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1 escape
[ɪs'keɪp] 1. n 2. vi 3. vtto escape from — ( place) uciekać (uciec perf) z +gen; ( person) uciekać (uciec perf) od +gen
to escape to safety — chronić się (schronić się perf) w bezpieczne miejsce
to escape notice — umykać (umknąć perf) uwadze
* * *[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) uciekać2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) unikać3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) uchodzić4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) ulatniać się2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) ucieczka, wyciek- escapism- escapist -
2 at large
1) ((of prisoners etc) free: Despite the efforts of the police, the escaped prisoner is still at large.) na wolności2) (in general: the country / the public at large.) w ogólności -
3 bring to justice
(to arrest, try and sentence (a criminal): The murderer escaped but was finally brought to justice.) postawić przed sądem -
4 by means of
(using: We escaped by means of a secret tunnel.) przy użyciu, przez -
5 by the skin of one's teeth
(very narrowly; only just: We escaped by the skin of our teeth.) o mały włos -
6 cage
[keɪdʒ] 1. nklatka f2. vtzamykać (zamknąć perf) w klatce* * *[kei‹] 1. noun1) (a box of wood, wire etc for holding birds or animals: The lion has escaped from its cage; a bird-cage.) klatka2) (a lift in a mine.) winda2. verb(to put in a cage: Some people think that it is cruel to cage wild animals.) umieszczać w klatce- cagebird -
7 captive
['kæptɪv] 1. adjschwytany, pojmany2. njeniec m* * *['kæptiv] 1. noun(a prisoner: Two of the captives escaped.) jeniec2. adjective(kept prisoner: captive soldiers; The children were taken/held captive.) pojmany- captor
- capture 3. noun1) (the act of capturing.) zdobycie, schwytanie2) (something caught: A kangaroo was his most recent capture.) zdobycz -
8 convict
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9 cover
['kʌvə(r)] 1. vt(protect, hide)to cover (with) — zakrywać (zakryć perf) ( +instr); (INSURANCE)
to cover (for) — ubezpieczać (ubezpieczyć perf) (od +gen); ( include) obejmować (objąć perf); distance przemierzać (przemierzyć perf), pokonywać (pokonać perf); topic omawiać (omówić perf), poruszać (poruszyć perf); (PRESS) robić (zrobić perf) reportaż o +loc
Phrasal Verbs:- cover up2. n(for furniture, machinery) pokrowiec m; (of book, magazine) okładka f; ( shelter) schronienie nt; (INSURANCE) zwrot m kosztów; ( fig) ( for illegal activities) przykrywka fto be covered in/with — być pokrytym +instr
to take cover — kryć się (skryć się perf), chronić się (schronić się perf)
* * *1. verb1) (to put or spread something on, over or in front of: They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.) przykrywać2) (to be enough to pay for: Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?) pokrywać3) (to travel: We covered forty miles in one day.) przemierzać4) (to stretch over a length of time etc: His diary covered three years.) obejmować5) (to protect: Are we covered by your car insurance?) obejmować6) (to report on: I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.) obsługiwać, robić reportaż7) (to point a gun at: I had him covered.) wziąć na muszkę2. noun1) (something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc: a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.) przykrycie, pokrywa2) (something that gives protection or shelter: The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.) schronienie, ubezpieczenie3) (something that hides: He escaped under cover of darkness.) osłona•- coverage- covering
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10 escape / get off / go scot free
(to be or remain unhurt or unpunished: The car was badly damaged in the accident, but the driver escaped scot-free.) wyjść bez szwanku, uniknąć kary -
11 gorilla
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12 hound
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13 hunt down
vt* * *(to search for (someone or something) until found: The police hunted down the escaped prisoner.) wytropić, pojmać -
14 prisoner
['prɪznə(r)]n( in prison) więzień/więźniarka m/f; ( during war etc) jeniec mto take sb prisoner — brać (wziąć perf) kogoś do niewoli
* * *noun (anyone who has been captured and is held against his will as a criminal, in a war etc: The prisoners escaped from jail.) więzień -
15 recapture
[riː'kæptʃə(r)]vttown odbijać (odbić perf); escaped prisoner ponownie ująć ( perf); atmosphere, mood odtwarzać (odtworzyć perf)* * *[ri'kæp ə] 1. verb1) (to capture again: The soldiers recaptured the city; The prisoners were recaptured.) odbić, zająć/pochwycić ponownie2) (to convey (the feeling of something from the past): to recapture the atmosphere of medieval London.) odtworzyć2. noun(the process of recapturing or being recaptured.) odbicie, odzyskanie -
16 refuge
['rɛfjuːdʒ]nschronienie nt; ( fig) ucieczka fto take refuge in — chronić się (schronić się perf) w +loc
* * *['refju:‹]((a place which gives) shelter or protection from danger, trouble etc: The escaped prisoner sought refuge in the church.) schronienie- refugee -
17 scale
[skeɪl] 1. n(of numbers, salaries, model) skala f; ( of map) skala f, podziałka f; ( of fish) łuska f; ( MUS) gama f; (size, extent) rozmiary pl, wielkość fto draw sth to scale — rysować (narysować perf) coś w skali
- scales2. vtwdrapywać się (wdrapać się perf) na +accPhrasal Verbs:* * *I [skeil] noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) skala2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) skala3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) gama4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) podziałka, skala5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) skalaII [skeil] verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) wspiąć się naIII [skeil] noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) łuska- scaly -
18 subsequently
['sʌbsɪkwəntlɪ]adv* * *adverb (afterwards: He escaped from prison but was subsequently recaptured.) później, następnie -
19 terrorise
verb (to make very frightened by using or threatening violence: A lion escaped from the zoo and terrorized the whole town.) terroryzować, siać strach (w) -
20 terrorize
['tɛrəraɪz]vt* * *verb (to make very frightened by using or threatening violence: A lion escaped from the zoo and terrorized the whole town.) terroryzować, siać strach (w)
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