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1 can
I 1. n( for foodstuffs) puszka f; (for oil, water) kanister m2. vt II [kænˌ kən] negative cannot, can't, conditional and pt could, aux vb1) ( be able to) mócyou can do it if you try — możesz to zrobić, jeśli się postarasz
2) ( know how to) umieć3) (expressing permission, disbelief, puzzlement, possibility) móc* * *[kæn] I negative - can't; verb1) (to be able to: You can do it if you try hard.) móc2) (to know how to: Can you drive a car?) potrafić3) ((usually may) to have permission to: You can go if you behave yourself.) móc, mieć zezwolenie4) (used in questions to indicate surprise, disbelief etc: What can he be doing all this time?) mócII 1. noun(a metal container for liquids and many types of food: oil-can; beer-can; six cans of beer.) puszka2. verb(to put (especially food) into cans, usually to preserve it: a factory for canning raspberries.) puszkować- canned- cannery -
2 lay
[leɪ] 1. pt, pp laid, pt of lie 2. adj ( REL)świecki; ( not expert)3. vtlay person — laik m
( put) kłaść (położyć perf); table nakrywać (nakryć perf), nakrywać (nakryć perf) do +gen; plans układać (ułożyć perf); trap zastawiać (zastawić perf); egg insect, frog składać (złożyć perf); bird znosić (znieść perf)to lay facts/proposals before sb — przedstawiać (przedstawić perf) komuś fakty/propozycje
she reads anything she can lay her hands on — czyta wszystko, co wpadnie jej w ręce
to get laid (inf!) — przelecieć ( perf) kogoś (inf!)
Phrasal Verbs:- lay by- lay down- lay in- lay into- lay off- lay on- lay out- lay up* * *I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) położyć, przedłożyć2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) położyć3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) nakryć, układać, zastawić4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) położyć5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) uciszyć6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) złożyć, nieść się7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) stawiać•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) ułożyć warstwami- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) świecki2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) nie wtajemniczony•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) ballada -
3 pity
['pɪtɪ] 1. nlitość f, współczucie nt2. vtwspółczuć +dat, żałować +genit is a pity that you can't come — szkoda, że nie możesz przyjść
to take pity on sb — litować się (zlitować się perf) nad kimś
* * *['piti] 1. noun1) (a feeling of sorrow for the troubles and sufferings of others: He felt a great pity for her.) litość2) (a cause of sorrow or regret: What a pity (that) she can't come.) szkoda2. verb(to feel pity for (someone): She pitied him; She is to be pitied.) litować się nad- piteous- piteously
- piteousness
- pitiable
- pitiably
- pitiful
- pitifully
- pitifulness
- pitiless
- pitilessly
- pitilessness
- pityingly
- have pity on
- take pity on -
4 afford
[ə'fɔːd]vt* * *[ə'fo:d]1) ((usually with can, could) to be able to spend money, time etc on or for something: I can't afford (to buy) a new car.) pozwalać sobie na2) ((usually with can, could) to be able to do (something) without causing oneself trouble, difficulty etc: She can't afford to be rude to her employer no matter how rude he is to her.) pozwalać sobie na -
5 for certain
(definitely: She may come but she can't say for certain.) na pewno -
6 swim
[swɪm] 1. pt swam, pp swum, vi 2. vt 3. nto go for a swim, to go swimming — iść (pójść perf) popływać
* * *[swim] 1. present participle - swimming; verb1) (to move through water using arms and legs or fins, tails etc: The children aren't allowed to go sailing until they've learnt to swim; I'm going / I've been swimming; She swam to the shore; They watched the fish swimming about in the aquarium.) pływać2) (to cross (a river etc), compete in (a race), cover (a distance etc) by swimming: He swam three lengths of the swimming-pool; She can't swim a stroke (= at all).) przepływać, pływać3) (to seem to be moving round and round, as a result of dizziness etc: His head was swimming; Everything began to swim before his eyes.) wirować2. noun(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) pływanie- swimmer- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
- swimsuit
- swimming-costume -
7 unpractical
((of a person) not good at practical tasks: She's so unpractical that she can't even change an electric plug.) niepraktyczny -
8 get round
vt fus* * *1) (to persuade (a person etc) to do something to one's own advantage: She can always get round her grandfather by giving him a big smile.) urobić2) (to solve (a problem etc): We can easily get round these few difficulties.) pokonać -
9 a good job
(a lucky or satisfactory state of affairs: It's a good job that she can't hear what you're saying; He has lost his trumpet, and a good job too!) całe szczęście -
10 after a fashion
(in a way, but not very well: She can speak French after a fashion.) do pewnego stopnia -
11 anyway
['ɛnɪweɪ]adv1) ( at any rate) i tak, tak czy owak2) ( besides) w każdym razie, (a) poza tym, (a) tak w ogóleanyway, I'll let you know — w każdym razie dam ci znać
anyway, I couldn't come even if I wanted to — (a) poza tym, nie mógłbym przyjść, nawet gdybym chciał
why are you phoning, anyway? — a tak w ogóle, dlaczego dzwonisz?
