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1 contract
1. nkontrakt m, umowa f2. [kən'trækt] vi( become smaller) kurczyć się (skurczyć się perf); ( COMM)3. vtto contract to do sth — zobowiązywać się (zobowiązać się perf) w drodze umowy do zrobienia czegoś
Phrasal Verbs:4. cpdcontract of employment/service — umowa o pracę
* * *1. [kən'trækt] verb1) (to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc: Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract.) kurczyć (się), zmniejszać (się), skracać (się)2) ( to promise legally in writing: They contracted to supply us with cable.) podejmować się3) (to become infected with (a disease): He contracted malaria.) zarażać się4) (to promise (in marriage).) zobowiązywać się2. ['kontrækt] noun(a legal written agreement: He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft.) kontrakt, umowa- contractor -
2 fall off
vi* * *(to become smaller in number or amount: Audiences often fall off during the summer.) zmniejszać się -
3 outwards
(= outward) adv* * *adverb (towards the outside edge or surface: Moving outwards from the centre of the painting, we see that the figures become smaller.) na zewnątrz -
4 shrink
[ʃrɪŋk] 1. pt shrank, pp shrunk, vi 2. n ( inf)( pej) psychiatra m* * *I [ʃriŋk] verb1) (to (cause material, clothes etc to) become smaller: My jersey shrank in the wash; Do they shrink the material before they make it up into clothes?) kurczyć się2) (to move back in fear, disgust etc (from): She shrank (back) from the man.) cofać się3) (to wish to avoid something unpleasant: I shrank from telling him the terrible news.) wstrzymywać się•- shrunken II [ʃriŋk] noun((slang) a psychiatrist.) psychiatra -
5 shrunken
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6 wane
[weɪn]vizmniejszać się (zmniejszyć się perf), maleć (zmaleć perf)* * *[wein]((of the moon) to appear to become smaller as less of it is visible.) ubywać -
7 tail off
vi* * *1) (to become fewer, smaller or weaker (at the end): His interest tailed off towards the end of the film.) słabnąć, zanikać2) ((also tail away) (of voices etc) to become quieter or silent: His voice tailed away into silence.) zamierać -
8 lag
[læg] 1. nopóźnienie nt2. vi 3. vt* * *[læɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - lagged; verb((often with behind) to move too slowly and become left behind: We waited for the smaller children, who were lagging behind the rest.) wlec się, odstawać2. noun(an act of lagging or the amount by which one thing is later than another: There is sometimes a time-lag of several seconds between our seeing the lightning and our hearing the thunder.) opóźnienie -
9 stick
[stɪk] 1. n( of wood) kij m; ( smaller) patyk m, kijek m; (of dynamite, for walking) laska f; ( of chalk etc) kawałek m2. vt; pt, pp stuck( with glue etc) przyklejać (przykleić perf); ( inf) ( put) wtykać (wetknąć perf); ( tolerate) wytrzymywać (wytrzymać perf); ( thrust)3. vi; pt, pp stuckto stick sth into — wbijać (wbić perf) coś w +acc
dough etc kleić się, lepić się; thought ( in mind) tkwić (utkwić perf); drawer etc zacinać się (zaciąć się perf)to get hold of the wrong end of the stick ( BRIT, fig) — zrozumieć ( perf) coś opacznie or na opak
I nicknamed him "Fingers", and the name stuck — przezwałem go "Fingers" i przezwisko to przylgnęło do niego
Phrasal Verbs:- stick to- stick up* * *I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) wpychać, wtykać2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) tkwić3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) kleić się, przylegać4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) utknąć, zaciąć się•- sticker- sticky
- stickily
- stickiness
- sticking-plaster
- stick-in-the-mud
- come to a sticky end
- stick at
- stick by
- stick it out
- stick out
- stick one's neck out
- stick to/with
- stick together
- stick up for II [stik] noun1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) patyk2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) kij, laska3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) laska•- get hold of the wrong end of the stick- get the wrong end of the stick
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