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101 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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102 teetotal
['tiː'təutl]adj* * *[ti:'təutl](never taking alcoholic drink: The whole family is teetotal.) abstynencki -
103 telephoto lens
(a photographic lens used for taking photographs from a long distance away.) teleobiektyw -
104 time-consuming
['taɪmkənsjuːmɪŋ]adj* * *adjective (taking too much time to do: a time-consuming process/job.) czasochłonny -
105 to bits
(in(to) usually small pieces: The broken mirror lay in bits on the floor; He loves taking his car to bits.) w kawałkach, na kawałki -
106 trap
[træp] 1. n(for mice, rats) pułapka f; ( for larger animals) sidła pl, wnyki pl; ( carriage) dwukółka f; ( fig) pułapka f, zasadzka f2. vtmouse łapać (złapać perf) w pułapkę; hare etc łapać (złapać perf) w sidła or we wnyki; energy pozyskiwać; ( fig) trick łapać (złapać perf) w pułapkęto set/lay a trap (for sb) — zastawiać (zastawić perf) (na kogoś) pułapkę
to be trapped — (in bad marriage, under rubble etc) być uwięzionym
shut your trap! (inf!) — stul gębę! (inf!)
* * *[træp] 1. noun1) (a device for catching animals: He set a trap to catch the bear; a mousetrap.) pułapka2) (a plan or trick for taking a person by surprise: She led him into a trap; He fell straight into the trap.) zasadzka2. verb(to catch in a trap or by a trick: He lives by trapping animals and selling their fur; She trapped him into admitting that he liked her.) złapać w sidła, schwytać w zasadzkę- trapper- trap-door -
107 uneasy
[ʌn'iːzɪ]adjI am/I feel uneasy about taking his money — niechętnie biorę od niego pieniądze
* * *((of a person or a situation etc) troubled, anxious or unsettled: When her son did not return, she grew uneasy.) niespokojny- unease- uneasily
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108 unscrew
[ʌn'skruː]vt* * *(to remove or loosen (something) by taking out screws, or with a twisting or screwing action: He unscrewed the cupboard door; Can you unscrew this lid?) odkręcić -
109 what are you etc doing with
1) (why or how have you etc got: What are you doing with my umbrella?)2) (what action are you etc taking about: What are they doing with the children during the day if they're both working?) -
110 what with
(because of: What with taking no exercise and being too fat, he had a heart attack.) skutkiem... i... -
111 work off
(to get rid of (something unwanted or unpleasant) by taking physical exercise etc: He worked off his anger by running round the garden six times.) pozbyć się -
112 X-ray
[ɛks'reɪ] 1. n 2. vtto have an X-ray — robić (zrobić perf) sobie prześwietlenie
* * *noun ((the process of taking) a photograph using X-rays: I'm going to hospital for an X-ray; We'll take an X-ray of your chest; ( also adjective) an X-ray photograph.) prześwietlenie, zdjęcie rentgenowskie
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