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1 for hours
(for a very long time: We waited for hours for the train.) godzinami -
2 for
[fɔː(r)] 1. prep1) ( indicating recipient) dla +gen2) (indicating destination, application) do +gen3) ( indicating intention) po +acc4) ( indicating purpose)give it to me — what for? — daj mi to — po co?
5) ( representing)the MP for Hove — poseł/posłanka m/f z Hove
N for Nan — ≈ N jak Natalia
6) ( because of) z +gen7) ( with regard to)8) ( in exchange for) za +acc9) ( in favour of) za +instrare you for or against us? — jesteś za nami, czy przeciwko nam?
10) ( referring to distance) (przez) +acc11) ( referring to time)12) ( with infinitive clause)it would be best for you to leave — byłoby najlepiej, gdybyś wyjechał
13) ( in spite of) (po)mimo +gen2. conj ( fml)for all his complaints, he is very fond of her — (po)mimo wszystkich zastrzeżeń, bardzo ją lubi
ponieważ, gdyżshe was very angry, for he was late again — była bardzo zła, ponieważ or gdyż znów się spóźnił
* * *[fo:] 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) dla2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) do, w kierunku3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) przez4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) o, w celu, na5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) za6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) do7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) z8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) dla9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) za10) (because of: for this reason.) z powodu11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) na12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) do, dla13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) za14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) jak na15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) mimo2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) ponieważ -
3 out for the count
1) ((of a boxer) still not standing after the count of ten.) wyliczony2) (exhausted; asleep: He was out for the count for several hours after his long walk.) wyczerpany -
4 LAN Remote Power for after-hours PC Workstation wake-up
zdalne zasilanie LAN służące do uaktywnienia stacji roboczej PC po godzinach pracyEnglish-Polish dictionary of Electronics and Computer Science > LAN Remote Power for after-hours PC Workstation wake-up
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5 hour
['auə(r)]ngodzina flunch hour — ≈ przerwa obiadowa
* * *1) (sixty minutes, the twenty-fourth part of a day: He spent an hour trying to start the car this morning; She'll be home in half an hour; a five-hour delay.) godzina2) (the time at which a particular thing happens: when the hour for action arrives; He helped me in my hour of need; You can consult him during business hours.) czas, godzina•- hourly- hour-glass
- hour hand
- at all hours
- for hours
- on the hour -
6 end
[ɛnd] 1. n 2. vtkończyć (skończyć perf), zakańczać (zakończyć perf)3. vito stand on end — hair stawać (stanąć perf) dęba
to bring to an end, put an end to — kłaść (położyć perf) kres +dat
to this end, with this end in view — w tym celu
Phrasal Verbs:- end up* * *[end] 1. noun1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) koniec2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) koniec, zakończenie3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) śmierć4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) cel5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) resztka, końcówka2. verb(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) (s)kończyć się- ending- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end -
7 speak
[spiːk]to speak to sb/of/about sth — rozmawiać (porozmawiać perf) z kimś/o czymś
to speak at a conference/in a debate — zabierać (zabrać perf) głos na konferencji/w debacie
to speak one's mind — wyrażać (wyrazić perf) swoje zdanie
so to speak — że tak powiem, że się tak wyrażę
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[spi:k]past tense - spoke; verb1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) mówić2) ((often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse: Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.) rozmawiać3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) mówić po...4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) mówić co się ma na myśli5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) przemawiać•- speaker- speaking
- spoken
- - spoken
- generally speaking
- speak for itself/themselves
- speak out
- speak up
- to speak of -
8 be
[biː] 1. aux vb; pt was, were, pp been1) ( in continuous tenses)2) ( forming passives) być, zostać ( perf)3) ( in tag questions) prawdahe's good-looking, isn't he? — jest przystojny, prawda?
she's back again, is she? — a więc znów jest z powrotem?
4) (+to +infin)2. vb +complement1) byćI am hot/cold — jest mi gorąco/zimno
2) ( of health) czuć się3) ( of age)4) ( cost) kosztować3. vi1) (exist, occur etc) istnieć2) ( referring to place) być4. impers vb1) (referring to time, distance, weather) byćit's too hot/cold — jest za gorąco/zimno
2) ( emphatic)* * *present tense am [ʌm], are [a:], is [ɪz]; past tense was [woz], were [w†:]; present participle 'being; past participle been [bi:n, (·meriцan) bɪn]; subjunctive were [w†:]; short forms I'm [aim] (I am), you're [ju†] (you are), he's [hi:z] (he is), she's [ʃi:z] (she is), it's [ɪ ] (it is), we're [wi†] (we are), they're [Ɵe†] (they are); negative short forms isn't (is not), aren't [a:nt] (are not), wasn't (was not), weren't [w†:nt] (were not)1) (used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses: I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?.) być, zostać2) (used with a present participle to form a type of future tense: I'm going to London.)3) (used with a past participle to form the passive voice: He was shot.)4) (used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc.)5) (used in giving or asking for information about something or someone: I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money will be ours; They are being silly.)•- being- the be-all and end-all -
9 talk
[tɔːk] 1. n( prepared speech) wykład m; ( non-academic) pogadanka f; ( conversation) rozmowa f; ( gossip) plotki plto give a talk — wygłaszać (wygłosić perf) wykład or pogadankę
- talks2. vitalking of films, have you seen …? — à propos filmów, czy widziałaś +acc ?
to talk sb into doing sth — namówić ( perf) kogoś do zrobienia czegoś
to talk sb out of doing sth — wyperswadować ( perf) komuś zrobienie czegoś
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) rozmawiać, mówić2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) gadać, plotkować3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) rozmawiać o2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) rozmowa2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) wykład3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) gadanina, plotki4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) gadanina•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
- talk shop -
10 talk round
1) (to persuade: I managed to talk her round.) przekonać2) (to talk about (something) for a long time without reaching the most important point: We talked round the question for hours.) rozmawiać bez końca o -
11 BE
[biː] 1. aux vb; pt was, were, pp been1) ( in continuous tenses)2) ( forming passives) być, zostać ( perf)3) ( in tag questions) prawdahe's good-looking, isn't he? — jest przystojny, prawda?
she's back again, is she? — a więc znów jest z powrotem?
