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1 week
[wiːk]ntydzień monce/twice a week — raz/dwa razy w tygodniu
a week today/on Friday — od dziś/od piątku za tydzień
* * *[wi:k] 1. noun1) (any sequence of seven days, especially from Sunday to Saturday: It's three weeks since I saw her.) tydzień2) (the five days from Monday to Friday inclusive: He can't go during the week, but he'll go on Saturday or Sunday.) dni powszednie3) (the amount of time spent working during a period of seven days: He works a forty-eight-hour week.) tydzień pracy•- weekly2. adverb(once a week: The newspaper is published weekly.) tygodniowo, raz na tydzień3. noun(a publication coming out once a week: Is this newspaper a weekly or a daily?) tygodnik- weekday- weekend
- a week last Friday
- a week today
- tomorrow
- on/next Friday
- Friday -
2 hold
[həuld] 1. pt, pp held, vt( in hand) trzymać; ( contain) mieścić (pomieścić perf); qualifications posiadać; power, permit, opinion mieć; meeting, conversation odbywać (odbyć perf); prisoner, hostage przetrzymywać (przetrzymać perf)to hold sb responsible/liable — obarczać (obarczyć perf) kogoś odpowiedzialnością
to get hold of ( fig) — object, information zdobywać (zdobyć perf) +acc; person łapać (złapać perf) +acc (inf)
to get hold of o.s. — brać (wziąć perf) się w garść
to hold firm/fast — trzymać się mocno
he holds the view that … — jest zdania, że …
I don't hold with … — nie popieram +gen
hold still, hold steady — nie ruszaj się
Phrasal Verbs:- hold off- hold on- hold out- hold up2. viglue etc trzymać (mocno); argument etc zachowywać (zachować perf) ważność, pozostawać w mocy; offer, invitation być aktualnym; luck, weather utrzymywać się (utrzymać się perf); ( TEL) czekać (zaczekać perf)3. n( grasp) chwyt m; (of ship, plane) ładownia f* * *I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) trzymać2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) trzymać3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) trzymać, przytrzymywać4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) wytrzymywać5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) zatrzymać6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) (po)mieścić7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) odbywać8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) trzymać się9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) zajmować stanowisko10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) uważać że, utrzymywać, mieć11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) być aktualnym, obowiązywać12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) zmusić do dotrzymania (obietnicy)13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) bronić14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) powstrzymać15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) utrzymywać16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) przetrzymać17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) obchodzić18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) posiadać19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) utrzymywać się20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) czekać (przy telefonie)21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) trzymać22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) przechowywać23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) gotować2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) chwyt2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) wpływ3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) chwyt•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) ładownia -
3 last
[lɑːst] 1. adj 2. adv( most recently) ostatnio, ostatni raz; ( finally) na końcu3. vi( continue) trwać; food zachowywać (zachować perf) świeżość; money, commodity wystarczać (wystarczyć perf), starczać (starczyć perf)at last — wreszcie, w końcu
* * *I 1. adjective1) (coming at the end: We set out on the last day of November; He was last in the race; He caught the last bus home.) ostatni2) (most recent; next before the present: Our last house was much smaller than this; last year/month/week.) ostatni, poprzedni, zeszły3) (coming or remaining after all the others: He was the last guest to leave.) ostatni2. adverb(at the end of or after all the others: He took his turn last.) na końcu- lastly- at long last
- at last
- hear
- see the last of
- the last person
- the last straw
- the last thing
- the last word
- on one's last legs
