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1 twist
[twɪst] 1. n 2. vthead odwracać (odwrócić perf); ankle etc skręcać (skręcić perf); scarf etc owijać (owinąć perf); ( fig) words przekręcać (przekręcić perf); meaning wypaczać (wypaczyć perf)3. viroad, river wić sięto twist sb's arm ( fig) — przyciskać (przycisnąć perf) kogoś
* * *[twist] 1. verb1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) przekręcić, wić się2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) skręcić3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) wygiąć, wykręcić2. noun1) (the act of twisting.) zwinięcie, skręcenie2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) zwitek, plasterek3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) splot4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) zwrot•- twisted- twister -
2 wind
I 1. [wɪnd] ninto/against the wind — pod wiatr
2. vtto get wind of sth ( fig) — zwietrzyć ( perf) coś
pozbawiać (pozbawić perf) tchuII 1. [waɪnd] pt, pp wound, vtthread, rope nawijać (nawinąć perf); bandage zawijać (zawinąć perf); clock, toy nakręcać (nakręcić perf)2. viPhrasal Verbs:- wind up* * *I 1. [wind] noun1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) wiatr2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) dech3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) wiatry, wzdęcie2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) pozbawić tchu3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) dęty- windy- windiness
- windfall
- windmill
- windpipe
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windscreen
- windsock
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windswept
- get the wind up
- get wind of
- get one's second wind
- in the wind
- like the wind II past tense, past participle - wound; verb1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) owinąć2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) zwijać3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) wić się4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) nakręcić•- winder- winding
- wind up
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3 curl
[kəːl] 1. n 2. vt 3. viPhrasal Verbs:- curl up* * *[kə:l] 1. verb1) (to twist or turn (especially hair) into small coils or rolls: My hair curls easily.) skręcać się2) ((sometimes with up) to move in curves; to bend or roll: The paper curled (up) at the edges.) zawijać się2. noun1) (a coil of hair etc.) lok2) (the quality of being curled: My hair has very little curl in it.) skręcający się w loki•- curler- curly
- curliness
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4 screw up
vt* * *1) (to twist or wrinkle (the face or features): The baby screwed up its face and began to cry.) wykrzywić twarz2) (to crumple: She screwed up the letter.) zgnieść3) ((slang) to bungle; to make a mess of: He screwed up again; Plan it carefully - I don't want you to screw things up.) spartaczyć, spieprzyć -
5 struggle
['strʌgl] 1. n 2. vito have a struggle to do sth — wkładać (włożyć perf) w coś wiele wysiłku
* * *1. verb1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) walczyć, wyrywać się2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) zmagać/borykać się3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) gramolić się2. noun(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) walka -
6 twine
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7 sprain
[spreɪn] 1. n ( MED)skręcenie nt2. vtto sprain one's ankle/wrist — skręcić ( perf) nogę w kostce/rękę w nadgarstku
* * *[sprein] 1. verb(to twist (a joint, especially the ankle or wrist) in such a way as to tear or stretch the ligaments: She sprained her ankle yesterday.) skręcać2. noun(a twisting of a joint in this way.) skręcenie -
8 squirm
[skwəːm]viwiercić się; ( fig) ( with embarassment) skręcać się (inf)* * *[skwə:m]1) (to twist the body or wriggle: He lay squirming on the ground with pain.) skręcać się2) (to be very embarrassed or ashamed: I squirmed when I thought of how rude I'd been.) płonąć ze wstydu -
9 twiddle
['twɪdl] 1. vtkręcić +instr2. vi* * *['twidl](to twist (something) round and round: He twiddled the knob on the radio.) kręcić w kółko -
10 wind up
vt* * *1) (to turn, twist or coil; to make into a ball or coil: My ball of wool has unravelled - could you wind it up again?) zwinąć2) (to wind a clock, watch etc: She wound up the clock.) nakręcić3) (to end: I think it's time to wind the meeting up.) zamknąć -
11 wrench
[rɛntʃ] 1. n ( TECH) 2. vtarm, joint skręcić ( perf)to wrench sth off/away — oderwać ( perf) coś
to wrench sth from sb — wyrwać ( perf) coś komuś
* * *[ren ] 1. verb1) (to pull with a violent movement: He wrenched the gun out of my hand.) wyrwać, wyszarpnąć2) (to sprain: to wrench one's shoulder.) zwichnąć2. noun1) (a violent pull or twist.) szarpnięcie2) (a type of strong tool for turning nuts, bolts etc.) klucz maszynowy -
12 make/pull a face
(to twist one's face into a strange expression: She pulled faces at the baby to make it laugh.) robić miny -
13 wriggle
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