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1 pitched battle
[pɪtʃt-]n* * *(a battle between armies that have been prepared and arranged for fighting beforehand: They fought a pitched battle.) bitwa rozstrzygająca -
2 arm
[ɑːm] 1. n ( ANAT)ręka f, ramię nt; ( of jacket) rękaw m; ( of chair) poręcz f; ( of organization etc) ramię nt- arms2. vtzbroić, uzbrajać (uzbroić perf)* * *I noun1) (the part of the body between the shoulder and the hand: He has broken both his arms.) ramię, ręka2) (anything shaped like or similar to this: She sat on the arm of the chair.) ramię, poręcz•- armful- armband
- armchair
- armpit
- arm-in-arm
- keep at arm's length
- with open arms II verb1) (to give weapons to (a person etc): to arm the police.) zbroić (się), uzbrajać2) (to prepare for battle, war etc: They armed for battle.) szykować się•- armed- arms
- be up in arms
- take up arms -
3 honour
['ɔnə(r)] 1. (US honor) vtperson uhonorować ( perf); commitment, agreement honorować; promise dotrzymywać (dotrzymać perf) +gen2. (US honor) n(pride, self-respect) honor m; ( tribute) zaszczyt min honour of — na cześć +gen
* * *['onə] 1. noun1) (respect for truth, honesty etc: a man of honour.) honor2) ((the keeping or increasing of) a person's, country's etc good reputation: We must fight for the honour of our country.) honor3) (fame; glory: He won honour on the field of battle.) sława4) (respect: This ceremony is being held in honour of those who died in the war.) cześć5) (something which a person feels to be a reason for pride etc: It is a great honour to be asked to address this meeting.) zaszczyt6) (a title, degree etc given to a person as a mark of respect for his services, work, ability etc: He has received many honours for his research into cancer.) zaszczyt, odznaczenie7) ((with capital: with His, Your etc) a title of respect used when talking to or about judges, mayors etc: My client wishes to plead guilty, Your Honour.) Wysoki Sądzie, Panie Burmistrzu itd.2. verb1) (to show great respect to (a person, thing etc): We should honour the Queen.) szanować2) (to do, say etc something which is a reason for pride, satisfaction etc to: Will you honour us with your presence at the meeting?) zaszczycać3) (to give (someone) a title, degree etc as a mark of respect for his ability etc: He was honoured for his work with the mentally handicapped.) uhonorować, nadać tytuł, odznaczenie4) (to fulfil (a promise etc): We'll honour our agreement.) honorować•- honorary- honourable
- honours
- in honour bound
- honour bound
- on one's honour
- word of honour -
4 bloody
['blʌdɪ]adjbloody strong/good (inf!) — cholernie silny/dobry (inf)
* * *1) (stained with blood: a bloody shirt; His clothes were torn and bloody.) zakrwawiony2) (bleeding: a bloody nose.) krwawiący3) (murderous and cruel: a bloody battle.) krwawy4) (used in slang vulgarly for emphasis: That bloody car ran over my foot!) cholerny -
5 retreat
[rɪ'triːt] 1. n( place) ustronie nt; ( withdrawal) ucieczka f; ( MIL) odwrót m2. vi* * *[ri'tri:t] 1. verb1) (to move back or away from a battle (usually because the enemy is winning): After a hard struggle, they were finally forced to retreat.) cofnąć się2) (to withdraw; to take oneself away: He retreated to the peace of his own room.) wycofać się2. noun1) (the act of retreating (from a battle, danger etc): After the retreat, the soldiers rallied once more.) odwrót2) (a signal to retreat: The bugler sounded the retreat.) odwrót3) ((a place to which a person can go for) a period of rest, religious meditation etc: He has gone to a retreat to pray.) zacisze, ustronie -
6 field
[fiːld]the field — ( competitors) stawka
to lead the field (SPORT) — prowadzić stawkę; ( fig) przodować
