Formy złożone:
great | greater |
a great deal,
a good deal n | (bargain) | świetna okazja przym. + ż |
| | I chose the car because it was reliable and a great deal. |
a great deal,
a good deal n | (much, large amount) | mnóstwo n |
| | I have a great deal to accomplish before the end of the semester. |
a great deal of [sth],
a good deal of [sth] expr | (large amount of [sth]) | mnóstwo czegoś n |
| | Her presidential campaign had a great deal of success at the local level. |
a great deal,
a good deal adv | (greatly, very much) | bardzo przys. |
| | I value your input a great deal. |
a great deal,
a good deal adv | (considerably) | znacznie przys. |
| | I'm feeling a great deal better since I ate some soup. |
a great deal of effort,
a good deal of effort n | (a lot of work) | wielki wysiłek przym. + m |
| | I put a great deal of effort into this project, and I was really offended when management ignored it. |
| a great one for doing [sth] n | informal (person: does [sth] frequently) (potoczny) | pierwszy do czegoś przym. + przyim. |
| | He's a great one for telling stories. |
| a great time n | informal (fun, enjoyment) (potoczny) | świetna zabawa przym. + ż |
| | | świetnie się bawić przys. + zwr. ndk. |
| | Thanks so much for inviting me; I had a great time! |
| | Wielkie dzięki za zaproszenie; świetnie się bawiłem! |
| at great cost adv | literal (at great financial expense) | wielkim kosztem przym. + m |
| at great cost adv | figurative (involving great sacrifice or loss) | wielkim kosztem przym. + m |
| at great expense adv | (at great financial cost) | wielkim kosztem przym. + m |
| | My parents paid my way through four years of college at great expense. |
the beyond,
the great beyond n | (the afterlife) | życie pozagrobowe n + przym. |
| | The dying woman hoped to meet her beloved husband again in the beyond. |
| | Umierająca kobieta miała nadzieję, że spotka ponownie swojego ukochanego męża w życiu pozagrobowym. |
by a great deal,
by a good deal adv | (by a large amount or extent) | poważnie, ogromnie przys. |
| | | znacznie przys. |
| | The Indian Ocean is smaller than the Pacific Ocean by a great deal. |
| do great harm v expr | (hurt [sb] greatly) | bardzo szkodzić przys. + ndk. |
| | | bardzo zaszkodzić przys. + dk. |
| | Smoking can do great harm to your body. |
| do great harm v expr | (cause serious trouble or damage) | bardzo szkodzić przys. + ndk. |
| | | bardzo zaszkodzić przys. + dk. |
| | The hurricane did great harm to the coastline. |
| go to great pains to do [sth] v expr | (go to a lot of effort to do) | dokładać wszelkich starań zwrot ndk. |
| | | dołożyć wszelkich starań zwrot dk. |
| great abundance n | (plentiful amount) | ogromna obfitość przym. + ż |
| | There always seem to be a great abundance of fools. |
| great age n | (advanced age, old age) | poważny wiek przym. + m |
| | Turtles can live to a great age. |
| great ape n | (large ape: gorilla, etc.) | duża małpa przym. + ż |
| | | małpa człekokształtna ż + przym. |
| | Gorillas are without doubt the most powerful and majestic of the great apes. |
| great beauty n | (very beautiful woman) | wielka piękność przym. + ż |
| | His wife was a great beauty. |
| great beauty n | (immense physical attractiveness) | wielka piękność przym. + ż |
| | The people admired the great beauty of the statue. |
| great big adj | informal (huge) | ogromny przym. |
| | Anna noticed a great big spot on her face. |
| great cause n | ([sb], [sth]: deserves charity) | wielka sprawa przym. + ż |
| great distance n | (long way) | wielka odległość przym. + ż |
| | Radio waves are capable of travelling a great distance. |
| great effort n | (hard work, exertion) | wielki wysiłek przym. + m |
| | It was a great effort for her to walk up the hill. |
| great effort n | (sincere attempt) | wielki wysiłek przym. + m |
| | They made a great effort to move the heavy rock, but did not succeed. |
