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1 contract
1. nkontrakt m, umowa f2. [kən'trækt] vi( become smaller) kurczyć się (skurczyć się perf); ( COMM)3. vtto contract to do sth — zobowiązywać się (zobowiązać się perf) w drodze umowy do zrobienia czegoś
Phrasal Verbs:4. cpdcontract of employment/service — umowa o pracę
* * *1. [kən'trækt] verb1) (to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc: Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract.) kurczyć (się), zmniejszać (się), skracać (się)2) ( to promise legally in writing: They contracted to supply us with cable.) podejmować się3) (to become infected with (a disease): He contracted malaria.) zarażać się4) (to promise (in marriage).) zobowiązywać się2. ['kontrækt] noun(a legal written agreement: He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft.) kontrakt, umowa- contractor -
2 less
[lɛs] 1. adjmniej (+gen)2. pron 3. adv 4. prepless tax/10% discount — minus podatek/10% rabatu
the less he works … — im mniej pracuje, …
the Prime Minister, no less — ni mniej, ni więcej, tylko premier
* * *[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) mnie(jszy)2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) mniej3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) mniej4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) bez- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) mniej- no less a person than -
3 small
[smɔːl] 1. adj 2. n* * *[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) mały2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) drobny3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) mało4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) mały•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small -
4 basket
['bɑːskɪt]n* * *1. noun(a container made of strips of wood, rushes etc woven together: She carried a large basket.) kosz2. adjectivea basketball court.) do koszykówki- basketry- basketwork 3. adjectivea basketwork chair.) wiklinowy -
5 be in the minority
(to be in the smaller of two groups: Women were in the minority at the meeting.) być w mniejszości -
6 boat
[bəut]nto go somewhere by boat — płynąć (popłynąć perf) gdzieś statkiem
* * *[bəut] 1. noun1) (a small vessel for travelling over water: We'll cross the stream by boat.) łódź2) (a larger vessel for the same purpose; a ship: to cross the Atlantic in a passenger boat.) statek3) (a serving-dish shaped like a boat: a gravy-boat.) sosjerka2. verb(to sail about in a small boat for pleasure: They are boating on the river.) płynąć łodzią- boatman- in the same boat
- speedboat -
7 circle
['səːkl] 1. n( curved line) okrąg m; ( area enclosed by curved line) koło nt; ( smaller) kółko nt; ( of friends) krąg m; (in cinema, theatre) balkon m2. vikrążyć, zataczać koła (zatoczyć perf koło)3. vt* * *['sə:kl] 1. noun1) (a figure (O) bounded by one line, every point on which is equally distant from the centre.) koło2) (something in the form of a circle: She was surrounded by a circle of admirers.) krąg3) (a group of people: a circle of close friends; wealthy circles.) krąg4) (a balcony in a theatre etc: We sat in the circle at the opera.) balkon2. verb1) (to move in a circle round something: The chickens circled round the farmer who was bringing their food.) otoczyć kołem2) (to draw a circle round: Please circle the word you think is wrong.) zakreślać -
8 comedown
noun (a fall in dignity etc: The smaller car was a bit of a comedown after the Rolls Royce.) obniżenie lotów -
9 condense
[kən'dɛns] 1. vi 2. vtreport, information skondensować ( perf)* * *[kən'dens]1) (to make smaller: They have produced a condensed version of the book for children.) skracać, kondensować2) (to make (a liquid) thicker, stronger or more concentrated: condensed milk.) zagęszczać3) ((of vapour) to turn to liquid: Steam condensed on the kitchen windows.) skraplać się• -
10 deplete
[di'pli:t](to make smaller in amount, number etc: Our supplies of food are rather depleted.) naruszać, zmniejszać -
11 donkey
['dɔŋkɪ]nosioł m* * *['doŋki]1) (a domesticated animal with long ears related to the horse but smaller.) osioł2) (a stupid person: Don't be such a donkey!) osioł•- donkey's years/ages -
12 down
[daun] 1. n 2. adv 3. prepw dół +gen4. vt ( inf)down there/here — tam/tu na or w dole
to pay 5 pounds down — zapłacić ( perf) 5 funtów zadatku
to down tools ( BRIT) — przerywać (przerwać perf) pracę ( na znak protestu)
* * *I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) w dół, na dole2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) na dół3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) z (pokolenia) na (pokolenie)4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) w dół5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) w dół2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) w dół3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) w dół, po, wzdłuż3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) opróżnić, wychylić- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) całkowity- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) puch- downie®- downy -
13 dwarf
[dwɔːf] 1. pl dwarves, nkarzeł m2. vt* * *[dwo:f] 1. plurals - dwarfs; noun1) (an animal, plant or person much smaller than normal.) karzeł2) (in fairy tales etc, a creature like a tiny man, with magic powers: Snow White and the seven dwarfs.) krasnoludek2. verb(to make to appear small: The cathedral was dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers.) pomniejszać -
14 fall off
vi* * *(to become smaller in number or amount: Audiences often fall off during the summer.) zmniejszać się -
15 grand total
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16 hill
[hɪl]n( small) pagórek m, wzniesienie nt; ( fairly high) wzgórze ntup/down the hill — pod górę/z góry
* * *[hil]1) (noun a piece of high land, smaller than a mountain: We went for a walk in the hills yesterday.) górka, wzgórze2) (a slope on a road: This car has difficulty going up steep hills.) zbocze, wzniesienie•- hillock- hilly
- hillside -
17 hook
[huk] 1. n(for coats, curtains) hak m; ( for fishing) haczyk m; ( on dress) haftka f ( jej haczykowata część)2. vtto be hooked on ( inf) — ( addicted) być uzależnionym od +gen; ( attracted) przepadać za +instr
Phrasal Verbs:- hook up* * *[huk] 1. noun1) (a small piece of metal shaped like a J fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching fish etc: a fish-hook.) haczyk2) (a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it: Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes.) hak, haczyk3) (in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent: a left hook.) sierpowy2. verb1) (to catch (a fish etc) with a hook: He hooked a large salmon.) złapać na wędkę2) (to fasten or to be fastened by a hook or hooks: He hooked the ladder on (to the branch); This bit hooks on to that bit; Could you hook my dress up down the back?) zahaczyć, zaczepiać3) (in golf, to hit (the ball) far to the left of where it should be (or to the right if one is left-handed).) podbić piłkę w lewo•- hooked- by hook or by crook
- off the hook -
18 hour hand
(the smaller of the two hands of a watch or clock, which shows the time in hours.) wskazówka godzinowa -
19 intake
['ɪnteɪk]n* * *['inteik]1) (the thing or quantity taken in: This year's intake of students is smaller than last year's.) nabór2) (a place at which eg water is taken into a channel etc: The ventilation system broke down when something blocked the main air intake.) wlot3) (the act of taking in: an intake of breath.) nabranie -
20 lag
[læg] 1. nopóźnienie nt2. vi 3. vt* * *[læɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - lagged; verb((often with behind) to move too slowly and become left behind: We waited for the smaller children, who were lagging behind the rest.) wlec się, odstawać2. noun(an act of lagging or the amount by which one thing is later than another: There is sometimes a time-lag of several seconds between our seeing the lightning and our hearing the thunder.) opóźnienie
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