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41 estu
iz.1. Med. congestion; bular \estu tightness in the chest | difficulty in breathing; sudur(retako) \estu nasal congestion2. tight spot, difficulty, predicament; \estuan aurkitu ziren they found themselves in a tight spot3. Lagunart. urge; kaka \estu da he's feels like crapping4. \estuak fully-fashioned stockings io.1. ( ez zabala) narrow; onera bidea \estu izaten da the road to righteousness is usually narrow2.a. ( ez lasaia) uneasy, apprehensive, distressed; \estu eta larri dago she's all bothered and nervous | she's a nervous wreck; \estu dago he's in a {tight spot || jam || bind}b. ( arnasa) difficult; arnasa \estua dauka aitonak grandpa's having difficulty breathing3. ( trinko)a. dense, compact, solidb. ( idazkera) crampedc. ( programa) tightd. ( bete-bete) full, packed, crammede. ( ehuna, sarea) tightly-woven4. ( bizimodua) impoverished, indigent, poverty-stricken5.a. ( soinekoa, arropa, jantzia, e.a.) tight; gerri \estua a tight beltb. ( korapiloa) tight6. ( egoera) tense7. ( larria) urgent8.a. ( eginbeharrei d.) strict, stern; irakasle hori \estuegia dela uste dut I think that teacher is too strictb. ( araua) rigorous, harsh, strictc. ( neurri) strict; \estu estuak hartu behar dira strict measures must be takend. ( debeku) strict, absolute9. ( sendo)a. ( adiskidetasuna, e.a.) strong, close; elkarrekin dituzten harreman \estuak the close relationship they haveb. ( esku-estutze) firmc. ( besarkada) big adb.1. tight, tightly; \estu {eho || bilbatu} to weave tightly; ezpatari \estu heldu to hold on tightly to one's sword2. ( seriotasunez) harshly, seriously; \estu agindu nien horrelakorik ez egiteko I ordered them in no uncertain terms not to do such a thing3. ( larri)a. ( bizi izan) in distress, in anguish, apprehensively; nora zoaz, gizona, horren \estu? where are you going, my good fellow, in such distressb. ( kezkaturik) uptight; \estu egongo gara haien berriak jakin arte we'll be uptight until we hear from themc. hard up; \estu nabil familiari behar duena emateko I'm hard put to give my family what they need; \estu eta larri ari ziren haren haserrea lasaitzeko they were hard put to calm her temper down4. e-r \estu hartu to take sth to heart5. \estu erabili to hound, persue relentlessly du/ad.1. to tighten2. ( lotu) to tie ( -z: with) da/ad. to grow anguished, become uptight -
42 kexu
iz.1.a. ( larritasuna, urduritasuna, atsekabea) anxiety, apprehension, foreboding, trepidationb. ( egonezina) restless, uneasinessc. ( haserrea) anger; haren \kexua ikusi bazenu! I wish you could have seen her anger!2. ( kexa) complaint, grievance io.1.a. ( urduri dagoena) anxious, apprehensive, distressed, troubledb. ( suminkoia) annoyed, piqued, angry; \kexua zen, ele gutxikoa she was annoyed and uncommunicative ; zergatik ez haiz etxera joan? — emaztea \kexu dudalako why haven't you gone home? — because my wife's piquedc. ( itsasoa) angry, choppy, rough2. ( bortitza) impetuous, violent, forceful3. whining, complaining, plaintive adb.1.a. anxiously, apprehensively; \kexu-\kexu heldu zen she arrived {in a nervous state || a nervous wreck}; bazterrak \kexu eta beldur dira the territory is anxious and fearfulb. itasoa \kexu dago eta zerua ilun the sea's rough and the sky's gloomy2. \kexurik dago noiz aterako diren espetxetik she's worried when they're going to get out of prison -
43 комок нервов
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44 на грани нервного срыва
1) General subject: nervous wreck, on the brink of a psychotic meltdown2) Colloquial: freaked outУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > на грани нервного срыва
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45 нервы ни к черту
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46 у него нервы никуда не годятся
Makarov: he is a nervous wreckУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > у него нервы никуда не годятся
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47 מרוט עצבים
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48 פקעת עצבים
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49 aniquilar
v.1 to annihilate, to wipe out.2 to exterminate, to destroy, to kill, to annihilate.* * *1 to annihilate, destroy* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=destruir) [+ enemigo] to annihilate, destroy; [+ equipo rival] to crush, annihilate2) (=matar) to kill2.See:* * *verbo transitivo <enemigo/población> to annihilate, wipe out; <defensas/instalaciones> to destroy* * *= wipe out, massacre, decimate, annihilate, zap.Ex. Strong economic forces, inflation and an over-strong pound wiped out any noticeable benefits of EEC membership to industry.Ex. In the 1994 Rwandan genocide, 800,000 people were massacred.Ex. Insect pests decimate a significant proportion of the world's food supply and transmit a number of deadly human diseases.Ex. He intends to annihilate all the major world powers, until Islamic nations dominate the planet.Ex. This electric fly swatter will zap any fly or mosquito with 1500 volts.* * *verbo transitivo <enemigo/población> to annihilate, wipe out; <defensas/instalaciones> to destroy* * *= wipe out, massacre, decimate, annihilate, zap.Ex: Strong economic forces, inflation and an over-strong pound wiped out any noticeable benefits of EEC membership to industry.