| great friend n | ([sb] loved and trusted) | wspaniały przyjaciel, wielki przyjaciel przym. + m |
| | He was a great friend of mine and I will sorely miss him. |
| great fun adj | informal (enjoyable) | świetna zabawa przym. + ż |
| | Our day out at the theme park was great fun. |
great grandfather,
great-grandfather n | (father of a grandparent) | pradziadek m |
| | My great-grandfather fought in the First World War. |
great grandmother,
great-grandmother n | (mother of a grandparent) | prababcia ż |
| | Cars hadn't even been invented when my great grandmother was a young girl. |
| great-grandparent n | (parent's grandparent) | prababcia, pradziadek ż, m |
| | Each of us has eight great-grandparents. |
| great horned owl n | (bird with tufted ears) | puchacz wirginijski m + przym. |
| great job n | informal (success) | sukces m |
| | You did a great job on your math test. |
| great lady n | (woman: prominent) | wielka dama przym. + ż |
| | The president's wife is a great lady. |
| great man n | (notable, influential man) | wielki człowiek przym. + m |
| | Napoleon was a great man, although not in terms of stature. |
| great power n | (authority and influence) | wielka władza, wielka moc przym. + ż |
| | The Church had great power over the population in the past. |
| great power npl | (politics: leading states) | mocarstwo n |
| | Brazil is a great power in Latin America. |
| great respect n | (esteem) | wielki szacunek dla wyr. |
| | He has always treated me with great respect. |
| great satisfaction n | (strong feeling of gratification) | wielka satysfakcja, ogromna satysfakcja przym. + ż |
| | Finishing a book written in a foreign language gives me great satisfaction. |
| great scale n | (large dimensions) | wielka skala przym. + ż |
| great success n | (event, etc.: popular, effective) | wielki sukces przym. + ż |
| | The trade show was a great success, attracting a large number of visitors. |
| great tit n | (green-and-yellow bird) | bogatka zwyczajna ż + przym. |
| great toe n | (big toe, largest toe) | paluch m |
| great value n | (well worth the money) | dobra wartość przym. + ż |
| | At £4 each, the tickets are great value as they allow unlimited bus travel throughout the day. |
great-aunt,
grandaunt,
Great-Aunt,
Grandaunt n | (grandparent's sister) (siostra dziadka lub babci) | ciocia-babcia ż |
| Uwaga: Takes a capital letter when used as a title or term of address |
| | My great-aunts Cora and Clarice still live in the house they were born in. |
| great-grandma n | (mother of a grandparent) | prababcia ż |
| | My great-grandma raised 10 children, the youngest of whom was my granddad. |
| great-uncle n | (brother of your grandparent) (brat dziadka lub babci) | wujek-dziadek m |
| | My great-uncle owns a small farm in Iowa. |
| in great measure adv | (largely) | w dużej części wyr. |
| | The President's re-election chances are in great measure tied to the health of the economy. |
| on a great scale adv | (far reaching) | na szeroką skalę wyr. |
| | Operations are being conducted on a great scale in order to track down the flight recorder in the aftermath of last week's plane crash. |
| Sounds great interj | informal (accepting a suggestion or invitation) (potoczny) | brzmi świetnie wykrz. |
| Sounds great interj | informal (expressing enthusiasm) (potoczny) | brzmi świetnie wykrz. |
| to a great degree adv | (largely, extremely) | w wielkim stopniu wyr. |
| | He is witty to a great degree and great fun to talk with. |
| to a great extent adv | (largely, extremely) | w wielkim stopniu wyr. |
the unwashed,
the great unwashed npl | figurative, pejorative (common people) | brudasy m, l.mn. |
| with great care adv | (very cautiously) | z wielką ostrożnością |
| | Surgeons must perform open heart surgery with great care. |
| | The old woman walked with great care on the icy pavement. |
| with great care adv | (painstakingly) | z wielką starannością |
| | He cleaned the room with great care. |