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1 get through
1. vi ( TEL)uzyskiwać (uzyskać perf) połączenie2. vt fus* * *1) (to finish (work etc): We got through a lot of work today.) zrobić2) (to pass (an examination).) zdać3) (to arrive, usually with some difficulty: The food got through to the fort despite the enemy's attempts to stop it.) przedostać się4) (to make oneself understood: I just can't get through to her any more.) trafić -
2 skim
[skɪm]vt(also: skim off) cream, fat zbierać (zebrać perf); ( glide over) prześlizgiwać się (prześlizgnąć się perf) po +loc; (also: skim through) przeglądać (przejrzeć perf) (pobieżnie)* * *[skim]past tense, past participle - skimmed; verb1) (to remove (floating matter, eg cream) from the surface of (a liquid): Skim the fat off the gravy.) zbierać, szumować2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) pruć, sunąć3) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) czytać pobieżnie/wybiórczo•- skimmed milk -
3 get
[gɛt] 1. pt, pp got, pp gotten, vi (US)1) (become, be) stawać się (stać się perf), robić się (zrobić się perf); (+past partciple) zostać ( perf)to get elected — zostać ( perf) wybranym
2) (go)to get from/to — dostawać się (dostać się perf) z +gen /do +gen
to get home — docierać (dotrzeć perf) do domu
to get to know sb — poznawać (poznać perf) kogoś (bliżej)
2. modal aux vb 3. vtlet's get going/started — zaczynajmy
1)to get sth done — ( do oneself) zrobić ( perf) coś; ( have done) (od)dać ( perf) coś do zrobienia
to get the washing done — zrobić ( perf) pranie
to get one's hair cut — obcinać (obciąć perf) sobie włosy
to get sb to do sth — nakłonić ( perf) kogoś, żeby coś zrobił
to get sb into trouble — wpakować ( perf) kogoś w tarapaty
2) (obtain, find, receive, acquire) dostawać (dostać perf)to get sth for sb — ( obtain) zdobyć ( perf) coś dla kogoś; ( fetch) przynieść ( perf) coś komuś
6) (take, move)to get sth to sb — dostarczyć ( perf) coś komuś
7) ( take) plane, bus etcwe got a plane to London and then a train to Colchester — do Londynu polecieliśmy samolotem, a potem pojechaliśmy pociągiem do Colchester
8) ( understand) rozumieć (zrozumieć perf)9) (have, possess)Phrasal Verbs:- get at- get away- get back- get by- get down- get in- get into- get off- get on- get out- get over- get up* * *[ɡet]past tense - got; verb1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) dostać2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) przynieść3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) dostać (się)4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) spodowodować, wpakować5) (to become: You're getting old.) stawać się6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) namówić7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) dostać się8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) zdołać9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) dostać10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) schwytać11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) pojąć•- getaway- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
- get up
- get up to -
4 way
[weɪ]n( route) droga f; ( access) przejście nt; ( distance) kawał(ek) m (drogi); ( direction) strona f; (manner, method) sposób m; ( habit) zwyczaj m, przyzwyczajenie ntwhich way? — this way — którędy? — tędy
to fight one's way through a crowd — torować (utorować perf) sobie drogę przez tłum
to lie one's way out of sth — wyłgać się ( perf) od czegoś
to keep out of sb's way — trzymać się z dala od kogoś, nie wchodzić komuś w drogę
to go out of one's way to do sth — zadawać (zadać perf) sobie wiele trudu, żeby coś zrobić
to lose one's way — błądzić (zabłądzić perf), gubić (zgubić perf) drogę
to make way (for sb/sth) — robić (zrobić perf) miejsce (dla kogoś/czegoś)
to get one's own way — stawiać (postawić perf) na swoim
the wrong way round — odwrotnie, na odwrót
no way! ( inf) — ani mi się śni! (inf)
by the way — à propos, nawiasem mówiąc
"way in" ( BRIT) — "wejście"
"way out" ( BRIT) — "wyjście"
* * *[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) droga2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) droga3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) ulica4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) droga, odległość5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) sposób6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) sposób, wzgląd7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) zwyczaj8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.)2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) daleko- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means -
5 leaf
[liːf] 1. pl leaves, nto turn over a new leaf — rozpoczynać (rozpocząć perf) nowe życie
