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2 fight
[faɪt] 1. n 2. vt, pt, pp foughtperson, urge walczyć z +instr; cancer, prejudice etc walczyć z +instr, zwalczać (zwalczyć perf); (BOXING) walczyć przeciwko +dat or z +instr3. viwalczyć, bić sięto fight for/against sth — walczyć o coś/z czymś
to fight one's way through a crowd/the undergrowth — przedzierać się (przedrzeć się perf) przez tłum/zarośla
Phrasal Verbs:* * *1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) walczyć2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) walczyć3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) kłócić się2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) walka, bójka2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) walka3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) wola, chęć walki4) (a boxing-match.) walka•- fighter- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
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3 hold off
1. vt 2. vi* * *1) ((of weather) to stay away: I hope the rain holds off.) oddalić się, przejść bokiem2) (to keep off; to fight successfully against: The soldiers managed to hold off the enemy.) powstrzymać -
4 come off second best
(to be the loser in a struggle: That cat always comes off second best in a fight.) przegrywać -
5 pick
[pɪk] 1. nkilof m, oskard m2. vt( select) wybierać (wybrać perf); fruit, flowers zrywać (zerwać perf); mushrooms zbierać (zebrać perf); book from shelf etc zdejmować (zdjąć perf); lock otwierać (otworzyć perf); spot wyciskać (wycisnąć perf); scab zrywać (zerwać perf)the pick of — najlepsza część +gen
to pick one's nose/teeth — dłubać w nosie/zębach
to pick sb's pocket — dobierać się (dobrać się perf) komuś do kieszeni
to pick a quarrel (with sb) — wywoływać (wywołać perf) kłótnię (z kimś)
Phrasal Verbs:- pick at- pick off- pick on- pick out- pick up* * *I 1. [pik] verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) wybierać2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) zbierać, zrywać3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) podnosić4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) otworzyć (np. wytrychem), sforsować2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) wybór2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) najlepsza część, wyselekcjonowana część•- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way II [pik] noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) kilof -
6 straight
[streɪt] 1. adjline, back, hair prosty; answer jasny; choice, fight bezpośredni; ( THEAT) part, play dramatyczny; whisky etc czysty; ( inf) ( heterosexual) normalny2. adv 3. nto put/get sth straight — ( make clear) wyjaśniać (wyjaśnić perf) coś; ( make tidy) doprowadzać (doprowadzić perf) coś do porządku
to go straight home — iść (pójść perf) prosto do domu
to tell sb straight out — powiedzieć ( perf) komuś prosto z mostu
straight away, straight off — od razu
* * *[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) prosty2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) rzetelny3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) prosty4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) w należytym, porządku5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) czysty6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) poważny7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) dramatyczny2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) prosto2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) od razu3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) uczciwie3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) prosta- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
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7 fence
[fɛns] 1. npłot m2. vt(also: fence in) ogradzać (ogrodzić perf)3. vi (SPORT)to sit on the fence ( fig) — zachowywać (zachować perf) neutralność
* * *I 1. [fens] noun(a line of wooden or metal posts joined by wood, wire etc to stop people, animals etc moving on to or off a piece of land: The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.) płot2. verb(to enclose (an area of land) with a fence eg to prevent people, animals etc from getting in: We fenced off the field.) ogrodzić- fencingII [fens] verb1) (to fight with (blunted) swords as a sport.) uprawiać szermierkę2) (to avoid answering questions: He fenced with me for half an hour before I got the truth.) wykręcać się•- fencing -
8 box
[bɔks] 1. npudełko nt; ( cardboard box) pudło nt, karton m; ( crate) skrzynka f; ( THEAT) loża f; ( on form) kratka f; ( BRIT, AUT) koperta f (lub inne miejsce, w którym nie wolno się zatrzymywać)2. vt 3. vito box sb's ears — dawać (dać perf) komuś po uszach
Phrasal Verbs:- box in- box off* * *I 1. [boks] noun1) (a case for holding something: a wooden box; a matchbox.) pudełko, skrzynka2) (in a theatre etc, a group of seats separated from the rest of the audience.) loża2. verb(to put (something) into boxes: Will you box these apples?) pakować w (skrzynie)- box number
- box office II 1. [boks] verb(to fight (someone) with the fists: Years ago, fighters used to box without wearing padded gloves.) boksować2. noun(a blow on the ear with the hand.) uderzenie- boxer- boxing
- boxing-glove
- boxing-match
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