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1 get etc long in the tooth
((of a person or animal) to be, become etc, old: I'm getting a bit long in the tooth to climb mountains.) być w podeszłym wieku, osiągać podeszły wiek -
2 tooth
[tuːθ]pl teeth, nząb mto have a tooth out or (US) pulled — mieć wyrwany ząb
to brush one's teeth — myć (umyć perf) zęby
* * *[tu:Ɵ]plural - teeth; noun1) (any of the hard, bone-like objects that grow in the mouth and are used for biting and chewing: He has had a tooth out at the dentist's.) ząb2) (something that looks or acts like a tooth: the teeth of a comb/saw.) ząb•- teethe- toothed
- toothless
- toothy
- toothache
- toothbrush
- toothpaste
- toothpick
- be
- get long in the tooth
- a fine-tooth comb
- a sweet tooth
- tooth and nail -
3 fang
[fæŋ]nkieł m* * *[fæŋ]1) (a long pointed tooth especially of a fierce animal: The wolf bared its fangs.) kieł2) (the poison-tooth of a snake.) jadowity ząb -
4 draw
[drɔː] 1. pt drew, pp drawn, vt (ART, TECH)rysować (narysować perf); cart etc ciągnąć; curtain ( close) zaciągać (zaciągnąć perf), zasuwać (zasunąć perf); ( open) odsuwać (odsunąć perf); gun, conclusion wyciągać (wyciągnąć perf); tooth wyrywać (wyrwać perf); attention przyciągać (przyciągnąć perf); response spotykać się (spotkać się perf) z +instr; admiration wzbudzać (wzbudzić perf); money podejmować (podjąć perf); wages otrzymywaćto draw a comparison (between sth and sth) — porównywać (porównać perf) (coś z czymś)
to draw a distinction (between sth and sth) — rozróżniać (rozróżnić perf) (pomiędzy czymś a czymś)
Phrasal Verbs:- draw in- draw on- draw out- draw up2. vi (ART, TECH) 3. n (SPORT)remis m; ( prize draw) loteria f* * *[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) rysować2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) ciągnąć3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) odjechać, przybliżać się4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) remisować5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) pobierać6) (to open or close (curtains).) roz-/zasuwać7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) przyciągać2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) remis2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) atrakcja3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) losowanie4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) wydobycie broni•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
- long drawn out
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