-
1 work
[wəːk] 1. n 2. vi 3. vtto go/get or set to work — zabierać się (zabrać się perf) do pracy
to work a mine/an oil well — pracować przy wydobyciu węgla/ropy
to work loose — screw etc obluzowywać się (obluzować się perf); knot rozluźniać się (rozluźnić się perf)
to work on the principle that … — działać przy założeniu, że …
to work miracles/wonders — czynić cuda
Phrasal Verbs:- work on- work out- work up* * *[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) praca, robota2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) praca, zajęcie3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) praca4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) dzieło5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) praca6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) praca2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) pracować2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) pracować, być zajętym3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) działać, obsługiwać4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) sprawdzić się5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) posuwać się powoli, przedostać się itd.6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) stopniowo stawać się7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) wykonać, wykuć•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mechanizm2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) uczynek•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders -
2 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 -
3 hit
[hɪt] 1. pt, pp hit, vt( strike) uderzać (uderzyć perf); ( reach) trafiać (trafić perf) w +acc; (collide with, affect) uderzać (uderzyć perf) w +accto hit it off with sb — zaprzyjaźnić się ( perf) kimś
to hit the headlines — trafiać (trafić perf) na pierwsze strony gazet
to hit the road ( inf) — (wy)ruszyć ( perf) w drogę
to hit the roof ( inf) — wściec się ( perf) (inf)
Phrasal Verbs:- hit back- hit on- hit upon2. n(knock, blow) uderzenie nt; ( shot) trafienie nt; (play, film, song) hit m, przebój mto give sb a hit on the head — uderzyć ( perf) kogoś w głowę
* * *[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) uderzyć2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) uderzyć, odbić3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) mocno dotknąć4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) trafiać2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) uderzenie2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) trafienie3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) przebój•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
- make a hit with -
4 explain
[ɪks'pleɪn]vtwyjaśniać (wyjaśnić perf), tłumaczyć (wytłumaczyć perf)Phrasal Verbs:* * *[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) wyjaśniać2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) wytłumaczyć•- explanatory
- explain away -
5 help
[hɛlp] 1. n 2. vtpomagać (pomóc perf) +datwith the help of — ( person) przy pomocy +gen; ( tool etc) za pomocą +gen
help! — pomocy!, ratunku!
I can't help thinking that … — coś mi się zdaje, że …
* * *[help] 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) pomagać2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) pomóc3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) pomóc4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) obsługiwać5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) móc sie powstrzymać, móc coś poradzić2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) pomoc2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) pomoc3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) pomocnik4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) rada, ratunek•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out -
6 odd
[ɔd]adj( strange) dziwny; ( uneven) nieparzysty; ( not paired) nie do pary post; ( some) jakiś; ( miscellaneous) różne (+pl)* * *[od]1) (unusual; strange: He's wearing very odd clothes; a very odd young man.) dziwny2) ((of a number) that cannot be divided exactly by 2: 5 and 7 are odd (numbers).) nieparzysty3) (not one of a pair, set etc: an odd shoe.) pojedynczy4) (occasional; free: at odd moments.) wolny•- oddity- oddly
- oddment
- odds
- odd jobs
- odd job man
- be at odds
- make no odds
- oddly enough
- odd man out / odd one out
- odds and ends
- what's the odds? -
7 thread
[θrɛd] 1. n 2. vtto thread one's way between — przemykać (przemknąć perf) pomiędzy +instr
* * *[Ɵred] 1. noun1) (a thin strand of cotton, wool, silk etc, especially when used for sewing: a needle and some thread.) nić2) (the spiral ridge around a screw: This screw has a worn thread.) gwint3) (the connection between the various events or details (in a story, account etc): I've lost the thread of what he's saying.) wątek2. verb1) (to pass a thread through: I cannot thread this needle; The child was threading beads.) nawlec, nanizać2) (to make (one's way) through: She threaded her way through the crowd.) przedostać się•
См. также в других словарях:
cannot make head nor tail of something — cannot make head nor/or/tail of something informal phrase used for saying that you cannot understand something at all Thesaurus: ways of saying that you do not know or understandsynonym Main entry: head … Useful english dictionary
cannot make head or tail of something — cannot make head nor/or/tail of something informal phrase used for saying that you cannot understand something at all Thesaurus: ways of saying that you do not know or understandsynonym Main entry: head … Useful english dictionary
cannot make head or tail of it — cannot figure it out, cannot understand it, cannot fathom it … English contemporary dictionary
cannot make head or tail of — cannot understand, cannot fathom … English contemporary dictionary
you cannot make bricks without straw — Nothing can be made or performed without the necessary materials. Frequently used as a metaphorical phrase, to make bricks without straw. A (misapplied) allusion to EXODUS V. 7 (AV) Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as… … Proverbs new dictionary
you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs — Cf. Fr. on ne fait pas d’omelette sans casser des œufs, one does not make an omelette without breaking eggs. 1859 T. P. THOMPSON Audi Alteram Partem II. xc. We are walking upon eggs and..the omelet will not be made without the breaking of some.… … Proverbs new dictionary
make — see make hay while the sun shines as you make your bed, so you must lie upon it you cannot make bricks without straw clothes make the man make haste slowly if you don’t make mistakes you don’t make anything … Proverbs new dictionary
make — I [[t]me͟ɪk[/t]] CARRYING OUT AN ACTION ♦ makes, making, made (Make is used in a large number of expressions which are explained under other words in this dictionary. For example, the expression to make sense is explained at sense .) 1) VERB You… … English dictionary
make out — verb 1. detect with the senses (Freq. 8) The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards I can t make out the faces in this photograph • Syn: ↑spot, ↑recognize, ↑recognise, ↑distinguish, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
make the grade — verb To prove satisfactory; to be successful or worthy of merit. In 1916 the famed Van Sweringen brothers bought their first railroad the Nickel Plate. . . . This year, as usual, the tarnished Nickel Plate cannot make the grade. In first seven… … Wiktionary
make a living — earn enough money to live He cannot make a living by only doing a part time job … Idioms and examples
