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  • 1 quick

    [kwɪk] 1. adj
    (fast, swift) szybki; ( sharp) mind bystry; wit cięty; ( brief) krótki
    2. adv 3. n

    be quick! — szybko!, pospiesz się!

    she was quick to see that … — szybko zauważyła, że…

    * * *
    [kwik] 1. adjective
    1) (done, said, finished etc in a short time: a quick trip into town.) szybki
    2) (moving, or able to move, with speed: He's a very quick walker; I made a grab at the dog, but it was too quick for me.) prędki
    3) (doing something, able to do something, or done, without delay; prompt; lively: He is always quick to help; a quick answer; He's very quick at arithmetic.) szybki, bystry
    2. adverb
    (quickly: quick-frozen food.) szybko
    - quicken
    - quickness
    - quicklime
    - quicksands
    - quicksilver
    - quick-tempered
    - quick-witted
    - quick-wittedly
    - quick-wittedness

    English-Polish dictionary > quick

  • 2 fast

    [fɑːst] 1. adj
    runner, car, progress szybki; dye, colour trwały
    2. adv
    run, act, think szybko; stuck, held mocno
    3. n
    post m
    4. vi
    * * *
    I 1. adjective
    1) (quick-moving: a fast car.) szybki
    2) (quick: a fast worker.) szybki
    3) ((of a clock, watch etc) showing a time in advance of the correct time: My watch is five minutes fast.) spieszyć się
    2. adverb
    (quickly: She speaks so fast I can't understand her.) szybko
    - fast foods
    - fast food     II 1. verb
    (to go without food, especially for religious or medical reasons: Muslims fast during the festival of Ramadan.) pościć
    2. noun
    (a time or act of fasting: She has just finished two days' fast.) post
    III adjective
    1) ((of a dye) fixed; that will not come out of a fabric when it is washed.) trwały
    2) (firm; fixed: She made her end of the rope fast to a tree.) przymocowany
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    English-Polish dictionary > fast

  • 3 draw

    [drɔː] 1. pt drew, pp drawn, vt (ART, TECH)
    rysować (narysować perf); cart etc ciągnąć; curtain ( close) zaciągać (zaciągnąć perf), zasuwać (zasunąć perf); ( open) odsuwać (odsunąć perf); gun, conclusion wyciągać (wyciągnąć perf); tooth wyrywać (wyrwać perf); attention przyciągać (przyciągnąć perf); response spotykać się (spotkać się perf) z +instr; admiration wzbudzać (wzbudzić perf); money podejmować (podjąć perf); wages otrzymywać
    Phrasal Verbs:
    2. vi (ART, TECH)
    rysować; (SPORT) remisować (zremisować perf)
    3. n (SPORT)
    remis m; ( prize draw) loteria f
    * * *
    [dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb
    1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) rysować
    2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) ciągnąć
    3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) odjechać, przybliżać się
    4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) remisować
    5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) pobierać
    6) (to open or close (curtains).) roz-/zasuwać
    7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) przyciągać
    2. noun
    1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) remis
    2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) atrakcja
    3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) losowanie
    4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) wydobycie broni
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    - drawn
    - drawback
    - drawbridge
    - drawing-pin
    - drawstring
    - draw a blank
    - draw a conclusion from
    - draw in
    - draw the line
    - draw/cast lots
    - draw off
    - draw on1
    - draw on2
    - draw out
    - draw up
    - long drawn out

    English-Polish dictionary > draw

  • 4 hustle

    ['hʌsl] 1. vt 2. n
    * * *
    1. verb
    1) (to push quickly and roughly: The man was hustled out of the office.) popychać
    2) (to make (someone) act quickly: Don't try to hustle me into making a sudden decision.) przynaglać, popędzać
    3) ((American) to swindle; to obtain something dishonestly or illegally: to hustle money from old ladies; the car dealer tried to hustle us.) naciągać, wyłudzać
    4) ((American) to sell or earn one's living by illegal means: hustling on the streets; hustle drugs.) prowadzić nielegalny handel
    5) ((American) (slang) to work as a prostitute; to solicit clients.) pracować jako prostytutka
    2. noun
    (quick and busy activity.) bieganina

    English-Polish dictionary > hustle

  • 5 mop

    [mɔp] 1. n
    ( for floor) mop m; ( for dishes) zmywak m ( na rączce); ( of hair) czupryna f
    2. vt
    floor myć (umyć perf), zmywać (zmyć perf); eyes, face ocierać (otrzeć perf)
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    [mop] 1. noun
    1) (a pad of sponge, or a bunch of pieces of coarse string or yarn etc, fixed on a handle, for washing floors, dishes etc.) zmywak
    2) (a thick mass of hair: a mop of dark hair.) czupryna
    3) (an act of mopping: He gave the floor a quick mop.) mycie
    2. verb
    1) (to rub or wipe with a mop: She mopped the kitchen floor.) zmywać
    2) (to wipe or clean (eg a face covered with sweat): He mopped his brow.) ocierać
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    English-Polish dictionary > mop

  • 6 nip

    [nɪp] 1. vt
    szczypać (szczypnąć perf or uszczypnąć perf)
    2. n
    ( bite) uszczypnięcie nt; ( drink) łyk m

    to nip downstairs/upstairs ( BRIT, inf) — wyskoczyć ( perf) na dół/na górę (inf)

    to nip into a shop ( BRIT, inf) — wskoczyć ( perf) do sklepu (inf)

