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1 device
[dɪ'vaɪs]n* * *1) (something made for a purpose, eg a tool or instrument: a device for opening cans.) przyrząd2) (a plan or system of doing something, sometimes involving trickery: This is a device for avoiding income tax.) sposób -
2 nuclear device
noun (a device or a weapon that contains a nuclear bomb.) glowica jądrowa -
3 firework
noun (a small exploding device giving off a colourful display of lights: Rockets are my favourite fireworks; ( also adjective) a firework display; If your sister finds out, there'll be fireworks (= a display of anger)!) ogień sztuczny -
4 harddisk
noun (a device that is fixed inside a computer and is used for storing information.) -
5 hour-glass
noun (a device that measures time in hours by passing sand from one glass container through a narrow tube into a lower container.) klepsydra -
6 liquidiser
noun (an electrical device used in cookery to grind up food.) mikser -
7 scrambler
noun (a device for scrambling telephone messages.) skrambler -
8 shock-absorber
noun (a device (in a motor car etc) for reducing the effect of bumps.) amortyzator -
9 tin-opener
noun ((American can-opener) any of several types of tool or device for opening tins of food.) otwieracz do konserw -
10 windsock
noun (a device for indicating the direction and speed of wind on an airfield.) rękaw -
11 tap
[tæp] 1. n( on sink) kran m; ( gas tap) zawór m, kurek m; ( gentle blow) klepnięcie nt2. vtto tap sb's telephone — zakładać (założyć perf) u kogoś podsłuch
* * *I 1. [tæp] noun(a quick touch or light knock or blow: I heard a tap at the door.) puknięcie, stuknięcie2. verb((often with at, on or with) to give a light knock (on or with something): He tapped at/on the window.) pukać- tap-dancer II 1. [tæp] noun((American faucet) any of several types of device (usually with a handle and valve that can be shut or opened) for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe, barrel etc: Turn the tap off/on!) kurek2. verb1) (to start using (a source, supply etc): The country has many rich resources that have not been tapped.) (zacząć) wykorzystywać, eksploatować2) (to attach a device to (someone's telephone wires) in order to be able to listen to his telephone conversations: My phone was being tapped.) podsłuchiwać -
12 IUD
n abbr= intra-uterine device wkładka f domaciczna or wewnątrzmaciczna* * *(intrauterine device; a plastic or metal contraceptive used by women.) spirala -
13 punch
[pʌntʃ] 1. n 2. vtPhrasal Verbs:- punch in* * *I noun(a kind of drink made of spirits or wine, water and sugar etc.) ponczII 1. verb(to hit with the fist: He punched him on the nose.) uderzyć pięścią2. noun1) (a blow with the fist: He gave him a punch.) cios pięścią2) (the quality of liveliness in speech, writing etc.) siła wyrazu•- punch line
- punch-up III 1. noun(a tool or device for making holes in leather, paper etc.) dziurkacz2. verb(to make holes in with such a tool.) dziurkować -
14 speed trap
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15 stop
[stɔp] 1. nprzystanek m; (also: full stop) kropka f2. vtperson powstrzymywać (powstrzymać perf); car zatrzymywać (zatrzymać perf); pay wstrzymywać (wstrzymać perf); crime zapobiegać (zapobiec perf) +dat3. viperson zatrzymywać się (zatrzymać się perf); watch, clock stawać (stanąć perf); rain, noise ustawać (ustać perf)to stop a cheque — wstrzymywać (wstrzymać perf) wypłatę z czeku
to stop doing sth — przestawać (przestać perf) coś robić
to put a stop to — kłaść (położyć perf) kres +dat
to stop sb (from) doing sth — powstrzymywać (powstrzymać perf) kogoś od zrobienia czegoś
Phrasal Verbs:- stop by- stop off- stop up* * *[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) zatrzymać (się)2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) (po)wstrzymać (się)3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) przestać, skończyć się4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) zatykać5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) nacisnąć6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) zatrzymać się2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) przerwa2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) przystanek3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) kropka4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) klapka, rejestr5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) ogranicznik•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
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16 timer
['taɪmə(r)]nregulator m czasowy* * *1) (a person who, or a device which, measures the time taken by anything: a three-minute egg-timer.) chronometrażysta, zegar2) (a clock-like device which sets something off or switches something on or off at a given time.) regulator zegarowy -
17 fuse
[fjuːz] 1. (US fuze) n(in plug, circuit) bezpiecznik m; ( for bomb etc) zapalnik m2. vt 3. vito fuse the lights ( BRIT) — robić (zrobić perf) zwarcie
the lights have fused ( BRIT) — światło wysiadło (inf)
* * *I 1. [fju:z] verb1) (to melt (together) as a result of great heat: Copper and tin fuse together to make bronze.) stapiać się2) ((of an electric circuit or appliance) to (cause to) stop working because of the melting of a fuse: Suddenly all the lights fused; She fused all the lights.) spalać (się)2. noun(a piece of easily-melted wire included in an electric circuit so that a dangerously high electric current will break the circuit and switch itself off: She mended the fuse.) bezpiecznik- fusionII [fju:z] noun(a piece of material, a mechanical device etc which makes a bomb etc explode at a particular time: He lit the fuse and waited for the explosion.) lont, zapalnik -
18 action
['ækʃən]n( things happening) akcja f; ( deed) czyn m; (of device, force, chemical) działanie nt; ( movement) ruch m; ( MIL) działania pl; ( JUR) powództwo ntto bring an action against sb ( JUR) — wnosić (wnieść perf) powództwo przeciw(ko) komuś
out of action — person wyłączony z gry; machine niesprawny
to take action — podejmować (podjąć perf) działanie
to put a plan into action — wprowadzać (wprowadzić perf) plan w życie
* * *['ækʃən]1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) działanie2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) ruch3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) postępowanie, proces4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) akcja5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) bitwa•- out of action -
19 adaptor
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20 barbecue
['bɑːbɪkjuː]n( cooking device) grill m ( ogrodowy); (meal, party) przyjęcie nt z grillem* * *1. noun1) (a framework for grilling meat etc over a charcoal fire: We cooked the steak on a barbecue.) rożen2) (a party in the open air, at which food is barbecued.) rodzaj przyjęcia2. verb(to cook on a barbecue: He barbecued a chicken.) piec na rożnie
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