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1 explanation
[ɛksplə'neɪʃən]n( reason) wyjaśnienie nt, wytłumaczenie nt; ( description) objaśnienie ntto find an explanation for sth — znajdować (znaleźć perf) wytłumaczenie dla czegoś
* * *[eksplə'neiʃən]1) (the act or process of explaining: Let me give a few words of explanation.) wyjaśnienie2) (a statement or fact that explains: There are several possible explanations for the explosion.) wyjaśnienie -
2 exposition
[ɛkspə'zɪʃən]n( explanation) przedstawienie nt; ( exhibition) ekspozycja f, wystawa f* * *[ekspə'ziʃən]1) (a detailed explanation (of a subject).) opis2) (( abbreviation expo) an exhibition: a trade exposition.) wystawa -
3 account
[ə'kaunt] 1. n ( COMM)( bill) rachunek m; (also: monthly account) rachunek m kredytowy; ( in bank) konto nt, rachunek m; ( report) relacja f, sprawozdanie nt"account payee only" ( BRIT) — "na rachunek odbiorcy"
to bring/call sb to account for sth — pociągać (pociągnąć perf) kogoś do odpowiedzialności za coś
to pay 10 pounds on account — wpłacać (wpłacić perf) 10 funtów zaliczki
to buy sth on account — kupować (kupić perf) coś na kredyt
to take into account, take account of — brać (wziąć perf) pod uwagę +acc
- accounts2. vt, see account for* * *1) (an arrangement by which a person keeps his money in a bank: I have (opened) an account with the local bank.) rachunek2) (a statement of money owing: Send me an account.) rachunek3) (a description or explanation (of something that has happened): a full account of his holiday.) konto4) (an arrangement by which a person makes a regular (eg monthly) payment instead of paying at the time of buying: I have an account at Smiths.) kredyt5) ((usually in plural) a record of money received and spent: You must keep your accounts in order; ( also adjective) an account book.) opis, relacja•- accountant
- account for
- on account of
- on my/his etc account
- on my/his account
- on no account
- take something into account
- take into account
- take account of something
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4 clear
[klɪə(r)] 1. adjreport, argument jasny, klarowny; voice, photograph, commitment wyraźny; majority wyraźny, bezsporny; glass, plastic, water przezroczysty; road, way wolny; conscience, profit, sky czysty2. vtground, suspect oczyszczać (oczyścić perf); building ewakuować (ewakuować perf); weeds usuwać (usunąć perf); fence, wall przeskakiwać (przeskoczyć perf); cheque rozliczać (rozliczyć perf); goods wyprzedawać (wyprzedać perf)to clear the table — sprzątać (sprzątnąć perf) ze stołu
to clear a profit — osiągać (osiągnąć perf) zysk
Phrasal Verbs:- clear up3. vi 4. advto be clear of — nie dotykać +gen
to be in the clear — ( free of suspicion) być wolnym od podejrzeń; ( out of danger) być bezpiecznym
to make it clear to sb that … — uzmysławiać (uzmysłowić perf) komuś, że …
to keep/stay or steer clear of sb/sth — trzymać się z dala or daleka od kogoś/czegoś
* * *[kliə] 1. adjective1) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) przezroczysty2) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) czysty3) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) wyraźny4) (free from difficulty or obstacles: a clear road ahead.) wolny5) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) czysty6) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) pewny7) ((often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc: Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.) z dala (od)8) ((often with of) free: clear of debt; clear of all infection.) wolny2. verb1) (to make or become free from obstacles etc: He cleared the table; I cleared my throat; He cleared the path of debris.) oczyszczać (się), uprzątać2) ((often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent: He was cleared of all charges.) oczyszczać (się)3) ((of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.) rozjaśniać się4) (to get over or past something without touching it: He cleared the jump easily.) przeskakiwać, omijać•- clearing
- clearly
- clearness
- clear-cut
- clearway
- clear off
- clear out
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5 definition
[dɛfɪ'nɪʃən]n( of word) definicja f; ( of photograph) rozdzielczość f* * *[defi'niʃən]noun (an explanation of the exact meaning of a word or phrase: Is that definition accurate?) definicja -
6 demand
[dɪ'mɑːnd] 1. vt 2. nto demand sth (from/of sb) — żądać (zażądać perf) czegoś (od kogoś)
to be in demand — mieć powodzenie, być rozchwytywanym
* * *1. verb1) (to ask or ask for firmly and sharply: I demanded an explanation.) domagać się2) (to require or need: This demands careful thought.) wymagać2. noun1) (a request made so that it sounds like a command: They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money.) żądanie2) (an urgent claim: The children make demands on my time.) pretensja3) (willingness or desire to buy or obtain (certain goods etc); a need for (certain goods etc): There's no demand for books of this kind.) popyt•- on demand -
7 explain
[ɪks'pleɪn]vtwyjaśniać (wyjaśnić perf), tłumaczyć (wytłumaczyć perf)Phrasal Verbs:* * *[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) wyjaśniać2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) wytłumaczyć•- explanatory
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9 get to the bottom of
(to discover the explanation or the real facts of (a mystery etc).) dotrzeć do sedna -
10 hasten
['heɪsn] 1. vt 2. viI hasten to add — od razu dodam, śpieszę dodać ( literary)
* * *['heisn]1) (to (cause to) move with speed: He hastened towards me; We must hasten the preparations.) śpieszyć się, przyśpieszać2) (to do at once: He hastened to add an explanation.) pośpieszyć -
11 hold water
(to be convincing: His explanation won't hold water.) wytrzymać krytykę, trzymać się kupy -
12 improbable
[ɪm'prɔbəbl]adj* * *[im'probəbl]1) (not likely to happen or exist; not probable: Although death at his age was improbable, he had already made his will.) nieprawdopodobny2) (hard to believe: an improbable explanation.) mało prawdopodobny•- improbability -
13 in the first
