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1 duck
[dʌk] 1. nkaczka f2. vi(also: duck down) uchylać się (uchylić się perf)3. vtuchylać się (uchylić się perf) przed +instr* * *I verb1) (to push briefly under water: They splashed about, ducking each other in the pool.) wpychać pod wodę, `przytapiać`2) (to lower the head suddenly as if to avoid a blow: He ducked as the ball came at him.) zrobić unikII plurals - ducks, duck; noun1) (a kind of wild or domesticated water-bird with short legs and a broad flat beak.) kaczka2) (a female duck. See also drake.) kaczka3) (in cricket, a score of nil by a batsman: He was out for a duck.)•- duckling -
2 heron
['hɛrən]nczapla f* * *['herən](a type of large water-bird, with long legs and a long neck.) czapla -
3 pelican
['pɛlɪkən]npelikan m* * *['pelikən](a kind of large water-bird with a large beak with a pouch for carrying fish.) pelikan -
4 swan
[swɔn]nłabędź m* * *[swon](a large, usually white, water-bird of the duck family, with a long graceful neck.) łabędź -
5 plunge
[plʌndʒ] 1. n( of bird) nurkowanie nt; ( of person) skok m ( do morza itp); (fig: of prices, rates) gwałtowny spadek m2. vt 3. vi( fall) wpadać (wpaść perf); ( dive) bird nurkować (zanurkować perf); person wskakiwać (wskoczyć perf); ( fig) prices, rates spadać (spaść perf) (gwałtownie)to take the plunge ( fig) — podejmować (podjąć perf) życiową decyzję
* * *1. verb1) (to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive: He plunged into the river.) dać nura, skoczyć2) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) wepchnąć, wbić2. noun(an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) nurkowanie, skok (na głowę)- plunger- take the plunge -
6 ruffle
['rʌfl]vthair mierzwić (zmierzwić perf), wichrzyć (zwichrzyć perf); water marszczyć (zmarszczyć perf); bird feathers stroszyć (nastroszyć perf); ( fig) person poruszać (poruszyć perf)* * *(to make wrinkled or uneven, especially hair, feathers etc: The wind ruffled her hair; The bird ruffled its feathers in anger.) zmierzwić, nastroszyć -
7 bath
[bɑːθ] 1. n( bathtub) wanna f; ( act of bathing) kąpiel f2. vtto have a bath — brać (wziąć perf) kąpiel, kąpać się (wykąpać się perf)
See also:- baths* * *1. plural - baths; noun1) (a large container for holding water in which to wash the whole body: I'll fill the bath with water for you.) wanna2) (an act of washing in a bath: I had a bath last night.) kąpiel3) (a container of liquid etc in which something is immersed: a bird bath.) basen2. verb(to wash in a bath: I'll bath the baby.) kąpać- bathroom
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8 wring
[rɪŋ]pt, pp wrung, vtwet clothes wykręcać (wykręcić perf); hands załamywać (załamać perf); bird's neck ukręcać (ukręcić perf)to wring sth out of sb/sth ( fig) — wyciskać (wycisnąć perf) coś z kogoś/czegoś (inf)
* * *[riŋ]past tense, past participle - wrung; verb1) (to force (water) from (material) by twisting or by pressure: He wrung the water from his soaking-wet shirt.) wykręcać2) (to clasp and unclasp (one's hands) in desperation, fear etc.) załamywać (ręce)•- wringer- wringing wet -
9 sea
[siː] 1. nmorze nt2. cpdbreeze, bird etc morskito look out to sea — spoglądać (spojrzeć perf) daleko w morze
heavy/rough sea(s) — wzburzone morze
* * *[si:] 1. noun1) ((often with the) the mass of salt water covering most of the Earth's surface: I enjoy swimming in the sea; over land and sea; The sea is very deep here; ( also adjective) A whale is a type of large sea animal.) morze2) (a particular area of sea: the Baltic Sea; These fish are found in tropical seas.) morze3) (a particular state of the sea: mountainous seas.) morze•- seawards- seaward
- seaboard
- sea breeze
- seafaring
- seafood 2. adjectiveseafood restaurants.)- seafront- sea-going
- seagull
- sea level
- sea-lion
- seaman
- seaport
- seashell
- seashore
- seasick
- seasickness
- seaside
- seaweed
- seaworthy
- seaworthiness
- at sea
- go to sea
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10 waterfowl
noun or noun plural (a bird or birds which live on or beside water.) ptak wodny, ptactwo wodne
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