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1 few
[fjuː] 1. adjniewiele (+gen), mało (+gen); ( of groups of people including at least one male) niewielu (+gen)2. pronniewiele; ( of groups of people including at least one male) niewielu3. adja few —
kilka (+gen), parę (+gen); ( of groups of people including at least one male) kilku (+gen), paru (+gen); (of children, groups of people of both sexes) kilkoro (+gen)4. pronkilka, parę; ( of groups of people including at least one male) kilku, parua good few, quite a few — (całkiem) sporo
as few as — zaledwie, tylko
no fewer than — nie mniej niż, aż
in the next/past few days — w ciągu kilku najbliższych/ostatnich dni
every few days/months — co kilka dni/miesięcy
* * *[fju:]adjective, pronoun(not many; a very small number of: Few people visit me nowadays; every few minutes (= very frequently); Such opportunities are few.) mało- a few- few and far between -
2 few and far between
(very few: Interesting jobs are few and far between.) rzadki -
3 a few
(a small number (emphasizing that there are indeed some): There are a few books in this library about geology; We have only a few left.) kilka -
4 precious few/little
(very few/little: I've precious little money left.) bardzo niewiele -
5 couple
['kʌpl] 1. npara f2. vta couple of — ( two) para +gen; ( a few) parę +gen
* * *1. noun1) (two; a few: Can I borrow a couple of chairs?; I knew a couple of people at the party, but not many.) para2) (a man and wife, or a boyfriend and girlfriend: a married couple; The young couple have a child.) para2. verb(to join together: The coaches were coupled (together), and the train set off.) spinać- couplet- coupling -
6 precious
['prɛʃəs] 1. adj 2. adv ( inf)precious little/few — bardzo niewiele/niewielu
* * *['preʃəs](of great value: precious jewels.) (drogo)cenny- precious stone
- precious few/little -
7 -woman
noun (the state of being a woman: She will reach womanhood in a few years' time.) wiek dojrzały (u kobiety), kobiecość -
8 acceptance
[ək'sɛptəns]nprzyjęcie nt, akceptacja fto meet with general acceptance — spotykać się (spotkać się perf) z ogólną aprobatą
* * *noun We have had few acceptances to our invitation.) przyjęcie, zgoda -
9 billion
['bɪljən]n ( BRIT)bilion m; (US) miliard m* * *['biljən] 1. plurals billion (1, 3), billions (2, 3) - noun1) (often in the United Kingdom, the number 1,000,000,000,000; in the United States, and often in the United Kingdom, the number 1,000,000,000: a billion; several billion.) bilion, miliard2) (often in the United Kingdom, the figure 1,000,000,000,000; in the United States, and often in the United Kingdom, the figure 1,000,000,000.) bilion, miliard3) (a billion pounds or dollars: The sum involved amounts to several billion(s).) bilion, miliard2. adjective(often in the United Kingdom, 1,000,000,000,000 in number; in the United States and often in the United Kingdom, 1,000,000,000 in number: a few billion stars.) bilion, miliard- billionth -
10 break
[breɪk] 1. pt broke, pp broken, vtPhrasal Verbs:- break in- break up2. vicrockery, glass tłuc się (stłuc się perf), rozbijać się (rozbić się perf); weather przełamywać się (przełamać się perf); storm zrywać się (zerwać się perf); story, news wychodzić (wyjść perf) na jaw3. nthe day was about to break when … — świtało, gdy …
to break the news to sb — przekazywać (przekazać perf) komuś (złą) wiadomość
to break even — wychodzić (wyjść perf) na czysto or na zero
to break with sb — zrywać (zerwać perf) z kimś
to break open — door wyważać (wyważyć perf); safe otwierać (otworzyć perf)
to take a break — ( for a few minutes) robić (zrobić perf) sobie przerwę; ( have a holiday) brać (wziąć perf) wolne
* * *[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) łamać2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) odłamać3) (to make or become unusable.) rozbić, zepsuć (się)4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) zerwać, nie dotrzymać5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) pobić6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) przerwać7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) skończyć, przerwać8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) przekazać, wyjść na jaw9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) załamywać się10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) osłabić11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) zaczynać się2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) przerwa2) (a change: a break in the weather.) zmiana3) (an opening.) wyrwa, przerwa4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) szansa•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) rzeczy łatwo tłukące się- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
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11 chamber
['tʃeɪmbə(r)]n( room) komnata f; ( POL) izba f; ( BRIT) (usu pl) ( judge's office) gabinet m sędziego; ( barristers' offices) kancelaria f adwokacka* * *[' eimbə]1) (a room.) izba, pomieszczenie2) (the place where an assembly (eg Parliament) meets: There were few members left in the chamber.) izba3) (such an assembly: the Upper and Lower Chambers.) izba4) (an enclosed space or cavity eg the part of a gun which holds the bullets: Many pistols have chambers for six bullets.) komora•- chamber music -
12 common
['kɔmən] 1. adj( shared) wspólny; ( ordinary) object, name, species pospolity; experience, phenomenon powszechny; ( vulgar) prostacki2. nbłonia pl (wiejskie)it's common knowledge that … — powszechnie wiadomo, że …
for the common good — dla wspólnego dobra, dla dobra ogółu
* * *['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) pospolity2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) wspólny, powszechny3) (publicly owned: common property.) wspólny4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) ordynarny5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) prosty6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) pospolity2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) błonia- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
- in common -
13 course
[kɔːs]kurs m; (of life, events, river) bieg m; (of injections, drugs) seria f; ( approach) stanowisko nt; (GOLF) pole nt; ( part of meal)first/next/last course — pierwsze/następne/ostatnie danie nt
(no) of course not! — oczywiście, że nie!
