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1 duiken
2 [zich in iets verbergen] duck (down/behind)♦voorbeelden:hij is onder de wol gedoken • he is huddled (up) under the blanketsin elkaar duiken • cower, huddle together〈 sport〉 naar een bal duiken • dive for/after a ball¶ deze winkelier duikt onder de adviesprijs • this shopkeeper undercuts the recommended retail price -
2 hij is onder de wol gedoken
hij is onder de wol gedokenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > hij is onder de wol gedoken
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3 kurcz|yć
impf Ⅰ vt to pull up [nogi]; to clench [dłoń]; to contract [mięśnie]; to hunch [ramiona]- strach kurczył mu twarz his face was contorted with terrorⅡ kurczyć się 1. [tkanina] to shrink; [mięsień] to contract- twarz jej się kurczyła her face contorted- kurczyliśmy się pod kocami we huddled under the blankets- na starość człowiek się kurczy people shrink with age2. przen. [liczba, rozmiar, zasoby] to shrink- liczba zatrudnionych kurczy się the number of people employed is shrinkingThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > kurcz|yć
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