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1 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 -
2 poke
[pəuk] 1. vtto poke sth in(to) — wtykać (wetknąć perf) coś do +gen
to poke one's head out of the window — wystawiać (wystawić perf) głowę przez okno
Phrasal Verbs:- poke out2. n* * *[pəuk] 1. verb1) (to push something into; to prod: He poked a stick into the hole; He poked her in the ribs with his elbow.) wetknąć, szturchnąć2) (to make (a hole) by doing this: She poked a hole in the sand with her finger.) dziurawić, przebijać3) (to (cause to) protrude or project: She poked her head in at the window; His foot was poking out of the blankets.) wystawać, wystawiać2. noun(an act of poking; a prod or nudge: He gave me a poke in the arm.) pchnięcie, szturchnięcie- poker- poky
- pokey
- poke about/around
- poke fun at
- poke one's nose into -
3 dig
[dɪg] 1. pt, pp dug, vtPhrasal Verbs:- dig in- dig into- dig out- dig up2. nto dig one's nails into sth — wbijać (wbić perf) w coś paznokcie
* * *[diɡ] 1. present participle - digging; verb1) (to turn up (earth) with a spade etc: to dig the garden.) kopać2) (to make (a hole) in this way: The child dug a tunnel in the sand.) kopać3) (to poke: He dug his brother in the ribs with his elbow.) szturchnąć2. noun(a poke: a dig in the ribs; I knew that his remarks about women drivers were a dig at me (= a joke directed at me).) kuksaniec, docinek- digger- dig out
- dig up -
4 jab
[dʒæb] 1. vt2. n ( inf)to jab a finger at sb — dźgać (dźgnąć perf) kogoś palcem
to jab sth into sth — wbijać (wbić perf) coś w coś
* * *[‹æb] 1. past tense, past participle - jabbed; verb(to poke or prod: He jabbed me in the ribs with his elbow; She jabbed the needle into her finger.) dźgnąć2. noun(a sudden hard poke or prod: He gave me a jab with his finger; a jab of pain.) dźgnięcie, ukłucie -
5 crook
[kruk]n( criminal) kanciarz m; ( of shepherd) kij m pasterski; ( of arm) zgięcie nt* * *[kruk] 1. noun1) (a (shepherd's or bishop's) stick, bent at the end.) pastorał2) (a criminal: The two crooks stole the old woman's jewels.) oszust3) (the inside of the bend (of one's arm at the elbow): She held the puppy in the crook of her arm.) zgięcie2. verb(to bend (especially one's finger) into the shape of a hook: She crooked her finger to beckon him.) zakrzywiać- crooked- crookedly
- crookedness
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