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1 slow
[sləu] 1. adjwolny, powolnyto be slow to act/decide — zbyt wolno działać/podejmować decyzje
2. advto go slow — driver jechać wolno or powoli; ( BRIT) workers zwalniać (zwolnić perf) tempo pracy ( w ramach akcji protestacyjnej)
wolno, powoli3. vt"slow" — znak ograniczenia prędkości
(also: slow down, slow up) speed zmniejszać (zmniejszyć perf); business etc przyhamowywać (przyhamować perf)4. vi(also: slow down, slow up) zwalniać (zwolnić perf)to slow down/up the car — zwalniać (zwolnić perf)
* * *[sləu] 1. adjective1) (not fast; not moving quickly; taking a long time: a slow train; The service at that restaurant is very slow; He was very slow to offer help.) wolny2) ((of a clock etc) showing a time earlier than the actual time; behind in time: My watch is five minutes slow.) spóźniony3) (not clever; not quick at learning: He's particularly slow at arithmetic.) tępy2. verb(to make, or become slower: The car slowed to take the corner.) zmniejszać szybkość, zwalniać- slowly- slowness
- slow motion
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2 interfere
[ɪntə'fɪə(r)]vito interfere in — wtrącać się (wtrącić się perf) do +gen or w +acc
to interfere with — ( object) majstrować przy +loc; ( career) przeszkadzać (przeszkodzić perf) w +loc; ( plans) kolidować z +instr
* * *[intə'fiə]1) ((often with in, with) to (try to) become involved in etc, when one's help etc is not wanted: I wish you would stop interfering (with my plans); Don't interfere in other people's business!) wtrącać się2) ((with with) to prevent, stop or slow down the progress of: He doesn't let anything interfere with his game of golf on Saturday mornings.) przeszkadzać•- interfering -
3 line
[laɪn] 1. n( mark) linia f, kreska f; ( wrinkle) zmarszczka f; ( of people) kolejka f; ( of things) rząd m, szpaler m; (of writing, song) linijka f, wiersz m; ( rope) lina f, sznur m; ( for fishing) żyłka f; ( wire) przewód m; ( TEL) linia f, połączenie nt; ( railway track) tor m; (bus, train route) linia f; ( fig) (attitude, policy) linia f, kurs m; (business, work) dziedzina f, branża f; ( COMM) ( of product(s)) typ m, model m2. vtroad ustawiać się (ustawić się perf) wzdłuż +gen, tworzyć (utworzyć perf) szpaler wzdłuż +gen; clothing podszywać (podszyć perf); container wykładać (wyłożyć perf)to line sth with sth — wykładać (wyłożyć perf) coś czymś
to line the streets — wypełniać (wypełnić perf) ulice
to cut in line (US) — wpychać się (wepchnąć się perf) do kolejki
in line — rzędem, w szeregu
in line with — w zgodzie z +instr
to bring sth into line with sth — dostosowywać (dostosować perf) coś do czegoś
to draw the line at doing sth — stanowczo sprzeciwiać się (sprzeciwić się perf) robieniu czegoś
Phrasal Verbs:- line up* * *I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) sznur, żyłka2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) linia3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) sylwetka4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) zmarszczka5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) rząd, szereg6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) `parę słów`7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) linia, ród8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) kurs, wytyczna9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) tor10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) sieć, instalacja11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) wiersz, linia12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) linia13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) towar, asortyment, branża14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) linia (bojowa)2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) tworzyć szpaler2) (to mark with lines.) kreskować•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) wyłożyć2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) podszyć•- lined- liner- lining
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