land

[lænd] 1. n

(area of open ground) ziemia f; (property, estate) ziemia f, grunty pl; (as opposed to sea) ląd m; (country) kraj m, ziemia f (literary)

2. vi (lit, fig)

lądować (wylądować perf)

3. vt

passengers wysadzać (wysadzić perf); goods wyładowywać (wyładować perf)

to own land — być właścicielem ziemskim

to go/travel by land — jechać (pojechać perf)/podróżować lądem

to land on one's feet (fig) — spadać (spaść perf) na cztery łapy (inf)

to land sb with sth (inf) — zwalać (zwalić perf) komuś coś na głowę (inf)

Phrasal Verbs:

- land up

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[lænd] 1. noun

1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) ląd

2) (a country: foreign lands.) kraina

3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) ziemia

4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) ziemia

2. verb

1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) lądować

2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) dobić do brzegu, wydobyć na brzeg

3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) wylądować

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noun

(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.) (typ samochodu terenowego)

- landing

- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land lies