- to the last II verb1) (to continue to exist: This situation lasted until she got married; I hope this fine weather lasts.) trwać, utrzymać się2) (to remain in good condition or supply: This carpet has lasted well; The bread won't last another two days - we'll need more; This coat will last me until I die.) długo służyć, wytrzymać•- lasting- last out -
4 half
[hɑːf] 1. pl halves, n(of amount, object) połowa f; (TRAVEL) połówka f (inf)2. adj3. advhalf bottle — pół nt inv butelki
do połowy, w połowiefirst/second half (SPORT) — pierwsza/druga połowa
half a dozen — sześć, pół tuzina (fml)
to cut sth in half — przecinać (przeciąć perf) coś na pół
to go halves (with sb) — dzielić się (podzielić się perf) (z kimś) po połowie
* * *1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) połowa2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) połowa2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) pół2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) pół, na pół3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) pół, połowiczny3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) na pół, do połowy2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) na pół•- half-- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half -
5 away
[ə'weɪ]advbe situated z dala, daleko; ( not present)to be away — być nieobecnym; move
he's away for a week — nie będzie go przez tydzień, wyjechał na tydzień
to take away — ( remove) zabierać (zabrać perf); ( subtract) odejmować (odjąć perf)
to work/pedal (etc) away — zawzięcie pracować/pedałować (etc)
to fade/wither away — colour blaknąć (wyblaknąć perf); enthusiasm, light wygasać (wygasnąć perf); sound cichnąć (ucichnąć perf)
* * *[ə'wei]1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) stąd2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) w drugą stronę3) ((gradually) into nothing: The noise died away.) zanikająco4) (continuously: They worked away until dark.) bez przerwy5) ((of a football match etc) not on the home ground: The team is playing away this weekend; ( also adjective) an away match.) na wyjeździe -
6 twice
[twaɪs]advdwa razy, dwukrotnie* * *1) (two times: I've been to London twice.) dwa razy, dwakroć2) (two times the amount of: She has twice his courage.) dwa razy tyle3) (two times as good etc as: He is twice the man you are.) w dwójnasób, dwakroć•- think twice about doing something- think twice about something -
7 time
[taɪm] 1. n2. vtin 3/4 time — w rytmie na 3/4
( measure time of) mierzyć (zmierzyć perf) czas +gen; ( fix moment for) ustalać (ustalić perf) czas +gento time sth well/badly — wybierać (wybrać perf) dobry/zły czas na coś
time after time, time and again — wielokrotnie, wiele razy
at times — czasami, czasem
in time — ( soon enough) na czas, w porę; ( eventually) z czasem; ( MUS) w takt, do taktu
in no time — w mgnieniu oka, w mig
to be 30 mins behind/ahead of time — być 30 minut po czasie/przed czasem
he'll do it in his own (good) time — ( without being hurried) zrobi to w swoim czasie
he'll do it in or (US) on his own time — ( after hours) zrobi to po godzinach
* * *1. noun1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) godzina2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) czas3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) czas4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') czas5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) czas, pora6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) raz7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) okres8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo2. verb1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) mierzyć czas trwania2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) wybrać moment na•- timeless- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again -
8 every
['ɛvrɪ]adj1) ( each) każdyevery one of them — ( persons) (oni) wszyscy vir pl, (one) wszystkie nvir pl; ( objects) wszystkie pl
2) ( all possible)3) ( showing recurrence) co +accevery other/third day — co drugi/trzeci dzień
* * *['evri]1) (each one of or all (of a certain number): Every room is painted white; Not every family has a car.) każdy2) (each (of an indefinite number or series): Every hour brought the two countries nearer war; He attends to her every need.) każdy3) (the most absolute or complete possible: We have every reason to believe that she will get better.) wszelki4) (used to show repetition after certain intervals of time or space: I go to the supermarket every four or five days; Every second house in the row was bright pink; `Every other day' means èvery two days' or `on alternate days'.) co...•- everyone
- everyday
- everything
- everywhere
- every bit as
- every now and then / every now and again / every so often
- every time -
9 miss
