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1 flex
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2 biceps
['baɪsɛps]nbiceps m, bicepsy pl* * *(the large muscles in the front of the upper arm: The boxer has enormous biceps.) bicepsy -
3 bulge
[bʌldʒ] 1. n( bump) wybrzuszenie nt; (in birth rate, sales) przejściowy wzrost m2. vito be bulging with — box pękać od +gen; table, shelf uginać się od +gen
* * *1. noun(a swelling: the bulge of her hips.) wybrzuszenie2. verb(to swell out: His muscles bulged.) wybrzuszać się -
4 cast-iron
1) (made of cast iron: a cast-iron frying-pan.) żeliwny2) (very strong: cast-iron muscles.) stalowy -
5 contract
1. nkontrakt m, umowa f2. [kən'trækt] vi( become smaller) kurczyć się (skurczyć się perf); ( COMM)3. vtto contract to do sth — zobowiązywać się (zobowiązać się perf) w drodze umowy do zrobienia czegoś
Phrasal Verbs:4. cpdcontract of employment/service — umowa o pracę
* * *1. [kən'trækt] verb1) (to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc: Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract.) kurczyć (się), zmniejszać (się), skracać (się)2) ( to promise legally in writing: They contracted to supply us with cable.) podejmować się3) (to become infected with (a disease): He contracted malaria.) zarażać się4) (to promise (in marriage).) zobowiązywać się2. ['kontrækt] noun(a legal written agreement: He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft.) kontrakt, umowa- contractor -
6 contraction
[kən'trækʃən]n(of muscle, uterus) skurcz m; (of metal, power) kurczenie się nt; ( LING) forma f ściągnięta* * *[-ʃən]1) (an act of contracting: contraction of metals; contraction of muscles.) kurczenie się2) (a word shortened in speech or spelling: `I'm' is a contraction of `I am'.) forma skrócona -
7 convulsion
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8 cramp
[kræmp] 1. n ( MED)skurcz m2. vthamować (zahamować perf) rozwój +gen* * *[kræmp] 1. noun((a) painful stiffening of the muscles: The swimmer got cramp and drowned.) skurcz2. verb1) (to put into too small a space: We were all cramped together in a tiny room.) wtłaczać, pakować2) (to restrict; Lack of money cramped our efforts.) ograniczać -
9 flesh
[flɛʃ] 1. n( of pig etc) mięso nt; ( of fruit) miąższ m; ( skin) ciało nt2. vtPhrasal Verbs:* * *[fleʃ]1) (the soft substance (muscles etc) that covers the bones of animals.) ciało2) (the soft part of fruit: the golden flesh of a peach.) miąższ•- fleshy- flesh and blood
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10 muscle
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11 muscular
['mʌskjulə(r)]adj* * *1) (of, or relating to, muscle(s): great muscular strength.) muskularny, mięśniowy2) (having well-developed muscles; strong: She is tall and muscular.) muskularny -
12 pectoral
['pektərəl](of or on the breast or chest: the pectoral muscles.) piersiowy -
13 ripple
['rɪpl] 1. n( wave) zmarszczka f; ( of applause) szmer m2. vi 3. vt* * *['ripl] 1. noun(a little wave or movement on the surface of water etc: He threw the stone into the pond, and watched the ripples spread across the water.) drobna fala2. verb(to (cause to) have ripples: The grass rippled in the wind; The wind rippled the grass.) falować -
14 spasm
['spæzəm]n ( MED)skurcz m, spazm m; (fig: of anger etc) paroksyzm m* * *['spæzəm](a sudden uncontrollable jerking of the muscles: A spasm of pain twisted his face for a moment.) skurcz, spazm -
15 tense
[tɛns] 1. adj 2. n ( LING)czas m3. vtnapinać (napiąć perf), naprężać (naprężyć perf)* * *[tens] I noun(a form of a verb that shows the time of its action in relation to the time of speaking: a verb in the past/future/present tense.) czasII 1. adjective1) (strained; nervous: The crowd was tense with excitement; a tense situation.) napięty2) (tight; tightly stretched.) naprężony2. verb(to make or become tense: He tensed his muscles.) napinać (się)- tensely- tenseness
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16 tetanus
['tɛtənəs]ntężec m* * *['tetənəs](a type of serious disease, caused by an infected wound etc, in which certain muscles (especially of the jaw) become stiff.) tężec -
17 tone
[təun] 1. n 2. vito tone in with — pasować do +gen, harmonizować z +instr
Phrasal Verbs:- tone up* * *[təun] 1. noun1) ((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.) ton2) (a shade of colour: various tones of green.) odcień3) (firmness of body or muscle: Your muscles lack tone - you need exercise.) elastyczność4) (in music, one of the larger intervals in an octave eg between C and D.) ton2. verb(to fit in well; to blend: The brown sofa tones (in) well with the walls.) harmonizować- tonal- toneless
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18 weight
[weɪt] 1. n( metal object) odważnik m; ( heaviness) waga f2. vt ( fig)* * *[weit]1) (the amount which a person or thing weighs: He's put on a lot of weight (= got much fatter) over the years.) waga2) (a piece of metal etc of a standard weight: seven-pound weight.) odważnik3) (a heavy object, especially one for lifting as a sport: He lifts weights to develop his muscles.) ciężar4) (burden; load: You have taken a weight off my mind.) znaczenie5) (importance: Her opinion carries a lot of weight.) -
19 tone up
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