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1 couldn't
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2 resist
[rɪ'zɪst]vtopierać się (oprzeć się perf) +datI couldn't resist doing it — nie mogłem się powstrzymać, żeby tego nie zrobić
* * *[rə'zist]1) (to fight against, usually successfully: The soldiers resisted the enemy attack; He tried to resist arrest; It's hard to resist temptation.) odeprzeć, opierać się2) (to be able to stop oneself doing, taking etc (something): I couldn't resist kicking him when he bent down; I just can't resist strawberries.) powstrzymać się od, oprzeć się3) (to be unaffected or undamaged by: a metal that resists rust/acids.) oprzeć się, być odpornym na•- resistant -
3 could
[kud]pt of can* * *[kud]negative short form - couldn't; verb1) (past tense of can: They asked if I could drive a car; I said I couldn't; She asked if she could go.)2) (used to express a possibility: I could go but I'm not going to; I could do it next week if you helped me.) mógłbym, mógłbyś, mógłby itd.• -
4 fault
[fɔːlt] 1. n( mistake) błąd m; ( defect) ( in person) wada f; ( in machine) usterka f; ( GEOL) uskok m; (TENNIS) błąd m serwisowy2. vtto find fault with sb/sth — czepiać się kogoś/czegoś
* * *[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) błąd, wina2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) defekt, skaza3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) uskok2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) krytykować- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
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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
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7 think of
1) (to remember to do (something); to keep in one's mind; to consider: You always think of everything!; Have you thought of the cost involved?) pomyśleć o czymś2) (to remember: I couldn't think of her name when I met her at the party.) pamiętać, przypominać3) ((with would, should, not, never etc) to be willing to do (something): I would never think of being rude to her; He couldn't think of leaving her.) wyobrażać sobie -
8 anyway
['ɛnɪweɪ]adv1) ( at any rate) i tak, tak czy owak2) ( besides) w każdym razie, (a) poza tym, (a) tak w ogóleanyway, I'll let you know — w każdym razie dam ci znać
anyway, I couldn't come even if I wanted to — (a) poza tym, nie mógłbym przyjść, nawet gdybym chciał
why are you phoning, anyway? — a tak w ogóle, dlaczego dzwonisz?
* * *adverb (nevertheless; in spite of what has been or might be said, done etc: My mother says I mustn't go but I'm going anyway; Anyway, she can't stop you.) tak czy owak -
9 at/in the back of one's mind
(being vaguely aware of something; deep inside: In the back of her mind she knew she couldn't trust him.) podświadomie, świtać komuś -
10 bear
I [bɛə(r)] nniedźwiedź m; (STOCK EXCHANGE) gracz m na zniżkęII 1. [bɛə(r)] vt; pt bore, pp borne( carry) nieść, nosić; ( support) podtrzymywać (podtrzymać perf); responsibility, cost ponosić (ponieść perf); (tolerate, endure) znosić (znieść perf); examination, scrutiny wytrzymywać (wytrzymać perf); traces, signs nosić; ( COMM) interest, dividend przynosić (przynieść perf); children, fruit rodzić (urodzić perf)2. vi ( AUT)to bear right/left — trzymać się prawej/lewej strony
I can't bear him — nie mogę go znieść, nie znoszę go
to bring pressure to bear on sb — wywierać (wywrzeć perf) na kogoś presję
Phrasal Verbs:- bear out- bear up* * *I [beə] past tense - bore; verb1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.) znosić, tolerować2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?) dźwigać3) ((past participle in passive born [bo:n]) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.) rodzić4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.) nosić5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.) nosić6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.) skręcać, rozwidlać się•- bearable- bearer
- bearing
- bearings
- bear down on
- bear fruit
- bear out
- bear up
- bear with
- find/get one's bearings
- lose one's bearings II [beə] noun(a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.) niedźwiedź- bearskin -
11 can
I 1. n( for foodstuffs) puszka f; (for oil, water) kanister m2. vt II [kænˌ kən] negative cannot, can't, conditional and pt could, aux vb1) ( be able to) mócyou can do it if you try — możesz to zrobić, jeśli się postarasz
