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1 stall
[stɔːl] 1. n ( BRIT)a clothes/flower stall — stoisko or budka z odzieżą/kwiatami
- stalls2. vt ( AUT)3. viI stalled the car — zgasł mi silnik; ( fig) decision etc opóźniać (opóźnić perf), przeciągać (przeciągnąć perf); person zwodzić (zwieść perf), zbywać (zbyć perf)
* * *I [sto:l] noun1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) przegroda, stanowisko2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) stragan, kiosk•- stallsII 1. [sto:l] verb1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) blokować się2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) wymykać się spod kontroli3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) tracić kontrolę nad2. noun(a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) utrata szybkościIII [sto:l] verb(to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) grać na zwłokę -
2 power
['pauə(r)]n( control) władza f; ( ability) ( of speech etc) zdolność f; ( legal right) uprawnienie nt; (of engine, electricity) moc f; ( strength) ( lit, fig) siła fshe did everything in her power to help — zrobiła wszystko, co było w jej mocy, by pomóc
the powers that be — ci na górze (inf)
to turn the power on — włączać (włączyć perf) zasilanie
* * *1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) zdolność2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) siła3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) władza4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) upoważnienie5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) wpływowa osobistość6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) mocarstwo7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) potęga•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
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3 clutch
[klʌtʃ] 1. n 2. vtściskać (ścisnąć perf) kurczowoPhrasal Verbs:* * *1. verb1) ((with at) to try to take hold of: I clutched at a floating piece of wood to save myself from drowning.) uchwycić się2) (to hold tightly (in the hands): She was clutching a 50-cent piece.) ściskać2. noun1) (control or power: He fell into the clutches of the enemy.) szpon(y)2) ((the pedal operating) a device by means of which two moving parts of an engine may be connected or disconnected: He released the clutch and the car started to move.) sprzęgło•
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