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1 quick
[kwɪk] 1. adj 2. adv 3. nto cut sb to the quick ( fig) — dotykać (dotknąć perf) kogoś do żywego
be quick! — szybko!, pospiesz się!
she was quick to see that … — szybko zauważyła, że…
* * *[kwik] 1. adjective1) (done, said, finished etc in a short time: a quick trip into town.) szybki2) (moving, or able to move, with speed: He's a very quick walker; I made a grab at the dog, but it was too quick for me.) prędki3) (doing something, able to do something, or done, without delay; prompt; lively: He is always quick to help; a quick answer; He's very quick at arithmetic.) szybki, bystry2. adverb(quickly: quick-frozen food.) szybko- quickly- quicken
- quickness
- quicklime
- quicksands
- quicksilver
- quick-tempered
- quick-witted
- quick-wittedly
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2 snip
[snɪp] 1. n 2. vt* * *[snip] 1. past tense, past participle - snipped; verb(to cut sharply, especially with a single quick action, with scissors etc: I snipped off two inches of thread.) ciachnąć, odciąć2. noun1) (a cut with scissors: With a snip of her scissors she cut a hole in the cloth.) ciachnięcie2) (a small piece cut off: The floor was covered in snips of paper.) skrawek3) (a bargain: It's a snip at $3!) okazja•- snippet -
3 nip
[nɪp] 1. vtszczypać (szczypnąć perf or uszczypnąć perf)2. nto nip out ( BRIT, inf) — wyskakiwać (wyskoczyć perf) (inf)
to nip into a shop ( BRIT, inf) — wskoczyć ( perf) do sklepu (inf)
* * *[nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) uszczypnąć2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) odciąć3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) szczypać4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) skoczyć5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) zmrozić2. noun1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) uszczypnięcie2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) przymrozek3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) łyk•- nippy- nip something in the bud
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4 plaster
['plɑːstə(r)] 1. n( for walls) tynk m; (also: plaster of Paris) gips m; ( BRIT) (also: sticking plaster) plaster m, przylepiec m2. vtin plaster ( BRIT) — w gipsie
the walls were plastered with posters — ściany były oblepione plakatami.
* * *1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) a substance put on walls, ceilings etc which dries to form a hard smooth surface: He mixed up some plaster to repair the wall; a plaster ceiling.) gips2) (( also adjective) (also plaster of Paris) (of) a similar quick-drying substance used for supporting broken limbs, making models etc: She's got her arm in plaster; a plaster model.) gips, gipsowy3) ((also sticking-plaster; American Band-Aid) (a piece of) sticky tape (sometimes with a dressing) used to cover a wound etc: You should put a plaster on that cut.) plaster2. verb1) (to put plaster on: They plastered the walls.) gipsować, tynkować2) (to spread or apply rather too thickly: She'd look nicer if she didn't plaster so much make-up on her face.) napaćkać•- plastic 3. adjective(easily made into different shapes.) plastyczny
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