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2 tank
[tæŋk]n(for water, petrol) zbiornik m; ( for photographic processing) kuweta f; (also: fish tank) akwarium nt; ( MIL) czołg m* * *[tæŋk]1) (a large container for liquids or gas: a hot-water / cold-water tank.) zbiornik2) (a heavy steel-covered vehicle armed with guns.) czołg•- tanker -
3 drain
[dreɪn] 1. n( in street) studzienka f ściekowa; ( fig) ( on resources) odpływ m2. vtland drenować, osuszać (osuszyć perf); marshes, pond osuszać (osuszyć perf); vegetables osączać (osączyć perf); glass, cup wysączyć ( perf) napój z +gen3. vito feel drained — czuć się (poczuć się perf) wyczerpanym
* * *[drein] 1. verb1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) drenować, osuszyć2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) odpływać3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) osączyć, opróżnić, odpłynąć4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) wypić do dna5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) wyczerpać, zużyć2. noun1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) dren, rów odwadniający2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) pijawka, studnia bez dna•- drainage- draining-board
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4 fill up
1. vt 2. viwypełniać się (wypełnić się perf), zapełniać się (zapełnić się perf)fill it/her up, please ( AUT) — do pełna, proszę!
* * *(to make or become completely full: Fill up the petrol tank, please.) napełnić (się) -
5 full
[ful] 1. adjpełny; skirt, sleeve szeroki2. advto know full well that … — w pełni zdawać sobie sprawę (z tego), że …
to write one's name in full — podpisywać się (podpisać się perf) pełnym imieniem i nazwiskiem
* * *[ful] 1. adjective1) (holding or containing as much as possible: My basket is full.) pełny2) (complete: a full year; a full account of what happened.) cały, kompletny3) ((of clothes) containing a large amount of material: a full skirt.) obszerny2. adverb1) (completely: Fill the petrol tank full.) do pełna2) (exactly; directly: She hit him full in the face.) prosto•- fully- full-length
- full moon
- full-scale
- full stop
- full-time
- fully-fledged
- full of
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6 it's no joke
(it is a serious or worrying matter: It's no joke when water gets into the petrol tank.) nie ma żartów -
7 volume
['vɔljuːm]n( space) objętość f; ( amount) (of exports, trade) wolumen m, rozmiary pl; ( of traffic) natężenie nt; ( of book) tom m; ( sound level) głośność fvolume one/two — tom pierwszy/drugi
* * *['voljum]1) (a book: This library contains over a million volumes.) tom2) (one of a series of connected books: Where is volume fifteen of the encyclopedia?) tom3) (the amount of space occupied by something, expressed in cubic measurement: What is the volume of the petrol tank?) pojemność4) (amount: A large volume of work remains to be done.) ilośc5) (level of sound eg on a radio, television etc: Turn up the volume on the radio.) siła głosu -
8 siphon
['saɪfən] 1. nsyfon m2. vtPhrasal Verbs:* * *1. noun1) (a bent pipe or tube through which liquid can be drawn off from one container to another at a lower level: He used a siphon to get some petrol out of the car's tank.) rura przelewowa2) ((also soda-siphon) a glass bottle with such a tube, used for soda water.) syfon2. verb((with off, into etc) to draw (off) through a siphon: They siphoned the petrol into a can.) odciągać
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