środa, 20 sierpnia 2014

35 words which are both verbs and nouns

A D D R E S S          
verb: to address - to write a name or address on an envelope or parcel           adresować
noun: address [c] - the number of the house, name of the road and town          adres

A N S W E R
verb: to answer - to say, write or do something as a reaction to a question, letter, telephone call etc.          odpowiedzieć (na pytanie, na list); odebrać (telefon)          = to reply
noun: answer [c] - a reaction to a question, letter, telephone call, etc.          odpowiedź (na teście), rozwiązanie          = reply
                    
B R U S H
verb: to brush - to clean something or make something smooth with a brush          szczotkować; czyścić
noun: brush [c] - an object with short pieces of stiff hair, plastic or wire fixed into a usually wooden or plastic base or handle, which is used for cleaning, tidying the hair or painting          szczotka; pędzel


B U Y
verb: to buy - to get something by paying money for it          kupować          = to get, to purchase
noun: buy [c] - something that you buy          zakup, nabytek          = purchase

C O N T R O L
verb: to control - to order, limit or rule something, or someone's actions or behaviour          kontrolować
noun: control [uc] - kontrola

C O O K 
verb: to cook - when you cook food, you prepare it to be eaten by heating it in a particular way, such as baking or boiling, and when food cooks, it is heated until it is ready to eat          gotować
noun: cook - someone who prepares and cooks food          kucharz (not a cooker!

C U T
verb: to cut - to make something shorter, lower, smaller, etc.          zmniejszyć, obniżyć (koszty) 
                     to break the surface of something, or to divide or make something smaller, using a sharp tool, especially a knife          rozcinać, ciąć (nożem); kroić
                     to remove something from something else          wycinać
noun: cut [c] - a reduction in the number, amount or rate of something          redukcja
                      an injury made when the skin is cut with something sharp          skaleczenie
                      when a part is removed from a book, film, etc., or a part that is removed           wycięcie

D R I N K 
verb: to drink - o take liquid into the body through the mouth          pić
noun: drink [c/uc] - (an amount of) liquid which is taken into the body through the mouth          napój
                               alcoholic liquid          napój alkoholowy

E N D
verb: to end - to finish or stop, or to make something finish or stop          kończyć          = to finish
noun: end [c] - the point in space or time after which something no longer exists, or a part of something that includes this point          zakończenie; koniec wydarzenia, spotkania, opowieści (singular)

F A C E
verb: to face - to turn or be turned towards something physically; to be opposite          stawiać czoła; stanąć warzą do kogoś
noun: face [c] - the front of the head, where the eyes, nose and mouth are          twarz 

F I L M
verb: to film - to record moving pictures with a camera, usually to make a film for the cinema or television          filmować
noun: film [c/uc] - (US movie) a series of moving pictures, usually shown in a cinema or on television and often telling a story          film, klisza

F I S H
verb: to fish - to catch fish from a river, sea, lake, etc., or to try to do this          wędkować, łowić ryby
noun: fish [c/uc] - an animal which lives in water, is covered with scales, and which breathes by taking water in through its mouth, or the flesh of these animals eaten as food          ryba

H E L P
verb: to help - to make it possible or easier for someone to do something, by doing part of the work yourself or by providing advice, money, support, etc.          pomagać
noun: help [uc] - when someone helps another person          pomoc

H O P E
verb: to hope - to want something to happen or to be true, and usually have a good reason to think that it might          mieć nadzieję
noun: hope [c/uc] - something good that you want to happen in the future, or a confident feeling about what will happen in the future          nadzieja

J O K E
verb: to joke - to say funny things          żartować
noun: joke [c] - something, such as a funny story or trick, that is said or done in order to make people laugh          żart, dowcip

J U M P
verb: to jump - to push yourself suddenly off the ground and into the air using your legs          skakać, podskakiwać   
noun: jump [c] - a sudden movement off the ground and into the air          skok

K I S S 
verb: to kiss - to touch with your lips, especially as a greeting, or to press your mouth onto another person's mouth in a sexual way          całować
noun: kiss [c] - an act of kissing someone          pocałunek