* * *[fi:ld] 1. noun1) (a piece of land enclosed for growing crops, keeping animals etc: Our house is surrounded by fields.) pole2) (a wide area: playing fields (= an area for games, sports etc).) boisko3) (a piece of land etc where minerals or other natural resources are found: an oil-field; a coalfield.) zagłębie, pole4) (an area of knowledge, interest, study etc: in the fields of literature/economic development; her main fields of interest.) dziedzina5) (an area affected, covered or included by something: a magnetic field; in his field of vision.) pole6) (an area of battle: the field of Waterloo; ( also adjective) a field-gun.) pole bitwy2. verb((in cricket, basketball etc) to catch (the ball) and return it.) zatrzymać i odrzucić piłkę- fieldwork -
7 lament
[lə'mɛnt] 1. n( mourning) opłakiwanie nt; ( complaining) lament m, biadanie nt2. vt( mourn) opłakiwać; ( complain about) lamentować or biadać nad +instr* * *[lə'ment] 1. verb(to feel or express regret for: We all lament his death; He sat lamenting over his past failures.) opłakiwać2. noun1) (a poem or piece of music which laments something: This song is a lament for those killed in battle.) elegia, tren2) (a show of grief, regret etc: I'm not going to sit listening to her laments all day.) lament• -
8 pitch
[pɪtʃ] 1. n ( BRIT)(SPORT) boisko nt; (of note, voice) wysokość f; ( fig) poziom m; ( tar) smoła f; ( of boat) rzucanie nt, kiwanie nt; (also: sales pitch) nawijka f (inf)2. vt 3. vito pitch a tent — rozbijać (rozbić perf) namiot
* * *I 1. [pi ] verb1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) rozbijać2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) ciskać3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) rzucić (się), upaść ciężko4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) kołysać się5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) ustawiać (w tonacji)2. noun1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) boisko2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.) wysokość3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) natężenie4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) stanowisko, teren5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) rzut6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.) kołysanie•- - pitched- pitcher
- pitched battle
- pitchfork II [pi ] noun(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) lepik, smoła- pitch-dark -
9 running
['rʌnɪŋ] 1. n( sport) bieganie nt; (of business, organization) prowadzenie nt; ( of machine) eksploatacja f; ( of event) organizacja f2. adjto be in/out of the running for sth — mieć szansę/nie mieć szansy na coś
to make the running — ( in race) prowadzić; ( fig) przewodzić, wieść prym
* * *1) (of or for running: running shoes.) do biegania2) (continuous: a running commentary on the football match.) bieżący -
10 action
['ækʃən]n( things happening) akcja f; ( deed) czyn m; (of device, force, chemical) działanie nt; ( movement) ruch m; ( MIL) działania pl; ( JUR) powództwo ntto bring an action against sb ( JUR) — wnosić (wnieść perf) powództwo przeciw(ko) komuś
out of action — person wyłączony z gry; machine niesprawny
to take action — podejmować (podjąć perf) działanie
to put a plan into action — wprowadzać (wprowadzić perf) plan w życie
* * *['ækʃən]1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) działanie2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) ruch3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) postępowanie, proces4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) akcja5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) bitwa•- out of action -
11 engage
[ɪn'geɪdʒ] 1. vtattention zajmować (zająć perf); consultant, lawyer angażować (zaangażować perf); ( AUT) clutch włączać (włączyć perf); ( MIL) nawiązywać (nawiązać perf) walkę z +instr2. vi ( TECH)zaczepiać się (zaczepić się perf), sprzęgać się (sprząc się perf)to engage in — zajmować się (zająć się perf) +instr
to engage sb in conversation — zajmować (zająć perf) kogoś rozmową
