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1 keep down
1. vt 2. vi* * *1) (not to (allow to) rise up: Keep down - they're shooting at us!) nie podnosić (się)2) (to control or put a limit on: They are taking steps to keep down the rabbit population.) utrzymać na tym samym poziomie3) (to digest without vomiting: He has eaten some food but he won't be able to keep it down.) zatrzymać w żołądku -
2 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) utrzeć (komuś) nosaEnglish-Polish dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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3 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) utrzeć (komuś) nosaEnglish-Polish dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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4 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) utrzeć (komuś) nosaEnglish-Polish dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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5 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) utrzeć (komuś) nosaEnglish-Polish dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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6 slow
[sləu] 1. adjwolny, powolnyto be slow to act/decide — zbyt wolno działać/podejmować decyzje
2. advto go slow — driver jechać wolno or powoli; ( BRIT) workers zwalniać (zwolnić perf) tempo pracy ( w ramach akcji protestacyjnej)
wolno, powoli3. vt"slow" — znak ograniczenia prędkości
(also: slow down, slow up) speed zmniejszać (zmniejszyć perf); business etc przyhamowywać (przyhamować perf)4. vi(also: slow down, slow up) zwalniać (zwolnić perf)to slow down/up the car — zwalniać (zwolnić perf)
* * *[sləu] 1. adjective1) (not fast; not moving quickly; taking a long time: a slow train; The service at that restaurant is very slow; He was very slow to offer help.) wolny2) ((of a clock etc) showing a time earlier than the actual time; behind in time: My watch is five minutes slow.) spóźniony3) (not clever; not quick at learning: He's particularly slow at arithmetic.) tępy2. verb(to make, or become slower: The car slowed to take the corner.) zmniejszać szybkość, zwalniać- slowly- slowness
- slow motion
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7 dictation
[dɪk'teɪʃən]n( of letter etc) dyktowanie nt; ( order) dyktat m; ( SCOL) dyktando nt* * *noun (something read for another to write down: The secretary is taking dictation.) dyktando -
8 intake
['ɪnteɪk]n* * *['inteik]1) (the thing or quantity taken in: This year's intake of students is smaller than last year's.) nabór2) (a place at which eg water is taken into a channel etc: The ventilation system broke down when something blocked the main air intake.) wlot3) (the act of taking in: an intake of breath.) nabranie -
9 resist
[rɪ'zɪst]vtopierać się (oprzeć się perf) +datI couldn't resist doing it — nie mogłem się powstrzymać, żeby tego nie zrobić
* * *[rə'zist]1) (to fight against, usually successfully: The soldiers resisted the enemy attack; He tried to resist arrest; It's hard to resist temptation.) odeprzeć, opierać się2) (to be able to stop oneself doing, taking etc (something): I couldn't resist kicking him when he bent down; I just can't resist strawberries.) powstrzymać się od, oprzeć się3) (to be unaffected or undamaged by: a metal that resists rust/acids.) oprzeć się, być odpornym na•- resistant
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