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1 dwindle
['dwɪndl]viinterest, attendance maleć (zmaleć perf)* * *['dwindl](to grow less: His money dwindled away.) zmniejszać się -
2 quieten
['kwaɪətn] 1. vi ( BRIT)(also: quieten down) ( grow calm) uspokajać się (uspokoić się perf); ( grow silent) cichnąć, ucichać (ucichnąć perf)2. vt* * *1) ((often with down) to make or become quiet: I expect you to quieten down when I come into the classroom.) uspokoić (się)2) (to remove or lessen (a person's fears, doubts etc).) uciszyć -
3 pale
[peɪl] 1. adj 2. n 3. vito grow/turn pale — blednąć (zblednąć perf)
to pale into insignificance (beside) — schodzić (zejść perf) na dalszy plan (wobec +gen)
* * *[peil] 1. adjective1) ((of a person, his face etc) having less colour than normal: a pale face; She went pale with fear.) blady2) ((of a colour) closer to white than black; not dark: pale green.) jasny, blady2. verb(to become pale: She paled at the bad news.) blednąć, zblednąć- paleness -
4 under
['ʌndə(r)] 1. prep( in space) pod +instr; (in age, price) poniżej +gen; (law, agreement etc) w myśl +gen, zgodnie z +instr; ( sb's leadership) pod rządami +gen2. advunder anaesthetic — pod narkozą, w znieczuleniu
* * *1. preposition1) (in or to a position lower than, or covered by: Your pencil is under the chair; Strange plants grow under the sea.) pod2) (less than, or lower in rank than: Children under five should not cross the street alone; You can do the job in under an hour.) poniżej3) (subject to the authority of: As a foreman, he has about fifty workers under him.) pod4) (used to express various states: The fort was under attack; The business improved under the new management; The matter is under consideration/discussion.) pod2. adverb(in or to a lower position, rank etc: The swimmer surfaced and went under again; children aged seven and under.) poniżej- under-
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