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21 scent
[sɛnt]n* * *[sent] 1. verb1) (to discover by the sense of smell: The dog scented a cat.) zwęszyć2) (to suspect: As soon as he came into the room I scented trouble.) wyczuć instynktownie3) (to cause to smell pleasantly: The roses scented the air.) nadać zapachem2. noun1) (a (usually pleasant) smell: This rose has a delightful scent.) zapach2) (a trail consisting of the smell which has been left and may be followed: The dogs picked up the man's scent and then lost it again.) trop3) (a liquid with a pleasant smell; perfume.) perfumy•- scented- put/throw someone off the scent
- put/throw off the scent -
22 weather
['wɛðə(r)] 1. npogoda f2. vt 3. viunder the weather ( fig) — chory
* * *['weƟə] 1. noun(conditions in the atmosphere, especially as regards heat or cold, wind, rain, snow etc: The weather is too hot for me; stormy weather; ( also adjective) a weather chart/report, the weather forecast.) pogoda2. verb1) (to affect or be affected by exposure to the air, resulting in drying, change of colour, shape etc: The wind and sea have weathered the rocks quite smooth.) wysuszyć, spatynować, skruszyć2) (to survive safely: The ship weathered the storm although she was badly damaged.) pokonać szczęśliwie•- weathercock
- weathervane
- weatherperson
- make heavy weather of
- under the weather -
23 whistle
['wɪsl] 1. n 2. viperson gwizdać (gwizdnąć perf or zagwizdać perf), pogwizdywać; bird, kettle gwizdać (zagwizdać perf); bullet świstać (świsnąć perf)3. vtto whistle a tune — gwizdać (zagwizdać perf) (jakąś) melodię
* * *['wisl] 1. verb1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) (za)gwizdać2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) (za)gwizdać, odgwizdać3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) gwizdnąć4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) gwizdać2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) gwizd2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) fujarka3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) gwizdek -
24 shoot
[ʃuːt] 1. n( on branch) pęd m; ( on seedling) kiełek m; (SPORT) polowanie nt2. vt; pt, pp shotarrow wystrzelić ( perf); gun (wy)strzelić ( perf) z +gen; ( kill) zastrzelić ( perf); ( wound) postrzelić ( perf); ( execute) rozstrzeliwać (rozstrzelać perf); ( BRIT) game birds polować na +acc; film kręcić (nakręcić perf)3. vi; pt, pp shotto shoot (at) — strzelać (strzelić perf) (do +gen)
to shoot past/through — przemykać (przemknąć perf) obok +gen /przez +acc
to shoot into — wpadać (wpaść perf) do +gen
Phrasal Verbs:- shoot in- shoot up* * *[ʃu:t] 1. past tense, past participle - shot; verb1) ((often with at) to send or fire (bullets, arrows etc) from a gun, bow etc: The enemy were shooting at us; He shot an arrow through the air.) strzelać2) (to hit or kill with a bullet, arrow etc: He went out to shoot pigeons; He was sentenced to be shot at dawn.) strzelać do, rozstrzeliwać3) (to direct swiftly and suddenly: She shot them an angry glance.) rzucać4) (to move swiftly: He shot out of the room; The pain shot up his leg; The force of the explosion shot him across the room.) rzucać (się)5) (to take (usually moving) photographs (for a film): That film was shot in Spain; We will start shooting next week.) kręcić6) (to kick or hit at a goal in order to try to score.) strzelać7) (to kill (game birds etc) for sport.) polować2. noun(a new growth on a plant: The deer were eating the young shoots on the trees.) pęd- shoot down
- shoot rapids
- shoot up -
25 thick
[θɪk] 1. adj 2. n* * *[Ɵik] 1. adjective1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) gruby2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) gruby3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) gęsty4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) gęsty5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) gęsty6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) pełen7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) głupi, tępy2. noun(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) gąszcz, środek- thickly- thickness
- thicken
- thick-skinned
- thick and fast
- through thick and thin -
26 buck
[bʌk] 1. n 2. vito pass the buck — spychać (zepchnąć perf) odpowiedzialność na innych
to pass the buck to sb — spychać (zepchnąć perf) odpowiedzialność na kogoś
Phrasal Verbs:- buck up* * *1. noun(the male of the deer, hare, rabbit etc: a buck and a doe.) kozioł, samiec2. verb((of a horse or mule) to make a series of rapid jumps into the air.) brykać- buckskin- buck up
- pass the buck -
27 flight
[flaɪt]n* * *I noun1) (act of flying: the flight of a bird.) lot2) (a journey in a plane: How long is the flight to New York?) lot, przelot3) (a number of steps or stairs: A flight of steps.) odcinek schodów4) (a number of birds etc flying or moving through the air: a flight of geese; a flight of arrows.) stado, grad•- flighty- flight deck
- in flight See also:- fly 2II noun(the act of fleeing or running away from an enemy, danger etc: The general regarded the flight of his army as a disgrace.) ucieczka -
28 let down
vttyre spuszczać (spuścić perf) powietrze z +gen; person zawodzić (zawieść perf); dress podłużać (podłużyć perf)to let one's hair down ( fig) — wyluzowywać się (wyluzować się perf) (inf)
