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81 chop down
vt* * *(to cause (especially a tree) to fall by cutting it with an axe: He chopped down the fir tree.) ścinać -
82 clatter
['klætə(r)] 1. n(of dishes, pots) brzęk m; ( of hooves) stukot m2. vi* * *['klætə] 1. noun(a loud noise like hard objects falling, striking against each other etc: the clatter of pots falling off the shelf.) stukot2. verb(to (cause to) make such a noise: The dishes clattered while I was washing them in the sink.) dzwonić, pobrzękiwać -
83 clean
[kliːn] 1. adj ( lit, fig) 2. vtto clean one's teeth ( BRIT) — czyścić (wyczyścić perf) zęby
Phrasal Verbs:- clean up3. advto have a clean driving licence or (US) record — ≈ nie mieć punktów karnych w ewidencji policji drogowej
* * *[kli:n] 1. adjective1) (free from dirt, smoke etc: a clean window; a clean dress.) czysty2) (neat and tidy in one's habits: Cats are very clean animals.) czysty3) (unused: a clean sheet of paper.) czysty4) (free from evil or indecency: a clean life; keep your language clean!) przyzwoity5) (neat and even: a clean cut.) gładki2. adverb(completely: He got clean away.) zupełnie3. verb(to (cause to) become free from dirt etc: Will you clean the windows?) czyścić, myć['klenli]
(clean in personal habits.)
schludny- cleaner- cleanly- clean up
- a clean bill of health
- a clean slate
- come clean
- make a clean sweep -
84 click
[klɪk] 1. vttongue mlaskać (mlasnąć perf) +instr; heels stukać (stuknąć perf) or trzaskać (trzasnąć perf) +instr2. vi 3. npstryknięcie nt* * *[klik] 1. noun(a short, sharp sound, like that of a light-switch being turned on: the click of the camera.) trzask2. verb(to (cause to) make such a sound: The soldier clicked his heels together; The gate clicked.) trzaskać -
85 clink
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86 coarsen
verb (to (cause to) become coarse: The laundry-work coarsened her hands.) stawać się/robić coś ordynarnym/szorstkim -
87 cock
[kɔk] 1. nkogut m2. vtto cock one's ears ( fig) — nastawiać (nastawić perf) uszu
* * *[kok] 1. noun1) (the male of birds, especially of the domestic fowl: a cock and three hens; ( also adjective) a cock sparrow.) kogut2) (a kind of tap for controlling the flow of liquid, gas etc.) kurek3) (a slang word for the penis.) kutas2. verb1) (to cause to stand upright or to lift: The dog cocked its ears.) stawiać2) (to draw back the hammer of (a gun).) odwieść kurek3) (to tilt up or sideways (especially a hat).) przechylać•- cockerel- cocky
- cock-and-bull story
- cock-crow
- cock-eyed
- cocksure -
88 collapse
[kə'læps] 1. vibuilding zawalać się (zawalić się perf); table, resistance załamywać się (załamać się perf); marriage, system rozpadać się (rozpaść się perf); government, company upadać (upaść perf); hopes rozwiewać się (rozwiać się perf); plans runąć ( perf); person ( faint) zemdleć ( perf), zasłabnąć ( perf); ( from exhaustion) padać (paść perf)2. n( of building) zawalenie się nt; (of table, resistance) załamanie się nt; (of marriage, system) rozpad m; (of government, company) upadek m; ( MED) zapaść f* * *[kə'læps]1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) zawalić się2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) (u)paść3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) załamać się4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) składać (się)• -
89 contribute
[kən'trɪbjuːt] 1. vi2. vtto contribute to — ( charity etc) zasilać (zasilić perf); ( magazine) pisywać do +gen, współpracować z +instr; (situation, problem) przyczyniać się (przyczynić się perf) do +gen; (discussion, conversation) brać (wziąć perf) udział w +loc
to contribute 10 pounds to — ( charity) wpłacać (wpłacić perf) or ofiarowywać (ofiarować perf) 10 funtów na +acc
to contribute an article to — pisać (napisać perf) artykuł do +gen
* * *[kən'tribjut]1) (to give (money, help etc) along with others: Have you contributed (any money) to this charity?; I've been contributing (articles) to this paper for many years.) wnosić wkład, przyczyniać się2) ((with to) to help to cause to happen: His gambling contributed to his downfall.) przyczyniać się•- contributor -
90 convene
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91 converge
[kən'vəːdʒ]vito converge on — przybywać (przybyć perf) do +gen
* * *[kən'və:‹](to (cause to) move towards or meet at one point: The roads converge in the centre of town.) zbiegać się- convergent -
92 crack
[kræk] 1. n( noise) trzask m; ( gap) szczelina f, szpara f; ( in bone) pęknięcie nt; (in wall, dish) pęknięcie nt, rysa f; ( joke) kawał m; ( drug) crack m; ( inf) ( attempt)2. vtto have a crack (at sth) — próbować (spróbować perf) swoich sił (w czymś)
whip, twig trzaskać (trzasnąć perf) +instr; knee etc stłuc ( perf); nut rozłupywać (rozłupać perf); problem rozgryzać (rozgryźć perf); code łamać (złamać perf)Phrasal Verbs:- crack up3. adjathlete, expert pierwszorzędny; regiment elitarnyto get cracking ( inf) — zabierać się (zabrać się perf) do roboty
* * *[kræk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) pękać, powodować pęknięcie2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) rozłupywać3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) trzaskać4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) opowiadać5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) pruć6) (to solve (a code).) łamać7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) łamać się2. noun1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) pęknięcie2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) szpara3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) trzask4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) cios5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) żart6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol)3. adjective(expert: a crack racing-driver.) wyśmienity- cracked- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
