-
61 involve
[ɪn'vɔlv]vt( entail) wymagać +gen; (concern, affect) dotyczyć +gento involve sb (in sth) — angażować (zaangażować perf) kogoś (w coś)
* * *[in'volv]1) (to require; to bring as a result: His job involves a lot of travelling.) wymagać, pociągać za sobą2) ((often with in or with) to cause to take part in or to be mixed up in: He has always been involved in/with the theatre; Don't ask my advice - I don't want to be/get involved.) zaangażować, wciągnąć•- involved- involvement -
62 knock
[nɔk] 1. vt( strike) uderzać (uderzyć perf); hole wybijać (wybić perf); ( inf) ( criticize) najeżdżać (najechać perf) na +acc (inf)to knock sb to the ground — powalić ( perf) kogoś na ziemię
to knock a nail into sth — wbijać (wbić perf) gwóźdź w coś
to knock some sense into sb — wbić ( perf) komuś trochę rozumu do głowy
Phrasal Verbs:2. vi 3. n(blow, bump) uderzenie nt; ( on door) pukanie nt, stukanie nt* * *[nok] 1. verb1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) pukać2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) strącić3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) powalić4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) zahaczyć, uderzyć2. noun1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) uderzenie2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) stuknięcie, pukanie•- knocker- knock-kneed
- knock about/around
- knock back
- knock down
- knock off
- knock out
- knock over
- knock up
- get knocked up -
63 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 -
64 land
[lænd] 1. n( area of open ground) ziemia f; (property, estate) ziemia f, grunty pl; ( as opposed to sea) ląd m; ( country) kraj m, ziemia f ( literary)2. vi ( lit, fig) 3. vtto go/travel by land — jechać (pojechać perf)/podróżować lądem
to land on one's feet ( fig) — spadać (spaść perf) na cztery łapy (inf)
to land sb with sth ( inf) — zwalać (zwalić perf) komuś coś na głowę (inf)
Phrasal Verbs:- land up* * *[lænd] 1. noun1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) ląd2) (a country: foreign lands.) kraina3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) ziemia4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) ziemia2. verb1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) lądować2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) dobić do brzegu, wydobyć na brzeg3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) wylądować•[-rouvə]
(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)
(typ samochodu terenowego)- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land lies -
65 light
[laɪt] 1. nświatło nt; ( for cigarette etc) ogień mto come to light — wychodzić (wyjść perf) na jaw
to cast/shed or throw light on ( fig) — rzucać (rzucić perf) światło na +acc
in the light of — w świetle +gen
- lights2. vt; pt, pp litcandle, cigarette zapalać (zapalić perf); fire rozpalać (rozpalić perf); room oświetlać (oświetlić perf); sky rozświetlać (rozświetlić perf)Phrasal Verbs:- light up3. adjlekki; (pale, bright) jasny* * *I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) światło2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) światło3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) ogień4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) światło2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) jasny2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) jasny3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) oświetlić2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) zapalić•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lekki2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lekki3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lekki4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) za lekki5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lekki6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) zwinny, chyży7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) lekki8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) lekki9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) lekki, piaszczysty•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) natknąć się na -
66 manage
['mænɪdʒ] 1. vi( get by financially) dawać (dać perf) sobie radę; ( succeed)2. vtbusiness, organization zarządzać +instr; object, device, person radzić (poradzić perf) sobie z +instrto manage without sb/sth — radzić (poradzić perf) sobie or dawać (dać perf) sobie radę bez kogoś/czegoś
* * *['mæni‹]1) (to be in control or charge of: My lawyer manages all my legal affairs / money.) prowadzić2) (to be manager of: James manages the local football team.) stać na czele, kierować3) (to deal with, or control: She's good at managing people.) dawać sobie radę z, obchodzić się z4) (to be able to do something; to succeed or cope: Will you manage to repair your bicycle?; Can you manage (to eat) some more meat?) poradzić (sobie z), zdołać•- manageability
- management
