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21 nothing
['nʌθɪŋ]nnic ntnothing new/much (etc) — nic nowego/wielkiego (etc)
for nothing — ( free) za darmo, za nic; ( in vain) na próżno
* * *1. pronoun(no thing; not anything: There was nothing in the cupboard; I have nothing new to say.) nic2. noun(the number 0; nought: The final score was five - nothing (= 5 - 0).) zero3. adverb(not at all: He's nothing like his father.) zupełnie nie- come to nothing
- for nothing
- have nothing to do with
- make nothing of
- mean nothing to
- next to nothing
- nothing but
- nothing doing!
- there is nothing to it
- think nothing of
- to say nothing of -
22 style
[staɪl]n* * *1. noun1) (a manner or way of doing something, eg writing, speaking, painting, building etc: different styles of architecture; What kind of style are you going to have your hair cut in?; a new hairstyle.) styl, fason2) (a fashion in clothes etc: the latest Paris styles; I don't like the new style of shoe.) moda, fason3) (elegance in dress, behaviour etc: She certainly has style.) styl, szyk2. verb1) (to arrange (hair) in a certain way: I'm going to have my hair cut and styled.) uczesać, ułożyć2) (to design in a certain style: These chairs/clothes are styled for comfort.) modelować, projektować•- stylish- stylishly
- stylishness
- stylist
- in style -
23 want
[wɔnt] 1. vt( wish for) chcieć +gen or +acc; (need, require) wymagać +gento want sb to do sth — chcieć, żeby ktoś coś (z)robił
2. nto want in/out (US, Scottish) — chcieć wejść/wyjść; ( fig) chcieć się przyłączyć/wycofać
for want of — z braku +gen
- wants* * *[wont] 1. verb1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) chcieć2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) potrzebować3) (to lack: This house wants none of the usual modern features but I do not like it; The people will want (= be poor) no longer.) brakować, być w potrzebie2. noun1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) pragnienie2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) bieda3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) brak•- wanted- want ad
- want for -
24 BE
[biː] 1. aux vb; pt was, were, pp been1) ( in continuous tenses)2) ( forming passives) być, zostać ( perf)3) ( in tag questions) prawdahe's good-looking, isn't he? — jest przystojny, prawda?
she's back again, is she? — a więc znów jest z powrotem?
4) (+to +infin)2. vb +complement1) byćI am hot/cold — jest mi gorąco/zimno
2) ( of health) czuć się3) ( of age)4) ( cost) kosztować3. vi1) (exist, occur etc) istnieć2) ( referring to place) być4. impers vb1) (referring to time, distance, weather) byćit's too hot/cold — jest za gorąco/zimno
2) ( emphatic)* * *['bi: ɡi:]( abbreviation) (Bachelor of Engineering; first degree in Engineering.) -
25 be
[biː] 1. aux vb; pt was, were, pp been1) ( in continuous tenses)2) ( forming passives) być, zostać ( perf)3) ( in tag questions) prawdahe's good-looking, isn't he? — jest przystojny, prawda?
she's back again, is she? — a więc znów jest z powrotem?
4) (+to +infin)2. vb +complement1) byćI am hot/cold — jest mi gorąco/zimno
2) ( of health) czuć się3) ( of age)4) ( cost) kosztować3. vi1) (exist, occur etc) istnieć2) ( referring to place) być4. impers vb1) (referring to time, distance, weather) byćit's too hot/cold — jest za gorąco/zimno
2) ( emphatic)* * *present tense am [ʌm], are [a:], is [ɪz]; past tense was [woz], were [w†:]; present participle 'being; past participle been [bi:n, (·meriцan) bɪn]; subjunctive were [w†:]; short forms I'm [aim] (I am), you're [ju†] (you are), he's [hi:z] (he is), she's [ʃi:z] (she is), it's [ɪ ] (it is), we're [wi†] (we are), they're [Ɵe†] (they are); negative short forms isn't (is not), aren't [a:nt] (are not), wasn't (was not), weren't [w†:nt] (were not)1) (used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses: I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?.) być, zostać2) (used with a present participle to form a type of future tense: I'm going to London.)3) (used with a past participle to form the passive voice: He was shot.)4) (used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc.)5) (used in giving or asking for information about something or someone: I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money will be ours; They are being silly.)•- being- the be-all and end-all -
26 begin
[bɪ'gɪn] 1. vt; pt began, pp begunzaczynać (zacząć perf), rozpoczynać (rozpocząć perf)2. vi; pt began, pp begunzaczynać się (zacząć się perf), rozpoczynać się (rozpocząć się perf)to begin doing/to do sth — zaczynać (zacząć perf) coś robić
I can't begin to thank you — nie wiem, jak mam ci dziękować
to begin with, I'd like to know … — po pierwsze, chciałbym wiedzieć…
* * *[bi'ɡin]present participle - beginning; verb(to come or bring, into being, to start: He began to talk; The meeting began early.) zaczynać (się)- beginner
- to begin with -
27 bother
['bɔðə(r)] 1. vt 2. vi(also: bother o.s.) trudzić się, zawracać sobie głowę (inf)3. n4. exclto be a bother — zawracać głowę (inf)
