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1 quartermaster
['kwɔːtəmɑːstə(r)]n* * *noun (an officer whose job is to provide soldiers with food, transport, a place to live etc.) kwatermistrz -
2 quarter
['kwɔːtə(r)] 1. n( fourth part) ćwierć f; (US) ( coin) ćwierć f dolara; ( of year) kwartał m; ( of city) dzielnica fit's a quarter to 3, (US) it's a quarter of 3 — jest za kwadrans trzecia
it's a quarter past 3, (US) it's a quarter after 3 — jest kwadrans po trzeciej
- quarters2. vt* * *['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) ćwiartka, kwadrans, kwartał2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) ćwierć dolara3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) dzielnica4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) strona (świata)5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) łaska6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) ćwiartka7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) kwadra8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) kwarta9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trymestr2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) pokroić na cztery części2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) podzielić na cztery części3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) zakwaterować•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) kwartalnie4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) kwartalnik- quarters- quarter-deck
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3 store
[stɔː(r)] 1. n( stock) zapasy pl; ( depot) schowek m; ( shop) (US) sklep m; ( BRIT) dom m towarowy; ( fig) (of patience, understanding) pokłady plwho knows what's in store for us? — kto wie, co nas czeka?
to set great/little store by sth — przywiązywać wielką/mała wagę do czegoś
- stores2. vtPhrasal Verbs:- store up* * *[sto:] 1. noun1) (a supply of eg goods from which things are taken when required: They took a store of dried and canned food on the expedition; The quartermaster is the officer in charge of stores.) zapas2) (a (large) collected amount or quantity: He has a store of interesting facts in his head.) zasób3) (a place where a supply of goods etc is kept; a storehouse or storeroom: It's in the store(s).) magazyn4) (a shop: The post office here is also the village store; a department store.) sklep2. verb1) (to put into a place for keeping: We stored our furniture in the attic while the tenants used our house.) założyć2) (to stock (a place etc) with goods etc: The museum is stored with interesting exhibits.) wyposażyć•- storage- storehouse
- storeroom
- in store
- set great store by
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