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1 speak
[spiːk]to speak to sb/of/about sth — rozmawiać (porozmawiać perf) z kimś/o czymś
to speak at a conference/in a debate — zabierać (zabrać perf) głos na konferencji/w debacie
to speak one's mind — wyrażać (wyrazić perf) swoje zdanie
so to speak — że tak powiem, że się tak wyrażę
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[spi:k]past tense - spoke; verb1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) mówić2) ((often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse: Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.) rozmawiać3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) mówić po...4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) mówić co się ma na myśli5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) przemawiać•- speaker- speaking
- spoken
- - spoken
- generally speaking
- speak for itself/themselves
- speak out
- speak up
- to speak of -
2 free
[friː] 1. adjwolny; meal, ticket bezpłatny2. vtprisoner, colony uwalniać (uwolnić perf); jammed object zwalniać (zwolnić perf); person (from responsibility, duty) zwalniać (zwolnić perf)to give sb a free hand — dawać (dać perf) komuś wolną rękę
"admission free", "free admission" — "wstęp wolny"
free (of charge), for free — za darmo
* * *[fri:] 1. adjective1) (allowed to move where one wants; not shut in, tied, fastened etc: The prison door opened, and he was a free man.) wolny, swobodny2) (not forced or persuaded to act, think, speak etc in a particular way: free speech; You are free to think what you like.) wolny3) ((with with) generous: He is always free with his money/advice.) hojny4) (frank, open and ready to speak: a free manner.) swobodny5) (costing nothing: a free gift.) bezpłatny6) (not working or having another appointment; not busy: I shall be free at five o'clock.) wolny7) (not occupied, not in use: Is this table free?) wolny8) ((with of or from) without or no longer having (especially something or someone unpleasant etc): She is free from pain now; free of charge.) wolny2. verb1) (to make or set (someone) free: He freed all the prisoners.) uwolnić2) ((with from or of) to rid or relieve (someone) of something: She was able to free herself from her debts by working at an additional job.) uwolnić•- freedom- freely
- free-for-all
- freehand
- freehold
- freelance 3. verb(to work in this way: He is freelancing now.) pracować niezależnie- Freepost- free skating
- free speech
- free trade
- freeway
- freewheel
- free will
- a free hand
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3 talk
[tɔːk] 1. n( prepared speech) wykład m; ( non-academic) pogadanka f; ( conversation) rozmowa f; ( gossip) plotki plto give a talk — wygłaszać (wygłosić perf) wykład or pogadankę
- talks2. vitalking of films, have you seen …? — à propos filmów, czy widziałaś +acc ?
to talk sb into doing sth — namówić ( perf) kogoś do zrobienia czegoś
to talk sb out of doing sth — wyperswadować ( perf) komuś zrobienie czegoś
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) rozmawiać, mówić2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) gadać, plotkować3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) rozmawiać o2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) rozmowa2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) wykład3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) gadanina, plotki4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) gadanina•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
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4 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 -
5 abuse
1. [ə'bjuːs] n( insults) obelgi pl, przekleństwa pl; ( ill-treatment) maltretowanie nt, znęcanie się nt; (of power, drugs) nadużywanie nt2. [ə'bjuːz] vt( insult) obrażać (obrazić perf), lżyć (zelżyć perf); ( ill-treat) maltretować, znęcać się nad +instr; ( misuse) nadużywać (nadużyć perf) +gen* * *1. [ə'bju:z] verb1) (to use wrongly, usually with harmful results: She abused her privileges by taking too long a holiday.) nadużyć2) (to insult or speak roughly to: She abused the servants.) obrażać, lżyć2. [ə'bju:s] noun1) (insulting language: He shouted abuse at her.) obelgi2) (the wrong use of something: This toy has been subjected to a lot of abuse.) złe traktowanie•- abusive- abusively
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6 accent
['æksɛnt]n* * *1. ['æksənt] noun1) ((a mark used to show) the stress on a syllable: The accent is on the second syllable.) akcent2) (a mark used to show the pronunciation of a letter in certain languages: Put an accent on the e in début.) znak diakrytyczny3) (emphasis: The accent must be on hard work.) nacisk4) (a special way of pronouncing words in a particular area etc: an American accent.) akcent2. [ək'sent] verb(to pronounce with stress or emphasis: The second syllable is accented.) akcentować -
7 accost
[ə'kɔst]vt* * *[ə'kost](to approach and speak to, especially in an unfriendly way: I was accosted in the street by four men with guns.) zaczepić -
8 address
[ə'drɛs] 1. n 2. vtletter, parcel adresować (zaadresować perf); meeting, rally przemawiać (przemówić perf) do +gen; person zwracać się (zwrócić się perf) do +gento address (o.s. to) a problem — zajmować się (zająć się perf) problemem
what form of address do you use for …? — jak należy zwracać się do +gen ?
