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  • 1 corner

    ['kɔːnə(r)] 1. n
    ( outside) róg m; ( inside) kąt m, róg m; ( in road) zakręt m, róg m; (FOOTBALL) (also: corner kick) rzut m rożny, róg m (inf); (BOXING) narożnik m
    2. vt
    ( trap) przypierać (przyprzeć perf) do muru; ( COMM) monopolizować (zmonopolizować perf)
    3. vi
    car brać zakręty

    to cut corners ( fig) — iść (pójść perf) na łatwiznę

    * * *
    ['ko:nə] 1. noun
    1) (a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet: the corners of a cube; the corner of the street.) róg
    2) (a place, usually a small quiet place: a secluded corner.) zakątek
    3) (in football, a free kick from the corner of the field: We've been awarded a corner.) rzut rożny
    2. verb
    1) (to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape: The thief was cornered in an alley.) osaczać
    2) (to turn a corner: He cornered on only three wheels; This car corners very well.) brać zakręt(y)
    •
    - cut corners
    - turn the corner

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  • 2 live

    1. [lɪv] vi
    żyć; ( reside) mieszkać
    Phrasal Verbs:
    2. [laɪv] adj
    żywy; performance etc na żywo post; ( ELEC) pod napięciem post; bullet, bomb ostry
    * * *
    I 1. [liv] verb
    1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) żyć
    2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) wyżyć, przeżyć
    3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) mieszkać
    4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) prowadzić życie, żyć
    5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) żyć (z)
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    - - lived
    - living 2. noun
    (the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) życie, utrzymanie
    - live-in
    - live and let live
    - live down
    - live in
    - out
    - live on
    - live up to
    - within living memory
    - in living memory     II 1. adjective
    1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) żywy
    2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?) odbywający się na żywo
    3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) żywy, ostry, pod napięciem
    4) (burning: a live coal.) rozżarzony
    2. adverb
    ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.) na żywo
    - liveliness
    - livestock
    - live wire

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  • 3 obscure

    [əb'skjuə(r)] 1. adj
    place, author etc mało znany; point, issue niejasny; shape niewyraźny, słabo widoczny
    2. vt
    * * *
    [əb'skjuə] 1. adjective
    1) (not clear; difficult to see: an obscure corner of the library.) mroczny, niewidoczny
    2) (not well-known: an obscure author.) nieznany
    3) (difficult to understand: an obscure poem.) niejasny
    2. verb
    (to make obscure: A large tree obscured the view.) zasłonić
    - obscurity

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  • 4 on the spot

    1) (at once: She liked it so much that she bought it on the spot; ( also adjective) an on-the-spot decision.) natychmiast, od ręki
    2) (in the exact place referred to; in the place where one is needed: It was a good thing you were on the spot when he had his heart attack; ( also adjective) tour on-the-spot reporter.) na miejscu
    3) ((especially with put) in a dangerous, difficult or embarrassing position: The interviewer's questions really put the Prime Minister on the spot.) w kłopotliwym położeniu

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  • 5 out-of-the-way

    ['autəvðə'weɪ]
    adj
    place odległy; pub, restaurant mało znany
    * * *
    adjective (difficult to reach or arrive at: an out-of-the-way place.) ustronny, leżący na uboczu

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  • 6 set

    [sɛt] 1. n
    ( of problems) zespół m; (of saucepans, books) komplet m; ( of people) grupa f; (also: radio set) radio nt, odbiornik m radiowy; (also: TV set) telewizor m, odbiornik m telewizyjny; (TENNIS) set m; ( MATH) zbiór m; (FILM) plan m; ( THEAT) dekoracje pl; ( of hair) ułożenie nt, modelowanie nt
    2. adj
    ( fixed) ustalony, stały; ( ready) gotowy
    3. vt; pt, pp set
    place, stage przygotowywać (przygotować perf); time, rules ustalać (ustalić perf); record ustanawiać (ustanowić perf); alarm, watch nastawiać (nastawić perf); task, exercise zadawać (zadać perf); exam układać (ułożyć perf); ( TYP) składać (złożyć perf)
    4. vi; pt, pp set
    sun zachodzić (zajść perf); jelly, concrete tężeć (stężeć perf); glue wysychać (wyschnąć perf); bone zrastać się (zrosnąć się perf)

    to set free — uwalniać (uwolnić perf), zwalniać (zwolnić perf)

