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want the details to leak out. przeciekać, get some information about sth; to find out: I
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wydać się was sorry to learn of your father s death. do-
leakage /"li;kIdZ/ noun [C,U] an example of wiadywać się 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
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dangerous chemicals wyciek F leaky adj. hav- one of Hamlet s speeches for school tomorrow.
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ing a hole or holes through which liquid or nauczyć się (na pamięć) 4 [T] to understand
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gas can get in or out nieszczelny, przecieka- or realize: We should have learned by now that
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jący we can t rely on her. zrozumieć
E learn the hard way to understand or
lean1 /li;n/ adj. 1 (used about a person or an ani-
realize sth by having an unpleasant experience
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mal) thin and in good health szczupły
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rather than by being told zrozumieć coś na
2 (used about meat) having little or no fat
podstawie (przykrego) doświadczenia F
B chudy, bez tłuszczu 3 not producing much:
learn your lesson to understand what you
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a lean harvest nieurodzajny, niewydajny
must do/not do in the future because you have
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lean2 /li;n/ verb (pt, pp leant /lent/ or leaned had an unpleasant experience zrozumieć coś
/li;nd/) 1 [I] to be in a position that is not dopiero po przykrym doświadczeniu
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straight or upright: He leaned across the table learned /"l3;nId/ adj. (usually before a noun)
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to pick up the phone. Don t lean out of the 1 (used about a person) having a lot of know-
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window when the train is moving. to lean ledge from studying: a learned scholar o
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forwards/backwards/over to one side the Lean- dużej wiedzy, uczony 2 for learned people: a
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ing Tower of Pisa pochylać się, wychylać learned journal naukowy F learner noun [C]
się 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 (że kierowca dopie-
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lean on the gate. She was leaning against a ro się uczy prowadzić) and hasn t passed the test
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tree. (figurative) You can rely on me. I ll always yet. ucząc-y/a się F learning noun [U] 1 the
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be there for you to lean on. opierać się, wspie- process of learning sth: new methods of lan-
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rać się 3 [T] to put sth against sth: Please don t guage learning uczenie się, poznawanie
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lean bicycles against this window. opierać o 2 knowledge that you get from studying: men
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coś and women of learning 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
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/li;pt/) [I] 1 to jump period of time in return for rent dzierżawa
high or a long way: The
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least1 /li;st/ det., pron. (used as the superlative of lit-
horse leapt over the wall.
tle) smallest in size, amount, extent, etc.: He s
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The children leapt up
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got the least experience of all of us. You ve done
and down (podskaki-
the most work, and I m afraid John has done the
wały) with excitement.
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least (najmniej). najmniejszy
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E at the (very) least not less and probably
wać 2 to move quickly:
much more: It ll take six months to build at the
I leapt upstairs when I
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very least. co najmniej F to say the least
heard the scream.
(used to say that sth is in fact much worse,
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more serious, etc. than you are saying):
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Adam s going to be annoyed, to say the least,
accept a chance or an offer with enthusiasm:
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when he sees his car. delikatnie/skromnie
She leapt at the chance to work in television.
mówiąc
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leap at the wall but didn t get over it. skok, degree; less than anybody/anything else: He s
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podskok 2 a great change (for the better) or an the person who needs help least. I bought the
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increase in sth: The development of penicillin least expensive tickets. najmniej
was a great leap forward in the field of medicine. E at least 1 not less than, and probably
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a leap in the price of land skok (naprzód) more: It ll cost at least Ł200. (co) najmniej
2"leapfrog noun [U] a children s game in which 2 even if other things are wrong: It may not be
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one person bends over and another person beautiful but at least it s cheap. przynaj-
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jumps over them zabawa polegająca na mniej 3 (used for correcting sth that you have
skakaniu przez kogoś jak przez kozła F "leap just said): I saw him, at least I think I saw him.
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year noun [C] one year in every four, in which przynajmniej 4 (used for saying that sth is
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February has 29 days instead of 28 rok prze- the minimum you expect sb to do): You could at
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stępny least say you re sorry! przynajmniej F least
of all especially not: Nobody should be worried,
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learn /l3;n/ verb (pt, pp learnt /l3;nt/ or learned
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least of all you. zwłaszcza nie (np. ty) F not in
/l3;nd/) 1 [I,T] learn (sth) (from sb/sth) to get
the least (bit) not at all: It doesn t matter in the
knowledge, a skill, etc. (from sb/sth): I m not
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least. To nie ma najmniejszego znaczenia. by-
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very good at driving yet  I m still learning.
najmniej, w najmniejszym stopniu F last but
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Debby is learning to play the piano. to learn a
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not least LAST2
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foreign language Where did you learn how to
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swim? I find it really difficult to learn lists by leather /"leD@(r)/ noun [U] the skin of animals
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heart. uczyć się 2 [I] learn (of/about) sth to which has been specially treated. Leather is
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