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1 trail off
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2 trail
[treɪl] 1. n 2. vt 3. vi( hang loosely) ciągnąć się; (in game, contest) przegrywaćPhrasal Verbs:* * *[treil] 1. verb1) (to drag, or be dragged, along loosely: Garments were trailing from the suitcase.) wlec się2) (to walk slowly and usually wearily: He trailed down the road.) wlec się3) (to follow the track of: The herd of reindeer was being trailed by a pack of wolves.) tropić2. noun1) (a track (of an animal): The trail was easy for the hunters to follow.) trop2) (a path through a forest or other wild area: a mountain trail.) szlak3) (a line, or series of marks, left by something as it passes: There was a trail of blood across the floor.) ślad•- trailer -
3 scent
[sɛnt]n* * *[sent] 1. verb1) (to discover by the sense of smell: The dog scented a cat.) zwęszyć2) (to suspect: As soon as he came into the room I scented trouble.) wyczuć instynktownie3) (to cause to smell pleasantly: The roses scented the air.) nadać zapachem2. noun1) (a (usually pleasant) smell: This rose has a delightful scent.) zapach2) (a trail consisting of the smell which has been left and may be followed: The dogs picked up the man's scent and then lost it again.) trop3) (a liquid with a pleasant smell; perfume.) perfumy•- scented- put/throw someone off the scent
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4 pick up
1. vi 2. vt( lift) podnosić (podnieść perf); ( arrest) przymykać (przymknąć perf) (inf); ( collect) person, parcel odbierać (odebrać perf); hitchhiker zabierać (zabrać perf); girl podrywać (poderwać perf); language, skill nauczyć się ( perf) +gen; (RADIO) łapać (złapać perf) (inf)to pick up speed — nabierać (nabrać perf) szybkości
let's pick up where we left off — zacznijmy tam, gdzie przerwaliśmy
* * *1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) podłapać, nauczyć się2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) zabierać3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) zdobyć, upolować4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) pozbierać się5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) odbierać6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) łapać7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) trafić na, złapać
См. также в других словарях:
trail off — ˌtrail a ˈway ˌtrail ˈoff [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they trail away he/she/it trails away pr … Useful english dictionary
trail off — phrasal verb trail away or trail off [intransitive] Word forms trail away : present tense I/you/we/they trail away he/she/it trails away present participle trailing away past tense trailed away past participle trailed away if someone s voice or… … English dictionary
trail off — UK US trail off Phrasal Verb with trail({{}}/treɪl/ verb ► to become less or smaller: »Volume trailed off from Thursday s heavy load, with 1.1 billion shares changing hands. » Borrowing to buy new cars trailed off sharply … Financial and business terms
trail off — phr verb Trail off is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑voice, ↑word … Collocations dictionary
trail off — or trail away PHRASAL VERB If a speaker s voice or a speaker trails off or trails away, their voice becomes quieter and they hesitate until they stop speaking completely. [V P] But he had no reason. He of all men... Kate s voice trailed off. Syn … English dictionary
trail off — to become quieter. His voice trailed off weakly and we could not hear the rest of what he said. The wail of the sirens finally trailed away almost completely … New idioms dictionary
trail off — fade away, die … English contemporary dictionary
ˌtrail ˈoff — phrasal verb if someone s voice trails away, they gradually become silent … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
trail away — ● trail * * * ˌtrail a ˈway ˌtrail ˈoff [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they trail away he/she/it trails away … Useful english dictionary
trail away — see trail off … English dictionary
trail — trail1 [ treıl ] noun count ** ▸ 1 path in countryside ▸ 2 series of marks/objects ▸ 3 damage/harm ▸ 4 connected evidence ▸ 5 series of activities ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a path through the countryside, especially one designed for walking for pleasure:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English