absolute/relative address ( COMPUT) — adres bezwzględny/względny
* * *1. [ə'dres] verb1) (to put a name and address on (an envelope etc): Address the parcel clearly.) adresować2) (to speak or write to: I shall address my remarks to you only.) kierować2. ( American[) 'ædres] noun1) (the name of the house, street, town etc where a person lives: His address is 30 Main St, Edinburgh.) adres2) (a speech: He made a long and boring address.) wystąpienie, przemówienie• -
9 articulate
1. [ɑː'tɪkjulɪt] adj 2. [ɑː'tɪkjuleɪt] vt 3. vito articulate well/badly — mówić wyraźnie/niewyraźnie
* * *1. verb(to speak or pronounce: The teacher articulated (his words) very carefully.) wymawiać2. [-lət] adjective(able to express one's thoughts clearly: He's unusually articulate for a three-year-old child.) sprawny werbalnie- articulateness
- articulation -
10 attack
[ə'tæk] 1. vt ( MIL)atakować (zaatakować perf); ( assault) atakować (zaatakować perf), napadać (napaść perf); ( criticize) atakować (zaatakować perf), napadać (napaść perf) na +acc; ( tackle) zabierać się (zabrać się perf) do +gen2. n ( MIL)atak m; ( on sb's life) napad m, napaść f; ( fig) ( criticism) atak m, napaść f; ( of illness) napad m, atak mheart attack — atak serca, zawał
* * *[ə'tæk] 1. verb1) (to make a sudden, violent attempt to hurt or damage: He attacked me with a knife; The village was attacked from the air.) atakować2) (to speak or write against: The Prime Minister's policy was attacked in the newspapers.) atakować3) ((in games) to attempt to score a goal.) atakować4) (to make a vigorous start on: It's time we attacked that pile of work.) zabierać się za2. noun1) (an act or the action of attacking: The brutal attack killed the old man; They made an air attack on the town.) atak2) (a sudden bout of illness: heart attack; an attack of 'flu.) atak -
11 call
[kɔːl] 1. vt(name, label) nazywać (nazwać perf); ( christen) dawać (dać perf) na imię +dat; ( TEL) dzwonić (zadzwonić perf) do +gen; ( summon) przywoływać (przywołać perf), wzywać (wezwać perf); meeting zwoływać (zwołać perf); flight zapowiadać (zapowiedzieć perf); strike ogłaszać (ogłosić perf)Phrasal Verbs:- call at- call for- call in- call off- call on- call out- call up2. vi( shout) wołać (zawołać perf); ( TEL) dzwonić (zadzwonić perf); (also: call in, call round) wstępować (wstąpić perf), wpadać (wpaść perf)3. n( shout) wołanie nt; ( TEL) rozmowa f; ( of bird) głos m; ( visit) wizyta f; ( demand) wezwanie nt; ( for flight etc) zapowiedź f; ( fig) zew mto be on call — dyżurować, mieć dyżur
who is calling? ( TEL) — kto mówi?