    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    [set] 1. present participle - setting; verb
    1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) kłaść
    2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) nakrywać do
    3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) ustalać, określać
    4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) dawać
    5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) skłaniać do
    6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) zachodzić
    7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) zastygnąć, wiązać
    8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) nastawić
    9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) ułożyć
    10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) osadzić
    11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) nastawić, złożyć
    2. adjective
    1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) ustalony, stały
    2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) gotowy, zdeterminowany
    3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) rozmyślny, postanowiony
    4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) nieruchomy
    5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) stały, ustalony
    6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) wysadzony
    3. noun
    1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) zestaw, komplet
    2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) odbiornik
    3) (a group of people: the musical set.) zespół
    4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) ułożenie
    5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) dekoracje, plan
    6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set
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    - setback
    - set phrase
    - set-square
    - setting-lotion
    - set-to
    - set-up
    - all set
    - set about
    - set someone against someone
    - set against someone
    - set someone against
    - set against
    - set aside
    - set back
    - set down
    - set in
    - set off
    - set something or someone on someone
    - set on someone
    - set something or someone on
    - set on
    - set out
    - set to
    - set up
    - set up camp
    - set up house
    - set up shop
    - set upon

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  • 7 awkward

    ['ɔːkwəd]
    adj
    person, movement, situation niezręczny; tool, machine niewygodny
    * * *
    ['o:kwəd]
    1) (not graceful or elegant: an awkward movement.) niezręczny, niezgrabny
    2) (difficult or causing difficulty, embarrassment etc: an awkward question; an awkward silence; His cut is in an awkward place.) krępujący
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    - awkwardness

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  • 8 catch

    [kætʃ] 1. pt, pp caught, vt
    (capture, get hold of) łapać (złapać perf); ( surprise) przyłapywać (przyłapać perf); ( hit) trafiać (trafić perf); ( hear) dosłyszeć ( perf); ( MED) zarażać się (zarazić się perf) +instr, łapać (złapać perf) (inf); (also: catch up) zrównać się ( perf) z +instr, doganiać (dogonić perf)

    to catch sb's attention/eye — zwracać (zwrócić perf) (na siebie) czyjąś uwagę

    to catch fire — zapalać się (zapalić się perf), zajmować się (zająć się perf)

    Phrasal Verbs:
    2. vi
    fire zapłonąć ( perf); ( in branches etc) zaczepić się ( perf)
    3. n
    ( of fish etc) połów m; ( hidden problem) kruczek m; ( of lock) zapadka f
    * * *
    [kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb
    1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) łapać
    2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) zdążyć na
    3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) łapać
    4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) łapać
    5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) przytrzaskiwać
    6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) trafić
    7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) usłyszeć
    8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) zająć się ogniem
    2. noun
    1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) chwyt
    2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) zatrzask
    3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) połów
    4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) podstęp, haczyk
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    - catchy
    - catch-phrase
    - catch-word
    - catch someone's eye
    - catch on
    - catch out
    - catch up

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  • 9 distance

    ['dɪstns] 1. n
    ( interval) odległość f; ( remoteness) oddalenie nt; ( reserve) dystans m
    2. vt

    to distance o.s. (from) — dystansować się (zdystansować się perf) (od +gen)

    * * *
    ['distəns]
    1) (the space between things, places etc: Some of the children have to walk long distances to school; It's quite a distance to the bus stop; It is difficult to judge distance when driving at night; What's the distance from here to London?) odległość
    2) (a far-off place or point: We could see the town in the distance; He disappeared into the distance; The picture looks better at a distance.) dal, oddalenie
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  • 10 get at

    vt fus
    (attack, criticize) naskakiwać (naskoczyć perf) na +acc; ( reach) dosięgać (dosięgnąć perf) +gen
    * * *
    1) (to reach (a place, thing etc): The farm is very difficult to get at.) dostać się
    2) (to suggest or imply (something): What are you getting at?) zmierzać do
    3) (to point out (a person's faults) or make fun of (a person): He's always getting at me.) czepiać się

    English-Polish dictionary > get at

  • 11 impose

    [ɪm'pəuz] 1. vt
    sanctions, restrictions nakładać (nałożyć perf); discipline narzucać (narzucić perf)
    2. vi
    * * *
    [im'pouz]
    1) (to place (a tax, fine, task etc) on someone or something: The government have imposed a new tax on cigarettes.) nakładać
    2) (to force (oneself, one's opinions etc) on a person: The headmaster liked to impose his authority on the teachers.) narzucać
    3) ((often with on) to ask someone to do something which he should not be asked to do or which he will find difficult to do: I hope I'm not imposing (on you) by asking you to help.) narzucać się
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  • 12 retain

    [rɪ'teɪn]
    vt
    independence, souvenir, ticket zachowywać (zachować perf); heat, moisture zatrzymywać (zatrzymać perf)
    * * *
    [rə'tein]
    1) (to continue to have, use, remember etc; to keep in one's possession, memory etc: He finds it difficult to retain information; These dishes don't retain heat very well.) zachować (dla siebie), trzymać
    2) (to hold (something) back or keep (something) in its place: This wall was built to retain the water from the river in order to prevent flooding.) zatrzymać

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  • 13 transition

    [træn'zɪʃən]
    n
    * * *
    [træn'ziʃən]
    ((a) change from one place, state, subject etc to another: The transition from child to adult can be difficult.) przejście

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