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1 zgiełk
m sgt (G zgiełku) 1. (harmider) tumult, hubbub- uliczny zgiełk the hubbub of the street- bitewny zgiełk the noise of the battle- w klasie panował okropny zgiełk there was a terrible din in the classroom2. przen. (gwar) hurly-burly, hustle and bustle- uciec od zgiełku codziennego życia to escape from the hustle and bustle a. hurly-burly of everyday life- z dala od miejskiego zgiełku away from the hustle and bustle of city life, far from the madding crowd3. (zamieszanie) brouhaha- medialny zgiełk a brouhaha a. a big hullabaloo in the media pot.- skąd taki zgiełk wokół tego filmu? why is there such a brouhaha over a. fuss about this film?* * ** * *mitumult, turmoil, uproar, noise.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > zgiełk
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2 kocioł
- kotły* * *mi- tł- Gen. -a1. techn. boiler; kocioł parowy steam boiler.2. gł. przest. (= duży garnek) (big) kettle, (big) pot; (= bardzo duży garnek) cauldron; (= zawartość garnka) kettleful, potful.3. muz. kettledrum.4. pot. (= zamieszanie) hurly-burly; w szkole huczało jak w kotle the school was bursting with noise.5. geol. cirque.6. rugby scrum.7. wojsk. encirclement.8. (= pułapka policyjna) trap.9. przyganiał kocioł garnkowi (it's) the pot calling the kettle black, you're a fine one to talk.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > kocioł
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3 kołomyja
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4 kołowacizna
f.1. wet. staggers; ( u owiec) gid.2. pot. (= zamieszanie) hurly-burly.3. pot. (= zamęt w głowie) confusion; można dostać kołowacizny z tymi świętami all those holidays can drive you nuts.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > kołowacizna
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5 napakowany
a.(o walizce, worku) crammed l. packed full ( czymś of sth); (pot. = muskularny) built, buff, brawny, burly.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > napakowany
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6 rozgardiasz
m sgt (G rozgardiaszu) 1. (nieporządek) chaos- w mieszkaniu panował rozgardiasz the flat was in a state of chaos2. (krzątanina) confusion, commotion- na dworcu panował straszliwy rozgardiasz the station was in a state of commotion* * *-u; mcommotion, bustle* * *mihurly-burly; w pokoju panował rozgardiasz the room was in an uproar.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > rozgardiasz
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7 ul
m 1. (dla pszczół) beehive, hive 2. pot. (więzienie) the slammer pot., the nick GB pot., the cooler US pot.■ tu huczy a. roi się jak w ulu (panuje zgiełk) the place is a hive a. beehive of activity, the place is buzzing with activity- w głowie szumiało jej jak w ulu her head a. mind was buzzing with ideas- na wieść o tym w pokoju zawrzało jak w ulu when the news came, the room was abuzz* * *-a; -e; gen pl; -i lub -ów; m* * *ulmiGen. -a beehive, hive; w klasie wrzało jak w ulu there was a great hubbub l. hurly burly l. uproar in the class; gromadzić się w ulu hive.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > ul
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8 krzep|ki
adj. 1. [chłopak, mężczyzna, dziewczyna] robust, vigorous- to jeszcze krzepki staruszek the old man is still vigorous2. [uścisk, uderzenie] powerful, strong; [dłonie, ramiona] burly, brawny 3. [nalewka, machorka] strong- krzepkie powietrze refreshing a. bracing airThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > krzep|ki
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9 wi|r
m (G wiru) 1. (wodny) whirlpool; (mniejszy) eddy; (powietrzny) eddy- gwałtowne/potężne/zdradliwe wiry violent/powerful/treacherous whirlpools- porwał go wir (wody) he was caught in an eddy (of water)- wir wciągnął go pod wodę a whirlpool sucked him underwater a. down, he was sucked (down) into a whirlpool- gwałtowny wir powietrza a whirling a. swirling a. spinning vortex of air- wir wody znikający w odpływie wanny a swirl of water disappearing down the bath drain2. (obracanie się w koło) whirl, whirling (motion)- wir karuzeli the whirl of a merry-go-round- porwać kogoś w wir tańca to sweep sb into a whirl of dancing3. (natłok, kołowrót) whirl- wir spotkań/życia a whirl of meetings/the whirl a. merry-go-round of life- wir życia towarzyskiego the social whirl- wir wojny the maelstrom a. welter of war- szalony wir zdarzeń the mad whirl a. rush of events- w wirze walki in the thick of the fighting a. the fray- rzucić się w wir polityki/pracy/walki to throw oneself into the hurly-burly of politics/into work/into the fray- odpocząć od wiru codziennego życia to relax from the hustle and bustle of everyday lifeThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wi|r
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10 zwali|sty
adj. pot. 1. [mężczyzna, postura, postać] (tęgi) bulky; (potężny) burly, stocky 2. (masywny) [mebel] bulky, sturdy; [budowla] massiveThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > zwali|sty
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Burly — Bur ly (b[^u]r l[y^]), a. [OE. burlich strong, excellent; perh. orig. fit for a lady s bower, hence handsome, manly, stout. Cf. {Bower}.] 1. Having a large, strong, or gross body; stout; lusty; now used chiefly of human beings, but formerly of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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burly — [adj] husky able bodied, athletic, beefcake*, beefy*, big, brawny, bruising, bulky, gorillalike, hefty, hulking, hulky, hunk, muscular, portly, powerful, stocky, stout, strapping, strong, sturdy, thickset, well built; concept 773 Ant. light, slim … New thesaurus
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burly — [[t]bɜ͟ː(r)li[/t]] burlier, burliest ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A burly man has a broad body and strong muscles. He was a big, burly man … English dictionary