Ex: In the 1994 Rwandan genocide, 800,000 people were massacred.Ex: Insect pests decimate a significant proportion of the world's food supply and transmit a number of deadly human diseases.Ex: He intends to annihilate all the major world powers, until Islamic nations dominate the planet.Ex: This electric fly swatter will zap any fly or mosquito with 1500 volts.* * *aniquilar [A1 ]vt‹enemigo/población› to annihilate, wipe out; ‹defensas/instalaciones› to destroy, obliteratela gripe que tuvo lo ha aniquilado that bout of flu he had has left him terribly weak o ( colloq) has really wiped him outlos nervios la tienen aniquilada she's a nervous wreckla aniquiló 6-0, 6-0 she crushed her 6-0, 6-0me aniquiló con sus argumentos he crushed o annihilated o destroyed me with his argumentses tan dominante que lo ha aniquilado como persona she's so domineering that she has completely wiped out o destroyed his personality* * *
aniquilar ( conjugate aniquilar) verbo transitivo ‹enemigo/población› to annihilate, wipe out;
‹defensas/instalaciones› to destroy
aniquilar verbo transitivo to annihilate
' aniquilar' also found in these entries:
English:
annihilate
- rout
- wipe out
- wipe
* * *aniquilar vt1. [destruir] to annihilate, to wipe out;los nazis aniquilaron a los judíos the Nazis exterminated the Jews;el candidato oficial aniquiló a la oposición the official candidate annihilated o destroyed the opposition;los tenistas suecos aniquilaron a sus rivales the Swedish tennis players annihilated o thrashed their opponents2. [abatir] to destroy;tres años en paro la aniquilaron moralmente three years of unemployment had totally demoralized her* * *v/t annihilate* * *aniquilar vt1) : to annihilate, to wipe out2) : to overwhelm, to bring to one's knees -
50 disgusto
m.1 annoyance, disappointment, dissatisfaction, displeasure.2 argument, dispute, quarrel, quarreling.3 chagrin.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: disgustar.* * *1 (enfado) displeasure, annoyance, anger2 (desgracia) misfortune, problem3 figurado (pesadumbre) sorrow, grief, pain\a disgusto against one's will, reluctantly, unwillinglydar un disgusto to upsetllevarse un disgusto to get upsetsentirse/estar/hallarse a disgusto to feel ill at ease* * *SM1) (=pena)vas a darle un disgusto a mamá con tan malas notas — Mum's going to be upset about those bad marks of yours
vas a matar a tu madre a disgustos * — you'll be the death of your mother *, you'll send your mother to an early grave *
-la han despedido -¡qué disgusto! — "they've fired her" - "that's terrible o awful!"
2) (=riña) quarrel, rowcomo sigas así, tú y yo tendremos un disgusto — if you carry on like that, we're going to fall out
3)a disgusto: hacer algo a disgusto — to do sth unwillingly
estar o sentirse a disgusto — to be o feel ill at ease
* * *1) (sufrimiento, pesar)si te vas a quedar a disgusto es mejor que te vayas — if you really don't want to be here, you might as well go
2)a) ( discusión) argument, quarrelb) ( incidente desagradable)si sigues conduciendo así vas a tener un disgusto — if you keep on driving like that you're going to have an accident
* * *= annoyance, dissatisfaction, chagrin, displeasure.Ex. False drops are perhaps less of an annoyance in a computer-based system when brief records can be quickly scanned and rejected as necessary.Ex. During her tenure as head of the EPA library, she dealt with the dissatisfaction with the national treatment of U.S. documents in a most constructive manner, by establishing the Government Documents Round Table (GODORT).Ex. Much to her nanny's surprise and chagrin, she was fully potty-trained by her first birthday.Ex. They were printed in France, but their printers and publishers used this doubtless transparent device to evade the displeasure of the authorities.----* a disgusto = unwillingly, reluctantly.* gesto de disgusto = glower.* mirada de disgusto = scowl.* para disgusto de = to the disgust of.* para + Posesivo + disgusto = to + Posesivo + chagrin.* * *1) (sufrimiento, pesar)si te vas a quedar a disgusto es mejor que te vayas — if you really don't want to be here, you might as well go
2)a) ( discusión) argument, quarrelb) ( incidente desagradable)si sigues conduciendo así vas a tener un disgusto — if you keep on driving like that you're going to have an accident
* * *= annoyance, dissatisfaction, chagrin, displeasure.Ex: False drops are perhaps less of an annoyance in a computer-based system when brief records can be quickly scanned and rejected as necessary.
