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□ liquidation /ˌlɪkwɪˈdeɪʃn; US / noun [uncountable] If the company doesn’t receive a big order soon, it will have to go into liquidation (zostanie postawiona w stan likwidacji). the liquidation of political opponents ▶ likwidacja

a waiting list lista oczekujących Your name is third on the list. ▶ lista spis

2listen to sb/sth to take notice of or believe what sb says If you’d listened to me this would never have happened. You should listen to your parents’ advice. ▶ słuchać

2 (used when translating, etc.) dealing with each word separately without looking at the general meaning A literal translation is not always accurate. ▶ dosłowny literalny

2 having education or knowledge in a particular area computer-literate znający się na komputerach ▶ wykształcony obeznany z czymś

2literature (on sth) printed material about a particular subject Have you got any literature on opening a bank account in Britain? promotional literature ▶ materiały literatura (np. fachowa)

□ litter verb [transitive] The streets were littered with rubbish. ▶ śmiecić

3 (used about distance or time) short Do you mind waiting a little while (chwileczkę)? We only live a little way (niedaleko) from here. We have only a little way (kawałek) to go. ▶ (dystans) krótki

little by little slowly After the accident her strength returned little by little. ▶ stopniowo po trochu

The little I know of him has given me a good impression. Chociaż znam go mało, to, co o nim wiem, zrobiło na mnie dobre wrażenie. We studied Latin at school but I remember very little. ▶ mało niewiele

2[intransitive] to be or stay alive You can’t live without water. to live to a great age She hasn’t got long to live. Pozostaje jej niedużo życia. ▶ żyć dożywać

4[intransitive] to enjoy all the opportunities of life fully I want to live a bit before settling down. ▶ żyć pełnią życia

live through sth to survive an unpleasant experience She lived through two wars. ▶ przeżywać

2 seen or heard as it is happening live coverage of the Olympic Games ▶ na żywo

4 (used about a wire, etc.) carrying electricity That cable is live. ▶ pod napięciem

2[uncountable] your way or quality of life The standard of living is very high in that country. The cost of living (koszty utrzymania) has risen in recent years. ▶ życie

2[in compounds] the quantity of sth that can be carried bus loads of tourists a lorry load of sand ▶ cały (np. autobus) 3(loads (of sth)) [pl.] (informal) a lot (of sth) There are loads of things to do in London in the evenings. ▶ mnóstwo

2[intransitive] to receive a load The ship is still loading. ▶ brać ładunek 3[transitive] to put sth into a machine, a weapon, etc. so that it can be used to load film into a camera to load a gun ▶ ładować wkładać (film, nabój)

3be loaded in favour of sb/sth; be loaded against sb/sth giving an advantage The system is loaded in their favour. ▶ działać na czyjąś korzyść/niekorzyść 4 (used especially about a gun or a camera) containing a bullet, a film, etc. ▶ naładowany

2[u] the act of lending sth or the state of being lent The books are on loan (wypożyczone) from the library. □ loan verb [transitive] (formal) loan sth (to sb) The painting was loaned to the gallery by the artist’s family. ▶ pożyczać wypożyczać

2[with sing. or pl. verb] a group of people who try to influence politicians to do or not do sth the anti-smoking lobby ▶ lobby

The group are lobbying the Transport Minister for improved rail services. ▶ wywierać nacisk na rząd w jakiejś sprawie

□ locally /-kəli; US / adv. I do most of my shopping locally. ▶ lokalnie w najbliższej okolicy

2[countable] (US) the organization that is responsible for the government of a local area and for providing services, etc. ▶ samorząd lokalny

2 to put or build sth in a particular place They located their headquarters in Swindon. ▶ umiejscawiać lokować umieszczać

2[uncountable] the act of finding where sb/sth is Police enquiries led to the location of the terrorists’ hideout. ▶ zlokalizowanie umiejscowienie

2[t] Lock your passport in a safe place. ▶ chować/trzymać pod kluczem 3[transitive] be locked in/into sth to be involved in an angry argument, etc. with sth The two sides were locked in a bitter dispute. ▶ być zaplątanym (np. w kłótnię)

5[intransitive, transitive] to fix sth or be fixed in one position The wheels locked and the car crashed into the wall. ▶ blokować (się)

lock (sth) up to lock all the doors, windows, etc. of a building Make sure that you lock up before you leave. ▶ (po)zamykać wszystkie drzwi i okna lock sb up to put sb in prison ▶ wtrącać kogoś do więzienia

2 a part of a river or a canal where the level of water changes. Locks have gates at each end and are used to allow boats to move to a higher or lower level. ▶ śluza

3 a small house at the gates of a park or in the land belonging to a large house ▶ stróżówka

3[intransitive, transitive] to become firmly fixed or to make sth do this The bullet lodged in her shoulder. ▶ utkwić

2[usually before a noun] (used about a thought, an aim, etc.) deserving praise because of its high moral quality lofty ambitions/ideals/principles ▶ wzniosły

2(also logbook /ˈlɒɡbʊk; US; /) the official written record of a ship’s or an aircraft’s journey to keep a log ▶ dziennik okrętowy/pokładowy

log off/out to perform the actions that allow you to finish using a computer system ▶ wylogować się z sieci komputerowej wyłączać się z sieci komputerowej

2 thinking in a sensible way a logical mind ▶ logiczny □ logically /-kli; US / adv. ▶ logicznie sensownie rozsądnie

2[countable] the name that you use to enter a computer system Enter your login and password and press ‘ go’. ▶ login

the logistics of moving the company to a new building ▶ logistyka

3[only before a noun] far from other people and places where people live a lonely house in the hills ▶ samotny odludny

have a long way to go to need to make a lot more progress before sth can be achieved I’ve got a long way to go before I can say I’m fluent in French. ▶ (przen.) mieć długą drogę przed sobą

W pytaniach występuje long, jak i a long time: Were you away long/a long time? W zdaniach przeczących występuje czasem różnica znaczeniowa pomiędzy long a a long time: I haven’t been here long. Jestem tu od niedawna. • I haven’t been here for a long time.

a long time before or after a particular time or event We got married long before we moved here. Don’t worry – they’ll be here before long. All that happened long ago. ▶ dawno

for (so) long for (such) a long time I’m sorry I haven’t written to you for so long. Przepraszam, że dawno nie pisałem. ▶ dużo czasu długo no/not any longer not any more They no longer live here. They don’t live here any longer. ▶ już nie

□ longing /; US / noun [countable, uncountable] a longing for peace ▶ pragnienie tęsknota —longingly /; US / adv. She gazed longingly at the cakes in the shop window. ▶ tęsknie z upragnieniem