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21 capable
['keɪpəbl]adjto be capable of doing sth — ( able) być w stanie coś zrobić; ( likely) być zdolnym do zrobienia czegoś
to be capable of — być zdolnym do +gen
moths are capable of speeds of 50 kph — ćmy potrafią osiągać prędkość 50 km/h
* * *['keipəbl]1) (clever especially in practical ways: She'll manage somehow - she's so capable!) uzdolniony2) ((with of) clever enough to; likely to; able to: He is capable of doing better; He is quite capable of cheating us.) zdolny•- capably- capability -
22 excuse
1. [ɪks'kjuːs] n( justification) usprawiedliwienie nt, wytłumaczenie nt; ( untrue) wymówka f; ( reason (not) to do sth) pretekst m2. [ɪks'kjuːz] vt( justify) usprawiedliwiać (usprawiedliwić perf), tłumaczyć (wytłumaczyć perf); ( forgive) wybaczać (wybaczyć perf)to excuse sb from doing sth — zwalniać (zwolnić perf) kogoś z robienia czegoś
if you will excuse me — jeśli Pan/Pani pozwoli
to excuse o.s. for sth/for doing sth — tłumaczyć się (wytłumaczyć się perf) z czegoś/ze zrobienia czegoś
* * *1. [ik'skju:z] verb1) (to forgive or pardon: Excuse me - can you tell me the time?; I'll excuse your carelessness this time.) wybaczać2) (to free (someone) from a task, duty etc: May I be excused from writing this essay?) zwolnić2. [ik'skju:s] noun(a reason (given by oneself) for being excused, or a reason for excusing: He has no excuse for being so late.) wytłumaczenie, usprawiedliwienie -
23 favour
['feɪvə(r)] 1. (US favor) n( approval) przychylność f; ( act of kindness) przysługa f2. vt( prefer) solution, view preferować; person faworyzować; ( be advantageous to) sprzyjać +datto ask a favour of sb — prosić (poprosić perf) kogoś o przysługę
to do sb a favour — wyświadczać (wyświadczyć perf) komuś przysługę
in favour of — na korzyść +gen
to be in favour of sth/doing sth — być zwolennikiem czegoś/(z)robienia czegoś
to find favour with sb — przypadać (przypaść perf) komuś do gustu
* * *['feivə] 1. noun1) (a kind action: Will you do me a favour and lend me your car?) przysługa, uprzejmość2) (kindness or approval: She looked on him with great favour.) życzliwość3) (preference or too much kindness: By doing that he showed favour to the other side.) stronniczość4) (a state of being approved of: He was very much in favour with the Prime Minister.) łaska2. verb(to support or show preference for: Which side do you favour?) popierać- favourably
- favourite 3. noun(a person or thing that one likes best: Of all her paintings that is my favourite.) ulubiona osoba, rzecz- in favour of
- in one's favour -
24 give up as a bad job
(to decide that (something) is not worth doing, or impossible to do, and so stop doing it.) machnąć (na coś ręką) -
25 intent
[ɪn'tɛnt] 1. n ( fml)intencja f2. adjintent on — skupiony na +loc
* * *[-t]1) ((with on) meaning, planning or wanting to do (something): He's intent on going; He's intent on marrying the girl.) zdecydowany2) ((with on) concentrating hard on: He was intent on the job he was doing.) skupiony -
26 keep going
(to continue doing what one is doing; to survive: The snow was falling heavily, but we had to keep going; Business is bad at the moment, but we'll manage to keep going.) robić (coś) dalej -
27 keep it up
(to carry on doing something at the same speed or as well as one is doing it at present: Your work is good - keep it up!) utrzymywać tempo -
28 keep on
vi* * *(to continue (doing something or moving): He just kept on writing; They kept on until they came to a petrol station.) kontynuować, iść dalej -
29 keep one's hand in
(to remain good or skilful at doing something by doing it occasionally: I still sometimes play a game of billiards, just to keep my hand in.) nie wyjść z wprawy -
30 occupy
['ɔkjupaɪ]vtto occupy o.s. in/with sth/doing sth — zajmować się czymś/robieniem czegoś
to be occupied in/with sth/doing sth — być zajętym czymś/robieniem czegoś
* * *1) (to be in or fill (time, space etc): A table occupied the centre of the room.) zajmować, mieszkać2) (to live in: The family occupied a small flat.) zajmować3) (to capture: The soldiers occupied the town.) zajmować•- occupant- occupation
- occupational
- occupier -
31 persist
[pə'sɪst]vipain, weather etc utrzymywać się; person upierać sięto persist in doing sth — wciąż coś robić, nie przestawać czegoś robić
* * *[pə'sist](to keep doing, thinking etc in spite of opposition or difficulty; to continue asking, persuading etc: It will not be easy but you will succeed if you persist; He didn't want to tell her, but she persisted (in asking).) wytrwać, nie przestawać (robić)- persistently