- manager -
67 must
[mʌst] 1. aux vb(necessity, obligation)I must do it — muszę to zrobić; ( prohibition)
you mustn't do it — nie wolno ci tego robić; ( probability)
he must be there by now — musi już tam być, pewnie już tam jest; (suggestion, invitation)
you must come and see me — (koniecznie) musisz mnie odwiedzić; (guess, assumption)
2. nI must have made a mistake — musiałam się pomylić; ( indicating sth unwelcome)
* * *1. negative short form - mustn't; verb1) (used with another verb to express need: We must go to the shops to get milk.) musieć2) (used, usually with another verb, to suggest a probability: They must be finding it very difficult to live in such a small house.) musieć3) (used, usually with another verb, to express duty, an order, rule etc: You must come home before midnight; All competitors must be under 15 years of age.) musieć2. noun(something necessary, essential, or not to be missed: This new tent is a must for the serious camper.) konieczność -
68 negotiate
[nɪ'gəuʃɪeɪt] 1. vi 2. vt* * *[ni'ɡəuʃieit]1) (to bargain or discuss a subject in order to agree.) pertraktować2) (to arrange (a treaty, payment etc), usually after a long discussion.) wynegocjować3) (to get past (an obstacle or difficulty).) przezwyciężyć•- negotiation -
69 prepare
[prɪ'pɛə(r)] 1. vt 2. vito prepare for — (action, exam) przygotowywać się (przygotować się perf) do +gen; ( sth new or unpleasant) przygotowywać się (przygotować się perf) na +acc
* * *[pri'peə](to make or get ready: Have you prepared your speech for Thursday?; My mother prepared a meal; He prepared to go out; Prepare yourself for a shock.) przygotować- preparatory
- prepared
- preparatory school
- be prepared -
70 pretence
[prɪ'tɛns](US pretense) npozory plto make a pretence of doing sth — udawać (udać perf), że się coś robi
* * *[-s]noun ((an) act of pretending: Under the pretence of friendship, he persuaded her to get into his car.) pozór -
71 reaction
[riː'ækʃən]nreakcja f* * *[-ʃən]1) (the act of reacting: What was his reaction to your remarks?; I get a bad reaction from penicillin; I'd like to ask you for your reactions to these suggestions.) reakcja2) (a change of opinions, feelings etc (usually against someone or something): The new government was popular at first, but then a reaction began.) reakcja3) (a process of change which occurs when two or more substances are put together: (a) nuclear reaction; a chemical reaction between iron and acid.) reakcja -
72 reduce
[rɪ'djuːs]vtzmniejszać (zmniejszyć perf), redukować (zredukować perf)to reduce sth by/to — redukować (zredukować perf) coś o +acc /do +gen
to reduce sb to — ( tears) doprowadzać (doprowadzić perf) kogoś do +gen; (begging, stealing, silence) zmuszać (zmusić perf) kogoś do +gen
"reduce speed now" — ≈ ograniczenie prędkości
* * *[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) obniżyć, zmniejszyć2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) schudnąć3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) zredukować, doprowadzić•- reduction -
73 retrieve
[rɪ'triːv]vtperson object odzyskiwać (odzyskać perf); situation ratować (uratować perf); dog aportować; ( COMPUT) wyszukiwać (wyszukać perf)to retrieve sth from somewhere — wydobyć ( perf) or wydostać ( perf) coś skądś
* * *[rə'tri:v]1) (to get back (something which was lost etc): My hat blew away, but I managed to retrieve it; Our team retrieved its lead in the second half.) odzyskać2) ((of usually trained dogs) to search for and bring back (birds or animals that have been shot by a hunter).) aportować•- retriever -
74 scrounge
[skraundʒ] 1. vt ( inf)2. vi 3. nto scrounge sth off sb — wyłudzać (wyłudzić perf) coś od kogoś, naciągać (naciągnąć perf) kogoś na coś (inf)
* * *(to get by begging from someone else: May I scrounge some coffee?) wyprosić, wyżebrać -
75 shame
[ʃeɪm] 1. nwstyd m2. vtit is a shame to … — szkoda +infin
it is a shame that … — szkoda, że …
to put sb to shame — zawstydzać (zawstydzić perf) kogoś
* * *[ʃeim] 1. noun1) ((often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure: I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.) wstyd2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) hańba3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) skandal4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) szkoda2. verb1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) wymóc na, zmusić2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) zawstydzić•- shameful- shamefully
- shamefulness
- shameless
- shamelessly
- shamelessness
- shamefaced
- put to shame
- to my
- his shame -
76 steam up
vizachodzić (zajść perf) parąto get steamed up about sth ( inf, fig) — podniecać się (podniecić się perf) czymś (inf)
* * *(to (cause to) become covered with steam: The windows steamed up / became steamed up.) zaparować -
77 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 -
78 threaten
