A

too

/tu;/

adv.

1

in addition; also: Red is my

favourite colour but I like blue, too.

H

Phil thinks

you’re right and I do too.

J

Zwro´c´ uwage˛, z˙e

mo´wi sie˛: There were lions and tigers at the zoo.
There were elephants, too; ale: There were no
zebras and there were no giraffes, either.

C

Zob.

uwaga przy

also

.

B

tez˙, takz˙e

2

(used for

expressing surprise or disappointment): Her
purse was stolen. And on her birthday too (i to
w dniu jej urodzin.).

B

na dodatek

3

(used

before adjectives and adverbs) more than is
good, allowed, possible, etc.: These boots are too
small.

H

too slowly

H

It’s too long a journey (to

zbyt długa podro´z˙) for you to make alone.

J

Zwro´c´ uwage˛, z˙e nie moz˙na powiedziec´ It’s a

too long journey.

B

za, zbyt

4

(usually used in

negative sentences) very: The weather is not too
bad (nie najgorsza) today.

B

(nie) zbyt

took

pt of

TAKE

A

tool

/tu;l/

noun

[

C

] a piece of equipment that you

use to help you do a particular type of job: Ham-
mers, screwdrivers and saws are all carpenter’s
tools.

H

garden tools

H

A word processor is an

indispensable tool for a journalist.

B

narze˛dzie

(np. pracy)

Tool

oznacza zwykle cos´, co moz˙na trzymac´

w re˛ce, np. klucz lub młotek.

Implement

oznacza narze˛dzie cze˛sto uz˙ywane poza
domem, np. w rolnictwie lub ogrodnictwie.

Machine

to narze˛dzie zasilane energia˛ elek-

tryczna˛, wyposaz˙one w silnik, maja˛ce rucho-
me cze˛s´ci itp.

Instrument

cze˛sto uz˙ywa sie˛,

mo´wia˛c o narze˛dziach stosowanych w pracy
technicznej

lub

precyzyjnej:

a

dentist’s

instruments

H

precision instruments.

Device

to słowo ogo´lne oznaczaja˛ce jakies´ przydat-
ne urza˛dzenie: The machine has a safety
device which switches the power off if there is
a fault.

2toolbar noun

[

C

] a row of symbols on a com-

puter screen that shows the different things
that the computer can do

B

pasek narze˛dzi

toot

/tu;t/

noun

[

C

] the short sound that a whis-

tle, horn, etc. makes

B

gwizd; tra˛bienie

K

toot verb

: Michael tooted the horn (zatra˛bił) as

he drove away.

B

tra˛bic´; gwizdac´

A

tooth

/tu;T/

noun

[

C

] (

pl. teeth

/ti;T/)

1

one of the

hard white parts in your mouth that you use for
biting: to have a tooth out wyrywac´ za˛b

H

The

old man took out his false teeth (sztuczne ze˛by).

H

wisdom teeth ze˛by ma˛dros´ci

B

za˛b

You brush/clean your teeth to remove bits of
food. If a tooth is decayed, the dentist may fill
it or extract it/take it out. If you have had all
your teeth out you can have false teeth or
dentures.

2

one of the long pointed parts of a comb, saw,

etc.

B

za˛b

E

by the skin of your teeth

I

SKIN

F

grit

your teeth

I

GRIT

F

have a sweet tooth

I

SWEET

1

2"toothache noun

[

C,U

] a pain in your tooth or

teeth

C

Zob. uwaga przy

ache

.

B

bo´l ze˛ba

F

"toothbrush noun

[

C

] a small brush with a han-

dle that you use for cleaning your teeth

C

Ilustr. do

brush

.

B

szczoteczka do ze˛bo´w

F

"toothpaste noun

[

U

] a substance that you put

on your toothbrush and use for cleaning your
teeth

B

pasta do ze˛bo

´ w

F "

toothpick noun

[

C

] a

short pointed piece of wood that you use for get-
ting pieces of food out from between your teeth

B

wykałaczka

A

top

1

/tQp/

noun

1

[

C

] the highest part of sth: The

flat is at the top of the building.

H

the top of the

stairs

H

Start reading at the top of the page.

B

szczyt, go´ra

2

[

C

] the upper surface of sth: a

desk top blat biurka

B

wierzch

3

[

sing.

]

the top

(of sth)

the highest or most important rank or

position: to be at the top of your profession

B

szczyt

4

[

C

] the cover that you put onto sth

in order to close it: Put the tops back on the felt-
tip pens.

H

a bottle top

C

Por.

cap

i

lid

. Ilustr. do

container

.

B

zatyczka,

zakre˛tka,

skuwka

5

[

C

] a piece of clothing that you wear on the

top part of your body: I need a top to match my
new skirt.

B

bluzka, koszula itp.

E

at the top of your voice

as loudly as

possible

B

na całe gardło

F

get on top of sb

(

informal

) to make sb feel sad or depressed: I’ve

got so much work to do. It’s really getting on top
of me.

B

wchodzic´ (komus´) na głowe˛

F

off the

top of your head

(

informal

) without preparing

or

thinking

about

sth

before

you

speak

B

prosto z głowy

F

on top

1

on or onto the

highest point: There’s a pile of books on the

too

798

J = uwaga

[

C

]

countable = (o rzeczowniku) policzalny

[

U

]

uncountable = (o rzeczowniku) niepoliczalny

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