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1 why
[waɪ] 1. advdlaczego, czemu2. conjfancy a drink? — why not? — może drinka? — czemu nie?
I wonder why he said that — zastanawiam się, dlaczego to powiedział
3. exclthe reason why I'm here — powód, dla którego tu jestem
(expressing surprise, annoyance etc) och; ( explaining) ależ, przecieżwhy, it's you! — och, to ty!
why, that's impossible! — ależ to niemożliwe!
I don't understand — why, it's obvious! — nie rozumiem — przecież to oczywiste!
* * *1. adverb(for which reason (?): `Why did you hit the child?'; `He hit the child.' `Why?'; Why haven't you finished?; `I haven't finished.' `Why not?'; `Let's go to the cinema.' `Why not?' (= Let's!); Tell me why you came here.) dlaczego2. relative pronoun(for which: Give me one good reason why I should help you!) dlaczego -
2 wrong
[rɔŋ] 1. adj 2. advźle, błędnie3. n 4. vthe was wrong (in saying …) — nie miał racji or mylił się (, mówiąc …)
you were wrong to speak to the newspapers — źle zrobiłeś, rozmawiając z dziennikarzami
it's wrong to steal, stealing is wrong — kradzież jest złem
you are wrong about that, you've got it wrong — mylisz się co do tego
to go wrong — person mylić się (pomylić się perf); machine, relationship psuć się (popsuć się perf)
* * *[roŋ] 1. adjective1) (having an error or mistake(s); incorrect: The child gave the wrong answer; We went in the wrong direction.) błędny, niewłaściwy2) (incorrect in one's answer(s), opinion(s) etc; mistaken: I thought Singapore was south of the Equator, but I was quite wrong.) w błędzie3) (not good, not morally correct etc: It is wrong to steal.) zły, godny potępienia4) (not suitable: He's the wrong man for the job.) nieodpowiedni5) (not right; not normal: There's something wrong with this engine; What's wrong with that child - why is she crying?) nie w porządku2. adverb(incorrectly: I think I may have spelt her name wrong.) źle, niepoprawnie3. noun(that which is not morally correct: He does not know right from wrong.) zło, krzywda4. verb(to insult or hurt unjustly: You wrong me by suggesting that I'm lying.) (s)krzywdzić- wrongful- wrongfully
- wrongfulness
- wrongly
- wrongdoer
- wrongdoing
- do someone wrong
- do wrong
- do wrong
- go wrong
- in the wrong -
3 when
[wɛn] 1. adv 2. conj1) kiedy, gdyshe was reading when I came in — czytała, gdy or kiedy wszedłem
on the day when I met him — w dniu, kiedy go poznałam
2) ( whereas)why did you buy that when you can't afford it? — dlaczego to kupiłaś, kiedy cię na to nie stać?
you said I was wrong when in fact I was right — powiedziałeś, że nie mam racji, podczas gdy w rzeczywistości miałem
* * *1. [wen] adverb(at what time(?): When did you arrive?; When will you see her again?; I asked him when the incident had occurred; Tell me when to jump.) kiedy2. [wən, wen] conjunction1) ((at or during) the time at which: It happened when I was abroad; When you see her, give her this message; When I've finished, I'll telephone you.) gdy, kiedy2) (in spite of the fact that; considering that: Why do you walk when you have a car?) skoro•- whence- whenever -
4 wonder
['wʌndə(r)] 1. n 2. vito wonder whether/why — zastanawiać się, czy/dlaczego
to wonder at — dziwić się +dat
to wonder about — zastanawiać się nad +instr
it's no wonder (that) — nic dziwnego (, że)
I wonder why he's late — ciekawe, czemu się spóźnia
* * *1. noun1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) zdumienie2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) cud3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) niezwykłość2. verb1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) dziwić się2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) zastanawiać się3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) być ciekawym•- wonderfully
- wonderingly
- wonderland
- wondrous
- no wonder -
5 reason
['riːzn] 1. n( cause) powód m, przyczyna f; ( rationality) rozum m; ( common sense) rozsądek m2. vito reason with sb — przemawiać (przemówić perf) komuś do rozsądku
the reason for — przyczyna or powód +gen
the reason why … — przyczyna, dla której …, powód, dla którego …
to have reason to believe that … — mieć powód przypuszczać, że …
it stands to reason that … — jest zrozumiałe, że …
she claims with good reason that … — twierdzi, nie bez powodu, że …
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6 sure
[ʃuə(r)] 1. adj 2. adv ( inf) (esp US)that sure is pretty, that's sure pretty — to jest faktycznie ładne
to make sure that — upewniać się (upewnić się perf), że or czy
to make sure of sth — upewniać się (upewnić się perf) co do czegoś
sure! — jasne!, pewnie!
