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[beɪ]nzatoka f; ( BRIT) ( for parking) zatoczka f; ( for loading) podjazd m; ( horse) gniadosz m* * *[bei] I noun(a wide inward bend of a coastline: anchored in the bay; Botany Bay.) zatokaII noun(a separate compartment, area or room etc (usually one of several) set aside for a special purpose: a bay in a library.) wnękaIII 1. adjective((of horses) reddish-brown in colour.) gniady2. noun((also bay tree) the laurel tree, the leaves of which are used for seasoning and in victory wreaths.) wawrzyn3. verb((especially of large dogs) to bark: The hounds bayed at the fox.) ujadać
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