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21 block
[blɔk] 1. n(large building, piece of stone) blok m; ( toy) klocek m; ( of ice) bryła f; ( of wood) kloc m; (esp US) (in town, city) obszar zabudowany, ograniczony ze wszystkich stron kolejnymi ulicami2. vtPhrasal Verbs:- block up* * *[blok] 1. noun1) (a flat-sided mass of wood or stone etc: blocks of stone.) blok2) (a piece of wood used for certain purposes: a chopping-block.) kloc3) (a connected group of houses, offices etc: a block of flats; an office block.) blok4) (a barrier: a road block.) zator, zapora, bariera5) ((especially American) a group of buildings bounded by four streets: a walk round the block.) kwartał2. verb(to make (progress) difficult or impossible: The crashed cars blocked the road.) blokować- blockade3. verbThe ships blockaded the town.) dokonywać blokady- blockage- blocked
- block capital/letter
- blockhead -
22 chirp
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23 discriminate
[dɪs'krɪmɪneɪt]vito discriminate between sth and sth — odróżniać (odróżnić perf) coś od czegoś
* * *[di'skrimineit]1) ((with between) to make or see a difference between: It is difficult to discriminate between real and pretended cases of poverty.) rozróżniać2) ((often with against) to treat a certain kind of people differently: He was accused of discriminating against women employees.) dyskryminować• -
24 drug
[drʌg] 1. n ( MED) 2. vtpodawać (podać perf) środki nasenne +datto be on drugs ( MED) — brać leki; ( addicted) brać narkotyki
hard/soft drugs — twarde/miękkie narkotyki
* * *1. noun1) (any substance used in medicine: She has been prescribed a new drug for her stomach-pains.) lekarstwo2) (a substance, sometimes one used in medicine, taken by some people to achieve a certain effect, eg great happiness or excitement: I think she takes drugs; He behaves as though he is on drugs.) narkotyk2. verb(to make to lose consciousness by giving a drug: She drugged him and tied him up.) uśpić narkotykami- druggist- drug-addict
- drugstore -
25 emphasis
['ɛmfəsɪs]pl emphases, nnacisk mto lay/place emphasis on sth ( fig) — kłaść (położyć perf) nacisk na coś
* * *['emfəsis]plural - emphases; noun1) (stress put on certain words in speaking etc; greater force of voice used in words or parts of words to make them more noticeable: In writing we sometimes underline words to show emphasis.) emfaza2) (force; firmness: `I do not intend to go,' he said with emphasis.) nacisk3) (importance given to something: He placed great emphasis on this point.) nacisk•- emphasise
- emphatic
- emphatically -
26 filter
['fɪltə(r)] 1. n (also PHOT)filtr m2. vtPhrasal Verbs:* * *['filtə] 1. noun1) (a strainer or other device through which liquid, gas, smoke etc can pass, but not solid material: A filter is used to make sure that the oil is clean and does not contain any dirt; ( also adjective) filter paper.) filtr2) (a kind of screening plate used to change or correct certain colours: If you are taking photographs in sun and snow, you should use a blue filter.) filtr2. verb1) ((of liquids) to (become) clean by passing through a filter: The rain-water filtered into a tank.) filtrować (się)2) (to come bit by bit or gradually: The news filtered out.) przenikać• -
27 float
[fləut] 1. n( for swimming) pływak m; ( for fishing) spławik m; ( money) drobne pl; ( in carnival) ruchoma platforma f ( na której odgrywane są sceny rodzajowe)2. vi(on water, through air) unosić się; currency mieć płynny kurs3. vtcurrency upłynniać (upłynnić perf) kurs +gen; company zakładać (założyć perf); idea, plan wprowadzać (wprowadzić perf) w życiePhrasal Verbs:* * *[fləut] 1. verb(to (make something) stay on the surface of a liquid: A piece of wood was floating in the stream.) unosić się, pływać2. noun1) (something that floats on a fishing-line: If the float moves, there is probably a fish on the hook.) pływak, spławik2) (a vehicle for transporting certain things: a milk-float; a cattle-float.) pojazd-platforma•- floating restaurant -
28 fur
[fəː(r)]n( of animal) futro nt, sierść f; ( garment) futro nt; ( BRIT) ( in kettle etc) osad m, kamień m kotłowy* * *[fə:]1) (the thick, short, fine hair of certain animals.) futro2) (the skin(s) of these animals, often used to make or decorate clothes etc for people: a hat made of fur; ( also adjective) a fur coat.) futro3) (a coat, cape etc made of fur: She was wearing her fur.) futro•- furrier- furry -
29 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 -
30 place
[pleɪs] 1. nmiejsce nt; ( in street names) ≈ ulica f2. vtto take sb's/sth's place — zajmować (zająć perf) czyjeś miejsce/miejsce czegoś
to get a place at college/university — dostawać się (dostać się perf) do kolegium/na uniwersytet
to be placed first/third — plasować się (uplasować się perf) na pierwszym/trzecim miejscu
to change places with sb — zamieniać się (zamienić się perf) (miejscami) z kimś
to put sb in their place ( fig) — pokazywać (pokazać perf) komuś, gdzie jest jego miejsce
to place an order with sb (for sth) — składać (złożyć perf) u kogoś zamówienie (na coś)
* * *[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) miejsce2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) miejsce3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) plac, dom4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) miejsce5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) miejsce6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) miejsce7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) miejsce8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) sprawa9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) miejsce10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) dom11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) ulica12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) miejsce2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) umieszczać2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) umiejscowić•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of -
