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1 dech
m sgt (G tchu) 1. (oddech) breath; (oddychanie) breathing U- chwytać/wstrzymywać dech to catch/hold one’s breath- chory z trudem chwytał dech the patient could hardly catch his breath- nabrać tchu to take a breath- tańczyć do utraty tchu to dance until one is breathless- nie mógł złapać tchu he couldn’t catch his breath, he was short of breath- z wrażenia zaparło mu dech he held his breath in amazement- była tak piękna, że zaparło mi dech she was so beautiful it took my breath away- nalewka tak mocna, że aż dech zapiera flavoured vodka so strong it burns your throat- zapierający dech w piersiach widok a breathtaking view2. książk., przen. (powiew) breath, waft- wiosenny dech wiatru a breath of spring air- padł bez tchu he fell down out of breath- bez tchu przebiegł pięć kilometrów he ran five kilometres without stopping- wymienił tytuły/nazwiska jednym tchem he reeled off the titles/names in one go- wypił lekarstwo jednym tchem he drank the medicine in one gulp- ostatnim tchem at one’s last gasp- sprinter ostatnim tchem dobiegł do mety the sprinter reached the finish line at his last gasp- póki tchu a. do ostatniego tchu to the last, until one’s dying breath- będę walczył o wolność kraju póki tchu w piersi I will fight for my country’s freedom till my dying breath- z zapartym tchem with bated breath* * *tchu; m( oddech) breathjednym tchem — at once; ( duszkiem) at one gulp
* * *mitylko sing. tch-1. (= oddech) breath; wind; zapierać komuś dech w piersiach take sb's breath away; dech mi zaparło it took my breath away; zapierający dech (w piersiach) breathtaking, stunning, breathless; nabrać tchu take a breath; nie móc złapać tchu gasp for breath, be out of breath, be short of breath; aż ci/mu itd. tchu braknie until you're/he's etc. blue in the face; bez tchu out of breath, short of breath, breathless; być bez tchu be out of breath, be short of breath, be breathless; jednym tchem in the same breath, in a single breath; at once; nabrać tchu draw a breath; ostatnim tchem with one's last l. dying breath; do utraty tchu until you're/he's etc. blue in the face; do ostatniego tchu to l. till the last (breath); oglądać coś z zapartym tchem watch sth keenly; czekać z zapartym tchem hold one's breath, wait with bated breath.2. lit., rzad. (= powiew) breath (of air l. wind).The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > dech
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