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1 ago
[ə'gəu]adv* * *[ə'ɡəu](at a certain time in the past: two years ago; Long ago, men lived in caves; How long ago did he leave?) temu -
2 long
[lɔŋ] 1. adj 2. adv 3. viso/as long as — ( on condition that) pod warunkiem, że; ( while) jak długo, dopóki
long before — na długo przed +instr
long after — długo po +loc
the long and the short of it is that … — krótko mówiąc, …
* * *I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) długi2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) długi3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) długi na..., o długości...4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) nieobecny przez dłuższy czas5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) długi2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) na długo2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) długo•- longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) pragnąć, wzdychać do, tęsknić- longing- longingly -
3 antique
[æn'tiːk] 1. nantyk m2. adj* * *[æn'ti:k] 1. adjective1) (old and usually valuable: an antique chair.) zabytkowy2) (old or old-fashioned: That car is positively antique.) przestarzały, antyczny3) ((of a shop etc) dealing in antiques: an antique business.) antykwaryczny2. noun(something made long ago (usually more than a hundred years ago) which is valuable or interesting: He collects antiques.) antyk- antiquity -
4 old
[əuld]adjstary; ( former) stary, dawny* * *[əuld]1) (advanced in age: an old man; He is too old to live alone.) stary2) (having a certain age: He is thirty years old.) w wieku3) (having existed for a long time: an old building; Those trees are very old.) stary4) (no longer useful: She threw away the old shoes.) stary5) (belonging to times long ago: old civilizations like that of Greece.) starożytny•- old age- old boy/girl
- old-fashioned
- old hand
- old maid
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5 ancient
['eɪnʃənt]adjcivilization etc starożytny; person, car wiekowy* * *['einʃənt]1) (relating to times long ago, especially before the collapse of Rome: ancient history.) starożytny2) (very old: an ancient sweater.) starodawny, antyczny -
6 lately
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7 omen
['əumən]nomen m* * *['əumən](a sign of a future event: Long ago, storms were regarded as bad omens.) omen, znak -
8 recent
['riːsnt]adjniedawny, ostatni* * *['ri:snt](happening, done etc not long ago: Things have changed in recent weeks; recent events.) ostatni- recently -
9 recently
['riːsntlɪ]adv( not long ago) niedawno; ( lately) ostatnio* * *adverb He came to see me recently.) niedawno, ostatnio -
10 the other day
(not long ago: I saw Mr Smith the other day.) niedawno, onegdaj -
11 short
[ʃɔːt] 1. adj 2. nfilm m krótkometrażowyI'm three pounds short — mam o trzy funty za mało, brakuje mi trzech funtów
meat/petrol is in short supply — brakuje mięsa/benzyny
short of sth/doing sth — bez posuwania się do +gen
it is short for … — to skrót od +gen
to cut short — speech ucinać (uciąć perf); visit skracać (skrócić perf)
everything short of … — wszystko z wyjątkiem +gen
to fall short of expectations — zawodzić (zawieść perf) oczekiwania
to stop short — (nagle) przestać ( perf) or przerwać ( perf)
to stop short of — powstrzymywać się (powstrzymać się perf) przed +instr
See also:- shorts* * *[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) krótki2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) niski3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) krótki4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) na minusie, za mało5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) odczuwający brak6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) kruchy2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) nagle2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) za blisko•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) wyselekcjonować- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of -
12 ancestor
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13 founding
['faundɪŋ]adjfounding father ( fig) — ojciec m
the Founding Fathers (US) — Ojcowie Założyciele (członkowie Federalnej Konwencji Konstytucujnej z 1787 r.)
* * *noun The founding of the organization took place a long time ago.) założyciel -
14 once
[wʌns] 1. adv( on one occasion) (jeden) raz; ( formerly) dawniej, kiedyś; ( a long time ago) kiedyś, swego czasu2. conjzaraz po tym, jak, gdy tylkoat once — ( immediately) od razu; ( simultaneously) na raz
once more/again — jeszcze raz
all at once — naraz, ni z tego, ni z owego
* * *1. adverb1) (a single time: He did it once; If I could see her once again I would be happy.) raz2) (at a time in the past: I once wanted to be a dancer.) niegdyś2. conjunction(when; as soon as: Once (it had been) unlocked, the door opened easily.) raz, skoro- at once- just for once
- for once
- once and for all
- once in a while -
15 such
[sʌtʃ]adjsuch a lot of — tyle or tak dużo +gen
in Brighton or some such place — w Brighton, czy w jakimś takim miejscu
she made such a noise that … — narobiła tyle hałasu, że …
such books as I have — takie książki, jakie mam
* * *1. adjective1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) taki2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) (aż) taki3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) taki4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) taki2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) ten, taki- suchlike- such-and-such
- such as it is
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