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1 cut short
1) (to make shorter than intended: He cut short his holiday to deal with the crisis.) skracać2) (to cause (someone) to stop talking by interrupting them: I tried to apologize but he cut me short.) uciszać -
2 shear
[ʃɪə(r)]Phrasal Verbs:* * *[ʃiə]past tense - sheared; verb1) (to clip or cut wool from (a sheep).) strzyc2) ((past tense shorn: often with off) to cut (hair) off: All her curls have been shorn off.) obcinać3) ((past tense shorn: especially with of) to cut hair from (someone): He has been shorn (of all his curls).) strzyc4) (to cut or (cause to) break: A piece of the steel girder sheared off.) zerwać (się), pęknąć•- shears -
3 down
[daun] 1. n 2. adv 3. prepw dół +gen4. vt ( inf)down there/here — tam/tu na or w dole
to pay 5 pounds down — zapłacić ( perf) 5 funtów zadatku
to down tools ( BRIT) — przerywać (przerwać perf) pracę ( na znak protestu)
* * *I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) w dół, na dole2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) na dół3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) z (pokolenia) na (pokolenie)4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) w dół5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) w dół2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) w dół3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) w dół, po, wzdłuż3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) opróżnić, wychylić- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) całkowity- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) puch- downie®- downy -
4 fine
[faɪn] 1. adjquality etc świetny; thread cienki; sand etc drobny, miałki; detail etc drobny; weather piękny; ( satisfactory) w porządku post, w sam raz post2. adv 3. ngrzywna f4. vtkarać (ukarać perf) grzywnąa speeding/parking fine — mandat za przekroczenie prędkości/niewłaściwe parkowanie
* * *I 1. adjective1) ((usually of art etc) very good; of excellent quality: fine paintings; a fine performance.) wspaniały, ładny2) ((of weather) bright; not raining: a fine day.) piękny3) (well; healthy: I was ill yesterday but I am feeling fine today!) dobrze4) (thin or delicate: a fine material.) cienki, delikatny5) (careful; detailed: Fine workmanship is required for such delicate embroidery.) precyzyjny6) (made of small pieces, grains etc: fine sand; fine rain.) miałki, drobny7) (slight; delicate: a fine balance; a fine distinction.) delikatny8) (perfectly satisfactory: There's nothing wrong with your work - it's fine.) dobry2. adverb(satisfactorily: This arrangement suits me fine.) dobrze3. interjection(good; well done etc: You've finished already - fine!) świetnie!- finely- finery
- fine art II 1. noun(money which must be paid as a punishment: I had to pay a fine.) grzywna, mandat2. verb(to make (someone) pay a fine: She was fined $10.) ukarać grzywną -
5 get
[gɛt] 1. pt, pp got, pp gotten, vi (US)1) (become, be) stawać się (stać się perf), robić się (zrobić się perf); (+past partciple) zostać ( perf)to get elected — zostać ( perf) wybranym
2) (go)to get from/to — dostawać się (dostać się perf) z +gen /do +gen
to get home — docierać (dotrzeć perf) do domu
to get to know sb — poznawać (poznać perf) kogoś (bliżej)
2. modal aux vb 3. vtlet's get going/started — zaczynajmy
1)to get sth done — ( do oneself) zrobić ( perf) coś; ( have done) (od)dać ( perf) coś do zrobienia
to get the washing done — zrobić ( perf) pranie
to get one's hair cut — obcinać (obciąć perf) sobie włosy
to get sb to do sth — nakłonić ( perf) kogoś, żeby coś zrobił
to get sb into trouble — wpakować ( perf) kogoś w tarapaty
2) (obtain, find, receive, acquire) dostawać (dostać perf)to get sth for sb — ( obtain) zdobyć ( perf) coś dla kogoś; ( fetch) przynieść ( perf) coś komuś
6) (take, move)to get sth to sb — dostarczyć ( perf) coś komuś
7) ( take) plane, bus etcwe got a plane to London and then a train to Colchester — do Londynu polecieliśmy samolotem, a potem pojechaliśmy pociągiem do Colchester
8) ( understand) rozumieć (zrozumieć perf)9) (have, possess)Phrasal Verbs:- get at- get away- get back- get by- get down- get in- get into- get off- get on- get out- get over- get up* * *[ɡet]past tense - got; verb1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) dostać2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) przynieść3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) dostać (się)4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) spodowodować, wpakować5) (to become: You're getting old.) stawać się6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) namówić7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) dostać się8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) zdołać9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) dostać10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) schwytać11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) pojąć•- getaway- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
- get up
- get up to
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