solid

['sɔlɪd] 1. adj

(not hollow) lity; (not liquid) stały; (reliable, strong) solidny; (substantial) advice etc konkretny; (unbroken) hours etc bity; (pure) gold etc szczery, czysty

2. n

ciało nt stałe

to be on solid ground (fig) — mieć solidne podstawy

I read for two hours solid — czytałem przez bite dwie godziny

- solids

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['solid] 1. adjective

1) (not easily changing shape; not in the form of liquid or gas: Water becomes solid when it freezes; solid substances.) stały

2) (not hollow: The tyres of the earliest cars were solid.) lity, pełny

3) (firm and strongly made (and therefore sound and reliable): That's a solid piece of furniture; His argument is based on good solid facts/reasoning.) solidny

4) (completely made of one substance: This bracelet is made of solid gold; We dug till we reached solid rock.) jednolity, czysty

5) (without breaks, gaps or flaws: The policemen formed themselves into a solid line; They are solid in their determination to strike.) zwarty

6) (having height, breadth and width: A cube is a solid figure.) trójwymiarowy

7) (consecutive; without a pause: I've been working for six solid hours.) pełne

2. adverb

(without interruption; continuously: She was working for six hours solid.) bez przerwy

3. noun

1) (a substance that is solid: Butter is a solid but milk is a liquid.) ciało stałe

2) (a shape that has length, breadth and height.) bryła

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- solidarity

- solidify
- solidification
- solidity
- solidness
- solidly
- solid fuel