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61 press
[prɛs] 1. n(also: printing press) prasa f (drukarska); (of switch, bell) naciśnięcie nt; ( for wine) prasa f2. vtone thing against another przyciskać (przycisnąć perf); button, switch naciskać (nacisnąć perf); clothes prasować (wyprasować perf); person naciskać (nacisnąć perf) (na +acc); idea, demand forsować (przeforsować perf); ( squeeze) ściskać (ścisnąć perf)3. vito press sth (up)on sb — wciskać (wcisnąć perf) coś komuś
to press for — domagać się +gen
we are pressed for time/money — mamy mało czasu/pieniędzy
to press sb for an answer — żądać (zażądać perf) od kogoś odpowiedzi
to press charges (against sb) — wnosić (wnieść perf) oskarżenie (przeciwko komuś)
to go to press — iść (pójść perf) do druku
Phrasal Verbs:- press on* * *[pres] 1. verb1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) przyciskać się2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) prasować, wyciskać3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) nalegać4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) obstawać przy5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) prasować2. noun1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) prasowanie2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) prasa (drukarska)3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) prasa4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) prasa5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) prasa•- pressing- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
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62 put one's shoulder to the wheel
(to begin to work very hard.) zabrać się do roboty -
63 restful
['rɛstful]adj(lighting, music) kojący; place spokojny* * *1) (bringing rest: a restful holiday.) relaksujący2) ((of colours, music etc) causing a person to feel calm and relaxed: Some people find blue a restful colour; After a hard day's work, I like to listen to some restful music.) kojący3) (relaxed: at rest: The patient seems more restful now.) odprężony -
64 slavery
['sleɪvərɪ]n* * *1) (the state of being a slave.) niewolnictwo2) (the system of ownership of slaves.) niewolnictwo3) (very hard and badly-paid work: Her job is sheer slavery.) katorga -
65 take it easy
(not to work etc hard or energetically; to avoid using much effort: The doctor told him to take it easy.) nie przemęczać się -
66 unreasonable
[ʌn'riːznəbl]adj* * *1) (not guided by good sense or reason: It is unreasonable to expect children to work so hard.) niedorzeczny2) (excessive, or too great: That butcher charges unreasonable prices.) wygórowany -
67 warning
['wɔːnɪŋ]nostrzeżenie nt; ( signal) uprzedzenie ntwithout (any) warning — ( suddenly) bez (najmniejszego) ostrzeżenia; ( without notifying) bez (żadnego) uprzedzenia
* * *1) (an event, or something said or done, that warns: He gave her a warning against driving too fast; His heart attack will be a warning to him not to work so hard.) ostrzeżenie, przestroga2) (advance notice or advance signs: The earthquake came without warning.) ostrzeżenie
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hard work — noun Something requiring lots of effort to do, either physical, mentally or emotionally; labor; toil. See Also: hard labor, work hard … Wiktionary
hard work — difficult work, labor that requires a lot of effort … English contemporary dictionary
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too much like hard work — An activity or task that requires too much effort is too much like hard work. It s so hot today, there s no way I m going to do any cooking. That s too much like hard work! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
make hard work of something — make hard work of (something/doing something) to do something in a way which makes it more difficult than it should be. He s really making hard work of that ironing … New idioms dictionary
make hard work of doing something — make hard work of (something/doing something) to do something in a way which makes it more difficult than it should be. He s really making hard work of that ironing … New idioms dictionary
make hard work of — (something/doing something) to do something in a way which makes it more difficult than it should be. He s really making hard work of that ironing … New idioms dictionary
too much like hard work — too much like hard ˈwork idiom needing too much effort • I can t be bothered making a hot meal it s too much like hard work. Main entry: ↑hardidiom … Useful english dictionary