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Czasownika look używamy wówczas, gdy patrzymy na coś: Look carefully. Can you see anything strange? Kiedy przyglądamy się czemuś przez dłuższy czas, wówczas stosujemy czasownik watch: Watch what I do, then you try. • to watch television/a football match

look1 /lʊk; US / verb 1[intransitive, transitive] look (at sth) to turn your eyes in a particular direction (in order to pay attention to sb/sth) Sorry, I wasn’t looking. Can you show me again? Look carefully at this picture.

2 [intransitive] look (for sb/sth) to try to find (sb/sth) We’ve been looking for you everywhere. Where have you been? to look for work ‘ I can’t find my shoes.’ ‘ Have you looked under the bed?’ ▶ szukać

4[intransitive] to face a particular direction This room looks south so it gets the sun all day. ▶ wychodzić na coś 5[intransitive] look to do sth to aim to do sth We are looking to double our profits over the next five years. ▶ mieć na celu

look2 /lʊk; US / noun ⇨ POSŁUCHAJ NAGRAŃ PRZYKŁADÓW 1[countable] the act of looking Have a look (popatrz) at this article. Take a close look at the contract before you sign it. ▶ spojrzenie

3[countable] the expression on sb’s face He had a worried look (wyglądał na zmartwionego) on his face. I knew something was wrong – everybody was giving me funny looks (wszyscy dziwnie się mi przyglądali). ▶ wyraz twarzy

lookalike /ˈlʊkəlaɪk; US / noun [countable] [often used after a person’s name] a person who looks very similar to the person mentioned an Elvis lookalike ▶ sobowtór

loom1 /lu: m; US / verb [intransitive] loom (up) to appear as a shape that is not clear and in a way that seems frightening The mountain loomed (up) in the distance. The threat of war loomed over the country. ▶ majaczyć wisieć

loom2 /lu: m; US / noun [countable] a piece of equipment that is used for weaving ▶ krosno warsztat tkacki

□ loop verb 1 [transitive] to form or bend sth into a loop He was trying to loop a rope over the horse’s head. ▶ zawiązywać pętlę zapętlać

loose1 /lu: s; US / adj. 1 The dog broke loose (zerwał się z uwięzi) and ran away. The horse managed to get loose and escape. I take the dog to the woods and let him loose (spuszczam go ze smyczy). She wore her long hair loose. ▶ swobodny wolny

2 not firmly fixed The saucepan handle is a bit loose so be careful. a loose tooth ruszający się ząb ▶ luźny rozchwiany obluzowany 3 not contained in sth or joined together loose change some loose sheets of paper ▶ luźny

□ loosely /; US / adv. The film is loosely based on the life of Beethoven. ▶ luźno nieprecyzyjnie swobodnie wolno

loosen /ˈlu: sn; US / verb [intransitive, transitive] to become or make sth less tight to loosen your tie/belt Don’t loosen your grip on the rope or you’ll fall. ▶ luzować rozluźniać (się)

loot /lu: t / verb [i, t] to steal things during a war or period of fighting Many shops were looted during the riot. ▶ plądrować łupić □ loot noun [u] money and valuable objects taken by soldiers from the enemy after winning a battle ▶ łup

lopsided /ˌlɒpˈsaɪdɪd; US / adj. with one side lower or smaller than the other a lopsided smile ▶ skrzywiony koślawy

lorry /ˈlɒri; US / (Brit.) noun [countable] (pl. lorries) (especially US truck) a large strong motor vehicle that is used for carrying goods by road ▶ ciężarówka

lose /lu: z; US / verb (past tense, past participle lost /lɒst; US /) ⇨ POSŁUCHAJ NAGRAŃ PRZYKŁADÓW 1[transitive] to become unable to find sth I’ve lost my purse. I can’t find it anywhere. ▶ gubić