I'm not sure how/why/when — nie jestem pewien jak/dlaczego/kiedy
to be sure of o.s. — być pewnym siebie
* * *[ʃuə] 1. adjective1) ((negative unsure) having no doubt; certain: I'm sure that I gave him the book; I'm not sure where she lives / what her address is; `There's a bus at two o'clock.' `Are you quite sure?'; I thought the idea was good, but now I'm not so sure; I'll help you - you can be sure of that!) pewny2) (unlikely to fail (to do or get something): He's sure to win; You're sure of a good dinner if you stay at that hotel.) pewien3) (reliable or trustworthy: a sure way to cure hiccups; a safe, sure method; a sure aim with a rifle.) niezawodny2. adverb((especially American) certainly; of course: Sure I'll help you!; `Would you like to come?' `Sure!') oczywiście, pewnie (że)- surely- sureness
- sure-footed
- as sure as
- be sure to
- be/feel sure of oneself
- for sure
- make sure
- sure enough -
7 do
[duː] 1. pt did, pp done, aux vbhe didn't seem to care — wydawało się, że go to nie obchodzi
2) ( to form questions)3) ( for emphasis) istotnie, rzeczywiścieshe does seem rather late — istotnie, wydaje się, że się spóźnia
oh do shut up! — och, zamknij się wreszcie! (inf)
4) ( in polite expressions) (bardzo) proszędo sit down/help yourself — (bardzo) proszę usiąść/poczęstować się
do you agree? — yes, I do/no, I don't — zgadzasz się? — tak/nie
who made this mess? — I did — kto tak nabałaganił — ja
6) ( in question tags) prawdayou like him, don't you? — lubisz go, prawda?
2. vtI don't know him, do I? — przecież go nie znam
what do you do (for a living)? — czym się Pan/Pani zajmuje?
we're doing "Othello" at school — ( studying) przerabiamy w szkole "Otella"; ( performing) gramy w szkole "Otella"
2) (AUT etc) ( of distance)3. viwe've done 200 km already — zrobiliśmy już 200 km; ( of speed)
1) (act, behave) robić (zrobić perf)do as I tell you — rób, jak ci każę
you did well to come so quickly — dobrze zrobiłeś, że tak szybko przyszedłeś
2) ( get on) radzić sobiehe's doing well/badly at school — dobrze/źle sobie radzi w szkole
how do you do? — miło mi Pana/Panią poznać
4) ( be sufficient) starczać (starczyć perf), wystarczać (wystarczyć perf)that'll do — ( is sufficient) (to) wystarczy
that'll do! — ( in annoyance) starczy już!
4. n ( inf)to make do with — zadowalać się (zadowolić się perf) +instr
impreza f (inf)* * *[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) robić6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) skończyć, przebyć7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) robić8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) wystarczyć, odpowiadać9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) pracować, uczyć się, robić10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) prosperować11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) układać, robić12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) zachowywać się13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) oddać (cześć)14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) powodować15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) zwiedzać2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) zabawa, impreza- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with -
8 ever
['ɛvə(r)] 1. adv( always) zawsze; ( at any time) kiedykolwiekI'd rather not go — why ever not? — wolałabym nie iść — ale dlaczego (nie)?
you cannot do that — why ever not? — nie możesz tego zrobić — (a) dlaczegóż by nie?
2. advever since —
od tego czasu, od tej pory3. conjjuż od +genyours ever ( BRIT) — ( in letter) uściski
* * *['evə] 1. adverb1) (at any time: Nobody ever visits us; She hardly ever writes; Have you ever ridden on an elephant?; If I ever / If ever I see him again I shall get my revenge; better than ever; the brightest star they had ever seen.) kiedykolwiek2) (always; continually: They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby.) cały czas3) (used for emphasis: The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do?)•- ever-- evergreen 2. noun(an evergreen tree: Firs and pines are evergreens.) drzewa i krzewy zielone przez cały rok- everlastingly
- evermore
- for ever / forever -
9 answer
['ɑːnsə(r)] 1. n(to question, letter) odpowiedź f; ( to problem) rozwiązanie nt2. viodpowiadać (odpowiedzieć perf); ( TEL) podnosić (podnieść perf) słuchawkę, odbierać (odebrać perf) (telefon)3. vtletter, question odpowiadać (odpowiedzieć perf) na +acc; problem rozwiązywać (rozwiązać perf); prayer wysłuchiwać (wysłuchać perf) +genin answer to your letter — w odpowiedzi na Pana/Pani list
to answer the phone — odbierać (odebrać perf) telefon
to answer the bell/the door — otworzyć ( perf) drzwi
Phrasal Verbs:* * *1. noun1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) odpowiedź2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) rozwiązanie, wyjście2. verb1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) odpowiadać na2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) otwierać, odbierać3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) spełnić4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) odpowiadać•- answering machine
- answer for
- answerphone -
10 conclude