in due course — w swoim czasie, we właściwym czasie
the best course would be to … — najlepszym wyjściem byłoby +infin
we have no other course but to … — nie mamy innego wyjścia, jak tylko +infin
course of treatment ( MED) — leczenie, kuracja
* * *[ko:s]1) (a series (of lectures, medicines etc): I'm taking a course (of lectures) in sociology; He's having a course of treatment for his leg.) kurs, seria2) (a division or part of a meal: Now we've had the soup, what's (for) the next course?) danie3) (the ground over which a race is run or a game (especially golf) is played: a racecourse; a golf-course.) boisko, tor4) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) bieg5) (the progress or development of events: Things will run their normal course despite the strike.) tryb6) (a way (of action): What's the best course of action in the circumstances?) sposób postępowania•- in due course
- of course
- off
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14 deluge
['dɛljuːdʒ]n( of rain) ulewa f, potop m; (fig: of petitions etc) lawina f, zalew m* * *['delju:‹] 1. noun(a great quantity of water: Few people survived the deluge.) potop2. verb(to fill or overwhelm with a great quantity: We've been deluged with orders for our new book.) zalewać -
15 dislike
[dɪs'laɪk] 1. n( feeling) niechęć f2. vtone's dislikes — rzeczy, których się nie lubi
nie lubić +gento take a dislike to sb/sth — zacząć ( perf) odczuwać niechęć do kogoś/czegoś
* * *1. verb(not to like; to have strong feelings against: I know he dislikes me.) nie lubić2. noun(strong feeling directed against a thing, person or idea: He doesn't go to football matches because of his dislike of crowds; He has few dislikes.) niechęć, awersja -
16 duty
['djuːtɪ]n( responsibility) obowiązek m; ( tax) cło ntto make it one's duty to do sth — zobowiązywać się (zobowiązać się perf) do zrobienia czegoś
to pay duty on sth — płacić (zapłacić perf) za coś cło
on/off duty — na/po służbie
- duties* * *['dju:ti]plural - duties; noun1) (what one ought morally or legally to do: He acted out of duty; I do my duty as a responsible citizen.) obowiązek2) (an action or task requiring to be done, especially one attached to a job: I had a few duties to perform in connection with my job.) obowiązek3) ((a) tax on goods: You must pay duty when you bring wine into the country.) cło•- dutiable- dutiful
- duty-free
- off duty
- on duty -
17 effects
* * *1) (property; goods: She left few personal effects when she died.) dobytek2) (in drama etc, devices for producing suitable sounds, lighting etc to accompany a play etc: sound effects.) efekty -
18 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 -
19 for good measure
(as something extra or above the minimum necessary: The shopkeeper weighed out the sweets and put in a few more for good measure.) na dodatek, na dokładkę -
20 fowl
[faul]n* * *plurals - fowl, fowls; noun(a bird, especially domestic, eg hens, ducks, geese etc: He keeps fowls and a few pigs.) drób
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few — W1S1 [fju:] determiner, pron, adj comparative fewer superlative fewest [: Old English; Origin: feawa] 1.) [no comparative] a small number of things or people a few ▪ I have to buy a few things at the supermarket. ▪ Pam called to say she s going… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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