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1 put down
vtbook, spectacles odkładać (odłożyć perf); cup, chair odstawiać (odstawić perf); ( in writing) zapisywać (zapisać perf); riot, rebellion tłumić (stłumić perf); ( humiliate) poniżać (poniżyć perf); ( kill) animal usypiać (uśpić perf)* * *1) (to lower: The teacher asked the pupil to put his hand down.) spuścić2) (to place on the floor or other surface, out of one's hands: Put that knife down immediately!) położyć3) (to subdue (a rebellion etc).) stłumić4) (to kill (an animal) painlessly when it is old or very ill.) uśpić -
2 walking-stick
noun (a stick used (especially as an aid to balance) when walking: The old lady has been using a walking-stick since she hurt her leg.) laska -
3 spring
[sprɪŋ] 1. n( coiled metal) sprężyna f; ( season) wiosna f; ( of water) źródło nt; ( small) źródełko nt2. vi; pt sprang, pp sprung 3. vt; pt sprang, pp sprungthe pipe/boat had sprung a leak — rura/łódka zaczęła przeciekać
in spring — wiosną, na wiosnę
to spring from — wynikać (wyniknąć perf) z +gen
to spring into action — zaczynać (zacząć perf) działać
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) skoczyć2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) wynikać z, mieć swoje źródło w3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) zatrzasnąć (się)2. noun1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) sprężyna2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) wiosna3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) skok4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) sprężystość5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) źródło•- springy- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
- spring up -
4 be
[biː] 1. aux vb; pt was, were, pp been1) ( in continuous tenses)2) ( forming passives) być, zostać ( perf)3) ( in tag questions) prawdahe's good-looking, isn't he? — jest przystojny, prawda?
she's back again, is she? — a więc znów jest z powrotem?
4) (+to +infin)2. vb +complement1) byćI am hot/cold — jest mi gorąco/zimno
2) ( of health) czuć się3) ( of age)4) ( cost) kosztować3. vi1) (exist, occur etc) istnieć2) ( referring to place) być4. impers vb1) (referring to time, distance, weather) byćit's too hot/cold — jest za gorąco/zimno
2) ( emphatic)* * *present tense am [ʌm], are [a:], is [ɪz]; past tense was [woz], were [w†:]; present participle 'being; past participle been [bi:n, (·meriцan) bɪn]; subjunctive were [w†:]; short forms I'm [aim] (I am), you're [ju†] (you are), he's [hi:z] (he is), she's [ʃi:z] (she is), it's [ɪ ] (it is), we're [wi†] (we are), they're [Ɵe†] (they are); negative short forms isn't (is not), aren't [a:nt] (are not), wasn't (was not), weren't [w†:nt] (were not)1) (used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses: I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?.) być, zostać2) (used with a present participle to form a type of future tense: I'm going to London.)3) (used with a past participle to form the passive voice: He was shot.)4) (used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc.)5) (used in giving or asking for information about something or someone: I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money will be ours; They are being silly.)•- being- the be-all and end-all -
5 home
[həum] 1. ndom m2. cpdthe home of free enterprise/jazz — kolebka wolnej przedsiębiorczości/jazzu
employment chałupniczy; ( ECON, POL) wewnętrzny, krajowy; (SPORT) team miejscowy; game, win na własnym boisku post, u siebie post3. advbe w domu; go, travel do domu; press, push do środka, na swoje miejsceat home — ( in house) w domu; ( in country) w kraju; ( comfortable) swojsko, jak u siebie
to make one's home somewhere — zamieszkać ( perf) gdzieś
4. vito bring sth home to sb — uświadamiać (uświadomić perf) coś komuś
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[həum] 1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) dom, miejsce zamieszkania2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) kolebka, ojczyzna3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) dom (starców, sierot itp.)4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) dom, hotel5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) dom2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) domowy2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) lokalny, krajowy3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) miejscowy3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) do domu, w domu2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) prosto do celu•- homeless- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
- nothing to write home about -
6 year
[jɪə(r)]nrok ma/per year — na rok, rocznie
year in, year out — z roku na rok
* * *[jiə] 1. noun1) (the period of time the earth takes to go once round the sun, about 365 days: We lived here for five years, from November 1968 to November 1973; a two-year delay.) rok2) (the period from January 1 to December 31, being 365 days, except in a leap year, when it is 366 days: in the year 1945.) rok•- yearly2. adverb(every year: The festival is held yearly.) corocznie- all the year round
- all year round
- long -
7 stuff
[stʌf] 1. n 2. vtsoft toy, dead animals wypychać (wypchać perf); ( CULIN) faszerować (nafaszerować perf), nadziewać (nadziać perf); ( inf) ( push) upychać (upchnąć perf)get stuffed! (inf!) — wypchaj się! (inf!)
