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41 express
[ɪks'prɛs] 1. adjcommand, intention wyraźny; letter, train, bus ekspresowy2. n ( RAIL)ekspres m3. adv4. vtto send sth express — wysyłać (wysłać perf) coś ekspresem
* * *[ik'spres] 1. verb1) (to put into words: He expressed his ideas very clearly.) wyrażać, wypowiadać2) ((with oneself etc) to put one's own thoughts into words: You haven't expressed yourself clearly.) wysławiać się3) (to show (thoughts, feelings etc) by looks, actions etc: She nodded to express her agreement.) wyrażać4) (to send by fast (postal) delivery: Will you express this letter, please?) wysyłać ekspresem2. adjective1) (travelling, carrying goods etc, especially fast: an express train; express delivery.) ekspresowy2) (clearly stated: You have disobeyed my express wishes.) wyraźny3. adverb(by express train or fast delivery service: Send your letter express.) ekspresem4. noun1) (an express train: the London to Cardiff express.) ekspres2) (the service provided eg by the post office for carrying goods etc quickly: The parcel was sent by express.) ekspres•- expression
- expressionless
- expressive
- expressiveness
- expressively
- expressway -
42 far
[fɑː(r)] 1. adj 2. adv( a long way) daleko; (much, greatly) w dużym stopniufar from speeding up, the car stopped — zamiast przyspieszyć, samochód zatrzymał się
as far as possible — na tyle, na ile (to) możliwe, w miarę możliwości
far be it from me to criticise — daleki jestem od tego, by krytykować
so far — (jak) dotąd or do tej pory, dotychczas
the far left/right ( POL) — skrajna lewica/prawica
* * *1. adverb1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) daleko2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) hen, daleko3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) dużo2. adjective1) (distant; a long way away: a far country.) daleki2) (more distant (usually of two things): He lives on the far side of the lake.) drugi, tamten•- farther- farthest
- faraway
- far-fetched
- as far as
- by far
- far and away
- far from
- so far -
43 final
['faɪnl] 1. adj 2. n (SPORT)finał m- finals* * *1. adjective1) (the very last: the final chapter of the book.) końcowy2) ((of a decision etc) definite; decided and not to be changed: The judge's decision is final.) ostateczny2. noun(the last part of a competition: The first parts of the competition will take place throughout the country, but the final will be in London.) finał- finally- finalist
- finality
- finalize
- finalise
- finalization
- finalisation
- finals -
44 from
[frɔm]prep1) (indicating starting place, origin etc)a letter/telephone call from my sister — list/telefon od mojej siostry
where do you come from? — skąd Pan/Pani pochodzi?
2) (indicating time, distance, range of price, number etc) od +genfrom one o'clock to/until or till two — od (godziny) pierwszej do drugiej
3) (indicating change of price, number etc) z +genthe interest rate was increased from 9% to 10% — oprocentowanie zostało podniesione z 9% na 10%
4) ( indicating difference) od +gento be different from sb/sth — być różnym od kogoś/czegoś or innym niż ktoś/coś
5) (because of, on the basis of) z +genfrom what he says — z tego, co (on) mówi
* * *[from]1) (used before the place, thing, person, time etc that is the point at which an action, journey, period of time etc begins: from Europe to Asia; from Monday to Friday; a letter from her father.) z2) (used to indicate that from which something or someone comes: a quotation from Shakespeare.) z3) (used to indicate separation: Take it from him.) od4) (used to indicate a cause or reason: He is suffering from a cold.) z (powodu) -
45 get
[gɛt] 1. pt, pp got, pp gotten, vi (US)1) (become, be) stawać się (stać się perf), robić się (zrobić się perf); (+past partciple) zostać ( perf)to get elected — zostać ( perf) wybranym
2) (go)to get from/to — dostawać się (dostać się perf) z +gen /do +gen
to get home — docierać (dotrzeć perf) do domu
to get to know sb — poznawać (poznać perf) kogoś (bliżej)
2. modal aux vb 3. vtlet's get going/started — zaczynajmy
1)to get sth done — ( do oneself) zrobić ( perf) coś; ( have done) (od)dać ( perf) coś do zrobienia
to get the washing done — zrobić ( perf) pranie
to get one's hair cut — obcinać (obciąć perf) sobie włosy
to get sb to do sth — nakłonić ( perf) kogoś, żeby coś zrobił
to get sb into trouble — wpakować ( perf) kogoś w tarapaty
2) (obtain, find, receive, acquire) dostawać (dostać perf)to get sth for sb — ( obtain) zdobyć ( perf) coś dla kogoś; ( fetch) przynieść ( perf) coś komuś
6) (take, move)to get sth to sb — dostarczyć ( perf) coś komuś
7) ( take) plane, bus etcwe got a plane to London and then a train to Colchester — do Londynu polecieliśmy samolotem, a potem pojechaliśmy pociągiem do Colchester
8) ( understand) rozumieć (zrozumieć perf)9) (have, possess)Phrasal Verbs:- get at- get away- get back- get by- get down- get in- get into- get off- get on- get out- get over- get up* * *[ɡet]past tense - got; verb1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) dostać2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) przynieść3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) dostać (się)4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) spodowodować, wpakować5) (to become: You're getting old.) stawać się6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) namówić7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) dostać się8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) zdołać9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) dostać10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) schwytać11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) pojąć•- getaway- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
- get up
- get up to -
46 hand
[hænd] 1. n ( ANAT)ręka f; ( of clock) wskazówka f; ( handwriting) pismo nt, charakter m pisma; ( worker) robotnik(-ica) m(f); ( deal of cards) rozdanie nt; ( cards held in hand) karty pl; ( of horse) jednostka pomiaru wysokości konia w kłębie2. vtto give/lend sb a hand — pomóc ( perf) komuś
on the one hand …, on the other hand … — z jednej strony …, z drugiej strony …
to force sb's hand — zmuszać (zmusić perf) kogoś do ujawnienia zamiarów
to give sb a free hand — dawać (dać perf) komuś wolną rękę
to change hands — zmieniać (zmienić perf) właściciela
"hands off!" — "ręce przy sobie!"
