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21 strap
[stræp] 1. n(of watch, bag) pasek m; (of slip, dress) ramiączko nt2. vt(also: strap in, strap on) przypinać (przypiąć perf)* * *[stræp] 1. noun1) (a narrow strip of leather, cloth, or other material, eg with a buckle for fastening something (eg a suitcase, wristwatch etc) or by which to hold, hang or support something (eg a camera, rucksack etc): I need a new watch-strap; luggage straps.) pasek, pas2) (a short looped strip of leather etc, hanging from the roof of a train, by which a standing passenger can support himself.) uchwyt2. verb1) (to beat (eg a schoolchild) on the hand with a leather strap: He was strapped for being rude to the teacher.) bić paskiem2) (to fasten with a strap etc: The two pieces of luggage were strapped together; He strapped on his new watch.) umocować paskiem•- strap in
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22 button
['bʌtn] 1. n( on clothes) guzik m; ( on machine) przycisk m, guzik m; (US) ( badge) znaczek m ( do przypinania)2. vt(also: button up) zapinać (zapiąć perf)3. vi* * *1. noun1) (a knob or disc used as a fastening: I lost a button off my coat.) przycisk, guzik2) (a small knob pressed to operate something: This button turns the radio on.) guzik2. verb((often with up) to fasten by means of buttons.) zapiąć3. verb(to catch someone's attention and hold him in conversation: He buttonholed me and began telling me the story of his life.) przyczepić się do kogoś i nudzić -
23 collar
['kɔlə(r)] 1. n(of coat, shirt) kołnierz m; (of dog, cat) obroża f; ( TECH) ( flange) kołnierz m; ( ring) pierścień m2. vt ( inf)dopadać (dopaść perf) (inf)* * *['kolə] 1. noun1) (the part of a garment at the neck especially of a shirt, jacket etc: This collar is too tight.) kołnierz2) (something worn round the neck: The dog's name was on its collar.) obroża2. verb(to seize, get hold of: He collared the speaker as he left the room.) złapać -
24 curb
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25 debate
[dɪ'beɪt] 1. ndebata f2. vt* * *[di'beit] 1. noun(a discussion or argument, especially a formal one in front of an audience: a Parliamentary debate.) debata2. verb1) (to hold a formal discussion (about): Parliament will debate the question tomorrow.) debatować2) (to think about or talk about something before coming to a decision: We debated whether to go by bus or train.) zastanawiać się• -
26 demonstration
[dɛmən'streɪʃən]n ( POL)demonstracja f, manifestacja f; ( proof) dowód m; ( exhibition) demonstracja f, pokaz mto hold a demonstration ( POL) — przeprowadzać (przeprowadzić perf) demonstrację or manifestację
* * *1) (a display or exhibition (of how something works etc): I'd like a demonstration of this dishwasher.) pokaz2) ((also demo ['demou] - plural demos) a public expression of opinion by holding meetings and processions, showing placards etc.) demonstracja -
27 lose
[luːz] 1. pt, pp lost, vtobject, pursuers gubić (zgubić perf); job, money, patience, voice, father tracić (stracić perf); game, election przegrywać (przegrać perf)2. vito lose sight of — person, object tracić (stracić perf) z oczu +acc; moral values etc zatracać (zatracić perf) +acc
* * *[lu:z]past tense, past participle - lost; verb1) (to stop having; to have no longer: She has lost interest in her work; I have lost my watch; He lost hold of the rope.) stracić, zgubić2) (to have taken away from one (by death, accident etc): She lost her father last year; The ship was lost in the storm; He has lost his job.) stracić3) (to put (something) where it cannot be found: My secretary has lost your letter.) zgubić4) (not to win: I always lose at cards; She lost the race.) przegrać5) (to waste or use more (time) than is necessary: He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.) tracić•- loser- loss
- lost
- at a loss
- a bad
- good loser
- lose oneself in
- lose one's memory
- lose out
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28 prehensile
(able to take hold of something: Most monkeys have prehensile tails.) chwytny -
29 suck
[sʌk]vtssać; pump etc zasysać* * *1. verb1) (to draw liquid etc into the mouth: As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.) ssać2) (to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it: I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil.) ssać3) (to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action: The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil.) wciągać, zasysać added noun - possanie4) ((American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc: Her singing sucks; This job sucks.) [] do kitu/duszy2. noun(an act of sucking: I gave him a suck of my lollipop.)- sucker- suck up to -
30 support
[sə'pɔːt] 1. n 2. vtpolicy popierać (poprzeć perf); family utrzymywać (utrzymać perf); ( TECH) podtrzymywać (podtrzymać perf), podpierać (podeprzeć perf); theory potwierdzać (potwierdzić perf); football team etc kibicować +datthey stopped work in support of … — przerwali pracę na znak poparcia dla +gen
* * *[sə'po:t] 1. verb1) (to bear the weight of, or hold upright, in place etc: That chair won't support him / his weight; He limped home, supported by a friend on either side of him.) udźwignąć, podtrzymać2) (to give help, or approval to: He has always supported our cause; His family supported him in his decision.) popierać, zachęcać3) (to provide evidence for the truth of: New discoveries have been made that support his theory; The second witness supported the statement of the first one.) potwierdzać4) (to supply with the means of living: He has a wife and four children to support.) utrzymywać2. noun1) (the act of supporting or state of being supported: That type of shoe doesn't give the foot much support; The plan was cancelled because of lack of support; Her job is the family's only means of support; I would like to say a word or two in support of his proposal.) utrzymanie, poparcie2) (something that supports: One of the supports of the bridge collapsed.) podpora•- supporting -
31 weigh
[weɪ] 1. vt 2. vito weigh anchor — podnosić (podnieść perf) kotwicę
Phrasal Verbs:- weigh up* * *[wei] 1. verb1) (to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale: He weighed himself on the bathroom scales; You must have your luggage weighed at the airport.) ważyć2) (to be equal to in heaviness: This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?) ważyć3) (to be a heavy burden to: She was weighed down with two large suitcases.) obarczyć, obciążyć•- weight2. verb1) (to attach, or add, a weight or weights to: The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.) obciążyć2) (to hold down by attaching weights: They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.) obciążyć•- weightlessness
- weighty
- weightily
- weightiness
- weighing-machine
- weightlifting
- weigh anchor
- weigh in
- weigh out
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32 yoke
[jəuk] 1. njarzmo nt2. vt* * *[jəuk] 1. noun1) (a wooden frame placed over the necks of oxen to hold them together when they are pulling a cart etc.) jarzmo2) (a frame placed across a person's shoulders, for carrying buckets etc.) nosidła3) (something that weighs people down, or prevents them being free: the yoke of slavery.) jarzmo4) (the part of a garment that fits over the shoulders and round the neck: a black dress with a white yoke.) karczek2. verb(to join with a yoke: He yoked the oxen to the plough.) zaprząc
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