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for fear of

  • 1 for fear of

    (so as not to: She would not go swimming for fear of catching a cold.) z obawy przed

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  • 2 fear

    [fɪə(r)] 1. n
    ( dread) strach m; (indefinite, irrational) lęk m; ( anxiety) obawa f
    2. vt
    ( be scared of) bać się +gen; ( be worried about) obawiać się +gen
    3. vi

    to fear that … — obawiać się, że …

    for fear of offending him — (w obawie,) żeby go nie urazić

    * * *
    [fiə] 1. noun
    ((a) feeling of great worry or anxiety caused by the knowledge of danger: The soldier tried not to show his fear; fear of water.) strach
    2. verb
    1) (to feel fear because of (something): She feared her father when he was angry; I fear for my father's safety (= I am worried because I think he is in danger).) bać się
    2) (to regret: I fear you will not be able to see him today.) obawiać się, lękać się
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    - fearfully
    - fearless
    - fearlessly
    - for fear of
    - in fear of

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  • 3 gasp

    [gɑːsp] 1. n 2. vi
    ( pant) łapać (złapać perf) (z trudem) powietrze; ( say while panting) wykrztusić ( perf)
    * * *
    1. noun
    (the sound made by suddenly breathing in, eg because of surprise or sudden pain: a gasp of fear.) zatchnięcie się, syknięcie
    2. verb
    He gasped with pain.) syknąć

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  • 4 master

    ['mɑːstə(r)] 1. n
    (of servant, animal, situation) pan m; ( secondary school teacher) ≈ profesor m; ( title for boys)

    Master X — panicz m X; (artist, craftsman) mistrz m

    2. cpd

    master carpenter/builder — mistrz m stolarski/murarski

    3. vt
    ( overcome) przezwyciężać (przezwyciężyć perf); (learn, understand) opanowywać (opanować perf)
    * * *
    1. feminine - mistress; noun
    1) (a person or thing that commands or controls: I'm master in this house!) pan, gospodarz
    2) (an owner (of a slave, dog etc): The dog ran to its master.) właściciel, pan
    3) (a male teacher: the Maths master.) nauczyciel, profesor
    4) (the commander of a merchant ship: the ship's master.) kapitan
    5) (a person very skilled in an art, science etc: He's a real master at painting.) mistrz
    6) ((with capital) a polite title for a boy, in writing or in speaking: Master John Smith.) panicz
    2. adjective
    ((of a person in a job) fully qualified, skilled and experienced: a master builder/mariner/plumber.) mistrzowski
    3. verb
    1) (to overcome (an opponent, handicap etc): She has mastered her fear of heights.) pokonywać
    2) (to become skilful in: I don't think I'll ever master arithmetic.) opanowywać
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    - masterfully
    - masterfulness
    - masterly
    - masterliness
    - mastery
    - master key
    - mastermind     4. verb
    (to plan (such a scheme): Who masterminded the robbery?) obmyślić, stać za, być duszą
    - master stroke
    - master switch
    - master of ceremonies

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  • 5 perpetual

    [pə'pɛtjuəl]
    adj
    motion, darkness wieczny; noise, questions nieustanny
    * * *
    [pə'pe uəl]
    (lasting for ever or for a long time; occurring repeatedly over a long time: He lives in perpetual fear of being discovered; perpetual noise.) wieczny, nieustanny

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  • 6 strike

    [straɪk] 1. n
    ( of workers) strajk m; ( attack) uderzenie nt
    2. vt; pt, pp struck
    person, thing uderzać (uderzyć perf); oil etc natrafiać (natrafić perf) na +acc; deal zawierać (zawrzeć perf); coin, medal wybijać (wybić perf); ( fig) ( occur to) uderzać (uderzyć perf)
    3. vi; pt, pp struck
    workers strajkować (zastrajkować perf); illness, snake atakować (zaatakować perf); clock bić, wybijać (wybić perf) godzinę; killer uderzać (uderzyć perf)

    when personal disaster strikes … — gdy kogoś dotknie osobiste nieszczęście, …

    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    1. past tense - struck; verb
    1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) uderzać
    2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) uderzać, atakować
    3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) krzesać
    4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) strajkować
    5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) natrafić na
    6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) wybijać, uderzać
    7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) robić wrażenie
    8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) wybijać
    9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) ruszyć
    10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) zwijać, opuszczać
    2. noun
    1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) strajk
    2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) odkrycie
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    - striking
    - strikingly
    - be out on strike
    - be on strike
    - call a strike
    - come out on strike
    - come
    - be within striking distance of
    - strike at
    - strike an attitude/pose
    - strike a balance
    - strike a bargain/agreement
    - strike a blow for
    - strike down
    - strike dumb
    - strike fear/terror into
    - strike home
    - strike it rich
    - strike lucky
    - strike out
    - strike up