Ex: During her tenure as head of the EPA library, she dealt with the dissatisfaction with the national treatment of U.S. documents in a most constructive manner, by establishing the Government Documents Round Table (GODORT).Ex: Much to her nanny's surprise and chagrin, she was fully potty-trained by her first birthday.Ex: They were printed in France, but their printers and publishers used this doubtless transparent device to evade the displeasure of the authorities.* a disgusto = unwillingly, reluctantly.* gesto de disgusto = glower.* mirada de disgusto = scowl.* para disgusto de = to the disgust of.* para + Posesivo + disgusto = to + Posesivo + chagrin.* * *A(sufrimiento, pesar): le causó un gran disgusto she was very upset, it upset her terriblytiene un disgusto tremendo he's very upsetestos hijos me van a matar a disgustos these children will be the death of meexpresó su disgusto y preocupación por lo sucedido she expressed her sadness o sorrow and concern at what had happenedcon tantos disgustos se va a enfermar de los nervios she's going to end up a nervous wreck with all these things that have happened to her ( colloq)para mi disgusto much to my displeasurelo hizo a disgusto she did it reluctantly o unwillinglysi te vas a quedar a disgusto es mejor que te vayas if you really don't want to be here o if you're staying against your will, you might as well goB1 (discusión) argument, quarrel2(incidente desagradable): si sigues conduciendo así vas a tener un disgusto if you keep on driving like that you're going to have an accident* * *
Del verbo disgustar: ( conjugate disgustar)
disgusto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
disgustó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
disgustar
disgusto
disgustar ( conjugate disgustar) verbo transitivo:
me disgusta tener que decírselo I don't like having to tell her
disgustarse verbo pronominal
to get upset
disgusto sustantivo masculino
1 (sufrimiento, pesar):
me ha dado muchos disgustos he's given me lots of upset o heartache;
lo hizo a disgusto she did it reluctantly
2 ( discusión) argument, quarrel
disgustar verbo transitivo
1 (enfadar, entristecer) to upset: disgustó a su madre, he upset his mother
2 (desagradar) to displease: es un sabor raro, pero no me disgusta, it's an odd taste, but I don't dislike it
disgusto sustantivo masculino
1 (preocupación, pesar) upset: tiene un disgusto terrible, she is really upset
2 (desgracia) trouble: un día de estos vas a tener un disgusto, one day you are going to have trouble
3 (enfado, disputa) quarrel, row: tendrá un disgusto con los vecinos por el ruido, he'll have a row with his neighbours over the noise
♦ Locuciones: a disgusto, unwillingly
encontrarse a disgusto, to feel ill at ease
' disgusto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
con
- consiguiente
- disgustar
- enferma
- enfermo
- gesto
- golpe
- lamentable
- mitigar
- palo
- perra
- rabiar
- resoplar
- sinsabor
- sofoco
- vaya
- agarrar
- caramba
- contrariedad
- ir
- jo
- porra
- tal
- uy
English:
annoyance
- chagrin
- dismay
- displeasure
- really
- unpleasantness
- any
- upset
* * *♦ nm1. [pena]fue un gran disgusto para ella no aprobar el examen it was a great disappointment for her not to pass the exam;para disgusto de todos, el concierto se suspendió to everyone's disappointment the concert was cancelled;dar un disgusto a alguien to upset sb;¡menudo disgusto nos dio! you can imagine how upset we were!;¡este niño no nos da más que disgustos! that child just gives us one headache after another!;llevarse un disgusto to be upset;¡qué disgusto me llevé cuando lo supe! I was so upset when I found out!;tiene un disgusto enorme she's terribly upset;matar a alguien a disgustos to worry sb to death;¡me vas a matar a disgustos! you'll be the death of me yet!;no ganar para disgustos con alguien: con este niño no ganamos para disgustos that child gives us nothing but trouble2. [desgracia]desde que llegué aquí voy de disgusto en disgusto it's been one disaster after another ever since I arrived;tener un disgusto: si sigues trabajando sin casco vas a tener un disgusto if you go on working without a helmet you'll live to regret it;o dejas de fumar, o tendrás un disgusto quit smoking now, or you'll live to regret it;casi nos da un disgusto we almost had a tragedy on our handscomo sigas así, tú y yo vamos a tener un disgusto if you carry on like this, you and I are going to fall out♦ a disgusto loc adv[sin ganas] unwillingly;hacer algo a disgusto to do sth unwillingly o reluctantly;para venir a disgusto, es mejor que no vengas if you really don't want to come, it'd be better if you didn't♦ a disgusto loc adj[incómodo] [físicamente] uncomfortable; [psicológicamente] uncomfortable, ill at ease;estar a disgusto to feel uncomfortable o uneasy;en esta silla vas a estar a disgusto you'll be uncomfortable in that chair;se sentía muy a disgusto con sus compañeros de clase he felt very uncomfortable with his classmates* * *m1 ( pesar):me causó un gran disgusto I was very upset;llevarse un disgusto get upset2 ( enfado):tener un disgusto have an argument;tener un disgusto con alguien have an argument with s.o., fall out with s.o3 ( accidente):tener un disgusto have an accident4:a disgusto unwillingly;sentirse a disgusto feel uncomfortable, feel ill at ease* * *disgusto nm1) : annoyance, displeasure2) : argument, quarrel3) : trouble, misfortune* * * -