3[transitive] to have less of sth to lose weight (tracić na wadze)/interest/patience The company is losing money all the time. ▶ tracić

lose touch (with sb/sth) to no longer have contact (with sb/sth) I’ve lost touch with a lot of my old school friends. ▶ tracić kontakt (z kimś, z czymś)

lose face to lose the respect of other people ▶ tracić twarz lose your head to become confused or very excited ▶ tracić głowę

loser /ˈlu: zə(r); US / noun [countable] 1 a person who is defeated He is a bad loser. Nie umie przegrywać. ▶ przegrywając-y/a zwyciężon-y/a 2 a person who is never successful ▶ ofiara (życiowa)

loss /lɒs; US / noun 1[countable, uncountable] (a) loss (of sth) the state of no longer having sth or not having as much as before; the act of losing sth loss of sleep loss of blood (upływ krwi)/money weight/hair loss

2[countable] a loss (of sth) the amount of money which is lost by a business The firm made a loss of £ 5 million. ▶ strata ubytek ⇨ look at profit

cut your losses to stop wasting time or money on sth that is not successful ▶ zapobiegać dalszym stratom

lost2 /lɒst; US; / adj. 1 unable to find your way; not knowing where you are This isn’t the right road – we’re completely lost! If you get lost, stop and ask someone the way. Don’t get lost! Nie zgub się! ▶ zgubiony zagubiony

a lost cause a goal or an aim that cannot be achieved ▶ przegrana sprawa stracona sprawa

3 unable to deal with a situation or to understand sth I’m lost without my diary! Sorry, I’m lost (zgubiłem się). Could you explain the last part again? ▶ zgubiony (bez czegoś)

ˌlost ˈproperty noun [uncountable] (Brit.) 1 things that people have lost or left in a public place and that are kept in a special office for the owners to collect a lost property office ▶ rzeczy zagubione

lot1 /lɒt; US / pron., determiner (a lot (of); lots (of)) a large amount or number (of things or people) ‘ How many do you need?’ ‘ A lot.’ I’ve got a lot to do today. Have some more cake. There’s lots left.

lot2 /lɒt; US / adv. (informal) 1(a lot; lots) [before an adjective or adverb] very much a lot bigger/better/faster They see lots more of each other than before. ▶ znacznie o wiele

lot3 /lɒt; US / noun 1[sing., with sing. or pl. verb] (informal) all of sth; the whole of a group of things or people When we opened the bag of potatoes the whole lot was/were bad. The manager has just sacked the lot of them!

2[c, with sing. or pl. verb] You count those kids and I’ll count this lot. This lot of clothes needs/need ironing. I have several lots of essays to mark this weekend. What do you lot want? ▶ grupa (ludzi) partia (rzeczy)

3[sing.] the quality or state of a person’s life; your fate Although things have not been easy for him, he’s always been perfectly happy with his lot. ▶ los dola 4[countable] an object or group of objects that are for sale at an auction ▶ pozycja

lotion /ˈləʊʃn; US / noun [countable, uncountable] liquid that you use on your hair or skin suntan lotion ▶ emulsja (kosmetyczna) krem (np. do rąk) mleczko (do twarzy)

a lot of /ə ˈlɒt əv; US / (also informal lots of /ˈlɒts əv; US /) determiner a large amount or number of (sb/sth) There’s been a lot of rain this year. There were a lot of people at the meeting. Lots of love (uściski), Billy.

lottery /ˈlɒtəri; US / noun [countable] (pl. lotteries) a way of making money for the government, for charity, etc. by selling tickets with numbers on them and giving prizes to the people who have bought certain numbers which are chosen by chance

Przymiotnika loud zwykle używa się do opisania samego dźwięku lub przedmiotu wydającego dźwięk: a loud noise/bang • loud music.

loud /laʊd; US / adj. 1 making a lot of noise; not quiet Can you turn the TV down – it’s too loud. ▶ głośny hałaśliwy krzykliwy

—loudly /; US / adv. ▶ głośno —loudness /; US / noun [uncountable] ▶ głośność hałaśliwość krzykliwość

louse /laʊs; US / noun [countable] (pl. lice /laɪs; US /) a small insect that lives on the bodies of animals and people ▶ wesz

lovable (also loveable) /ˈlʌvəbl; US / adj. having a character or appearance that is easy to love a lovable little boy ▶ kochany sympatyczny miły

love1 /lʌv / 1[uncountable] a strong feeling that you have when you like sb/sth very much a mother’s love for her children to fall in love with somebody zakochać się w kimś It was love at first sight. They got married two months after they met!