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  • 7 cow

    [kau] 1. n
    krowa f; (inf!) ( woman) krowa f (inf!), krówsko nt (inf!)
    2. cpd

    cow whale (etc) — samica f wieloryba (etc)

    3. vt
    * * *
    I noun
    1) (the female of cattle used for giving milk: He has ten cows and a bull.) krowa
    2) (the female of certain other animals eg the elephant, whale.) samica
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    - cowherd
    - cowhide     II verb
    (to subdue or control through fear: The pupil was cowed by the headmaster's harsh words.) zastraszyć

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  • 8 crouch

    [krautʃ]
    vi
    ( move) kucać (kucnąć perf), przykucać (przykucnąć perf); ( sit) siedzieć w kucki
    * * *
    1) (to stand with the knees well bent; to squat: He crouched behind the bush.) przykucnąć
    2) ((of animals) to lie close to the ground, in fear, readiness for action etc: The tiger was crouching ready to spring on its prey.) przypaść do ziemi, gotować się do skoku

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  • 9 fan

    [fæn] 1. n
    ( folding) wachlarz m; ( ELEC) wentylator m; ( of pop star) fan(ka) m(f); ( of sports team) kibic m
    2. vt
    face, person wachlować (powachlować perf); fire, fear, anger podsycać (podsycić perf)
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    I 1. [fæn] noun
    1) (a flat instrument held in the hand and waved to direct a current of air across the face in hot weather: Ladies used to carry fans to keep themselves cool.) wachlarz
    2) (a mechanical instrument causing a current of air: He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells.) wentylator
    2. verb
    1) (to cool (as if) with a fan: She sat in the corner, fanning herself.) wachlować
    2) (to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc: They fanned the fire until it burst into flames.) rozniecać, rozdmuchiwać
    II [fæn] noun
    (an enthusiastic admirer of a sport, hobby or well-known person: I'm a great fan of his; football fans; ( also adjective) fan mail/letters (= letters etc sent by admirers).) kibic, miłośnik

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  • 10 harbour

    ['hɑːbə(r)] 1. (US harbor) n
    port m
    2. vt
    hope, fear żywić; criminal, fugitive dawać (dać perf) schronienie +dat
    * * *
    1. noun
    (a place of shelter for ships: All the ships stayed in (the) harbour during the storm.) przystań, port
    2. verb
    1) (to give shelter or refuge to (a person): It is against the law to harbour criminals.) dawać schronienie
    2) (to have (usually bad) thoughts in one's head: He harbours a grudge against me.) czuć urazę
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  • 11 jump

    [dʒʌmp] 1. vi
    skakać (skoczyć perf); (with fear, surprise) wzdrygnąć się ( perf)
    2. vt

    to jump the queue ( BRIT) — wpychać się (wepchnąć się perf) poza kolejką or kolejnością

    Phrasal Verbs:
    3. n
    ( leap) skok m; ( increase) skok m (w górę)
    * * *
    1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement: He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence!) skoczyć
    2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) skoczyć
    3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) podskoczyć
    4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) przeskoczyć
    2. noun
    1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) skok
    2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) przeszkoda
    3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) skok
    4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) podskok
    5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) skok
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    - jump at
    - jump for joy
    - jump on
    - jump the gun
    - jump the queue
    - jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
    - jump to it

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  • 12 kidnap

    ['kɪdnæp]
    vt
    * * *
    ['kidnæp]
    past tense, past participle - kidnapped; verb
    (to carry off (a person) by force, often demanding money in exchange for his safe return: He is very wealthy and lives in fear of his children being kidnapped.) porwać

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  • 13 live

    1. [lɪv] vi
    żyć; ( reside) mieszkać
    Phrasal Verbs:
    2. [laɪv] adj
    żywy; performance etc na żywo post; ( ELEC) pod napięciem post; bullet, bomb ostry
    * * *
    I 1. [liv] verb
    1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) żyć
    2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) wyżyć, przeżyć
    3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) mieszkać
    4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) prowadzić życie, żyć
    5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) żyć (z)
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    - - lived
    - living 2. noun
    (the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) życie, utrzymanie
    - live-in
    - live and let live
    - live down
    - live in
    - out
    - live on
    - live up to
    - within living memory
    - in living memory     II 1. adjective
    1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) żywy
    2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?) odbywający się na żywo
    3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) żywy, ostry, pod napięciem
    4) (burning: a live coal.) rozżarzony
    2. adverb
    ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.) na żywo
    - liveliness
    - livestock
    - live wire