[mɪs]n( with surname) pani f, panna f ( old); ( SCOL) ( as form of address) proszę pani ( voc); ( beauty queen) miss f inv* * *[mis] 1. verb1) (to fail to hit, catch etc: The arrow missed the target.) chybić2) (to fail to arrive in time for: He missed the 8 o'clock train.) spóźnić się na3) (to fail to take advantage of: You've missed your opportunity.) zmarnować, nie skorzystać z4) (to feel sad because of the absence of: You'll miss your friends when you go to live abroad.) odczuwać brak, tęsknić za5) (to notice the absence of: I didn't miss my purse till several hours after I'd dropped it.) zauważyć brak6) (to fail to hear or see: He missed what you said because he wasn't listening.) nie usłyszeć7) (to fail to go to: I'll have to miss my lesson next week, as I'm going to the dentist.) opuścić8) (to fail to meet: We missed you in the crowd.) nie zauważyć, przeoczyć9) (to avoid: The thief only just missed being caught by the police.) uniknąć10) ((of an engine) to misfire.) nie zapalić2. noun(a failure to hit, catch etc: two hits and two misses.) pudło, chybienie- missing- go missing
- miss out
- miss the boat -
10 bi-weekly
adjective, adverb1) ((happening etc) once every two weeks.) co dwa tygodnie2) ((happening etc) twice each week.) dwa razy w tygodniu -
11 delivery
[dɪ'lɪvərɪ]n( distribution) dostawa f; ( of speaker) sposób m mówienia; ( MED) poród mto take delivery of sth — obejmować (objąć perf) coś w posiadanie
* * *plural - deliveries; noun1) ((an act of) handing over (letters, parcels etc): There are two parcel deliveries a week.) dostawa2) (the process of the birth of a child: the delivery of the twins.) poród -
12 invest
[ɪn'vɛst] 1. vt 2. viinvest in — inwestować (zainwestować perf) w +acc
to invest sb with sth — obdarzać (obdarzyć perf) kogoś czymś
* * *I [in'vest] verb((with in) to put (money) into (a firm or business) usually by buying shares in it, in order to make a profit: He invested (two hundred dollars) in a building firm.) inwestować- investor II [in'vest] verb(to establish (a person) officially in a position of authority etc: The governor will be invested next week.) nadać urząd -
13 latter
['lætə(r)] 1. adj 2. nthe latter — ten ostatni m /ta ostatnia f /to ostatnie nt
* * *['lætə](towards the end: the latter part of our holiday.) końcowy- latterly- the latter -
14 meet
[miːt] 1. pt, pp met, vt( accidentally) spotykać (spotkać perf); ( by arrangement) spotykać się (spotkać się perf) z +instr; ( for the first time) poznawać (poznać perf); condition spełniać (spełnić perf); need zaspokajać (zaspokoić perf); problem, challenge sprostać ( perf) +dat; expenses ponosić (ponieść perf); bill płacić (zapłacić perf); ( join) line, road łączyć się (połączyć się perf) z +instrpleased to meet you! — miło mi Pana/Panią poznać
he came to the station to meet me — ( on foot) wyszedł po mnie na stację; ( by car) wyjechał po mnie na stację
Phrasal Verbs:- meet up2. vi 3. n ( BRIT)(HUNTING) zbiórka f ( przed rozpoczęciem polowania); (US, SPORT) mityng m* * *[mi:t] 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) spotykać2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) spotykać się3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) poznać4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) łączyć/schodzić się5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) pokrywać6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) ukazywać/przedstawiać się7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) znaleźć8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) spotkać się9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) odpowiadać na2. noun(a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) mityng- meeting- meet someone halfway
- meet halfway -
15 other
['ʌðə(r)] 1. adjinny; ( opposite) przeciwny, drugi2. pronothers — ( other people) inni; ( other ones) inne
the others — ( the other people) pozostali; ( the other ones) pozostałe
there is no choice other than to… — nie ma innego wyjścia jak tylko +infin
* * *1.1) (adjective, pronoun the second of two: I have lost my other glove; I've got one of my gloves but I can't find the other (one).) (ten)drugi2) (adjective, pronoun those people, things etc not mentioned, present etc; additional: Some of them have arrived - where are the others?; The baby is here and the other children are at school.) inny3) ( adjective (with day, week etc) recently past: I saw him just the other day/morning.) któryś, niedawno•2. conjunction(or else; if not: Take a taxi - otherwise you'll be late.) inaczej- other than
- somehow or other
- someone/something or other
- somewhere or other -
16 puncture
['pʌŋktʃə(r)] 1. n ( AUT)przebicie nt dętki2. vtI have a puncture — złapałem gumę (inf)
