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1 (come) of age
(to become) old enough to be considered legally an adult (eg in Britain aged eighteen or over). osiągnać dojrzałość -
2 (come) of age
(to become) old enough to be considered legally an adult (eg in Britain aged eighteen or over). osiągnać dojrzałość -
3 reach
[riːtʃ] 1. nzasięg mwithin (easy) reach of the shops/station — (bardzo) blisko sklepów/dworca
beyond the reach of ( fig) — poza zasięgiem +gen
"keep out of the reach of children" — "chronić przed dziećmi"
- reaches2. vtdestination docierać (dotrzeć perf) do +gen; conclusion dochodzić (dojść perf) do +gen; decision podejmować (podjąć perf); age, agreement osiągać (osiągnąć perf); ( extend to) sięgać (sięgnąć perf) do +gen, dochodzić (dojść perf) do +gen; ( be able to touch) dosięgać (dosięgnąć perf) (do) +gen; ( by telephone) kontaktować się (skontaktować się perf) (telefonicznie) z +instr3. viwyciągać (wyciągnąć perf) rękęPhrasal Verbs:* * *[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) dotrzeć/dojść do, osiągnąć2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) sięgnąć3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) sięgnąć, wyciągnąć rękę4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) połączyć/skontaktować się z5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) sięgać2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) pobliże2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) zasięg3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) prosty odcinek -
4 ice
[aɪs] 1. nlód m2. vt 3. vi(also: ice over, ice up) pokrywać się (pokryć się perf) lodemto put sth on ice ( fig) — odkładać (odłożyć perf) coś na później
* * *1. noun1) (frozen water: The pond is covered with ice.) lód2) (an ice-cream: chocolate ice-cream. Three ices, please.) lód3) ((American) a fruit-flavoured frozen dessert usually made without milk and cream: lemon ice(s).) sorbet2. verb(to cover with icing: She iced the cake.) lukrować- icing- icy
- icily
- iciness
- ice age
- ice axe
- iceberg
- ice box
- ice-cream
- ice-cube
- ice rink
- ice-skate
- ice-skating
- ice tray
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5 backward
['bækwəd]adja backward step — krok m wstecz
* * *['bækwəd]1) (aimed or directed backwards: He left without a backward glance.) skierowany do tyłu2) (less advanced in mind or body than is normal for one's age: a backward child.) opóźniony w rozwoju3) (late in developing a modern culture, mechanization etc: That part of Britain is still very backward; the backward peoples of the world.) zapóźniony•- backwards
- backwards and forwards
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6 commit
[kə'mɪt]vtshe was committed to a hospital/nursing home — umieszczono ją w szpitalu/prywatnym domu opieki
to commit o.s. (to do sth) — zobowiązywać się (zobowiązać się perf) (do zrobienia czegoś)
to commit suicide — popełnić ( perf) samobójstwo
to commit sth to writing — zapisywać (zapisać perf) or notować (zanotować perf) coś
to commit sb for trial — stawiać (postawić perf) kogoś w stan oskarżenia
* * *[kə'mit]past tense, past participle - committed; verb1) (to perform; to do (especially something illegal): He committed the murder when he was drunk.) popełniać2) (to hand over (a person) to an institution etc for treatment, safekeeping etc: committed to prison.) powierzać, osadzać3) (to put (oneself) under a particular obligation: She has committed herself to looking after her dead brother's children till the age of 18.) zobowiązywać się•- committal
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7 eight
[eɪt]numSee also:- five* * *[eit] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 8: Four and four are/is/make eight.) ósemka2) (the age of 8: children of eight and over.) wiek 8 lat3) (the crew of an eight-oared racing boat: Did the Cambridge eight win?) ósemka2. adjective1) (8 in number: eight people; He is eight years old.) osiem2) (aged 8: He is eight today.) w wieku 8 lat•- eight-- eighth
- eight-year-old 3. adjectivean eight-year-old child.) ośmioletni -
8 hundred
['hʌndrəd]numhundreds of — setki +gen
* * *1. noun1) ((plural hundred) the number 100: Ten times ten is a hundred; more than one/a hundred; There must be at least six hundred of them here.) sto2) (the figure 100.) sto3) (the age of 100: She's over a hundred; a man of a hundred.) sto4) ((plural hundred) a hundred pounds or dollars: I lost several hundred at the casino last night.) setka2. adjective1) (100 in number: six hundred people; a few hundred pounds.) sto2) (aged 100: He is a hundred today.) sto lat•- hundred-- hundredfold
- hundredth
- hundreds of
См. также в других словарях:
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over-age — adjective too old for a particular purpose or activity: He looked like an over age drummer from some sixties band. compare underage … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
over age — past a certain age, too old … English contemporary dictionary