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2[usually sing.] a hunt (for sb/sth) the act of looking for sb/sth that is difficult to find The police have launched a hunt for the missing child. ▶ poszukiwania hunt2 /hʌnt; US / noun [countable] 1 the act of hunting wild animals, etc. a fox-hunt polowanie na lisy ▶ polowanie łowy
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hunter /ˈhʌntə(r); US / noun [countable] a person that hunts wild animals for food or sport; an animal that hunts its food nocturnal hunters a bargain hunter łowca okazji (tanich zakupów) ▶ myśliwy (zwierzę) drapieżnik
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hunting /ˈhʌntɪŋ; US / noun [uncountable] the act of following and killing wild animals or birds as a sport or for food ▶ polowanie łowy
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2 (hurdles) [pl.] a race in which runners or horses have to jump over hurdles the 200 metres hurdles ▶ bieg przez płotki hurdle1 /ˈhɜ: dl; US / noun 1 [countable] a type of light fence that a person or a horse jumps over in a race to clear a hurdle pokonywać przeszkodę ▶ płotek (w sporcie)
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3[countable] a problem or difficulty that you must solve or deal with before you can achieve sth Her next hurdle will be getting her parents to consent to the marriage. ▶ przeszkoda
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hurdle2 /ˈhɜ: dl; US / verb [intransitive, transitive] hurdle (over sth) to jump over sth while you are running He hurdled two barriers to get away from the reporters. ▶ skakać przez płotki
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hurl /hɜ: l; US / verb [transitive] to throw sth with great force ▶ ciskać miotać
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hurray (also hooray) /həˈreɪ; US / (also hurrah /həˈrɑ:; US /) interj. (used for expressing great pleasure, approval, etc.) Hurray! We’ve won! ▶ hura
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hurricane /ˈhʌrɪkən; US ˈhɜ: rə-; -keɪn / noun [countable] a violent storm with very strong winds ▶ huragan nawałnica
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hurried /ˈhʌrid; US ˈhɜ: r- / adj. done (too) quickly a hurried meal ▶ pośpieszny □ hurriedly /; US / adv. ▶ pośpiesznie
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2[transitive] hurry sb (into sth/doing sth) to cause sb/sth to do sth, or sth to happen more quickly Don’t hurry me. I’m going as fast as I can. He was hurried into a decision. ▶ przynaglać popędzać hurry1 /ˈhʌri ˈhɜ: ri / verb (hurrying; hurries; past tense, past participle hurried) 1[in] to move or do sth quickly because there is not much time Don’t hurry. There’s plenty of time. They hurried back home after school. ▶ śpieszyć się
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hurry up (with sth) (informal) to move or do sth more quickly Hurry up or we’ll miss the train. I wish the passport office would hurry up with my application. ▶ pośpieszyć się 3[usually passive] to do sth too quickly Good food should never be hurried. Nigdy nie powinno się spożywać dobrego jedzenia w pośpiechu. ▶ wykonywać coś w pośpiechu
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2 to not want to do sth I am in no hurry to repeat that experience. ▶ nie kwapić się be in no hurry (to do sth); not be in any hurry (to do sth) 1 to not need or wish to do sth quickly We weren’t in any hurry so we stopped to admire the view. ▶ nie śpieszyć się Lernen beginnen
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in a hurry quickly She got up late and left in a hurry. ▶ w pośpiechu pośpiesznie be in a hurry (to do sth) to want to do sth soon; to be impatient They are in a hurry to get the job done before the winter. ▶ śpieszyć się hurry2 /ˈhʌri; US ˈhɜ: ri / noun [uncountable] the need or wish to do sth quickly Take your time. There’s no hurry. In my hurry to leave, I forgot my passport. What’s the hurry? Skąd ten pośpiech? ▶ pośpiech
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2[in] to feel painful It hurts (boli mnie) when I lift my leg. Where exactly does it hurt? My leg hurts. ▶ boleć 3[tra] to make sb unhappy; to upset sb His unkind remarks hurt her deeply. I didn’t want to hurt his feelings. ▶ urażać hurt1 /hɜ: t; US / verb (past tense, past participle hurt) 1[transitive, intransitive] to cause sb/yourself physical pain or injury Did he hurt himself? I fell and hurt my arm. These shoes hurt; they’re too tight. ▶ kaleczyć ranić krzywdzić
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Hurt and injured are similar in meaning but hurt is more often used when the damage is not very great: I hurt my leg when I fell off my bike. A person may be wounded by a knife, sword, gun, etc., usually as a result of fighting: a wounded soldier. People are usually injured in an accident: Five people were killed in the crash and twelve others were injured. Lernen beginnen
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it won’t/wouldn’t hurt (sb/sth) (to do sth) (informal) (used to say that sb should do sth) It wouldn’t hurt you to help with the housework occasionally. ▶ nie zaszkodzi
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hurt2 /hɜ: t; US / adj. 1 injured physically None of the passengers were badly/seriously hurt. ▶ ranny 2 upset and offended by sth that sb has said or done She was deeply hurt that she had not been invited to the party. ▶ urażony obrażony
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hurt3 /hɜ: t; US / noun [uncountable] a feeling of unhappiness because sb has been unkind or unfair to you There was hurt and real anger in her voice. ▶ cierpienie (umysłu) uraza
