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1 tell
[tɛl] 1. pt, pp told, vt2. vito tell sth from sth — odróżniać (odróżnić perf) coś od czegoś
to tell on — ( affect) odbijać się (odbić się perf) na +loc
to tell sb to do sth — kazać (kazać perf) komuś coś zrobić
to tell sb of/about sth — ( inform) mówić (powiedzieć perf) komuś o czymś; ( at length) opowiadać (opowiedzieć perf) komuś o czymś
I couldn't tell what they were thinking — nie miałem pojęcia, co myślą
can you tell me the time? — czy może mi Pan/Pani powiedzieć, która (jest) godzina?
(I) tell you what … — wiesz co, …
Phrasal Verbs:- tell off- tell on* * *[tel]1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) powiedzieć2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) kazać3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) mówić, opowiadać4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) zauważyć, odróżnić5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) wygadać6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) sprawdzać się•- teller- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
- you never can tell -
2 you never can tell
(it is possible: It might rain - you never can tell.) nigdy nic nie wiadomo -
3 tell the time
(to (be able to) know what time it is by looking at a clock etc or by any other means: He can tell the time from the position of the sun; Could you tell me the time, please?) podać czas -
4 tell tales
(to give away secret or private information about the (usually wrong) actions of others: You must never tell tales.) donosić, plotkować -
5 do
[duː] 1. pt did, pp done, aux vbhe didn't seem to care — wydawało się, że go to nie obchodzi
2) ( to form questions)3) ( for emphasis) istotnie, rzeczywiścieshe does seem rather late — istotnie, wydaje się, że się spóźnia
oh do shut up! — och, zamknij się wreszcie! (inf)
4) ( in polite expressions) (bardzo) proszędo sit down/help yourself — (bardzo) proszę usiąść/poczęstować się
do you agree? — yes, I do/no, I don't — zgadzasz się? — tak/nie
who made this mess? — I did — kto tak nabałaganił — ja
6) ( in question tags) prawdayou like him, don't you? — lubisz go, prawda?
2. vtI don't know him, do I? — przecież go nie znam
what do you do (for a living)? — czym się Pan/Pani zajmuje?
we're doing "Othello" at school — ( studying) przerabiamy w szkole "Otella"; ( performing) gramy w szkole "Otella"
2) (AUT etc) ( of distance)3. viwe've done 200 km already — zrobiliśmy już 200 km; ( of speed)
1) (act, behave) robić (zrobić perf)do as I tell you — rób, jak ci każę
you did well to come so quickly — dobrze zrobiłeś, że tak szybko przyszedłeś
2) ( get on) radzić sobiehe's doing well/badly at school — dobrze/źle sobie radzi w szkole
how do you do? — miło mi Pana/Panią poznać
4) ( be sufficient) starczać (starczyć perf), wystarczać (wystarczyć perf)that'll do — ( is sufficient) (to) wystarczy
that'll do! — ( in annoyance) starczy już!
4. n ( inf)to make do with — zadowalać się (zadowolić się perf) +instr
impreza f (inf)* * *[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) robić6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) skończyć, przebyć7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) robić8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) wystarczyć, odpowiadać9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) pracować, uczyć się, robić10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) prosperować11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) układać, robić12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) zachowywać się13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) oddać (cześć)14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) powodować15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) zwiedzać2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) zabawa, impreza- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with -
6 any
['ɛnɪ] 1. adj1) ( in questions etc)2) ( with negative)I haven't any money/books — nie mam (żadnych) pieniędzy/książek
3) ( no matter which)4)in any case — ( at any rate) w każdym razie; ( besides) zresztą, poza tym; ( no matter what) tak czy owak
at any moment — lada chwila or moment, w każdej chwili
2. pronany time — ( at any moment) lada chwila or moment; ( whenever) zawsze gdy
1) ( in questions etc)I collect stamps; have you got any? — zbieram znaczki — masz jakieś?
there's some cake left; do you want any? — zostało trochę ciasta — chcesz trochę?
