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1 żyła
- ły; -ły; loc sg -le; fżyła złota — (przen) gold mine
wypruwać z siebie żyły — (przen) to work one's fingers to the bone
* * *f.1. ( naczynie krwionośne) vein; dawać sobie w żyłę sl. (= używać narkotyków dożylnie) shoot up, crank up, fix; ścinać l. mrozić krew w żyłach curdle sb's blood; wypruwać sobie żyły work one's fingers to the bone; w jej żyłach płynie polska/niemiecka krew there's Polish/German blood running in her veins.2. geol. vein; ( cienka) thread; (np. w płycie marmurowej) vein; żyła złota gold vein; żyła wodna water vain; złota żyła przen. gold mine; trafić na żyłę złota przen. strike oil.3. techn. (= część przewodu) strand.4. (= skąpiec) stiff; nie bądź żyła! pot. ( w prośbach) be a sport!The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > żyła
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2 zarywać
impf ⇒ zarwać* * *( łóżko) to breakzarywać noce — pot to burn the midnight oil (pot)
* * *ipf.- am -asz1. (= powodować załamanie, obsunięcie) (podłogę, łóżko) break.2. (= zużywać czas kosztem czegoś) zarywać noce sit up all night, burn the midnight oil, pull an all-nighter; zarywać egzamin bust, strike out, flag.3. zarywać laski pot. (= podrywać dziewczyny) pull the birds, score.ipf.break down, collapse, give in; zarywać się ze śmiechu split one's sides with laughter, choke with laughter.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > zarywać
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