2) ( know how to) umieć3) (expressing permission, disbelief, puzzlement, possibility) móc* * *[kæn] I negative - can't; verb1) (to be able to: You can do it if you try hard.) móc2) (to know how to: Can you drive a car?) potrafić3) ((usually may) to have permission to: You can go if you behave yourself.) móc, mieć zezwolenie4) (used in questions to indicate surprise, disbelief etc: What can he be doing all this time?) mócII 1. noun(a metal container for liquids and many types of food: oil-can; beer-can; six cans of beer.) puszka2. verb(to put (especially food) into cans, usually to preserve it: a factory for canning raspberries.) puszkować- canned- cannery -
12 care
[kɛə(r)]n abbr= Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere organizacja charytatywna* * *[keə] 1. noun1) (close attention: Do it with care.) uwaga2) (keeping; protection: Your belongings will be safe in my care.) opieka3) ((a cause for) worry: free from care; all the cares of the world.) troska4) (treatment: medical care; skin care.) opieka zdrowotna2. verb1) (to be anxious or concerned: Don't you care if you fail?; I couldn't care less (= It's of no importance to me); She really cares about her career.) dbać, przejmować się2) (to be willing (to): Would you care to have dinner with me?) mieć ochotę•- careful- carefully
- carefulness
- careless
- carelessly
- carelessness
- carefree
- caregiver
- caretaker
- careworn
- care for
- care of
- take care
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13 catch someone's eye
(to attract someone's attention: The advertisement caught my eye; I couldn't catch the waiter's eye and so we were last to be served.) zwracać czyjąś uwagę -
14 combination
[kɔmbɪ'neɪʃən]n( mixture) połączenie nt, kombinacja f; (for lock, safe) szyfr m* * *[-bi-]1) ((the result of) combining or being combined: The town was a combination of old and new architecture.) połączenie2) (a set of numbers used to open certain types of lock: He couldn't open the safe as he had forgotten the combination; ( also adjective) a combination lock.) szyfr -
15 compartment
[kəm'pɑːtmənt]n ( RAIL)* * *(a separate part or division eg of a railway carriage: We couldn't find an empty compartment in the train; The drawer was divided into compartments.) przedział -
16 distinct
[dɪs'tɪŋkt]adj( separate) odrębny; ( different) różny; ( clear) wyraźny; ( unmistakable) niewątpliwy, zdecydowanyas distinct from — w odróżnieniu od +gen
* * *[di'stiŋkt]1) (easily seen, heard or noticed: There are distinct differences between the two; Her voice is very distinct.) wyraźny2) (separate or different: Those two birds are quite distinct - you couldn't confuse them.) odmienny•- distinctness
- distinction
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17 distracted
[dɪs'træktɪd]adj* * *1) (turned aside (from what one is doing or thinking): He had slipped out while her attention was distracted.) odwrócony, odciągnięty2) (out of one's mind; mad: a distracted old woman.) zdemenciały, roztargniony3) (distressed: The distracted mother couldn't reach her child in the burning house.) zatrwożony -
18 drift
[drɪft] 1. n( of current) prąd m; ( of snow) zaspa f; (of thought, argument) sens m2. viboat dryfować; sand, snow tworzyć zaspyto let things drift — pozostawiać (pozostawić perf) sprawy własnemu biegowi
I get/catch your drift — rozumiem, o co ci chodzi
* * *[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) zaspa2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) sens, tok2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) nawiać, dryfować2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) nie móc długo zagrzać gdzieś miejsca, krążyć•- drifter- driftwood -
19 during
['djuərɪŋ]preppodczas +gen, w czasie +gen* * *['djuəriŋ]1) (throughout the time of: We couldn't get cigarettes during the war.) podczas2) (at a particular time within: He died during the war.) podczas, w czasie -
20 figure
['fɪgə(r)] 1. n ( GEOM)figura f; ( number) liczba f, cyfra f; ( body) figura f; ( person) postać f; ( personality) postać f, figura f2. vt (esp US) 3. vifigurować, pojawiać się (pojawić się perf)that figures — to było do przewidzenia, można się (było) tego spodziewać
Phrasal Verbs:* * *['fiɡə, ]( American[) 'fiɡjər] 1. noun1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) postać, sylwetka2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) figura3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) cyfra4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) rycina, rysunek2. verb1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) figurować, występować2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) liczyć•- figuratively
- figurehead
- figure of speech
- figure out
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