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1 hover
['hɔvə(r)]vibird, insect wisieć or unosić się w powietrzu; person stać wyczekująco, ociągać się* * *1) ((of a bird, insect etc) to remain in the air without moving in any direction.) wisieć w powietrzu2) (to move around while still remaining near a person etc: I wish she'd stop hovering round me and go away.) krążyć3) ((with between) to be undecided: She hovered between leaving and staying.) wahać się• -
2 flutter
['flʌtə(r)] 1. n( of wings) trzepot m, trzepotanie nt; (of panic, excitement) przypływ m2. vi 3. vttrzepotać (zatrzepotać perf) +instr* * *1. verb1) (to (cause to) move quickly: A leaf fluttered to the ground.) (po)sunąć, fruwać2) ((of a bird, insect etc) to move the wings rapidly and lightly: The moth fluttered round the light.) trzepotać (się), miotać (się)2. noun1) (a quick irregular movement (of a pulse etc): She felt a flutter in her chest.) trzepotanie2) (nervous excitement: She was in a great flutter.) niepokój -
3 bug
[bʌg] 1. n (esp US)( insect) robak m; ( COMPUT) ( in program) błąd m; ( in equipment) wada f; ( microphone) ukryty mikrofon m; ( fig) ( germ) wirus m2. vt ( inf)to bug sb's telephone — zakładać (założyć perf) komuś or u kogoś podsłuch (telefoniczny)
to be bugged — room, telephone być na podsłuchu
* * *1. noun1) (an insect that lives in dirty houses and beds: a bedbug.) pluskwa2) (an insect: There's a bug crawling up your arm.) insekt, owad3) (a germ or infection: a stomach bug.) zarazek4) (a small hidden microphone.) podsłuch, aparat podsłuchowy2. verb1) (to place small hidden microphones in (a room etc): The spy's bedroom was bugged.) zamontować podsłuch2) (to annoy: What's bugging him?) gryźć, irytować -
4 fly
[flaɪ] 1. n( insect) mucha f; (also: flies) rozporek m2. vt; pt flew, pp flownplane pilotować; passengers, cargo przewozić (przewieźć perf) samolotem; distances przelatywać (przelecieć perf); kite puszczać (puścić perf)3. vi; pt flew, pp flownplane, passengers lecieć (polecieć perf); ( habitually) latać; bird, insect lecieć (polecieć perf), frunąć (pofrunąć perf); ( habitually) latać, fruwać; prisoner uciekać (uciec perf); flags fruwaćto fly off the handle — tracić (stracić perf) panowanie nad sobą
sorry, I must fly — przepraszam, muszę lecieć
Phrasal Verbs:- fly away- fly in- fly off- fly out* * *I plural - fliesnou)1) (a type of small winged insect.)2) (a fish hook made to look like a fly so that a fish will take it in its mouth: Which fly should I use to catch a trout?)3) ((often in plural) a piece of material with buttons or a zip, especially at the front of trousers.)•II past tense - flew; verb1) (to (make something) go through the air on wings etc or in an aeroplane: The pilot flew (the plane) across the sea.) latać, pilotować2) (to run away (from): He flew (the country).) opuścić, zbiec (z)3) ((of time) to pass quickly: The days flew past.) mijać, uciekać•- flyer- flier
- flying saucer
- flying visit
- frequent flyer/flier
- flyleaf
- flyover
- fly in the face of
- fly into
- fly off the handle
- get off to a flying start
- let fly
- send someone/something flying
- send flying -
5 antenna
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6 feeler
['fiːlə(r)]n( of insect) czułek mto put out a feeler/feelers ( fig) — badać (zbadać perf) grunt
* * *noun ((in certain animals, insects etc) an organ for touching, especially one of the two thread-like parts on an insect's head.) czułek -
7 stamp
[stæmp] 1. n( postage stamp) znaczek m (pocztowy); (rubber stamp, mark) pieczątka f, stempel m; ( fig) piętno nt2. vi(also: stamp one's foot) tupać (tupnąć perf)3. vtletter naklejać (nakleić perf) znaczek na +acc; ( mark) znaczyć (oznaczyć perf), znakować (oznakować perf); ( with rubber stamp) stemplować (ostemplować perf)Phrasal Verbs:* * *[stæmp] 1. verb1) (to bring (the foot) down with force (on the ground): He stamped his foot with rage; She stamped on the insect.) tupać, deptać2) (to print or mark on to: He stamped the date at the top of his letter; The oranges were all stamped with the exporter's name.) stemplować3) (to stick a postage stamp on (a letter etc): I've addressed the envelope but haven't stamped it.) nakleić znaczek pocztowy na, ofrankować2. noun1) (an act of stamping the foot: `Give it to me!' she shouted with a stamp of her foot.) tupnięcie2) (the instrument used to stamp a design etc on a surface: He marked the date on the bill with a rubber date-stamp.) pieczątka3) (a postage stamp: He stuck the stamps on the parcel; He collects foreign stamps.) znaczek4) (a design etc made by stamping: All the goods bore the manufacturer's stamp.) znak, stempel• -
