any

any
['ɛnɪ] 1. adj
1) (in questions etc)

are there any tickets left? — czy zostały jakieś bilety?

have you any sugar? — masz trochę cukru?

2) (with negative)

I haven't any money/books — nie mam (żadnych) pieniędzy/książek

they haven't any free time — nie mają (ani trochę) wolnego czasu

3) (no matter which)

any excuse will do — każda wymówka będzie dobra

ask any teacher — zapytaj jakiegokolwiek or któregokolwiek nauczyciela

4)

in any case — (at any rate) w każdym razie; (besides) zresztą, poza tym; (no matter what) tak czy owak

any day now — lada dzień

at any moment — lada chwila or moment, w każdej chwili

at any rate — w każdym razie

any time — (at any moment) lada chwila or moment; (whenever) zawsze gdy

2. pron
1) (in questions etc)

I collect stamps; have you got any? — zbieram znaczki — masz jakieś?

can any of you sing? — czy któreś z was umie śpiewać?

there's some cake left; do you want any? — zostało trochę ciasta — chcesz trochę?

2) (with negative)

I haven't any (of them) — nie mam ani jednego (z nich)

he's trying to lose weight, but so far hasn't lost any — stara się schudnąć, ale jak dotąd nie schudł ani trochę

3) (no matter which one(s)) jakikolwiek, którykolwiek

take any of them — weź którykolwiek z nich

3. adv
1) (in questions etc) trochę

are you feeling any better? — czy czujesz się (choć) trochę lepiej?

2) (with negative) już

I can't hear him any more — nie słyszę go już

don't wait any longer — nie czekaj (już) dłużej

* * *
['eni] 1. pronoun, adjective
1) (one, some, no matter which: `Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'.) jakikolwiek
2) ((in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some: John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left.) żaden, jakiś, trochę
2. adjective
(every: Any schoolboy could tell you the answer.) każdy
3. adverb
(at all; (even) by a small amount: Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any.) w ogóle
- anyone
- anyhow
- anything
- anyway
- anywhere
- at any rate
- in any case

English-Polish dictionary. 2013.

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