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1 put all one's eggs in one basket
(to depend entirely on the success of one scheme, plan etc: You should apply for more than one job - don't put all your eggs in one basket.) postawić na jedną kartęEnglish-Polish dictionary > put all one's eggs in one basket
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2 oneself
[wʌn'sɛlf]pron( reflexive) się; ( after prep) siebie ( gen, acc), sobie ( dat, loc), sobą ( instr); ( emphatic) samemuto hurt oneself — ranić (zranić perf) się
others might find odd what one finds normal oneself — to, co samemu uważa się za normalne, inni mogą uznać za dziwne
* * *1) (used as the object of a verb, the subject of which is one: One should wash oneself every morning.) się2) (used in emphasis: One always has to do these things oneself.) sam -
3 respect
[rɪs'pɛkt] 1. nszacunek mto have respect for sb/sth — mieć szacunek dla kogoś/czegoś
to show sb/sth respect — okazywać (okazać perf) komuś/czemuś szacunek
out of respect for — z szacunku dla +gen, dla uszanowania +gen
with respect to, in respect of — pod względem +gen, w związku z +instr
in some/many respects — pod kilkoma/wieloma względami
- respects2. vt* * *[rə'spekt] 1. noun1) (admiration; good opinion: He is held in great respect by everyone; He has no respect for politicians.) poważanie2) (consideration; thoughtfulness; willingness to obey etc: He shows no respect for his parents.) poszanowanie, szacunek3) (a particular detail, feature etc: These two poems are similar in some respects.) wzgląd2. verb1) (to show or feel admiration for: I respect you for what you did.) poważać2) (to show consideration for, a willingness to obey etc: One should respect other people's feelings/property.) szanować•- respectably
- respectability
- respectful
- respectfully
- respectfulness
- respecting
- respective
- respectively
- respects
- pay one's respects to someone
- pay one's respects
- with respect to -
4 mercy
['məːsɪ]nlitość f* * *['mə:si]plural - mercies; noun1) (kindness towards a person, especially an enemy, who is in one's power: He showed his enemies no mercy.) łaska, litość2) (a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful: It was a mercy that it didn't rain.) szczęście•- merciful- mercifully
- merciless
- mercilessly
- at the mercy of
- have mercy on -
5 opposition
[ɔpə'zɪʃən]n( resistance) opozycja f, opór m; (SPORT) przeciwnik mthe Opposition ( POL) — opozycja
* * *[opə'ziʃən]1) (the act of resisting or fighting against by force or argument: There is a lot of opposition to his ideas.) sprzeciw2) (the people who are fighting or competing against: In war and business, one should always get to know one's opposition.) przeciwnik -
6 dutiful
['djuːtɪful]adj* * *adjective ((negative undutiful) careful to do what one should: a dutiful daughter.) sumienny -
7 turn away
1. vi 2. vtapplicants odprawiać (odprawić perf) (z niczym or z kwitkiem)* * *(to move or send away: He turned away in disgust; The police turned away the crowds.) odwrócić oczy, zawrócić -
8 mind
[maɪnd] 1. n 2. vt(attend to, look after) doglądać +gen; ( be careful of) uważać na +acc; ( object to) mieć coś przeciwko +datdo you mind if I smoke? — czy nie będzie Panu/Pani przeszkadzało, jeżeli zapalę?
to keep/bear sth in mind — pamiętać o czymś
to change one's mind — zmieniać (zmienić perf) zdanie, rozmyślić się ( perf)
to have sb/sth in mind — mieć kogoś/coś na myśli
to bring/call sth to mind — przywodzić (przywieść perf) coś na myśl
I don't mind — ( when choosing) wszystko jedno; ( when offered drink etc) chętnie
mind you, … — zwróć uwagę, że …
"mind the step" — "uwaga stopień"
* * *1.(the power by which one thinks etc; the intelligence or understanding: The child already has the mind of an adult.) umysł2. verb1) (to look after or supervise (eg a child): mind the baby.) pilnować2) (to be upset by; to object to: You must try not to mind when he criticizes your work.) przejmować się, mieć przeciwko3) (to be careful of: Mind (= be careful not to trip over) the step!) uważać4) (to pay attention to or obey: You should mind your parents' words/advice.) zważać na3. interjection(be careful!: Mind! There's a car coming!) Uważaj!- - minded- mindful
- mindless
- mindlessly
- mindlessness
- mindreader
- at/in the back of one's mind
- change one's mind
- be out of one's mind
- do you mind!
