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1 (straight) from the horse's mouth
(from a well-informed and reliable source: I got that story straight from the horse's mouth.) z pierwszej rękiEnglish-Polish dictionary > (straight) from the horse's mouth
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2 (straight) from the horse's mouth
(from a well-informed and reliable source: I got that story straight from the horse's mouth.) z pierwszej rękiEnglish-Polish dictionary > (straight) from the horse's mouth
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3 horse
[hɔːs]nkoń m* * *[ho:s]1) (a large four-footed animal which is used to pull carts etc or to carry people etc.) koń2) (a piece of apparatus used for jumping, vaulting etc in a gymnasium.) koń z łękami•- horsefly
- horsehair
- horseman
- horsemanship
- horseplay
- horsepower
- horseshoe
- on horseback
- straight from the horse's mouth
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4 the
[ðəˌ ðiː]def art1)the books/children are in the library — książki/dzieci są w bibliotece
2) ( in titles)3) ( in comparisons)the more he works the more he earns — im więcej pracuje, tym więcej zarabia
* * *[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) ten1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the... -
5 the races
(a meeting for horse-racing.) wyścigi -
6 like the wind
(very quickly: The horse galloped away like the wind.) jak wiatr/błyskawica -
7 gallop
['gæləp] 1. ngalop m2. vi* * *['ɡæləp] 1. noun((a period of riding at) the fastest pace of a horse: He took the horse out for a gallop; The horse went off at a gallop.) cwał2. verb1) ((of a horse) to move at a gallop: The horse galloped round the field.) cwałować2) ((with through) to do, say etc (something) very quickly: He galloped through the work.) przelecieć• -
8 trot
[trɔt] 1. n 2. vion the trot ( BRIT) — ( one after another) z rzędu
Phrasal Verbs:- trot out* * *[trot] 1. past tense, past participle - trotted; verb((of a horse) to move with fairly fast, bouncy steps, faster than a walk but slower than a canter or gallop: The horse trotted down the road; The child trotted along beside his mother.) kłusować, truchtać2. noun(the pace at which a horse or rider etc moves when trotting: They rode at a trot.) kłus- trotter -
9 back
[bæk] 1. n( of person) plecy pl; of animal grzbiet m; (of house, car, shirt) tył m; ( of hand) wierzch m; ( of chair) oparcie nt; (FOOTBALL) obrońca m2. vtcandidate popierać (poprzeć perf); ( financially) sponsorować; horse obstawiać (obstawić perf); car cofać (cofnąć perf)Phrasal Verbs:- back out- back up3. vi 4. cpd 5. advback to front — wear tył(em) na przód; know na wylot
to break the back of a job ( BRIT) — wychodzić (wyjść perf) na prostą
to take a back seat ( fig) — usuwać się (usunąć się perf) na drugi plan
* * *[bæk] 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) plecy2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) grzbiet3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) tył4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) pomocnik2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) tylny3. adverb1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) z powrotem2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) daleko, dalej3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) do tyłu4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) w odpowiedzi, z powrotem5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) w przeszłość4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) cofać2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) popierać3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) stawiać na•- backer- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) bekhendem, pochyło, pochyłym pismem- backlog- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat -
10 mount
[maunt] 1. n2. vtMount Carmel — Mount m inv Carmel; ( horse) wierzchowiec m; (for picture, jewel) oprawa f
horse dosiadać (dosiąść perf) +gen; exhibition, display urządzać (urządzić perf); machine, engine mocować (zamocować perf), montować (zamontować perf); jewel, picture oprawiać (oprawić perf); staircase wspinać się (wspiąć się perf) na +acc; stamp umieszczać (umieścić perf); attack, campaign przeprowadzać (przeprowadzić perf)3. viinflation, tension, problems nasilać się (nasilić się perf), narastać (narosnąć perf); person dosiadać (dosiąść perf) koniaPhrasal Verbs:- mount up* * *1. verb1) (to get or climb up (on or on to): He mounted the platform; She mounted (the horse) and rode off.) wspiąć się na, dosiadać2) (to rise in level: Prices are mounting steeply.) podnosić się, iść w górę3) (to put (a picture etc) into a frame, or stick it on to card etc.) oprawić4) (to hang or put up on a stand, support etc: He mounted the tiger's head on the wall.) zawiesić, osadzić5) (to organize: The army mounted an attack; to mount an exhibition.) zmontować, zorganizować2. noun1) (a thing or animal that one rides, especially a horse.) wierzchowiec2) (a support or backing on which anything is placed for display: Would this picture look better on a red mount or a black one?) podstawa, stojak•- mounted- Mountie -