* * *1. verb(to make or get a small hole in: Some glass on the road punctured my new tyre.) przedziurawić2. noun(a hole in a tyre: My car has had two punctures this week.) przebicie -
17 quarter
['kwɔːtə(r)] 1. n( fourth part) ćwierć f; (US) ( coin) ćwierć f dolara; ( of year) kwartał m; ( of city) dzielnica fit's a quarter to 3, (US) it's a quarter of 3 — jest za kwadrans trzecia
it's a quarter past 3, (US) it's a quarter after 3 — jest kwadrans po trzeciej
- quarters2. vt* * *['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) ćwiartka, kwadrans, kwartał2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) ćwierć dolara3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) dzielnica4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) strona (świata)5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) łaska6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) ćwiartka7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) kwadra8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) kwarta9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trymestr2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) pokroić na cztery części2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) podzielić na cztery części3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) zakwaterować•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) kwartalnie4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) kwartalnik- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters -
18 second
I [sɪ'kɔnd] vt ( BRIT) II 1. ['sɛkənd] adj 2. adv( in race etc) jako drugi; ( when listing) po drugie3. n( unit of time) sekunda f; ( AUT) (also: second gear) drugi bieg m, dwójka f (inf); ( COMM) towar m wybrakowany4. vtupper/lower second ( BRIT) — dyplom ukończenia studiów z wynikiem dobrym/zadowalającym
second floor ( BRIT) — drugie piętro; (US) pierwsze piętro
to ask for a second opinion — zasięgać (zasięgnąć perf) drugiej opinii
* * *I 1. ['sekənd] adjective1) (next after, or following, the first in time, place etc: February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place.) drugi2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) dodatkowy3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) rezerwowy2. adverb(next after the first: He came second in the race.) drugi3. noun1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) drugi2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) sekundant4. verb(to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) poprzeć (przedmówcę)5. noun(a secondary school.) szkoła średnia- seconder- secondly
- secondary colours
- secondary school
- second-best
- second-class
- second-hand
- second lieutenant
- second-rate
- second sight
- second thoughts
- at second hand
- come off second best
- every second week
- month
- second to none II ['sekənd] noun1) (the sixtieth part of a minute: He ran the race in three minutes and forty-two seconds.) sekunda2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) sekunda, chwila -
19 then
[ðɛn] 1. adv( at that time) wtedy, wówczas; ( next) następnie, potem2. conj 3. adjfrom then on — od tego czasu, od tamtej chwili or pory
what do you want me to do then? — ( afterwards) co chcesz, żebym zrobił potem?; ( in that case) co w takim razie chcesz, żebym zrobił?
the importance of education, then, … — tak więc, znaczenie wykształcenia …
* * *[ðen] 1. adverb1) (at that time in the past or future: I was at school then; If you're coming next week, I'll see you then.) wtedy2) (used with prepositions to mean that time in the past or future: John should be here by then; I'll need you before then; I have been ill since then; Until then; Goodbye till then!) wtedy3) (after that: I had a drink, (and) then I went home.) później, potem4) (in that case: He might not give us the money and then what would we do?) w takim razie5) (often used especially at the end of sentences in which an explanation, opinion etc is asked for, or which show surprise etc: What do you think of that, then?) w takim razie, więc6) (also; in addition: I have two brothers, and then I have a cousin in America.) oprócz tego2. conjunction(in that case; as a result: If you're tired, then you must rest.) to, zatem3. adjective(at that time (in the past): the then Prime Minister.) ówczesny
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two — [tu:] number [: Old English; Origin: twa] 1.) the number 2 ▪ I ll be away for almost two weeks. ▪ We have to be there by two (=two o clock) . ▪ His family moved to Australia when he was two (=two years old) . 2.) in twos in groups of two people… … Dictionary of contemporary English