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1 short-change
[ʃɔːt'tʃeɪndʒ]vtto short-change sb — wydawać (wydać perf) komuś za mało (reszty)
* * *verb (to cheat (a buyer) by giving him too little change.) wydać za mało -
2 short
[ʃɔːt] 1. adj 2. nfilm m krótkometrażowyI'm three pounds short — mam o trzy funty za mało, brakuje mi trzech funtów
meat/petrol is in short supply — brakuje mięsa/benzyny
short of sth/doing sth — bez posuwania się do +gen
it is short for … — to skrót od +gen
to cut short — speech ucinać (uciąć perf); visit skracać (skrócić perf)
everything short of … — wszystko z wyjątkiem +gen
to fall short of expectations — zawodzić (zawieść perf) oczekiwania
to stop short — (nagle) przestać ( perf) or przerwać ( perf)
to stop short of — powstrzymywać się (powstrzymać się perf) przed +instr
See also:- shorts* * *[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) krótki2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) niski3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) krótki4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) na minusie, za mało5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) odczuwający brak6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) kruchy2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) nagle2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) za blisko•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) wyselekcjonować- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of -
3 turn
[təːn] 1. n( rotation) obrót m; ( in road) zakręt m; ( change) zmiana f; ( chance) kolej f; ( performance) występ m; ( inf) ( of illness) napad m2. vthandle przekręcać (przekręcić perf); key przekręcać (przekręcić perf), obracać (obrócić perf); steak, page przewracać (przewrócić perf); wood, metal toczyć3. vi( rotate) obracać się (obrócić się perf); ( change direction) skręcać (skręcić perf); ( face in different direction) odwracać się (odwrócić się perf); milk kwaśnieć (skwaśnieć perf)it gave me quite a turn ( inf) — to mnie nieźle zaszokowało (inf)
"no left turn" — "zakaz skrętu w lewo"
in turn — ( in succession) po kolei; (indicating consequence, cause etc) z kolei
to take turns (at) — zmieniać się (zmienić się perf) (przy +loc)
at the turn of the century — u schyłku wieku, na przełomie wieków
to take a turn for the worse — przybierać (przybrać perf) zły obrót
his health/he has taken a turn for the worse — jego stan pogorszył się, pogorszyło mu się (inf)
Phrasal Verbs:- turn in- turn off- turn on- turn out- turn up* * *[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) obracać (się)2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) obrócić się3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) skręcić4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) zwrócić5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) objechać, obejść6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) obrócić (się), przemieniać (się)7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) stać się, zmienić kolor na2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) obrót2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) zwój3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) zakręt4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) kolej5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) numer•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up -
4 note
[nəut] 1. n ( MUS)nuta f; (of lecturer, secretary) notatka f; ( in book) przypis m; ( letter) wiadomość f ( na piśmie); ( banknote) banknot m2. vt( notice) zauważyć ( perf); (also: note down) notować (zanotować perf), zapisywać (zapisać perf); fact odnotowywać (odnotować perf)to take notes — robić (zrobić perf) notatki
to take note of sth — brać (wziąć perf) coś pod uwagę
* * *[nəut] 1. noun1) (a piece of writing to call attention to something: He left me a note about the meeting.) wiadomość2) ((in plural) ideas for a speech, details from a lecture etc written down in short form: The students took notes on the professor's lecture.) notatki3) (a written or mental record: Have you kept a note of his name?) notatka4) (a short explanation: There is a note at the bottom of the page about that difficult word.) uwaga5) (a short letter: She wrote a note to her friend.) liścik6) ((American bill) a piece of paper used as money; a bank-note: a five-dollar note.) banknot7) (a musical sound: The song ended on a high note.) nuta8) (a written or printed symbol representing a musical note.) nuta9) (an impression or feeling: The conference ended on a note of hope.) ton2. verb1) ((often with down) to write down: He noted (down) her telephone number in his diary.) (za)notować2) (to notice; to be aware of: He noted a change in her behaviour.) zauważyć•- notable- notability
- notably
- noted
- notelet
- notebook
- notecase
- notepaper
- noteworthy
- noteworthiness
- take note of -
5 fall
[fɔːl] 1. n(of person, object, government) upadek m; (in price, temperature) spadek m; ( of snow) opady pl; (US) ( autumn) jesień f- falls2. vi, pt fell, pp fallenperson, object, government upadać (upaść perf); snow, rain padać, spadać (spaść perf); price, temperature, dollar spadać (spaść perf); night, darkness, silence zapadać (zapaść perf); light, shadow padać (paść perf); sadness zapanowywać (zapanować perf)to fall flat — nie udawać się (nie udać się perf), nie wychodzić (nie wyjść perf)
to fall in love (with sb/sth) — zakochiwać się (zakochać się perf) (w kimś/czymś)
to fall short of sb's expectations — nie spełniać (nie spełnić perf) czyichś oczekiwań
Phrasal Verbs:- fall for- fall in- fall off- fall out* * *[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) padać2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) przewracać się3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) opadać, zmniejszać się4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) zdarzać się, przypadać5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) zapaść, pogrążyć się6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) przypadać2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) upadek2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) opad3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) upadek4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) jesień•- falls- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
- fall short
- fall through -
6 tack
[tæk] 1. npinezka f2. vt 3. vi ( NAUT)to change tack ( fig) — zmieniać (zmienić perf) kurs
to tack sth on to (the end of) sth — dołączać (dołączyć perf) coś do czegoś
* * *[tæk] 1. noun1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) gwoździk2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) fastryga3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) hals4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) tok, przebieg2. verb1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) przybijać, fastrygować2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) halsować
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