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1 sofa
['səufə]nkanapa f* * *['səufə](a kind of long seat, stuffed and with a back and arms: We were sitting on the sofa.) kanapa -
2 settee
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3 convert
1. [kən'vəːt] vt( change)2. ['kɔnvəːt] nto convert sth into/to — zamieniać (zamienić perf) or przekształcać (przekształcić perf) coś w +acc; ( REL, POL) nawracać (nawrócić perf); building, vehicle przebudowywać (przebudować perf), adaptować (zaadaptować perf); quantity zamieniać (zamienić perf), przeliczać (przeliczyć perf); (RUGBY) podwyższać (podwyższyć perf)
nawrócony(-na) m(f)* * *1. [kən'və:t] verb1) (to change from one thing into another: He has converted his house into four separate flats; This sofa converts into a bed.) przemieniać (się), zamieniać (się)2) (to change from one religion etc to another: He was converted to Christianity.) nawracać2. ['konvə:t] noun(a person who has been converted to a particular religion etc: a convert to Buddhism.) neofita, nawrócony3. noun(a car with a folding or detachable top.) kabriolet -
4 couch
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5 double
['dʌbl] 1. adj 2. adv 3. nsobowtór m4. vt 5. vito double as — spełniać (spełnić perf) równocześnie funkcję +gen
on the double, ( BRIT) at the double — dwa razy szybciej
double five two six (5526) ( BRIT, TEL) — pięćdziesiąt pięć, dwadzieścia sześć
it's spelt with a double "l" — to się pisze przez dwa "l"
Phrasal Verbs:* * *1. adjective1) (of twice the (usual) weight, size etc: A double whisky, please.) podwójny2) (two of a sort together or occurring in pairs: double doors.) podwójny3) (consisting of two parts or layers: a double thickness of paper; a double meaning.) podwójny4) (for two people: a double bed.) podwójny2. adverb1) (twice: I gave her double the usual quantity.) podwójnie2) (in two: The coat had been folded double.) we dwoje, na pół3. noun1) (a double quantity: Whatever the women earn, the men earn double.) dwa, 2 razy tyle2) (someone who is exactly like another: He is my father's double.) sobowtór4. verb1) (to (cause to) become twice as large or numerous: He doubled his income in three years; Road accidents have doubled since 1960.) podwoić2) (to have two jobs or uses: This sofa doubles as a bed.) pełnić też funkcję•- doubles- double agent
- double bass
- double-bedded
- double-check
- double-cross
- double-dealing 5. adjective(cheating: You double-dealing liar!) obłudny6. adjectivea double-decker bus.) piętrowy- double figures
- double-quick
- at the double
- double back
- double up
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6 lounge
[laundʒ] 1. n( in house) salon m; ( in hotel) hall m; ( at station) poczekalnia f; ( BRIT) (also: lounge bar) bar m ( w hotelu lub pubie)2. viarrivals/departures lounge — ( at airport) hala przylotów/odlotów
Phrasal Verbs:* * *1. verb1) (to lie back in a casual manner: lounging on a sofa.) siedzieć rozpartym2) (to move about lazily; to be inactive: I spent the day lounging about the house.) snuć się2. noun(a sitting-room, eg in a hotel: They watched television in the hotel lounge.) westybul, hall -
7 sprawl
[sprɔːl] 1. vi 2. nurban sprawl — rozrastanie się nt miasta (w sposób nadmierny i/lub niekontrolowany)
to send sb sprawling — zwalać (zwalić perf) kogoś z nóg
* * *[spro:l] 1. verb1) (to sit, lie or fall with the arms and legs spread out widely and carelessly: Several tired-looking people were sprawling in armchairs.) rozwalać się, rozkładać się2) ((of a town etc) to spread out in an untidy and irregular way.) rozrastać się2. noun1) (an act of sprawling: He was lying in a careless sprawl on the sofa.) rozwalanie się, niedbała poza2) (an untidy and irregular area (of houses etc): She lost her way in the grimy sprawl of the big city.) zakamarki• -
8 stuffing
['stʌfɪŋ]n(in sofa, pillow) wypełnienie nt; ( CULIN) farsz m, nadzienie nt* * *1) (material used for stuffing eg toy animals: The teddy-bear had lost its stuffing.) wypełnienie2) (a mixture containing eg breadcrumbs, spices, sausage-meat etc, used for stuffing chickens etc.) farsz -
9 tone
[təun] 1. n 2. vito tone in with — pasować do +gen, harmonizować z +instr
Phrasal Verbs:- tone up* * *[təun] 1. noun1) ((the quality of) a sound, especially a voice: He spoke in a low/angry/gentle tone; He told me about it in tones of disapproval; That singer/violin/piano has very good tone.) ton2) (a shade of colour: various tones of green.) odcień3) (firmness of body or muscle: Your muscles lack tone - you need exercise.) elastyczność4) (in music, one of the larger intervals in an octave eg between C and D.) ton2. verb(to fit in well; to blend: The brown sofa tones (in) well with the walls.) harmonizować- tonal- toneless
- tonelessly
- tone down
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