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21 break one's word
(to keep or fail to keep one's promise.) dotrzymać słowa, złamać słowo -
22 broken
['brəukn] 1. pp of break 2. adjin broken English/Polish — łamaną angielszczyzną/polszczyzną
* * *['brəukən]1) (see break: a broken window; My watch is broken.) rozbity, zepsuty2) (interrupted: broken sleep.) przerwany3) (uneven: broken ground.) nierówny4) ((of language) not fluent: He speaks broken English.) łamany5) (ruined: The children come from a broken home (= their parents are no longer living together).) rozbity• -
23 due
[djuː] 1. adjin due course — w swoim czasie, we właściwym czasie
2. nwe were due in London at 2 a.m. — mieliśmy być w Londynie o drugiej w nocy.
to give sb his (or her) due — oddawać (oddać perf) komuś sprawiedliwość
- dues3. adv* * *[dju:] 1. adjective1) (owed: I think I'm still due some pay; Our thanks are due to the doctor.) należny2) (expected according to timetable, promise etc: The bus is due in three minutes.) spodziewany, planowany3) (proper: Take due care.) odpowiedni2. adverb(directly South: sailing due east.) bezpośrednio, wprost3. noun1) (what is owed, especially what one has a right to: I'm only taking what is my due.) należność2) ((in plural) charge, fee or toll: He paid the dues on the cargo.) opłata•- duly- due to
- give someone his due
- give his due -
24 empty
['ɛmptɪ] 1. adjpusty; (fig: threat, promise) czczy, gołosłowny2. vt 3. vito empty into — river uchodzić or wpadać do +gen
this kind of debate is guaranteed to empty the House of Commons — podczas debat tego typu Izba Gmin zawsze pustoszeje
* * *['empti] 1. adjective1) (having nothing inside: an empty box; an empty cup.) pusty2) (unoccupied: an empty house.) niezamieszkały3) ((with of) completely without: a street quite empty of people.) opustoszały4) (having no practical result; (likely to be) unfulfilled: empty threats.) czczy2. verb1) (to make or become empty: He emptied the jug; The cinema emptied quickly at 10.30; He emptied out his pockets.) opróżnić2) (to tip, pour, or fall out of a container: She emptied the milk into a pan; The rubbish emptied on to the ground.) wypróżnić, przelać, przesypać (się)3. noun(an empty bottle etc: Take the empties back to the shop.) pusta butelka- empty-handed
- empty-headed -
25 engaged
[ɪn'geɪdʒd]adjto get engaged (to sb) — zaręczać się (zaręczyć się perf) (z kimś)
* * *1) (bound by promise (especially to marry): She became engaged to John.) zaręczony2) ((with in) employed or occupied: She is engaged in social work.) zajęty3) (busy; not free; occupied: Please come if you are not already engaged for that evening; The room / telephone line is engaged.) zajęty -
26 extort
[ɪks'tɔːt]vtto extort from sb — money etc wydzierać (wydrzeć perf) komuś; confession, promise wymuszać (wymusić perf) na kimś
* * *[ik'sto:t](to obtain (from a person) by threats or violence: They extorted a confession from him by torture.) wymuszać- extortionate -
27 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• -
28 extraction
[ɪks'trækʃən]n( of tooth) usunięcie nt, wyrwanie nt, ekstrakcja f (fml); ( descent) pochodzenie nt; ( of mineral) ( from ground) wydobycie nt; ( from another substance) uzyskanie nt; (of promise, confession) wymuszenie nt; ( of money) wyłudzenie nthe is of Scottish extraction, he is Scottish by extraction — jest z pochodzenia Szkotem
* * *[-ʃən]1) (race or parentage: He is of Greek extraction.) pochodzenie2) ((an) act of extracting eg a tooth.) ekstrakcja, usuwanie -
29 faith
[feɪθ]nwiara fto have faith in sb/sth — wierzyć w kogoś/coś
* * *[feiƟ]1) (trust or belief: She had faith in her ability.) wiara2) (religious belief: Years of hardship had not caused him to lose his faith.) wiara3) (loyalty to one's promise: to keep/break faith with someone.) słowność•- faithful- faithfully
- Yours faithfully
- faithfulness
- faithless
- faithlessness
- in all good faith
- in good faith -
30 faithful
['feɪθful]adjto be faithful to — ( spouse) być wiernym +dat; (book, original) wiernie oddawać (oddać perf) +acc
* * *1) (loyal and true; not changing: a faithful friend; faithful to his promise.) wierny2) (true or exact: a faithful account of what had happened.) wierny -
31 fidelity
