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1 hold one's breath
(to stop breathing (often because of anxiety or to avoid being heard): He held his breath as he watched the daring acrobat.) wstrzymać oddech -
2 under one's breath
(in a whisper: He swore under his breath.) półszeptem -
3 breath
[brɛθ]n( breathing) oddech m; ( single intake of air) wdech mto go out for a breath of air — wychodzić (wyjść perf) zaczerpnąć powietrza or odetchnąć świeżym powietrzem
to get one's breath back — odzyskać ( perf) oddech
to hold one's breath — wstrzymywać (wstrzymać perf) oddech
* * *[breƟ]1) (the air drawn into, and then sent out from, the lungs: My dog's breath smells terrible.) oddech2) (an act of breathing: Take a deep breath.) oddech•- breathlessly
- breathlessness
- hold one's breath
- out of breath
- under one's breath -
4 whistle
['wɪsl] 1. n 2. viperson gwizdać (gwizdnąć perf or zagwizdać perf), pogwizdywać; bird, kettle gwizdać (zagwizdać perf); bullet świstać (świsnąć perf)3. vtto whistle a tune — gwizdać (zagwizdać perf) (jakąś) melodię
* * *['wisl] 1. verb1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) (za)gwizdać2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) (za)gwizdać, odgwizdać3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) gwizdnąć4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) gwizdać2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) gwizd2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) fujarka3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) gwizdek -
5 wind
I 1. [wɪnd] ninto/against the wind — pod wiatr
2. vtto get wind of sth ( fig) — zwietrzyć ( perf) coś
pozbawiać (pozbawić perf) tchuII 1. [waɪnd] pt, pp wound, vtthread, rope nawijać (nawinąć perf); bandage zawijać (zawinąć perf); clock, toy nakręcać (nakręcić perf)2. viPhrasal Verbs:- wind up* * *I 1. [wind] noun1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) wiatr2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) dech3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) wiatry, wzdęcie2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) pozbawić tchu3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) dęty- windy- windiness
- windfall
- windmill
- windpipe
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windscreen
- windsock
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windswept
- get the wind up
- get wind of
- get one's second wind
- in the wind
- like the wind II past tense, past participle - wound; verb1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) owinąć2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) zwijać3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) wić się4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) nakręcić•- winder- winding
- wind up
- be/get wound up -
6 out of
prep1) ( outside) z +gento go out of the house — wychodzić (wyjść perf) z domu
2) ( beyond)3) (indicating cause, motive, origin, material) z +genout of curiosity/greed — z ciekawości/chciwości
4) ( from among) na +acc5) ( without) bez +gento be out of milk/sugar — nie mieć mleka/cukru
* * *1) (from inside: He took it out of the bag.) z2) (not in: Mr Smith is out of the office; out of danger; out of sight.) poza3) (from among: Four out of five people like this song.) z4) (having none left: She is quite out of breath.) bez5) (because of: He did it out of curiosity/spite.) z(e)6) (from: He drank the lemonade straight out of the bottle.) z -
7 voice
[vɔɪs] 1. ngłos m2. vtin a loud/soft voice — głośno/cicho
to give voice to — dawać (dać perf) wyraz +dat
* * *[vois] 1. noun1) (the sounds from the mouth made in speaking or singing: He has a very deep voice; He spoke in a quiet/loud/angry/kind voice.) głos2) (the voice regarded as the means of expressing opinion: The voice of the people should not be ignored; the voice of reason/conscience.) głos2. verb1) (to express (feelings etc): He voiced the discontent of the whole group.) wyrazić2) (to produce the sound of (especially a consonant) with a vibration of the vocal cords as well as with the breath: `Th' should be voiced in `this' but not in `think'.) udźwięczniać•- voiced- voiceless
- voice mail
- be in good voice
- lose one's voice
- raise one's voice -
8 sob
[sɔb] 1. nszloch m2. vi* * *[sob] 1. past tense, past participle - sobbed; verb1) (to weep noisily: I could hear her sobbing in her bedroom.) szlochać2) (to say, while weeping: `I can't find my mother,' sobbed the child.) mówić szlochając2. noun(the loud gasp for breath made when one is weeping etc.) szloch
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