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1 not
[nɔt]advhe is not/isn't here — nie ma go tu(taj)
you must not/you mustn't do that — nie wolno (ci) tego robić
he asked me not to do it — (po)prosił, żebym tego nie robił
it's not that I don't like him … — nie, żebym go nie lubił …
See also:- all- only* * *[not]1) ((often abbreviated to n't) a word used for denying, forbidding, refusing, or expressing the opposite of something: I did not see him; I didn't see him; He isn't here; Isn't he coming?; They told me not to go; Not a single person came to the party; We're going to London, not Paris; That's not true!) nie2) (used with certain verbs such as hope, seem, believe, expect and also with be afraid: `Have you got much money?' `I'm afraid not'; `Is he going to fail his exam?' `I hope not'.) że nie• -
2 true
[truː]adj(not false, real, genuine) prawdziwy; (accurate, faithful) wierny; wall etc dobrze wypionowanyto come true — dreams spełniać się (spełnić się perf); predictions sprawdzać się (sprawdzić się perf)
* * *[tru:]1) ((negative untrue) telling of something that really happened; not invented; agreeing with fact; not wrong: That is a true statement; Is it true that you did not steal the ring?) prawdziwy2) ((negative untrue) accurate: They don't have a true idea of its importance.) dokładny3) ((negative untrue) faithful; loyal: He has been a true friend.) wierny, oddany4) (properly so called: A spider is not a true insect.) prawdziwy•- trueness- truly -
3 fabricate
['fæbrɪkeɪt]vt* * *['fæbrikeit](to make up something that is not true (a story, accusation etc): to fabricate an excuse.) sfabrykować -
4 pretend
[prɪ'tɛnd] 1. vt 2. viI don't pretend to understand it — nie twierdzę, że to rozumiem
* * *[pri'tend]1) (to make believe that something is true, in play: Let's pretend that this room is a cave!; Pretend to be a lion!; He wasn't really angry - he was only pretending.) udawać2) (to try to make it appear (that something is true), in order to deceive: He pretended that he had a headache; She was only pretending to be asleep; I pretended not to understand.) udawać•- pretence- false pretences -
5 imagine
[ɪ'mædʒɪn]vtI imagine that … — zdaje mi się, że …
* * *[i'mæ‹in]1) (to form a mental picture of (something): I can imagine how you felt.) przedstawić sobie2) (to see or hear etc (something which is not true or does not exist): Children often imagine that there are frightening animals under their beds; You're just imagining things!) wyobrażać sobie3) (to think; to suppose: I imagine (that) he will be late.) przypuszczać•- imagination
- imaginative -
6 own
[əun] 1. vt 2. vi ( BRIT)( fml)to own to sth — przyznawać się (przyznać się perf) do czegoś
Phrasal Verbs:- own up3. adja room of my/his (etc) own — (swój) własny pokój
to make one's own bed — słać (posłać perf) sobie łóżko
to get one's own back on sb — odpłacić się ( perf) komuś
to do sth on one's own — robić (zrobić perf) coś samemu
from now on, you're on your own — od tej chwili jesteś zdany na własne siły
he'll come into his own — pokaże, na co go stać
* * *[əun] 1. verb1) (to have as a possession: I own a car.) posiadać2) (to admit that something is true: I own that I have not been working very hard.) przyznać (się)2. adjective, pronoun(belonging to (the person stated): The house is my own; I saw it with my own eyes.) własny- owner- ownership
- get one's own back
- own up -
7 take back
vt* * *1) (to make (someone) remember or think about (something): Meeting my old friends took me back to my childhood.) przypominać2) (to admit that what one has said is not true: Take back what you said about my sister!) cofać -
8 throw doubt on
(to suggest or hint that (something) is not true: The latest scientific discoveries throw doubt on the original theory.) poddawać w wątpliwość -
9 valid
['vælɪd]adj* * *['vælid]1) ((of reasons, arguments etc) true; reasonable or acceptable: That is not a valid excuse.) przekonywający2) (legally effective; having legal force: He has a valid passport.) ważny•- validly -
10 just
[dʒʌst] 1. adj 2. advjust as I expected — dokładnie tak, jak się spodziewałem
just now — ( a moment ago) dopiero co; ( at the present time) w tej chwili
it's just as well (that …) — no i dobrze (, że …)
just as he was leaving — w chwili, gdy wychodził
just before/after — krótko przed +instr /po +loc
just after you called — krótko po tym, jak zadzwoniłeś
just enough — akurat tyle, ile potrzeba
just a minute!, just one moment! — chwileczkę!, momencik!