2[uncountable, sing.] a strong feeling of interest in or enjoyment of sth a love of adventure/nature/sport ▶ zamiłowanie

love2 /lʌv; US / verb [transitive] ⇨ POSŁUCHAJ NAGRAŃ PRZYKŁADÓW 1[not used in the continuous tenses] to like sb/sth in the strongest possible way I split up from my girlfriend last year, but I still love her. She loves her children. ▶ kochać

ˈlove affair noun [countable] 1 a romantic and/or sexual relationship between two people who are in love and not married to each other She had a love affair with her tennis coach. ▶ romans

ˈlove life noun [countable] the part of your life that involves your romantic and sexual relationships ▶ życie intymne

lovely /ˈlʌvli; US / adj. (lovelier; loveliest) ⇨ POSŁUCHAJ NAGRAŃ PRZYKŁADÓW 1 beautiful or attractive a lovely room/voice/expression You look lovely with your hair short. ▶ uroczy śliczny

lover /ˈlʌvə(r); US / noun [countable] 1 a partner in a sexual relationship with sb who they are not married to He discovered that his wife had a lover. The park was full of young lovers holding hands. ▶ kochan-ek/ka

ˈlove story noun [countable] (pl. love stories) a story or novel that is mainly about love ▶ romans (powieść) historia miłosna

loving /ˈlʌvɪŋ; US / adj. 1 feeling or showing love or care She’s very loving towards her brother. a loving family ▶ kochający oddany

low1 /ləʊ; US / adj. ⇨ POSŁUCHAJ NAGRAŃ PRZYKŁADÓW 1 close to the ground or to the bottom of sth Hang that picture a bit higher – it’s much too low (jest za nisko)! ‘ Where’s the pain? Here?’ ‘ No, a bit lower down.’ ▶ niski niewysoki

3 below what is normal or acceptable in quality, importance or development a low standard of living low status ▶ niski niewysoki

5 not happy and lacking energy He’s been feeling a bit low since his illness. The team are in low spirits (jest przygnębiona) after their defeat. ▶ kiepski lichy przygnębiony

8 (used about behaviour, etc.) unpleasant, not respectable and honest That was rather a low trick to play on you. ▶ podły niski

run low (on sth) to start to have less of sth than you need; to start to be less than is needed We’re running low on coffee – shall I go and buy some? ▶ (zapasy, produkty itp.) kończyć się

low2 adv. /ləʊ; US / 1 in or to a low position, level, etc.; near the ground or bottom; not high That plane is flying very low. ▶ nisko niewysoko głęboko 2 (in music) with deep notes I can’t sing that low. ▶ nisko

lower1 /ˈləʊə(r); US / adj. [only before a noun] below sth or at the bottom of sth She bit her lower lip. the lower deck of a ship ▶ niższy dolny

lower2 /ˈləʊə(r); US / verb [transitive] 1 to make or let sb/sth go down They lowered the boat into the water. to lower your head/eyes ▶ zniżać spuszczać obniżać

ˌlower ˈcase noun [uncountable] letters that are written or printed in their small form; not in capital letters The text is all in lower case. lower-case letters ▶ pisany małą literą małe litery

