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1 cut off
vtpiece, village, supply odcinać (odciąć perf); limb obcinać (obciąć perf); ( TEL) rozłączać (rozłączyć perf)* * *1) (to interrupt or break a telephone connection: I was cut off in the middle of the telephone call.) przerywać2) (to separate: They were cut off from the rest of the army.) odcinać3) (to stop or prevent delivery of: They've cut off our supplies of coal.) odcinać -
2 power cut
nprzerwa f w dopływie energii elektrycznej* * *(a break in the electricity supply: We had a power cut last night.) wyłączenie prądu, awaria elektryczna -
3 shear
[ʃɪə(r)]Phrasal Verbs:* * *[ʃiə]past tense - sheared; verb1) (to clip or cut wool from (a sheep).) strzyc2) ((past tense shorn: often with off) to cut (hair) off: All her curls have been shorn off.) obcinać3) ((past tense shorn: especially with of) to cut hair from (someone): He has been shorn (of all his curls).) strzyc4) (to cut or (cause to) break: A piece of the steel girder sheared off.) zerwać (się), pęknąć•- shears -
4 split
[splɪt] 1. n 2. vt; pt, pp split( divide) dzielić (podzielić perf); party powodować (spowodować perf) podział or rozłam w +loc; work, profits dzielić (podzielić perf)3. vi; pt, pp split( divide) dzielić się (podzielić się perf); ( crack) pękać (pęknąć perf); ( tear) rozdzierać się (rozedrzeć się perf)let's split the difference — ( with money) podzielmy resztę na połowę; ( fig) ( in argument) pójdźmy na kompromis
to do the splits — robić (zrobić perf) szpagat
Phrasal Verbs:- split up* * *[split] 1. verbpresent participle splitting: past tense, past participle split)1) (to cut or (cause to) break lengthwise: to split firewood; The skirt split all the way down the back seam.) rozłupywać (się), rozdzierać (się)2) (to divide or (cause to) disagree: The dispute split the workers into two opposing groups.) dzielić (się)2. noun(a crack or break: There was a split in one of the sides of the box.) pęknięcie, szczelina- split second
- splitting headache
- the splits -
5 half
[hɑːf] 1. pl halves, n(of amount, object) połowa f; (TRAVEL) połówka f (inf)2. adj3. advhalf bottle — pół nt inv butelki
do połowy, w połowiefirst/second half (SPORT) — pierwsza/druga połowa
half a dozen — sześć, pół tuzina (fml)
to cut sth in half — przecinać (przeciąć perf) coś na pół
to go halves (with sb) — dzielić się (podzielić się perf) (z kimś) po połowie
* * *1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) połowa2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) połowa2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) pół2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) pół, na pół3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) pół, połowiczny3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) na pół, do połowy2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) na pół•- half-- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
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6 interrupt
[ɪntə'rʌpt] 1. vt 2. vi* * *1) (to stop a person while he is saying or doing something, especially by saying etc something oneself: He interrupted her while she was speaking; He interrupted her speech; Listen to me and don't interrupt!) przer(y)wać2) (to stop or make a break in (an activity etc): He interrupted his work to eat his lunch; You interrupted my thoughts.) przerwać3) (to cut off (a view etc): A block of flats interrupted their view of the sea.) zasłaniać• -
7 sever
['sɛvə(r)]vt* * *['sevə]1) (to put an end to: He severed relations with his family.) przerywać, odcinać2) (to cut or break off: His arm was severed in the accident.) odrywać•
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break (somebody) loose from somebody — break/cut/tear (sb/sth) ˈloose from sb/sth idiom to separate yourself or sb/sth from a group of people or their influence, etc • The organization broke loose from its sponsors. • He cut himself loose from his family. Main entry: ↑looseidiom … Useful english dictionary
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