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1 about
[ə'baut] 1. adv1) ( approximately) około +genabout a hundred/thousand — około stu/tysiąca
2) ( referring to place) dookołato leave things lying about — zostawiać (zostawić perf) wszystko porozrzucane dookoła
3)2. prep1) ( relating to) o +locwhat/how about going out tonight? — (a) może byśmy gdzieś wyszli (dziś) wieczorem?
2) ( referring to place) po +loc* * *1. preposition(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?)2. preposition, adverb1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) około2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) dookoła, po3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) w pobliżu4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) na, dookoła3. adverb((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) w tył -
2 in the long run
(in the end: We thought we would save money, but in the long run our spending was about the same as usual.) na dłuższą metę -
3 ring
[rɪŋ] 1. n( on finger) pierścionek m; ( large) pierścień m; (also: wedding ring) obrączka f; (for keys, of smoke) kółko nt; (of people, objects) krąg m, koło nt; ( of spies) siatka f; ( of drug-dealers) gang m; ( for boxing) ring m; (of circus, for bullfighting) arena f; ( on cooker) palnik m; ( sound of bell) dzwonek m2. vi; pt rang, pp rung 3. vt; pt rang, pp rung ( BRIT)( TEL) dzwonić (zadzwonić perf) do +gen; ( mark) zakreślać (zakreślić perf), brać (wziąć perf) w kółeczko (inf)to give sb a ring ( BRIT) — dzwonić (zadzwonić perf) do kogoś
to ring true/false — brzmieć szczerze/fałszywie
to run rings round sb ( inf, fig) — bić kogoś na głowę (inf)
Phrasal Verbs:- ring off- ring up* * *I 1. [riŋ] noun1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) pierścionek2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) pierścień, kółko3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) koło4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) ring5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) krąg, szajka2. verb( verb)1) (to form a ring round.) otaczać kołem2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) zakreślić3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) obrączkować•- ringlet
- ring finger
- ringleader
- ringmaster
- run rings round II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) (za)dzwonić2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) zadzwonić do3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) zadzwonić (na)4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) zadzwonić5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) rozbrzmiewać6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) rozlegać się2. noun1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) dzwonek2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) rozmowa telefoniczna3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) brzmienie, nuta•- ring back
- ring off
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4 amok
[ə'mɔk]advto run amok — dostawać (dostać perf) amoku
* * *[ə'mok]run amok / amuck to rush about madly, attacking everybody and everything: The prisoner ran amok and killed two prison officers.) -
5 done for
(ruined, defeated or about to be killed etc: The police are coming - run for it or we're done for!) być zgubionym, zrujnowanym -
6 go to seed
1) ((of a person) to become careless about one's clothes and appearance: Don't let yourself go to seed when you reach middle age!) zaniedbać się2) ((of a place) to become rather shabby and uncared for: This part of town has gone to seed recently.) podupadać3) ((also run to seed) (of a plant) to produce seeds after flowering.) wytwarzać ziarno -
7 it
n abbr, see Information Technology* * *1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) to, ono2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?) (to)3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) to właśnie...4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!)•- its- itself -
8 parallel
['pærəlɛl] 1. adj (also COMPUT)równoległy; ( fig) zbliżony, podobny2. n( similarity) podobieństwo nt, paralela f (fml); ( sth similar) odpowiednik m; ( GEOG) równoleżnik mto draw parallels between/with — wykazywać (wykazać perf) podobieństwa między +instr /z +instr
to run parallel (with/to) — biec równolegle (do +gen) ( fig) występować (wystąpić perf) równolegle (z +instr)
in parallel ( ELEC) — równolegle
* * *['pærəlel] 1. adjective1) ((of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart: The road is parallel to/with the river.) równoległy2) (alike (in some way): There are parallel passages in the two books.) podobny2. adverb(in the same direction but always about the same distance away: We sailed parallel to the coast for several days.) równolegle3. noun1) (a line parallel to another: Draw a parallel to this line.) linia równoległa2) (a likeness or state of being alike: Is there a parallel between the British Empire and the Roman Empire?) podobieństwo, analogia3) (a line drawn from east to west across a map etc at a fixed distance from the equator: The border between Canada and the United States follows the forty-ninth parallel.) równoleżnik4. verb(to be equal to: His stupidity can't be paralleled.) równać się z, dorównać -
9 past
[pɑːst] 1. prep( in front of) obok +gen; ( beyond) (be) za or poza +instr; (go) za or poza +acc; ( later than) po +loc2. adj( previous) government poprzedni; week, month ubiegły, miniony; experience wcześniejszy; ( LING) przeszły3. nten/quarter past eight/midnight — dziesięć/kwadrans po ósmej/północy
to run past (sb/sth) — przebiegać (przebiec perf) obok (kogoś/czegoś)
in the past — w przeszłości ( LING) w czasie przeszłym
* * *1. adjective1) (just finished: the past year.) ubiegły2) (over, finished or ended, of an earlier time than the present: The time for discussion is past.) miniony3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action in the past: In `He did it', the verb is in the past tense.) (czas) przeszły2. preposition1) (up to and beyond; by: He ran past me.) obok2) (after: It's past six o'clock.) po3. adverb(up to and beyond (a particular place, person etc): The soldiers marched past.) obok4. noun1) (a person's earlier life or career, especially if secret or not respectable: He never spoke about his past.) przeszłość2) (the past tense: a verb in the past.) czas przeszły•- the past -
10 put one's foot in it
(to say or do something stupid: I really put my foot in it when I asked about his wife - she had just run away with his friend!) popełnić gafę
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