ˌlower-ˈclass adj. belonging to a low social class ▶ niższej warstwy społecznej

ˌlow-ˈkey adj. quiet and not wanting to attract a lot of attention The wedding will be very low-key. We’re only inviting ten people. ▶ dyskretny cichy bez rozgłosu

lowland /ˈləʊlənd; US / noun [countable, usually pl.] a flat area of land at about sea level the lowlands near the coast lowland areas ▶ nizina

lowly /ˈləʊli; US / adj. (lowlier; lowliest) (often humorous) low in status or importance a lowly government clerk How should I know? I’m just a lowly employee. ▶ podrzędny

ˌlow-ˈlying adj. (used about land) near to sea level; not high ▶ nizinny

ˌlow-ˈpaid adj. not paying or earning much money low-paid workers ▶ nisko płatny

ˌlow-resoˈlution adj. (used about a photograph or an image on a computer or television screen) not showing a lot of clear detail a low-resolution scan ▶ o niskiej rozdzielczości

ˌlow ˈtide noun [uncountable] the time when the sea is at its lowest level At low tide you can walk out to the island. ▶ odpływ

loyal /ˈlɔɪəl; US / adj. (used about a person) not changing in your friendship or beliefs a loyal friend/supporter He has remained loyal to the team even when they have not been winning. ▶ lojalny wierny

□ loyally /; US / adv. ▶ lojalnie wiernie —loyalty /ˈlɔɪəlti; US / noun [countable, uncountable] (pl. loyalties) A dog is capable of great loyalty to its master. I know where my loyalties lie. ▶ lojalność wierność

lubricant /ˈlu: brɪkənt; US / noun [countable, uncountable] a substance, for example oil, that makes the parts of a machine work easily and smoothly ▶ smar oliwa

lubricate /ˈlu: brɪkeɪt; US / verb [transitive] to put oil, etc. onto or into sth so that it works smoothly ▶ smarować oliwić □ lubrication /ˌlu: brɪˈkeɪʃn; US / noun [uncountable] ▶ smarowanie oliwienie

lucid /ˈlu: sɪd; US / adj. (formal) 1 (used about sth that is said or written) clear and easy to understand a lucid style/description ▶ klarowny jasny przejrzysty 2 (used about sb’s mind) not confused; clear and normal ▶ trzeźwy jasny

luck /lʌk; US / noun [uncountable] 1 success or good things that happen by chance We’d like to wish you lots of luck in your new career. He says this necklace will bring you luck.

2 chance; the force that people believe makes things happen There’s no skill in this game – it’s all luck. to have good/bad luck mieć szczęście/nieszczęście ▶ traf los fart ⇨ look at fortune

be in/out of luck to be lucky/to not be lucky I was in luck – they had one ticket left! ▶ (nie) mieć szczęści-e/a (nie) mieć fart/u

□ luckily /; US / adv. Luckily, I remembered to bring some money. ▶ szczęśliwie na szczęście

lucky /ˈlʌki; US / adj. (luckier; luckiest) ⇨ POSŁUCHAJ NAGRAŃ PRZYKŁADÓW 1 (used about a person) having good luck He’s lucky to be alive after an accident like that.

2 (used about a situation, event, etc.) having a good result It’s lucky (na szczęście) you reminded me. ▶ szczęśliwy 3 (used about a thing) bringing success or good luck a lucky number It was not my lucky day. ▶ szczęśliwy  OPPOSITE  unlucky

lucrative /ˈlu: krətɪv; US / adj. (formal) allowing sb to earn a lot of money a lucrative contract/business/market ▶ zyskowny intratny korzystny

luggage /ˈlʌɡɪdʒ; US / noun [uncountable] ⇨ POSŁUCHAJ NAGRAŃ PRZYKŁADÓW bags, suitcases, etc. used for carrying sb’s clothes and things on a journey ‘ How much luggage are you taking with you?’ ‘ Only one suitcase.’ ▶ bagaż