51 histérico
adj.1 hysterical, nervous wreck.2 hysteric.* * *► adjetivo1 hysterical► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 hysteric\poner histérico,-a a alguien familiar to drive somebody mad, wind somebody up* * *histérico, -a1. ADJ1) (Med) hysterical2) (=nervioso)¡me pone histérico! — * it drives me mad!, it drives me up the wall *
2. SM / F1) (Med) hysteric2) (=nervioso)no hagas caso, son unos histéricos — pay no attention, they're always having hysterics
* * *IIIponerse histérico — to have hysterics o a fit
* * *= edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], demented, hysterical, hysteric.Ex. His selection of films suggests a temperamental bias toward strong, violent, edgy scenes with killings, face-slappings, and confrontations.Ex. Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.Ex. It was in the course of treating hysterical patients in the 1980s that Freud began to form the major concepts of psychoanalytic theory.Ex. Freud's typical patient in the early years was frequently hysteric -- often female, bright, sexually repressed, bursting with vivid dreams and fantasies, prone to psychosomatic symptomatology.----* casi histérico = high-strung, highly-strung.* ponerse histérico = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler.* * *IIIponerse histérico — to have hysterics o a fit
* * *= edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], demented, hysterical, hysteric.Ex: His selection of films suggests a temperamental bias toward strong, violent, edgy scenes with killings, face-slappings, and confrontations.
Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.Ex: It was in the course of treating hysterical patients in the 1980s that Freud began to form the major concepts of psychoanalytic theory.Ex: Freud's typical patient in the early years was frequently hysteric -- often female, bright, sexually repressed, bursting with vivid dreams and fantasies, prone to psychosomatic symptomatology.* casi histérico = high-strung, highly-strung.* ponerse histérico = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler.* * *2(exaltado): se puso histérico cuando vio la carta he went mad o had hysterics o had a fit when he saw the letter ( colloq)masculine, feminine2(exaltado): es un histérico he gets completely o quite hysterical about things, he gets in a terrible flap about things* * *
histérico◊ -ca adjetivo (Med, Psic) hysterical;
( exaltado):◊ ponerse histérico to have hysterics o a fit;
me pones histérico you drive me mad
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Med, Psic) hysteric;
( exaltado):
histérico,-a adjetivo hysterical
familiar le estás poniendo histérico, you are driving him mad
' histérico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
histérica
English:
hysterical
- wobbly
- hysterics
* * *histérico, -a♦ adj1. Psi hystericalponerse histérico to get in a flap;ese ruido me pone histérico that noise really gets on my nerves♦ nm,f1. Psi hysteric* * *I adj hystericalII m, histérica f hysteric* * *histérico, -ca adj: hysterical♦ histéricamente adv* * *histérico adj hysterical -
52 trastornado
adj.unbalanced, crazy.past part.past participle of spanish verb: trastornar.* * *1→ link=trastornar trastornar► adjetivo1 (preocupado) upset2 (loco) mad3 (mente) unbalanced* * *ADJ [persona] disturbed; [mente] disturbed, unhinged* * *- da adjetivosu muerte lo dejó trastornado — she was deeply disturbed o traumatized by his death
* * *= disturbed, out of + Posesivo + senses, out of + Posesivo + mind.Ex. Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.Ex. He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.Ex. The article ' Out of their minds: legal theory in neural networks' criticises the use of neural networks in law.----* trastornado mental = deranged, out of + Posesivo + mind, out of + Posesivo + senses.* * *- da adjetivosu muerte lo dejó trastornado — she was deeply disturbed o traumatized by his death
* * *= disturbed, out of + Posesivo + senses, out of + Posesivo + mind.Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.
