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1 avoid
[ə'vɔɪd]vtto avoid doing sth — unikać (uniknąć perf) (z)robienia czegoś
* * *[ə'void](to keep away from (a place, person or thing): He drove carefully to avoid the holes in the road; Avoid the subject of money.) uniknąć -
2 avoid contact
nie dotykaćunikać zetknięcia -
3 spare
[spɛə(r)] 1. adj 2. n, see spare part 3. vt( save) trouble etc oszczędzać (oszczędzić perf) +gen; ( make available) przeznaczać (przeznaczyć perf); ( afford to give) użyczać (użyczyć perf) +gen; ( refrain from hurting) oszczędzać (oszczędzić perf)* * *[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) obywać się bez2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) poświęcać3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) oszczędzać4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) oszczędzać5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) oszczędzać6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) oszczędzać2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) zapasowy2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) wolny3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) część zapasowa2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) część zapasowa•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare -
4 escape
[ɪs'keɪp] 1. n 2. vi 3. vtto escape from — ( place) uciekać (uciec perf) z +gen; ( person) uciekać (uciec perf) od +gen
to escape to safety — chronić się (schronić się perf) w bezpieczne miejsce
to escape notice — umykać (umknąć perf) uwadze
* * *[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) uciekać2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) unikać3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) uchodzić4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) ulatniać się2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) ucieczka, wyciek- escapism- escapist -
5 do
[duː] 1. pt did, pp done, aux vbhe didn't seem to care — wydawało się, że go to nie obchodzi
2) ( to form questions)3) ( for emphasis) istotnie, rzeczywiścieshe does seem rather late — istotnie, wydaje się, że się spóźnia
oh do shut up! — och, zamknij się wreszcie! (inf)
4) ( in polite expressions) (bardzo) proszędo sit down/help yourself — (bardzo) proszę usiąść/poczęstować się
do you agree? — yes, I do/no, I don't — zgadzasz się? — tak/nie
who made this mess? — I did — kto tak nabałaganił — ja
6) ( in question tags) prawdayou like him, don't you? — lubisz go, prawda?
2. vtI don't know him, do I? — przecież go nie znam
what do you do (for a living)? — czym się Pan/Pani zajmuje?
we're doing "Othello" at school — ( studying) przerabiamy w szkole "Otella"; ( performing) gramy w szkole "Otella"
2) (AUT etc) ( of distance)3. viwe've done 200 km already — zrobiliśmy już 200 km; ( of speed)
1) (act, behave) robić (zrobić perf)do as I tell you — rób, jak ci każę
you did well to come so quickly — dobrze zrobiłeś, że tak szybko przyszedłeś
2) ( get on) radzić sobiehe's doing well/badly at school — dobrze/źle sobie radzi w szkole
how do you do? — miło mi Pana/Panią poznać
4) ( be sufficient) starczać (starczyć perf), wystarczać (wystarczyć perf)that'll do — ( is sufficient) (to) wystarczy
that'll do! — ( in annoyance) starczy już!
4. n ( inf)to make do with — zadowalać się (zadowolić się perf) +instr
impreza f (inf)* * *[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) robić6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) skończyć, przebyć7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) robić8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) wystarczyć, odpowiadać9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) pracować, uczyć się, robić10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) prosperować11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) układać, robić12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) zachowywać się13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) oddać (cześć)14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) powodować15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) zwiedzać2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) zabawa, impreza- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with -
6 evade
[ɪ'veɪd]vttax, duty, responsibility uchylać się (uchylić się perf) od +gen; question uchylać się (uchylić się perf) od odpowiedzi na +acc; person ( avoid meeting) unikać (uniknąć perf) +gen; ( escape from) umykać (umknąć perf) or wymykać się (wymknąć się perf) +dat* * *[i'veid](to escape or avoid by eg trickery or skill.) unikać- evasion- evasive
- evasively
- evasiveness -
7 -proof
(able to withstand or avoid something: waterproof covering.) -odporny -
8 be on the safe side
(to avoid risk or danger: I'll lock the door just to be on the safe side.) na wszelki wypadek -
9 by
[baɪ] 1. prep1) (referring to cause, agent) przez +acc2) (referring to method, manner, means)to pay by cheque — płacić (zapłacić perf) czekiem
3) (via, through) przez +acc4) ( close to)5) ( past) obok +gen, koło +gen6) ( not later than) do +genby the time I got here it was too late — zanim tu dotarłem, było już za późno
7) ( amount)by the kilo/metre — na kilogramy/metry
8) ( MATH) przez +accto divide by 3 — dzielić (podzielić perf) przez 3
9) ( measure)10) ( according to) według +gen11)12)by the way — nawiasem mówiąc, à propos
this wasn't my idea by the way — nawiasem mówiąc, to nie był mój pomysł
2. advby the way, did you know Claire was back? — à propos, czy wiesz, że Claire wróciła?