(expressions used to show steps in an argument, explanation etc: He decided not to buy the house, because in the first place it was too expensive, and in the second place it was too far from his office.) po pierwsze, po drugie itd. -
14 meaningful
['miːnɪŋful]adjresult, explanation sensowny; glance, remark znaczący; relationship, experience głęboki* * *adjective ((often used loosely) important in some way: a meaningful statement/relationship.) znaczący, istotny -
15 miracle
['mɪrəkl]ncud m* * *['mirəkl]1) (something which man is not normally capable of making happen and which is therefore thought to be done by a god or God: Christ's turning of water into wine was a miracle.) cud2) (a fortunate happening that has no obvious natural cause or explanation: It's a miracle he wasn't killed in the plane crash.) cud•- miraculously -
16 note
[nəut] 1. n ( MUS)nuta f; (of lecturer, secretary) notatka f; ( in book) przypis m; ( letter) wiadomość f ( na piśmie); ( banknote) banknot m2. vt( notice) zauważyć ( perf); (also: note down) notować (zanotować perf), zapisywać (zapisać perf); fact odnotowywać (odnotować perf)to take notes — robić (zrobić perf) notatki
to take note of sth — brać (wziąć perf) coś pod uwagę
* * *[nəut] 1. noun1) (a piece of writing to call attention to something: He left me a note about the meeting.) wiadomość2) ((in plural) ideas for a speech, details from a lecture etc written down in short form: The students took notes on the professor's lecture.) notatki3) (a written or mental record: Have you kept a note of his name?) notatka4) (a short explanation: There is a note at the bottom of the page about that difficult word.) uwaga5) (a short letter: She wrote a note to her friend.) liścik6) ((American bill) a piece of paper used as money; a bank-note: a five-dollar note.) banknot7) (a musical sound: The song ended on a high note.) nuta8) (a written or printed symbol representing a musical note.) nuta9) (an impression or feeling: The conference ended on a note of hope.) ton2. verb1) ((often with down) to write down: He noted (down) her telephone number in his diary.) (za)notować2) (to notice; to be aware of: He noted a change in her behaviour.) zauważyć•- notable- notability
- notably
- noted
- notelet
- notebook
- notecase
- notepaper
- noteworthy
- noteworthiness
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18 physical
['fɪzɪkl]adjgeography, properties fizyczny; world, universe, object materialny; law, explanation naukowy* * *['fizikəl]1) (of the body: Playing football is one form of physical fitness.) cielesny, fizyczny2) (of things that can be seen or felt: the physical world.) fizyczny3) (of the laws of nature: It's a physical impossibility for a man to fly like a bird.) fizyczny4) (relating to the natural features of the surface of the Earth: physical geography.) fizyczny5) (relating to physics: physical chemistry.) fizyczny•- physical education -
19 point-blank
['pɔɪnt'blæŋk]adv* * *[point'blæŋk]adjective, adverb1) ((in shooting) very close: He fired at her at point-blank range.) z bliska2) (abrupt(ly); without warning or explanation: He asked her point-blank how old she was.) ni stąd ni z owąd -
20 rational
['ræʃənl]adj* * *1) (able to think, reason and judge etc: Man is a rational animal.) rozumny2) (sensible; reasonable; logical; not (over-) influenced by emotions etc: There must be a rational explanation for those strange noises) sensowny, racjonalny•- rationality
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Explanation — Ex pla*na tion, n. [L. explanatio: cf. OF. esplanation.] 1. The act of explaining, expounding, or interpreting; the act of clearing from obscurity and making intelligible; as, the explanation of a passage in Scripture, or of a contract or treaty … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Explanation — (lat.), Erklärung, Erläuterung, Auslegung; explanatīv, erläuternd; explanieren, auslegen … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Explanation — Explanation, lat. dtsch., Erklärung; explanativ, erklärend; explaniren, erklären … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
explanation — I noun amplification, annotation, clarification, commentary, deciphering, defense, definition, delineation, demonstration, description, elucidation, enucleation, exegesis, exemplification, explanatio, explicatio, explication, exposition,… … Law dictionary
explanation — (n.) late 14c., from L. explanationem (nom. explanatio), noun of action from pp. stem of explanare to make plain or clear, explain, lit. make level, flatten, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + planus flat (see PLANE (Cf. plane) (n … Etymology dictionary
explanation — [n] clarification; reason account, annotation, answer, breakdown, brief, cause, comment, commentary, confession, definition, demonstration, description, details, display, elucidation, evidence, example, excuse, explication, exposition, expression … New thesaurus
explanation — [eks΄plə nā′shən] n. [ME explanacioun < L explanatio < pp. of explanare] 1. the act of explaining 2. something that explains 3. the interpretation, meaning, or sense given in explaining 4. a mutual defining of terms, declaration of motives … English World dictionary
explanation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ convincing, credible, good, likely, logical, natural, obvious, plausible, probable, rational ▪ … Collocations dictionary
explanation — n. 1) to give, offer, provide an explanation 2) to accept an explanation 3) a lucid; rational; satisfactory; simple; unsatisfactory explanation 4) an explanation for 5) an explanation that + clause (they accepted her explanation that she had been … Combinatory dictionary
explanation */*/*/ — UK [ˌekspləˈneɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms explanation : singular explanation plural explanations 1) a reason you give for something that has happened or something you have done I expected an explanation and an apology.… … English dictionary
explanation — [[t]e̱kspləne͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ explanations 1) N COUNT: also of/in N If you give an explanation of something that has happened, you give people reasons for it, especially in an attempt to justify it. She told the court she would give a full… … English dictionary