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1 the man in the street
(the ordinary, typical, average man: The man in the street often has little interest in politics.) przeciętny obywatel -
2 little
['lɪtl] 1. adjmały; brother etc młodszy; distance, time krótki2. advmało, niewielea little — trochę, troszkę
a little bit — troszkę, troszeczkę
to have little time/money — mieć mało czasu/pieniędzy
* * *['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) mały2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) niewielki3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) drobny, niewielki2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) niewiele3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) mało2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) mało3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) wcale nie•- a little- little by little
- make little of -
3 at the risk of
(with the possibility of (loss, injury, trouble etc): He saved the little girl at the risk of his own life; At the risk of offending you, I must tell you that I disapprove of your behaviour.) ryzykując -
4 a little
1) (a short time or distance: Move a little to the right!) trochę2) (a small quantity of something: He has a little money to spare; 'Is there any soup left?' `Yes, a little.') trochę3) (slightly: She was a little frightened.) trochę -
5 a shot in the dark
(a guess based on little or no information: The detective admitted that his decision to check the factory had just been a shot in the dark.) strzał w ciemno -
6 hold
[həuld] 1. pt, pp held, vt( in hand) trzymać; ( contain) mieścić (pomieścić perf); qualifications posiadać; power, permit, opinion mieć; meeting, conversation odbywać (odbyć perf); prisoner, hostage przetrzymywać (przetrzymać perf)to hold sb responsible/liable — obarczać (obarczyć perf) kogoś odpowiedzialnością
to get hold of ( fig) — object, information zdobywać (zdobyć perf) +acc; person łapać (złapać perf) +acc (inf)
to get hold of o.s. — brać (wziąć perf) się w garść
to hold firm/fast — trzymać się mocno
he holds the view that … — jest zdania, że …
I don't hold with … — nie popieram +gen
hold still, hold steady — nie ruszaj się
Phrasal Verbs:- hold off- hold on- hold out- hold up2. viglue etc trzymać (mocno); argument etc zachowywać (zachować perf) ważność, pozostawać w mocy; offer, invitation być aktualnym; luck, weather utrzymywać się (utrzymać się perf); ( TEL) czekać (zaczekać perf)3. n( grasp) chwyt m; (of ship, plane) ładownia f* * *I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) trzymać2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) trzymać3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) trzymać, przytrzymywać4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) wytrzymywać5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) zatrzymać6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) (po)mieścić7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) odbywać8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) trzymać się9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) zajmować stanowisko10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) uważać że, utrzymywać, mieć11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) być aktualnym, obowiązywać12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) zmusić do dotrzymania (obietnicy)13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) bronić14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) powstrzymać15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) utrzymywać16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) przetrzymać17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) obchodzić18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) posiadać19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) utrzymywać się20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) czekać (przy telefonie)21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) trzymać22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) przechowywać23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) gotować2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) chwyt2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) wpływ3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) chwyt•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) ładownia -
7 roll
[rəul] 1. n( of paper) rolka f; ( of cloth) bela f; ( of banknotes) zwitek m; ( of members etc) lista f, wykaz m; ( in parish etc) rejestr m, archiwum nt; ( of drums) werbel m; (also: bread roll) bułka f2. vtball, dice toczyć, kulać; (also: roll up) string zwijać (zwinąć perf); sleeves podwijać (podwinąć perf); cigarette skręcać (skręcić perf); eyes przewracać +instr; (also: roll out) pastry wałkować, rozwałkowywać (rozwałkować perf); road, lawn walcować3. viball, stone, tears toczyć się (potoczyć się perf); thunder przetaczać się (przetoczyć się perf); ship kołysać się; sweat spływać; camera, printing press chodzićcheese/ham roll — bułka z serem/szynką
