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81 left-hand
1) (at the left; to the left of something else: the bottom left-hand drawer of the desk.) lewy2) (towards the left: a left-hand bend in the road.) w lewo -
82 light
[laɪt] 1. nświatło nt; ( for cigarette etc) ogień mto come to light — wychodzić (wyjść perf) na jaw
to cast/shed or throw light on ( fig) — rzucać (rzucić perf) światło na +acc
in the light of — w świetle +gen
- lights2. vt; pt, pp litcandle, cigarette zapalać (zapalić perf); fire rozpalać (rozpalić perf); room oświetlać (oświetlić perf); sky rozświetlać (rozświetlić perf)Phrasal Verbs:- light up3. adjlekki; (pale, bright) jasny* * *I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) światło2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) światło3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) ogień4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) światło2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) jasny2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) jasny3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) oświetlić2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) zapalić•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lekki2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lekki3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lekki4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) za lekki5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lekki6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) zwinny, chyży7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) lekki8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) lekki9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) lekki, piaszczysty•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) natknąć się na -
83 lodge
[lɔdʒ] 1. n( small house) stróżówka f; ( hunting lodge) domek m myśliwski; ( masons' lodge) loża f2. vi3. vtto lodge (with) — mieszkać (zamieszkać perf) (u +gen)
complaint etc wnosić (wnieść perf)* * *[lo‹] 1. noun1) (a small house, especially one at a gate to the grounds of a large house.) portiernia, domek2) (a room at a college gate etc for an attendant: the porter's lodge.) stróżówka, portiernia2. verb1) (to live in rooms for which one pays, in someone else's house: He lodges with the Smiths.) wynajmować pokój/pokoje2) (to make or become fixed: The bullet was lodged in his spine.) wpakować, utkwić3) (to make (an objection, an appeal etc) formally or officially.) wnieść•- lodger- lodging -
84 lodger
['lɔdʒə(r)]nlokator(ka) m(f)* * *noun (a person who lives in a room or rooms, for which he pays, in someone else's house: She rented a room to a lodger.) (sub)lokator -
85 lodging
['lɔdʒɪŋ]n* * *1) ((often in plural) a room or rooms hired in someone else's house: She lives in lodgings.) wynajęte mieszkanie2) (a place to stay: He paid the landlady for board and lodging.) mieszkanie -
86 look-alike
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87 mainly
['meɪnlɪ]adv* * *adverb (more (of) the thing mentioned than anything else; mostly or largely: This skirt is mainly dark grey.) głównie -
88 make over
vtto make over (to) — przekazywać (przekazać perf) (prawnie) ( +dat)
* * *((American) to change something or turn it into something else: They made over the room as an office; The plastic surgeon made her face over.) przerobić -
89 merge
[məːdʒ] 1. vt 2. vi* * *[mə:‹]1) (to (cause to) combine or join: The sea and sky appear to merge at the horizon.) (po)łączyć się2) ((with into) to change gradually into something else: Summer slowly merged into autumn.) przechodzić3) ((with into etc) to disappear into (eg a crowd, back-ground etc): He merged into the crowd.) wtopić się•- merger -
90 metaphor
['mɛtəfə(r)]nprzenośnia f, metafora f* * *['metəfə](a form of expression (not using `like' or `as')in which a quality or characteristic is given to a person or thing by using a name, image, adjective etc normally used of something else which has similar qualities etc: `He's a tiger when he's angry' is an example of (a) metaphor.) metafora- metaphorical- metaphoric
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91 might have
1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) mógłbym, mógłbyś itd.2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) mogłem przecież, mogłeś przecież itd.3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) mogłem, mogłeś itd.4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') mogłem, mogłeś itd. -
92 nothing
['nʌθɪŋ]nnic ntnothing new/much (etc) — nic nowego/wielkiego (etc)
for nothing — ( free) za darmo, za nic; ( in vain) na próżno
* * *1. pronoun(no thing; not anything: There was nothing in the cupboard; I have nothing new to say.) nic2. noun(the number 0; nought: The final score was five - nothing (= 5 - 0).) zero3. adverb(not at all: He's nothing like his father.) zupełnie nie- come to nothing
- for nothing
- have nothing to do with
- make nothing of
- mean nothing to
- next to nothing
- nothing but
- nothing doing!
- there is nothing to it
- think nothing of
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93 nowhere
['nəuwɛə(r)]advbe nigdzie; go donikąd* * *['nəuweə](in or to no place; not anywhere: It was nowhere to be found; `Where have you been?' `Nowhere in particular.') nigdzie -
94 opposite
['ɔpəzɪt] 1. adj 2. adv 3. prep( in front of) naprzeciw(ko) +gen; ( next to) ( on list etc) przy +loc4. nhe says one thing and does the opposite — on mówi jedno, a robi coś (wręcz) odwrotnego
"see opposite page" — "patrz sąsiednia strona"
* * *['opəzit] 1. adjective1) (being on the other side of: on the opposite side of town.) przeciwny2) (completely different: The two men walked off in opposite directions.) przeciwny2. preposition, adverb(on the opposite side of (something) in relation to something else: He lives in the house opposite (mine).) naprzeciw3. noun(something that is completely different: Hate is the opposite of love.) przeciwieństwo -
95 orientate
['ɔːrɪənteɪt]vtto orientate o.s. — (with map, compass etc) orientować się (zorientować perf się) w swoim położeniu; ( fig) nabierać (nabrać perf) orientacji or rozeznania
* * *['o:riənteit]1) (to get (oneself) used to unfamiliar surroundings, conditions etc.) zorientować się2) (to find out one's position in relation to something else: The hikers tried to orientate themselves before continuing their walk.) zorientować się w położeniu• -
96 other
['ʌðə(r)] 1. adjinny; ( opposite) przeciwny, drugi2. pronothers — ( other people) inni; ( other ones) inne
the others — ( the other people) pozostali; ( the other ones) pozostałe
there is no choice other than to… — nie ma innego wyjścia jak tylko +infin
* * *1.1) (adjective, pronoun the second of two: I have lost my other glove; I've got one of my gloves but I can't find the other (one).) (ten)drugi2) (adjective, pronoun those people, things etc not mentioned, present etc; additional: Some of them have arrived - where are the others?; The baby is here and the other children are at school.) inny3) ( adjective (with day, week etc) recently past: I saw him just the other day/morning.) któryś, niedawno•2. conjunction(or else; if not: Take a taxi - otherwise you'll be late.) inaczej- other than
- somehow or other
- someone/something or other
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97 otherwise
['ʌðəwaɪz]adv( differently) inaczej; ( apart from that) poza tym; ( if not) w przeciwnym razie* * *1) (in every other way except this: She has a big nose but otherwise she is very good-looking.) poza tym2) (doing, thinking etc something else: I am otherwise engaged this evening.) inaczej, w inny sposób -
98 pack up
1. vi ( BRIT) 2. vt* * *1) (to put into containers in order to take somewhere else: She packed up the contents of her house.) spakować2) (to stop working or operating: We'd only gone five miles when the engine packed up.) nawalać -
99 palm (something) off on (someone)
(to get rid of (an undesirable thing or person) by giving, selling etc to (someone else): They palmed off their unwelcome guests on the people next door.) wcisnąć, podsunąć podstępnieEnglish-Polish dictionary > palm (something) off on (someone)
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100 palm (something) off on (someone)
(to get rid of (an undesirable thing or person) by giving, selling etc to (someone else): They palmed off their unwelcome guests on the people next door.) wcisnąć, podsunąć podstępnieEnglish-Polish dictionary > palm (something) off on (someone)
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