11 groom
[gruːm] 1. n( for horse) stajenny m; (also: bridegroom) pan m młody2. vtto groom sb for — sposobić or przysposabiać (przysposobić perf) kogoś do +gen
* * *[ɡru:m] 1. noun1) (a person who looks after horses: a groom at the stables.) stajenny2) (a bridegroom, male partner of the bride.) pan młody2. verb1) (to clean, brush etc a horse's coat: The horses were groomed for the horse show.) oporządzać, pielęgnować2) (to prepare for some task, purpose etc: She's being groomed as a possible successor to our head of department.) szykować -
12 rear
[rɪə(r)] 1. adj 2. n 3. vt 4. vi(also: rear up) stawać (stanąć perf) dęba* * *I 1. [riə] noun1) (the back part of something: There is a second bathroom at the rear of the house; The enemy attacked the army in the rear.) tył(y)2) (the buttocks, bottom: The horse kicked him in his rear.) tyłek2. adjective(positioned behind: the rear wheels of the car.) tylny- rearguard II [riə] verb1) (to feed and care for (a family, animals etc while they grow up): She has reared six children; He rears cattle.) wychowywać, hodować2) ((especially of a horse) to rise up on the hind legs: The horse reared in fright as the car passed.) wspiąć się3) (to raise (the head etc): The snake reared its head.) podnieść•- rear up -
13 race
[reɪs] 1. n( species) rasa f; ( competition) wyścig m2. vt3. vito race horses/cars (etc) — brać udział w wyścigach konnych/samochodowych (etc)
( compete) ścigać się; ( hurry) pędzić (popędzić perf), gnać (pognać perf); heart bić szybko; engine pracować na podwyższonych obrotachto race sb/against sb — ścigać się z kimś
* * *I 1. [reis] noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) wyścig2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) wystawić do wyścigu, ścigać się2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) ścigać się z3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) mknąć•- racer- racecourse
- racehorse
- racetrack
- racing-car
- a race against time
- the races II [reis]1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.) rasa2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) rasa3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) rasa•- racial- racialism
- racialist
- the human race
- of mixed race -
14 jump
[dʒʌmp] 1. vi 2. vtprzeskakiwać (przeskoczyć perf) (przez)to jump the queue ( BRIT) — wpychać się (wepchnąć się perf) poza kolejką or kolejnością
Phrasal Verbs:- jump at- jump up3. n* * *1. verb1) (to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement: He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence!) skoczyć2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) skoczyć3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) podskoczyć4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) przeskoczyć2. noun1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) skok2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) przeszkoda3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) skok4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) podskok5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) skok•- jumpy- jump at
- jump for joy
- jump on
- jump the gun
- jump the queue
- jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
- jump to it -
15 canter
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16 paw
[pɔː] 1. nłapa f2. vt* * *[po:] 1. noun(the foot of an animal with claws or nails: The dog had a thorn in its paw.) łapa2. verb1) ((of an animal) to touch, hit etc (usually several times) with a paw or paws: The cat was pawing (at) the dead mouse.) uderzać łapą2) ((of an animal) to hit (the ground, usually several times) with a hoof, usually a front hoof: The horse pawed (at) the ground.) grzebać nogą -
17 bolt
[bəult] 1. n( lock) zasuwa f, rygiel m; ( with nut) śruba f; ( of lightning) piorun m2. vt3. vi 4. advto bolt sth to sth — przykuwać (przykuć perf) coś do czegoś
* * *[boult] 1. noun1) (a bar to fasten a door etc: We have a bolt as well as a lock on the door.) zasuwka2) (a round bar of metal, often with a screw thread for a nut: nuts and bolts.) nakrętka3) (a flash of lightning.) piorun4) (a roll (of cloth): a bolt of silk.) sztuka, bela2. verb1) (to fasten with a bolt: He bolted the door.) zaryglować2) (to swallow hastily: The child bolted her food.) łykać3) (to go away very fast: The horse bolted in terror.) wyrwać•- bolt-upright- boltupright
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18 shaft
[ʃɑːft]n* * *1) (the long straight part or handle of a tool, weapon etc: the shaft of a golf-club.) trzonek2) (one of two poles on a cart etc to which a horse etc is harnessed: The horse stood patiently between the shafts.) dyszel3) (a revolving bar transmitting motion in an engine: the driving-shaft.) wał4) (a long, narrow space, made for eg a lift in a building: a liftshaft; a mineshaft.) szyb5) (a ray of light: a shaft of sunlight.) promień -
19 hock
[hɔk]n ( BRIT)* * *[hok](a joint on the hind leg of an animal, below the knee: The horse has an injured hock.) nadpięstek -
20 neigh
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