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1 lay down the law
(to state something in a way that indicates that one expects one's opinion and orders to be accepted without argument.) stwierdzić autorytatywnie -
2 break
[breɪk] 1. pt broke, pp broken, vtPhrasal Verbs:- break in- break up2. vicrockery, glass tłuc się (stłuc się perf), rozbijać się (rozbić się perf); weather przełamywać się (przełamać się perf); storm zrywać się (zerwać się perf); story, news wychodzić (wyjść perf) na jaw3. nthe day was about to break when … — świtało, gdy …
to break the news to sb — przekazywać (przekazać perf) komuś (złą) wiadomość
to break even — wychodzić (wyjść perf) na czysto or na zero
to break with sb — zrywać (zerwać perf) z kimś
to break open — door wyważać (wyważyć perf); safe otwierać (otworzyć perf)
to take a break — ( for a few minutes) robić (zrobić perf) sobie przerwę; ( have a holiday) brać (wziąć perf) wolne
* * *[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) łamać2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) odłamać3) (to make or become unusable.) rozbić, zepsuć (się)4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) zerwać, nie dotrzymać5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) pobić6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) przerwać7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) skończyć, przerwać8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) przekazać, wyjść na jaw9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) załamywać się10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) osłabić11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) zaczynać się2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) przerwa2) (a change: a break in the weather.) zmiana3) (an opening.) wyrwa, przerwa4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) szansa•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) rzeczy łatwo tłukące się- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
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4 witness
['wɪtnɪs] 1. nświadek m2. vt ( lit, fig)być świadkiem +gento bear witness to — behaviour świadczyć o +loc; person dawać (dać perf) świadectwo +dat
witness for the prosecution/defence — świadek oskarżenia/obrony
to witness to sth/having seen sth — zaświadczać (zaświadczyć perf) o czymś/, że się coś widziało
* * *['witnəs] 1. noun1) (a person who has seen or was present at an event etc and so has direct knowledge of it: Someone must have seen the accident but the police can find no witnesses.) świadek2) (a person who gives evidence, especially in a law court.) świadek3) (a person who adds his signature to a document to show that he considers another signature on the document to be genuine: You cannot sign your will without witnesses.) świadek2. verb1) (to see and be present at: This lady witnessed an accident at three o'clock this afternoon.) być świadkiem2) (to sign one's name to show that one knows that (something) is genuine: He witnessed my signature on the new agreement.) poświadczyć•- bear witness
См. также в других словарях:
without law — index lawless Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Government can exist without law, but law cannot exist without government. — Government can exist without law, but law cannot exist without government. Government can exist without law, but law cannot exist without government. John Locke Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009 … Law dictionary
without prejudice — index fairly (impartially) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 without prejudice … Law dictionary
law — / lȯ/ n [Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin] 1: a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority: as a: a command or provision enacted by a legislature see also statute 1 b:… … Law dictionary
without recourse — adverb conditional endorsement, qualified endorsement, restricted, subject to terms associated concepts: endorsement without recourse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 without recourse … Law dictionary
without notice — index instantly, unaware Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 without notice … Law dictionary
without day — A term used to describe a final ending or adjournment of a session of a legislature or a court; the English translation of the Latin phrase sine die. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. without day … Law dictionary
without charge — index gratis, gratuitous (given without recompense) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
without compensation — index gratuitous (given without recompense) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
without consideration — index arbitrary, gratis, gratuitous (given without recompense), heedless, oblivious, thoughtless Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
without — index devoid, peripheral, save, unless Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary