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1 short
[ʃɔːt] 1. adj 2. nfilm m krótkometrażowyI'm three pounds short — mam o trzy funty za mało, brakuje mi trzech funtów
meat/petrol is in short supply — brakuje mięsa/benzyny
short of sth/doing sth — bez posuwania się do +gen
it is short for … — to skrót od +gen
to cut short — speech ucinać (uciąć perf); visit skracać (skrócić perf)
everything short of … — wszystko z wyjątkiem +gen
to fall short of expectations — zawodzić (zawieść perf) oczekiwania
to stop short — (nagle) przestać ( perf) or przerwać ( perf)
to stop short of — powstrzymywać się (powstrzymać się perf) przed +instr
See also:- shorts* * *[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) krótki2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) niski3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) krótki4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) na minusie, za mało5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) odczuwający brak6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) kruchy2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) nagle2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) za blisko•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) wyselekcjonować- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of -
2 dock
[dɔk] 1. n ( NAUT)- docks2. vi 3. vt* * *I 1. [dok] noun1) (a deepened part of a harbour etc where ships go for loading, unloading, repair etc: The ship was in dock for three weeks.) dok2) (the area surrounding this: He works down at the docks.) dok3) (the box in a law court where the accused person sits or stands.) ława oskarżonych2. verb(to (cause to) enter a dock and tie up alongside a quay: The liner docked in Southampton this morning.) dokować, wpłynąć do doku- docker- dockyard II [dok] verb(to cut short or remove part from: The dog's tail had been docked; His wages were docked to pay for the broken window.) przyciąć, obciąć -
3 line
[laɪn] 1. n( mark) linia f, kreska f; ( wrinkle) zmarszczka f; ( of people) kolejka f; ( of things) rząd m, szpaler m; (of writing, song) linijka f, wiersz m; ( rope) lina f, sznur m; ( for fishing) żyłka f; ( wire) przewód m; ( TEL) linia f, połączenie nt; ( railway track) tor m; (bus, train route) linia f; ( fig) (attitude, policy) linia f, kurs m; (business, work) dziedzina f, branża f; ( COMM) ( of product(s)) typ m, model m2. vtroad ustawiać się (ustawić się perf) wzdłuż +gen, tworzyć (utworzyć perf) szpaler wzdłuż +gen; clothing podszywać (podszyć perf); container wykładać (wyłożyć perf)to line sth with sth — wykładać (wyłożyć perf) coś czymś
to line the streets — wypełniać (wypełnić perf) ulice
to cut in line (US) — wpychać się (wepchnąć się perf) do kolejki
in line — rzędem, w szeregu
in line with — w zgodzie z +instr
to bring sth into line with sth — dostosowywać (dostosować perf) coś do czegoś
to draw the line at doing sth — stanowczo sprzeciwiać się (sprzeciwić się perf) robieniu czegoś
Phrasal Verbs:- line up* * *I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) sznur, żyłka2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) linia3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) sylwetka4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) zmarszczka5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) rząd, szereg6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) `parę słów`7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) linia, ród8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) kurs, wytyczna9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) tor10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) sieć, instalacja11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) wiersz, linia12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) linia13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) towar, asortyment, branża14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) linia (bojowa)2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) tworzyć szpaler2) (to mark with lines.) kreskować•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) wyłożyć2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) podszyć•- lined- liner- lining -
4 member
['mɛmbə(r)] 1. nczłonek m2. cpdmember country — kraj m członkowski
Member of Parliament ( BRIT) — poseł/posłanka m/f
* * *['membə]1) (a person who belongs to a group, club, society, trade union etc: The association has three thousand members.) członek2) (short for Member of Parliament. M.P)• -
5 minute
I [maɪ'njuːt] adj II ['mɪnɪt] nwait a minute!, just a minute! — chwileczkę!
up-to-the-minute — news najświeższy; machine, technology najnowszy, najnowocześniejszy
- minutes* * *I ['minit] noun1) (the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds: It is twenty minutes to eight; The journey takes thirty minutes; a ten-minute delay.) minuta2) (in measuring an angle, the sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds: an angle of 47° 50′ (= forty-seven degrees, fifty minutes).) minuta3) (a very short time: Wait a minute; It will be done in a minute.) chwila4) (a particular point in time: At that minute, the telephone rang.) moment5) ((in plural) the notes taken at a meeting recording what was said: The chairman asked for this decision to be recorded in the minutes.) protokół•- the minute that
- the minute
- to the minute
- up to the minute II adjective1) (very small: The diamonds in the brooch were minute.) drobny, malutki2) (paying attention to the smallest details: minute care.) drobiazgowy•- minutely- minuteness -
6 paragraph
['pærəgrɑːf]nakapit m, ustęp mto begin a new paragraph — rozpoczynać (rozpocząć perf) od nowego akapitu
* * *(a part of a piece of writing, marked by beginning the first sentence on a new line and usually leaving a short space at the beginning of the line: There are a couple of paragraphs about football on page three of today's paper.) akapit -
7 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 -
8 ton
[tʌn]n( metric ton) tona f; ( BRIT) 1016 kg; (US) (also: short ton) 907,18 kgI've got tons of books ( inf) — mam masę książek (inf)
* * *1) (a unit of weight, 2,240 lb, (American) 2,000 lb; a metric ton (also tonne) is 2,204.6 lb (1,000 kilogrammes): It weighs a ton and a half; a three-ton weight.) tona2) (a unit of space in a ship (100 cubic feet).) tona rejestrowa, miara pojemności wewnętrznej•- tonnage- tons -
9 verse
[vəːs]n( poetry) poezja f, wiersze pl; ( part of poem or song) strofa f, zwrotka f; ( in Bible) werset m* * *[və:s]1) (a number of lines of poetry, grouped together and forming a separate unit within the poem, song, hymn etc: This song has three verses.) strofa2) (a short section in a chapter of the Bible.) werset3) (poetry, as opposed to prose: He expressed his ideas in verse.) poezja -
10 waistcoat
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