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1 strike it rich
(to make a lot of money.) zrobić majątek -
2 feather one's (own) nest
(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) nabijać kabzę -
3 feather one's (own) nest
(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) nabijać kabzę -
4 work
[wəːk] 1. n 2. vi 3. vtto go/get or set to work — zabierać się (zabrać się perf) do pracy
to work a mine/an oil well — pracować przy wydobyciu węgla/ropy
to work loose — screw etc obluzowywać się (obluzować się perf); knot rozluźniać się (rozluźnić się perf)
to work on the principle that … — działać przy założeniu, że …
to work miracles/wonders — czynić cuda
Phrasal Verbs:- work on- work out- work up* * *[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) praca, robota2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) praca, zajęcie3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) praca4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) dzieło5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) praca6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) praca2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) pracować2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) pracować, być zajętym3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) działać, obsługiwać4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) sprawdzić się5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) posuwać się powoli, przedostać się itd.6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) stopniowo stawać się7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) wykonać, wykuć•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mechanizm2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) uczynek•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders -
5 warm
[wɔːm] 1. adjciepły; thanks, applause gorący, serdeczny; person, heart czułyto keep a room (etc) warm — utrzymywać (utrzymać perf) ciepło w pokoju (etc)
2. vtwith my warmest thanks/congratulations — załączam najserdeczniejsze podziękowania/gratulacje
Phrasal Verbs:- warm up* * *[wo:m] 1. adjective1) (moderately, or comfortably, hot: Are you warm enough, or shall I close the window?; a warm summer's day.) ciepły2) ((of clothes) protecting the wearer from the cold: a warm jumper.) ciepły3) (welcoming, friendly, enthusiastic etc: a warm welcome; a warm smile.) serdeczny, ciepły4) (tending to make one hot: This is warm work!) rozgrzewający5) ((of colours) enriched by a certain quantity of red or pink, or (of red etc) rich and bright: a warm red; I don't want white walls - I want something warmer.) ciepły2. verb1) (to make moderately hot: He warmed his hands in front of the fire.) ogrzać2) (to become friendly (towards) or enthusiastic (about): She warmed to his charm.) ożywiać się3. noun(an act of warming: Give your hands a warm in front of the fire.) ogrzanie- warmly- warmness
- warmth
- warm-blooded
- warmed-over
- warmhearted
- warmheartedness
- warm up -
6 comfortable
['kʌmfətəbl]adjI'm comfortable — jest mi wygodnie; ( when ill)
she's comfortable — jej stan jest zadowalający; chair, bed wygodny; hotel, flat komfortowy; walk, climb łatwy; income wysoki; majority znaczny
to be/feel comfortable — ( at ease) czuć się swobodnie
* * *1) (in comfort; pleasantly relaxed: He looked very comfortable in his chair.) zrelaksowany2) (producing a good physical feeling: a comfortable chair.) wygodny3) (financially secure without being rich: a comfortable standard of living.) bezpieczny -
7 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
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