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1 something like
1) (about: We have something like five hundred people working here.) około2) (rather like: A zebra is something like a horse with stripes.) coś na kształt -
2 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) namyślać sięEnglish-Polish dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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3 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) namyślać sięEnglish-Polish dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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4 feel bad (about something)
(to feel upset or ashamed about something: I feel bad about forgetting to telephone you.) mieć wyrzuty sumienia -
5 feel bad (about something)
(to feel upset or ashamed about something: I feel bad about forgetting to telephone you.) mieć wyrzuty sumienia -
6 what about?
1) (used in asking whether the listener would like (to do) something: What about a glass of milk?; What about going to the cinema?) a może tak2) (used in asking for news or advice: What about your new book?; What about the other problem?) co z -
7 get something off one's chest
(to tell the truth about something that is worrying one.) zrzucić ciężar z serca -
8 poke about/around
(to look or search for something among other things.) myszkować -
9 take (something) in good part
(not to be upset, offended or annoyed (eg by a joke, remark etc): John took the jokes about his accident with the pot of paint all in good part.) przyjąć ze spokojem -
10 take (something) in good part
(not to be upset, offended or annoyed (eg by a joke, remark etc): John took the jokes about his accident with the pot of paint all in good part.) przyjąć ze spokojem -
11 ready
['rɛdɪ] 1. adjgotowy; ( easy) łatwy2. nat the ready ( MIL) — gotowy do strzału; fig w pogotowiu
3. vi 4. vtto get ready —
* * *['redi]1) ((negative unready) prepared; able to be used etc immediately or when needed; able to do (something) immediately or when necessary: I've packed our cases, so we're ready to leave; Is tea ready yet?; Your coat has been cleaned and is ready (to be collected).) przygotowany, gotowy2) ((negative unready) willing: I'm always ready to help.) chętny3) (quick: You're too ready to find faults in other people; He always has a ready answer.) gotów, gotowy4) (likely, about (to do something): My head feels as if it's ready to burst.) gotów, gotowy•- readily
- ready cash
- ready-made
- ready money
- ready-to-wear
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12 be on the point of
(to be about to (do something): I was on the point of going out when the telephone rang.) mieć właśnie (coś zrobić) -
13 blunder
['blʌndə(r)] 1. ngafa f2. vipopełniać (popełnić perf) gafęto blunder into sb/sth — wpadać (wpaść perf) na kogoś/coś
* * *1. verb1) (to stumble (about or into something): He blundered into the door.) zbłądzić2) (to make a (bad) mistake: He really blundered when he insulted the boss's wife.) popełnić gafę2. noun(a (bad) mistake.) gafa -
14 liable
['laɪəbl]adj( prone)liable to — podatny na +acc; ( responsible)
liable for — odpowiedzialny za +acc; ( likely)
she's liable to cry when she gets upset — ma tendencję do płaczu, kiedy się zdenerwuje
* * *1) ((with to) tending to have, get, suffer from etc: This road is liable to flooding; He is liable to pneumonia.) narażony, podatny2) (possibly or probably about (to do something or to happen): Watch the milk - it's liable to boil over.) mający widoki na, podatny3) (legally responsible (for): The airline is liable to you for any damage to your luggage.) odpowiedzialny4) (likely to get (a fine, a punishment): Do not litter! Offenders are liable to fines of up to $100.)• -
15 malign
[mə'laɪn] 1. vt 2. adjinfluence szkodliwy, zły; interpretation wrogi, pełen złej woli* * *(to say unpleasant things about (someone or something), especially without reason: He's always maligning his wife when she isn't there.) oczerniać- malignantly -
16 what ... like?
(used when asking for information about someone or something: `What does it look like?' `It's small and square.'; `What's her mother like?' `Oh, she's quite nice.'; We may go - it depends (on) what the weather's like.) -
17 a matter of opinion
(something about which different people have different opinions or views: Whether she's clever or not is a matter of opinion.) kwestia punktu widzenia -
18 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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19 set
[sɛt] 1. n( of problems) zespół m; (of saucepans, books) komplet m; ( of people) grupa f; (also: radio set) radio nt, odbiornik m radiowy; (also: TV set) telewizor m, odbiornik m telewizyjny; (TENNIS) set m; ( MATH) zbiór m; (FILM) plan m; ( THEAT) dekoracje pl; ( of hair) ułożenie nt, modelowanie nt2. adj 3. vt; pt, pp setplace, stage przygotowywać (przygotować perf); time, rules ustalać (ustalić perf); record ustanawiać (ustanowić perf); alarm, watch nastawiać (nastawić perf); task, exercise zadawać (zadać perf); exam układać (ułożyć perf); ( TYP) składać (złożyć perf)4. vi; pt, pp setsun zachodzić (zajść perf); jelly, concrete tężeć (stężeć perf); glue wysychać (wyschnąć perf); bone zrastać się (zrosnąć się perf)to set the table — nakrywać (nakryć perf) do stołu
to set sth to music — komponować (skomponować perf) muzykę do czegoś
to set free — uwalniać (uwolnić perf), zwalniać (zwolnić perf)
to set sail — podnosić (podnieść perf) żagle
Phrasal Verbs:- set back- set in- set off- set out- set up* * *[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) kłaść2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) nakrywać do3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) ustalać, określać4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) dawać5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) skłaniać do6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) zachodzić7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) zastygnąć, wiązać8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) nastawić9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) ułożyć10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) osadzić11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) nastawić, złożyć2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) ustalony, stały2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) gotowy, zdeterminowany3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) rozmyślny, postanowiony4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) nieruchomy5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) stały, ustalony6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) wysadzony3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) zestaw, komplet2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) odbiornik3) (a group of people: the musical set.) zespół4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) ułożenie5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) dekoracje, plan6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set•- setting- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
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20 root
[ruːt] 1. n(of plant, tooth) korzeń m; ( MATH) pierwiastek m; ( of hair) cebulka f; (of problem, belief) źródło nt- roots2. viukorzeniać się (ukorzenić się perf), wypuszczać (wypuścić perf) korzenie3. vtPhrasal Verbs:- root for- root out* * *I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) korzeń2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) nasada, korzeń3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) źródło4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) korzenie2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) zakorzenić sie, zasadzić- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) ryć2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) grzebać
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