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21 accommodation
[əkɔmə'deɪʃən]nzakwaterowanie nt, mieszkanie nt"accommodation to let" — "mieszkanie do wynajęcia"
* * *1) (room(s) in a house or hotel in which to live, especially for a short time: It is difficult to find accommodation in London in August.) mieszkanie2) (space for something: There is accommodation for your car behind the hotel.) miejsce -
22 call
[kɔːl] 1. vt(name, label) nazywać (nazwać perf); ( christen) dawać (dać perf) na imię +dat; ( TEL) dzwonić (zadzwonić perf) do +gen; ( summon) przywoływać (przywołać perf), wzywać (wezwać perf); meeting zwoływać (zwołać perf); flight zapowiadać (zapowiedzieć perf); strike ogłaszać (ogłosić perf)Phrasal Verbs:- call at- call for- call in- call off- call on- call out- call up2. vi( shout) wołać (zawołać perf); ( TEL) dzwonić (zadzwonić perf); (also: call in, call round) wstępować (wstąpić perf), wpadać (wpaść perf)3. n( shout) wołanie nt; ( TEL) rozmowa f; ( of bird) głos m; ( visit) wizyta f; ( demand) wezwanie nt; ( for flight etc) zapowiedź f; ( fig) zew mto be on call — dyżurować, mieć dyżur
who is calling? ( TEL) — kto mówi?
to pay a call on sb — składać (złożyć perf) komuś wizytę
* * *[ko:l] 1. verb1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) nazywać2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) nazywać3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) wołać4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) wzywać5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) odwiedzać6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) telefonować7) ((in card games) to bid.) licytować2. noun1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) wołanie2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) śpiew3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) wizyta4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) telefon5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) głos, wezwanie6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) popyt7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) potrzeba, powód•- caller- calling
- call-box
- call for
- call off
- call on
- call up
- give someone a call
- give a call
- on call -
23 clip
[klɪp] 1. n(also: paper clip) spinacz m; ( BRIT) (also: bulldog clip) klips m do papieru; ( for hose etc) klamra f, zacisk m; ( for hair) spinka f; (TV, FILM) clip m2. vt( fasten) przypinać (przypiąć perf); (also: clip together) spinać (spiąć perf); hedge przycinać (przyciąć perf); ( nails) obcinać (obciąć perf)* * *I 1. [klip] past tense, past participle - clipped; verb1) (to cut (foliage, an animal's hair etc) with scissors or shears: The shepherd clipped the sheep; The hedge was clipped.) strzyc2) (to strike sharply: She clipped him over the ear.) wyrżnąć2. noun1) (an act of clipping.) strzyżenie2) (a sharp blow: a clip on the ear.) kuksaniec3) (a short piece of film: a video clip.) urywek•- clipper- clipping II 1. [klip] past tense, past participle - clipped; verb(to fasten with a clip: Clip these papers together.) spinać2. noun(something for holding things together or in position: a paper-clip; a hair-clip; bicycle-clips (= round pieces of metal etc for holding the bottom of trouser legs close to the leg).) spinacz -
24 column
['kɔləm]n* * *['koləm]1) (a stone or wooden pillar used to support or adorn a building: the carved columns in the temple.) kolumna2) (something similar in shape: a column of smoke.) słup3) (a vertical row (of numbers): He added up the column (of figures) to find the answer.) kolumna4) (a vertical section of a page of print: a newspaper column.) szpalta5) (a section in a newspaper, often written regularly by a particular person: He writes a daily column about sport.) felieton6) (a long file of soldiers marching in short rows: a column of infantry.) kolumna7) (a long line of vehicles etc, one behind the other.) kolumna• -
25 dare
[dɛə(r)] 1. vt2. vito dare sb to do sth — rzucać (rzucić perf) komuś wyzwanie do zrobienia czegoś, wzywać (wezwać perf) kogoś do zrobienia czegoś
to dare (to) do sth — ośmielać się (ośmielić się perf) coś zrobić, odważyć się ( perf) coś zrobić
I dare say… — zapewne…, przypuszczam, że…
* * *[deə] 1. negative short form - daren't; verb1) (to be brave enough (to do something): I daren't go; I don't dare (to) go; He wouldn't dare do a thing like that; Don't you dare say such a thing again!) mieć śmiałość, ważyć się2) (to challenge: I dare you to do it.) wyzywać2. noun(a challenge: He went into the lion's cage for a dare.) wyzwanie, zakład- daring3. noun(boldness: We admired his daring.) śmiałość4. adjectivea dare-devil motorcyclist.) szalony -
26 dash
[dæʃ] 1. n( small quantity) odrobina f; ( sign) myślnik m, kreska f; ( journey) wypad m; ( run)2. vt 3. vito make a dash for/towards — rzucać się (rzucić się perf) do +gen /w stronę +gen
to dash towards — rzucać się (rzucić się perf) w kierunku or w stronę +gen
Phrasal Verbs:- dash off* * *[dæʃ] 1. verb1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) rzucać się pędem2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) roztrzaskiwać3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) niweczyć2. noun1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) rzut, skok2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) odrobina, kropelka3) ((in writing) a short line (-) to show a break in a sentence etc.) myślnik4) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) werwa•- dashing- dash off -
27 dice with death
(to do something very risky (and dangerous): He diced with death every time he took a short cut across the main railway line.) igrać ze śmiercią -
28 extract
1. [ɪks'trækt] vtobject wyciągać (wyciągnąć perf); tooth usuwać (usunąć perf), wyrywać (wyrwać perf); mineral ( from ground) wydobywać (wydobyć perf); ( from another substance) uzyskiwać (uzyskać perf); promise, confession wymuszać (wymusić perf); money wyłudzać (wyłudzić perf)2. ['ɛkstrækt] n( of novel) wyjątek m, urywek m; ( of recording) fragment m; ( from plant etc) wyciąg m, ekstrakt m* * *1. [ik'strækt] verb1) (to pull out, or draw out, especially by force or with effort: I have to have a tooth extracted; Did you manage to extract the information from her?) wydobywać, usuwać (ząb)2) (to select (passages from a book etc).) wybierać3) (to take out (a substance forming part of something else) by crushing or by chemical means: Vanilla essence is extracted from vanilla beans.) robić wyciąg2. ['ekstrækt] noun1) (a passage selected from a book etc: a short extract from his novel.) wyjątek2) (a substance obtained by an extracting process: beef/yeast extract; extract of malt.) wyciąg, ekstrakt• -
29 have
[hæv] 1. pt, pp had, aux vb1) ( usu)to have arrived — przybyć ( perf)
to have gone — odejść ( perf)
having finished/when he had finished, he left — skończywszy or kiedy skończył, wyszedł
2) ( in tag questions) prawdayou've done it, haven't you? — zrobiłeś to, prawda?
you've made a mistake — no I haven't/so I have — pomyliłeś się — nie/tak (, rzeczywiście)
we haven't paid — yes we have! — nie zapłaciliśmy — ależ tak!
2. modal aux vbI've been there before — have you? — już kiedyś tam byłem — naprawdę?
3. vtI haven't got/I don't have to wear glasses — nie muszę nosić okularów
1) ( possess) miećdo you have/have you got a car? — (czy) masz samochód?
to have breakfast — jeść (zjeść perf) śniadanie
3) (receive, obtain etc) mieć, dostawać (dostać perf)5)to have sth done — dawać (dać perf) or oddawać (oddać perf) coś do zrobienia, kazać (kazać perf) (sobie) coś zrobić
to have one's hair cut — obcinać (obciąć perf) włosy
to have sb doing sth — sprawiać (sprawić perf), że ktoś coś robi
he soon had them all laughing — wkrótce sprawił, że wszyscy się śmiali
6) (experience, suffer) mieć7) (+noun)to have a swim — popływać ( perf)
to have a rest — odpocząć ( perf)
to have a baby — urodzić ( perf) dziecko
let's have a look — spójrzmy, popatrzmy
8) ( inf)you've been had — dałeś się nabrać (inf)
Phrasal Verbs:- have in- have on- have out* * *(to have or keep (something) in case or until it is needed: If you go to America please keep some money in reserve for your fare home.) mieć w rezerwie -
30 hitch
[hɪtʃ] 1. vt( fasten) przyczepiać (przyczepić perf); (also: hitch up) trousers, skirt podciągać (podciągnąć perf)Phrasal Verbs:- hitch up2. nto hitch a lift — łapać (złapać perf) okazję (inf)
* * *[hi ] 1. verb1) (to fasten to something: He hitched his horse to the fence-post; He hitched his car to his caravan.) uwiązać, doczepić2) (to hitch-hike: I can't afford the train-fare to London - I'll have to hitch.) podróżować autostopem2. noun1) (an unexpected problem or delay: The job was completed without a hitch.) komplikacja2) (a kind of knot.) węzeł3) (a sudden, short pull upwards: She gave her skirt a hitch.) szarpnięcie•- hitch-hiker
- hitch a lift/ride
- hitch up -
31 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 -
32 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 -
33 need
[niːd] 1. n( necessity) potrzeba f, konieczność f; ( demand) potrzeba f, zapotrzebowanie nt; ( poverty) ubóstwo nt, bieda f2. vt( want) potrzebować +gen; ( could do with) wymagać +genthere's no need to … — nie ma potrzeby +infin
he had no need to… — nie musiał +infin
you don't need to go, you needn't go — nie musisz iść