* * *adverb (nevertheless; in spite of what has been or might be said, done etc: My mother says I mustn't go but I'm going anyway; Anyway, she can't stop you.) tak czy owak -
12 belongings
[bɪ'lɔŋɪŋz]nplrzeczy pl, dobytek m* * *noun plural (personal possessions: She can't have gone away - all her belongings are still here.) mienie -
13 medium
['miːdɪəm] 1. adjsize, level średni; colour pośredni2. n, pl media or mediums( of communication) środek m przekazu; (ART) forma f przekazu; ( environment) ośrodek m, środowisko nt; ( pl mediums) ( person) medium ntto strike a happy medium — znajdować (znaleźć perf) złoty środek
* * *['mi:diəm] 1. plurals - media; noun1) (something by or through which an effect is produced: Air is the medium through which sound is carried.) środek2) ((especially in plural) a means (especially radio, television and newspapers) by which news etc is made known: the news media.) środki3) (a person through whom spirits of dead people are said to speak: I know a medium who says she can communicate with Napoleon.) medium4) (a substance in which specimens are preserved, bacteria grown etc.) środowisko2. adjective(middle or average in size, quality etc: Would you like the small, medium or large packet?) średni -
14 points
* * *1) (a movable section of rails which allow a train to cross over other lines or pass from one line to another: The points had to be changed before the train could continue.) zwrotnica2) (the solid tips in the toes of ballet shoes: She can dance on her points.) puenty -
15 properly
['prɔpəlɪ]adveat, work odpowiednio, właściwie; behave stosownie* * *1) (correctly or rightly: She can't pronounce his name properly.) poprawnie2) (completely or thoroughly: I didn't have time to read the book properly.) należycie -
16 straight
[streɪt] 1. adjline, back, hair prosty; answer jasny; choice, fight bezpośredni; ( THEAT) part, play dramatyczny; whisky etc czysty; ( inf) ( heterosexual) normalny2. adv 3. nto put/get sth straight — ( make clear) wyjaśniać (wyjaśnić perf) coś; ( make tidy) doprowadzać (doprowadzić perf) coś do porządku
to go straight home — iść (pójść perf) prosto do domu
to tell sb straight out — powiedzieć ( perf) komuś prosto z mostu
straight away, straight off — od razu
* * *[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) prosty2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) rzetelny3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) prosty4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) w należytym, porządku5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) czysty6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) poważny7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) dramatyczny2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) prosto2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) od razu3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) uczciwie3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) prosta- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off -
17 to extremes
(very far, especially further than is thought to be reasonable: She can never express an opinion without going to extremes.) do przesady -
18 upkeep
['ʌpkiːp]nutrzymanie nt, koszty pl utrzymania* * *((the cost of) the process of keeping eg a house, car etc in a good condition: She can no longer afford the upkeep of this house.) koszty utrzymania -
19 help
[hɛlp] 1. n 2. vtpomagać (pomóc perf) +datwith the help of — ( person) przy pomocy +gen; ( tool etc) za pomocą +gen
help! — pomocy!, ratunku!
I can't help thinking that … — coś mi się zdaje, że …
* * *[help] 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) pomagać2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) pomóc3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) pomóc4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) obsługiwać5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) móc sie powstrzymać, móc coś poradzić2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) pomoc2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) pomoc3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) pomocnik4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) rada, ratunek•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out -
20 say
[seɪ] 1. pt, pp said, vt 2. nto have a/some say in sth — mieć coś do powiedzenia w jakiejś sprawie, mieć na coś (pewien) wpływ
she said (that) I was to give you this — powiedziała, że mam ci to dać
it says on the sign "No Smoking" — na znaku napisane jest "Palenie wzbronione"
there is something/a lot to be said for this description — ten opis ma parę/wiele zalet
it goes without saying that … — to oczywiste, że …
say (that) you won a million pounds — powiedzmy, że wygrałeś milion funtów
* * *[sei] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) mówić2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) powiedzieć3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) powtarzać4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) zgadnąć, ocenić, powiedzieć2. noun(the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) wypowiedzenie się- saying- have
- I wouldn't say no to
- let's say
- say
- say the word
- that is to say
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