2. vtto take a leaf out of sb's book — brać (wziąć perf) z kogoś przykład
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[li:f]plural - leaves; noun1) (a part of a plant growing from the side of a stem, usually green, flat and thin, but of various shapes depending on the plant: Many trees lose their leaves in autumn.) liść2) (something thin like a leaf, especially the page of a book: Several leaves had been torn out of the book.) kartka, płatek3) (an extra part of a table, either attached to one side with a hinge or added to the centre when the two ends are apart.) klapa (stołu)•- leaflet- leafy
- turn over a new leaf -
6 thumb
[θʌm] 1. nkciuk m2. vtto thumb a lift — zatrzymywać (zatrzymać perf) autostop
to give sb/sth the thumbs up — zapalać (zapalić perf) dla kogoś/czegoś zielone światło
Phrasal Verbs:* * *1. noun1) (the short thick finger of the hand, set at a different angle from the other four.) kciuk2) (the part of a glove or mitten covering this finger.) kciuk, duży palec2. verb((often with through) to turn over (the pages of a book) with the thumb or fingers: She was thumbing through the dictionary.) przeglądać, przerzucać (strony)- thumbprint
- thumbs-up
- thumbtack
- under someone's thumb -
7 peep
[piːp] 1. n 2. vito have/take a peep (at) — zerkać (zerknąć perf) (na +acc)
Phrasal Verbs:- peep out* * *I 1. [pi:p] verb1) (to look through a narrow opening or from behind something: She peeped through the window.) zerkać2) (to look quickly and in secret: He peeped at the answers at the back of the book.) podglądać2. noun(a quick look (usually in secret): She took a peep at the visitor.) zerknięcieII 1. [pi:p] verb(to make a high pitched sound: The car horns were peeping.) piszczeć, trąbić2. noun(such a sound: the peep of a car horn.) pisk, trąbienie -
8 officially
[ə'fɪʃəlɪ]adv* * *[ə'fiʃəli]1) ((negative unofficially) as an official: He attended the ceremony officially.) oficjalnie, z urzędu2) (formally: The new library was officially opened yesterday.) formalnie3) (according to what is announced publicly (though not necessarily true in fact): Officially he is on holiday - actually he is working on a new book.) oficjalnie•- officious
- officiously
- officiousness
- office-bearer
- through the kind offices of
- through the offices of -
9 flip
[flɪp] 1. vtswitch pstrykać (pstryknąć perf) +instr; coin rzucać (rzucić perf); pancake, page przewracać (przewrócić perf)2. viPhrasal Verbs:* * *[flip] 1. past tense, past participle - flipped; verb1) (to throw (something) in the air (so that it turns): They flipped a coin to see which side it landed on.) (pod)rzucić, cisnąć2) ((sometimes with over) to turn over quickly: She flipped over the pages of the book.) przerzucać, przewracać2. noun(an act of flipping.) prztyk, (pod)rzut -
10 synthesis
['sɪnθəsɪs]pl syntheses, nsynteza f* * *['sinƟəsis]plural - syntheses; noun((something produced through) the process of combining separate parts, eg chemical elements or substances, into a whole: Plastic is produced by synthesis; His recent book is a synthesis of several of his earlier ideas.) synteza- synthesise
- synthetic -
11 wade
[weɪd]vito wade across — ( river etc) przechodzić (przejść perf) (w bród) przez +acc
to wade through — (fig: a book) brnąć (przebrnąć perf) przez +acc
* * *[weid]1) (to go or walk (through water, mud etc) with some difficulty: He waded across the river towards me; I've finally managed to wade through that boring book I had to read.) brodzić2) (to cross (a river etc) by wading: We'll wade the stream at its shallowest point.) przejść w bród•- wader -
12 passage
['pæsɪdʒ]n(also: passageway) korytarz m; ( in book) fragment m, ustęp m; ( way through crowd etc) przejście nt; ( ANAT) przewód m; ( act of passing) przejazd m; ( journey) przeprawa f* * *['pæsi‹]1) (a long narrow way through, eg a corridor through a building: There was a dark passage leading down to the river between tall buildings.) przejście2) (a part of a piece of writing or music: That is my favourite passage from the Bible.) wyjątek, fragment3) ((usually of time) the act of passing: the passage of time.) upływ4) (a journey by boat: He paid for his passage by working as a steward.) przejazd, podróż morska -
13 fall
[fɔːl] 1. n(of person, object, government) upadek m; (in price, temperature) spadek m; ( of snow) opady pl; (US) ( autumn) jesień f- falls2. vi, pt fell, pp fallenperson, object, government upadać (upaść perf); snow, rain padać, spadać (spaść perf); price, temperature, dollar spadać (spaść perf); night, darkness, silence zapadać (zapaść perf); light, shadow padać (paść perf); sadness zapanowywać (zapanować perf)to fall flat — nie udawać się (nie udać się perf), nie wychodzić (nie wyjść perf)
