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1 see how the land lies
(to take a good look at the circumstances before making a decision.) zorientować się w sytuacji -
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 bullshit
['bulʃɪt] 1. n ( inf)bzdury pl2. vtwciskać (wcisnąć perf) kit +dat3. vi* * *['bulʃit]noun, interjection((also bull) (slang) nonsense; lies; exaggeration: That's bullshit!; Bullshit! Do you expect me to believe that?) -
4 delude
[dɪ'luːd]vtzwodzić (zwieść perf), wprowadzać (wprowadzić perf) w błądto delude o.s. — łudzić się, oszukiwać samego siebie
* * *[di'lu:d](to deceive or mislead (usually without actually telling lies): She deluded herself into thinking he cared for her.) oszukiwać, okłamywać- delusion -
5 discount
1. ['dɪskaunt] nzniżka f, rabat m2. [dɪs'kaunt] vt ( COMM)udzielać (udzielić perf) rabatu w wysokości +gen; idea, fact pomijać (pominąć perf), nie brać (nie wziąć perf) pod uwagę +gento give sb a discount on sth — udzielać (udzielić perf) komuś zniżki na coś
* * *1. noun(a (small) sum taken off the price of something: He gave me a discount of 20%.) rabat2. verb(to leave aside as something not to be considered: You can discount most of what he says - it's nearly all lies!) zlekceważyć -
6 disentangle
[dɪsɪn'tæŋgl]vtperson wyswobadzać (wyswobodzić perf); wool, string rozplątywać (rozplątać perf), rozsupływać (rozsupłać perf); truth from lies oddzielać (oddzielić perf)* * *[disin'tæŋɡl](to free from being tangled; to unravel: The bird could not disentangle itself from the net.) wyplątać (się) -
7 forfeit
['fɔːfɪt] 1. ngrzywna f2. vtright, chance etc tracić (stracić perf); one's happiness, health poświęcać (poświęcić perf); one's income zrzekać się (zrzec się perf) +gen* * *['fo:fit] 1. noun(something that must be given up because one has done something wrong, especially in games: If you lose the game you will have to pay a forfeit.) fant, zastaw2. verb(to lose (something) because one has done something wrong: He forfeited our respect by telling lies.) utracić3. adjective(forfeited: His former rights are forfeit now.) skonfiskowany, zawieszony -
8 go against the grain
(to be against a person's wishes, feelings etc: It goes against the grain for me to tell lies.) być przeciwnym czyjejś naturze -
9 keel
[kiːl] 1. nkil m2. vtPhrasal Verbs:* * *[ki:l](the long supporting piece of a ship's frame that lies lengthwise along the bottom: The boat's keel stuck in the mud near the shore.) kil- be/keep on an even keel -
10 land
[lænd] 1. n( area of open ground) ziemia f; (property, estate) ziemia f, grunty pl; ( as opposed to sea) ląd m; ( country) kraj m, ziemia f ( literary)2. vi ( lit, fig) 3. vtto go/travel by land — jechać (pojechać perf)/podróżować lądem
to land on one's feet ( fig) — spadać (spaść perf) na cztery łapy (inf)
to land sb with sth ( inf) — zwalać (zwalić perf) komuś coś na głowę (inf)
Phrasal Verbs:- land up* * *[lænd] 1. noun1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) ląd2) (a country: foreign lands.) kraina3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) ziemia4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) ziemia2. verb1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) lądować2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) dobić do brzegu, wydobyć na brzeg3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) wylądować•[-rouvə]
(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)
(typ samochodu terenowego)- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land lies -
11 lie with
((of a choice, duty etc) to be the responsibility of: The decision lies with you.) spoczywać na, należeć do -
12 mean
[miːn] 1. adj( with money) skąpy; ( unkind) person, trick podły; (US, inf) ( vicious) person, animal złośliwy; ( shabby) nędzny; ( average) średni2. vt; pt, pp meant3. n, pl meansI thought you meant her — sądziłem, że miałeś na myśli ją; ( intend)
( average) średnia f- means* * *[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) skąpy2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) podły, małostkowy3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) złośliwy4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) ubogi, nędzny•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) średni2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) przeciętny2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) średnia, środekIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) znaczyć2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) zamierzać•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) znaczący- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well -
13 simple
['sɪmpl]adj(easy, plain) prosty; ( foolish) ograniczony* * *['simpl]1) (not difficult; easy: a simple task.) łatwy2) (not complicated or involved: The matter is not as simple as you think.) prosty3) (not fancy or unusual; plain: a simple dress/design; He leads a very simple life.) prosty4) (pure; mere: the simple truth.) czysty5) (trusting and easily cheated: She is too simple to see through his lies.) prostoduszny6) (weak in the mind; not very intelligent: I'm afraid he's a bit simple, but he's good with animals.) głupkowaty•- simplicity
- simplification
- simplified
- simplify
- simply
- simple-minded
- simple-mindedness -
14 situation
[sɪtju'eɪʃən]n"situations vacant" ( BRIT) — ≈ "Praca" ( rubryka w ogłoszeniach gazetowych)
* * *[sitju'eiʃən]1) (circumstances; a state of affairs: an awkward situation.) położenie2) (the place where anything stands or lies: The house has a beautiful situation beside a lake.) położenie, lokalizacja3) (a job: the situations-vacant columns of the newspaper.) posada•- situated -
15 tell
[tɛl] 1. pt, pp told, vt2. vito tell sth from sth — odróżniać (odróżnić perf) coś od czegoś
to tell on — ( affect) odbijać się (odbić się perf) na +loc
to tell sb to do sth — kazać (kazać perf) komuś coś zrobić
to tell sb of/about sth — ( inform) mówić (powiedzieć perf) komuś o czymś; ( at length) opowiadać (opowiedzieć perf) komuś o czymś
I couldn't tell what they were thinking — nie miałem pojęcia, co myślą
can you tell me the time? — czy może mi Pan/Pani powiedzieć, która (jest) godzina?
(I) tell you what … — wiesz co, …
Phrasal Verbs:- tell off- tell on* * *[tel]1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) powiedzieć2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) kazać3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) mówić, opowiadać4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) zauważyć, odróżnić5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) wygadać6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) sprawdzać się•- teller- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
- you never can tell
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