* * *[in'ɡei‹]1) (to begin to employ (a workman etc): He engaged him as his assistant.) zaangażować2) (to book; to reserve: He has engaged an entertainer for the children's party.) (wy)nająć3) (to take hold of or hold fast; to occupy: to engage someone's attention.) przykuć (uwagę)4) (to join battle with: The two armies were fiercely engaged.) przystąpić do walki5) (to (cause part of a machine etc to) fit into and lock with another part: The driver engaged second gear.) włączyć, załączyć•- engaged- engagement
- engaging -
12 glory
['glɔːrɪ] 1. n 2. vito glory in — rozkoszować się +instr
* * *['ɡlo:ri] 1. plural - glories; noun1) (fame or honour: glory on the field of battle; He took part in the competition for the glory of the school.) chwała2) (a source of pride, fame etc: This building is one of the many glories of Venice.) chluba3) (the quality of being magnificent: The sun rose in all its glory.) wspaniałość2. verb(to take great pleasure in: He glories in his work as an architect.) szczycić się- glorify- glorification
- glorious
- gloriously -
13 immortalise
verb (to make (a person etc) famous for ever: He wrote a song immortalizing the battle.) unieśmiertelnić -
14 immortalize
[ɪ'mɔːtlaɪz]vtuwieczniać (uwiecznić perf), unieśmiertelniać (unieśmiertelnić perf)* * *verb (to make (a person etc) famous for ever: He wrote a song immortalizing the battle.) unieśmiertelnić -
15 rage
[reɪdʒ] 1. n 2. vito fly into a rage — wpadać (wpaść perf) we wściekłość
* * *[rei‹] 1. noun1) ((a fit of) violent anger: He flew into a rage; He shouted with rage.) wściekłość2) (violence; great force: the rage of the sea.) wzburzenie2. verb1) (to act or shout in great anger: He raged at his secretary.) wściekać się2) ((of wind, storms etc) to be violent; to blow with great force: The storm raged all night.) szaleć3) ((of battles, arguments etc) to be carried on with great violence: The battle raged for two whole days.) szaleć4) ((of diseases etc) to spread quickly and affect many people: Fever was raging through the town.) szaleć•- raging- all the rage
- the rage -
16 standard
['stændəd] 1. n 2. adjsize etc typowy; textbook klasyczny; practice znormalizowany, standardowy; model, feature standardowy, podstawowyto be/to come up to standard — być na odpowiednim poziomie
to apply a double standard — stosować (zastosować perf) podwójną miarę
* * *['stændəd] 1. noun1) (something used as a basis of measurement: The kilogram is the international standard of weight.) wzorzec, standard2) (a basis for judging quality, or a level of excellence aimed at, required or achieved: You can't judge an amateur artist's work by the same standards as you would judge that of a trained artist; high standards of behaviour; His performance did not reach the required standard.) kryterium3) (a flag or carved figure etc fixed to a pole and carried eg at the front of an army going into battle.) sztandar, znak bojowy2. adjective((accepted as) normal or usual; The Post Office likes the public to use a standard size of envelope.) znormalizowany- standardise
- standardization
- standardisation
- standard-bearer
- be up to / below standard
- standard of living -
17 tactics
['tæktɪks]npltaktyka f* * *['tæktiks]((sometimes in singular) the art of arranging troops, warships etc during a battle, in order to win or gain an advantage over one's opponents: They planned their tactics for the election/game/meeting.) taktyka- tactical- tactically
- tactician -
18 triumph
['traɪʌmf] 1. ntryumf m or triumf m2. vito triumph over — opponent odnosić (odnieść perf) zwycięstwo nad +instr; disabilities, adversities przezwyciężać (przezwyciężyć perf) +acc
* * *1. noun1) (a great victory or success: The battle ended in a triumph for the Romans.) triumf2) (a state of happiness, celebration, pride etc after a success: They went home in triumph.) triumf2. verb(to win a victory: The Romans triumphed (over their enemies).) odnieść triumfalne zwycięstwo- triumphant
- triumphantly -
19 war-cry
plural - war-cries; noun (a shout used in battle as an encouragement to the soldiers: `For king and country' was the war-cry of the troops as they faced the enemy.) okrzyk bojowy
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