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1 telling
['tɛlɪŋ]adj( revealing) wymowny, wiele mówiący; ( significant) znaczący* * *adjective (having a great effect: a telling argument.) skuteczny, znaczący -
2 there's no telling
(it is impossible to know: There's no telling what he'll do!) nie wiadomo -
3 epic
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4 tell
[tɛl] 1. pt, pp told, vt2. vito tell sth from sth — odróżniać (odróżnić perf) coś od czegoś
to tell on — ( affect) odbijać się (odbić się perf) na +loc
to tell sb to do sth — kazać (kazać perf) komuś coś zrobić
to tell sb of/about sth — ( inform) mówić (powiedzieć perf) komuś o czymś; ( at length) opowiadać (opowiedzieć perf) komuś o czymś
I couldn't tell what they were thinking — nie miałem pojęcia, co myślą
can you tell me the time? — czy może mi Pan/Pani powiedzieć, która (jest) godzina?
(I) tell you what … — wiesz co, …
Phrasal Verbs:- tell off- tell on* * *[tel]1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) powiedzieć2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) kazać3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) mówić, opowiadać4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) zauważyć, odróżnić5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) wygadać6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) sprawdzać się•- teller- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
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5 tell off
vt* * *to scold: The teacher used to tell me off for not doing my homework (noun telling-off: He gave me a good telling-off) nagadać, zbesztać -
6 after
['ɑːftə(r)] 1. prep( of time) po +loc; (of place, order) po +loc, za +instr; (artist, writer) w stylu +gen2. advpotem, później3. conjgdy, po tym, jakwhat/who are you after? — na co/kogo polujesz? (inf)
to name sb after sb — dawać (dać perf) komuś imię po kimś
after all — ( it must be remembered that) przecież, w końcu; ( in spite of everything) mimo wszystko
* * *1. preposition1) (later in time or place than: After the car came a bus.) po2) (following (often indicating repetition): one thing after another; night after night.) po, za3) (behind: Shut the door after you!) za4) (in search or pursuit of: He ran after the bus.) za, do5) (considering: After all I've done you'd think he'd thank me; It's sad to fail after all that work.) po (tym)6) ((American: in telling the time) past: It's a quarter after ten.) po2. adverb(later in time or place: They arrived soon after.) potem3. conjunction(later than the time when: After she died we moved house twice.) po tym jak, gdy, kiedy- afterthought
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7 ATM
abbr= Automated Telling Machine bankomat m* * *[,ei ti: 'em]((American) (abbreviation) Automated Teller Machine; a machine, usually outside a bank, from which people can get money with their credit cards or bank cards.) bankomat -
8 ballet
['bæleɪ]nbalet m* * *['bælei, ]( American[) bæ'lei]1) (a theatrical performance of dancing with set steps and mime, often telling a story: Swan Lake is my favourite ballet.) balet2) (the art of dancing in this way: She is taking lessons in ballet; ( also adjective) a ballet class.) balet• -
9 button
['bʌtn] 1. n( on clothes) guzik m; ( on machine) przycisk m, guzik m; (US) ( badge) znaczek m ( do przypinania)2. vt(also: button up) zapinać (zapiąć perf)3. vi* * *1. noun1) (a knob or disc used as a fastening: I lost a button off my coat.) przycisk, guzik2) (a small knob pressed to operate something: This button turns the radio on.) guzik2. verb((often with up) to fasten by means of buttons.) zapiąć3. verb(to catch someone's attention and hold him in conversation: He buttonholed me and began telling me the story of his life.) przyczepić się do kogoś i nudzić -
10 by word of mouth
(by one person telling another in speech, not in writing: She got the information by word of mouth.) ustnie -
11 calypso
[kə'lipsəu]plural - calypsos; noun(a West Indian folk-song, telling of a current event and sometimes made up as the singer goes along.) calypso -
12 cheque
[tʃɛk]n ( BRIT)czek mto pay by cheque — płacić (zapłacić perf) czekiem
* * *[ ek](a written order on a printed form telling a bank to pay money to the person named: to pay by cheque.) czek- cheque card -
13 confidence
['kɔnfɪdns]n( faith) zaufanie nt; ( self-assurance) pewność f siebie; ( secret) zwierzenie ntto have confidence in sb/sth — wierzyć w kogoś/coś
to have (every) confidence that … — być (święcie) przekonanym, że …
* * *['konfidəns]1) (trust or belief in someone's ability: I have great confidence in you.) zaufanie2) (belief and faith in one's own ability: She shows a great deal of confidence for her age.) pewność siebie -
14 crystal ball
(a glass ball used in fortune-telling.) kryształowa kula -
15 delude
[dɪ'luːd]vtzwodzić (zwieść perf), wprowadzać (wprowadzić perf) w błądto delude o.s. — łudzić się, oszukiwać samego siebie
* * *[di'lu:d](to deceive or mislead (usually without actually telling lies): She deluded herself into thinking he cared for her.) oszukiwać, okłamywać- delusion -
16 equal to
(fit or able for: I didn't feel equal to telling him the truth.) gotowy, zdolny do -
17 falsehood
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18 forfeit
['fɔːfɪt] 1. ngrzywna f2. vtright, chance etc tracić (stracić perf); one's happiness, health poświęcać (poświęcić perf); one's income zrzekać się (zrzec się perf) +gen* * *['fo:fit] 1. noun(something that must be given up because one has done something wrong, especially in games: If you lose the game you will have to pay a forfeit.) fant, zastaw2. verb(to lose (something) because one has done something wrong: He forfeited our respect by telling lies.) utracić3. adjective(forfeited: His former rights are forfeit now.) skonfiskowany, zawieszony -
19 give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
(to assume that someone is telling the truth because one cannot be sure that he is not doing so.) zawierzyć stronie zainteresowanejEnglish-Polish dictionary > give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
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20 give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
(to assume that someone is telling the truth because one cannot be sure that he is not doing so.) zawierzyć stronie zainteresowanejEnglish-Polish dictionary > give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
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telling — [tel′iŋ] adj. 1. having an effect; forceful; striking [a telling retort] 2. that tells or reveals much SYN. VALID tellingly adv … English World dictionary
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telling — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having a striking or revealing effect; significant. DERIVATIVES tellingly adverb … English terms dictionary
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telling — /ˈtɛlɪŋ / (say teling) adjective 1. having force or effect; effective; striking: a telling blow. 2. indicative of one s feelings; revealing: a telling blush. –phrase 3. take a telling, Colloquial to be warned: he ought to take a telling. {tell1 + …
telling — tellingly, adv. /tel ing/, adj. 1. having force or effect; effective; striking: a telling blow. 2. revealing; indicative of much otherwise unnoticed: a telling analysis of motivation in business. [1850 55; TELL1 + ING2] Syn. 1. powerful, forceful … Universalium
telling — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Telling is used after these nouns: ↑fortune, ↑story {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. Telling is used with these nouns: ↑anecdote, ↑criticism, ↑critique, ↑detail, ↑example, ↑phrase, ↑ … Collocations dictionary