* * *I noun1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) coś, rzecz2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) rzeczy, rupiecie3) (an old word for cloth.) materiał•- that's the stuff! II verb1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) napychać, objadać się2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) faszerować3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) wypychać•- stuffing- stuff up -
8 as
1. (US) n abbr= Associate in/of Science stopień naukowy2. abbr* * *[æz] 1. conjunction1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) jak, kiedy2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) ponieważ3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) tak jak4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) jak5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) chociaż6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) tak/podobnie jak2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) tak3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) jak2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) jak3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) za, jak(o)4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) jako•- as for- as if / as though
- as to -
9 befriend
[bɪ'frɛnd]vt* * *[bi'frend](to take as a friend: The old man befriended her when she was lonely.) zaprzyjaźnić się -
10 compose
[kəm'pəuz] 1. vt 2. vt* * *[kəm'pəuz]1) (to form by putting parts together: A word is composed of several letters.) składać2) (to write (eg music, poetry etc): Mozart began to compose when he was six years old.) komponować3) (to control (oneself) after being upset.) uspokoić się•- composed- composer
- composition
- composure -
11 cry
[kraɪ] 1. viPhrasal Verbs:- cry off2. nto cry for help — wołać (zawołać perf) o pomoc
this is a far cry from … ( fig) — daleko temu do +gen
* * *1. verb1) (to let tears come from the eyes; to weep: She cried when she heard of the old man's death.) płakać2) ((often with out) to shout out (a loud sound): She cried out for help.) krzyczeć2. noun1) (a shout: a cry of triumph.) okrzyk2) (a time of weeping: The baby had a little cry before he went to sleep.) płacz3) (the sound made by some animals: the cry of a wolf.) nawoływanie, zew•- cry off -
12 get
[gɛt] 1. pt, pp got, pp gotten, vi (US)1) (become, be) stawać się (stać się perf), robić się (zrobić się perf); (+past partciple) zostać ( perf)to get elected — zostać ( perf) wybranym
2) (go)to get from/to — dostawać się (dostać się perf) z +gen /do +gen
to get home — docierać (dotrzeć perf) do domu
to get to know sb — poznawać (poznać perf) kogoś (bliżej)
2. modal aux vb 3. vtlet's get going/started — zaczynajmy
1)to get sth done — ( do oneself) zrobić ( perf) coś; ( have done) (od)dać ( perf) coś do zrobienia
to get the washing done — zrobić ( perf) pranie
to get one's hair cut — obcinać (obciąć perf) sobie włosy
to get sb to do sth — nakłonić ( perf) kogoś, żeby coś zrobił
to get sb into trouble — wpakować ( perf) kogoś w tarapaty
2) (obtain, find, receive, acquire) dostawać (dostać perf)to get sth for sb — ( obtain) zdobyć ( perf) coś dla kogoś; ( fetch) przynieść ( perf) coś komuś
6) (take, move)to get sth to sb — dostarczyć ( perf) coś komuś
7) ( take) plane, bus etcwe got a plane to London and then a train to Colchester — do Londynu polecieliśmy samolotem, a potem pojechaliśmy pociągiem do Colchester
8) ( understand) rozumieć (zrozumieć perf)9) (have, possess)Phrasal Verbs:- get at- get away- get back- get by- get down- get in- get into- get off- get on- get out- get over- get up* * *[ɡet]past tense - got; verb1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) dostać2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) przynieść3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) dostać (się)4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) spodowodować, wpakować5) (to become: You're getting old.) stawać się6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) namówić7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) dostać się8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) zdołać9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) dostać10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) schwytać11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) pojąć•- getaway- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
- get up
- get up to -
13 hoard
[hɔːd] 1. nzapasy pl, zasoby pl2. vt* * *[ho:d] 1. noun(a (sometimes hidden) store (of treasure, food etc): When she was supposed to be on a diet she secretly kept a hoard of potato crisps in a cupboard.) zapas2. verb(to store up or keep large quantities of (something), often in secret: His mother told him to stop hoarding old newspapers.) gromadzić- hoarder -
14 joke
[dʒəuk] 1. n( gag) dowcip m, kawał m (inf); ( sth not serious) żart m; (also: practical joke) psikus m, kawał m (inf)2. vito play a joke on sb — robić (zrobić perf) komuś kawał
* * *[‹əuk] 1. noun1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) kawał, żart2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) kawał2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) żartować2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) żartować•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a joke -
15 milk tooth
nząb m mleczny* * *(one of the first set of a baby's teeth: The child's milk teeth started to come out when he was six years old.) ząb mleczny -
16 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 -
17 regent
['riːdʒənt]nregent(ka) m(f)* * *['ri:‹ent](a person who governs in place of a king or queen: The prince was only two years old when the king died, so his uncle was appointed regent.) regent -
18 square
[skwɛə(r)] 1. n( shape) kwadrat m; ( in town) plac m; (US) ( block of houses) kwartał m; (also: set square) ekierka f2. adj 3. vt( arrange) układać (ułożyć perf); ( MATH) podnosić (podnieść perf) do kwadratu; ( reconcile) godzić (pogodzić perf)4. viPhrasal Verbs:* * *[skweə] 1. noun1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) kwadrat2) (something in the shape of this.) kwadrat3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) skwer, plac4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) kwadrat2. adjective1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) kwadratowy2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) wyrównany, równy3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) z każdej strony4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) konserwatywny3. adverb1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) pod kątem prostym2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) prosto4. verb1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) nadawać kształt kwadratu2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) wyrównać, policzyć się3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) pasować, dopasować4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) podnosić do kwadratu•- squared- squarely
- square centimetre
- metre
- square root
- fair and square
- go back to square one
- a square deal -
19 surrender
[sə'rɛndə(r)] 1. npoddanie się nt2. vi 3. vtzrzekać się (zrzec się perf) +gen* * *[sə'rendə] 1. verb1) (to yield: The general refused to surrender to the enemy; We shall never surrender!) poddawać się2) (to give up or abandon: He surrendered his claim to the throne; You must surrender your old passport when applying for a new one.) zrzekać się, zdawać2. noun((an) act of surrendering: The garrison was forced into surrender.) poddanie się -
20 thee
[ði:](an old word for `you' used only when addressing one person, especially God (usually Thee), as the object of a verb: We thank Thee for Thy goodness.) tobie
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