to fall in love (with sb/sth) — zakochiwać się (zakochać się perf) (w kimś/czymś)
to fall short of sb's expectations — nie spełniać (nie spełnić perf) czyichś oczekiwań
Phrasal Verbs:- fall for- fall in- fall off- fall out* * *[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) padać2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) przewracać się3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) opadać, zmniejszać się4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) zdarzać się, przypadać5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) zapaść, pogrążyć się6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) przypadać2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) upadek2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) opad3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) upadek4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) jesień•- falls- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
- fall short
- fall through -
14 thick
[θɪk] 1. adj 2. n* * *[Ɵik] 1. adjective1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) gruby2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) gruby3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) gęsty4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) gęsty5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) gęsty6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) pełen7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) głupi, tępy2. noun(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) gąszcz, środek- thickly- thickness
- thicken
- thick-skinned
- thick and fast
- through thick and thin -
15 flick
[flɪk] 1. n(of hand, arm) wyrzut m; ( of finger) prztyczek m; (of towel, whip) trzaśnięcie nt, smagnięcie nt; (through book, pages) kartkowanie nt2. vt(with finger, hand) strzepywać (strzepnąć perf); whip strzelać (strzelić perf) z +gen; ash strząsać (strząsnąć perf); switch pstrykać (pstryknąć perf) +instrPhrasal Verbs:* * *[flik] 1. noun1) (a quick, sharp movement: a flick of the wrist.) machnięcie, szarpnięcie2) ((slang) a movie.) film2. verb(to make this kind of movement (to or with something): He flicked open a packet of cigarettes.) machnąć, szarpnąć -
16 search
[səːtʃ] 1. n(for person, thing) poszukiwania pl; ( COMPUT) szukanie nt ( w dokumencie); ( of sb's home) rewizja f2. vtplace przeszukiwać (przeszukać perf); mind, memory szukać w +loc; person, luggage przeszukiwać (przeszukać perf), rewidować (zrewidować perf)3. vito search for — poszukiwać +gen
"search and replace" ( COMPUT) — funkcja szukania i zamiany
in search of — w poszukiwaniu +gen
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[sə: ] 1. verb1) ((often with for) to look for something by careful examination: Have you searched through your pockets thoroughly?; I've been searching for that book for weeks.) badać, szukać, przetrząsać2) ((of the police etc) to examine, looking for eg stolen goods: He was taken to the police station, searched and questioned.) rewidować2. noun(an act of searching: His search did not take long.) rewizja, szukanie- searcher- searching
- searchingly
- searchlight
- search party
- search warrant
- in search of -
17 cut
[kʌt] 1. pt, pp cut, vtbread, meat kroić (pokroić perf); hand, knee rozcinać (rozciąć perf); grass przycinać (przyciąć perf); hair obcinać (obciąć perf); scene ( from book) usuwać (usunąć perf); (from film, broadcast) wycinać (wyciąć perf); prices obniżać (obniżyć perf); spending, supply ograniczać (ograniczyć perf); garment kroić (skroić perf); line, path przecinać (przeciąć perf); ( inf) ( cancel) odwoływać (odwołać perf)to cut one's finger — skaleczyć się ( perf) w palec
to get one's hair cut — obcinać (obciąć perf) sobie włosy
to cut sth short — skracać (skrócić perf) coś
to cut sb dead — udawać (udać perf), że się kogoś nie widzi
Phrasal Verbs:- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut off- cut out- cut up2. vi 3. n( in skin) skaleczenie nt; (in salary, spending) cięcie nt; ( of meat) płat m; ( of garment) krój m4. adjcold cuts (US) — różne rodzaje wędlin i zimnych mięs pokrojone w plasterki