- persistence -
32 plan
[plæn] 1. nplan m2. vt 3. vito plan to do sth/on doing sth — planować coś (z)robić
to plan for/on — spodziewać się +gen
* * *1. noun1) (an idea of how to do something; a method of doing something: If everyone follows this plan, we will succeed; I have worked out a plan for making a lot of money.) plan2) (an intention or arrangement: My plan is to rob a bank and leave the country quickly; What are your plans for tomorrow?) plan3) (a drawing, diagram etc showing a building, town etc as if seen from above: These are the plans of/for our new house; a street-plan.) plan, rzut2. verb1) ((sometimes with on) to intend (to do something): We are planning on going to Italy this year; We were planning to go last year but we hadn't enough money; They are planning a trip to Italy.) planować2) (to decide how something is to be done; to arrange (something): We are planning a party; We'll have to plan very carefully if we are to succeed.) planować3) (to design (a building, town etc): This is the architect who planned the building.) projektować•- planner- planning
- go according to plan
- plan ahead -
33 play at
vt fuspolitics etc bawić się w +acc* * *1) (to pretend to be etc: The children were playing at cowboys and Indians.) bawić się w2) (used when asking angrily what someone is doing: What does he think he's playing at (=doing)?) wyrabiać, wyczyniać -
34 potter
['pɔtə(r)] 1. ngarncarz(-arka) m(f)2. vi ( BRIT)to potter around, potter about — pałętać się
* * *I ['potə] noun(a person who makes plates, cups, vases etc out of clay and fires them in an oven (called a kiln).) garncarz- potteryII [potə] verb(to wander about doing small jobs or doing nothing important: I spent the afternoon pottering (about).) włóczyć się -
35 practice
['præktɪs] 1. n 2. vt, vi, see practise (US)it's common/standard practice — (jest) to powszechna or typowa praktyka
to put sth into practice — stosować (zastosować perf) coś w praktyce
* * *['præktis]1) (the actual doing of something, as opposed to the theory or idea: In theory the plan should work, but in practice there are a lot of difficulties.) praktyka2) (the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom: It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m.) zwyczaj3) (the repeated performance or exercise of something in order to learn to do it well: She has musical talent, but she needs a lot of practice; Have a quick practice before you start.) ćwiczenie4) (a doctor's or lawyer's business: He has a practice in Southampton.) praktyka•- make a practice of
- put into practice -
36 prevent
[prɪ'vɛnt]vtzapobiegać (zapobiec perf) +datto prevent sb from doing sth — uniemożliwiać (uniemożliwić perf) komuś zrobienie czegoś
to prevent sth from happening — zapobiegać (zapobiec perf) czemuś, nie dopuszczać (nie dopuścić perf) do czegoś
* * *[pri'vent](to stop (someone doing something or something happening): He prevented me from going.) powstrzymać- preventive -
37 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 -
38 restrain
[rɪs'treɪn]vtto restrain sb/o.s. from doing sth — powstrzymywać (powstrzymać perf) kogoś/się od zrobienia czegoś
* * *[rə'strein](to prevent from doing something; to control: He was so angry he could hardly restrain himself; He had to be restrained from hitting the man; He restrained his anger with difficulty.) powstrzymać -
39 shy
[ʃaɪ] 1. adj 2. vito fight shy of — starać się unikać +gen
* * *1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) nieśmiały2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) nieskory do kontaktów (z)3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) płochliwy2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) płoszyć się- shyly- shyness -
40 stoop
[stuːp]vi(also: stoop down) schylać się (schylić się perf); ( walk with a stoop) garbić sięto stoop to sth/doing sth ( fig) — zniżać się (zniżyć się perf) do czegoś/robienia czegoś
* * *[stu:p] 1. verb1) (to bend the body forward and downward: The doorway was so low that he had to stoop (his head) to go through it; She stooped down to talk to the child.) nachylać (się)2) (to lower one's (moral) standards by doing something: Surely he wouldn't stoop to cheating!) zniżyć się2. noun(a stooping position of the body, shoulder etc: Many people develop a stoop as they grow older.) zgarbione plecy- stooped
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