4) (+to +infin)2. vb +complement1) byćI am hot/cold — jest mi gorąco/zimno
2) ( of health) czuć się3) ( of age)4) ( cost) kosztować3. vi1) (exist, occur etc) istnieć2) ( referring to place) być4. impers vb1) (referring to time, distance, weather) byćit's too hot/cold — jest za gorąco/zimno
2) ( emphatic)* * *['bi: ɡi:]( abbreviation) (Bachelor of Engineering; first degree in Engineering.) -
12 be up and about
(to be out of bed: I've been up and about for hours; Is she up and about again after her accident?) być na nogach -
13 bite
[baɪt] 1. pt bit, pp bitten, vt 2. vigryźć (ugryźć perf), kąsać (ukąsić perf)3. n( from insect) ukąszenie nt; ( mouthful) kęs mlet's have a bite (to eat) ( inf) — przekąśmy coś (inf)
* * *1. past tense - bit; verb(to seize, grasp or tear (something) with the teeth or jaws: The dog bit his leg; He was bitten by a mosquito.) gryźć2. noun1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) gryzienie, kęs2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) `branie`•- biting- bite the dust -
14 coop up
(to shut into a small place: We've been cooped up in this tiny room for hours.) zamykać -
15 entertain
[ɛntə'teɪn]vt( amuse) zabawiać (zabawić perf); ( play host to) przyjmować (przyjąć perf); ( consider) brać (wziąć perf) pod uwagę* * *[entə'tein]1) (to receive, and give food etc to (guests): They entertained us to dinner.) podejmować2) (to amuse: His stories entertained us for hours.) zabawiać3) (to hold in the mind: He entertained the hope that he would one day be Prime Minister.) żywić nadzieję•- entertaining
- entertainment -
16 hold forth
vi* * *(to talk or give one's opinions, often loudly, at great length: The prime minister held forth for hours on the success of his government.) rozprawiać, rozwodzić się -
17 puzzle
['pʌzl] 1. n( mystery) zagadka f; (game, toy) układanka f2. vtstanowić zagadkę dla +gen3. viI'm puzzled as to why … — nie pojmuję, dlaczego…
* * *1. verb1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) zaskoczyć2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) dumać2. noun1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) zagadka2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) zagadka•- puzzling- puzzle out -
18 waffle
['wɔfl] 1. n ( CULIN)gofr m; ( empty talk) ględzenie nt2. vi* * *I 1. ['wofl] verb(to talk on and on foolishly, pretending that one knows something which one does not: This lecturer will waffle on for hours.)2. noun(talk of this kind: His speech was pure waffle. He has no idea what he's talking about.)II ['wofəl] noun(a flat cake baked in a special appliance that leaves a pattern of squares on it: Waffles are usually eaten with ice cream, syrup or jam.) gofr -
19 solid
['sɔlɪd] 1. adj( not hollow) lity; ( not liquid) stały; (reliable, strong) solidny; ( substantial) advice etc konkretny; ( unbroken) hours etc bity; ( pure) gold etc szczery, czysty2. nciało nt stałe- solids* * *['solid] 1. adjective1) (not easily changing shape; not in the form of liquid or gas: Water becomes solid when it freezes; solid substances.) stały2) (not hollow: The tyres of the earliest cars were solid.) lity, pełny3) (firm and strongly made (and therefore sound and reliable): That's a solid piece of furniture; His argument is based on good solid facts/reasoning.) solidny4) (completely made of one substance: This bracelet is made of solid gold; We dug till we reached solid rock.) jednolity, czysty5) (without breaks, gaps or flaws: The policemen formed themselves into a solid line; They are solid in their determination to strike.) zwarty6) (having height, breadth and width: A cube is a solid figure.) trójwymiarowy7) (consecutive; without a pause: I've been working for six solid hours.) pełne2. adverb(without interruption; continuously: She was working for six hours solid.) bez przerwy3. noun1) (a substance that is solid: Butter is a solid but milk is a liquid.) ciało stałe2) (a shape that has length, breadth and height.) bryła•- solidify
- solidification
- solidity
- solidness
- solidly
- solid fuel -
20 time
[taɪm] 1. n2. vtin 3/4 time — w rytmie na 3/4
( measure time of) mierzyć (zmierzyć perf) czas +gen; ( fix moment for) ustalać (ustalić perf) czas +gento time sth well/badly — wybierać (wybrać perf) dobry/zły czas na coś
time after time, time and again — wielokrotnie, wiele razy
at times — czasami, czasem
in time — ( soon enough) na czas, w porę; ( eventually) z czasem; ( MUS) w takt, do taktu
in no time — w mgnieniu oka, w mig
to be 30 mins behind/ahead of time — być 30 minut po czasie/przed czasem
he'll do it in his own (good) time — ( without being hurried) zrobi to w swoim czasie
he'll do it in or (US) on his own time — ( after hours) zrobi to po godzinach
* * *1. noun1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) godzina2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) czas3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) czas4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') czas5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) czas, pora6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) raz7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) okres8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo2. verb1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) mierzyć czas trwania2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) wybrać moment na•- timeless- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again
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