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1 very
['vɛrɪ] 1. adv 2. adjthe very book which… — właśnie ta książka, która…
* * *['veri] 1. adverb1) (to a great degree: He's very clever; You came very quickly; I'm not feeling very well.) bardzo2) (absolutely; in the highest degree: The very first thing you must do is ring the police; She has a car of her very own.) całkiem2. adjective1) (exactly or precisely the thing, person etc mentioned: You're the very man I want to see; At that very minute the door opened.) ten właśnie2) (extreme: at the very end of the day; at the very top of the tree.) sam3) (used for emphasis in other ways: The very suggestion of a sea voyage makes her feel seasick.) sam• -
2 not half
(a slang expression for very much: `Are you enjoying yourself?' `Not half!') jeszcze jak -
3 be not up to much
(to be not very good: The dinner wasn't up to much.) być niczym szczególnym -
4 be not much of a
(to be not a very good thing of a particular kind: I'm not much of a photographer; That wasn't much of a lecture.) być nie najlepszym, kiepskim -
5 think little of / not think much of
(to have a very low opinion of: He didn't think much of what I had done; He thought little of my work.) mieć nie najlepsze zdanie oEnglish-Polish dictionary > think little of / not think much of
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6 much the same
(not very different: The patient's condition is still much the same.) bez większych zmian -
7 no great shakes
(not very good or important: He has written a book, but it's no great shakes.) nic specjalnego -
8 nothing to write home about
(not very good: The concert was nothing to write home about.) nic nadzwyczajnego -
9 sound
[saund] 1. adj( healthy) zdrowy; ( not damaged) nietknięty; (reliable, thorough) solidny, dogłębny; investment pewny, bezpieczny; advice rozsądny; argument, policy słuszny2. adv 3. n 4. vtalarm, horn włączać (włączyć perf)5. vithat sounds like them returning — wygląda na to, że wracają
it sounds as if … — wygląda na to, że …
Phrasal Verbs:* * *I adjective1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.) solidny, zdrowy2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) głęboki3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) wszechstronny4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) trafny, poprawny5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) rozsądny•- soundly- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) dźwięk2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) dźwięk3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!) to, co słyszę (na temat)2. verb1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) dzwonić, rozlegać się2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) ogłaszać, uderzyć na3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) brzmieć4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) wymawiać5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) osłuchiwać•- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) wytłumiaćIII verb(to measure the depth of (water etc).) sondować- sounding- sound out -
10 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
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11 argue
['ɑːgjuː] 1. vi 2. vtto argue that … — utrzymywać, że …
to argue about sth — ( quarrel) sprzeczać się na temat czegoś; ( debate) dyskutować o czymś
to argue for/against sth — przedstawiać (przedstawić perf) argumenty za czymś/przeciw(ko) czemuś
* * *1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) kłócić/spierać się2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) wysuwać argumenty (za, przeciw)3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) przekonywać4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) omawiać, przedstawiać, dowodzić•- arguable- argument
- argumentative -
12 cool
[kuːl] 1. adjtemperature, drink chłodny; clothes lekki, przewiewny; person ( calm) spokojny, opanowany; ( unfriendly) chłodny2. vt 3. vito keep sth cool/in a cool place — przechowywać coś w chłodnym miejscu
to keep one's cool — zachowywać (zachować perf) spokój
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[ku:l] 1. adjective1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) chłodny2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) spokojny3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) obojętny4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!) świetny2. verb1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) chłodzić (się), stygnąć2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) stygnąć3. noun(cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) chłód- coolly- coolness
- cool-headed
- cool down
- keep one's cool
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13 performance
[pə'fɔːməns]n(of actor, athlete) występ m; ( of play) przedstawienie nt; (of car, engine) osiągi pl; ( of company) wyniki pl działalności* * *1) (the doing of something: He is very conscientious in the performance of his duties.) wykonywanie2) (the way in which something or someone performs: His performance in the exams was not very good.) funkcjonowanie, osiągnięcia3) (something done on stage etc: The company gave a performance of `Othello'; His last three performances have not been very good.) występ, przedstawienie -
14 modest
['mɔdɪst]adj* * *['modist]1) (not having, or showing, too high an opinion of one's abilities etc: He's very modest about his success.) skromny2) (decent, or showing good taste; not shocking: modest clothing.) skromny3) (not very large; moderate: She's a person of modest ambitions.) skromny•- modestly- modesty -
15 in general
(usually; in most cases; most of (a group of people etc): People in general were not very sympathetic; People were in general not very sympathetic.) ogólnie biorąc -
16 gabble
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17 pick at
vt fus* * *(to eat very little of (something): He was not very hungry, and just picked at the food on his plate.) jeść od niechcenia, skubać -
18 shaky
['ʃeɪkɪ]adjhand, voice trzęsący się, drżący; memory mglisty, niewyraźny; knowledge słaby; prospects, future chwiejny, niepewny; start niepewny, nieśmiały* * *1) (weak or trembling with age, illness etc: a shaky voice; shaky handwriting.) niepewny, drżący2) (unsteady or likely to collapse: a shaky chair.) rozklekotany3) ((sometimes with at) not very good, accurate etc: He's a bit shaky at arithmetic; My arithmetic has always been very shaky; I'd be grateful if you would correct my rather shaky spelling.) słaby -
19 sordid
['sɔːdɪd]adj* * *['so:did]1) ((of a place etc) dirty, mean and poor: a very sordid neighbourhood.) obskurny, nędzny2) ((of a person's behaviour etc) showing low standards or ideals etc; not very pleasant or admirable: The whole affair was rather sordid.) wstrętny•- sordidly- sordidness -
20 dark
[dɑːk] 1. adjciemny; ( fig) mroczny, ponury2. nin the dark — w ciemności, po ciemku
* * *1. adjective1) (without light: a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side.) ciemny2) (blackish or closer to black than white: a dark red colour; a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion; Her hair is dark.) ciemny3) (evil and usually secret: dark deeds; a dark secret.) ciemny2. noun(absence of light: in the dark; afraid of the dark; He never goes out after dark; We are in the dark (= we have no knowledge) about what is happening.) ciemność- darken- darkness
- keep it dark
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