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leather

want the details to leak out. B przeciekac´,

get some information about sth; to find out: I

wydacśie˛

was sorry to learn of your father’s death. B do-leakage /"li;kIdZ/ noun [C,U] an example of wiadywacśie˛ 3 [T] to study sth so that you

leaking; sth that has been leaked: a leakage of can repeat it from memory: We have to learn

dangerous chemicals B wyciek F leaky adj. hav-

one of Hamlet’s speeches for school tomorrow.

ing a hole or holes through which liquid or

B nauczycśie˛ (na pamie˛c´) 4 [T] to understand gas can get in or out B nieszczelny, przecieka-or realize: We should have learned by now that

ja˛cy

we can’t rely on her. B zrozumiecĺean1

E

learn the hard way to understand or

/li;n/ adj. 1 (used about a person or an ani-

realize sth by having an unpleasant experience

mal) thin and in good health B szczupły

rather than by being told B zrozumiecćosńa

2 (used about meat) having little or no fat

podstawie

(przykrego)

dos´wiadczenia

B chudy, bez tłuszczu 3 not producing much:

F

learn your lesson to understand what you

a lean harvest B nieurodzajny, niewydajny

must do/not do in the future because you have

Alean2 /li;n/ verb (pt, pp leant /lent/ or leaned had an unpleasant experience B zrozumiecćos´

/li;nd/) 1 [I] to be in a position that is not

dopiero po przykrym dos´wiadczeniu

straight or upright: He leaned across the table K learned /"l3;nId/ adj. (usually before a noun) to pick up the phone. H Don’t lean out of the

1 (used about a person) having a lot of know-

window when the train is moving. H to lean

ledge from studying: a learned scholar B o

forwards/backwards/over to one side H the Lean-

duz˙ej wiedzy, uczony 2 for learned people: a

ing Tower of Pisa B pochylacśie˛, wychylacĺearned journal B naukowy F learner noun [C]

sie˛ 2 [I] lean against/on sth to rest against

a person who is learning: The ‘L’ plate on a car sth so that it gives support: She had to stop and means the driver is a learner (z˙e kierowca dopie-lean on the gate. H She was leaning against a

ro sie˛ uczy prowadzic´) and hasn’t passed the test tree. H (figurative) You can rely on me. I’ll always yet. B ucza˛c-y/a sie˛ F learning noun [U] 1 the be there for you to lean on. B opieracśie˛, wspie-process of learning sth: new methods of lan-

racśie˛ 3 [T] to put sth against sth: Please don’t guage learning B uczenie sie˛, poznawanie

lean bicycles against this window. B opieracó

2 knowledge that you get from studying: men

cosánd women of learning B wiedza, nauka

leap /li;p/ verb (pt, pp

lease /li;s/ noun [C] a contract in which land, a leapt /lept/ or leaped

building, etc. is let to a tenant for a certain

/li;pt/) [I] 1 to jump

period of time in return for rent B dzierz˙awa

high or a long way: The

Aleast1 /li;st/ det., pron. (used as the superlative of lit-horse leapt over the wall.

tle) smallest in size, amount, extent, etc.: He’s H The children leapt up

got the least experience of all of us. H You’ve done and down (podskaki-the most work, and I’m afraid John has done the wały) with excitement.

least (najmniej). B najmniejszy

B skakac´, przeskaki-

E

at the (very) least not less and probably

wac´ 2 to move quickly:

much more: It’ll take six months to build at the I leapt upstairs when I

very least. B co najmniej

heard the scream.

F to say the least

(used to say that sth is in fact much worse,

B skoczyc´

more serious, etc. than you are saying):

F

leap at sth to

Adam’s going to be annoyed, to say the least,

accept a chance or an offer with enthusiasm:

when he sees his car. B delikatnie/skromnie

She leapt at the chance to work in television.

mo´wia˛c

B skwapliwie przyja˛cćos´

K leap noun [C] 1 a big jump: He took a flying

Aleast2 /li;st/ adv. to the smallest extent or

leap at the wall but didn’t get over it. B skok, degree; less than anybody/anything else: He’s

podskok 2 a great change (for the better) or an the person who needs help least. H I bought the increase in sth: The development of penicillin

least expensive tickets. B najmniej

was a great leap forward in the field of medicine.

E

at least 1 not less than, and probably

H a leap in the price of land B skok (naprzo

´ d)

more: It’ll cost at least £200. B (co) najmniej 2"leapfrog noun [U] a children’s game in which 2 even if other things are wrong: It may not be one person bends over and another person

beautiful but at least it’s cheap. B przynaj-

jumps over them B zabawa polegaja˛ca na

mniej 3 (used for correcting sth that you have

skakaniu przez kogos´ jak przez kozła F "leap just said): I saw him, at least I think I saw him.

year noun [C] one year in every four, in which

B przynajmniej 4 (used for saying that sth is

February has 29 days instead of 28 B rok prze-

the minimum you expect sb to do): You could at

ste˛pny

least say you’re sorry! B przynajmniej F least

Alearn

of all especially not: Nobody should be worried,

/l3;n/ verb (pt, pp learnt /l3;nt/ or learned

least of all you. B zwłaszcza nie (np. ty)

/l3;nd/) 1 [I,T] learn (sth) (from sb/sth) to get F not in

the least (bit) not at all: It doesn’t matter in the knowledge, a skill, etc. (from sb/sth): I’m not least. To nie ma najmniejszego znaczenia. B by-very good at driving yet – I’m still learning. H

najmniej, w najmniejszym stopniu

Debby is learning to play the piano.

F last but

H to learn a

not least I LAST2

foreign language H Where did you learn how to

swim? H I find it really difficult to learn lists by Aleather /"leD@(r)/ noun [U] the skin of animals heart. B uczycśie˛ 2 [I] learn (of/about) sth to which has been specially treated. Leather is

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