kurczę (inf)I'm sorry to bother you — przepraszam, że przeszkadzam
* * *['boðə] 1. verb1) (to annoy or worry: The noise bothered the old man.) niepokoić, martwić2) (to take the trouble: Don't bother to write - it isn't necessary.) robić sobie kłopot2. noun1) (trouble, nuisance or worry.) kłopot2) (something or someone that causes bother: What a bother all this is!) co za kłopot• -
28 consider
[kən'sɪdə(r)]vt( believe)to consider sb/sth as — uważać kogoś/coś za +acc; (study, take into account) rozważać (rozważyć perf); (regard, judge) rozpatrywać (rozpatrzyć perf)
to consider doing sth — rozważać (rozważyć perf) zrobienie czegoś
he is generally considered to have invented the first computer — powszechnie uważa się go za wynalazcę pierwszego komputera
* * *[kən'sidə]1) (to think about (carefully): He considered their comments.) rozważać2) (to feel inclined towards: I'm considering leaving this job.) rozważać3) (to take into account: You must consider other people's feelings.) brać pod uwagę4) (to regard as being: They consider him unfit for that job.) uważać•- considerably -
29 decide
[dɪ'saɪd] 1. vt 2. vito decide to — decydować się (zdecydować się perf) +infin
to decide that … — decydować (z(a)decydować perf), że …
to decide on/against doing sth — postanawiać (postanowić perf) coś zrobić/czegoś nie robić
* * *1) (to (cause to) make up one's mind: I have decided to retire; What decided you against going?) decydować się, przekonywać2) (to settle or make the result (of something) etc certain: The last goal decided the match.) rozstrzygać -
30 do a roaring trade
(to have a very successful business; to sell a lot of something: She's doing a roaring trade in/selling home-made cakes.) robić kokosy -
31 domesticated
[də'mɛstɪkeɪtɪd]adjanimal oswojony* * *[-keitid]1) ((of animals) accustomed to living near and being used by people: Cows and sheep have been domesticated for many thousands of years.) oswojony, udomowiony2) (good at doing jobs associated with running a house: My husband has become very domesticated since I've been ill.) chętny do prac domowych -
32 dream
[driːm] 1. n( while asleep) sen m; ( PSYCH) marzenie nt senne, sen m; ( ambition) marzenie nt2. vi; pt, pp dreamed or dreamt( while asleep)she dreamt that … — śniło jej się, że … ( fantasize)
he dreamt about/that… — marzył o +loc /(o tym), że…
to dream of doing sth — marzyć o tym, żeby coś zrobić
Phrasal Verbs:- dream up* * *1. [dri:m] noun1) (thoughts and pictures in the mind that come mostly during sleep: I had a terrible dream last night.) sen2) (a state of being completely occupied by one's own thoughts: Don't sit there in a dream!) marzenie3) (something perfect or very beautiful: Your house is a dream!) marzenie4) (an ambition or hope: It's my dream to win a Nobel Prize.) marzenie2. [dremt] verb((sometimes with of) to see visions and pictures in the mind, especially when asleep: For years I dreamed of being a great artist; I dreamt last night that the house had burnt down.) śnić- dreamer- dreamless
- dreamy
- dreamily
- dreaminess
- dream up -
33 feature
['fiːtʃə(r)] 1. ncecha f; (PRESS, TV, RADIO) (obszerny) reportaż m ( na poważny temat nie związany bezpośrednio z najświeższymi wiadomościami)- features2. vt 3. vito feature in — film grać (zagrać perf) pierwszoplanową rolę w +loc; situation odgrywać (odegrać perf) ważną rolę w +loc
* * *['fi: ə] 1. noun1) (a mark by which anything is known; a quality: The use of bright colours is one of the features of her painting.) cecha2) (one of the parts of one's face (eyes, nose etc): She has very regular features.) rys3) (a special article in a newspaper: `The Times' is doing a feature on holidays.) artykuł4) (the main film in a cinema programme etc: The feature begins at 7.30; ( also adjective) a feature film.) główny film w programie2. verb(to give or have a part (especially an important one): That film features the best of the British actresses.) przedstawiać -
34 finish
['fɪnɪʃ] 1. n( end) koniec m, zakończenie nt; (SPORT) końcówka f, finisz m; ( polish etc) wykończenie nt2. vt 3. vito finish doing sth — kończyć (skończyć perf) coś robić
to finish third — zająć ( perf) trzecie miejsce
a close finish — zacięty finisz, zacięta końcówka
Phrasal Verbs:* * *['finiʃ] 1. verb1) (to bring or come to an end: She's finished her work; The music finished.) skończyć2) (to use, eat, drink etc the last of: Have you finished your tea?) skończyć2. noun1) (the last touch (of paint, polish etc) that makes the work perfect: The wood has a beautiful finish.) wykończenie2) (the last part (of a race etc): It was a close finish.) finisz•- finished- finish off
- finish up -
35 flair
[flɛə(r)]nstyl m* * *[fleə](a natural ability or cleverness for (doing) something: She has flair for (learning) languages.) dryg, smykałka -
36 for the best
(intended to have the best results possible: We don't want to send the child away to school but we're doing it for the best.) w najlepszej intencji -
37 give up
1. vipoddawać się (poddać się perf), rezygnować (zrezygnować perf)2. vtto give o.s. up to — oddawać się (oddać się perf) +dat
