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1 quarter
['kwɔːtə(r)] 1. n( fourth part) ćwierć f; (US) ( coin) ćwierć f dolara; ( of year) kwartał m; ( of city) dzielnica fit's a quarter to 3, (US) it's a quarter of 3 — jest za kwadrans trzecia
it's a quarter past 3, (US) it's a quarter after 3 — jest kwadrans po trzeciej
- quarters2. vt* * *['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) ćwiartka, kwadrans, kwartał2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) ćwierć dolara3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) dzielnica4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) strona (świata)5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) łaska6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) ćwiartka7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) kwadra8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) kwarta9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trymestr2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) pokroić na cztery części2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) podzielić na cztery części3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) zakwaterować•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) kwartalnie4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) kwartalnik- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters -
2 pioneer
[paɪə'nɪə(r)] 1. npionier(ka) m(f)2. vtbyć pionierem +gen* * *1. noun1) (a person who goes to a new, often uninhabited or uncivilized (part of a) country to live and work there: The American pioneers; ( also adjective) a pioneer family.) pionier2) (a person who is the first to study some new subject, or use or develop a new technique etc: Joseph Lister was one of the pioneers of modern medicine; The Wright brothers were the pioneers of aeroplane flight.) pionier2. verb(to be the first to do or make: Who pioneered the use of vaccine for preventing polio?) zapoczątkować, torować drogę -
3 prize
[praɪz] 1. n(in competition, sports) nagroda f; ( at lottery) wygrana f2. adj( first-class) pierwszorzędny, przedni; example klasyczny; ( inf) idiot wyjątkowy3. vt* * *I 1. noun1) (a reward for good work etc: He was awarded a lot of prizes at school.) nagroda2) (something won in a competition etc: I've won first prize!; ( also adjective) a prize (= having won, or worthy of, a prize) bull.) nagroda, nagrodzony2. verb(to value highly: He prized my friendship above everything else.) (wysoko) sobie cenićII see prise -
4 go over
1. vi 2. vtto go over sth in one's mind — rozważać (rozważyć perf) coś w myślach
* * *1) (to study or examine carefully: I want to go over the work you have done before you do any more.) przejrzeć2) (to repeat (a story etc): I'll go over the whole lesson again.) powtórzyć3) (to list: He went over all her faults.) wyliczyć4) ((of plays, behaviour etc) to be received (well or badly): The play didn't go over at all well the first night.) zostać przyjętym -
5 ride
[raɪd] 1. njazda f; ( path) leśna droga f ( po której można przejechać konno)2. vi; pt rode, pp ridden 3. vt; pt rode, pp ridden(horse/car) ride — przejażdżka (konna/samochodem)
to take sb for a ride — zabierać (zabrać perf) kogoś na przejażdżkę ( fig) nabierać (nabrać perf) kogoś
to give sb a ride — podwozić (podwieźć perf) kogoś
Phrasal Verbs:- ride out* * *1. past tense - rode; verb1) (to travel or be carried (in a car, train etc or on a bicycle, horse etc): He rides to work every day on an old bicycle; The horsemen rode past.) jeździć2) (to (be able to) ride on and control (a horse, bicycle etc): Can you ride a bicycle?) jeździć na3) (to take part (in a horse-race etc): He's riding in the first race.) startować4) (to go out regularly on horseback (eg as a hobby): My daughter rides every Saturday morning.) jeździć konno2. noun1) (a journey on horseback, on a bicycle etc: He likes to go for a long ride on a Sunday afternoon.) przejażdżka2) (a usually short period of riding on or in something: Can I have a ride on your bike?) przejażdżka•- rider- riding-school -
6 round
[raund] 1. adj 2. n(by policeman, doctor) obchód m; (of competition, talks) runda f; ( of golf) partia f; ( of ammunition) nabój m, pocisk m; ( of drinks) kolejka f; ( of sandwiches) porcja f3. vtto round the corner — skręcać (skręcić perf) za róg
Phrasal Verbs:- round up4. prepround his neck/the table — wokół jego szyi/stołu
5. advto sail round the world — płynąć (popłynąć perf) dookoła świata
the wrong way round — odwrotnie, na odwrót
to ask sb round — zapraszać (zaprosić perf) kogoś do siebie
to go round to sb's (house) — zachodzić (zajść perf) do kogoś
to go round the back — wchodzić (wejść perf) od tyłu
to go round an obstacle — obchodzić (obejść perf) przeszkodę
round the clock — (przez) całą dobę, na okrągło (inf)
* * *1. adjective1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) okrągły2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) pulchny2. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) wokół2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) dokoła3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) dokoła4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) wokoło, dokoła5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) w obwodzie6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) do, z wizytą3. preposition1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) wokół2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) dookoła3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) zza4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) dookoła4. noun1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) kolejka2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) obchód, objazd, tura3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) salwa, seria4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) nabój, pocisk5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) etap, runda6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) kanon5. verb(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) okrążyć- rounded- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective(not direct: a roundabout route.) okrężny, dookolny- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
- round up -
7 suffer
['sʌfə(r)] 1. vt( undergo) doznawać (doznać perf) +gen, doświadczać (doświadczyć perf) +gen; (old) (bear, allow) cierpieć (ścierpieć perf)2. vito suffer from — ( illness) cierpieć na +acc; ( shock) doznawać (doznać perf) +gen
to suffer the effects of alcohol/a fall — cierpieć z powodu or na skutek wypicia alkoholu/upadku
* * *1) (to undergo, endure or bear pain, misery etc: He suffered terrible pain from his injuries; The crash killed him instantly - he didn't suffer at all; I'll make you suffer for this insolence.) cierpieć2) (to undergo or experience: The army suffered enormous losses.) ponosić, cierpieć3) (to be neglected: I like to see you enjoying yourself, but you mustn't let your work suffer.) (u)cierpieć4) ((with from) to have or to have often (a particular illness etc): She suffers from stomach-aches.) cierpieć na, być chorym na• -
8 support
[sə'pɔːt] 1. n 2. vtpolicy popierać (poprzeć perf); family utrzymywać (utrzymać perf); ( TECH) podtrzymywać (podtrzymać perf), podpierać (podeprzeć perf); theory potwierdzać (potwierdzić perf); football team etc kibicować +datthey stopped work in support of … — przerwali pracę na znak poparcia dla +gen
* * *[sə'po:t] 1. verb1) (to bear the weight of, or hold upright, in place etc: That chair won't support him / his weight; He limped home, supported by a friend on either side of him.) udźwignąć, podtrzymać2) (to give help, or approval to: He has always supported our cause; His family supported him in his decision.) popierać, zachęcać3) (to provide evidence for the truth of: New discoveries have been made that support his theory; The second witness supported the statement of the first one.) potwierdzać4) (to supply with the means of living: He has a wife and four children to support.) utrzymywać2. noun1) (the act of supporting or state of being supported: That type of shoe doesn't give the foot much support; The plan was cancelled because of lack of support; Her job is the family's only means of support; I would like to say a word or two in support of his proposal.) utrzymanie, poparcie2) (something that supports: One of the supports of the bridge collapsed.) podpora•- supporting
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