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1 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:- catch on- catch up2. vi 3. n( of fish etc) połów m; ( hidden problem) kruczek m; ( of lock) zapadka f* * *[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (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.) łapać2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) zdążyć na3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) łapać4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) łapać5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) przytrzaskiwać6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) trafić7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) usłyszeć8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) zająć się ogniem2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) chwyt2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) zatrzask3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) połów4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) podstęp, haczyk•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up -
2 meet
[miːt] 1. pt, pp met, vt( accidentally) spotykać (spotkać perf); ( by arrangement) spotykać się (spotkać się perf) z +instr; ( for the first time) poznawać (poznać perf); condition spełniać (spełnić perf); need zaspokajać (zaspokoić perf); problem, challenge sprostać ( perf) +dat; expenses ponosić (ponieść perf); bill płacić (zapłacić perf); ( join) line, road łączyć się (połączyć się perf) z +instrpleased to meet you! — miło mi Pana/Panią poznać
he came to the station to meet me — ( on foot) wyszedł po mnie na stację; ( by car) wyjechał po mnie na stację
Phrasal Verbs:- meet up2. vi 3. n ( BRIT)(HUNTING) zbiórka f ( przed rozpoczęciem polowania); (US, SPORT) mityng m* * *[mi:t] 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) spotykać2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) spotykać się3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) poznać4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) łączyć/schodzić się5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) pokrywać6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) ukazywać/przedstawiać się7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) znaleźć8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) spotkać się9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) odpowiadać na2. noun(a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) mityng- meeting- meet someone halfway
- meet halfway -
3 study
['stʌdɪ] 1. n- studies2. vt 3. vistudiować, uczyć się* * *1. verb1) (to give time and attention to gaining knowledge of a subject: What subject is he studying?; He is studying French; He is studying for a degree in mathematics; She's studying to be a teacher.) studiować, uczyć się2) (to look at or examine carefully: He studied the railway timetable; Give yourself time to study the problem in detail.) badać, studiować, dokładnie oglądać2. noun1) (the act of devoting time and attention to gaining knowledge: He spends all his evenings in study; She has made a study of the habits of bees.) studiowanie, nauka2) (a musical or artistic composition: a book of studies for the piano; The picture was entitled `Study in Grey'.) etiuda, studium3) (a room in a house etc, in which to study, read, write etc: The headmaster wants to speak to the senior pupils in his study.) gabinet -
4 hard
[hɑːd] 1. adjobject, surface, drugs twardy; question, problem trudny; work, life ciężki; person surowy; evidence niepodważalny, niezbity; drink mocny2. advI find it hard to believe that … — trudno mi uwierzyć, że …
* * *1. adjective1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) twardy2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) trudny3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) surowy4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) srogi5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) ciężki6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) twarda (o wodzie)2. adverb1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) ciężko2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) mocno3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) uważnie4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) zupełnie, całkiem•- harden- hardness
- hardship
- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
- hard up -
5 race
[reɪs] 1. n( species) rasa f; ( competition) wyścig m2. vt3. vito race horses/cars (etc) — brać udział w wyścigach konnych/samochodowych (etc)
( compete) ścigać się; ( hurry) pędzić (popędzić perf), gnać (pognać perf); heart bić szybko; engine pracować na podwyższonych obrotachto race sb/against sb — ścigać się z kimś
* * *I 1. [reis] noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) wyścig2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) wystawić do wyścigu, ścigać się2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) ścigać się z3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) mknąć•- racer- racecourse
- racehorse
- racetrack
- racing-car
- a race against time
- the races II [reis]1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.) rasa2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) rasa3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) rasa•- racial- racialism
- racialist
- the human race
- of mixed race -
6 hassle
['hæsl] 1. n ( inf)( bother) kłopot m, zawracanie nt głowy (inf)2. vtdokuczać +dat* * *['hæsl] 1. noun1) (trouble or fuss: It's such a hassle to get to work on time: Travelling with children is such a hassle.) kłopot, problem2) (a fight or argument: I got into a bit of a hassle with a couple of thugs.) bijatyka, sprzeczka2. verb1) (to argue or fight: It seemed pointless to hassle over such a small matter.) kłócić się2) (to annoy (a person): I don't like people hassling me.) obrażać -
7 lend
[lɛnd]pt, pp lent, vtto lend sth to sb — pożyczać (pożyczyć perf) coś komuś
it lends itself to … — to nadaje się do +gen
the problem doesn't lend itself to simple solutions — tego problemu nie da się rozwiązać w prosty sposób
to lend sb a hand (with sth) — pomagać (pomóc perf) komuś (przy czymś)
* * *[lend]past tense, past participle - lent; verb1) (to give (someone) the use of for a time: She had forgotten her umbrella so I lent her mine to go home with.) pożyczyć2) (to give or add (a quality) to: Desperation lent him strength.) (do)dać• -
8 meal
[miːl]n(occasion, food) posiłek m; ( flour) mąka f razowato go out for a meal — wychodzić (wyjść perf) do restauracji
to make a meal of sth ( fig) — robić (zrobić perf) z czegoś problem
* * *I [mi:l] noun(the food taken at one time: She eats three meals a day.) posiłek- make a meal of something
- make a meal of II [mi:l] noun(the edible parts of grain ground to a coarse powder: a sack of meal; oatmeal.) mąka, mączka- mealy -
9 some
[sʌm] 1. adj1) ( a certain amount of) trochę +gen; ( a certain number of) parę +gen nvir pl, paru +gen vir pl, kilka +gen nvir pl, kilku +gen vir plsome tea/water — trochę herbaty/wody
2) ( certain) ( in contrasts) niektóre +nvir pl, niektórzy +vir plsome people say that … — niektórzy (ludzie) mówią, że …
3) ( unspecified)2. pronhave you got any friends? — yes, I've got some — (czy) masz jakichś przyjaciół? — tak, mam paru or kilku
have you got any stamps? — yes, I've got some — (czy) masz jakieś znaczki? — tak, mam parę or kilka
2) ( a certain amount) trochę3. advhave we got any money? — yes, we've got some — (czy) mamy jakieś pieniądze? — tak, mamy trochę
* * *1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) kilka, trochę2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) trochę, niektórzy3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) jakiś4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) pewny, pewien2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) nie lada2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) jakiś3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) jakieś, około3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) nieco- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me -
10 tough
[tʌf]adjmaterial, meat, policy twardy; shoes, rope mocny; person, animal wytrzymały; choice, task trudny, ciężki; neighbourhood niebezpieczny* * *1. adjective1) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) twardy2) ((of food etc) difficult to chew.) twardy3) ((of people) strong; able to bear hardship, illness etc: She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness.) uparty4) (rough and violent: It's a tough neighbourhood.) niebezpieczny5) (difficult to deal with or overcome: a tough problem; The competition was really tough.) trudny2. noun(a rough, violent person; a bully.) chuligan- toughen
- tough luck
- get tough with someone
- get tough with -
11 zero
['zɪərəu] 1. nzero nt2. vito zero in on — ( target) kierować się (nakierować się perf) na +acc; ( problem) koncentrować się (skoncentrować się perf) na +loc
* * *['ziərəu]plural - zeros; noun1) (nought; the number or figure 0: Three plus zero equals three; The figure 100 has two zeros in it.) zero2) (the point on a scale (eg on a thermometer) which is taken as the standard on which measurements may be based: The temperature was 5 degrees above/below zero.) zero3) (the exact time fixed for something to happen, eg an explosion, the launching of a spacecraft etc: It is now 3 minutes to zero.) godzina zero
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