Ex: He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.Ex: The article ' Out of their minds: legal theory in neural networks' criticises the use of neural networks in law.* trastornado mental = deranged, out of + Posesivo + mind, out of + Posesivo + senses.* * *trastornado -dadesde el accidente está trastornado he's been (very) disturbed since he had the accidentla muerte de su hija la dejó trastornada she was deeply disturbed o traumatized by the death of her daughtertrastornado por las drogas drug-crazedestá con los nervios trastornados his nerves are completely shattered o are in shreds o are in tatters, he's a nervous wreck ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo trastornar: ( conjugate trastornar)
trastornado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
trastornado
trastornar
trastornado◊ -da adjetivo ‹persona/mente› disturbed;
su muerte lo dejó trastornado he was deeply disturbed o traumatized by his death
trastornar ( conjugate trastornar) verbo transitivo
1 (Psic) to disturb;
esa chica lo ha trastornado (fam) he's lost his head over that girl (colloq)
2 ( alterar la normalidad) to upset, disrupt
trastornarse verbo pronominal (Psic) to become disturbed
trastornado,-a adjetivo
1 (alterado, desordenado) upset, disarranged
2 (demente) disturbed
trastornar verbo transitivo
1 (volver loco) to drive mad
2 (causar molestias) to trouble
3 (alterar, desbartar) to disrupt
' trastornado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
trastornada
- trastornar
English:
deranged
- disturbed
- unbalanced
* * *trastornado, -a adj[loco, desequilibrado] disturbed, unbalanced;esa mujer lo tiene trastornado he's crazy o nuts about that woman -
53 nervevrak
subst. nervous wreck -
54 развинчиваться
развинтитьсяbe / come* unscrewed; (перен.) разг. get* / unstrung -
55 détraqué
détraqué, e [detʀake]* * *
1.
2.
1) [mécanisme, moteur] broken down, on the blink (colloq); [organisation, système] broken down; [temps] unsettled2) (colloq)être détraqué or avoir l'estomac détraqué — to have an upset stomach
3.
(colloq) nom masculin, féminin deranged person* * *detʀake détraqué, -e1. adj(machine, santé) broken-down, (estomac) upset2. nm/f** * *A pp ⇒ détraquer.B pp adj1 [mécanisme, moteur] broken down, on the blink○; [organisation, système] broken down; [temps] unsettled; mon ordinateur est détraqué my computer is down ou on the blink○; ma montre est complètement détraquée my watch has gone completely wrong;2 ○ être détraqué, avoir l'estomac détraqué to have an upset stomach; avoir les nerfs détraqués to have bad nerves; il a le cerveau détraqué he's off his rocker○.C ○nm,f deranged person, headcase◑.1. [cassé] broken2. (familier) [dérangé]————————, détraquée [detrake] nom masculin, nom féminin -
56 wykańczać się
The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wykańczać się
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57 nerviosismo
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58 ser un manojo de nervios
• be a bundle of nerves• be a nervous wreckDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > ser un manojo de nervios
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59 tener los nervios destrozados
• be a nervous wreckDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > tener los nervios destrozados
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60 wyczerp|ać
pf — wyczerp|ywać impf (wyczerpię — wyczerpuję) Ⅰ vt książk. 1. (wydobyć do końca) wyczerpać wodę ze studni to empty a well- wyczerpać wodę z łodzi to bail water out of a boat2. (wyeksploatować) to deplete [złoża, zasoby]; to use up [zapasy] 3. (wycieńczyć) to exhaust, to wear [sb] out- był wyczerpany nerwowo he was a nervous wreckⅡ wyczerpać się — wyczerpywać się 1. (zużyć się) [zapasy] to run out; [towar] to be sold out, to be out of stock; [nakład] to be out of print- wyczerpały się nam oszczędności we’ve run out of money- wyczerpują się zapasy papieru we’re running out of a. short of paper- baterie się wyczerpały the batteries are dead- wyczerpuje się moja cierpliwość my patience is wearing thin2. (zmęczyć się) to be exhausted, to be worn out■ wyczerpać temat/rozmowę to exhaust a topic a. subject/conversationThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wyczerp|ać
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