* * *I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) sprawiedliwy2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) słuszny3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) zasłużony•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) dokładnie2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) całkiem tak3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) dopiero co4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) właśnie5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) akurat6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) ledwo7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) tylko8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) po prostu9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) po prostu•- just now
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11 certain
['səːtən]adj( sure) pewny, pewien; (particular, some) pewiencertain days/places — pewne dni/miejsca
a certain coldness/pleasure — pewna oziębłość/przyjemność
to be certain of — być pewnym +gen
* * *['sə:tn] 1. adjective1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) pewny2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) pewny3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) pewien4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) pewien•2. interjection(of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') bezwzględnie- for certain
- make certain -
12 which
[wɪtʃ] 1. adj1) który2)the train may be late, in which case don't wait up — pociąg może się spóźnić. W takim wypadku nie czekaj na mnie
2. pronwe got there at 8 pm, by which time the cinema was full — dotarliśmy tam o ósmej. Do tego czasu kino było już pełne
1) ( interrogative) który2) ( relative) ( referring to preceding noun) który; ( referring to preceding clause) cothe chair on which you are sitting — krzesło, na którym siedzisz
she said I was late, which was true — powiedziała, że się spóźniłem, co było prawdą
* * *[wi ] 1. adjective, pronoun(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) który2. relative pronoun((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) który3. relative adjective, relative pronoun(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.) który, co- which is which? - which is which -
13 altogether
[ɔːltə'gɛðə(r)]adv( completely) całkowicie, zupełnie; ( on the whole) ogólnie biorąc, generalnie* * *[o:ltə'ɡeðə]1) (completely: I'm not altogether satisfied.) do końca, całkowicie2) (on the whole and considering everything: I'm wet, I'm tired and I'm cold. Altogether I'm not feeling very cheerful.) ogólnie mówiąc -
14 admit
[əd'mɪt]vt(confess, accept) przyznawać się (przyznać się perf) do +gen; ( permit to enter) wpuszczać (wpuścić perf); (to club, organization, hospital) przyjmować (przyjąć perf)"children not admitted" — "(wstęp) tylko dla dorosłych"
I must admit that … — muszę przyznać, że …
Phrasal Verbs:- admit of- admit to* * *[əd'mit]past tense, past participle - admitted; verb1) (to allow to enter: This ticket admits one person.) umożliwiać wstęp2) (to say that one accepts as true: He admitted (that) he was wrong.) przyznawać•- admission
- admittance
- admittedly -
15 inasmuch as
[ɪnəz'mʌtʃ-]adv( in that) przez to, że …; ( insofar as) o tyle, o ile …, w (takim) stopniu, w jakim …* * *(because; in consideration of the fact that: It would not be true to say he had retired from this firm, inasmuch as he still does a certain amount of work for us.) skoro -
16 life
[laɪf]pl lives, nżycie ntto be sent to prison for life — zostać ( perf) skazanym na dożywocie
* * *plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) życie2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) życie3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) życie4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) życie5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) życie6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) życie7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) biografia8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) dożywocie•- lifeless- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life!
- take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
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17 probable
['prɔbəbl]adjit seems probable that … — wydaje się prawdopodobne, że …
* * *['probəbl](that may be expected to happen or be true; likely: the probable result; Such an event is possible but not probable.) prawdopodobny- probably- probability
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18 rumour
['ruːmə(r)] 1. (US rumor) npogłoska f2. vtit is rumoured that … — chodzą słuchy, że …
* * *['ru:mə]1) (a piece of news or a story passed from person to person, which may not be true: I heard a rumour that you had got a new job.) pogłoska2) (general talk or gossip: Don't listen to rumour.) pogłoski -
19 colour
['kʌlə(r)] 1. (US color) nkolor m; ( skin colour) kolor m skóry; (of spectacle, place) koloryt m- colours2. vt( paint) malować (pomalować perf); ( dye) farbować (ufarbować perf); ( fig) mieć (pewien) wpływ na +acc3. viczerwienić się (zaczerwienić się perf), poczerwienieć ( perf)Phrasal Verbs:4. cpdin colour — film, magazine kolorowy; illustrations barwny, kolorowy
* * *1. noun1) (a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them: What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.) kolor2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) farba3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) kolor (skóry)4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) koloryt2. adjective((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) kolorowy3. verb(to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) malować- coloured4. noun((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) kolorowy- colouring
- colourless
- colours
- colour-blind
- colour scheme
- off-colour
- colour in
- show oneself in one's true colours
- with flying colours -
20 in as much as
(because; in consideration of the fact that: It would not be true to say he had retired from this firm, inasmuch as he still does a certain amount of work for us.) skoro
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