Phrasal Verbs:- roll in- roll up* * *I 1. [rəul] noun1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rolka2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) bułka3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) tarzanie się4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) kołysanie5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) grzmot6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) zwał7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) werbel2. verb1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) (po)toczyć (się)2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) toczyć3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) zwinąć (w rulon)4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) przewrócić (się)5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) rozwałkować, utoczyć6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) zawinąć7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) walcować, wałkować8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) kołysanie się9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) grzmieć10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) wywrócić11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) turlać się12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) falować, płynąć, kołysać się13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) przemijać•- roller- rolling
- roller-skate 3. verb(to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) jeździć na wrotkach- roll in
- roll up II(a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) rejestr -
8 down
[daun] 1. n 2. adv 3. prepw dół +gen4. vt ( inf)down there/here — tam/tu na or w dole
to pay 5 pounds down — zapłacić ( perf) 5 funtów zadatku
to down tools ( BRIT) — przerywać (przerwać perf) pracę ( na znak protestu)
* * *I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) w dół, na dole2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) na dół3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) z (pokolenia) na (pokolenie)4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) w dół5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) w dół2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) w dół3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) w dół, po, wzdłuż3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) opróżnić, wychylić- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) całkowity- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) puch- downie®- downy -
9 play
[pleɪ] 1. n (THEAT etc) 2. vthide-and-seek etc bawić się w +acc; football, chess grać (zagrać perf) w +acc; team, opponent grać (zagrać perf) z +instr; role, piece of music, note grać (zagrać perf); instrument grać (zagrać perf) na +loc; tape, record puszczać (puścić perf)3. vito bring sth into play — posłużyć się ( perf) czymś
to play a part/role in ( fig) — odgrywać (odegrać perf) rolę w +loc
to play into sb's hands — podkładać się (podłożyć się perf) komuś (inf)
Phrasal Verbs:- play at- play on- play up* * *[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) bawić się2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) grać w3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) grać4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) być na scenie, być wystawianym5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) grać na6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) płatać figla7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) grać przeciwko8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) igrać9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) kierować10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) grać2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) rozrywka2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) sztuka3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) gra, rozgrywka4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) luz•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up -
10 between
[bɪ'twiːn] 1. prepmiędzy +instr, pomiędzy +instr2. advPenn Close, Court Road and all the little streets in between — Penn Close, Court Road i wszystkie małe uliczki pomiędzy nimi
* * *[bi'twi:n]1) (in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc: between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals.) między2) (concerning the relationship of two things or people: the difference between right and wrong.) pomiędzy3) (by the combined action of; working together: They managed it between them.) między4) (part to one (person or thing), part to (the other): Divide the chocolate between you.) między• -
11 pick
[pɪk] 1. nkilof m, oskard m2. vt( select) wybierać (wybrać perf); fruit, flowers zrywać (zerwać perf); mushrooms zbierać (zebrać perf); book from shelf etc zdejmować (zdjąć perf); lock otwierać (otworzyć perf); spot wyciskać (wycisnąć perf); scab zrywać (zerwać perf)the pick of — najlepsza część +gen
to pick one's nose/teeth — dłubać w nosie/zębach
to pick sb's pocket — dobierać się (dobrać się perf) komuś do kieszeni
to pick a quarrel (with sb) — wywoływać (wywołać perf) kłótnię (z kimś)
Phrasal Verbs:- pick at- pick off- pick on- pick out- pick up* * *I 1. [pik] verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) wybierać2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) zbierać, zrywać3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) podnosić4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) otworzyć (np. wytrychem), sforsować2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) wybór2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) najlepsza część, wyselekcjonowana część•- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way II [pik] noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) kilof -
12 share
[ʃɛə(r)] 1. n( part) część f; ( contribution) udział m; ( COMM) akcja f, udział m2. vtto share in — (joy, sorrow) dzielić +acc; ( profits) partycypować or mieć (swój) udział w +loc; ( work) uczestniczyć w +gen
