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1 squint
[skwɪnt] 1. vi2. nto squint (at) — patrzeć (popatrzeć perf) przez zmrużone oczy (na +acc)
zez m* * *[skwint] 1. verb1) (to have the physical defect of having the eyes turning towards or away from each other or to cause the eyes to do this: The child squints; You squint when you look down at your nose.) zezować2) ((with at, up at, through etc) to look with half-shut or narrowed eyes: He squinted through the telescope.) patrzeć przymrużonymi oczami2. noun1) (a squinting position of the eyes: an eye-operation to correct her squint.) zez2) (a glance or look at something: Let me have a squint at that photograph.) spojrzenie3. adjective, adverb((placed etc) crookedly or not straight: Your hat is squint.) krzywy, na bakier -
2 close
I 1. [kləus] adj( near)2. advclose to — blisko +gen; friend, relative, ties bliski; writing, print drobny; texture gęsty, ścisły; examination, look dokładny; contest wyrównany; weather parny; room duszny
close to/up — z bliska
II 1. [kləuz] vtclose at hand —
door, window zamykać (zamknąć perf); sale, deal finalizować (sfinalizować perf); conversation, speech zakańczać (zakończyć perf)Phrasal Verbs:- close in2. vi3. nto close (with) — kończyć się (zakończyć się perf) ( +instr)
koniec mthe shops/libraries close on Saturdays at one p.m. — sklepy/biblioteki zamyka się w soboty o trzynastej
* * *I 1. [kləus] adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) blisko2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) ciasno2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) bliski2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) wyrównany3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) dokładny4) (tight: a close fit.) ciasny5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) duszny6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) skąpy7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) tajemniczy•- closely- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) zamykać2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) zamykać (się)3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) zawierać2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) koniec- close up -
3 contemplate
['kɔntəmpleɪt]vt* * *['kontəmpleit]1) (to think seriously (about): I was contemplating (= feeling inclined towards) having a holiday; She contemplated her future gloomily.) zastanawiać się nad, rozważać2) (to look thoughtfully at: The little boy stood contemplating himself in the mirror.) przypatrywać się•- contemplative
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4 cool
[kuːl] 1. adjtemperature, drink chłodny; clothes lekki, przewiewny; person ( calm) spokojny, opanowany; ( unfriendly) chłodny2. vt 3. vito keep sth cool/in a cool place — przechowywać coś w chłodnym miejscu
to keep one's cool — zachowywać (zachować perf) spokój
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[ku:l] 1. adjective1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) chłodny2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) spokojny3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) obojętny4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!) świetny2. verb1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) chłodzić (się), stygnąć2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) stygnąć3. noun(cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) chłód- coolly- coolness
- cool-headed
- cool down
- keep one's cool
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5 patronize
['pætrənaɪz]vt ( pej)( look down on) traktować protekcjonalnie; artist być patronem +gen; shop kupować w +loc; restaurant etc (często) bywać w +loc; firm korzystać z usług +gen* * *['pæ-, ]( American[) 'pei-]1) (to behave towards (someone) in a way which is kind and friendly but which nevertheless shows that one thinks oneself to be more important, clever etc than that person: He's a nice fellow but he does patronize his assistants.) traktować protekcjonalnie2) (to visit (a shop, theatre, society etc) regularly: That's not a shop I patronize nowadays.) być stałym klientem -
6 sideways
['saɪdweɪz]adv* * *adjective, adverb (to or towards one side: He moved sideways; a sideways movement.) boczny, w bok
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