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21 leaf
[liːf] 1. pl leaves, nto turn over a new leaf — rozpoczynać (rozpocząć perf) nowe życie
2. vtto take a leaf out of sb's book — brać (wziąć perf) z kogoś przykład
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[li:f]plural - leaves; noun1) (a part of a plant growing from the side of a stem, usually green, flat and thin, but of various shapes depending on the plant: Many trees lose their leaves in autumn.) liść2) (something thin like a leaf, especially the page of a book: Several leaves had been torn out of the book.) kartka, płatek3) (an extra part of a table, either attached to one side with a hinge or added to the centre when the two ends are apart.) klapa (stołu)•- leaflet- leafy
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22 mean
[miːn] 1. adj( with money) skąpy; ( unkind) person, trick podły; (US, inf) ( vicious) person, animal złośliwy; ( shabby) nędzny; ( average) średni2. vt; pt, pp meant3. n, pl meansI thought you meant her — sądziłem, że miałeś na myśli ją; ( intend)
( average) średnia f- means* * *[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) skąpy2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) podły, małostkowy3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) złośliwy4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) ubogi, nędzny•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) średni2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) przeciętny2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) średnia, środekIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) znaczyć2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) zamierzać•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) znaczący- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well -
23 middle
['mɪdl] 1. n( centre) środek m; ( half-way point) połowa f; ( midriff) brzuch m2. adjplace, position środkowy; course pośredniI'm in the middle of… — jestem w trakcie +gen
* * *['midl] 1. noun1) (the central point or part: the middle of a circle.) środek2) (the central area of the body; the waist: You're getting rather fat round your middle.) kibić, talia2. adjective(equally distant from both ends: the middle seat in a row.) środkowy- middling- middle age
- middle-aged
- Middle Ages
- Middle East
- middleman
- be in the middle of doing something
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24 nail
[neɪl] 1. n 2. vt ( inf)to nail sth to sth — przybijać (przybić perf) coś do czegoś
to nail sb down (to sth) — przyciskać (przycisnąć perf) kogoś (w jakiejś sprawie)
* * *[neil] 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) paznokieć2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) gwóźdź2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) przybić- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
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25 odd
[ɔd]adj( strange) dziwny; ( uneven) nieparzysty; ( not paired) nie do pary post; ( some) jakiś; ( miscellaneous) różne (+pl)* * *[od]1) (unusual; strange: He's wearing very odd clothes; a very odd young man.) dziwny2) ((of a number) that cannot be divided exactly by 2: 5 and 7 are odd (numbers).) nieparzysty3) (not one of a pair, set etc: an odd shoe.) pojedynczy4) (occasional; free: at odd moments.) wolny•- oddity- oddly
- oddment
- odds
- odd jobs
- odd job man
- be at odds
- make no odds
- oddly enough
- odd man out / odd one out
- odds and ends
- what's the odds? -
26 pick
[pɪk] 1. nkilof m, oskard m2. vt( select) wybierać (wybrać perf); fruit, flowers zrywać (zerwać perf); mushrooms zbierać (zebrać perf); book from shelf etc zdejmować (zdjąć perf); lock otwierać (otworzyć perf); spot wyciskać (wycisnąć perf); scab zrywać (zerwać perf)the pick of — najlepsza część +gen
to pick one's nose/teeth — dłubać w nosie/zębach
to pick sb's pocket — dobierać się (dobrać się perf) komuś do kieszeni
to pick a quarrel (with sb) — wywoływać (wywołać perf) kłótnię (z kimś)
Phrasal Verbs:- pick at- pick off- pick on- pick out- pick up* * *I 1. [pik] verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) wybierać2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) zbierać, zrywać3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) podnosić4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) otworzyć (np. wytrychem), sforsować2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) wybór2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) najlepsza część, wyselekcjonowana część•- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way II [pik] noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) kilof -
27 pole
[pəul]nPolak(-lka) m(f)* * *I [pəul] noun1) (the north or south end of the Earth's axis: the North/South Pole.) biegun2) (the points in the heavens opposite the Earth's North and South Poles, around which stars seem to turn.) biegun3) (either of the opposite ends of a magnet: The opposite poles of magnets attract each other.) biegun4) (either of the opposite terminals of an electric battery: the positive/negative pole.) biegun•- polar- polar bear
- the pole star
- be poles apart II [pəul](a long, thin, rounded piece of wood, metal etc: a telegraph pole; a tent pole.) słup, drąg, tyka -
28 punch line
(the funny sentence or phrase that ends a joke: He always laughs before he gets to the punch line.) pointa -
29 punt
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30 rhyme
[raɪm] 1. n( rhyming words) rym m; ( verse) wierszyk m, rymowanka f; ( technique) rymowanie nt2. vito rhyme (with) — rymować się (z +instr)
* * *1. noun1) (a short poem: a book of rhymes for children.) wierszyk2) (a word which is like another in its final sound(s): `Beef' and `leaf' are rhymes.) słowo rymujące się, rym3) (verse or poetry using such words at the ends of the lines: To amuse his colleagues he wrote his report in rhyme.) wiersz2. verb((of words) to be rhymes: `Beef' rhymes with `leaf'; `Beef' and `leaf' rhyme.) rymować się -
31 stubble
['stʌbl]n* * *1) (the stubs or ends of corn left in the ground when the stalks are cut.) ściernisko2) (short coarse hairs growing eg on an unshaven chin.) nieogolona broda•- stubbly -
32 swastika
['swɔstɪkə]nswastyka f* * *['swostikə](a cross with the ends bent at right angles, adopted as the badge of the Nazi party in Germany before the Second World War.) swastyka -
33 trim
[trɪm] 1. adjhouse, garden starannie utrzymany; figure, person szczupły2. n( haircut) podstrzyżenie nt, podcięcie nt; ( on clothes) lamówka f, wykończenie nt; ( on car) elementy pl ozdobne karoserii3. vtto trim (with) — ozdabiać (ozdobić perf) ( +instr); ( NAUT) ( sail) ustawiać (ustawić perf)
to keep in (good) trim — utrzymywać (dobrą) formę, dobrze się trzymać (inf)
* * *[trim] 1. past tense, past participle - trimmed; verb1) (to cut the edges or ends of (something) in order to make it shorter and/or neat: He's trimming the hedge; She had her hair trimmed.) przycinać2) (to decorate (a dress, hat etc, usually round the edges): She trimmed the sleeves with lace.) obszyć3) (to arrange (the sails of a boat etc) suitably for the weather conditions.) wybierać2. noun(a haircut: She went to the hairdresser's for a trim.) strzyżenie3. adjective(neat and tidy: a trim appearance.) schludny- trimly- trimness
- trimming
- in good trim
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34 tug-of-war
[tʌgəv'wɔː(r)]n* * *noun (a competition in which two people or teams pull at opposite ends of a rope, trying to pull their opponents over a centre line.) przeciąganie liny -
35 utmost
['ʌtməust] 1. adj 2. nwe will do our utmost to … — zrobimy wszystko, co w naszej mocy, by +infin
* * *1) (most distant: the utmost ends of the earth.) najdalszy2) (greatest possible: Take the utmost care!) największy•
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См. также в других словарях:
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ends — Jamaican Slang Glossary A place. Mi a go pon one ends still. (I am going to one place) … English dialects glossary
ends — n Money. I really would like to go to the shore this weekend but I just don t have the ends. 1990s … Historical dictionary of American slang
Ends — Money. I got no ends until Monday … Dictionary of american slang
Ends — Money. I got no ends until Monday … Dictionary of american slang
ENDS — comp. abbr. Ends Segment … United dictionary of abbreviations and acronyms
