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1 (straight) from the horse's mouth
(from a well-informed and reliable source: I got that story straight from the horse's mouth.) z pierwszej rękiEnglish-Polish dictionary > (straight) from the horse's mouth
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2 (straight) from the horse's mouth
(from a well-informed and reliable source: I got that story straight from the horse's mouth.) z pierwszej rękiEnglish-Polish dictionary > (straight) from the horse's mouth
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3 horse
[hɔːs]nkoń m* * *[ho:s]1) (a large four-footed animal which is used to pull carts etc or to carry people etc.) koń2) (a piece of apparatus used for jumping, vaulting etc in a gymnasium.) koń z łękami•- horsefly
- horsehair
- horseman
- horsemanship
- horseplay
- horsepower
- horseshoe
- on horseback
- straight from the horse's mouth
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4 back
[bæk] 1. n( of person) plecy pl; of animal grzbiet m; (of house, car, shirt) tył m; ( of hand) wierzch m; ( of chair) oparcie nt; (FOOTBALL) obrońca m2. vtcandidate popierać (poprzeć perf); ( financially) sponsorować; horse obstawiać (obstawić perf); car cofać (cofnąć perf)Phrasal Verbs:- back out- back up3. vi 4. cpd 5. advback to front — wear tył(em) na przód; know na wylot
to break the back of a job ( BRIT) — wychodzić (wyjść perf) na prostą
to take a back seat ( fig) — usuwać się (usunąć się perf) na drugi plan
* * *[bæk] 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) plecy2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) grzbiet3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) tył4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) pomocnik2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) tylny3. adverb1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) z powrotem2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) daleko, dalej3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) do tyłu4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) w odpowiedzi, z powrotem5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) w przeszłość4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) cofać2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) popierać3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) stawiać na•- backer- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) bekhendem, pochyło, pochyłym pismem- backlog- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat -
5 race
[reɪs] 1. n( species) rasa f; ( competition) wyścig m2. vt3. vito race horses/cars (etc) — brać udział w wyścigach konnych/samochodowych (etc)
( compete) ścigać się; ( hurry) pędzić (popędzić perf), gnać (pognać perf); heart bić szybko; engine pracować na podwyższonych obrotachto race sb/against sb — ścigać się z kimś
* * *I 1. [reis] noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) wyścig2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) wystawić do wyścigu, ścigać się2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) ścigać się z3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) mknąć•- racer- racecourse
- racehorse
- racetrack
- racing-car
- a race against time
- the races II [reis]1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.) rasa2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) rasa3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) rasa•- racial- racialism
- racialist
- the human race
- of mixed race -
6 bolt
[bəult] 1. n( lock) zasuwa f, rygiel m; ( with nut) śruba f; ( of lightning) piorun m2. vt3. vi 4. advto bolt sth to sth — przykuwać (przykuć perf) coś do czegoś
* * *[boult] 1. noun1) (a bar to fasten a door etc: We have a bolt as well as a lock on the door.) zasuwka2) (a round bar of metal, often with a screw thread for a nut: nuts and bolts.) nakrętka3) (a flash of lightning.) piorun4) (a roll (of cloth): a bolt of silk.) sztuka, bela2. verb1) (to fasten with a bolt: He bolted the door.) zaryglować2) (to swallow hastily: The child bolted her food.) łykać3) (to go away very fast: The horse bolted in terror.) wyrwać•- bolt-upright- boltupright
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7 shy
[ʃaɪ] 1. adj 2. vito fight shy of — starać się unikać +gen
* * *1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) nieśmiały2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) nieskory do kontaktów (z)3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) płochliwy2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) płoszyć się- shyly- shyness -
8 high
[haɪ] 1. adjwysoki; speed duży; wind silny; ( inf) ( on drugs) na haju post (inf); ( on drink) pod gazem post (inf); ( CULIN) meat, game skruszały; cheese etc zbyt dojrzały, nadpsuty2. adv 3. nto pay a high price for sth — płacić (zapłacić perf) za coś wysoką cenę
it's high time you learned how to do it — najwyższy czas, żebyś nauczył się to robić
* * *1. adjective1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) wysoki2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) o wysokości/wzroście...3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) wysoki, wielki4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) wysoki, główny5) (noble; good: high ideals.) szlachetny6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) silny7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) wysoki8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) cienki9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) nadpsuty10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) mocny2. adverb(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) wysoko- highly- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) uwydatnić- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.) zaawansowany technologicznie- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
