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1 past
[pɑːst] 1. prep( in front of) obok +gen; ( beyond) (be) za or poza +instr; (go) za or poza +acc; ( later than) po +loc2. adj( previous) government poprzedni; week, month ubiegły, miniony; experience wcześniejszy; ( LING) przeszły3. nten/quarter past eight/midnight — dziesięć/kwadrans po ósmej/północy
to run past (sb/sth) — przebiegać (przebiec perf) obok (kogoś/czegoś)
in the past — w przeszłości ( LING) w czasie przeszłym
* * *1. adjective1) (just finished: the past year.) ubiegły2) (over, finished or ended, of an earlier time than the present: The time for discussion is past.) miniony3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action in the past: In `He did it', the verb is in the past tense.) (czas) przeszły2. preposition1) (up to and beyond; by: He ran past me.) obok2) (after: It's past six o'clock.) po3. adverb(up to and beyond (a particular place, person etc): The soldiers marched past.) obok4. noun1) (a person's earlier life or career, especially if secret or not respectable: He never spoke about his past.) przeszłość2) (the past tense: a verb in the past.) czas przeszły•- the past -
2 grasp
[grɑːsp] 1. vtPhrasal Verbs:- grasp at2. n( grip) (u)chwyt m; ( understanding) pojmowanie nt* * *1. verb1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) chwycić2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) pojąć2. noun1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) chwyt2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) zdolność pojmowania•- grasping -
3 reproach
[rɪ'prəutʃ] 1. nwyrzut m2. vtto reproach sb with sth — zarzucać (zarzucić perf) komuś coś
* * *[rə'prəu ] 1. verb(to rebuke or blame but usually with a feeling of sadness and disappointment rather than anger: She reproached me for not telling her about my money troubles; There is no need to reproach yourself - you did the best you could.) robić wyrzuty2. noun((an) act of reproaching: a look of reproach; He didn't deserve that reproach from you.) wyrzut- reproachfully -
4 excess
[ɪk'sɛs] 1. n( surfeit) nadmiar m; ( amount by which sth is greater) nadwyżka f; ( of money paid) nadpłata f; (INSURANCE) udział m własny- excesses2. adjin excess of — powyżej +gen
* * *[ik'ses] 1. noun1) (the (act of) going beyond normal or suitable limits: He ate well, but not to excess.) nadmiar2) (an abnormally large amount: He had consumed an excess of alcohol.) nadmierna ilość3) (an amount by which something is greater than something else: He found he had paid an excess of $5.00 over what was actually on the bill.) nadwyżka, nadpłata2. adjective(extra; additional (to the amount needed, allowed or usual): He had to pay extra for his excess baggage on the aircraft.) nadmierny, przekraczający normę- excessively
- excessiveness
- in excess of -
5 price
[praɪs] 1. ncena f2. vtwhat is the price of…? — ile kosztuje +nom ?
to go up/rise in price — drożeć (zdrożeć perf)
to put a price on sth ( fig) — przeliczać (przeliczyć perf) coś na pieniądze
to price o.s. out of the market — nie utrzymać się ( perf) na rynku ze względu na zawyżone ceny
he regained his freedom, but at a price — odzyskał wolność, ale drogo za to zapłacił
* * *1. noun1) (the amount of money for which a thing is or can be bought or sold; the cost: The price of the book was $10.) cena2) (what one must give up or suffer in order to gain something: Loss of freedom is often the price of success.) cena2. verb1) (to mark a price on: I haven't priced these articles yet.) umieścić cenę na2) (to find out the price of: He went into the furniture shop to price the beds.) wycenić•- pricey
- at a price
- beyond/without price -
6 question
['kwɛstʃən] 1. n 2. vt( interrogate) pytać; ( doubt) wątpićto ask sb a question, put a question to sb — zadawać (zadać perf) komuś pytanie
to bring/call sth into question — podawać (podać perf) coś w wątpliwość
the question is, … — problem w tym, …
the person/night in question — osoba/noc, o której mowa
* * *['kwes ən] 1. noun1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) pytanie2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) kwestia3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) pytanie, zadanie, temat4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) wątpliwość5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) możliwość2. verb1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) wypytać2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) (za)kwestionować•- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the question -
7 redeem
[rɪ'diːm]vtsituation, reputation ratować (uratować perf); sth in pawn wykupywać (wykupić perf); loan spłacać (spłacić perf); ( REL) odkupić ( perf)to redeem o.s. — zrehabilitować się ( perf)
* * *[rə'di:m]1) (to buy back (something that has been pawned): I'm going to redeem my gold watch.) wykupić2) (to set (a person) free by paying a ransom; (of Jesus Christ) to free (a person) from sin.) wykupić, zbawić3) (to compensate for or cancel out the faults of: His willingness to work redeemed him in her eyes.) (s)kompensować•- Redeemer- redemption
- past/beyond redemption
- redeeming feature -
8 space
[speɪs] 1. n( gap) szpara f; ( room) miejsce nt; ( beyond Earth) przestrzeń f kosmiczna, kosmos m; ( period)2. cpd3. vtspace research — badania pl kosmosu
to clear a space for sth — przygotowywać (przygotować perf) miejsce pod or na coś
* * *[speis] 1. noun1) (a gap; an empty or uncovered place: I couldn't find a space for my car.) miejsce2) (room; the absence of objects; the area available for use: Have you enough space to turn round?; Is there space for one more?) miejsce3) ((often outer space) the region outside the Earth's atmosphere, in which all stars and other planets etc are situated: travellers through space.) przestrzeń kosmiczna2. verb((also space out) to set (things) apart from one another: He spaced the rows of potatoes half a metre apart.) rozstawiać, rozsadzać- spacing- spacious
- spaciously
- spaciousness
- space-age
- spacecraft
- spaceship
- spacesuit
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