2) ( with negative)he's trying to lose weight, but so far hasn't lost any — stara się schudnąć, ale jak dotąd nie schudł ani trochę
3) ( no matter which one(s)) jakikolwiek, którykolwiek3. adv1) ( in questions etc) trochę2) ( with negative) już* * *['eni] 1. pronoun, adjective1) (one, some, no matter which: `Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'.) jakikolwiek2) ((in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some: John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left.) żaden, jakiś, trochę2. adjective(every: Any schoolboy could tell you the answer.) każdy3. adverb(at all; (even) by a small amount: Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any.) w ogóle- anybody- anyone
- anyhow
- anything
- anyway
- anywhere
- at any rate
- in any case -
7 query
['kwɪərɪ] 1. nzapytanie nt2. vt* * *['kwiəri] 1. plural - queries; noun1) (a question: In answer to your query about hotel reservations I am sorry to tell you that we have no vacancies.) zapytanie2) (a question mark: You have omitted the query.) pytajnik2. verb1) (to question (a statement etc): I think the waiter has added up the bill wrongly - you should query it.) zakwestionować2) (to ask: `What time does the train leave?' she queried.) zapytać -
8 something
['sʌmθɪŋ]proncoś ntthere's something wrong — coś tu jest nie tak, coś tu nie gra (inf)
* * *1) (a thing not known or not stated: Would you like something to eat?; I've got something to tell you.) coś2) (a thing of importance: There's something in what you say.) coś -
9 ache
[eɪk] 1. nból m2. viI was aching to tell you all my news — nie mogłam się doczekać, kiedy ci wszystko opowiem
* * *[eik] 1. noun(a continuous pain: I have an ache in my stomach.) ból2. verb1) (to be in continuous pain: My tooth aches.) boleć2) (to have a great desire: I was aching to tell him the news.) pragnąć -
10 anyone
['ɛnɪwʌn]pron1) ( in questions etc) ktoś m, ktokolwiek mif anyone should ask … — gdyby ktoś or ktokolwiek pytał, …
2) ( with negative) nikt m3) ( no matter who) każdy m, ktokolwiek m* * *1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person: Is anybody there?) ktokolwiek, ktoś2) (any person, no matter which: Get someone to help - anyone will do.) ktoś3) (everyone: Anyone could tell you the answer to that.) każdy -
11 at the risk of
(with the possibility of (loss, injury, trouble etc): He saved the little girl at the risk of his own life; At the risk of offending you, I must tell you that I disapprove of your behaviour.) ryzykując -
12 anybody
['ɛnɪbɔdɪ]* * *1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person: Is anybody there?) ktokolwiek, ktoś2) (any person, no matter which: Get someone to help - anyone will do.) ktoś3) (everyone: Anyone could tell you the answer to that.) każdy -
13 distinctly
[dɪs'tɪŋktlɪ]adv* * *adverb He pronounces his words very distinctly; I distinctly heard him tell you to wait!) wyraźnie -
14 hearing
['hɪərɪŋ]nto say sth within sb's hearing — mówić (powiedzieć perf) coś przy kimś
to give sb a (fair) hearing ( BRIT) — wysłuchać ( perf) kogoś (bezstronnie)
* * *1) (the ability to hear: My hearing is not very good.) słuch2) (the distance within which something can be heard: I don't want to tell you when so many people are within hearing; I think we're out of hearing now.) zasięg słuchu3) (an act of listening: We ought to give his views a fair hearing.) wysłuchanie4) (a court case: The hearing is tomorrow.) rozprawa -
15 hold it
(to stop or wait: Hold it! Don't start till I tell you to.) poczekać, nie ruszać się -
16 in a nutshell
(expressed, described etc very briefly: I'll tell you the story in a nutshell.) w największym skrócie -
17 in detail
(item by item, giving attention to the details: I'll tell you the story in detail.) ze szczegółami -
18 myself
[maɪ'sɛlf]pronI dealt with it myself — sam sobie z tym poradziłem; ( after prep) siebie ( gen, acc), sobie ( dat, loc), sobą ( instr)
he's a Pole, like myself — jest Polakiem, podobnie jak ja
See also:- oneself* * *1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when the speaker or writer is the object of an action he or she performs: I cut myself while shaving; I looked at myself in the mirror.) się2) (used to emphasize I, me or the name of the speaker or writer: I myself can't tell you, but my friend will; I don't intend to go myself.) (ja) sam, osobiście -
19 stranger
['streɪndʒə(r)]nI'm a stranger here — ( in company) nikogo tu nie znam; (in town, country) jestem nietutejszy
* * *1) (a person who is unknown to oneself: I've met her once before, so she's not a complete stranger (to me).) obcy2) (a visitor: I can't tell you where the post office is - I'm a stranger here myself.) obcy nietutejszy -
20 off-hand
[ɔf'hænd] 1. adjbezceremonialny, obcesowy2. adv
См. также в других словарях:
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tell you what — See: I LL TELL YOU WHAT … Dictionary of American idioms
tell you what — See: I LL TELL YOU WHAT … Dictionary of American idioms
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tell you what, (I) (I'll) — I ll tell you something … A concise dictionary of English slang
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I tell you — I can tell you or I m telling you or I tell you I m telling you or I tell you spoken used for emphasizing that what you are saying is true, although it may seem surprising or hard to believe I m telling you – that s how it happened … English dictionary
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