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  • 14 momentary

    ['məuməntərɪ]
    adj
    * * *
    adjective (lasting for only a moment: a momentary feeling of fear.) chwilowy

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  • 15 rivet

    ['rɪvɪt] 1. n
    nit m
    2. vt ( fig)
    eyes, attention przykuwać (przykuć perf)
    * * *
    ['rivit] 1. noun
    (a sort of metal nail; a bolt for fastening plates of metal together eg when building the sides of a ship.) nit
    2. verb
    1) (to fasten with rivets: They riveted the sheets of metal together.) (z)nitować
    2) (to fix firmly: He stood riveted to the spot with fear; His eyes were riveted on the television.) przykuć
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  • 16 roll

    [rəul] 1. n
    ( of paper) rolka f; ( of cloth) bela f; ( of banknotes) zwitek m; ( of members etc) lista f, wykaz m; ( in parish etc) rejestr m, archiwum nt; ( of drums) werbel m; (also: bread roll) bułka f
    2. vt
    ball, dice toczyć, kulać; (also: roll up) string zwijać (zwinąć perf); sleeves podwijać (podwinąć perf); cigarette skręcać (skręcić perf); eyes przewracać +instr; (also: roll out) pastry wałkować, rozwałkowywać (rozwałkować perf); road, lawn walcować
    3. vi
    ball, stone, tears toczyć się (potoczyć się perf); thunder przetaczać się (przetoczyć się perf); ship kołysać się; sweat spływać; camera, printing press chodzić

    cheese/ham roll — bułka z serem/szynką

    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    I 1. [rəul] noun
    1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rolka
    2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) bułka
    3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) tarzanie się
    4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) kołysanie
    5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) grzmot
    6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) zwał
    7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) werbel
    2. verb
    1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) (po)toczyć (się)
    2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) toczyć
    3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) zwinąć (w rulon)
    4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) przewrócić (się)
    5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) rozwałkować, utoczyć
    6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) zawinąć
    7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) walcować, wałkować
    8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) kołysanie się
    9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) grzmieć
    10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) wywrócić
    11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) turlać się
    12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) falować, płynąć, kołysać się
    13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) przemijać
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    - rolling
    - roller-skate     3. verb
    (to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) jeździć na wrotkach
    - roll in
    - roll up     II
    (a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) rejestr

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  • For fear — Fear Fear, n. [OE. fer, feer, fere, AS. f[=ae]r a coming suddenly upon, fear, danger; akin to D. vaar, OHG. f[=a]ra danger, G. gefahr, Icel. f[=a]r harm, mischief, plague, and to E. fare, peril. See {Fare}.] 1. A painful emotion or passion… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • for fear of — In order to avoid • • • Main Entry: ↑fear * * * for fear of (or that) to avoid the risk of (or that) no one dared refuse the order for fear of losing their job …   Useful english dictionary

  • for fear — Because of fear. * /He left an hour early for fear of missing his train./ * /She worried for fear that the child would be hurt./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • for fear — Because of fear. * /He left an hour early for fear of missing his train./ * /She worried for fear that the child would be hurt./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • for\ fear — Because of fear. He left an hour early for fear of missing his train. She worried for fear that the child would be hurt …   Словарь американских идиом

  • for fear — phrasal : by reason of an apprehension lest worried for fear the child will hurt himself * * * for fear In case, lest • • • Main Entry: ↑fear …   Useful english dictionary

  • for fear of — {adv. phr.} Because of being afraid of something; on account of being scared. * /Dave refuses to go to Europe for fear of an airplane crash and for fear of a shipwreck./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • for fear of — {adv. phr.} Because of being afraid of something; on account of being scared. * /Dave refuses to go to Europe for fear of an airplane crash and for fear of a shipwreck./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • for\ fear\ of — adv. phr. Because of being afraid of something; on account of being scared. Dave refuses to go to Europe for fear of an airplane crash and for fear of a shipwreck …   Словарь американских идиом

  • for fear of something doing something — for fear of sth/of doing sth | for fear (that)… idiom to avoid the danger of sth happening • We spoke quietly for fear of waking the guards. • I had to run away for fear (that) he might one day kill me. Main entry: ↑fear …   Useful english dictionary

  • for fear of of doing something — for fear of sth/of doing sth | for fear (that)… idiom to avoid the danger of sth happening • We spoke quietly for fear of waking the guards. • I had to run away for fear (that) he might one day kill me. Main entry: ↑fear …   Useful english dictionary

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