[kən'kluːd] 1. vtspeech, chapter kończyć (zakończyć perf); treaty, deal zawierać (zawrzeć perf); ( deduce) wnioskować (wywnioskować perf)2. vito conclude (with) — speaker kończyć (zakończyć perf) ( +instr); event kończyć się (zakończyć się perf) ( +instr)
"that," he concluded, "is why we did it" — "oto dlaczego to zrobiliśmy" — zakończył
I conclude that … — wnioskuję, że…
* * *[kən'klu:d]1) (to come or bring to an end: to conclude a meeting; He concluded by thanking everyone.) kończyć2) (to come to believe: We concluded that you weren't coming.) wywnioskować•- conclusive
- conclusively
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11 stay
[steɪ] 1. npobyt m2. vipozostawać (pozostać perf), zostawać (zostać perf)to stay the night — zostawać (zostać perf) na noc
Phrasal Verbs:- stay in- stay on- stay out- stay up* * *[stei] 1. verb1) (to remain (in a place) for a time, eg while travelling, or as a guest etc: We stayed three nights at that hotel / with a friend / in Paris; Aunt Mary is coming to stay (for a fortnight); Would you like to stay for supper?; Stay and watch that television programme.) zostawać, zatrzymywać się2) (to remain (in a particular position, place, state or condition): The doctor told her to stay in bed; He never stays long in any job; Stay away from the office till your cold is better; Why won't these socks stay up?; Stay where you are - don't move!; In 1900, people didn't realize that motor cars were here to stay.) pozostawać2. noun(a period of staying (in a place etc): We had an overnight stay / a two days' stay in London.) pobyt- stay in
- stay out
- stay put
- stay up -
12 conceivable
[kən'siːvəbl]adjthere is no conceivable reason why… — trudno wyobrazić sobie przyczynę, dla której…
it is conceivable that … — niewykluczone, że …
* * *adjective (able to be imagined or thought of.) wyobrażalny, do pomyślenia -
13 conceive
[kən'siːv] 1. vt 2. vi ( BIO)to conceive of sth/of doing sth — wyobrażać (wyobrazić perf) sobie coś/, że coś się zrobi
* * *[kən'si:v]1) (to form (an idea etc) in the mind.) pomyśleć, wymyślić2) (to imagine: I can't conceive why you did that.) pojmować3) ((of a woman) to become pregnant.) począć•- conceivably -
14 explain
[ɪks'pleɪn]vtwyjaśniać (wyjaśnić perf), tłumaczyć (wytłumaczyć perf)Phrasal Verbs:* * *[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) wyjaśniać2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) wytłumaczyć•- explanatory
- explain away -
15 figure out
vt* * *(to understand: I can't figure out why he said that.) (z)rozumieć, pojąć -
16 know
[nəu](be aware of/that/how etc) wiedzieć; (be acquainted with, have experience of) znać; ( recognize) poznawać (poznać perf)to know about/of sth/sb — wiedzieć o czymś/kimś
to get to know sb — poznawać (poznać perf) kogoś bliżej
yes, I know — tak, wiem
* * *[nəu]past tense - knew; verb1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) wiedzieć, znać2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) umieć3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) znać4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) (roz)poznać•- knowing- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes -
17 puzzle
['pʌzl] 1. n( mystery) zagadka f; (game, toy) układanka f2. vtstanowić zagadkę dla +gen3. viI'm puzzled as to why … — nie pojmuję, dlaczego…
* * *1. verb1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) zaskoczyć2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) dumać2. noun1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) zagadka2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) zagadka•- puzzling- puzzle out -
18 strike
[straɪk] 1. n( of workers) strajk m; ( attack) uderzenie nt2. vt; pt, pp struckperson, thing uderzać (uderzyć perf); oil etc natrafiać (natrafić perf) na +acc; deal zawierać (zawrzeć perf); coin, medal wybijać (wybić perf); ( fig) ( occur to) uderzać (uderzyć perf)3. vi; pt, pp struckworkers strajkować (zastrajkować perf); illness, snake atakować (zaatakować perf); clock bić, wybijać (wybić perf) godzinę; killer uderzać (uderzyć perf)to strike a balance — zachowywać (zachować perf) proporcje
to strike a bargain with sb — ubijać (ubić perf) z kimś interes
when personal disaster strikes … — gdy kogoś dotknie osobiste nieszczęście, …
to strike a match — zapalać (zapalić perf) zapałkę
Phrasal Verbs:* * *1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) uderzać2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) uderzać, atakować3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) krzesać4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) strajkować5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) natrafić na6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) wybijać, uderzać7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) robić wrażenie8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) wybijać9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) ruszyć10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) zwijać, opuszczać2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) strajk2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) odkrycie•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up -
19 what ... for
1) (why(?): What did he do that for?) Po co?2) (for what purpose(?): What is this switch for?) do czego?
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