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1 staff
[stɑːf] 1. n( workforce) pracownicy vir pl, personel m; ( BRIT) (also: teaching staff) grono nt nauczycielskie or pedagogiczne; ( servants) służba f; ( MIL) sztab m; ( stick) laska f2. vt* * *I 1. noun or noun plural(a group of people employed in running a business, school etc: The school has a large teaching staff; The staff are annoyed about the changes.) personel2. verb(to supply with staff: Most of our offices are staffed by volunteers.) obsadzaćII plural - staves; noun(a set of lines and spaces on which music is written or printed.) pięciolinia -
2 aid
n abbr= artificial insemination by donor sztuczne zapłodnienie nt nasieniem dawcy; (US, = Agency for International Development)* * *[eid] 1. noun(help: Rich countries give aid to developing countries; The teacher uses visual aids; He came to my aid when my car broke down.) pomoc2. verb(to help: I was aided in my search by the library staff.) pomagać -
3 axe
[æks] 1. (US ax) nsiekiera f, topór m2. vtrobić (zrobić perf) cięcia w +loc* * *[æks] 1. noun(a tool with a (long) handle and a metal blade for cutting down trees and cutting wood etc into pieces.) siekiera2. verb1) (to get rid of; to dismiss: They've axed 50% of their staff.) zwolniać2) (to reduce (costs, services etc): Government spending in education has been axed.) obciąć -
4 condescend
[kɔndɪ'sɛnd]vi* * *[kondi'send](to agree (to do something) in spite of one's feeling of superiority: The president of the company condescended to having dinner with the cleaning staff.) raczyć, zechcieć- condescendingly
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5 confer
[kən'fəː(r)] 1. vt2. vito confer sth on sb — nadawać (nadać perf) coś komuś
jury, panel naradzać sięto confer with sb/about sth — naradzać się (naradzić się perf) z kimś/nad czymś
* * *[kən'fə:]past tense, past participle - conferred; verb1) ((often with with) to consult each other: The staff conferred (with the headmaster) about the new timetable.) naradzać się2) ((with on) to give (an honour) to someone: The university conferred degrees on two famous scientists.) nadawać•- conference call -
6 expand
[ɪks'pænd] 1. vtbusiness rozwijać (rozwinąć perf); area, staff powiększać (powiększyć perf); influence rozszerzać (rozszerzyć perf)2. vipopulation, business rozrastać się (rozrosnąć się perf); gas, metal roszerzać się (rozszerzyć się perf)to expand on — omawiać (omówić perf) szerzej +acc
* * *(to make or grow larger; to spread out wider: Metals expand when heated; He does exercises to expand his chest; The school's activities have been expanded to include climbing and mountaineering.) rozszerzać się, rozwijać- expanse- expansion -
7 place
[pleɪs] 1. nmiejsce nt; ( in street names) ≈ ulica f2. vtto take sb's/sth's place — zajmować (zająć perf) czyjeś miejsce/miejsce czegoś
to get a place at college/university — dostawać się (dostać się perf) do kolegium/na uniwersytet
to be placed first/third — plasować się (uplasować się perf) na pierwszym/trzecim miejscu
to change places with sb — zamieniać się (zamienić się perf) (miejscami) z kimś
to put sb in their place ( fig) — pokazywać (pokazać perf) komuś, gdzie jest jego miejsce
to place an order with sb (for sth) — składać (złożyć perf) u kogoś zamówienie (na coś)
* * *[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) miejsce2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) miejsce3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) plac, dom4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) miejsce5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) miejsce6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) miejsce7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) miejsce8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) sprawa9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) miejsce10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) dom11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) ulica12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) miejsce2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) umieszczać2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) umiejscowić•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
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8 recruit
[rɪ'kruːt] 1. n ( MIL)rekrut m; ( in company) nowicjusz(ka) m(f)2. vt ( MIL)* * *[rə'kru:t] 1. noun1) (a person who has (just) joined the army, air force etc.) rekrut2) (a person who has (just) joined a society, group etc: Our party needs new recruits before the next election.) świeży nabytek2. verb(to cause to join the army, a society etc: We must recruit more troops; Can't you recruit more members to the music society?) (z)werbować -
9 restrict
[rɪs'trɪkt]vt* * *[rə'strikt]1) (to keep within certain limits: I try to restrict myself / my smoking to five cigarettes a day; Use of the car-park is restricted to senior staff.) ograniczać2) (to make less than usual, desirable etc: He feels this new law will restrict his freedom.) ograniczyć•- restriction
- restrictive -
10 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 -
11 vet
[vɛt] 1. n abbr, see veterinary surgeon 2. vt ( BRIT)* * *I see veterinary II [vet] past tense, past participle - vetted; verb(to investigate carefully (and pass as satisfactory): Every member of staff has been vetted by our security department before he starts work here.) sprawdzić, `prześwietlić`
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