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hurtful /ˈhɜ: tfl; US / adj. hurtful (to sb) making sb feel upset and offended Don’t say such hurtful things to your father! ▶ bolesny obraźliwy
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hurtle /ˈhɜ: tl; US / verb [intransitive] to move with great speed, perhaps causing danger Rocks hurtled down the mountainside. The lorry came hurtling towards us. ▶ pędzić lecieć
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husband /ˈhʌzbənd; US / noun [countable] a man that a woman is married to Her ex-husband sees the children once a month. ▶ mąż małżonek
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husk /hʌsk; US / noun [countable] the dry outer covering of nuts, fruits and seeds, especially of grain Brown rice has not had the husks removed. ▶ łupina łuska
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husky2 /ˈhʌski; US / noun [countable] (pl. huskies) a strong dog with thick fur that is used in teams for pulling heavy loads over snow ▶ husky pies eskimoski husky1 /ˈhʌski; US / adj. (huskier; huskiest) (used about sb’s voice) sounding rough and quiet as if your throat were dry ▶ ochrypły matowy
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hustle /ˈhʌsl; US / verb [transitive] to push or move sb in a way that is not gentle The demonstrators were hustled into (zostali wepchnięci do) police vans. ▶ popychać szturchać
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hut /hʌt; US / noun [countable] a small building with one room, usually made of wood or metal a beach hut a wooden/mud hut ▶ chata szałas chałupa
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hutch /hʌtʃ; US / noun [countable] a wooden box with a front made of wire, that is used for keeping rabbits or other animals ▶ klatka (dla królików itp.)
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hyacinth /ˈhaɪəsɪnɵ; US / noun [countable] a plant with a mass of small blue, white or pink flowers with a sweet smell that grow closely together around a thick stem ▶ hiacynt
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2hybrid (between/of A and B) something that is the product of mixing two or more different things The music was a hybrid of Western pop and traditional folk song. ▶ skrzyżowanie hybryda hybrid /ˈhaɪbrɪd; US / noun [countable] 1 an animal or a plant that has parents of different types A mule is a hybrid of a male donkey and a female horse. ▶ mieszaniec hybryd
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hydrangea /haɪˈdreɪndʒə; US / noun [countable] a bush with white, pink or blue flowers that grow closely together in the shape of a large ball ▶ hortensja
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hydrant /ˈhaɪdrənt; US / noun [countable] a pipe in a street from which water can be taken for stopping fires, cleaning the streets, etc. a fire hydrant ▶ hydrant
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hydraulic /haɪˈdrɔ: lɪk; US / adj. operated by water or another liquid moving through pipes, etc. under pressure hydraulic brakes ▶ hydrauliczny
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hydrochloric acid /ˌhaɪdrəˌklɒrɪk ˈæsɪd; US / noun [uncountable] (symbol HCl) an acid containing hydrogen and chlorine ▶ kwas solny
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hydroelectric /ˌhaɪdrəʊɪˈlektrɪk; US / adj. using the power of water to produce electricity; produced by the power of water a hydroelectric dam/plant hydroelectric power ▶ hydroelektryczny
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hydrogen /ˈhaɪdrədʒən; US / noun [uncountable] (symbol H) a light gas with no colour. Hydrogen and oxygen form water (H2O). ▶ wodór
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hygiene /ˈhaɪdʒi: n; US / noun [uncountable] (the rules of) keeping yourself and things around you clean, in order to prevent disease High standards of hygiene are essential when you are preparing food. personal hygiene ▶ higiena
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hygienic /haɪˈdʒi: nɪk; US / adj. clean, without the bacteria that cause disease hygienic conditions ▶ higieniczny □ hygienically /-kli; US / adv. ▶ higienicznie
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hype2 /haɪp; US / verb [transitive] hype sth (up) to exaggerate how good or important sth is His much-hyped new movie is released next week. ▶ robić szum (wokół czegoś) hype1 /haɪp; US / noun [uncountable] advertisements that tell you how good and important a new product, film, etc. is Don’t believe all the hype – the book is rubbish! ▶ (przen.) krzykliwa reklama szum (np. medialny)
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hyperactive /ˌhaɪpərˈæktɪv; US / adj. (used especially about children and their behaviour) too active and only able to keep quiet and still for short periods ▶ nadpobudliwy □ hyperactivity /ˌhaɪpərækˈtɪvəti; US / noun [uncountab] ▶ nadpobudliwość
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hyperinflation /ˌhaɪpərɪnˈfleɪʃn; US / noun [uncountable] a situation in which prices rise very fast, causing damage to a country’s economy ▶ hiperinflacja
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hyperlink /ˈhaɪpəlɪŋk; US / (also hotlink /ˈhɒtlɪŋk; US /) noun [countable] a place in an electronic document on a computer that is connected to another electronic document Click on the hyperlink. ▶ hiperłącze
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hypermarket /ˈhaɪpəmɑ: kɪt; US -pərmɑ: rk- / noun [countable] (Brit.) a very large shop outside a town that sells a wide variety of goods ▶ hipermarket
