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1 decline
[dɪ'klaɪn] 1. n2. vt 3. videcline in/of — spadek m +gen
when he asked me to dance, I politely declined his invitation — gdy poprosił mnie do tańca, grzecznie odmówiłam
* * *1. verb1) (to say `no' to (an invitation etc); to refuse: We declined his offer of a lift.) odmawiać2) (to become less strong or less good etc: His health has declined recently; Our profits have temporarily declined.) pogorszyć się2. noun(a gradual lessening or worsening (of health, standards, quantity etc): There has been a gradual decline in the birthrate.) spadek -
2 measure
['mɛʒə(r)] 1. vtPhrasal Verbs:2. vi 3. n( degree) stopień m; ( portion) porcja f; ( ruler) miar(k)a f; ( standard) miara f; ( action) środek m (zaradczy)measures have been taken to limit the economic decline — podjęto kroki mające na celu ograniczenie spadku gospodarczego
* * *['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) miara2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) jednostka, miara3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) miara4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) środek zaradczy, krok5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) doza, dawka6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) takt2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) (wy)mierzyć2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) wskazać, odmierzać3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) zmierzyć się z kimś4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) mieć rozmiar•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up
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