['θrɛtn] 1. vigrozić, zagrażać2. vtto threaten sb with sth — grozić (zagrozić perf) komuś czymś
the riots threatened to get out of hand — istniało niebezpieczeństwo, że rozruchy wymkną się spod kontroli
* * *verb (to make or be a threat (to): She threatened to kill herself; He threatened me with violence / with a gun; A storm is threatening.) grozić -
79 touch
[tʌtʃ] 1. n 2. vtdotykać (dotknąć perf) +gen; ( tamper with) tykać (tknąć perf); ( emotionally) ( move) wzruszać (wzruszyć perf); ( stir) poruszać (poruszyć perf)3. vidotykać się (dotknąć się perf), stykać się (zetknąć się perf)a touch of ( fig) — odrobina +gen
in touch with — w kontakcie z +instr
to put sb in touch with — kontaktować (skontaktować perf) kogoś z +instr
to be out of touch with events — nie nadążać za biegiem wypadków, nie być na bieżąco
Phrasal Verbs:- touch on- touch up* * *1. verb1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) dotykać (się)2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) dotykać3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) dotykać4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) mieć coś wspólnego z2. noun1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) dotknięcie2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) dotyk3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) poprawka4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) żyłka, talent5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) aut•- touching- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood -
80 try
[traɪ] 1. n 2. vt(attempt, experience) próbować (spróbować perf) +gen; ( JUR) sądzić; patience wystawiać (wystawić perf) na próbę3. vito try to do sth — próbować (spróbować perf) coś zrobić
to try one's (very) best/one's (very) hardest — starać się ze wszystkich sił
Phrasal Verbs:- try on- try out* * *1. verb1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) (s)próbować2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) spróbować3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) sądzić4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) poddawać próbie2. noun1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) podejście2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) bramka•- trier- trying
- try on
- try out
См. также в других словарях:
get sth off the ground — ► to start a project or activity or to start making it successful: »A lot more money will be required to get this project off the ground. Main Entry: ↑ground … Financial and business terms
get sth through sth — Ⅰ. UK US get sth through (sth) Phrasal Verb with get({{}}/get/ verb ( tt , got, got, or US gotten) ► to have something, such as a law, accepted: »He battled to get the law through the Legislature for three years. Ⅱ. UK … Financial and business terms
get sth through — Ⅰ. UK US get sth through (sth) Phrasal Verb with get({{}}/get/ verb ( tt , got, got, or US gotten) ► to have something, such as a law, accepted: »He battled to get the law through the Legislature for three years. Ⅱ. UK … Financial and business terms
get sth across — UK US get sth across Phrasal Verb with get({{}}/get/ verb ( tt , got, got, or US gotten) ► to make someone understand or believe something: »He has no trouble getting his point across. »We have yet to clearly get across the message that we ve got … Financial and business terms
get sth back — UK US get sth back Phrasal Verb with get({{}}/get/ verb ( tt , got, got, or US gotten) ► to be given something again that you had before: »If you re not careful when you invest in some markets, you ll never get your money back … Financial and business terms
get sth out — UK US get sth out Phrasal Verb with get({{}}/get/ verb ( tt , got, got, or US gotten) ► to make a product, book, etc. available to buy: »He s got two new CDs out … Financial and business terms
get sth through to sb — UK US get (sth) through (to sb) Phrasal Verb with get({{}}/get/ verb ( tt , got, got, or US gotten) ► to succeed in making someone understand something: »What s got through to us is that email is totally impersonal you need to talk to people … Financial and business terms
ˌget sth ˈover — phrasal verb British same as get sth across We are trying to get this information over as clearly as possible.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˌget sth ˈout of sth — phrasal verb to get pleasure or a benefit from something He gets a lot of satisfaction out of being a teacher.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˌget sth aˈcross — phrasal verb to make people understand something What message are you trying to get across to the consumer?[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˌget sth ˈback — phrasal verb to receive or have something again after a time when it was taken away from you or lost She left her briefcase on the train and she doesn t know how to get it back.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English