31 restrict
[rɪs'trɪkt]vt* * *[rə'strikt]1) (to keep within certain limits: I try to restrict myself / my smoking to five cigarettes a day; Use of the car-park is restricted to senior staff.) ograniczać2) (to make less than usual, desirable etc: He feels this new law will restrict his freedom.) ograniczyć•- restriction
- restrictive -
32 run
[rʌn] 1. n(fast pace, race) bieg m; ( in car) przejażdżka f; (of train, bus, for skiing) trasa f; (of victories, defeats) seria f; (in tights, stockings) oczko nt; (CRICKET, BASEBALL) punkt za przebiegnięcie między oznaczonymi miejscami po uderzeniu piłki2. vt; pt ran, pp rundistance biec (przebiec perf); business, shop, hotel prowadzić; competition, course przeprowadzać (przeprowadzić perf); ( COMPUT) program uruchamiać (uruchomić perf); hand, fingers przesuwać (przesunąć perf); water puszczać (puścić perf); (PRESS) article zamieszczać (zamieścić perf)3. vi( move quickly) biec (pobiec perf); (habitually, regularly) biegać; ( flee) uciekać (uciec perf); bus, train ( operate) kursować, jeździć; ( travel) jechać (pojechać perf); play, show być granym, iść (inf); contract być ważnym; river, tears płynąć (popłynąć perf); colours, washing farbować, puszczać; road, railway biec; horse ( in race) ścigać sięto go for a run — iść (pójść perf) pobiegać
to break into a run — zaczynać (zacząć perf) biec
a run of good/bad luck — dobra/zła passa
there was a run on … — był run na +acc
in the long/short run — na dłuższą/krótką metę
to be on the run — ( fugitive) ukrywać się
to run the risk of — narażać się na +acc
the engine/computer is running — silnik/komputer jest włączony
to run for president/in an election — kandydować na prezydenta/w wyborach
unemployment is running at twenty per cent — bezrobocie kształtuje się na poziomie dwudziestu procent
to run a bath — przygotowywać (przygotować perf) kąpiel
Phrasal Verbs:- run away- run down- run in- run into- run off- run out- run over- run up* * *1. present participle - running; verb1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) biegać2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) jeździć3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) płynąć, ciec4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) być na chodzie, działać5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) prowadzić6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) biegać7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) kursować8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) trwać, iść9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) jeździć10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) puścić11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) podwieźć12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) przebiec13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) stać się2. noun1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) bieg(anie)2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) wycieczka3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) passa, okres4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) oczko5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) możność korzystania, swobodny dostęp6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) punkt7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.) wybieg•- runner- running 3. adverb(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) jednym ciągiem- runny- runaway
- rundown
- runner-up
- runway
- in
- out of the running
- on the run
- run across
- run after
- run aground
- run along
- run away
- run down
- run for
- run for it
- run in
- run into
- run its course
- run off
- run out
- run over
- run a temperature
- run through
- run to
- run up
- run wild -
33 scratch
[skrætʃ] 1. n(on furniture, record) rysa f; ( on body) zadrapanie nt, zadraśnięcie nt2. vtbody drapać (podrapać perf); paint, car, record porysować ( perf); (with claw, nail) zadrapać ( perf), zadrasnąć ( perf); ( COMPUT) wymazywać (wymazać perf) ( z dysku)3. vi 4. cpdto scratch one's nose/head — drapać się (podrapać się perf) w nos/głowę
to start from scratch — zaczynać (zacząć perf) od zera
* * *[skræ ] 1. verb1) (to mark or hurt by drawing a sharp point across: The cat scratched my hand; How did you scratch your leg?; I scratched myself on a rose bush.) (po)drapać się, zadrasnąć (się)2) (to rub to relieve itching: You should try not to scratch insect bites.) drapać3) (to make by scratching: He scratched his name on the rock with a sharp stone.) wydrapać, wyryć4) (to remove by scratching: She threatened to scratch his eyes out.) wydrapać5) (to withdraw from a game, race etc: That horse has been scratched.) wycofać2. noun1) (a mark, injury or sound made by scratching: covered in scratches; a scratch at the door.) skrobanie2) (a slight wound: I hurt myself, but it's only a scratch.) zadraśnięcie3) (in certain races or competitions, the starting point for people with no handicap or advantage.) start bez handicapu•- scratchy- scratchiness
- scratch the surface
- start from scratch
- up to scratch -
34 shape
[ʃeɪp]n abbr ( MIL)= Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe naczelne dowództwo sił alianckich w Europie podczas drugiej wojny światowej* * *[ʃeip] 1. noun1) (the external form or outline of anything: People are all (of) different shapes and sizes; The house is built in the shape of a letter L.) kształt2) (an indistinct form: I saw a large shape in front of me in the darkness.) kształt3) (condition or state: You're in better physical shape than I am.) kondycja, forma2. verb1) (to make into a certain shape, to form or model: She shaped the dough into three separate loaves.) formować2) (to influence the nature of strongly: This event shaped his whole life.) nadawać kształt3) ((sometimes with up) to develop: The team is shaping (up) well.) rozwijać się•- shaped- shapeless
