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1 might
[maɪt] 1. vb, see may 2. nmoc f, potęga fwith all one's might — z całej siły, z całych sił
* * *I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) móc2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) móc3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) mógłbym, mógłbyś itd.•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) potęga- mighty- mightily
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2 pick someone's brains
(to ask (a person) questions in order to get ideas, information etc from him which one can use oneself: You might be able to help me with this problem - can I come and pick your brains for a minute!) podpytywać -
3 hope
[həup] 1. nnadzieja f2. vi 3. vtto hope that … — mieć nadzieję, że …
to hope to do sth — mieć nadzieję, że się coś zrobi
I hope so/not — mam nadzieję, że tak/nie
to have no hope of sth/doing sth — nie liczyć na coś/zrobienie czegoś
in the hope that/of — w nadziei, że/na +acc
* * *[həup] 1. verb(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) mieć nadzieję2. noun1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) nadzieja2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) nadzieja3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) nadzieja•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
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4 would
[wud]aux vb1) ( conditional)if you asked him he would do it — gdybyś go poprosił, zrobiłby to
if you had asked him he would have done it — gdybyś go (wtedy) poprosił, zrobiłby to
2) (in offers, invitations, requests)would you ask him to come in? — (czy) mógłbyś go poprosić (, żeby wszedł)?
3) ( in indirect speech)I said I would do it — powiedziałam, że to zrobię
4) ( emphatic)you WOULD say that, wouldn't you! — musiałeś to powiedzieć, prawda?
5) ( insistence)she wouldn't give in — nie chciała się poddać, nie dawała za wygraną
6) ( conjecture)7) ( indicating habit)* * *[wud]short forms - I'd; verb1) (past tense of will: He said he would be leaving at nine o'clock the next morning; I asked if he'd come and mend my television set; I asked him to do it, but he wouldn't; I thought you would have finished by now.)2) (used in speaking of something that will, may or might happen (eg if a certain condition is met): If I asked her to the party, would she come?; I would have come to the party if you'd asked me; I'd be happy to help you.)3) (used to express a preference, opinion etc politely: I would do it this way; It'd be a shame to lose the opportunity; I'd prefer to go tomorrow rather than today.)4) (used, said with emphasis, to express annoyance: I've lost my car-keys - that would happen!)•- would-be- would you -
5 (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
(an expression used to introduce two opposing parts of an argument etc: (On the one hand) we could stay and help you, but on the other hand, it might be better if we went to help him instead.) z jednej strony..., z drugiej stronyEnglish-Polish dictionary > (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
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6 (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
(an expression used to introduce two opposing parts of an argument etc: (On the one hand) we could stay and help you, but on the other hand, it might be better if we went to help him instead.) z jednej strony..., z drugiej stronyEnglish-Polish dictionary > (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
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