* * *[ni:d] 1. negative short form - needn't; verb1) (to require: This page needs to be checked again; This page needs checking again; Do you need any help?) wymagać, potrzebować2) (to be obliged: You need to work hard if you want to succeed; They don't need to come until six o'clock; She needn't have given me such an expensive present.) musieć2. noun1) (something essential, that one must have: Food is one of our basic needs.) potrzeba2) (poverty or other difficulty: Many people are in great need.) bieda3) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) powód•- needless- needlessly
- needy
- a need for
- in need of -
34 nip
[nɪp] 1. vtszczypać (szczypnąć perf or uszczypnąć perf)2. nto nip out ( BRIT, inf) — wyskakiwać (wyskoczyć perf) (inf)
to nip into a shop ( BRIT, inf) — wskoczyć ( perf) do sklepu (inf)
* * *[nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) uszczypnąć2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) odciąć3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) szczypać4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) skoczyć5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) zmrozić2. noun1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) uszczypnięcie2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) przymrozek3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) łyk•- nippy- nip something in the bud
- nip in the bud -
35 ought
[ɔːt]pt ought, aux vb* * *[o:t]negative short form - oughtn't; verb1) (used to indicate duty; should: You ought to help them; He oughtn't to have done that.) powinno się2) (used to indicate something that one could reasonably expect; should: He ought to have been able to do it.) powinno się -
36 outline
['autlaɪn] 1. n ( lit, fig)zarys m; ( rough sketch) szkic m2. vt ( fig)szkicować (naszkicować perf), przedstawiać (przedstawić perf) w zarysie* * *1. noun1) (the line forming, or showing, the outer edge of something: He drew the outline of the face first, then added the features.) kontur2) (a short description of the main details of a plan etc: Don't tell me the whole story, just give me an outline.) zarys2. verb(to draw or give the outline of.) (na)szkicować -
37 passing
['pɑːsɪŋ]adjto mention sth in passing — napomykać (napomknąć perf) o czymś mimochodem
* * *1) (going past: a passing car.) wyprzedzający, przejeżdżający2) (lasting only a short time: a passing interest.) chwilowy3) ((of something said) casual and not made as part of a serious talk about the subject: a passing reference.) wypowiedziany mimochodem -
38 peg
[pɛg] 1. n( for coat) wieszak m; ( BRIT) (also: clothes peg) klamerka f; (also: tent peg) śledź m2. vtoff the peg — clothes gotowy
* * *[peɡ] 1. noun1) (a usually short, not very thick, piece of wood, metal etc used to fasten or mark something: There were four pegs stuck in the ground.) kołek, zatyczka2) (a hook on a wall or door for hanging clothes etc on: Hang your clothes on the pegs in the cupboard.) haczyk3) ((also clothes-peg) a wooden or plastic clip for holding clothes etc to a rope while drying.) klamerka2. verb(to fasten with a peg: She pegged the clothes on the washing-line.) przymocować klamerkami- take someone down a peg or two- take down a peg or two
- take someone down a peg
- take down a peg -
39 piece
[piːs] 1. nto take sth to pieces — rozkładać (rozłożyć perf) or rozbierać (rozebrać perf) coś na części
piece by piece — kawałek po kawałku, część po części
2. vtI've said my piece — powiedziałem, co miałem do powiedzenia
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[pi:s] 1. noun1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) kawałek, fragment2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) kawałek3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) kawałek, utwór4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) moneta5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) figura, pionek•2. adjective(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) fragmentaryczny- go all to pieces- go to pieces
- in pieces
- piece together
- to pieces -
40 pin
n abbr, see personal identification number* * *[pin] 1. noun1) (a short, thin, pointed piece of metal used eg to hold pieces of fabric, paper etc together, especially when making clothes: The papers are fastened together by a pin.) szpilka2) (a similar but more ornamental object: a hat-pin.) szpilka2. verb1) (to fasten with a pin: She pinned the material together.) przypinać2) (to hold by pressing against something: The fallen tree pinned him to the ground.) przygwoździć•- pinhole
- pinpoint
- pin-up
- pin down
- pins and needles
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