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1 encounter
[ɪn'kauntə(r)] 1. n( meeting) spotkanie nt; ( experience) zetknięcie się nt2. vtperson spotykać (spotkać perf); problem napotykać (napotkać perf); new experience spotykać się (spotkać się perf) or stykać się (zetknąć się perf) z +instr* * *1. verb1) (to meet especially unexpectedly: She encountered the manager in the hall.) natknąć się na2) (to meet with (difficulties etc): I expect to encounter many difficulties in the course of this job.) napotkać2. noun1) (a meeting: I feel that I know him quite well, even after a brief encounter.) spotkanie2) (a fight: The encounter between the armies was fierce.) potyczka -
2 velocity of encounter of waves
prędkość spotkaniowa faliEnglish-Polish dictionary for engineers > velocity of encounter of waves
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3 brush
[brʌʃ] 1. n( for cleaning) szczotka f; (for shaving, painting) pędzel m; ( unpleasant encounter) scysja f2. vtfloor zamiatać (zamieść perf); hair szczotkować (wyszczotkować perf); (also: brush against) ocierać się (otrzeć się perf) o +accto brush one's teeth — myć (umyć perf) zęby
to have a brush with death — ocierać się (otrzeć się perf) o śmierć
Phrasal Verbs:- brush up* * *1. noun1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) szczotka, pędzel2) (an act of brushing.) szczotkowanie3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) lisi ogon, kita4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) utarczka2. verb1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) szczotkować2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) zamiatać3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) szczotkować4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) musnąć•- brush away
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4 nocturnal
[nɔk'təːnl]adj* * *[nok'tə:nl]1) (active at night: The owl is a nocturnal bird.) nocny2) (happening at night: a nocturnal encounter.) nocny
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