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1 narrow
['nærəu] 1. adjspace, sense wąski; majority, defeat nieznaczny; ideas, view ograniczony2. vi 3. vtto have a narrow escape — ledwo ujść ( perf) cało
to narrow sth down (to sth) — zawężać (zawęzić perf) coś (do czegoś)
* * *['nærəu] 1. adjective1) (having or being only a small distance from side to side: a narrow road; The bridge is too narrow for large lorries to cross.) wąski2) (only just managed: a narrow escape.) nieznaczny, ledwo osiągnięty3) ((of ideas, interests or experience) not extensive enough.) ograniczony2. verb(to make or become narrow: The road suddenly narrowed.) zwęzić się- narrowly- narrows
- narrow-minded -
2 crack
[kræk] 1. n( noise) trzask m; ( gap) szczelina f, szpara f; ( in bone) pęknięcie nt; (in wall, dish) pęknięcie nt, rysa f; ( joke) kawał m; ( drug) crack m; ( inf) ( attempt)2. vtto have a crack (at sth) — próbować (spróbować perf) swoich sił (w czymś)
whip, twig trzaskać (trzasnąć perf) +instr; knee etc stłuc ( perf); nut rozłupywać (rozłupać perf); problem rozgryzać (rozgryźć perf); code łamać (złamać perf)Phrasal Verbs:- crack up3. adjathlete, expert pierwszorzędny; regiment elitarnyto get cracking ( inf) — zabierać się (zabrać się perf) do roboty
* * *[kræk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) pękać, powodować pęknięcie2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) rozłupywać3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) trzaskać4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) opowiadać5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) pruć6) (to solve (a code).) łamać7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) łamać się2. noun1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) pęknięcie2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) szpara3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) trzask4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) cios5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) żart6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol)3. adjective(expert: a crack racing-driver.) wyśmienity- cracked- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
- have a crack -
3 close
I 1. [kləus] adj( near)2. advclose to — blisko +gen; friend, relative, ties bliski; writing, print drobny; texture gęsty, ścisły; examination, look dokładny; contest wyrównany; weather parny; room duszny
close to/up — z bliska
II 1. [kləuz] vtclose at hand —
door, window zamykać (zamknąć perf); sale, deal finalizować (sfinalizować perf); conversation, speech zakańczać (zakończyć perf)Phrasal Verbs:- close in2. vi3. nto close (with) — kończyć się (zakończyć się perf) ( +instr)
koniec mthe shops/libraries close on Saturdays at one p.m. — sklepy/biblioteki zamyka się w soboty o trzynastej
* * *I 1. [kləus] adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) blisko2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) ciasno2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) bliski2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) wyrównany3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) dokładny4) (tight: a close fit.) ciasny5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) duszny6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) skąpy7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) tajemniczy•- closely- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) zamykać2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) zamykać (się)3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) zawierać2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) koniec- close up -
4 pass
[pɑːs] 1. vttime spędzać (spędzić perf); salt, glass etc podawać (podać perf); place, person mijać (minąć perf); car wyprzedzać (wyprzedzić perf); exam zdawać (zdać perf); law uchwalać (uchwalić perf); proposal przyjmować (przyjąć perf); ( fig) limit, mark przekraczać (przekroczyć perf)Phrasal Verbs:- pass by- pass for- pass on- pass out- pass up2. viperson przechodzić (przejść perf); ( in exam etc) zdawać (zdać perf); time mijać (minąć perf); vehicle przejeżdżać (przejechać perf)3. n( permit) przepustka f; ( in mountains) przełęcz f; (SPORT) podanie ntto get a pass in ( SCOL) — otrzymywać (otrzymać perf) zaliczenie z +gen
to make a pass at sb ( inf) — przystawiać się do kogoś (inf)
* * *1. verb1) (to move towards and then beyond (something, by going past, through, by, over etc): I pass the shops on my way to work; The procession passed along the corridor.) przechodzić2) (to move, give etc from one person, state etc to another: They passed the photographs around; The tradition is passed (on/down) from father to son.) przekazywać, podawać3) (to go or be beyond: This passes my understanding.) przechodzić, być ponad4) ((of vehicles etc on a road) to overtake: The sports car passed me at a dangerous bend in the road.) wyprzedzać5) (to spend (time): They passed several weeks in the country.) spędzać6) ((of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve: The government has passed a resolution.) uchwalić7) (to give or announce (a judgement or sentence): The magistrate passed judgement on the prisoner.) wydać wyrok8) (to end or go away: His sickness soon passed.) minąć, przejść9) (to (judge to) be successful in (an examination etc): I passed my driving test.) zdać2. noun1) (a narrow path between mountains: a mountain pass.) przełęcz2) (a ticket or card allowing a person to do something, eg to travel free or to get in to a building: You must show your pass before entering.) przepustka3) (a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc: There were ten passes and no fails.) zdanie egzaminu, pozytywna ocena4) ((in ball games) a throw, kick, hit etc of the ball from one player to another: The centre-forward made a pass towards the goal.) podanie•- passable- passing