Phrasal Verbs:- hand in- hand out* * *[hænd] 1. noun1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) ręka2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) wskazówka3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) pomocnik, obsługa4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) pomoc5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) karty (u jednego gracza) 6. added dłoń6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.)7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) pismo2. verb(often with back, down, up etc)1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) wręczać2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) przekazywać•- handful- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand -
47 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 -
48 home
[həum] 1. ndom m2. cpdthe home of free enterprise/jazz — kolebka wolnej przedsiębiorczości/jazzu
employment chałupniczy; ( ECON, POL) wewnętrzny, krajowy; (SPORT) team miejscowy; game, win na własnym boisku post, u siebie post3. advbe w domu; go, travel do domu; press, push do środka, na swoje miejsceat home — ( in house) w domu; ( in country) w kraju; ( comfortable) swojsko, jak u siebie
to make one's home somewhere — zamieszkać ( perf) gdzieś
4. vito bring sth home to sb — uświadamiać (uświadomić perf) coś komuś
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[həum] 1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) dom, miejsce zamieszkania2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) kolebka, ojczyzna3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) dom (starców, sierot itp.)4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) dom, hotel5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) dom2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) domowy2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) lokalny, krajowy3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) miejscowy3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) do domu, w domu2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) prosto do celu•- homeless- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
- nothing to write home about -
49 honeymoon
['hʌnɪmuːn]n* * *noun (a holiday spent immediately after one's marriage: We went to London for our honeymoon; ( also adjective) a honeymoon couple.) podróż poślubna -
50 hope
[həup] 1. nnadzieja f2. vi 3. vtto hope that … — mieć nadzieję, że …
to hope to do sth — mieć nadzieję, że się coś zrobi
I hope so/not — mam nadzieję, że tak/nie
to have no hope of sth/doing sth — nie liczyć na coś/zrobienie czegoś
in the hope that/of — w nadziei, że/na +acc
* * *[həup] 1. verb(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) mieć nadzieję2. noun1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) nadzieja2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) nadzieja3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) nadzieja•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes -
51 how
[hau]advhow lovely/awful! — jak cudownie/okropnie!
* * *1. adverb, conjunction1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) jak2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) jak3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) jak, w jaki sposób4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) jak5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) dlaczego•- however2. conjunction(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) w jakikolwiek sposób, bez względu na to jak- how come
- how do you do? -
52 in association with
(together with: We are acting in association with the London branch of our firm.) razem z -
53 inquire
[ɪn'kwaɪə(r)] 1. vipytać (zapytać perf or spytać perf)2. vtto inquire (about) — pytać (zapytać perf or spytać perf) o +acc
to inquire when/where/whether — dowiadywać się, kiedy/gdzie/czy
Phrasal Verbs:* * *1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) pytać2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) zasięgać informacji3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) dowiadywać się4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) dopytywać się5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) pytać się6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) badać•- inquiry- make inquiries -
54 its
[ɪts] 1. adjswój, jego2. pron* * *adjective (belonging to it: The bird has hurt its wing.) swój, jego -
55 latitude
['lætɪtjuːd]n* * *['lætitju:d]1) (the distance, measured in degrees on the map, that a place is north or south of the Equator: What is the latitude of London?) szerokość geograficzna2) (freedom of choice or action.) swoboda -
56 less
[lɛs] 1. adjmniej (+gen)2. pron 3. adv 4. prepless tax/10% discount — minus podatek/10% rabatu
the less he works … — im mniej pracuje, …
the Prime Minister, no less — ni mniej, ni więcej, tylko premier
* * *[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) mnie(jszy)2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) mniej3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) mniej4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) bez- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) mniej- no less a person than -
57 lord mayor
(in Britain the mayor of some capital and other cities: The Lord Mayor of London.) burmistrz, mer -
58 mailbag
noun (a bag for letters etc: The letters are put into mailbags and sent to London by train.) worek pocztowy -
59 metropolis
[mɪ'trɔpəlɪs]n* * *[mə'tropəlis](a large city, especially the chief city of a country: London is England's metropolis.) metropolia -
60 mix
[mɪks] 1. vtingredients, colours mieszać (zmieszać perf); (drink, sauce) przyrządzać (przyrządzić perf); cake kręcić (ukręcić perf); cement mieszać (wymieszać perf)to mix business with pleasure — łączyć (połączyć perf) przyjemne z pożytecznym
Phrasal Verbs:- mix in- mix up2. vi 3. n( combination) połączenie nt; ( powder) mieszanka f* * *[miks] 1. verb1) (to put or blend together to form one mass: She mixed the butter and sugar together; He mixed the blue paint with the yellow paint to make green paint.) zmieszać2) (to prepare or make by doing this: She mixed the cement in a bucket.) wymieszać3) (to go together or blend successfully to form one mass: Oil and water don't mix.) łączyć/mieszać się4) (to go together socially: People of different races were mixing together happily.) obcować, współżyć2. noun1) (the result of mixing things or people together: London has an interesting racial mix.) mieszanka2) (a collection of ingredients used to make something: (a) cake-mix.) mieszanka•- mixed- mixer
- mixture
- mix-up
- be mixed up
- mix up
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