ˈluggage rack noun [countable] a shelf above the seats in a train or bus for putting your bags, etc. on ▶ półka na bagaż

lull2 /lʌl; US / verb [transitive] 1 to make sb relaxed and calm She sang a song to lull the children to sleep. ▶ lulać ukołysać uśpić uciszać

lullaby /ˈlʌləbaɪ; US / noun [countable] (pl. lullabies) a gentle song that you sing to help a child to go to sleep ▶ kołysanka

lump1 /lʌmp; US / noun [countable] ⇨ POSŁUCHAJ NAGRAŃ PRZYKŁADÓW 1 a piece of sth solid of any size or shape The sauce was full of lumps. a lump of coal/cheese/wood ▶ kawałek grudka

lump2 /lʌmp; US / verb [transitive] lump A and B together; lump A (in) with B to put or consider different people or things together in the same group You can’t lump beginners in with advanced students! ▶ wrzucać do jednego worka

ˈlump sum noun [countable] an amount of money paid all at once rather than in several smaller amounts You’ll receive a lump sum when you retire as well as your pension. ▶ jednorazowa wypłata

lumpy /ˈlʌmpi; US / adj. full of or covered with lumps This bed is very lumpy. ▶ bryłowaty guzowaty

lunar /ˈlu: nə(r); US / adj. connected with the moon a lunar spacecraft/eclipse/landscape ▶ księżycowy

lunch /lʌntʃ; US / noun [countable, uncountable] a meal that you have in the middle of the day Hot and cold lunches are served between 12 and 2. What would you like for lunch?

ˈlunch box noun [countable] a container to hold a meal that you take away from home to eat ▶ pojemnik na drugie śniadanie/lunch

ˈlunch hour noun [countable, usually sing.] the time around the middle of the day when you stop work or school to have lunch I went to the shops in my lunch hour. ▶ przerwa obiadowa

lunchtime /ˈlʌntʃtaɪm; US / noun [countable, uncountable] the time around the middle of the day when lunch is eaten I’ll meet you at lunchtime. ▶ pora lunchu/obiadu

lung /lʌŋ; US / noun [countable] one of the two organs of your body that are inside your chest and are used for breathing ▶ płuco

lurch /lɜ: tʃ; US / noun [countable, usually sing.] a sudden movement forward or to one side The ship gave a huge lurch as it hit the iceberg. ▶ przechył □ lurch verb The man lurched drunkenly out of the pub. ▶ przechylać się

lure1 /lʊə(r); US / verb [transitive] to persuade or trick sb to go somewhere or do sth, usually by offering them sth nice Young people are lured to the city by the prospect of a job and money. ▶ kusić wabić

lush /lʌʃ; US / adj. (used about plants or gardens) growing well, with a lot of healthy grass and plants close together ▶ bujny

lust1 /lʌst; US / noun 1 [uncountable] lust (for sb) strong sexual desire ▶ żądza namiętność pożądanie

lust2 /lʌst; US / verb [intransitive] lust (after sb); lust (after/for sth) to feel a very strong desire for sb/sth to lust for power/success/fame ▶ pożądać pragnąć

lute /lʊ: t; US / noun [countable] a musical instrument with strings, played like a guitar. Lutes were used especially in the 14th-17th centuries. ▶ lutnia

3[uncountable, sing.] a pleasure which you do not often have It was (an) absolute luxury to do nothing all weekend. ▶ luksus

luxury /ˈlʌkʃəri / (pl. luxuries) 1[uncountable] the enjoyment of expensive and beautiful things; great comfort and pleasure They are said to be living in luxury in Barbados. to lead a life of luxury a luxury hotel/car/yacht ▶ luksus zbytek

lynch /lɪntʃ; US / verb [transitive] (used about a crowd of people) to kill, usually by hanging, sb who is thought to be guilty of a crime without a legal trial in a court of law ▶ linczować dokonywać samosądu

lyric /ˈlɪrɪk; US / adj. (used about poetry) expressing personal feelings and thoughts lyric poems ▶ liryczny

lyrics /ˈlɪrɪks; US / noun [pl.] the words of a song music and lyrics by Lennon and McCartney ▶ słowa (piosenki) tekst (piosenki)