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1 desk
[dɛsk]n( in office) biurko nt; ( for pupil) ławka f; ( in hotel) recepcja f; ( at airport) informacja f; ( BRIT) (in shop, restaurant) kasa f* * *[desk](a piece of furniture, often like a table, for sitting at while writing, reading etc: She kept the pile of letters in a drawer in her desk.) biurko -
2 pigeon-hole
noun (a small compartment for letters, papers etc in a desk etc or eg hung on the wall of an office, staffroom etc: He has separate pigeon-holes for bills, for receipts, for letters from friends and so on.) przegródka -
3 tie
[taɪ] 1. n ( BRIT)(also: necktie) krawat m; ( string etc) wiązanie nt, wiązadło nt; ( fig) więź f; ( match) spotkanie nt, mecz m; ( draw) remis m2. vt 3. vi"black/white tie" — uwaga na zaproszeniu, oznaczająca, że wymaganym na przyjęciu strojem jest smoking/frak
to tie sth in a bow — zawiązywać (zawiązać perf) coś na kokardkę
to tie a knot in sth — zawiązywać (zawiązać perf) na czymś węzeł
Phrasal Verbs:- tie down- tie in- tie on- tie up* * *1. present participle - tying; verb1) ((often with to, on etc) to fasten with a string, rope etc: He tied the horse to a tree; The parcel was tied with string; I don't like this job - I hate being tied to a desk.) wiązać2) (to fasten by knotting; to make a knot in: He tied his shoelaces.) wiązać3) (to be joined by a knot etc: The belt of this dress ties at the front.) zawiązywać się, wiązać się4) (to score the same number of points etc (in a game, competition etc): Three people tied for first place.) (z)remisować2. noun1) (a strip of material worn tied round the neck under the collar of a shirt: He wore a shirt and tie.) krawat2) (something that joins: the ties of friendship.) więź3) (an equal score or result (in a game, competition etc); a draw.) remis4) (a game or match to be played.) mecz•- tie someone down
- tie down
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4 check-in
* * *1) (the place where passengers show travel documents at an airport or seaport: the check-in desk; (American) the check-in counter.) punkt odpraw2) (the process of checking in at an airport etc.) zgłaszanie się, zameldowanie się -
5 history
['hɪstərɪ]nhistoria f* * *['histəri]plural - histories; noun1) (the study of events etc that happened in the past: She is studying British history; ( also adjective) a history lesson/book.) historia2) (a description usually in writing of past events, ways of life etc: I'm writing a history of Scotland.) historia, dzieje3) ((the description of) the usually interesting events etc associated with (something): This desk/word has a very interesting history.) historia•- historic
- historical
- historically
- make history -
6 paper
['peɪpə(r)] 1. npapier m; (also: newspaper) gazeta f; ( exam) egzamin m; ( academic essay) referat m; ( wallpaper) tapeta fa piece of paper — ( odd bit) kawałek m papieru; ( sheet) kartka f (papieru)
- papers2. adjpapierowy, z papieru post3. vt* * *['peipə] 1. noun1) (the material on which these words are written, made from wood, rags etc and used for writing, printing, wrapping parcels etc: I need paper and a pen to write a letter; ( also adjective) a paper bag.) papier2) (a single (often printed or typed) piece of this: There were papers all over his desk.) papier3) (a newspaper: Have you read the paper?) gazeta4) (a group of questions for a written examination: The Latin paper was very difficult.) test, egzamin5) ((in plural) documents proving one's identity, nationality etc: The policeman demanded my papers.) dokumenty•- papery- paperback 2. adjectivepaperback novels.) w miękkiej oprawce- paper-knife
- paper sculpture
- paperweight
- paperwork -
7 face
[feɪs] 1. n ( ANAT)twarz f; ( expression) mina f; ( of clock) tarcza f; (of mountain, cliff) ściana f; (of cube, dice) ścianka f; ( fig) oblicze nt2. vtperson direction, object zwracać się (zwrócić się perf) twarzą do +gen; unpleasant situation stawiać (stawić perf) czoło +dat; building, seat być zwróconym w kierunku +gento make/pull a face — robić (zrobić perf) minę
in the face of — w obliczu +gen
face to face (with) — twarzą w twarz (z +instr)
to be facing sb/sth — person być zwróconym twarzą do kogoś/czegoś
to face the fact that … — przyjmować (przyjąć perf) do wiadomości (fakt), że …
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[feis] 1. noun1) (the front part of the head, from forehead to chin: a beautiful face.) twarz2) (a surface especially the front surface: a rock face.) powierzchnia3) (in mining, the end of a tunnel etc where work is being done: a coal face.) przodek2. verb1) (to be opposite to: My house faces the park.) wychodzić na2) (to turn, stand etc in the direction of: She faced him across the desk.) stanąć naprzeciw3) (to meet or accept boldly: to face one's fate.) stawić czoło•- - faced- facial
- facing
- facecloth
- facelift
- face-powder
- face-saving
- face value
- at face value
- face the music
- face to face
- face up to
- in the face of
- lose face
- make/pull a face
- on the face of it
- put a good face on it
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8 bureau
['bjuərəu]sekretarzyk m; (US) komoda f; (for travel, information) biuro nt* * *['bjuərəu]plurals - bureaux; noun1) (a writing-desk with drawers.) biurko, sekretarzyk2) ((American) a chest of drawers.) komoda3) (an office for collecting and supplying information etc: a travel bureau.) biuro -
9 drawer
[drɔː(r)]nszuflada f* * *[dro:](a sliding box without a lid which fits into a chest, table etc: the bottom drawer of my desk.) szuflada -
10 dwarf
[dwɔːf] 1. pl dwarves, nkarzeł m2. vt* * *[dwo:f] 1. plurals - dwarfs; noun1) (an animal, plant or person much smaller than normal.) karzeł2) (in fairy tales etc, a creature like a tiny man, with magic powers: Snow White and the seven dwarfs.) krasnoludek2. verb(to make to appear small: The cathedral was dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers.) pomniejszać -
11 some
[sʌm] 1. adj1) ( a certain amount of) trochę +gen; ( a certain number of) parę +gen nvir pl, paru +gen vir pl, kilka +gen nvir pl, kilku +gen vir plsome tea/water — trochę herbaty/wody
2) ( certain) ( in contrasts) niektóre +nvir pl, niektórzy +vir plsome people say that … — niektórzy (ludzie) mówią, że …
3) ( unspecified)2. pronhave you got any friends? — yes, I've got some — (czy) masz jakichś przyjaciół? — tak, mam paru or kilku
have you got any stamps? — yes, I've got some — (czy) masz jakieś znaczki? — tak, mam parę or kilka
2) ( a certain amount) trochę3. advhave we got any money? — yes, we've got some — (czy) mamy jakieś pieniądze? — tak, mamy trochę
* * *1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) kilka, trochę2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) trochę, niektórzy3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) jakiś4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) pewny, pewien2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) nie lada2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) jakiś3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) jakieś, około3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) nieco- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me
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