* * *1) (to lower: She let down the blind.) opuścić, spuścić2) (to disappoint or fail to help when necessary etc: You must give a film show at the party - you can't let the children down (noun let-down); She felt he had let her down by not coming to see her perform.) zawieść3) (to make flat by allowing the air to escape: When he got back to his car, he found that some children had let his tyres down.) spuścić powietrze z4) (to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.) podłużyć, wypuścić -
29 mostly
['məustlɪ]adv( chiefly) głównie; ( for the most part) przeważnie* * *adverb (to the greatest degree or extent, or for most of the time; mainly: The air we breathe is mostly nitrogen and oxygen; Mostly I go to the library rather than buy books.) w większości, przeważnie -
30 storm
[stɔːm] 1. n ( lit, fig) 2. vi ( fig)( speak angrily) grzmieć (zagrzmieć perf)3. vtszturmować, przypuszczać (przypuścić perf) szturm na +accto take by storm — brać (wziąć perf) szturmem
* * *[sto:m] 1. noun1) (a violent disturbance in the air causing wind, rain, thunder etc: a rainstorm; a thunderstorm; a storm at sea; The roof was damaged by the storm.) burza2) (a violent outbreak of feeling etc: A storm of anger greeted his speech; a storm of applause.) atak2. verb1) (to shout very loudly and angrily: He stormed at her.) pieklić się2) (to move or stride in an angry manner: He stormed out of the room.) walić się, wypadać z hałasem3) ((of soldiers etc) to attack with great force, and capture (a building etc): They stormed the castle.) szturmować•- stormy- stormily
- storminess
- stormbound
- stormtrooper
- a storm in a teacup
- take by storm -
31 dive
[daɪv] 1. n( from board) skok m (do wody); ( underwater) nurkowanie nt; ( pej) ( place) spelunka f (pej)2. vi( into water) skakać (skoczyć perf) do wody; ( under water) nurkować (zanurkować perf); submarine zanurzać się (zanurzyć się perf)to dive into — bag, drawer sięgać (sięgnąć perf) do +gen; shop, car dawać (dać perf) nura do +gen
* * *1. verb1) (to plunge headfirst into water or down through the air: He dived off a rock into the sea.) skoczyć (do wody)2) (to go quickly and suddenly out of sight: She dived down a back street and into a shop.) dać nura, zniknąć2. noun(an act of diving: She did a beautiful dive into the deep end of the pool.) skok- diver- diving-board
- great diving beetle -
32 fountain
['fauntɪn]nfontanna f* * *1) (an often ornamental structure which produces a spring of water that rises into the air: Rome is famous for its beautifully carved stone fountains.) fontanna2) (the water coming from such a structure: It was so hot that he stood under the fountain to get cool.) fontanna3) (a source: God is the fountain of all goodness.) źródło• -
33 swish
[swɪʃ] 1. vi 2. n( of tail) świst m; ( of curtains) szelest m3. adj ( inf)* * *[swiʃ] 1. verb(to (cause to) move with a hissing or rustling sound: He swished the whip about in the air.) świsnąć w (powietrzu)2. noun(an act, or the sound, of swishing: The horse cantered away with a swish of its tail.) świst -
34 throw
[θrəu] 1. nrzut m2. vt; pt threw, pp thrownobject rzucać (rzucić perf); rider zrzucać (zrzucić perf); pottery toczyć; ( fig) zbić ( perf) z troputo throw a party — urządzać (urządzić perf) przyjęcie
to throw open — doors otwierać (otworzyć perf) na oścież; debate zapraszać (zaprosić perf) wszystkich do udziału w +instr
Phrasal Verbs:- throw up* * *[Ɵrəu] 1. past tense - threw; verb1) (to send through the air with force; to hurl or fling: He threw the ball to her / threw her the ball.) rzucać2) ((of a horse) to make its rider fall off: My horse threw me.) zrzucać3) (to puzzle or confuse: He was completely thrown by her question.) zaskakiwać4) ((in wrestling, judo etc) to wrestle (one's opponent) to the ground.) rzucać2. noun(an act of throwing: That was a good throw!) rzut- throw doubt on
- throw in
- throw light on
- throw oneself into
- throw off
- throw open
- throw out
- throw a party
- throw up
- throw one's voice
- throwaway -
35 airborne
['ɛəbɔːn]adj* * *adjective (in the air or flying: We were airborne five minutes after boarding the plane; airborne germs.) w powietrzu, powietrzny -
36 all-clear
noun ((usually with the) a signal or formal statement that a time of danger etc is over: They sounded the all-clear after the air-raid.) odwołanie alarmu -
37 ascend
[ə'sɛnd] 1. vthill wspinać się (wspiąć się perf) na +acc; stairs wspinać się (wspiąć się perf) po +loc; throne wstępować (wstąpić perf) na +acc2. vipath, stairs piąć się; person ( on foot) wspinać się (wspiąć się perf); ( in lift) wjeżdżać (wjechać perf)* * *[ə'send](to climb, go, or rise up: The smoke ascended into the air.) wznosić/unosić się- ascent
- ascend the throne -
38 damp
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39 flip
[flɪp] 1. vtswitch pstrykać (pstryknąć perf) +instr; coin rzucać (rzucić perf); pancake, page przewracać (przewrócić perf)2. viPhrasal Verbs:* * *[flip] 1. past tense, past participle - flipped; verb1) (to throw (something) in the air (so that it turns): They flipped a coin to see which side it landed on.) (pod)rzucić, cisnąć2) ((sometimes with over) to turn over quickly: She flipped over the pages of the book.) przerzucać, przewracać2. noun(an act of flipping.) prztyk, (pod)rzut -
40 handstand
['hændstænd]nto do a handstand — stawać (stanąć perf) na rękach
* * *noun (the gymnastic act of balancing one's body upright in the air with one's hands on the ground.) stójka
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