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1 compete
[kəm'piːt]vi(in contest, game) brać (wziąć perf) udziałto compete (with) — companies, theories rywalizować or konkurować (z +instr); sportsmen rywalizować or współzawodniczyć (z +instr)
to compete (for) — walczyć (o +acc)
* * *[kəm'pi:t](to try to beat others in a contest, fight etc: We are competing against them in the next round; Are you competing with her for the job?) współzawodniczyć, konkurować- competitive
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2 oppose
[ə'pəuz]vt(there is a need for) X as opposed to Y — (potrzebne jest) X, a nie Y
* * *[ə'pəuz]1) (to resist or fight against (someone or something) by force or argument: We oppose the government on this matter.) sprzeciwiać się2) (to act or compete against: Who is opposing him in the election?) być przeciwnikiem• -
3 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
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4 seed
[siːd]n* * *[si:d] 1. noun1) (the (part of) the fruit of a tree, plant etc from which a new plant may be grown: sunflower seeds; grass seed.) nasienie2) (the beginning from which anything grows: There was already a seed of doubt in her mind.) ziarnko3) ((in a sporting competition etc) a seeded player.) rozstawiony zawodnik2. verb1) ((of a plant) to produce seed: A plant seeds after it has flowered.) (wy)produkować nasiona2) (in golf, tennis etc, to arrange (good players) in a competition so that they do not compete against each other till the later rounds.) rozstawić•- seeded- seedling
- seedy
- seediness
- seedbed
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5 race
[reɪs] 1. n( species) rasa f; ( competition) wyścig m2. vt3. vito race horses/cars (etc) — brać udział w wyścigach konnych/samochodowych (etc)
( compete) ścigać się; ( hurry) pędzić (popędzić perf), gnać (pognać perf); heart bić szybko; engine pracować na podwyższonych obrotachto race sb/against sb — ścigać się z kimś
* * *I 1. [reis] noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) wyścig2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) wystawić do wyścigu, ścigać się2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) ścigać się z3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) mknąć•- racer- racecourse
- racehorse
- racetrack
- racing-car
- a race against time
- the races II [reis]1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.) rasa2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) rasa3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) rasa•- racial- racialism
- racialist
- the human race
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6 match
[mætʃ] 1. n( game) mecz m; ( for lighting fire) zapałka f; ( equivalent)2. vt( go well with) pasować do +gen; ( equal) dorównywać (dorównać perf) +dat; ( correspond to) odpowiadać +dat; (also: match up) dopasowywać (dopasować perf) (do siebie)3. vito be no match for — nie móc się równać z +instr
she had on a yellow dress with yellow shoes to match — miała na sobie żółtą sukienkę i buty pod kolor
Phrasal Verbs:- match up* * *[mæ ] I noun(a short piece of wood or other material tipped with a substance that catches fire when rubbed against a rough or specially-prepared surface: He struck a match.) zapałka- matchboxII 1. noun1) (a contest or game: a football/rugby/chess match.) mecz2) (a thing that is similar to or the same as another in some way(s) eg in colour or pattern: These trousers are not an exact match for my jacket.) rzecz harmonizująca, rzecz do kompletu3) (a person who is able to equal another: She has finally met her match at arguing.) godny przeciwnik4) (a marriage or an act of marrying: She hoped to arrange a match for her daughter.) ożenek, małżeństwo2. verb1) (to be equal or similar to something or someone in some way eg in colour or pattern: That dress matches her red hair.) harmonizować (z), pasować (do)2) (to set (two things, people etc) to compete: He matched his skill against the champion's.) przeciwstawiać•- matched- matchless
- matchmaker
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