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gentle+(verb)

  • 1 slope

    [sləup] 1. n
    ( gentle hill) wzniesienie nt; ( side of mountain) zbocze nt, stok m; ( ski slope) stok m narciarski; ( slant) nachylenie nt
    2. vi
    * * *
    [sləup] 1. noun
    1) (a position or direction that is neither level nor upright; an upward or downward slant: The floor is on a slight slope.) pochyłość
    2) (a surface with one end higher than the other: The house stands on a gentle slope.) zbocze
    2. verb
    (to be in a position which is neither level nor upright: The field slopes towards the road.) opadać

    English-Polish dictionary > slope

  • 2 tap

    [tæp] 1. n
    ( on sink) kran m; ( gas tap) zawór m, kurek m; ( gentle blow) klepnięcie nt
    2. vt
    ( hit gently) klepać (klepnąć perf); ( exploit) resources etc wykorzystywać (wykorzystać perf)

    on tap ( fig) — (resources, information) dostępny; ( beer) z beczki

    * * *
    I 1. [tæp] noun
    (a quick touch or light knock or blow: I heard a tap at the door.) puknięcie, stuknięcie
    2. 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!) kurek
    2. verb
    1) (to start using (a source, supply etc): The country has many rich resources that have not been tapped.) (zacząć) wykorzystywać, eksploatować
    2) (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

    English-Polish dictionary > tap

  • 3 coax

    [kəuks]
    vt
    * * *
    [kəuks]
    (to persuade by flattery, by patient and gentle treatment etc: He coaxed her into going to the dance by saying she was the best dancer he knew; He coaxed some money out of his mother.) nakłaniać, wyciągać

    English-Polish dictionary > coax

  • 4 dab

    [dæb] 1. vt
    wound (delikatnie) przemywać (przemyć perf); paint, cream nakładać (nałożyć perf)
    Phrasal Verbs:
    2. n
    * * *
    [dæb] 1. past tense, past participle - dabbed; verb
    (to touch gently with something soft or moist: He dabbed the wound gently with cottonwool.) delikatnie dotknąć, musnąć
    2. noun
    1) (a small lump of anything soft or moist: a dab of butter.) bryłka, pacynka
    2) (a gentle touch: a dab with a wet cloth.) tknięcie, muśnięcie

    English-Polish dictionary > dab

  • 5 jog

    [dʒɔg] 1. vt
    trącać (trącić perf), potrącać (potrącić perf)
    2. vi
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    [‹oɡ]
    past tense, past participle - jogged; verb
    1) (to push, shake or knock gently: He jogged my arm and I spilt my coffee; I have forgotten, but something may jog my memory later on.) trącić, pobudzić
    2) (to travel slowly: The cart jogged along the rough track.) wlec się
    3) (to run at a gentle pace, especially for the sake of exercise: She jogs / goes jogging round the park for half an hour every morning.) biegać dla zdrowia
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    English-Polish dictionary > jog

  • 6 nudge

    [nʌdʒ]
    vt
    * * *
    1. noun
    (a gentle push usually with the elbow: He gave her a nudge.) kuksaniec
    2. verb
    (to hit gently, usually with the elbow: She nudged him in the ribs.) trącić, szturchnąć

    English-Polish dictionary > nudge

  • 7 pat

    [pæt] 1. vt
    klepać (klepnąć perf), poklepywać (poklepać perf)
    2. adj
    answer etc bez zająknienia post

    to give sb/o.s. a pat on the back ( fig) — chwalić (pochwalić perf) kogoś/się

    he knows it off pat, (US) he has it down pat — zna to na wyrywki

    * * *
    [pæt] 1. noun
    1) (a light, gentle blow or touch, usually with the palm of the hand and showing affection: She gave the child a pat on the head.) klapnięcie
    2) ((of butter) a small piece; a lump.) krążek, bryłka
    2. verb
    (to strike gently with the palm of the hand, usually as a sign of affection: He patted the horse's neck.) klepnąć
    3. adverb
    ((often off pat) memorized, prepared and ready to be said: He had the answer (off) pat.) na poczekaniu

    English-Polish dictionary > pat

  • 8 tone

    [təun] 1. n
    ton m; ( TEL) sygnał m
    2. vi

    to tone in with — pasować do +gen, harmonizować z +instr

    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    [təun] 1. noun
    1) ((the quality of) a sound, especially a voice: He spoke in a low/angry/gentle tone; He told me about it in tones of disapproval; That singer/violin/piano has very good tone.) ton
    2) (a shade of colour: various tones of green.) odcień
    3) (firmness of body or muscle: Your muscles lack tone - you need exercise.) elastyczność
    4) (in music, one of the larger intervals in an octave eg between C and D.) ton
    2. verb
    (to fit in well; to blend: The brown sofa tones (in) well with the walls.) harmonizować
    - toneless
    - tonelessly
    - tone down

    English-Polish dictionary > tone

См. также в других словарях:

  • gentle — I. adjective (gentler; gentlest) Etymology: Middle English gentil, from Anglo French, from Latin gentilis of a gens, of one s family, from gent , gens gens, nation; akin to Latin gignere to beget more at kin Date: 13th century 1. a. belonging to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • gentle — /ˈdʒɛntl / (say jentl) adjective (gentler, gentlest) 1. mild, kindly, or amiable: gentle words. 2. not severe, rough, or violent: a gentle wind; a gentle lap of the waves. 3. moderate; gradual: gentle heat; a gentle slope. 4. of good birth or… …  

  • gentle — gentle1 adjective (gentler, gentlest) 1》 mild and kind in temperament or character. 2》 moderate in effect or degree: a gentle breeze. 3》 archaic noble or courteous. verb make or become gentle. ↘touch gently. Derivatives gentleness noun gently… …   English new terms dictionary

  • gentle — 1. adjective /ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩/ a) Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition b) Soft and mild rather than hard or severe 2 …   Wiktionary

  • gentle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. mild, calm; soothing, kindly, tolerant; considerate, courteous, well bred, high born; tame, docile. See courtesy, moderation, nobility, domestication. Ant., rough, brutal. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1.… …   English dictionary for students

  • WILD — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index wild noun wild adjective savage, uncivilized, wild tame adjective domestic, gentle verb domesticate …   English dictionary for students

  • stretch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 area of land or water ADJECTIVE ▪ great, huge, large, long, open, vast, wide ▪ A great stretch of ocean lay beneath them …   Collocations dictionary

  • limber up — verb 1. attach the limber limber a cannon • Syn: ↑limber • Hypernyms: ↑attach • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. make one s body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous p …   Useful english dictionary

  • calm down — verb 1. become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation (Freq. 4) After the fight both men need to cool off. It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again. • Syn: ↑calm, ↑cool off, ↑chill out, ↑simmer down, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • let down — verb 1. move something or somebody to a lower position (Freq. 7) take down the vase from the shelf • Syn: ↑lower, ↑take down, ↑get down, ↑bring down • Ant: ↑raise ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • tranquillise — verb 1. make calm or still quiet the dragons of worry and fear • Syn: ↑calm, ↑calm down, ↑quiet, ↑tranquilize, ↑tranquillize, ↑quieten, ↑lull, ↑still …   Useful english dictionary

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