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9 judge
[dʒʌdʒ] 1. n ( JUR) 2. vtcompetition, match sędziować; ( estimate) określać (określić perf), oceniać (ocenić perf); ( evaluate) oceniać; ( consider) uznawać (uznać perf) za +acc3. viwydawać (wydać perf) opinięjudging/to judge by his expression — sądząc z jego wyrazu twarzy
* * *1. verb1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) sądzić2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) sędziować3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) oceniać4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) osądzać2. noun1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) sędzia2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) sędzia3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) znawca•- judgement- judgment
- judging from / to judge from
- pass judgement on
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10 kick
[kɪk] 1. vtI could kick myself ( inf) — pluję sobie w brodę (inf)
Phrasal Verbs:- kick off2. vi 3. n( of person) kopnięcie nt, kopniak m; ( of animal) wierzgnięcie nt, kopnięcie nt; ( of ball) rzut m wolny; ( thrill) frajda f (inf); ( of rifle) odrzut mto do sth for kicks ( inf) — robić (zrobić perf) coś dla frajdy (inf)
* * *[kik] 1. verb1) (to hit or strike out with the foot: The child kicked his brother; He kicked the ball into the next garden; He kicked at the locked door; He kicked open the gate.) kopnąć2) ((of a gun) to jerk or spring back violently when fired.) kopnąć2. noun1) (a blow with the foot: The boy gave him a kick on the ankle; He was injured by a kick from a horse.)2) (the springing back of a gun after it has been fired.)3) (a pleasant thrill: She gets a kick out of making people happy.)•- kick off
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11 white
[waɪt] 1. adj 2. nthe whites — ( washing) białe rzeczy
tennis/cricket whites — strój do gry w tenisa/krykieta
* * *1. adjective1) (of the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: The bride wore a white dress.) biały2) (having light-coloured skin, through being of European etc descent: the first white man to explore Africa.) biały3) (abnormally pale, because of fear, illness etc: He went white with shock.) biały4) (with milk in it: A white coffee, please.) zabielany, biały2. noun1) (the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: White and black are opposites.) biel2) (a white-skinned person: racial trouble between blacks and whites.) biały3) ((also egg-white) the clear fluid in an egg, surrounding the yolk: This recipe tells you to separate the yolks from the whites.) białko4) ((of an eye) the white part surrounding the pupil and iris: The whites of her eyes are bloodshot.) białko•- whiten- whiteness
- whitening
- whitish
- white-collar
- white elephant
- white horse
- white-hot
- white lie
- whitewash 3. verb(to cover with whitewash.) bielić- white wine -
12 lash
[læʃ] 1. n 2. vtto lash to — przywiązywać (przywiązać perf) do +gen
Phrasal Verbs:- lash out* * *[læʃ] 1. noun1) (an eyelash: She looked at him through her thick lashes.) rzęsa2) (a stroke with a whip etc: The sailor was given twenty lashes as a punishment.) bat3) (a thin piece of rope or cord, especially of a whip: a whip with a long, thin lash.) rzemień2. verb1) (to strike with a lash: He lashed the horse with his whip.) smagać2) (to fasten with a rope or cord: All the equipment had to be lashed to the deck of the ship.) przywiązać3) (to make a sudden or restless movement (with) (a tail): The tiger crouched in the tall grass, its tail lashing from side to side.) wywijać, machać4) ((of rain) to come down very heavily.) lunąć•- lash out -
13 crop
[krɔp] 1. n( plant) roślina f uprawna; ( harvest) zbiór m, plon m; ( amount produced) produkcja f; (also: riding crop) szpicruta f ( zakończona pętelką); ( of bird) wole nt2. vtPhrasal Verbs:- crop up* * *[krop] 1. noun1) (a plant which is farmed and harvested: a fine crop of rice; We grow a variety of crops, including cabbages, wheat and barley.) uprawa, plon2) (a short whip used when horse-riding.) palcat3) (a (short) haircut: a crop of red hair.) fryzura4) ((of certain birds) the first stomach, which hangs like a bag from the neck.) wole2. verb(to cut or nibble short: The sheep crop the grass.) przycinać, skubać- crop up -
14 cripple
['krɪpl] 1. n (old)kaleka m2. vtperson okaleczać (okaleczyć perf), uczynić ( perf) kaleką; ship, plane unieruchamiać (unieruchomić perf); production, exports paraliżować (sparaliżować perf)* * *['kripl] 1. verb1) (to make lame or disabled: He was crippled by a fall from a horse.) okaleczyć2) (to make less strong, less efficient etc: The war has crippled the country's economy.) osłabiać2. noun(a lame or disabled person: He's been a cripple since the car accident.) kaleka -
15 entitle
[ɪn'taɪtl]vtto entitle sb to sth/to do sth — uprawniać kogoś do czegoś/do (z)robienia czegoś
