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1 cover ground
(to deal with a certain amount of work etc: We've covered a lot of ground at this morning's meeting.) osiągnąć postęp -
2 ground cover
runo leśne -
3 floor
[flɔː(r)] 1. n( of room) podłoga f; ( storey) piętro nt; (of sea, valley) dno nt; ( for dancing) parkiet m; ( fig) ( at meeting) prawo nt głosu2. vt (US first floor) (US second floor)to have/take the floor — mieć/zabierać (zabrać perf) głos
* * *[flo:] 1. noun1) (the surface in a room etc on which one stands or walks.) podłoga2) (all the rooms on the same level in a building: My office is on the third floor.) piętro2. verb1) (to make or cover a floor: We've floored the kitchen with plastic tiles.) pokryć, wyłożyć2) (to knock down: He floored him with a powerful blow.) powalić•- - floored
- floorboard
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4 frost
[frɔst]n* * *[frost] 1. noun1) (frozen dew, vapour etc: The ground was covered with frost this morning.) szron2) (the coldness of weather needed to form ice: There'll be (a) frost tomorrow.) mróz2. verb1) (to become covered with frost: The windscreen of my car frosted up last night.) pokrywać się szronem2) ((American) to cover a cake with frosting.) lukrować•- frosting- frosty
- frostily
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5 litter
['lɪtə(r)]n( rubbish) śmieci pl; ( young animals) miot m* * *['litə(r)] 1. noun1) (an untidy mess of paper, rubbish etc: Put your litter in that bin.) śmieci2) (a heap of straw etc for animals to lie on etc.) podściółka3) (a number of animals born to the same mother at the same time: a litter of kittens.) miot, młode2. verb(to cover (the ground etc) with scattered objects: Papers littered the table.) zaśmiecać -
6 patch
[pætʃ] 1. n( piece of material) łata f; (also: eye patch) przepaska f na oko; (damp, black etc) plama f; ( of land) zagon m2. vtłatać (załatać perf or połatać perf)Phrasal Verbs:- patch up* * *[pæ ] 1. noun1) (a piece of material sewn on to cover a hole: She sewed a patch on the knee of her jeans.) łata2) (a small piece of ground: a vegetable patch.) poletko, zagon2. verb(to mend (clothes etc) by sewing on pieces of material: She patched the (hole in the) child's trousers.) załatać- patchy- patchiness
- patchwork
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7 swamp
[swɔmp] 1. nbagno nt, mokradło nt2. vt* * *[swomp] 1. noun(an area of) wet, marshy ground: These trees grow best in swamp(s). moczary added verb - zalewać2. verb(to cover or fill with water: A great wave swamped the deck.)- swampy- swampiness
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cover\ ground — • cover (the) ground v. phr. 1. To go a distance; travel. Mr. Rogers likes to travel in planes, because they cover ground so quickly. 2. informal To move over an area at a speed that is pleasing; move quickly over a lot of ground. The new… … Словарь американских идиом
cover ground — or[cover the ground] {v. phr.} 1. To go a distance; travel. * /Mr. Rogers likes to travel in planes, because they cover ground so quickly./ 2. {informal} To move over an area at a speed that is pleasing; move quickly over a lot of ground. * /The… … Dictionary of American idioms
cover ground — or[cover the ground] {v. phr.} 1. To go a distance; travel. * /Mr. Rogers likes to travel in planes, because they cover ground so quickly./ 2. {informal} To move over an area at a speed that is pleasing; move quickly over a lot of ground. * /The… … Dictionary of American idioms
cover ground — to examine subjects or discuss ideas. Much of the book covers ground that will be familiar to Unix programmers. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of cover ground (= to move across an area) … New idioms dictionary
To cover ground — Cover Cov er (k?v ?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Covered} ( ?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Covering}.] [OF. covrir, F. couvrir, fr. L. cooperire; co + operire to cover; probably fr. ob towards, over + the root appearing in aperire to open. Cf. {Aperient},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cover ground — phrasal see cover the ground … New Collegiate Dictionary
cover ground — phrasal see cover the ground … Useful english dictionary
cover ground — advance, move forward; move a long way, travel far … English contemporary dictionary
cover ground — idi a) to travel over a certain area b) to make some progress … From formal English to slang
cover\ the\ ground — • cover (the) ground v. phr. 1. To go a distance; travel. Mr. Rogers likes to travel in planes, because they cover ground so quickly. 2. informal To move over an area at a speed that is pleasing; move quickly over a lot of ground. The new… … Словарь американских идиом
Cover — Cov er (k?v ?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Covered} ( ?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Covering}.] [OF. covrir, F. couvrir, fr. L. cooperire; co + operire to cover; probably fr. ob towards, over + the root appearing in aperire to open. Cf. {Aperient}, {Overt},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English