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1 medium
['miːdɪəm] 1. adjsize, level średni; colour pośredni2. n, pl media or mediums( of communication) środek m przekazu; (ART) forma f przekazu; ( environment) ośrodek m, środowisko nt; ( pl mediums) ( person) medium ntto strike a happy medium — znajdować (znaleźć perf) złoty środek
* * *['mi:diəm] 1. plurals - media; noun1) (something by or through which an effect is produced: Air is the medium through which sound is carried.) środek2) ((especially in plural) a means (especially radio, television and newspapers) by which news etc is made known: the news media.) środki3) (a person through whom spirits of dead people are said to speak: I know a medium who says she can communicate with Napoleon.) medium4) (a substance in which specimens are preserved, bacteria grown etc.) środowisko2. adjective(middle or average in size, quality etc: Would you like the small, medium or large packet?) średni -
2 X-rays
[eks'reiz] 1. noun plural(rays which can pass through many substances impossible for light to pass through, and which produce a picture of the object through which they have passed.) promienie Rentgena- X-ray2. verb(to take a photograph of using X-rays: They X-rayed my arm to see if it was broken.) prześwietlić, zrobić zdjęcie rentgenowskie -
3 channel
['tʃænl] 1. n 2. vtto channel sth into ( fig) — kierować (skierować perf) coś w stronę +gen
through the usual/normal channels — zwykłymi/normalnymi kanałami
green/red channels — stanowiska odprawy celnej dla podróżnych nie posiadających/posiadających rzeczy do oclenia
* * *[' ænl] 1. noun1) (the bed of a stream or other way through which liquid can flow: a sewage channel.) kanał2) (a passage of deeper water in a river, through which ships can sail.) tor3) (a narrow stretch of water joining two seas: the English Channel.) kanał4) (a means of sending or receiving information etc: We got the information through the usual channels.) kanał5) ((in television, radio etc) a band of frequencies for sending or receiving signals: BBC Television now has two channels.) kanał2. verb1) (to make a channel in.) tworzyć kanał w2) (to direct into a particular course: He channelled all his energies into the project.) kierować -
4 funnel
['fʌnl]n( for pouring) lejek m; ( of ship) komin m* * *1) (a tube which is wide-mouthed at one end and narrow-mouthed at the other through which liquid can be poured into a narrow bottle etc: You will need a funnel if you are going to pour petrol into that can.) lejek2) (a chimney on a ship etc through which smoke escapes.) komin -
5 pipe
[paɪp] 1. n(for water, gas) rura f; ( for smoking) fajka f; ( MUS) piszczałka f, fujarka f- pipes2. vtdoprowadzać (doprowadzić perf) (rurami)Phrasal Verbs:* * *1. noun1) (a tube, usually made of metal, earthenware etc, through which water, gas etc can flow: a water pipe; a drainpipe.) rura2) (a small tube with a bowl at one end, in which tobacco is smoked: He smokes a pipe; ( also adjective) pipe tobacco.) fajka3) (a musical instrument consisting of a hollow wooden, metal etc tube through which the player blows or causes air to be blown in order to make a sound: He played a tune on a bamboo pipe; an organ pipe.) piszczałka, fujarka2. verb1) (to convey gas, water etc by a pipe: Water is piped to the town from the reservoir.) transportować rurami2) (to play (music) on a pipe or pipes: He piped a tune.) grać na fujarce, dudach itp.3) (to speak in a high voice, make a high-pitched sound: `Hallo,' the little girl piped.) piszczeć•- piper- pipes
- piping 3. adjective((of a sound) high-pitched: a piping voice.) piszczący- pipeline
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6 leak
[liːk] 1. n(of liquid, gas) wyciek m; ( in pipe etc) dziura f; ( piece of information) przeciek m2. viship, roof przeciekać; shoes przemakać; liquid wyciekać (wyciec perf), przeciekać (przeciec perf); gas ulatniać się (ulotnić się perf)3. vtinformation ujawniać (ujawnić perf)Phrasal Verbs:- leak out* * *[li:k] 1. noun1) (a crack or hole through which liquid or gas escapes: Water was escaping through a leak in the pipe.) dziura2) (the passing of gas, water etc through a crack or hole: a gas-leak.) wyciek, przeciek3) (a giving away of secret information: a leak of Government plans.) przeciek2. verb1) (to have a leak: This bucket leaks; The boiler leaked hot water all over the floor.) przeciekać, przepuszczać2) (to (cause something) to pass through a leak: Gas was leaking from the cracked pipe; He was accused of leaking secrets to the enemy.) wyciekać, powodować przecieki•- leakage- leaky -
7 tube
