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1 place
[pleɪs] 1. nmiejsce nt; ( in street names) ≈ ulica f2. vtto take sb's/sth's place — zajmować (zająć perf) czyjeś miejsce/miejsce czegoś
to get a place at college/university — dostawać się (dostać się perf) do kolegium/na uniwersytet
to be placed first/third — plasować się (uplasować się perf) na pierwszym/trzecim miejscu
to change places with sb — zamieniać się (zamienić się perf) (miejscami) z kimś
to put sb in their place ( fig) — pokazywać (pokazać perf) komuś, gdzie jest jego miejsce
to place an order with sb (for sth) — składać (złożyć perf) u kogoś zamówienie (na coś)
* * *[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) miejsce2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) miejsce3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) plac, dom4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) miejsce5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) miejsce6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) miejsce7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) miejsce8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) sprawa9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) miejsce10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) dom11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) ulica12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) miejsce2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) umieszczać2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) umiejscowić•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of -
2 return
[rɪ'təːn] 1. n( going or coming back) powrót m; (of sth stolen, borrowed, bought) zwrot m; (from land, shares, investment) dochód m; ( tax etc) zeznanie ntin return (for) — w zamian (za +acc)
- returns2. cpdjourney, ticket powrotny; match rewanżowy3. vi4. vtif the illness/pain returns, … — jeśli wystąpi nawrót choroby/bólu, …
greetings, sentiment odwzajemniać (odwzajemnić perf); sth borrowed, stolen, bought zwracać (zwrócić perf); verdict wydawać (wydać perf); ball ( during game) odsyłać (odesłać perf); ( POL) wybierać (wybrać perf) (do parlamentu)I promise I'll return the favour some day — obiecuję, że kiedyś się odwdzięczę
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[rə'tə:n] 1. verb1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) (po)wrócić2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) odłożyć z powrotem, zwrócić3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) powrócić4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) odwzajemnić5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) wybierać6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) ogłosić7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) odbić2. noun1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; ( also adjective) a return journey.) powrót2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) bilet powrotny•- return match
- return ticket
- by return of post
- by return
- in return for
- in return
- many happy returns of the day
- many happy returns -
3 settle
['sɛtl] 1. vtargument rozstrzygać (rozstrzygnąć perf); accounts regulować (uregulować perf); affairs porządkować (uporządkować perf); land zasiedlać (zasiedlić perf)2. vi(also: settle down) sadowić się (usadowić się perf); ( calm down) uspokajać się (uspokoić się perf); bird, insect siadać (siąść perf or usiąść perf); dust, sediment osiadać (osiąść perf), osadzać się (osadzić się perf)to settle down to sth — zasiadać (zasiąść perf) do czegoś
Phrasal Verbs:* * *['setl]1) (to place in a position of rest or comfort: I settled myself in the armchair.) układać, usadawiać się2) (to come to rest: Dust had settled on the books.) osiadać3) (to soothe: I gave him a pill to settle his nerves.) uspokajać4) (to go and live: Many Scots settled in New Zealand.) osiedlać się5) (to reach a decision or agreement: Have you settled with the builders when they are to start work?; The dispute between management and employees is still not settled.) ustalać, załatwiać6) (to pay (a bill).) (u)regulować•- settler
- settle down
- settle in
- settle on
- settle up
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