- passer-by
- password
- in passing
- let something pass
- let pass
- pass as/for
- pass away
- pass the buck
- pass by
- pass off
- pass something or someone off as
- pass off as
- pass on
- pass out
- pass over
- pass up -
5 conduct
1. ['kɔndʌkt] n( of person) zachowanie nt2. [kən'dʌkt] vtsurvey, research przeprowadzać (przeprowadzić perf); life prowadzić; orchestra, choir dyrygować +instr; heat, electricity przewodzićto conduct o.s. — zachowywać się
* * *1. verb1) (to lead or guide: We were conducted down a narrow path by the guide; He conducted the tour.) prowadzić2) (to carry or allow to flow: Most metals conduct electricity.) przewodzić3) (to direct (an orchestra, choir etc).) dyrygować4) (to behave (oneself): He conducted himself well at the reception.) zachowywać się5) (to manage or carry on (a business).) prowadzić2. noun1) (behaviour: His conduct at school was disgraceful.) zachowanie2) (the way in which something is managed, done etc: the conduct of the affair.) prowadzenie•- conduction
- conductor -
6 ladder
['lædə(r)] 1. n(metal, wood) drabina f; ( rope) drabinka f; ( BRIT) ( in tights) oczko nt; ( fig) drabina f społeczna2. vt fus ( BRIT)I laddered my tights, my tights laddered — poszło or poleciało mi oczko w rajstopach
* * *['lædə] 1. noun1) (a set of rungs or steps between two long supports, for climbing up or down: She was standing on a ladder painting the ceiling; the ladder of success.) drabina2) ((American run) a long, narrow flaw caused by the breaking of a stitch in a stocking or other knitted fabric.) oczko2. verb(to (cause to) develop such a flaw: I laddered my best pair of tights today; Fine stockings ladder very easily.) podrzeć, puszczać oczka -
7 passage
['pæsɪdʒ]n(also: passageway) korytarz m; ( in book) fragment m, ustęp m; ( way through crowd etc) przejście nt; ( ANAT) przewód m; ( act of passing) przejazd m; ( journey) przeprawa f* * *['pæsi‹]1) (a long narrow way through, eg a corridor through a building: There was a dark passage leading down to the river between tall buildings.) przejście2) (a part of a piece of writing or music: That is my favourite passage from the Bible.) wyjątek, fragment3) ((usually of time) the act of passing: the passage of time.) upływ4) (a journey by boat: He paid for his passage by working as a steward.) przejazd, podróż morska -
8 runner
['rʌnə(r)]n( in race) ( person) biegacz(ka) m(f); ( horse) koń m wyścigowy; ( on sledge) płoza f; ( on drawer) prowadnica f* * *1) (a person who runs: There are five runners in this race.) biegacz2) (the long narrow part on which a sledge etc moves: He polished the runners of the sledge; an ice-skate runner.) płoza3) (a long stem of a plant which puts down roots.) wąs, rozłóg -
9 slip
[slɪp] 1. n( fall) poślizgnięcie (się) nt; ( mistake) pomyłka f; ( underskirt) halka f; ( of paper) kawałek m2. vt 3. vito slip into the room — wślizgiwać się (wślizgnąć się perf) do pokoju
to let a chance slip by — przepuścić ( perf) okazję
to give sb the slip — zwiać ( perf) komuś (inf)
to slip on one's jacket — narzucać (narzucić perf) marynarkę
Phrasal Verbs:- slip in- slip out- slip up* * *I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) poślizgnąć się2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) wyślizgnąć się3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) obniżać loty, opuszczać się4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) wymykać się5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) zrywać się z6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) wsuwać2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) poślizgnięcie2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) pomyłka3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) halka4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) pochylnia•- slipper- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up II [slip] noun(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) świstek, pasek -
10 strip
[strɪp] 1. n(of paper, cloth) pasek m; (of land, water) pas m; (SPORT) stroje pl, kostiumy pl2. vtperson rozbierać (rozebrać perf); paint zdrapywać (zdrapać perf); (also: strip down) machine rozbierać (rozebrać perf) na części3. vi* * *[strip] 1. past tense, past participle - stripped; verb1) (to remove the covering from something: He stripped the old varnish off the wall; He stripped the branch (of its bark) with his knife.) zdjąć, usunąć, (ze)skrobać2) (to undress: She stripped the child (naked) and put him in the bath; He stripped and dived into the water; They were told to strip to the waist.) rozebrać się3) (to remove the contents of (a house etc): The house/room was stripped bare / stripped of its furnishings; They stripped the house of all its furnishings.) ogołacać, opróżnić4) (to deprive (a person) of something: The officer was stripped of his rank for misconduct.) pozbawić2. noun1) (a long narrow piece of (eg cloth, ground etc): a strip of paper.) pas(ek)2) (a strip cartoon.) komiks3) (a footballer's shirt, shorts, socks etc: The team has a red and white strip.) kostium, strój•- strip-lighting
- strip-tease 3. adjectivea strip-tease show.) stripteasowy
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