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2 extremely physically sensitive to particular substances, medicines, light, etc. Her skin is hypersensitive. ▶ nadwrażliwy hypersensitive /ˌhaɪpəˈsensətɪv; US / adj. hypersensitive (to sth) 1 very easily offended He’s hypersensitive to any kind of criticism. ▶ przewrażliwiony
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hypertension /ˌhaɪpəˈtenʃn; US / noun [uncountable] blood pressure that is higher than is normal ▶ nadciśnienie
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hypertext /ˈhaɪpətekst; US / noun [uncountable] text stored in a computer system that contains links that allow the user to move from one piece of text or document to another a hypertext link on the Internet ▶ hipertekst
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hyperventilation (increased lung ventilation) □ hyperventilation /ˌhaɪpəˌventɪˈleɪʃn; US / noun [uncountable] The symptoms of hyperventilation can mimic all the symptoms of anxiety and chronic stress. ▶ hiperwentylacja hyperventilate /ˌhaɪpəˈventɪleɪt; US / verb [intransitive] to breathe too quickly because you are very frightened or excited ▶ zbyt szybko oddychać
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hyphen /ˈhaɪfn; US / noun [countable] the mark (–) used for joining two words together (for example left-handed, red-hot) or to show that a word has been divided and continues on the next line ▶ łącznik
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□ hyphenation /ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃn; US / noun [uncountable] ▶ pisanie z łącznikiem dzielenie/przenoszenie wyrazów hyphenate /ˈhaɪfəneɪt; US / verb [transitive] to join two words together with a hyphen Is ‘ girlfriend’ hyphenated or one word? ▶ pisać z łącznikiem
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hypnosis /hɪpˈnəʊsɪs; US / noun [uncountable] (the producing of) an unconscious state where sb’s mind and actions can be controlled by another person She was questioned under hypnosis. ▶ hipnoza
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□ hypnotic /hɪpˈnɒtɪk; US / adj. The rhythmic dance had a hypnotic effect on the audience. ▶ hipnotyczny —hypnotism /ˈhɪpnətɪzəm; US / noun [uncountable] ▶ hipnotyzm —hypnotist /-tɪst; US / noun [countable] ▶ hipnotyzer/ka
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hypnotize (also hypnotise) /ˈhɪpnətaɪz; US / verb [transitive] to put sb into an unconscious state where the person’s mind and actions can be controlled ▶ hipnotyzować
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hypochondriac /ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndriæk; US / noun [countable] a person who is always worried about their health and believes they are ill, even when there is nothing wrong ▶ hipochondry-k/czka
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hypocrisy /hɪˈpɒkrəsi; US / noun [un] behaviour in which sb pretends to have moral standards or opinions that they do not really have He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who say one thing and do another. ▶ obłuda hipokryzja dwulicowość
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□ hypocritical /ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkl; US / adj. ▶ obłudny dwulicowy —hypocritically /-kli; US / adv. ▶ obłudnie dwulicowo hypocrite /ˈhɪpəkrɪt/ noun [c] a person who pretends to have moral standards or opinions which they do not really have. What a hypocrite! She says she’s against the hunting of animals but she’s wearing a fur coat. ▶ obłudni-k/ca hipokryt(k)a
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hypodermic /ˌhaɪpəˈdɜ: mɪk; US / adj. a medical instrument with a long needle that is used for giving sb an injection a hypodermic needle/syringe ▶ podskórny
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hypotenuse /haɪˈpɒtənju: z -nu: s; / noun [countable] the side opposite the right angle of a right-angled triangle ▶ przeciwprostokątna
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The hypothesis has been put forward that some chemicals used in food can affect children’s behaviour. ▶ hipoteza przypuszczenie hypothesis /haɪˈpɒɵəsɪs; US / noun [countable] (pl. hypotheses /-si: z; US /) an idea that is suggested as the possible explanation for sth but has not yet been found to be true or correct
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hypothetical, hypothetically □ hypothetically /-kli; US / adv. ▶ hipotetycznie hypothetical /ˌhaɪpəˈɵetɪkl; US / adj. based on situations that have not yet happened, not on facts That’s a hypothetical question because we don’t know what the situation will be next year. ▶ hipotetyczny przypuszczalny
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hysterectomy /ˌhɪstəˈrektəmi; US / noun (pl. hysterectomies) [countable, uncountable] a medical operation to remove a woman’s womb She had to have a hysterectomy. ▶ histerektomia
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hysteria /hɪˈstɪəriə; US / noun [uncountable] a state in which a person or a group of people cannot control their emotions, for example cannot stop laughing, crying, shouting, etc. mass hysteria ▶ histeria
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2(informal) very funny You should have seen John dancing at the party. It was hysterical. ▶ bardzo śmieszny bardzo zabawny □ hysterically /-kli; US / adv. ▶ histerycznie hysterical /hɪˈsterɪkl; US / adj. 1 very excited and unable to control your emotions hysterical laughter She was hysterical with grief. Z żalu dostała ataku histerii. ▶ histeryczny
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