to pay a call on sb — składać (złożyć perf) komuś wizytę
* * *[ko:l] 1. verb1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) nazywać2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) nazywać3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) wołać4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) wzywać5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) odwiedzać6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) telefonować7) ((in card games) to bid.) licytować2. noun1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) wołanie2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) śpiew3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) wizyta4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) telefon5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) głos, wezwanie6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) popyt7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) potrzeba, powód•- caller- calling
- call-box
- call for
- call off
- call on
- call up
- give someone a call
- give a call
- on call -
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13 copy
['kɔpɪ] 1. n( duplicate) kopia f, odpis m; (of book, record) egzemplarz m; ( material) ( for printing) maszynopis m2. vtPhrasal Verbs:- copy out* * *['kopi] 1. plural - copies; noun1) (an imitation or reproduction: That dress is a copy of one I saw at a Paris fashion show; He made eight copies of the pamphlet on the photocopier.) kopia2) (a single book, newspaper etc: Can I have six copies of this dictionary, please?) egzemplarz3) (written or typed material for publishing: He writes copy for advertisements.) materiał2. verb(to make an imitation or reproduction of (something): Copy the way I speak; Copy this passage into your notebook.) kopiować- copier- copyright -
14 drawl
[drɔːl] 1. nprzeciągły sposób mówienia, charakterystyczny dla mieszkańców południowych Stanów2. vimówić, przeciągając samogłoski* * *[dro:l] 1. verb(to speak or say in a slow, lazy manner: He drawled his words in an irritating manner.) mówić przeciągając2. noun(a slow, lazy manner of speaking: She spoke in a drawl.) przeciągły sposób mówienia -
15 drone
[drəun] 1. n( of insects) bzyczenie nt, brzęczenie nt; ( of engine) warkot m; ( of traffic) szum m; ( male bee) truteń m2. vi* * *[drəun] 1. noun1) (the male of the bee.) truteń2) (a person who is lazy and idle.) truteń, leniuch3) (a deep, humming sound: the distant drone of traffic.) brzęczenie2. verb1) (to make a low, humming sound: An aeroplane droned overhead.) buczeć2) (to speak in a dull, boring voice: The lecturer droned on and on.) mówić monotonnym głosem -
16 falter
['fɔːltə(r)]viengine przerywać; voice łamać się, załamywać się (załamać się perf); ( weaken) person wahać się (zawahać się perf); demand, interest słabnąć (osłabnąć perf)he faltered, his steps faltered — zachwiał się
* * *['fo:ltə]1) (to stumble or hesitate: She walked without faltering.) potykać się2) (to speak with hesitation: Her voice faltered.) brzmieć niepewnie, załamywać się•- falteringly -
17 flatter
['flætə(r)]vtI was flattered that… — pochlebiało mi, że…
to flatter o.s. on sth — szczycić się czymś
* * *['flætə]1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) schlebiać2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) schlebiać3) (to be pleased to say about (oneself) (that one can do something): I flatter myself that I can speak French perfectly.) pochlebiać sobie, z dumą stwierdzać•- flattery -
18 hear
[hɪə(r)]pt, pp heard, vtsound, information słyszeć (usłyszeć perf); lecture, concert słuchać (wysłuchać perf) +gen; orchestra, player słuchać (posłuchać perf) +gen; ( JUR) case rozpoznawać (rozpoznać perf)have you heard about …? — (czy) słyszałeś o +loc ?
Phrasal Verbs:- hear out* * *[hiə]past tense, past participle - heard; verb1) (to (be able to) receive (sounds) by ear: I don't hear very well; Speak louder - I can't hear you; I didn't hear you come in.) słyszeć2) (to listen to for some purpose: A judge hears court cases; Part of a manager's job is to hear workers' complaints.) słuchać3) (to receive information, news etc, not only by ear: I've heard that story before; I hear that you're leaving; `Have you heard from your sister?' `Yes, I got a letter from her today'; I've never heard of him - who is he? This is the first I've heard of the plan.) dowiadywać się, mieć wiadomości•- hearing- hearing-aid
- hearsay
- hear! hear!
- I
- he will
- would not hear of -
19 invite
[ɪn'vaɪt]vtto invite sb to do sth — poprosić ( perf) kogoś, żeby coś zrobił
to invite sb to dinner — zapraszać (zaprosić perf) kogoś na obiad
Phrasal Verbs:* * *1) (to ask (a person) politely to come (eg to one's house, to a party etc): They have invited us to dinner tomorrow.) zaprosić2) (to ask (a person) politely to do something: He was invited to speak at the meeting.) poprosić3) (to ask for (another person's suggestions etc): He invited proposals from members of the society.) zachęcić•- inviting -
20 jeer
[dʒɪə(r)] 1. vi2. nto jeer (at) — wyszydzać (wyszydzić perf) ( +acc), drwić (z +gen)
- jeers* * *[‹iə] 1. verb1) (to shout at or laugh at rudely or mockingly: He was jeered as he tried to speak to the crowds.) wyśmiać2) ((with at) to make fun of (someone) rudely: He's always jeering at her stupidity.) szydzić2. noun(a rude or mocking shout: the jeers and boos of the audience.) gwizdy- jeering- jeeringly
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