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1 nerves
npl nerwy pl* * *noun plural (the condition of being too easily excited or upset: She suffers from nerves.) zbytnia nerwowość -
2 get on someone's nerves
(to irritate someone: Her behaviour really gets on my nerves.) działać komuś na nerwy -
3 war of nerves
(a war, contest etc in which each side tries to win by making the other nervous, eg by bluff, rather than by actually fighting: That game of chess was a war of nerves.) wojna nerwów -
4 nerve
[nəːv]n ( ANAT)to lose one's nerve — tracić (stracić perf) zimną krew
- nerves* * *[nə:v] 1. noun1) (one of the cords which carry messages between all parts of the body and the brain.) nerw2) (courage: He must have needed a lot of nerve to do that; He lost his nerve.) zimna krew3) (rudeness: What a nerve!) tupet2. verb(to force (oneself) to have enough courage (to do something): He nerved himself to climb the high tower.) odważyć się- nerves- nervous
- nervously
- nervousness
- nervy
- nerviness
- nerve-racking
- nervous breakdown
- nervous system
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5 fray
[freɪ] 1. vi 2. nto return to the fray — wracać (wrócić perf) w ogień walki
* * *[frei]((of cloth, rope etc) to make or become worn at the ends or edges, so that the threads or fibres come loose: This material frays easily.) strzępić się -
6 gulp
[gʌlp] 1. vt(also: gulp down) (w pośpiechu) połykać (połknąć perf)2. vi(from nerves, excitement) przełykać (przełknąć perf) ślinęat/in one gulp — jednym haustem
* * *1. verb(to swallow eagerly or in large mouthfuls: He gulped down a sandwich.) połknąć2. noun1) (a swallowing movement: `There's a ghost out there,' he said with a gulp.) przełknięcie2) (the amount of food swallowed: a gulp of coffee.) łyk -
7 insensitive
[ɪn'sɛnsɪtɪv]adj( uncaring) nieczuły; ( to pain etc) niewrażliwy* * *[in'sensətiv]( with to)1) (not noticing or not sympathetic towards (eg others' feelings): He was insensitive to her grief.) nieczuły2) ((with to) not feeling or not reacting to (touch, light etc): The dentist's injection numbed the nerves and made the tooth insensitive to the drill.) niewrażliwy• -
8 jar
[dʒɑː(r)] 1. n 2. visound drażnić3. vtto jar one's bones — poobijać ( perf) sobie kości
* * *I noun(a kind of bottle made of glass or pottery, with a wide mouth: She poured the jam into large jars; jam-jars.) słójII past tense, past participle - jarred; verb1) ((with on) to have a harsh and startling effect (on): Her sharp voice jarred on my ears.) drażnić2) (to give a shock to: The car accident had jarred her nerves.) wstrząsnąć, `zszarpać`•- jarring -
9 nervous
['nəːvəs]nerwowy; ( anxious) zdenerwowanyto be nervous of/about — obawiać się +gen
* * *1) (of the nerves: the nervous system.) nerwowy2) (rather afraid: She was nervous about travelling by air; a nervous old lady.) niespokojny -
10 nervous system
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11 settle
['sɛtl] 1. vtargument rozstrzygać (rozstrzygnąć perf); accounts regulować (uregulować perf); affairs porządkować (uporządkować perf); land zasiedlać (zasiedlić perf)2. vi(also: settle down) sadowić się (usadowić się perf); ( calm down) uspokajać się (uspokoić się perf); bird, insect siadać (siąść perf or usiąść perf); dust, sediment osiadać (osiąść perf), osadzać się (osadzić się perf)to settle down to sth — zasiadać (zasiąść perf) do czegoś
Phrasal Verbs:* * *['setl]1) (to place in a position of rest or comfort: I settled myself in the armchair.) układać, usadawiać się2) (to come to rest: Dust had settled on the books.) osiadać3) (to soothe: I gave him a pill to settle his nerves.) uspokajać4) (to go and live: Many Scots settled in New Zealand.) osiedlać się5) (to reach a decision or agreement: Have you settled with the builders when they are to start work?; The dispute between management and employees is still not settled.) ustalać, załatwiać6) (to pay (a bill).) (u)regulować•- settler
- settle down
- settle in
- settle on
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12 steady
['stɛdɪ] 1. adjconstant stały; ( regular) równomierny, miarowy; ( firm) pewny; ( calm) look baczny; voice opanowany; person, character solidny2. vtto steady o.s. on/against sth — oprzeć się ( perf) o coś
* * *['stedi] 1. adjective1) ((negative unsteady) firmly fixed, balanced or controlled: The table isn't steady; You need a steady hand to be a surgeon.) pewny2) (regular or even: a steady temperature; He was walking at a steady pace.) stały, miarowy3) (unchanging or constant: steady faith.) trwały4) ((of a person) sensible and hardworking in habits etc: a steady young man.) solidny2. verb(to make or become steady: He stumbled but managed to steady himself; His heart-beat gradually steadied.) zapewnić/uzyskać równowagę- steadily- steadiness
- steady on! - steady ! -
13 steel
[stiːl] 1. nstal f2. adj* * *[sti:l] 1. noun, adjective(of) a very hard alloy of iron and carbon, used for making tools etc: tools of the finest steel; steel knives/chisels; He had a grip of steel (= a very strong grip). stal2. verb(to harden and strengthen (oneself, one's nerves etc) in preparation for doing, or resisting, something: He steeled himself to meet the attack / to tell his wife the truth.) szykować- steely- steeliness
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14 tax
[tæks] 1. npodatek m2. vt* * *[tæks] 1. noun1) (money, eg a percentage of a person's income or of the price of goods etc taken by the government to help pay for the running of the state: income tax; a tax on tobacco.) podatek2) (a strain or burden: The continual noise was a tax on her nerves.) ciężar2. verb1) (to make (a person) pay (a) tax; to put a tax on (goods etc): He is taxed on his income; Alcohol is taxed.) opodatkować2) (to put a strain on: Don't tax your strength!) nadwerężać•- taxable- taxation
- taxing
- tax-free
- taxpayer
- tax someone with
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15 tranquilliser
noun (a drug especially a pill to calm the nerves or cause sleep: He took a tranquillizer.) środek uspokajający -
16 tranquillizer
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17 war
[wɔː(r)]nwojna fto go to war — wszczynać (wszcząć perf) wojnę
a war on drugs/crime — walka z narkotykami/przestępczością
* * *[wo:] 1. noun((an) armed struggle, especially between nations: Their leader has declared war on Britain; The larger army will win the war; the horrors of war; ( also adjective) He is guilty of war crimes.) wojna2. verb(to fight: The two countries have been warring constantly for generations.) wojować- warlike- warrior
- war correspondent
- war-cry
- war-dance
- warfare
- warhead
- warhorse
- warlord
- warmonger
- warpaint
- warship
- wartime
- war of nerves
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