8 tick
[tɪk] 1. n( sound) tykanie nt; ( mark) fajka f (inf), ptaszek m (inf); ( ZOOL) kleszcz m; ( BRIT, inf) momencik m, chwileczka f2. vi 3. vtto put a tick against sth — stawiać (postawić perf) przy czymś ptaszek
to buy sth on tick ( BRIT, inf) — kupować (kupić perf) coś na kredyt
Phrasal Verbs:- tick off* * *I 1. [tik] noun1) (a regular sound, especially that of a watch, clock etc.) tykanie2) (a moment: Wait a tick!) moment2. verb(to make a sound like this: Your watch ticks very loudly!) tykaćII 1. [tik] noun(a mark () used to show that something is correct, has been noted etc.) ptaszek, odfajkowanie2. verb((often with off) to put this mark beside an item or name on a list etc: She ticked everything off on the list.) odfajkować- tick someone off- tick off
- give someone a ticking off
- give a ticking off
- tick someone off
- tick off
- tick over
- ticked off III [tik] noun(a type of small, blood-sucking insect: Our dog has ticks.) kleszcz -
9 venom
['vɛnəm]n(of snake, insect) jad m; (of person, remark) jadowitość f* * *['venəm]1) (the poison produced by some snakes, scorpions etc, transmitted by biting or stinging: the venom of a cobra.) jad2) (great ill-feeling, anger etc: He spoke with venom.) jad•- venomous- venomously -
10 ant
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11 pest
[pɛst]n* * *[pest]1) (a creature that is harmful or destructive, eg a mosquito, a rat etc.) szkodnik2) (a troublesome person or thing: He is always annoying me - he is an absolute pest!) utrapienie, zaraza• -
12 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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13 swat
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14 true
[truː]adj(not false, real, genuine) prawdziwy; (accurate, faithful) wierny; wall etc dobrze wypionowanyto come true — dreams spełniać się (spełnić się perf); predictions sprawdzać się (sprawdzić się perf)
* * *[tru:]1) ((negative untrue) telling of something that really happened; not invented; agreeing with fact; not wrong: That is a true statement; Is it true that you did not steal the ring?) prawdziwy2) ((negative untrue) accurate: They don't have a true idea of its importance.) dokładny3) ((negative untrue) faithful; loyal: He has been a true friend.) wierny, oddany4) (properly so called: A spider is not a true insect.) prawdziwy•- trueness- truly -
15 wing
[wɪŋ]n* * *[wiŋ]1) (one of the arm-like limbs of a bird or bat, which it usually uses in flying, or one of the similar limbs of an insect: The eagle spread his wings and flew away; The bird cannot fly as it has an injured wing; These butterflies have red and brown wings.) skrzydło2) (a similar structure jutting out from the side of an aeroplane: the wings of a jet.) skrzydło3) (a section built out to the side of a (usually large) house: the west wing of the hospital.) skrzydło4) (any of the corner sections of a motor vehicle: The rear left wing of the car was damaged.) błotnik5) (a section of a political party or of politics in general: the Left/Right wing.) skrzydło6) (one side of a football etc field: He made a great run down the left wing.) skrzydło7) (in rugby and hockey, a player who plays mainly down one side of the field.) skrzydłowy8) (in the air force, a group of three squadrons of aircraft.) dywizjon•- winged- - winged
- winger
- wingless
- wings
- wing commander
- wingspan
- on the wing
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16 world
[wəːld] 1. nświat m2. cpdto think the world of sb — ( think highly) bardzo kogoś cenić; (like, love) świata poza kimś nie widzieć
it will do you a/the world of good — to ci doskonale zrobi
world champion — mistrz(yni) m(f) świata
World War One/Two — pierwsza/druga wojna światowa
* * *[wə:ld]1) (the planet Earth: every country of the world.) świat2) (the people who live on the planet Earth: The whole world is waiting for a cure for cancer.) świat3) (any planet etc: people from other worlds.) świat4) (a state of existence: Many people believe that after death the soul enters the next world; Do concentrate! You seem to be living in another world.) świat5) (an area of life or activity: the insect world; the world of the international businessman.) świat6) (a great deal: The holiday did him a/the world of good.) moc, mnóstwo7) (the lives and ways of ordinary people: He's been a monk for so long that he knows nothing of the (outside) world.) świat•- worldly- worldliness
- worldwide
- World Wide Web
- the best of both worlds
- for all the world
- out of this world
- what in the world? - what in the world
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