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clock in/on; clock off to record the time that you arrive at or leave work, especially by putting a card into a type of clock ▶ rejestrować godzinę przyjścia do/wyjścia z pracy

to achieve a certain number or total Our car clocked up (przejechał) over 2 000 miles while we were on holiday. ▶ nabić naliczyć

in the same direction as the hands of a clock Turn the handle clockwise. ▶ zgodnie z kierunkiem ruchu wskazówek zegara □ clockwise adj. to move in a clockwise direction ▶ zgodny z kierunkiem ruchu wskazówek zegara

clockwork /ˈklɒkwɜ: k; US / noun [uncountable] a type of machinery found in certain toys, etc. that you operate by turning a key a clockwork toy The plan went like clockwork. Poszło jak w zegarku. ▶ mechanizm zegarowy

clog1 /klɒɡ; US / verb [intransitive, transitive] (clogging; clogged) clog (sth) (up) (with sth) to block or become blocked The drain is always clogging up. The roads were clogged with traffic. ▶ zapychać (się)

clone /kləʊn; US / noun [countable] an exact copy of a plant or an animal that is produced from one of its cells by scientific methods ▶ klon □ clone verb [transitive] A team from the UK were the first to successfully clone an animal. ▶ klonować

to shut The door closed quietly. to close a door/window Close your eyes – I’ve got a surprise. ▶ zamykać (się) 2 to be, or to make sth, not open to the public What time do the shops close? The police have closed the road to traffic. zamykać (się)

close (sth) down to stop all business or work permanently at a shop or factory The factory has had to close down. Health inspectors have closed the restaurant down. ▶ zamykać (się) kończyć działalność

close in (on sb/sth) to come nearer and gradually surround sb/sth, especially in order to attack The army is closing in on the enemy troops. ▶ zbliżać się (zwł. aby zaatakować)

to prevent people from entering a place or an area The police closed off the city centre because of a bomb alert. ▶ zamykać (dojazd/wejście)

close2 noun the end, especially of a period of time or an activity the close of trading on the stock market The chairman brought the meeting to a close The guests began to leave as the evening drew to a close (zbliżał się do końc ▶ koniec

1[not before a noun] close (to sb/sth); close (together) near The tables are quite close (blisko) together. Is our hotel close (blisko) to the beach? It’s close to midnight. Zbliża się północ. ▶ bliski

4 careful; thorough On close examination, you could see that the banknote was a forgery. ▶ dokładny

(used about a competition, etc.) only won by a small amount a close match ▶ z niewielką przewagą

adv. near The child stood close to his mother. to follow close behind someone I held her close. Przytuliłem ją do siebie. ▶ blisko

—closely /; US / adv. to watch somebody closely The insect closely resembles a stick. ▶ uważnie dokładnie

closeness /; US / noun [uncountable] ▶

close by (sb/sth) at a short distance from sb/sth She lives close by. ▶ tuż obok (kogoś/czegoś)

a close shave/thing a bad thing that almost happened I wasn’t injured, but it was a close shave. ▶ uniknięcie nieszczęścia o mały włos

close up (to sb/sth) at or from a very short distance to sb/sth You can’t tell it’s a forgery until you look at it close up. ▶ z bliska

come close (to sth/to doing sth) to almost do sth We didn’t win but we came close. ▶ być o włos (od czegoś)

keep a close watch on sb/sth to watch sb/sth very carefully ▶ nie spuszczać kogoś/czegoś z oka stróżować pilnować

closed /kləʊzd; US / adj. ⇨ POSŁUCHAJ NAGRAŃ PRZYKŁADÓW not open; shut Keep your mouth closed. The supermarket is closed. ▶ zamknięty  OPPOSITE  open

ˌclosed-ˌcircuit ˈtelevision (abbr. CCTV /ˌsi: si: ti: ˈvi:; US /) noun [countable, uncountable] a television system used in a limited area, for example a shopping centre, to protect it from crime ▶ kamery (np. do monitorowania porządku w mieście)

close-fitting /ˌkləʊs ˈfɪtɪŋ; US / adj. (used about clothes) fitting tightly, showing the shape of the body ▶ (ubranie) obcisły

closet /ˈklɒzɪt; US -zət / noun [countable] (especially US) a large cupboard that is built into a room ▶ szafa w ścianie

close-up /ˈkləʊs ʌp; US / noun [countable] a photograph or film of sb/sth that you take from a very short distance away Here’s a close-up of Mike. ▶ zbliżenie

closing /ˈkləʊzɪŋ; US / adj. [only before a noun] coming at the end of a speech, a period of time or an activity his closing remarks the closing stages of the game końcówka meczu ▶ (uwagi itp.) końcowy zamykający

closing noun [uncountable] the act of shutting sth such as a factory, hospital, school, etc. permanently the closing of the local school ▶ zamknięcie zlikwidowanie