* * *1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) zaprzestać2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) rzucić3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) ustąpić4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) poświęcić5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) zaniechać -
38 handicap
['hændɪkæp] 1. n( disability) ułomność f, upośledzenie nt; ( disadvantage) przeszkoda f, utrudnienie nt; (horse racing, golf) handicap m, wyrównanie nt2. vtmentally/physically handicapped — umysłowo/fizycznie niepełnosprawny
people with handicaps, handicapped people — (ludzie) niepełnosprawni
* * *['hændikæp] 1. noun1) (something that makes doing something more difficult: The loss of a finger would be a handicap for a pianist.) przeszkoda, utrudnienie2) ((in a race, competition etc) a disadvantage of some sort (eg having to run a greater distance in a race) given to the best competitors so that others have a better chance of winning.) handicap, utrudnienie3) (a race, competition etc in which this happens.) (typ zawodów)4) ((a form of) physical or mental disability: children with physical handicaps.) upośledzenie2. verb(to make something (more) difficult for: He wanted to be a pianist, but was handicapped by his deafness.) utrudniać, przeszkadzać -
39 knack
[næk]nto have the knack of/for — mieć talent do +gen
there's a knack to doing this — potrzeba talentu, żeby to zrobić
* * *[næk](the ability to do something skilfully and easily: It took me some time to learn the knack of making pancakes.) sztuka -
40 liberty
['lɪbətɪ]n( of individual) wolność f; ( of movement) swoboda fto take the liberty of doing sth — pozwalać (pozwolić perf) sobie zrobić coś
* * *['libəti]1) (freedom from captivity or from slavery: He ordered that all prisoners should be given their liberty.) wolność2) (freedom to do as one pleases: Children have a lot more liberty now than they used to.) swoboda3) ((especially with take) too great freedom of speech or action: I think it was (taking) a liberty to ask her such a question!) tupet•- take the liberty of
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have — [ weak əv, həv, strong hæv ] (3rd person singular has [ weak əz, həz, strong hæz ] ; past tense and past participle had [ weak əd, həd, strong hæd ] ) verb *** Have can be used in the following ways: as an auxiliary verb in perfect tenses of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
have something on — {v. phr.}, {informal} To have information or proof that someone did something wrong. * /Mr. Jones didn t want to run for office because he knew the opponents had something on him./ * /Mr. Smith keeps paying blackmail to a man who has something on … Dictionary of American idioms
have something on — {v. phr.}, {informal} To have information or proof that someone did something wrong. * /Mr. Jones didn t want to run for office because he knew the opponents had something on him./ * /Mr. Smith keeps paying blackmail to a man who has something on … Dictionary of American idioms
have a (hard) job doing do something — have a (hard/difficult) job doing/to do sth idiom to have difficulty doing sth • You ll have a job convincing them that you re right. • He had a hard job to make himself heard. Main entry: ↑jobidiom … Useful english dictionary
have a (difficult) job doing do something — have a (hard/difficult) job doing/to do sth idiom to have difficulty doing sth • You ll have a job convincing them that you re right. • He had a hard job to make himself heard. Main entry: ↑jobidiom … Useful english dictionary
have a hard time doing something — have a hard time (doing something) to have difficulty doing something. With all the traffic noise, Mr. Packard had a hard time hearing the reporters questions … New idioms dictionary
have a job doing something — have a job doing/to do/something british informal phrase to have difficulties doing something We had quite a job finding your house. Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a difficult situationsynonym … Useful english dictionary
have a (hard) job to do something — have a (hard/difficult) job doing/to do sth idiom to have difficulty doing sth • You ll have a job convincing them that you re right. • He had a hard job to make himself heard. Main entry: ↑jobidiom … Useful english dictionary
have a (difficult) job to do something — have a (hard/difficult) job doing/to do sth idiom to have difficulty doing sth • You ll have a job convincing them that you re right. • He had a hard job to make himself heard. Main entry: ↑jobidiom … Useful english dictionary
have a hard time — (doing something) to have difficulty doing something. With all the traffic noise, Mr. Packard had a hard time hearing the reporters questions … New idioms dictionary
have a job to do something — have a job doing/to do/something british informal phrase to have difficulties doing something We had quite a job finding your house. Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a difficult situationsynonym … Useful english dictionary