L O O K
verb: to look - to direct your eyes in order to see          patrzeć 
                      to appear or seem          wyglądać
noun: look [c] - when you look at someone or something          spojrzenie 
        the look of sb/sth - the appearance of someone or something           wygląd

L O V E
verb: to love - to like another adult very much and be romantically and sexually attracted to them, or to have strong feelings of liking a friend or person in your family          kochać
noun: love [uc] - the feeling of liking another adult very much and being romantically and sexually attracted to them, or strong feelings of liking a friend or person in your family          miłość

M A R C H
verb: to march - to walk somewhere quickly and in a determined way          maszerować
noun: march [c/uc] - a walk, especially by a group of soldiers all walking with the same movement and speed          marsz 
         March - the third month of the year, after February and before April          marzec

N A M E
verb: to name - to give someone or something a name         nazywać
noun: name - the word or words that a person, thing or place is known by         imię, nazwa

N E E D
verb: to need - to have to have something, or to want something very much         potrzebować; musieć coś zrobić
noun: need [uc] - the state of having to have something that you do not have, especially something that you must have so that you can have a satisfactory life          potrzeba

P A I N T 
verb: to paint - to cover a surface with paint          malować
noun: paint [uc] - a coloured liquid that is put on a surface such as a wall to decorate it         farba

P L A N T
verb: to plant - to put a plant into the ground or into a container of earth so that it will grow          sadzić, siać
noun: plant - a living thing which grows in earth, in water or on other plants, and usually has a stem, leaves, roots and flowers and produces seeds         roślina

P L A Y
verb: to play - to spend your free time doing an enjoyable and/or entertaining activity, especially as a child          bawić się 
                       to take part in a game or other organized activity          grać (w piłkę nożną, w szachy)
noun: play [c] - a piece of writing that is intended to be acted in a theatre or on radio or television          sztuka (teatralna), przedstawienie 
                 [uc] he activity of taking part in a sport or a game          gra, zabawa, rozrywka

R A I N
verb: to rain - If it rains, water falls from the sky in small drops         padać (o deszczu)
noun: rain [uc] - drops of water from clouds          deszcz

S H O P
verb: to shop - to buy things in shops          robić zakupy
noun: shop [c] - (US store) a building, or a room in a building, where you can buy goods or get services          sklep

S H O W
verb: to show - to make it possible for something to be seen          pokazywać, prezentować
noun: show [c] - a theatrical performance or a television or radio programme which is entertaining rather than serious          widowisko, pokaz; program telewizyjny; pokaz, wystawa

S M I L E
verb: to smile - to make a happy or friendly expression in which the corners of your mouth curve up          uśmiechać się
noun: smile [c] - an expression on the face in which the ends of the mouth curve up slightly, often with the lips moving apart so that the teeth can be seen          uśmiech

S T A R T
verb: to start - to begin doing something          zacząć; startować, rozpoczynać się          = to begin
noun: start [c] - the beginning of something          początek, rozpoczęcie

S T O P
verb: to stop - to finish doing something that you were doing          zatrzymywać się; przestawać, przerywać
noun: stop [c] - when you stop an activity or journey, or a period of time when you stop          zatrzymanie, postój 
a place, usually with a pole with a sign, where a bus stops to allow passengers to get on and off           przystanek

S T U D Y
verb: to study - to learn about a subject, especially in an educational course or by reading books          uczyć się, studiować
noun: study [c] - when someone examines a subject in detail in order to discover new information          badanie, opracowanie 
                   [uc] when you learn about a subject, usually at school or university          nauka, uczenie się

T A S T E
verb: to taste - to put food or drink in your mouth to find out what flavour it has          mieć smak, smakować; próbować
noun: taste [uc] - a person's approval of and liking for particular things          gust, upodobanie 
                  [c/uc] the flavour of something, or the ability of a person or animal to recognize different flavours          smak

T E S T
verb: to test - to do something in order to discover if something is safe, works correctly, etc., or if something is present           badać, próbować, testować
noun: test [c] - a way of discovering, by questions          test; badanie

V I S I T
verb: to visit - to go to a place in order to look at it, or to a person in order to spend time with them          odwiedzać, zwiedzać, oglądać
noun: visit [c] - when you visit a place or person           odwiedziny; wizyta




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