[tjuːb]n* * *[tju:b]1) (a long, low cylinder-shaped object through which liquid can pass; a pipe: The water flowed through a rubber tube; a glass tube.) rur(k)a, wąż2) (an organ of this kind in animals or plants.) przewód3) (an underground railway (especially in London): I go to work on the tube / by tube; ( also adjective) a tube train/station.) metro4) (a container for a semi-liquid substance which is got out by squeezing: I must buy a tube of toothpaste.) tub(k)a•- tubing- tubular -
8 filter
['fɪltə(r)] 1. n (also PHOT)filtr m2. vtPhrasal Verbs:* * *['filtə] 1. noun1) (a strainer or other device through which liquid, gas, smoke etc can pass, but not solid material: A filter is used to make sure that the oil is clean and does not contain any dirt; ( also adjective) filter paper.) filtr2) (a kind of screening plate used to change or correct certain colours: If you are taking photographs in sun and snow, you should use a blue filter.) filtr2. verb1) ((of liquids) to (become) clean by passing through a filter: The rain-water filtered into a tank.) filtrować (się)2) (to come bit by bit or gradually: The news filtered out.) przenikać• -
9 jet
[dʒɛt]n* * *I [‹et] noun, adjective((of) a hard black mineral substance, used for ornaments etc: The beads are made of jet; a jet brooch.) gagatII [‹et]1) (a sudden, strong stream or flow (of liquid, gas, flame or steam), forced through a narrow opening: Firemen have to be trained to direct the jets from their hoses accurately.) strumień2) (a narrow opening in an apparatus through which a jet comes: This gas jet is blocked.) dysza3) (an aeroplane driven by jet propulsion: We flew by jet to America.) odrzutowiec•- jet-lag- jet-propelled
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10 letterbox
['lɛtəbɔks]n ( BRIT)(on door, at entrance) skrzynka f na listy; ( mailbox) skrzynka f pocztowa or na listy* * *1) (a slit in a door (sometimes with a box behind it) through which mail from the post is put: He put the card through the letterbox.) otwór na listy w drzwiach2) (a postbox.) skrzynka pocztowa -
11 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 -
12 straw
[strɔː]n( dried stalks) słoma f; ( for drinking) słomka f* * *[stro:]1) (( also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) słoma2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) słoma3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) słomka• -
13 telescope
['tɛlɪskəup] 1. nteleskop m2. vi ( fig)bus, lorry składać się (złożyć się perf) w harmonijkę3. vt* * *['teliskəup] 1. noun(a kind of tube containing lenses through which distant objects appear closer: He looked at the ship through his telescope.) teleskop, luneta2. verb(to push or be pushed together so that one part slides inside another, like the parts of a closing telescope: The crash telescoped the railway coaches.) wbić (się) w siebie, złożyć (się)- teletext -
14 gate
[geɪt]n( of building) brama f; (of garden, field) furtka f; ( at airport) wyjście nt; ( of level-crossing etc) bariera f, szlaban m* * *[ɡeit](a metal, wooden etc doorlike object which closes) the opening in a wall, fence etc through which people etc pass: I'll meet you at the park gate(s). brama- gate-crasher
- gate-post
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15 periscope
['pɛrɪskəup]nperyskop m* * *['periskəup](a tube containing mirrors, through which a person can look in order to see things which cannot be seen from the position the person is in, especially one used in submarines when under water to allow a person to see what is happening on the surface of the sea.) peryskop -
16 wicket
['wɪkɪt]n (CRICKET)( stumps) bramka f; ( grass area) obszar boiska do krykieta pomiędzy dwiema bramkami* * *['wikit]1) (a hoop through which the balls are driven in the game of croquet or at which the ball is bowled in cricket.) bramka krykietowa added 2nd - boisko krykietowe added 3rd - runda2) (the ground between two sets of these rods: The wicket has dried out well.)3) (the ending of a batsman's period of batting: They scored fifty runs for (the loss of) one wicket.)• -
17 airtight
['ɛətaɪt]adj* * *adjective ((of a container etc) into or through which air cannot pass: an airtight seal on a bottle.) hermetyczny -
18 anus
['eɪnəs]nodbyt m* * *['einəs](the hole in your bottom through which solid waste leaves your body.) odbyt -
19 aperture
['æpətʃjuə(r)]n* * *['æpətjuə]1) (an opening or hole.) otwór2) ((the size of) the opening (eg in a camera) through which light passes.) przysłona -
20 blood-vessel
noun (any of the tubes in the body through which the blood flows: He has burst a blood-vessel.) naczynie krwionośne
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