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1 try
[traɪ] 1. n 2. vt(attempt, experience) próbować (spróbować perf) +gen; ( JUR) sądzić; patience wystawiać (wystawić perf) na próbę3. vito try to do sth — próbować (spróbować perf) coś zrobić
to try one's (very) best/one's (very) hardest — starać się ze wszystkich sił
Phrasal Verbs:- try on- try out* * *1. verb1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) (s)próbować2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) spróbować3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) sądzić4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) poddawać próbie2. noun1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) podejście2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) bramka•- trier- trying
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2 push
[puʃ] 1. n( of button etc) naciśnięcie nt; ( of door) pchnięcie nt; (of car, person) popchnięcie nt2. vtbutton, knob naciskać (nacisnąć perf); door pchać (pchnąć perf); car, person popychać (popchnąć perf); ( fig) person ( to work harder) dopingować; ( to reveal information) naciskać; product reklamować; ( inf) drugs handlować +instr3. vito push for — domagać się +gen
to be pushed for time/money ( inf) — mieć mało czasu/pieniędzy
she is pushing fifty ( inf) — idzie jej piąty krzyżyk (inf)
Phrasal Verbs:- push in- push off- push on- push up* * *[puʃ] 1. verb1) (to press against something, in order to (try to) move it further away: He pushed the door open; She pushed him away; He pushed against the door with his shoulder; The queue can't move any faster, so stop pushing!; I had a good view of the race till someone pushed in front of me.) pchać, wpychać (się)2) (to try to make (someone) do something; to urge on, especially foolishly: She pushed him into applying for the job.) dopingować3) (to sell (drugs) illegally.) handlować (narkotykami)2. noun1) (a movement of pressure against something; a thrust: She gave him a push.) pchnięcie2) (energy and determination: He has enough push to do well in his job.) energia•- push-chair
- pushover
- be pushed for
- push around
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3 defy
[dɪ'faɪ]vt( disobey) person przeciwstawiać się (przeciwstawić się perf) +dat; order ignorować (zignorować perf), postępować (postąpić perf) wbrew +dat; ( challenge) wyzywać (wyzwać perf); ( fig)to defy description/imitation — być nie do opisania/podrobienia, nie dawać się opisać/podrobić
* * *1) (to dare (someone to act); to challenge: I defy you to try and stop me!) wyzywać2) (to resist boldly or openly: Are you defying my authority?) przeciwstawiać się -
4 experiment
[ɪks'pɛrɪmənt] 1. n (SCIENCE)eksperyment m, doświadczenie nt; ( trial) eksperyment m, próba f2. vi (SCIENCE)to experiment (with/on) — eksperymentować or prowadzić doświadczenia (z +instr /na +loc); ( fig) eksperymentować
to perform/carry out an experiment — wykonywać (wykonać perf) or przeprowadzać (przeprowadzić perf) eksperyment
* * *[ik'sperimənt] 1. noun(a test done in order to find out something, eg if an idea is correct: He performs chemical experiments; experiments in traffic control; We shall find out by experiment.) doświadczenie, eksperyment2. verb((with on or with) to try to find out something by making tests: He experimented with various medicines to find the safest cure; The doctor experiments on animals.) eksperymentować- experimentally
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5 pretend
[prɪ'tɛnd] 1. vt 2. viI don't pretend to understand it — nie twierdzę, że to rozumiem
* * *[pri'tend]1) (to make believe that something is true, in play: Let's pretend that this room is a cave!; Pretend to be a lion!; He wasn't really angry - he was only pretending.) udawać2) (to try to make it appear (that something is true), in order to deceive: He pretended that he had a headache; She was only pretending to be asleep; I pretended not to understand.) udawać•- pretence- false pretences -
6 shoot
[ʃuːt] 1. n( on branch) pęd m; ( on seedling) kiełek m; (SPORT) polowanie nt2. vt; pt, pp shotarrow wystrzelić ( perf); gun (wy)strzelić ( perf) z +gen; ( kill) zastrzelić ( perf); ( wound) postrzelić ( perf); ( execute) rozstrzeliwać (rozstrzelać perf); ( BRIT) game birds polować na +acc; film kręcić (nakręcić perf)3. vi; pt, pp shotto shoot (at) — strzelać (strzelić perf) (do +gen)
to shoot past/through — przemykać (przemknąć perf) obok +gen /przez +acc
to shoot into — wpadać (wpaść perf) do +gen
Phrasal Verbs:- shoot in- shoot up* * *[ʃu:t] 1. past tense, past participle - shot; verb1) ((often with at) to send or fire (bullets, arrows etc) from a gun, bow etc: The enemy were shooting at us; He shot an arrow through the air.) strzelać2) (to hit or kill with a bullet, arrow etc: He went out to shoot pigeons; He was sentenced to be shot at dawn.) strzelać do, rozstrzeliwać3) (to direct swiftly and suddenly: She shot them an angry glance.) rzucać4) (to move swiftly: He shot out of the room; The pain shot up his leg; The force of the explosion shot him across the room.) rzucać (się)5) (to take (usually moving) photographs (for a film): That film was shot in Spain; We will start shooting next week.) kręcić6) (to kick or hit at a goal in order to try to score.) strzelać7) (to kill (game birds etc) for sport.) polować2. noun(a new growth on a plant: The deer were eating the young shoots on the trees.) pęd- shoot down
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7 to
[tuːˌ tə] 1. prep1) ( usu) do +gento go to Germany — jechać (pojechać perf) do Niemiec
to count to ten — liczyć (policzyć perf) do dziesięciu
to the left/right — na lewo/prawo
2) ( with expressions of time) za +accto give sth to sb — dawać (dać perf) coś komuś
to talk to sb — rozmawiać (porozmawiać perf) z kimś
to be a danger to sb/sth — stanowić zagrożenie dla kogoś/czegoś
4) (purpose, result)to come to sb's aid — przychodzić (przyjść perf) komuś z pomocą
2. prep, with verbto sentence sb to death — skazywać (skazać perf) kogoś na śmierć
1) ( simple infinitive)2) ( with verb omitted)3) (purpose, result) żeby, (a)byI did it to help you — zrobiłem to, żeby or aby ci pomóc
he came to see you — przyszedł (, żeby) się z tobą zobaczyć
5) ( after adjective etc) żeby, (a)by3. advtoo old/young to … — za stary/młody, żeby +infin
to push/pull the door to — przymykać (przymknąć perf) drzwi
* * *1. [tə,tu] preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) do, na2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) do3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) (aż) do4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) do, z5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) do, na6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) na7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) od, do, w stosunku do8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) ku, na9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) ażeby, by10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)2. [tu:] adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) do zamknięcia2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).)•
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