[fɪ'dɛlɪtɪ]nwierność f* * *[fi'deləti](faithfulness or loyalty: his fidelity to his wife; fidelity to a promise.) wierność -
32 fulfil
[ful'fɪl](US fulfill) vt* * *[ful'fil]past tense, past participle - fulfilled; verb1) (to carry out or perform (a task, promise etc): He always fulfils his promises.) wypełniać, wywiązywać się2) (to satisfy (requirements): He fulfilled all the requirements for the job.) spełniać, odpowiadać•- fulfilment -
33 fulfilment
[ful'fɪlmənt](US fulfillment) nsatysfakcja f, zaspokojenie nt; (of promise, desire) spełnienie nt* * *noun spełnienie, wywiązanie się -
34 glib
[glɪb]adj* * *[ɡlib]1) (speaking persuasively but usually without sincerity: The salesman was a very glib talker.) gładki2) ((of a reply etc) quick and ready, but showing little thought: glib excuses.) płynny•- glibly -
35 go back on
vt fus* * *(to fail to do (something one has promised to do): I never go back on my promises.) wycofywać się z -
36 hollow
['hɔləu] 1. adjcontainer, log, tree pusty, wydrążony; cheeks, eyes zapadnięty; claim, promise, laugh pusty; sound głuchy; doctrine, opinion płytki2. nwgłębienie nt, zagłębienie nt3. vt* * *['holəu] 1. adjective1) (having an empty space in it: a hollow tree; Bottles, pipes and tubes are hollow.) pusty, wydrążony2) ((of a sound) strangely deep, as if made in something hollow: a hollow voice.) głuchy, tubalny2. noun1) (something hollow: hollows in her cheeks.) wgłębienie2) (a small valley; a dip in the ground: You can't see the farm from here because it's in a hollow.) kotlina•- beat hollow
- hollow out -
37 insurance
[ɪn'ʃuərəns]nfire/life insurance — ubezpieczenie na wypadek pożaru/na życie
* * *noun (the promise of a sum of money in event of loss eg by fire or other disaster, given in compensation by a company etc in return for regular payments: Have you paid the insurance on your jewellery?; ( also adjective) insurance companies.) ubezpieczenie -
38 make
[meɪk] 1. pt, pp made, vtobject, mistake, remark robić (zrobić perf); clothes szyć (uszyć perf); cake piec (upiec perf); noise robić, narobić ( perf) +gen; speech wygłaszać (wygłosić perf); goods produkować (wyprodukować perf), wytwarzać; money zarabiać (zarobić perf); ( cause to be)2. nto make sb do sth — zmuszać (zmusić perf) kogoś do (z)robienia czegoś; ( equal)
marka fto make the bed — słać (posłać perf) łóżko
to make a fool of sb — ośmieszać (ośmieszyć perf) kogoś
to make a profit — osiągać (osiągnąć perf) zysk, zarabiać (zarobić perf)
to make a loss — business przynosić (przynieść perf) straty; company ponosić (ponieść perf) straty
he made it — ( arrived) dotarł na miejsce; ( arrived in time) zdążył; ( succeeded) udało mu się
3. vtto make good —
threat, promise spełniać (spełnić perf); damage naprawiać (naprawić perf); loss nadrabiać (nadrobić perf)he has made good — powiodło mu się, odniósł sukces
to make do with — zadowalać się (zadowolić się perf) +instr
Phrasal Verbs:- make for- make off- make out- make up* * *[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) tworzyć, robić2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) zmusić, spowodować, skłonić do3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) uczynić4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) zarabiać, uzyskiwać5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) być, wynosić6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) być, stać się7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) oceniać jako8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) mianować, wybierać9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) uczynić, robić, wykonywać2. noun(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) marka- maker- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to -
39 obligation
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40 pin down
vt ( fig)to pin sb down (to sth) — zmuszać (zmusić perf) kogoś do zajęcia stanowiska (w jakiejś sprawie)
there's something strange here but I can't quite pin it down — coś tu jest dziwnego, ale nie potrafię (dokładnie) powiedzieć, co
* * *(to make (someone) give a definite answer, statement, opinion or promise: I can't pin him down to a definite date for his arrival.) wymusić na, wyciągnąć z
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