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41 confined
[kən'faɪnd]adj* * *1) ((with to) kept in or shut up in: confined to bed with a cold.) przykuty2) (narrow, small: a confined space.) ciasny -
42 crack
[kræk] 1. n( noise) trzask m; ( gap) szczelina f, szpara f; ( in bone) pęknięcie nt; (in wall, dish) pęknięcie nt, rysa f; ( joke) kawał m; ( drug) crack m; ( inf) ( attempt)2. vtto have a crack (at sth) — próbować (spróbować perf) swoich sił (w czymś)
whip, twig trzaskać (trzasnąć perf) +instr; knee etc stłuc ( perf); nut rozłupywać (rozłupać perf); problem rozgryzać (rozgryźć perf); code łamać (złamać perf)Phrasal Verbs:- crack up3. adjathlete, expert pierwszorzędny; regiment elitarnyto get cracking ( inf) — zabierać się (zabrać się perf) do roboty
* * *[kræk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) pękać, powodować pęknięcie2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) rozłupywać3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) trzaskać4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) opowiadać5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) pruć6) (to solve (a code).) łamać7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) łamać się2. noun1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) pęknięcie2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) szpara3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) trzask4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) cios5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) żart6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol)3. adjective(expert: a crack racing-driver.) wyśmienity- cracked- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
- have a crack -
43 crevice
['krɛvɪs]nszczelina f (skalna)* * *['krevis](a crack or narrow opening (in a wall, rock etc): Plants grew in the crevices.) szpara -
44 cross-country skiing
noun (the sport of skiing with narrow skis across the countryside, through woods etc.) przełajowy -
45 ditch
[dɪtʃ] 1. n( at roadside) rów m; ( irrigation ditch) kanał m2. vt ( inf)* * *[di ] 1. noun(a long narrow hollow dug in the ground especially one to drain water from a field, road etc: He climbed over the fence and fell into a ditch.) rów, kanał2. verb(to get rid of: The stolen car had been ditched by the thieves several miles away.) porzucić -
46 ease
[iːz] 1. n 2. vt 3. visituation uspokajać się (uspokoić się perf); pain, grip zelżeć ( perf); rain, snow słabnąć (osłabnąć perf)to ease sth in/out — włożyć/wyjąć coś
Phrasal Verbs:- ease off- ease up* * *[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) spokój2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) łatwość3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) swoboda2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) uśmierzyć, sprawić ulgę2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) zelżeć, zwolnić3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) (po)suwać, przesunąć•- easily- easiness
- easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) Uwaga! Ostrożnie!- easy-going
- at ease
- easier said than done
- go easy on
- stand at ease
- take it easy
- take one's ease -
47 elongated
['iːlɔŋgeɪtɪd]adj* * *['i:loŋɡeitid, ]( American[) i'lo:ŋɡeitid]((made) long and narrow; stretched out: An oval looks like an elongated circle.) wydłużony, podłużny -
48 flask
[flɑːsk]npłaska butelka f, piersiówka f (inf); ( CHEM) kolba f; (also: vacuum flask) termos m* * *1) (a container in which drinks can be carried: a flask of whisky.) manierka, piersiówka2) (a vacuum flask: The workmen carried flasks of tea.) termos3) (a bottle, usually with a narrow neck.) kolba -
49 floorboard
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50 footing
['futɪŋ]n ( fig)stopa fto lose one's footing — tracić (stracić perf) równowagę
on an equal footing with — na równi z +instr
* * *1) (balance: It was difficult to keep his footing on the narrow path.) równowaga2) (foundation: The business is now on a firm footing.) podstawa -
51 frieze
[friːz]nfryz m* * *[fri:z](a narrow strip around the walls of a room, building etc near the top, usually decorated with pictures, carving etc: The walls were decorated with a frieze of horses.) fryz -
52 gondola
['gɔndələ]ngondola f* * *['ɡondələ]1) (a long narrow boat used on the canals of Venice.) gondola2) (a kind of safety cage for people who are working on the outside of a tall building to stand in.) platforma• -
53 gorge
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54 groove
[gruːv]n( in record etc) rowek m* * *[ɡru:v](a long, narrow cut made in a surface: the groove in a record.) rowek- grooved -
55 hour-glass
noun (a device that measures time in hours by passing sand from one glass container through a narrow tube into a lower container.) klepsydra -
56 inch
[ɪntʃ] 1. ncal m2. viPhrasal Verbs:* * *[in ] 1. noun1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) cal2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) odrobina2. verb(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) posuwać się cal po calu -
57 isthmus
['ɪsməs]nprzesmyk m* * *['isməs](a narrow strip of land joining two larger pieces: the Isthmus of Panama.) przesmyk -
58 ladder
['lædə(r)] 1. n(metal, wood) drabina f; ( rope) drabinka f; ( BRIT) ( in tights) oczko nt; ( fig) drabina f społeczna2. vt fus ( BRIT)I laddered my tights, my tights laddered — poszło or poleciało mi oczko w rajstopach
* * *['lædə] 1. noun1) (a set of rungs or steps between two long supports, for climbing up or down: She was standing on a ladder painting the ceiling; the ladder of success.) drabina2) ((American run) a long, narrow flaw caused by the breaking of a stitch in a stocking or other knitted fabric.) oczko2. verb(to (cause to) develop such a flaw: I laddered my best pair of tights today; Fine stockings ladder very easily.) podrzeć, puszczać oczka -
59 lane
[leɪn]n( in country) dróżka f; ( in town) uliczka f; ( AUT) pas m (ruchu); (of race course, swimming pool) tor m* * *[lein]1) (a narrow road or street: a winding lane.) zaułek, aleja2) (used in the names of certain roads or streets: His address is 12 Penny Lane.) aleja3) (a division of a road for one line of traffic: The new motorway has three lanes in each direction.) pas ruchu4) (a regular course across the sea taken by ships: a regular shipping lane.) tor wodny -
60 lapel
[lə'pɛl]nklapa f, wyłóg m* * *[lə'pel](the part of a coat joined to the collar and folded back against the chest: Narrow lapels are in fashion.) klapa
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