jewel (o)szlifowany* * *1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) ciąć2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) ciąć3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) wycinać4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) ciąć, strzyc5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) obcinać6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) wycinać7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) przecinać8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) przekładać9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') przerywać10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) skracać, ścinać, zajeżdżać drogę11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) przecinać12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) opuszczać, nie uczęszczać do13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) ignorować2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) cięcie, obcięcie, przerwa2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) krój3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) kawałek, porcja•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) zjadliwy- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) bezlitosny- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short -
18 right
[raɪt] 1. adj( correct) dobry, poprawny; ( suitable) właściwy, odpowiedni; ( morally good) dobry; ( not left) prawy2. n( what is morally right) dobro nt; ( entitlement) prawo nt; ( not left)3. adv 4. vt 5. exclthe right time — ( exact) dokładny czas; ( most suitable) odpowiedni czas
you are French, is that right? — jesteś Francuzem, prawda?
right before/after — tuż przed +instr /po +loc
right ahead — walk etc prosto przed siebie
right against the wall — przy samej ścianie, tuż przy ścianie
to right oneself — ship wyprostowywać się (wyprostować się perf)
* * *1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) prawy2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) właściwy3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) słuszny4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) odpowiedni2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) prawo2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) słuszność, Racja!3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) prawa strona4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) prawica3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) dokładnie2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) zaraz3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) tuż4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) całkiem5) (to the right: Turn right.) w prawo6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) dobrze4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) wyprostować2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) naprawić5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') dobrze- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) prawicowy- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right -
19 page
[peɪdʒ] 1. n( of book etc) strona f; ( knight's servant) paź m; (also: page boy) ( in hotel) boy m or chłopiec m hotelowy; ( at wedding) jeden z chłopców usługujących pannie młodej2. vtPaging Peter Smith. Would you please go to … — Pan Peter Smith proszony jest o zgłoszenie się do +gen
* * *[pei‹] I noun(one side of a sheet of paper in a book, magazine etc: page ninety-four; a three-page letter.) stronaII 1. noun1) ((in hotels) a boy who takes messages, carries luggage etc.) goniec2) ((also page boy) a boy servant.) paź2. verb(to try to find someone in a public place by calling out his name (often through a loud-speaker system): I could not see my friend in the hotel, so I had him paged.) wywoływać przez głośnik -
20 rush
[rʌʃ] 1. nI'm in a rush (to) — śpieszę się (, żeby +infin)
- rushes2. vt3. vito rush sth off — wysyłać (wysłać perf) coś natychmiast
to rush in(to) — wdzierać się (wedrzeć się perf) (do +gen)
Phrasal Verbs:* * *I 1. verb(to (make someone or something) hurry or go quickly: He rushed into the room; She rushed him to the doctor.) pospieszyć, gnać2. noun1) (a sudden quick movement: They made a rush for the door.) skok2) (a hurry: I'm in a dreadful rush.) pośpiech•II noun(a tall grass-like plant growing in or near water: They hid their boat in the rushes.) sitowie
- 1
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The Book of the Law — Infobox Book name = The Book of the Law, or Liber AL vel Legis title orig = translator = Aleister Crowley (Weiser 2004 Centennial Edition)] image caption = author = Aleister Crowley illustrator = cover artist = country = Egypt language = English… … Wikipedia
The Book of the City of Ladies — Picture from The Book of the City of Ladies The Book of the City of Ladies (1405), or Le Livre de la Cité des Dames, is perhaps Christine de Pizan s most famous literary work, and it is her second work of lengthy prose. Pizan uses the vernacular… … Wikipedia
The Book of Sand — Infobox short story | name = The Book of Sand title orig = El libro de arena translator = author = Jorge Luis Borges country = Argentina flagicon|Argentina language = Spanish series = genre = Fantasy, short story published in = The Book of Sand… … Wikipedia