- have a good mind to
- have half a mind to
- have a mind to
- in one's mind's eye
- in one's right mind
- keep one's mind on
- know one's own mind
- make up one's mind
- mind one's own business
- never mind
- on one's mind
- put someone in mind of
- put in mind of
- speak one's mind
- take/keep one's mind off
- to my mind -
9 voice
[vɔɪs] 1. ngłos m2. vtin a loud/soft voice — głośno/cicho
to give voice to — dawać (dać perf) wyraz +dat
* * *[vois] 1. noun1) (the sounds from the mouth made in speaking or singing: He has a very deep voice; He spoke in a quiet/loud/angry/kind voice.) głos2) (the voice regarded as the means of expressing opinion: The voice of the people should not be ignored; the voice of reason/conscience.) głos2. verb1) (to express (feelings etc): He voiced the discontent of the whole group.) wyrazić2) (to produce the sound of (especially a consonant) with a vibration of the vocal cords as well as with the breath: `Th' should be voiced in `this' but not in `think'.) udźwięczniać•- voiced- voiceless
- voice mail
- be in good voice
- lose one's voice
- raise one's voice -
10 ought
[ɔːt]pt ought, aux vb* * *[o:t]negative short form - oughtn't; verb1) (used to indicate duty; should: You ought to help them; He oughtn't to have done that.) powinno się2) (used to indicate something that one could reasonably expect; should: He ought to have been able to do it.) powinno się -
11 that
[ðætˌ ðət] 1. adj( demonstrative) ten; (in contrast to ‘this’ or to indicate (greater) distance) tamtenthat man/woman/chair — ten mężczyzna/ta kobieta/to krzesło
2. pron, pl thosethat one over there — tamten, ten tam (inf)
1) ( demonstrative) to nt; (in contrast to ‘this’ or referring to something (more) distant) tamto ntwho's/what's that? — kto/co to (jest)?
2) ( relative) który; (after ‘all’, ‘anything’ etc) cothe man (that) I saw — człowiek, którego widziałem
the people (that) I spoke to — ludzie, z którymi rozmawiałem
all (that) I have — wszystko, co mam
3. conjthe day (that) he came — tego dnia, kiedy or gdy przyszedł
że, iż (fml)he thought that I was ill — myślał, że jestem chory
4. advshe suggested that I phone you — poradziła mi, żebym do ciebie zadzwonił
(+adjective) (aż) tak or taki; (+adverb) (aż) takI didn't realize it was that bad — nie zdawałam sobie sprawy, że jest (aż) tak źle
* * *1. [ðæt] plural - those; adjective(used to indicate a person, thing etc spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: Don't take this book - take that one; At that time, I was living in Italy; When are you going to return those books?) tamten2. pronoun(used to indicate a thing etc, or (in plural or with the verb be) person or people, spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: What is that you've got in your hand?; Who is that?; That is the Prime Minister; Those present at the concert included the composer and his wife.) to, tamto3. [ðət, ðæt] relative pronoun(used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned in a preceding clause in order to distinguish it from others: Where is the parcel that arrived this morning?; Who is the man (that) you were talking to?) który4. [ðət, ðæt] conjunction1) ((often omitted) used to report what has been said etc or to introduce other clauses giving facts, reasons, results etc: I know (that) you didn't do it; I was surprised (that) he had gone.) że2) (used to introduce expressions of sorrow, wishes etc: That I should be accused of murder!; Oh, that I were with her now!) że(by)5. adverb(so; to such an extent: I didn't realize she was that ill.) aż tak- that's that -
12 time
[taɪm] 1. n2. vtin 3/4 time — w rytmie na 3/4
( measure time of) mierzyć (zmierzyć perf) czas +gen; ( fix moment for) ustalać (ustalić perf) czas +gento time sth well/badly — wybierać (wybrać perf) dobry/zły czas na coś
time after time, time and again — wielokrotnie, wiele razy
at times — czasami, czasem
in time — ( soon enough) na czas, w porę; ( eventually) z czasem; ( MUS) w takt, do taktu
in no time — w mgnieniu oka, w mig
to be 30 mins behind/ahead of time — być 30 minut po czasie/przed czasem
he'll do it in his own (good) time — ( without being hurried) zrobi to w swoim czasie
he'll do it in or (US) on his own time — ( after hours) zrobi to po godzinach
* * *1. noun1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) godzina2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) czas3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) czas4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') czas5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) czas, pora6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) raz7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) okres8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo2. verb1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) mierzyć czas trwania2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) wybrać moment na•- timeless- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again -
13 which
[wɪtʃ] 1. adj1) który2)the train may be late, in which case don't wait up — pociąg może się spóźnić. W takim wypadku nie czekaj na mnie
2. pronwe got there at 8 pm, by which time the cinema was full — dotarliśmy tam o ósmej. Do tego czasu kino było już pełne
1) ( interrogative) który2) ( relative) ( referring to preceding noun) który; ( referring to preceding clause) cothe chair on which you are sitting — krzesło, na którym siedzisz
she said I was late, which was true — powiedziała, że się spóźniłem, co było prawdą
* * *[wi ] 1. adjective, pronoun(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) który2. relative pronoun((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) który3. relative adjective, relative pronoun(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.) który, co- which is which? - which is which -
14 agree
[ə'griː] 1. vtprice, date uzgadniać (uzgodnić perf)2. vizgadzać się (zgodzić się perf); ( LING) zgadzać sięto agree with — person zgadzać się (zgodzić się perf) z +instr; food służyć +dat; statements etc pokrywać się (pokryć się perf) z +instr
