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[klʌtʃ] 1. n 2. vtściskać (ścisnąć perf) kurczowoPhrasal Verbs:* * *1. verb1) ((with at) to try to take hold of: I clutched at a floating piece of wood to save myself from drowning.) uchwycić się2) (to hold tightly (in the hands): She was clutching a 50-cent piece.) ściskać2. noun1) (control or power: He fell into the clutches of the enemy.) szpon(y)2) ((the pedal operating) a device by means of which two moving parts of an engine may be connected or disconnected: He released the clutch and the car started to move.) sprzęgło•
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