- have a crack -
93 crash
[kræʃ] 1. n 2. vt 3. viplane, car rozbijać się (rozbić się perf); two cars zderzać się (zderzyć się perf); glass, cup roztrzaskiwać się (roztrzaskać się perf); market, firm upadać (upaść perf)to crash into — wpadać (wpaść perf) na +acc
* * *[kræʃ] 1. noun1) (a noise as of heavy things breaking or falling on something hard: I heard a crash, and looked round to see that he'd dropped all the plates.) łomot2) (a collision: There was a crash involving three cars.) kraksa3) (a failure of a business etc: the Wall Street crash.) krach4) (a sudden failure of a computer: A computer crash is very costly.)2. verb1) (to (cause to) fall with a loud noise: The glass crashed to the floor.) runąć z łoskotem2) (to drive or be driven violently (against, into): He crashed (his car); His car crashed into a wall.) rozbijać, wjeżdżać3) ((of aircraft) to land or be landed in such a way as to be damaged or destroyed: His plane crashed in the mountains.) rozbijać się4) ((of a business) to fail.) upadać5) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) pchać się6) ((of a computer) to stop working suddenly: If the computer crashes, we may lose all our files.)3. adjective(rapid and concentrated: a crash course in computer technology.) przyspieszony- crash-land -
94 create
[kriː'eɪt]vt* * *[kri'eit]1) (to cause to exist; to make: How was the earth created?; The circus created great excitement.) tworzyć2) (to give (a rank etc to): Sir John was created a knight in 1958.) mianować•- creation- creative
- creatively
- creativeness
- creativity
- creator
- the Creator -
95 crinkle
['krɪŋkl]vtmarszczyć (zmarszczyć perf) (lekko)* * *['kriŋkl](to (cause to) wrinkle or curl: The paper is too crinkled for use in my computer's printer.) marszczyć (się)- crinkly -
96 cross
[krɔs] 1. n 2. vtstreet, room przechodzić (przejść perf) przez +acc; cheque zakreślać (zakreślić perf); arms, animals, plants krzyżować (skrzyżować perf); ( thwart) person psuć (popsuć perf) szyki +dat; plan krzyżować (pokrzyżować perf)Phrasal Verbs:3. vi4. adjthe boat crosses from … to … — łódź kursuje między +instr a +instr
podenerwowany, poirytowanyto cross o.s. — żegnać się (przeżegnać się perf)
to cross one's legs — zakładać (założyć perf) nogę na nogę
they've got their lines/wires crossed ( fig) — mówią o dwóch różnych rzeczach
* * *[kros] I adjective(angry: I get very cross when I lose something.) zły- crosslyII 1. plural - crosses; noun1) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) krzyż2) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) krzyż3) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) krzyż4) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) utrapienie5) (the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant: This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.) krzyżówka6) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) krzyż7) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) krzyż2. verb1) (to go from one side to the other: Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.) przekraczać, przecinać2) ((negative uncross) to place (two things) across each other: He sat down and crossed his legs.) krzyżować3) (to go or be placed across (each other): The roads cross in the centre of town.) przecinać się4) (to meet and pass: Our letters must have crossed in the post.) mijać się5) (to put a line across: Cross your `t's'.) przekreślać6) (to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.) przekreślać7) (to breed (something) from two different varieties: I've crossed two varieties of rose.) krzyżować8) (to go against the wishes of: If you cross me, you'll regret it!) krzyżować plany•- cross-- crossing
- crossbow
- cross-breed
- cross-bred
- crosscheck 3. noun(the act of crosschecking.)- cross-country skiing
- cross-examine
- cross-examination
- cross-eyed
- cross-fire
- at cross-purposes
- cross-refer
- cross-reference
- crossroads
- cross-section
- crossword puzzle
- crossword
- cross one's fingers
- cross out -
97 crusade
[kruː'seɪd] 1. n 2. vi ( fig)to crusade for/against — prowadzić kampanię na rzecz +gen /przeciwko +dat
* * *[kru:'seid] 1. noun1) (Medieval wars against the Muslims in the Middle Ages, led by Christian kings.) krucjata2) (a campaign in support of a good cause: the crusade against cigarette advertising.) kampania, święta wojna2. verb(to take part in a crusade.) brać udział w kampani- crusader -
98 cut down
vtto cut sb down to size ( fig) — przytrzeć ( perf) komuś nosa
* * *1) (to cause to fall by cutting: He has cut down the apple tree.) ścinać2) (to reduce (an amount taken etc): I haven't given up smoking but I'm cutting down.) ograniczać -
99 cut short
1) (to make shorter than intended: He cut short his holiday to deal with the crisis.) skracać2) (to cause (someone) to stop talking by interrupting them: I tried to apologize but he cut me short.) uciszać -
100 damn
[dæm] 1. vt 2. n ( inf)3. adj ( inf)I don't give a damn — mam to gdzieś (inf)
(also: damned) cholerny (inf)damn (it)! — cholera! (inf)
* * *[dæm] 1. verb1) (to sentence to unending punishment in hell: His soul is damned.) skazać na potępiemie2) (to cause to be condemned as bad, unacceptable etc: That film was damned by the critics.) potępić2. interjection(expressing anger, irritation etc: Damn! I've forgotten my purse.) cholera!3. noun(something unimportant or of no value: It's not worth a damn; I don't give a damn! (= I don't care in the least).) figa, nic- damned- damning
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