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1 pick holes in
(to criticize or find faults in (an argument, theory etc): He sounded very convincing, but I'm sure one could pick holes in what he said.) szukać słabych punktów -
2 pick
[pɪk] 1. nkilof m, oskard m2. vt( select) wybierać (wybrać perf); fruit, flowers zrywać (zerwać perf); mushrooms zbierać (zebrać perf); book from shelf etc zdejmować (zdjąć perf); lock otwierać (otworzyć perf); spot wyciskać (wycisnąć perf); scab zrywać (zerwać perf)the pick of — najlepsza część +gen
to pick one's nose/teeth — dłubać w nosie/zębach
to pick sb's pocket — dobierać się (dobrać się perf) komuś do kieszeni
to pick a quarrel (with sb) — wywoływać (wywołać perf) kłótnię (z kimś)
Phrasal Verbs:- pick at- pick off- pick on- pick out- pick up* * *I 1. [pik] verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) wybierać2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) zbierać, zrywać3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) podnosić4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) otworzyć (np. wytrychem), sforsować2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) wybór2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) najlepsza część, wyselekcjonowana część•- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way II [pik] noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) kilof -
3 hole
[həul] 1. n ( lit, fig)dziura f2. vtto pick holes in ( fig) — wyszukiwać słabe punkty w +loc
Phrasal Verbs:- hole up* * *[həul] 1. noun1) (an opening or gap in or through something: a hole in the fence; holes in my socks.) dziura2) (a hollow in something solid: a hole in my tooth; Many animals live in holes in the ground.) dziura, jama3) ((in golf) (the point scored by the player who takes the fewest strokes to hit his ball over) any one of the usually eighteen sections of the golf course between the tees and the holes in the middle of the greens: He won by two holes; We played nine holes.) dołek2. verb1) (to make a hole in: The ship was badly holed when it hit the rock.) podziurawić2) (to hit (a ball etc) into a hole: The golfer holed his ball from twelve metres away.) trafić do dołka•- hole out
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