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1 merely
['mɪəlɪ]advtylko, jedynie* * *adverb (simply or only: I was merely asking a question.) po prostu, jedynie -
2 just
[dʒʌst] 1. adj 2. advjust as I expected — dokładnie tak, jak się spodziewałem
just now — ( a moment ago) dopiero co; ( at the present time) w tej chwili
it's just as well (that …) — no i dobrze (, że …)
just as he was leaving — w chwili, gdy wychodził
just before/after — krótko przed +instr /po +loc
just after you called — krótko po tym, jak zadzwoniłeś
just enough — akurat tyle, ile potrzeba
just a minute!, just one moment! — chwileczkę!, momencik!
* * *I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) sprawiedliwy2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) słuszny3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) zasłużony•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) dokładnie2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) całkiem tak3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) dopiero co4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) właśnie5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) akurat6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) ledwo7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) tylko8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) po prostu9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) po prostu•- just now
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3 mere
[mɪə(r)]adj* * *[miə](no more than or no better than: a mere child; the merest suggestion of criticism.) zwykły- merely -
4 only
['əunlɪ] 1. adv( solely) jedynie; (merely, just) tylko2. adj 3. conjan only child — jedynak(-aczka) m(f)
I would come, only I'm busy — przyszedłbym, tylko (że) jestem zajęty
not only … but (also) — nie tylko…, lecz (także)
* * *['əunli] 1. adjective(without any others of the same type: He has no brothers or sisters - he's an only child; the only book of its kind.) jedyny2. adverb1) (not more than: We have only two cups left; He lives only a mile away.) tylko2) (alone: Only you can do it.) jedynie3) (showing the one action done, in contrast to other possibilities: I only scolded the child - I did not smack him.) tylko, jedynie4) (not longer ago than: I saw him only yesterday.) dopiero5) (showing the one possible result of an action: If you do that, you'll only make him angry.) tylko3. conjunction(except that, but: I'd like to go, only I have to work.) tyle, że- only too -
5 simply
['sɪmplɪ]adv(just, merely) po prostu; ( in a simple way) prosto* * *1) (only: I do it simply for the money.) jedynie2) (absolutely: simply beautiful.) po prostu3) (in a simple manner: She was always very simply dressed.) prosto -
6 would-be
['wudbiː]adj* * *adjective (trying, hoping, or merely pretending, to be: a would-be poet.) rzekomy, niedoszły, domniemany
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