to agree to sth/to do sth — zgadzać się (zgodzić się perf) na coś/zrobić coś
to agree that … — przyznawać (przyznać perf), że …
it was agreed that … — uzgodniono, że …
they agreed on going — uzgodnili, że pojadą
* * *[ə'ɡri:]past tense, past participle - agreed; verb1) ((often with with) to think or say the same (as): I agreed with them that we should try again; The newspaper report does not agree with what he told us.) zgadzać się2) (to say that one will do or allow something: He agreed to go; He agreed to our request.) zgadzać się3) ((with with) to be good for (usually one's health): Cheese does not agree with me.) służyć4) (to be happy and friendly together: John and his wife don't agree.) zgadzać się•- agreeably
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15 exercise
['ɛksəsaɪz] 1. n(no pl) ( keep-fit) ćwiczenia pl fizyczne; (piece of work, practice) ćwiczenie nt; ( MIL) ćwiczenia pl, manewry pl2. vtright korzystać (skorzystać perf) z +gen; patience wykazywać (wykazać perf); dog ćwiczyć; problem mind zaprzątać3. vi(also: to take exercise) uprawiać sport* * *1. noun1) (training or use (especially of the body) through action or effort: Swimming is one of the healthiest forms of exercise; Take more exercise.) ćwiczenie, gimnastyka2) (an activity intended as training: ballet exercises; spelling exercises.) ćwiczenie, zadanie3) (a series of tasks, movements etc for training troops etc: His battalion is on an exercise in the mountains.) ćwiczenia, manewry2. verb1) (to train or give exercise to: Dogs should be exercised frequently; I exercise every morning.) ćwiczyć2) (to use; to make use of: She was given the opportunity to exercise her skill as a pianist.) używać -
16 flat
[flæt] 1. adjsurface płaski; tyre bez powietrza post; battery rozładowany; beer zwietrzały; refusal stanowczy; ( MUS) za niski; rate, fee ryczałtowy2. n ( BRIT)mieszkanie nt; ( AUT) guma f (inf); ( MUS) bemol m3. adv 4. n* * *[flæt] 1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) płaski2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) nudny3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) kategoryczny4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) bez powietrza5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) zwietrzały6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) (za) niski2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) płasko3. noun1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) mieszkanie2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) bemol3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) płaska część4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) nizina•- flatly- flatten
- flat rate
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17 hook
[huk] 1. n(for coats, curtains) hak m; ( for fishing) haczyk m; ( on dress) haftka f ( jej haczykowata część)2. vtto be hooked on ( inf) — ( addicted) być uzależnionym od +gen; ( attracted) przepadać za +instr
Phrasal Verbs:- hook up* * *[huk] 1. noun1) (a small piece of metal shaped like a J fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching fish etc: a fish-hook.) haczyk2) (a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it: Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes.) hak, haczyk3) (in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent: a left hook.) sierpowy2. verb1) (to catch (a fish etc) with a hook: He hooked a large salmon.) złapać na wędkę2) (to fasten or to be fastened by a hook or hooks: He hooked the ladder on (to the branch); This bit hooks on to that bit; Could you hook my dress up down the back?) zahaczyć, zaczepiać3) (in golf, to hit (the ball) far to the left of where it should be (or to the right if one is left-handed).) podbić piłkę w lewo•- hooked- by hook or by crook
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18 individual
[ɪndɪ'vɪdjuəl] 1. nosoba f; (as opposed to group, society) jednostka f2. adj* * *[indi'vidjuəl] 1. adjective1) (single; separate: Put price labels on each individual item.) poszczególny2) (intended for, used by etc one person etc: Customers in shops should be given individual attention.) odrębny3) (special to one person etc, showing or having special qualities: Her style of dress is very individual.) osobisty2. noun1) (a single person in contrast to the group to which he belongs: the rights of the individual in society.) jednostka2) (a person: He's an untidy individual.) osobnik•- individually -
19 initial
[ɪ'nɪʃl] 1. adj 2. ncan I have your initial, Mrs Jones? — poproszę o pierwszą literę Pani imienia, Pani Jones
- initials3. vt* * *[i'niʃəl] 1. adjective(of, or at, the beginning: There were difficulties during the initial stages of building the house.) początkowy2. noun(the letter that begins a word, especially a name: The picture was signed with the initials JJB, standing for John James Brown.) inicjał3. verb(to mark or sign with initials of one's name: Any alteration on a cheque should be initialled.) parafować[-ʃieit]
1) (to start (eg a plan, scheme, changes, reforms etc): He initiated a scheme for helping old people with their shopping.) zapoczątkować
2) (to take (a person) into a society etc, especially with secret ceremonies: No-one who had been initiated into the society ever revealed the details of the ceremony.) wtajemniczyć
[-ʃiət]
- initiation(a person who has been initiated (into a society etc).)
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20 rather
['rɑːðə(r)]advdość, dosyćrather than — zamiast +gen
I rather think he won't come — mam wrażenie, że (raczej) nie przyjdzie
* * *1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) dość2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) raczej3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) właściwie, ściślej mówiąc, raczej (niż)
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