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1 trying
['traɪɪŋ]adj* * *1) (difficult; causing strain or anxiety: Having to stay such a long time in hospital must be very trying.) dokuczliwy, męczący2) ((of people) stretching one's patience to the limit; annoying: She's a very trying woman!) irytujący, nieznośny -
2 trying conditions
ciężkie warunkitrudne warunki -
3 trying iron
pobierakpręt do pobierania próbek -
4 trying plane
strug spustnik -
5 get hold of
1) (to manage to speak to: I've been trying to get hold of you by phone all morning.) złapać2) (to get, buy or obtain: I've been trying to get hold of a copy of that book for years.) zdobyć -
6 try
[traɪ] 1. n 2. vt(attempt, experience) próbować (spróbować perf) +gen; ( JUR) sądzić; patience wystawiać (wystawić perf) na próbę3. vito try to do sth — próbować (spróbować perf) coś zrobić
to try one's (very) best/one's (very) hardest — starać się ze wszystkich sił
Phrasal Verbs:- try on- try out* * *1. verb1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) (s)próbować2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) spróbować3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) sądzić4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) poddawać próbie2. noun1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) podejście2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) bramka•- trier- trying
- try on
- try out -
7 a hard time (of it)
(trouble, difficulty, worry etc: The audience gave the speaker a hard time of it at the meeting; The speaker had a hard time (of it) trying to make himself heard.) przeprawa, trudności z -
8 a hard time (of it)
(trouble, difficulty, worry etc: The audience gave the speaker a hard time of it at the meeting; The speaker had a hard time (of it) trying to make himself heard.) przeprawa, trudności z -
9 abstemious
[əb'stiːmɪəs]adj* * *[əb'sti:miəs](taking little food, drink etc: She was being very abstemious as she was trying to lose weight; an abstemious young man.) wstrzemięźliwy, umiarkowany- abstemiousness -
10 any
['ɛnɪ] 1. adj1) ( in questions etc)2) ( with negative)I haven't any money/books — nie mam (żadnych) pieniędzy/książek
3) ( no matter which)4)in any case — ( at any rate) w każdym razie; ( besides) zresztą, poza tym; ( no matter what) tak czy owak
at any moment — lada chwila or moment, w każdej chwili
2. pronany time — ( at any moment) lada chwila or moment; ( whenever) zawsze gdy
1) ( in questions etc)I collect stamps; have you got any? — zbieram znaczki — masz jakieś?
there's some cake left; do you want any? — zostało trochę ciasta — chcesz trochę?
2) ( with negative)he's trying to lose weight, but so far hasn't lost any — stara się schudnąć, ale jak dotąd nie schudł ani trochę
3) ( no matter which one(s)) jakikolwiek, którykolwiek3. adv1) ( in questions etc) trochę2) ( with negative) już* * *['eni] 1. pronoun, adjective1) (one, some, no matter which: `Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'.) jakikolwiek2) ((in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some: John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left.) żaden, jakiś, trochę2. adjective(every: Any schoolboy could tell you the answer.) każdy3. adverb(at all; (even) by a small amount: Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any.) w ogóle- anybody- anyone
- anyhow
- anything
- anyway
- anywhere
- at any rate
- in any case -
11 be driving at
(to be trying to say or suggest: I don't know what you're driving at.) zmierzać -
12 collect
[kə'lɛkt] 1. vtwood, litter zbierać (zebrać perf); stamps, coins zbierać, kolekcjonować; ( BRIT) children from school etc odbierać (odebrać perf); debts, taxes ściągać (ściągnąć perf); mail ( from box) wybierać (wybrać perf), wyjmować (wyjąć perf)2. vito call collect (US) — dzwonić (zadzwonić perf) na koszt abonenta
to collect one's thoughts — zbierać (zebrać perf) myśli
collect on delivery (US, COMM) — za pobraniem
* * *[kə'lekt] 1. verb1) (to bring or come together; to gather: People are collecting in front of the house; I collect stamps; I'm collecting (money) for cancer research; He's trying to collect his thoughts.) zbierać2) (to call for and take away: She collects the children from school each day.) odbierać•- collection
- collective 2. noun(a farm or organization run by a group of workers for the good of all of them.) spółdzielnia- collector -
13 cure
[kjuə(r)] 1. vt ( MED)leczyć (wyleczyć perf); ( CULIN) konserwować (zakonserwować perf); problem zaradzać (zaradzić perf) +dat2. nlekarstwo ntto be cured of sth — zostać ( perf) z czegoś wyleczonym
* * *[kjuə] 1. verb1) (to make better: That medicine cured me; That will cure him of his bad habits.) leczyć2) (to get rid of (an illness etc): That pill cured my headache.) wyleczyć z3) (to preserve (bacon etc) by drying, salting etc.) konserwować, peklować2. noun(something which cures: They're trying to find a cure for cancer.) lekarstwo- curable- curative -
14 damp down
1) (to make (a fire) burn more slowly.) tłumić2) (to reduce, make less strong: He was trying to damp down their enthusiasm.) ostudzić, zmniejszyć -
15 decoy
['diːkɔɪ]nprzynęta f* * *['di:koi](anything intended to lead someone or something into a trap: The policewoman acted as a decoy when the police were trying to catch the murderer.) przynęta -
16 denigrate
['dɛnɪgreɪt]vt* * *['deniɡreit](to attack the reputation etc of: I'm not trying to denigrate her achievement.) -
17 desert
1. ['dɛzət] npustynia f2. [dɪ'zəːt] vtopuszczać (opuścić perf), porzucać (porzucić perf)3. viSee also:- deserts* * *I [di'zə:t] verb1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?) opuszczać2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.) dezerterować•- deserted- deserter
- desertion II ['dezət] noun(an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain: Parts of the country are like a desert; ( also adjective) desert plants.) pustynia -
18 draw
[drɔː] 1. pt drew, pp drawn, vt (ART, TECH)rysować (narysować perf); cart etc ciągnąć; curtain ( close) zaciągać (zaciągnąć perf), zasuwać (zasunąć perf); ( open) odsuwać (odsunąć perf); gun, conclusion wyciągać (wyciągnąć perf); tooth wyrywać (wyrwać perf); attention przyciągać (przyciągnąć perf); response spotykać się (spotkać się perf) z +instr; admiration wzbudzać (wzbudzić perf); money podejmować (podjąć perf); wages otrzymywaćto draw a comparison (between sth and sth) — porównywać (porównać perf) (coś z czymś)
to draw a distinction (between sth and sth) — rozróżniać (rozróżnić perf) (pomiędzy czymś a czymś)
Phrasal Verbs:- draw in- draw on- draw out- draw up2. vi (ART, TECH) 3. n (SPORT)remis m; ( prize draw) loteria f* * *[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) rysować2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) ciągnąć3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) odjechać, przybliżać się4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) remisować5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) pobierać6) (to open or close (curtains).) roz-/zasuwać7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) przyciągać2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) remis2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) atrakcja3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) losowanie4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) wydobycie broni•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
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19 effort
['ɛfət]n(endeavour, exertion) wysiłek m; ( determined attempt) próba f, usiłowanie ntto make an effort to do sth — dokładać (dołożyć perf) starań, żeby coś zrobić
* * *['efət]1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) wysiłek2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) staranie3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) próba•- effortlessly -
20 fall between two stools
(to lose both of two possibilities by hesitating between them or trying for both.) przegrać na obu frontach
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