słownik polsko - angielski
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ścisk po angielsku:
1. pinch
In a pinch, a vegetable peeler can act as a zester.
Hold your breath and pinch your nostrils.
A pinch hitter was brought into action in the last inning.
This will come in handy in a pinch.
My sister's always pinching me and it really hurts.
It pinches me
Add a pinch of salt and pepper to taste and stir the sauce
... exposed; for best results, pinch the crust around the...
pinch the soft part of your nose
I'm careful when I zip up my jeans, not to pinch myself.
Yesterday, they pinched Jack for robbery.
One of the kids had been pinching her and she was crying.
Keep the filling a little to one side of the centre. Moisten edges with water, fold over and pinch together.
While the tomatoes are cooking add a pinch of salt/sugar/dried thyme.
I was horrible to my little sister – I used to pinch and bite her.
2. crowd
crowded bus
In a sense, I am turning around the argument made by David Riesman in The Lonely Crowd.
The crowd may be on the side of Luciano, but the champ has got the skill to win and that's what matters.
Seeing the son of a whore throwing rocks at a crowd, he said: "Be careful, you could hit your father."
She caught sight of the tautology that she was looking for in a crowd of other, equally useless and potentially dangerous, tautologies.
When the All Blacks came out onto the field a roar like 'woooaahh' swept over the crowd.
A large crowd of Americans gathered outside the White House to celebrate the death of a human being in the same manner as they would celebrate winning a football game.
The unpopular politician was frequently given the razz by the crowd during his speech.
When he scored the winning goal in the final minute, the crowd went wild.
/kraʊd/ of football supporters, fans, spectators, commuters - A crowd of about 15,000 attended the concert.
Goats were everywhere! They crowded the little shop.
Crowd sourcing varies from person to person.
The modern world is a crowd of very rapid racing cars all brought to a standstill and stuck in a block of traffic.
A big crowd of demonstrators were protesting against cuts in health spending.
It is almost impossible to bear the torch of truth through a crowd without singeing somebody’s beard.
3. jam
traffic jam
On the top shelf of the fridge we should store product like kefir, yogurt and jams, on the middle – cheese and cold cuts and on the lower shelf vegetable.
Please hide the blueberry jam where Takako can't see it.
Please tell me the secret to making good jam.
Would you help me fix the jam of paper in the printer?
I substitute honey for jam.
So all you need is good cheese and a jar of black cherry jam.
In 2011, Toyota recalled two million vehicles which, they alleged, had gas pedals that could jam and cause the car to accelerate uncontrollably.
He jammed the door open with a piece of wood.
We jammed on guitars all evening
Yesterday, our band jamed with Pefect.
The centre of town was jammed with cars moving at a very slow pace. The motorway was jammed solid (= the traffic could not move) all morning.
The door jammed behind me and I couldn't get out
if you want to slam or jam or dunk it.
Today I cooked little jam tarts with my cousin.
4. clamp
A wise businessman knows how to clamp down on costs.
Use a clamp to hold your hair together.
his jaws were clamped shut
Carefully tighten the clamp until it firmly supports the pipette in a vertical position.
All illegally parked cars should be clamped or removed
Angielskie słowo "ścisk" (clamp) występuje w zestawach:
chemical emglishMoje własne słówka
5. hand screw
Angielskie słowo "ścisk" (hand screw) występuje w zestawach:
rodzaje dachów, narzedzia dekarskie6. squash
Terry squashed the cardboard box so it would fit in the recycling bin.
We play squash together every weekend.
I'd like to play a game of squash.
I took up squash only a few months ago.
Parsnips, squash, carrots, peas and sweet potatoes are considered starchy vegetables.
I've stood on my glasses and squashed them.
The cake got a bit squashed on the way here
She sat on the chair and accidentally squashed the apple pie that was lying there.
You preferred dancing to running or squash.
John sat on the bag of strawberries and squashed them completely.
I hate wearing a cap - it's squashing my hair!
7. pinch grip
8. crush
Crush the can before you throw it away.
We’re not trying to crush candidates with the interview process.
Tom crushed the box with his foot
His leg was crushed in the accident.
have crush on somebody
He had a crush on his Chinese teacher; but what with all the hormones, he had a crush on just about everyone.
Lucy's innocent crush turned into an obsession.
I wish people would stop saying things in ways that crush young dreams.
Marilyn Monroe was my first celebrity crush.
There was such a crush at the concert that it was difficult to breathe.
In ancient times people crushed grapes with their feet to get the juice for wine.
I bet she's got a crush on him.
You do know he has a huge crush on he
Wine is made by crushing grapes. / The rebellion was crushed by the government.
Ursula and Chelsea are battling over the boy they both have a crush on. Judging from the blood and teeth everywhere, this seems to be more of a matter of power than love.
Angielskie słowo "ścisk" (crush) występuje w zestawach:
z 19 09 20179. grip
grip one’s attention
The attacker loosened his grip.
Becoming stupid or losing your grip in the world isn't an inevitable consequence.
Don't loosen your grip on the rope or youll fall
My mother gripped me and kissed on the forehead
Before the horse race begins, the jockeys grip the reins tightly to restrain the impatient horses.
The astronaut lost his grip on the wrench and all he could do was watch in dismay as it floated serenely away.
When an emotion grips you, you feel it very strongly. opanować [often passive] He was gripped by fear.
Pyongyang's iron grip on the lives of ordinary citizens is finally slipping
Maybe this is my opportunity to loosen his grip on the president
Grip - You might even already have your hand on the object. eg As the plane landed, Mary gripped Tom's hand. It was clear that he was scared, by the way he gripped the arms of the chair.
This car has much better grip than my old car.
The complicated plot of the novel gripped me and I couldn’t stop reading until I finished the book.
The President struggled to regain his grip on power. to make an effort to control your emotions and behave more calmly
I have enjoyed all your books, but do you really get to grips with people?
10. Squeeze
The bank rate cut is expected to relieve the severe financial squeeze that has hit industry.
freshly-squeezed lemon juice
They are feeling the squeeze on budgets
The little space was too narrow for him to squeeze through. Now aim and squeeze.
I like juice from squeezed fruits
She really had to stretch her imagination to squeeze enough material for a solo album out of a contrabassoon, but by God, she did.
He squeezed her hands. She squeezed the water out of her blouse. I squeezed an orange and made juice.
Before serving your pancakes, just squeeze some fresh lemon juice over them
take applications and squeeze them into one server
Our company is in a squeeze, but I'm sure we're gonna make it.
As she waited to go into the exam, he squeezed her hand (= pressed it affectionately with his hand) and wished her good luck.
I'm afraid that when the cops squeeze him he'll start to sing.
squeeze more out - wycisnąć więcej z / squeeze a lemon - wyciskać cytrynę / squeeze into/through/past - wciskać się, przeciskać
The car was parked very close to another one, so I had to squeeze to get between them.
everyone agrees that these are 'classic symptoms of a monetary squeeze'
11. clam pieces
Angielskie słowo "ścisk" (clam pieces) występuje w zestawach:
korki angielski (wszystko)12. hustle
I miss the hustle and bustle of city life.
hustle and bustle
There is always a lot of hustle before Christmas.
puch / to make someone move somewhere, especially by pushing them quickly/ The security men hustled him out of the back door.
she was hustled into the car
I heard they are working on a hustle
We've gotta hustle, guys. There's not much time left.
That stupid rumour caused a dangerous hustle in the mall.
Mark was trying to hustle Joan for over an hour before he gave up.
A lot of hustle. I liked it.
to proceed or work rapidly or energetically: to hustle about putting a house in order.
they hustled him into the back of a horse-drawn wagon