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1 meter
['miːtə(r)]n, see metrelicznik m; ( parking meter) parkometr m; (US)* * *['mi:tə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for measuring, especially quantities of electricity, gas, water etc: If you want to know how much electricity you have used you will have to look at the meter.) licznik2) ((American) see metre1, metre2.)2. verb(to measure (especially electricity etc) by using a meter: This instrument meters rainfall.) mierzyć -
2 reading
['riːdɪŋ]n( of books etc) czytanie nt, lektura f; ( understanding) rozumienie nt; ( literary event) czytanie nt; ( on meter etc) odczyt m* * *1) (the act of reading.) czytanie2) (the reading of something aloud, as a (public) entertainment: a poetry reading.) odczyt, recytacja3) (the ability to read: The boy is good at reading.) czytanie4) (the figure, measurement etc on a dial, instrument etc: The reading on the thermometer was -5° C.) odczyt -
3 read
[riːd] 1. pt, pp read, viperson czytać; piece of writing brzmieć2. vtbook czytać (przeczytać perf); sb's mood odgadywać (odgadnąć perf); sb's thoughts czytać w +loc; sb's lips czytać z +gen; meter etc odczytywać (odczytać perf); subject at university studiowaćthermometers are reading 108 degrees in the shade — termometry wskazują czterdzieści dwa stopnie w cieniu
to take sth as read — brać (wziąć perf) coś za pewnik
to read sth into sb's remarks — doszukiwać się (doszukać się perf) czegoś w czyichś uwagach
Phrasal Verbs:- read out* * *[red]past tense, past participle; = read -
4 gas
[gæs] 1. n 2. vt* * *[ɡæs] 1. noun1) (a substance like air: Oxygen is a gas.) gaz2) (any gas which is used for heating, cooking etc.) gaz3) (a gas which is used by dentists as an anaesthetic.) gaz rozweselający4) (a poisonous or irritating gas used in war etc: The police used tear gas to control the riot.) gaz2. verb(to poison or kill (a person or animal) with gas: He was gassed during World War I.) zagazować- gaseous- gassy
- gassiness
- gas chamber
- gas mask
- gas meter
- gasoline
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- gas station
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5 electricity
[ɪlɛk'trɪsɪtɪ]nelektryczność f, prąd m* * *[elek'trisəti](a form of energy used to give heat, light, power etc: worked by electricity; Don't waste electricity.) elektryczność- electric- electrical
- electrically
- electrician
- electrified
- electrify
- electrification
- electrifying
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6 park
[pɑːk] 1. npark m2. vt 3. vi* * *1. noun1) (a public piece of ground with grass and trees: The children go to the park every morning to play.) park2) (the land surrounding a large country house: Deer run wild in the park surrounding the mansion.) park2. verb(to stop and leave (a motor car etc) for a time: He parked in front of our house.) parkować- parking-meter
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meter — {{11}}meter (n.1) also metre, poetic measure, O.E. meter meter, versification, from L. metrum, from Gk. metron meter, a verse; that by which anything is measured; measure, length, size, limit, proportion, from PIE root *me measure (see METER (Cf … Etymology dictionary
meter — (Del lat. mittĕre, soltar, enviar). 1. tr. Encerrar, introducir o incluir algo dentro de otra cosa o en alguna parte. U. t. c. prnl.) 2. ocasionar (ǁ ser causa). Metía mucho ruido. 3. Poner o colocar en un lugar alguien o algo o disponerlos en el … Diccionario de la lengua española
meter — meter(se) 1. ‘Introducir(se) dentro de una cosa o en alguna parte’. Se construye normalmente con un complemento de lugar introducido por en: «Ángela se saca los zapatos y se mete en la cama» (Wolff Álamos [Chile 1986]). Menos general, pero… … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
Meter — Me ter, Metre Me tre, n. [OE. metre, F. m[ e]tre, L. metrum, fr. Gr. ?; akin to Skr. m[=a] to measure. See {Mete} to measure.] 1. Rhythmical arrangement of syllables or words into verses, stanzas, strophes, etc.; poetical measure, depending on… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
meter maid — ☆ meter maid n. a woman employed by a police traffic department to issue tickets for illegal or overtime parking, jaywalking, etc … English World dictionary
meter — (Del lat. mittere, enviar, arrojar, lanzar.) ► verbo transitivo/ pronominal 1 Poner una cosa en el interior de otra o de un lugar: ■ se metió las manos en los bolsillos. SINÓNIMO introducir ANTÓNIMO sacar ► verbo transitivo 2 Internar a una… … Enciclopedia Universal
meter — ▪ I. meter me‧ter 1 [ˈmiːtə ǁ ər] noun [countable] 1. a machine that measures and shows the amount of something you have used or the amount of money that you must pay: • A new gas meter had to be installed before the building permit would be… … Financial and business terms
Meter (music) — Musical and lyric metre. See also: Hymn meter and Poetic meter. Meter or metre is a term that music has inherited from the rhythmic element of poetry (Scholes 1977; Latham 2002) where it means the number of lines in a verse, the number of… … Wikipedia
Meter Point Administration Number — A Meter Point Administration Number, also known as MPAN, Supply Number or S Number, is a 21 digit reference used in Great Britain to uniquely identify electricity supply points such as individual domestic residences. The gas equivalent is the… … Wikipedia
Meter — Einheit Norm SI Einheitensystem Einheitenname Meter Einheitenzeichen m Beschriebene Größe(n) Länge, Breite, Tiefe Höhe; Dicke, Schichtdicke; Radius, Abstand; Durchmes … Deutsch Wikipedia
meter — v tr (Se conjuga como comer) 1 Hacer que algo o alguien quede dentro de alguna cosa o entre en alguna parte: meter el dinero en la bolsa, meter al ladrón en la cárcel, meter la llave en la cerradura, meter un clavo en la pared 2 Hacer que alguien … Español en México