2)by and by — wkrótce, niebawem
3)by and large I would agree with you — ogólnie (rzecz) biorąc, zgodziłbym się z tobą
* * *1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) obok, przy2) (past: going by the house.) obok3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) przez4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) przez5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) przy pomocy, przez6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) przez7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) do, przed (jakimś momentem)8) (during the time of.) za9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) o10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) na11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) na12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) przez, z2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) blisko2) (past: A dog ran by.) obok, niedaleko3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) na bok•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) objeżdżać- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way -
10 chicken out
( inf) vi* * *(to avoid doing something because of cowardice: He chickened out at the last minute.) stchórzyć, skrewić -
11 conservative
[kən'səːvətɪv] 1. adj 2. n ( BRIT)Conservative — konserwatysta(-tka) m(f)
* * *[-tiv]1) (disliking change: Older people tend to be conservative in their attitudes; conservative opinions.) konserwatywny2) (in politics, wanting to avoid major changes and to keep business and industry in private hands.) konserwatywny -
12 dodge
[dɔdʒ] 1. nunik m2. vt 3. virobić (zrobić perf) unikto dodge through the traffic — przemykać się (przemknąć się perf) między samochodami
* * *[do‹] 1. verb(to avoid (something) by a sudden and/or clever movement: She dodged the blow; He dodged round the corner out of sight; Politicians are very good at dodging difficult questions.) uchylić się od, uniknąć, wymknąć się2. noun1) (an act of dodging.) unik2) (a trick: You'll never catch him - he knows every dodge there is.) sztuczka•- dodgy -
13 draft
[drɑːft] 1. n( first version) szkic m; ( POL) ( of bill) projekt m; ( bank draft) przekaz m; (US) ( call-up) pobór m2. vt( plan) sporządzać (sporządzić perf) projekt or szkic +gen; write roughly pisać (napisać perf) pierwszą wersję +genSee also:- draught* * *1. noun1) (a rough sketch or outline of something, especially written: a rough draft of my speech.) szkic2) (a group (of soldiers etc) taken from a larger group.) grupa3) (an order (to a bank etc) for the payment of money: a draft for $80.) weksel, czek4) ((American) conscription: He emigrated to avoid the draft.) pobór2. verb1) (to make in the form of a rough plan: Could you draft a report on this?) naszkicować2) ((American) to conscript into the army etc: He was drafted into the Navy.) przeprowadzać pobór•- draft dodger
- draft evasion
- draftsman -
14 duck
[dʌk] 1. nkaczka f2. vi(also: duck down) uchylać się (uchylić się perf)3. vtuchylać się (uchylić się perf) przed +instr* * *I verb1) (to push briefly under water: They splashed about, ducking each other in the pool.) wpychać pod wodę, `przytapiać`2) (to lower the head suddenly as if to avoid a blow: He ducked as the ball came at him.) zrobić unikII plurals - ducks, duck; noun1) (a kind of wild or domesticated water-bird with short legs and a broad flat beak.) kaczka2) (a female duck. See also drake.) kaczka3) (in cricket, a score of nil by a batsman: He was out for a duck.)•- duckling -
15 economy
[ɪ'kɔnəmɪ]n( of country) gospodarka f; ( financial prudence) oszczędność f* * *[i'konəmi]1) (the thrifty, careful management of money etc to avoid waste: Please use the water with economy; We must make economies in household spending.) oszczędność2) (organization of money and resources: the country's economy; household economy.) gospodarka•- economic- economical
- economically
- economics
- economist
- economize
- economise -
16 efface
[ɪ'feɪs]vtzacierać (zatrzeć perf), wymazywać (wymazać perf)to efface o.s. — usuwać się (usunąć się perf) w cień
* * *[i'feis]1) (to rub out; to remove: You must try to efface the event from your memory.) zatrzeć, wymazać2) (to avoid drawing attention to (oneself): She did her best to efface herself at parties.) usunąć się w cień -
17 elude
[ɪ'luːd]vt* * *[i'lu:d]1) (to escape or avoid by quickness or cleverness: He eluded his pursuers.) wymknąć się2) (to be too difficult etc for (a person) to understand or remember: The meaning of this poem eludes me.) umykać•- elusive -
18 err on the side of
(to be guilty of what might be seen as a fault in order to avoid an opposite and greater fault: It is better to err on the side of leniency when punishing a child.) popełnić błąd na korzyść -
19 fence
[fɛns] 1. npłot m2. vt(also: fence in) ogradzać (ogrodzić perf)3. vi (SPORT)to sit on the fence ( fig) — zachowywać (zachować perf) neutralność
* * *I 1. [fens] noun(a line of wooden or metal posts joined by wood, wire etc to stop people, animals etc moving on to or off a piece of land: The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.) płot2. verb(to enclose (an area of land) with a fence eg to prevent people, animals etc from getting in: We fenced off the field.) ogrodzić- fencingII [fens] verb1) (to fight with (blunted) swords as a sport.) uprawiać szermierkę2) (to avoid answering questions: He fenced with me for half an hour before I got the truth.) wykręcać się•- fencing -
20 fight shy of
(to avoid: He fought shy of introducing her to his wife.) unikać
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