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1 raise
[reɪz] 1. n (esp US)( payrise) podwyżka f2. vthand, one's voice, salary, question podnosić (podnieść perf); siege zakańczać (zakończyć perf); embargo znosić (znieść perf); objection wnosić (wnieść perf); doubts, hopes wzbudzać (wzbudzić perf); cattle, plant hodować (wyhodować perf); crop uprawiać; child wychowywać (wychować perf); funds, army zbierać (zebrać perf); loan zaciągać (zaciągnąć perf)to raise a glass to sb/sth — wznosić (wznieść perf) toast za kogoś/coś
to raise a laugh/smile — wywoływać (wywołać perf) śmiech/uśmiech
* * *[reiz] 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) podnieść2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) podnieść3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) hodować4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) wycho(wy)wać5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) poruszyć6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) zebrać7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) wzbudzić8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) wzniecać9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) wznieść10) (to give (a shout etc).) wydać11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) wywołać2. noun(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) podwyżka- raise hell/Cain / the roof
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2 scratch
[skrætʃ] 1. n(on furniture, record) rysa f; ( on body) zadrapanie nt, zadraśnięcie nt2. vtbody drapać (podrapać perf); paint, car, record porysować ( perf); (with claw, nail) zadrapać ( perf), zadrasnąć ( perf); ( COMPUT) wymazywać (wymazać perf) ( z dysku)3. vi 4. cpdto scratch one's nose/head — drapać się (podrapać się perf) w nos/głowę
to start from scratch — zaczynać (zacząć perf) od zera
* * *[skræ ] 1. verb1) (to mark or hurt by drawing a sharp point across: The cat scratched my hand; How did you scratch your leg?; I scratched myself on a rose bush.) (po)drapać się, zadrasnąć (się)2) (to rub to relieve itching: You should try not to scratch insect bites.) drapać3) (to make by scratching: He scratched his name on the rock with a sharp stone.) wydrapać, wyryć4) (to remove by scratching: She threatened to scratch his eyes out.) wydrapać5) (to withdraw from a game, race etc: That horse has been scratched.) wycofać2. noun1) (a mark, injury or sound made by scratching: covered in scratches; a scratch at the door.) skrobanie2) (a slight wound: I hurt myself, but it's only a scratch.) zadraśnięcie3) (in certain races or competitions, the starting point for people with no handicap or advantage.) start bez handicapu•- scratchy- scratchiness
- scratch the surface
- start from scratch
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3 snatch
[snætʃ] 1. nstrzęp m, urywek m2. vtporywać (porwać perf); ( fig) opportunity (skwapliwie) korzystać (skorzystać perf) z +gen; time urywać (urwać perf) (inf)3. vito snatch some sleep — przespać się ( perf) trochę
to snatch a look at — rzucać (rzucić perf) ukradkowe spojrzenie na +acc
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[snæ ] 1. verb1) (to (try to) seize or grab suddenly: The monkey snatched the biscuit out of my hand.) capnąć, porwać2) (to take quickly, when one has time or the opportunity: She managed to snatch an hour's sleep.) złapać2. noun1) (an attempt to seize: The thief made a snatch at her handbag.) skok, próba pochwycenia2) (a short piece or extract eg from music, conversation etc: a snatch of conversation.) strzęp, urywek
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