    * * *
    [nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb
    1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) uszczypnąć
    2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) odciąć
    3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) szczypać
    4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) skoczyć
    5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) zmrozić
    2. noun
    1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) uszczypnięcie
    2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) przymrozek
    3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) łyk
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    - nip something in the bud
    - nip in the bud

    English-Polish dictionary > nip

  • 7 roll

    [rəul] 1. n
    ( of paper) rolka f; ( of cloth) bela f; ( of banknotes) zwitek m; ( of members etc) lista f, wykaz m; ( in parish etc) rejestr m, archiwum nt; ( of drums) werbel m; (also: bread roll) bułka f
    2. vt
    ball, dice toczyć, kulać; (also: roll up) string zwijać (zwinąć perf); sleeves podwijać (podwinąć perf); cigarette skręcać (skręcić perf); eyes przewracać +instr; (also: roll out) pastry wałkować, rozwałkowywać (rozwałkować perf); road, lawn walcować
    3. vi
    ball, stone, tears toczyć się (potoczyć się perf); thunder przetaczać się (przetoczyć się perf); ship kołysać się; sweat spływać; camera, printing press chodzić

    cheese/ham roll — bułka z serem/szynką

    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    I 1. [rəul] noun
    1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rolka
    2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) bułka
    3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) tarzanie się
    4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) kołysanie
    5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) grzmot
    6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) zwał
    7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) werbel
    2. verb
    1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) (po)toczyć (się)
    2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) toczyć
    3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) zwinąć (w rulon)
    4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) przewrócić (się)
    5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) rozwałkować, utoczyć
    6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) zawinąć
    7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) walcować, wałkować
    8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) kołysanie się
    9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) grzmieć
    10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) wywrócić
    11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) turlać się
    12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) falować, płynąć, kołysać się
    13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) przemijać
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    - rolling
    - roller-skate     3. verb
    (to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) jeździć na wrotkach
    - roll in
    - roll up     II
    (a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) rejestr

    English-Polish dictionary > roll

  • 8 scurry

    ['skʌrɪ]
    vi
    mknąć (pomknąć perf), pędzić (popędzić perf)
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    1. verb
    ((usually with away, off etc) to run with short, quick steps: It began to rain and we scurried home.) truchtać
    2. noun
    (an act or a noise of hurrying: a scurry of feet.) bieg truchtem

    English-Polish dictionary > scurry

  • 9 slip

    [slɪp] 1. n
    ( fall) poślizgnięcie (się) nt; ( mistake) pomyłka f; ( underskirt) halka f; ( of paper) kawałek m
    2. vt 3. vi
    person poślizgnąć się ( perf); production, profits spadać (spaść perf)

    to give sb the slip — zwiać ( perf) komuś (inf)

    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb
    1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) poślizgnąć się
    2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) wyślizgnąć się
    3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) obniżać loty, opuszczać się
    4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) wymykać się
    5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) zrywać się z
    6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) wsuwać
    2. noun
    1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) poślizgnięcie
    2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) pomyłka
    3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) halka
    4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) pochylnia
    •
    - slippery
    - slipperiness
    - slip road
    - slipshod
    - give someone the slip
    - give the slip
    - let slip
    - slip into
    - slip off
    - slip on
    - slip up     II [slip] noun
    (a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) świstek, pasek

    English-Polish dictionary > slip

  • 10 slow

    [sləu] 1. adj
    wolny, powolny

    to be slow to act/decide — zbyt wolno działać/podejmować decyzje

    to go slow — driver jechać wolno or powoli; ( BRIT) workers zwalniać (zwolnić perf) tempo pracy ( w ramach akcji protestacyjnej)

    2. adv
    wolno, powoli

    "slow" — znak ograniczenia prędkości

    3. vt
    (also: slow down, slow up) speed zmniejszać (zmniejszyć perf); business etc przyhamowywać (przyhamować perf)
    4. vi
    (also: slow down, slow up) zwalniać (zwolnić perf)

    to slow down/up the car — zwalniać (zwolnić perf)

    * * *
    [sləu] 1. adjective
    1) (not fast; not moving quickly; taking a long time: a slow train; The service at that restaurant is very slow; He was very slow to offer help.) wolny
    2) ((of a clock etc) showing a time earlier than the actual time; behind in time: My watch is five minutes slow.) spóźniony
    3) (not clever; not quick at learning: He's particularly slow at arithmetic.) tępy
    2. verb
    (to make, or become slower: The car slowed to take the corner.) zmniejszać szybkość, zwalniać
    - slowness
    - slow motion
    - slow down/up

    English-Polish dictionary > slow

  • 11 sponge

    [spʌndʒ] 1. n
    gąbka f; (also: sponge cake) biszkopt m
    2. vt 3. vi

    to sponge off/on sb — wyciągać od kogoś pieniądze

    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) gąbka
    2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) gąbka
    3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) biszkopt
    4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) wytarcie gąbką
    2. verb
    1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) wycierać gąbką
    2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) pasożytować
    •
    - spongy
    - spongily
    - sponginess
    - sponge cake
    - sponge pudding

    English-Polish dictionary > sponge

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