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[ʃeə] 1. noun1) (one of the parts of something that is divided among several people etc: We all had a share of the cake; We each paid our share of the bill.) część2) (the part played by a person in something done etc by several people etc: I had no share in the decision.) udział3) (a fixed sum of money invested in a business company by a shareholder.) udział, akcja2. verb1) ((usually with among, between, with) to divide among a number of people: We shared the money between us.) dzielić2) (to have, use etc (something that another person has or uses); to allow someone to use (something one has or owns): The students share a sitting-room; The little boy hated sharing his toys.) używać wspólnie, dzielić3) ((sometimes with in) to have a share of with someone else: He wouldn't let her share the cost of the taxi.) partycypować w•- share and share alike -
13 glow
[gləu] 1. vi 2. n* * *[ɡləu] 1. verb1) (to give out heat or light without any flame: The coal was glowing in the fire.) żarzyć się2) (to have red cheeks because of heat, cold, emotion etc: The little boy glowed with pride.) promieniować2. noun(the state of glowing: the glow of the coal in the fire.) żar- glowing- glow-worm -
14 go off
1. viperson wychodzić (wyjść perf); food psuć się (zepsuć się perf); bomb eksplodować (eksplodować perf); gun wypalić ( perf); event przebiegać (przebiec perf), iść (pójść perf) (inf); lights etc gasnąć (zgasnąć perf)2. vt fus ( inf)* * *1) ((of a bomb etc) to explode: The little boy was injured when the firework went off in his hand.) wybuchnąć2) ((of an alarm) to ring: When the alarm went off the thieves ran away.) włączyć się3) (to leave: He went off yesterday.) wyruszyć4) (to begin to dislike: I've gone off cigarettes.) rzucić5) (to become rotten: That meat has gone off.) zepsuć się6) (to stop working: The fan has gone off.) stanąć -
15 glare
[glɛə(r)] 1. n( look) piorunujące spojrzenie nt; ( light) oślepiające światło nt; (fig: of publicity) blask m2. vi* * *[ɡleə] 1. verb1) (to stare fiercely and angrily: She glared at the little boy.) piorunować spojrzeniem2) (to shine very brightly, usually to an unpleasant extent: The sun glared down on us as we crossed the desert.) oślepiać2. noun1) (a fierce or angry look: a glare of displeasure.) piorunujące spojrzenie2) (unpleasantly bright light: the glare of the sun.) oślepiający blask•- glaring- glaringly -
16 hold back
vt* * *1) (to refuse to tell someone (something): The police were convinced the man was holding something back.) zataić2) (to prevent from happening, being seen etc, with an effort: The little girl succeeded in holding back her tears.) powstrzymywać3) (to prevent from making progress: I meant to finish cleaning the house but the children have held me back all morning.) powstrzymywać, opóźniać -
17 last out
(to be or have enough to survive or continue to exist (until the end of): I hope the petrol lasts out until we reach a garage; They could only last out another week on the little food they had; The sick man was not expected to last out the night.) starczyć, wytrzymać -
18 pipe
[paɪp] 1. n(for water, gas) rura f; ( for smoking) fajka f; ( MUS) piszczałka f, fujarka f- pipes2. vtdoprowadzać (doprowadzić perf) (rurami)Phrasal Verbs:* * *1. noun1) (a tube, usually made of metal, earthenware etc, through which water, gas etc can flow: a water pipe; a drainpipe.) rura2) (a small tube with a bowl at one end, in which tobacco is smoked: He smokes a pipe; ( also adjective) pipe tobacco.) fajka3) (a musical instrument consisting of a hollow wooden, metal etc tube through which the player blows or causes air to be blown in order to make a sound: He played a tune on a bamboo pipe; an organ pipe.) piszczałka, fujarka2. verb1) (to convey gas, water etc by a pipe: Water is piped to the town from the reservoir.) transportować rurami2) (to play (music) on a pipe or pipes: He piped a tune.) grać na fujarce, dudach itp.3) (to speak in a high voice, make a high-pitched sound: `Hallo,' the little girl piped.) piszczeć•- piper- pipes
- piping 3. adjective((of a sound) high-pitched: a piping voice.) piszczący- pipeline
- piping hot -
19 skip
[skɪp] 1. n 2. vi 3. vt( pass over) opuszczać (opuścić perf), pomijać (pominąć perf); ( miss) lunch etc nie jeść +gen; lecture etc nie iść (nie pójść perf) na +accto skip school (esp US) — nie iść (nie pójść perf) do szkoły
* * *[skip] 1. past tense, past participle - skipped; verb1) (to go along with a hop on each foot in turn: The little girl skipped up the path.) skakać, podskakiwać2) (to jump over a rope that is being turned under the feet and over the head (as a children's game).) skakać ze skakanką3) (to miss out (a meal, part of a book etc): I skipped lunch and went shopping instead; Skip chapter two.) opuszczać2. noun(a hop on one foot in skipping.) podskok -
20 smear
[smɪə(r)] 1. n 2. vthis hands were smeared with oil/ink — ręce miał usmarowane olejem/powalane atramentem
* * *[smiə] 1. verb1) (to spread (something sticky or oily) over a surface: The little boy smeared jam on the chair.) smarować2) (to make or become blurred; to smudge: He brushed against the newly painted notice and smeared the lettering.) rozmazywać się3) (to try to discredit (a person etc) by slandering him: He has been spreading false stories in an attempt to smear us.) oczerniać2. noun1) (a mark made by smearing.) plama, smuga2) (a piece of slander.) obmowa
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