prepared surface: He struck a match.) zapałka- matchboxII 1. noun1) (a contest or game: a football/rugby/chess match.) mecz2) (a thing that is similar to or the same as another in some way(s) eg in colour or pattern: These trousers are not an exact match for my jacket.) rzecz harmonizująca, rzecz do kompletu3) (a person who is able to equal another: She has finally met her match at arguing.) godny przeciwnik4) (a marriage or an act of marrying: She hoped to arrange a match for her daughter.) ożenek, małżeństwo2. verb1) (to be equal or similar to something or someone in some way eg in colour or pattern: That dress matches her red hair.) harmonizować (z), pasować (do)2) (to set (two things, people etc) to compete: He matched his skill against the champion's.) przeciwstawiać•- matched- matchless
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7 persuade
[pə'sweɪd]vtto persuade sb to do sth — przekonywać (przekonać perf) kogoś, by coś zrobił
to persuade sb that — przekonywać (przekonać perf) kogoś, że
* * *[pə'sweid]1) (to make (someone) (not) do something, by arguing with him or advising him: We persuaded him (not) to go.) przekonywać2) (to make (someone) certain (that something is the case); to convince: We eventually persuaded him that we were serious.) przekonać•- persuasive
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8 take lying down
(to accept or suffer (something) without arguing, complaining or trying to avoid it.) przyjąć bez szemrania -
9 use
1. [juːs] n( using) użycie nt, stosowanie nt; ( usefulness) użytek m, zastosowanie nt2. [juːz] vtto go out of use — wychodzić (wyjść perf) z użycia
to make use of sth — stosować (zastosować perf) or wykorzystywać (wykorzystać perf) coś
to get used to — przyzwyczajać się (przyzwyczaić się perf) or przywykać (przywyknąć perf) do +gen
Phrasal Verbs:- use up* * *I [ju:z] verb1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) użyć2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) zużywać•- usable- used
- user
- user-friendly
- user guide
- be used to something
- be used to
- used to II [ju:s]1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) użycie2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) zastosowanie3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) wartość, sens4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) władza5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) prawo używania•- useful- usefulness
- usefully
- useless
- be in use
- out of use
- come in useful
- have no use for
- it's no use
- make good use of
- make use of
- put to good use
- put to use
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