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1 lie about
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2 lie
[laɪ] 1. pt lay, pp lain, vi ( lit, fig)leżeć; (pt, pp lied) kłamać (skłamać perf)France and Britain lie third and fourth respectively — Francja i Wielka Brytania plasują się odpowiednio na trzeciej i czwartej pozycji
to lie low ( fig) — przeczekiwać (przeczekać perf) (w ukryciu)
Phrasal Verbs:- lie back- lie up2. nkłamstwo nt* * *I 1. noun(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) kłamstwo2. verb(to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.) kłamać- liarII present participle - lying; verb1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) położyć się, leżeć2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) leżeć, znajdować się3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) pozostawać, stać4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) leżeć w, wynikać z•- lie back- lie down
- lie in
- lie in wait for
- lie in wait
- lie low
- lie with
- take lying down -
3 lie around
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4 lounge
[laundʒ] 1. n( in house) salon m; ( in hotel) hall m; ( at station) poczekalnia f; ( BRIT) (also: lounge bar) bar m ( w hotelu lub pubie)2. viarrivals/departures lounge — ( at airport) hala przylotów/odlotów
Phrasal Verbs:* * *1. verb1) (to lie back in a casual manner: lounging on a sofa.) siedzieć rozpartym2) (to move about lazily; to be inactive: I spent the day lounging about the house.) snuć się2. noun(a sitting-room, eg in a hotel: They watched television in the hotel lounge.) westybul, hall -
5 state
[steɪt] 1. n( condition) stan m; ( government) państwo nt2. vtoświadczać (oświadczyć perf), stwierdzać (stwierdzić perf)* * *I [steit] noun1) (the condition in which a thing or person is: the bad state of the roads; The room was in an untidy state; He inquired about her state of health; What a state you're in!; He was not in a fit state to take the class.) stan2) (a country considered as a political community, or, as in the United States, one division of a federation: The Prime Minister visits the Queen once a week to discuss affairs of state; The care of the sick and elderly is considered partly the responsibility of the state; ( also adjective) The railways are under state control; state-controlled / owned industries.) państwo, stan3) (ceremonial dignity and splendour: The Queen, wearing her robes of state, drove in a horse-drawn coach to Westminster; ( also adjective) state occasions/banquets.) ceremoniał•- stately- stateliness
- statesman
- statesmanlike
- statesmanship
- get into a state
- lie in state II [steit] verb(to say or announce clearly, carefully and definitely: You have not yet stated your intentions.) przedstawiać -
6 loll
[lɔl]vi(also: loll about) person rozkładać się (rozłożyć się perf), rozwalać się (rozwalić się perf) (inf); head zwisać (zwisnąć perf)* * *[lol]1) (to sit or lie lazily: to loll in a chair; You'll get nothing done if you loll about all day.) rozwalać się2) ((of the tongue) to hang down or out: The dog lay down with his tongue lolling.) wywiesić, wywalić -
7 fib
[fɪb]nbajka f, bujda f (inf)to tell fibs — bujać (inf)
* * *[fib] 1. noun(an unimportant lie: to tell fibs.) kłamstewko, bujda2. verb(to tell a fib: He fibbed about his age.) bujać -
8 fiction
['fɪkʃən]n (LITERATURE)beletrystyka f, literatura f piękna; (invention, lie) fikcja f* * *['fikʃən](stories etc which tell of imagined, not real, characters and events (see also non-fiction): I prefer reading fiction to hearing about real events.) beletrystyka- fictitious -
9 sit
[sɪt] 1. pt, pp sat, vi( sit down) siadać (usiąść perf); ( be sitting) siedzieć; ( for painter) pozować; assembly obradować2. vtto sit on — ( committee etc) zasiadać (zasiąść perf) w +loc
Phrasal Verbs:- sit back- sit down- sit up* * *[sit]present participle - sitting; verb1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) siedzieć, sadzać2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) leżeć3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) zasiadać4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) siedzieć5) (to undergo (an examination).) przystępować do6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) pozować7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) obradować•- sitter- sitting
- sit-in
- sitting-room
- sitting target
- sitting duck
- sit back
- sit down
- sit out
- sit tight
- sit up
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