- shapelessness
- shapely
- shapeliness
- in any shape or form
- in any shape
- out of shape
- take shape -
35 stop
[stɔp] 1. nprzystanek m; (also: full stop) kropka f2. vtperson powstrzymywać (powstrzymać perf); car zatrzymywać (zatrzymać perf); pay wstrzymywać (wstrzymać perf); crime zapobiegać (zapobiec perf) +dat3. viperson zatrzymywać się (zatrzymać się perf); watch, clock stawać (stanąć perf); rain, noise ustawać (ustać perf)to stop a cheque — wstrzymywać (wstrzymać perf) wypłatę z czeku
to stop doing sth — przestawać (przestać perf) coś robić
to put a stop to — kłaść (położyć perf) kres +dat
to stop sb (from) doing sth — powstrzymywać (powstrzymać perf) kogoś od zrobienia czegoś
Phrasal Verbs:- stop by- stop off- stop up* * *[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) zatrzymać (się)2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) (po)wstrzymać (się)3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) przestać, skończyć się4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) zatykać5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) nacisnąć6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) zatrzymać się2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) przerwa2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) przystanek3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) kropka4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) klapka, rejestr5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) ogranicznik•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up -
36 strike
[straɪk] 1. n( of workers) strajk m; ( attack) uderzenie nt2. vt; pt, pp struckperson, thing uderzać (uderzyć perf); oil etc natrafiać (natrafić perf) na +acc; deal zawierać (zawrzeć perf); coin, medal wybijać (wybić perf); ( fig) ( occur to) uderzać (uderzyć perf)3. vi; pt, pp struckworkers strajkować (zastrajkować perf); illness, snake atakować (zaatakować perf); clock bić, wybijać (wybić perf) godzinę; killer uderzać (uderzyć perf)to strike a balance — zachowywać (zachować perf) proporcje
to strike a bargain with sb — ubijać (ubić perf) z kimś interes
when personal disaster strikes … — gdy kogoś dotknie osobiste nieszczęście, …
to strike a match — zapalać (zapalić perf) zapałkę
Phrasal Verbs:* * *1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) uderzać2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) uderzać, atakować3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) krzesać4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) strajkować5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) natrafić na6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) wybijać, uderzać7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) robić wrażenie8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) wybijać9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) ruszyć10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) zwijać, opuszczać2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) strajk2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) odkrycie•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up -
37 tan
[tæn] 1. n(also: suntan) opalenizna f2. vi 3. vt 4. adjto get a tan — opalić się ( perf)
* * *[tæn] 1. past tense, past participle - tanned; verb1) (to make an animal's skin into leather (by treating it with certain substances).) garbować2) (to (cause a person's skin to) become brown in the sun: She was tanned by the sun.) opalać (się)2. noun, adjective((of) a light brown colour: tan shoes.) brązowawy3. noun(suntan tanned skin: He came back from holiday with a tan.) opalenizna- tanned- tanner
- tannery -
38 trick
[trɪk] 1. n 2. vtthe trick is to … — (cała) sztuka polega na tym, żeby +infin
to play a trick on sb — spłatać ( perf) komuś figla
to trick sb into doing sth — podstępem zmusić ( perf) kogoś do zrobienia czegoś
to trick sb out of sth — podstępem pozbawić ( perf) kogoś czegoś
* * *[trik] 1. noun1) (something which is done, said etc in order to cheat or deceive someone, and sometimes to frighten them or make them appear stupid: The message was just a trick to get her to leave the room.) podstęp2) (a clever or skilful action (to amuse etc): The magician performed some clever tricks.) sztuczka2. adjective(intended to deceive or give a certain illusion: trick photography.) trickowy- trickery- trickster
- tricky
- trickily
- trickiness
- trick question
- do the trick
- play a trick / tricks on
- a trick of the trade
- trick or treat!
- 1
- 2
См. также в других словарях:
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make certain — index ascertain, assure (give confidence to), assure (insure), certify (attest), document, ensure, find … Law dictionary
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to make certain — • make sure • to make certain to ensure; to check or verify (also means to cause or make smth inevitable) … Idioms and examples
make\ certain — v. phr. To see about something yourself; look at to be sure. Father makes sure that all the lights are off before he goes to bed. Mary thought she had time to get to school but she ran all the way just to make sure. Before you write your report… … Словарь американских идиом
make certain — take action to ensure that something happens. ↘establish whether something is definitely correct. → certain … English new terms dictionary
make certain (of) — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. make sure of, check into, find out, investigate; see examine 1 , guarantee 1 … English dictionary for students
make certain — certify, validate, check out … English contemporary dictionary