* * *1) (to give (a person) a right (to, or to do, something): You are not entitled to free school lunches; He was not entitled to borrow money from the cash box.) uprawniać2) (to give to (a book etc) as a title or name: a story entitled `The White Horse'.) zatytułować• -
16 horsehair
noun, adjective ((of) the hair from a horse's mane or tail: The mattress is stuffed with horsehair; a horsehair mattress.) włosie (końskie) -
17 untie
[ʌn'taɪ]vt* * *(to loosen or unfasten: He untied the string from the parcel.) odwiązywać -
18 run away
vi* * *1) (to escape: He ran away from school.) zbiec, uciec2) ((with with) to steal: He ran away with all her money.) skraść3) ((with with) to go too fast etc to be controlled by: The horse ran away with him.) ponieść -
19 run
[rʌn] 1. n(fast pace, race) bieg m; ( in car) przejażdżka f; (of train, bus, for skiing) trasa f; (of victories, defeats) seria f; (in tights, stockings) oczko nt; (CRICKET, BASEBALL) punkt za przebiegnięcie między oznaczonymi miejscami po uderzeniu piłki2. vt; pt ran, pp rundistance biec (przebiec perf); business, shop, hotel prowadzić; competition, course przeprowadzać (przeprowadzić perf); ( COMPUT) program uruchamiać (uruchomić perf); hand, fingers przesuwać (przesunąć perf); water puszczać (puścić perf); (PRESS) article zamieszczać (zamieścić perf)3. vi( move quickly) biec (pobiec perf); (habitually, regularly) biegać; ( flee) uciekać (uciec perf); bus, train ( operate) kursować, jeździć; ( travel) jechać (pojechać perf); play, show być granym, iść (inf); contract być ważnym; river, tears płynąć (popłynąć perf); colours, washing farbować, puszczać; road, railway biec; horse ( in race) ścigać sięto go for a run — iść (pójść perf) pobiegać
to break into a run — zaczynać (zacząć perf) biec
a run of good/bad luck — dobra/zła passa
there was a run on … — był run na +acc
in the long/short run — na dłuższą/krótką metę
to be on the run — ( fugitive) ukrywać się
to run the risk of — narażać się na +acc
the engine/computer is running — silnik/komputer jest włączony
to run for president/in an election — kandydować na prezydenta/w wyborach
unemployment is running at twenty per cent — bezrobocie kształtuje się na poziomie dwudziestu procent
to run a bath — przygotowywać (przygotować perf) kąpiel
Phrasal Verbs:- run away- run down- run in- run into- run off- run out- run over- run up* * *1. present participle - running; verb1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) biegać2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) jeździć3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) płynąć, ciec4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) być na chodzie, działać5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) prowadzić6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) biegać7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) kursować8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) trwać, iść9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) jeździć10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) puścić11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) podwieźć12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) przebiec13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) stać się2. noun1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) bieg(anie)2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) wycieczka3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) passa, okres4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) oczko5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) możność korzystania, swobodny dostęp6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) punkt7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.) wybieg•- runner- running 3. adverb(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) jednym ciągiem- runny- runaway
- rundown
- runner-up
- runway
- in
- out of the running
- on the run
- run across
- run after
- run aground
- run along
- run away
- run down
- run for
- run for it
- run in
- run into
- run its course
- run off
- run out
- run over
- run a temperature
- run through
- run to
- run up
- run wild -
20 hand
[hænd] 1. n ( ANAT)ręka f; ( of clock) wskazówka f; ( handwriting) pismo nt, charakter m pisma; ( worker) robotnik(-ica) m(f); ( deal of cards) rozdanie nt; ( cards held in hand) karty pl; ( of horse) jednostka pomiaru wysokości konia w kłębie2. vtto give/lend sb a hand — pomóc ( perf) komuś
on the one hand …, on the other hand … — z jednej strony …, z drugiej strony …
to force sb's hand — zmuszać (zmusić perf) kogoś do ujawnienia zamiarów
to give sb a free hand — dawać (dać perf) komuś wolną rękę
to change hands — zmieniać (zmienić perf) właściciela
"hands off!" — "ręce przy sobie!"
Phrasal Verbs:- hand in- hand out* * *[hænd] 1. noun1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) ręka2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) wskazówka3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) pomocnik, obsługa4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) pomoc5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) karty (u jednego gracza) 6. added dłoń6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.)7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) pismo2. verb(often with back, down, up etc)1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) wręczać2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) przekazywać•- handful- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand
- 1
- 2
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