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1 frustrate
[frʌs'treɪt]vt* * *1) (to make (someone) feel disappointed, useless etc: Staying at home all day frustrated her.) frustrować2) (to make useless: His efforts were frustrated.) udaremnić•- frustrated -
2 destroy
[dɪs'trɔɪ]vt* * *[di'stroi]1) (to put an end to or make useless; to ruin: Vandals destroyed the painting.) niszczyć2) (to kill (animals): This poison destroys rats.) niszczyć• -
3 neutralise
verb (to make useless or harmless usually by causing an opposite effect.) unieszkodliwić -
4 neutralize
['njuːtrəlaɪz]vt* * *verb (to make useless or harmless usually by causing an opposite effect.) unieszkodliwić -
5 use
1. [juːs] n( using) użycie nt, stosowanie nt; ( usefulness) użytek m, zastosowanie nt2. [juːz] vtto go out of use — wychodzić (wyjść perf) z użycia
to make use of sth — stosować (zastosować perf) or wykorzystywać (wykorzystać perf) coś
to get used to — przyzwyczajać się (przyzwyczaić się perf) or przywykać (przywyknąć perf) do +gen
Phrasal Verbs:- use up* * *I [ju:z] verb1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) użyć2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) zużywać•- usable- used
- user
- user-friendly
- user guide
- be used to something
- be used to
- used to II [ju:s]1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) użycie2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) zastosowanie3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) wartość, sens4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) władza5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) prawo używania•- useful- usefulness
- usefully
- useless
- be in use
- out of use
- come in useful
- have no use for
- it's no use
- make good use of
- make use of
- put to good use
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6 spoil
[spɔɪl] 1. pt, pp spoilt or spoiled, vtthing uszkadzać (uszkodzić perf); enjoyment psuć (zepsuć perf); child rozpieszczać (rozpieścić perf), psuć2. vito spoil a vote — oddawać (oddać perf) nieważny głos
* * *[spoil]past tense, past participles - spoiled, spoilt; verb1) (to damage or ruin; to make bad or useless: If you touch that drawing you'll spoil it.) psuć2) (to give (a child etc) too much of what he wants and possibly make his character, behaviour etc worse by doing so: They spoil that child dreadfully and she's becoming unbearable!) psuć, rozpieszczać•- spoils- spoilt
- spoilsport
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