ˈclosing time noun [countable] the time when a shop, pub, etc. closes ▶ godzina zamknięcia

closure /ˈkləʊʒə(r); US / noun [countable, uncountable] the situation when a factory, school, hospital, etc. shuts permanently Miners are protesting against pit closures. The firm is threatened with closure. ▶ zamknięcie

clot1 /klɒt; US / noun [countable] a lump that is formed when blood dries or becomes thicker They removed a blood clot from his brain. ▶ skrzep

clot2 /klɒt; US / verb [intransitive, transitive] (clotting; clotted) to form or cause blood to form thick lumps a drug that stops blood from clotting during operations ▶ ścinać się powodować skrzepnięcie

cloth /klɒɵ; US / noun (pl. cloths /klɒɵs; US -ðz /) ⇨ POSŁUCHAJ NAGRAŃ PRZYKŁADÓW 1 [uncountable] a material made of cotton, wool, etc. that you use for making clothes, curtains, etc. a metre of cloth ▶ materiał tkanina

clothed /kləʊðd; US / adj. clothed (in sth) dressed; wearing sth He was clothed in leather from head to foot. Luckily I was fully clothed when they arrived. ▶ ubrany odziany

clothes /kləʊðz; kləʊz; US; / noun [pl.] ⇨ POSŁUCHAJ NAGRAŃ PRZYKŁADÓW the things that you wear, for example trousers, shirts, dresses, coats, etc. to put on/ take off your clothes She was wearing new clothes. ▶ ubranie odzież

hanger /ˈhæŋə(r); US / (also ˈcoat hanger; ˈclothes hanger) noun [countable] a metal, plastic or wooden object with a hook that is used for hanging up clothes in a cupboard ▶ wieszak

ˈclothes horse noun [countable] (Brit.) a wooden or plastic folding frame that you put clothes on to dry after you have washed them ▶ rozkładana suszarka do ubrań

ˈclothes line noun [countable] a thin rope that you hang clothes on so that they can dry ▶ sznur do suszenia bielizny

(also ˈclothes peg; US ˈclothes pin) a type of small wooden or plastic object used for fastening wet clothes to a clothes line ▶ klamerka do bielizny

clothing /ˈkləʊðɪŋ noun [uncountable] ⇨ POSŁUCHAJ NAGRAŃ PRZYKŁADÓW the clothes that you wear, especially for a particular activity You will need waterproof/outdoor/winter clothing. ▶ odzież ubranie Clothing jest bardziej formalne niż clothes.

cloud1 /klaʊd; US / noun 1 [countable, uncountable] a mass of very small drops of water that floats in the sky and is usually white or grey The sun disappeared behind a cloud. A band of thick cloud is spreading from the west. ▶ chmura obłok

every cloud has a silver lining even a very bad situation has a positive side ▶ wszystko ma swoje blaski i cienie

cloud2 /klaʊd; US / verb 1 [transitive] to make sth less clear or easy to understand Her personal involvement in the case was beginning to cloud her judgement. ▶ zaburzać mącić

cloud over 1 (used about the sky) to become full of clouds ▶ zachmurzyć się 2 (used about a person’s face) to start to look sad ▶ zachmurzyć się

cloudburst /ˈklaʊdbɜ: st; US / noun [countable] a sudden heavy fall of rain ▶ oberwanie chmury ulewa

cloudless /ˈklaʊdləs; US / adj. (used about the sky, etc.) clear; without any clouds ▶ bezchmurny

cloudy /ˈklaʊdi; US / adj. (cloudier; cloudiest) 1 (used about the sky, etc.) full of clouds ▶ zachmurzony pochmurny 2 (used about liquids, etc.) not clear cloudy water ▶ mętny

clove /kləʊv; US / noun [countable] 1 the small dried flower of a tropical tree, used as a spice in cooking ▶ (przyprawa) goździk 2 one of the small separate sections of garlic ▶ ząbek

clover /ˈkləʊvə(r); US / noun [uncountable] a small plant with pink or white flowers and leaves with three parts to them ▶ koniczyna Znalezienie czterolistnej koniczyny uważane jest za dobry znak również w krajach anglojęzycznych.

clown1 /klaʊn; US / noun [countable] 1 a person who wears funny clothes and a big red nose and does silly things to make people (especially children) laugh ▶ klown błazen

clown2 /klaʊn; US / verb [intransitive] clown (about/around) to act in a funny or silly way Stop clowning around and get some work done! ▶ błaznować

□ cloying /; US / adj. the cloying sentimentality of her novels ▶ mdły przesłodzon

a group of people who meet regularly to share an interest, do sport, etc.; the place where they meet to join a club to be a member of a club a tennis/football/golf club ▶ klub a place where you can go to dance and drink late at night ▶ klub nocny

cluck /klʌk; US / noun [countable] the noise made by a chicken ▶ kwokanie □ cluck verb [intransitive] ▶ kwokać

clue /klu:; noun [countable] a clue (to sth) a piece of information that helps you solve a problem or a crime, answer a question, etc. The police were looking for clues to his disappearance. the clues for solving a crossword puzzle ▶ trop wskazówka

not have a clue (informal) to know nothing about sth I haven’t a clue where you left your watch. ▶ nie mieć pojęcia

clump /klʌmp; US / noun [countable] a small group of plants or trees, growing together We sat down on a clump of grass. ▶ kępa

clumsily /; US / adv. ▶ niezdarnie nietaktownie niezgrabnie

—clumsiness /; US / noun [uncountable] ▶ niezdarność nietakt niezgrabność

1 (used about a person) careless and likely to knock into, drop or break things I spilt your coffee. Sorry – that was clumsy of me. His clumsy fingers couldn’t untie the knot. ▶ niezdarny niezręczny

cluster1 /ˈklʌstə(r); US / noun [countable] a group of people, plants or things that stand or grow close together a cluster of schoolchildren a cluster of berries ▶ grono kiść gromadka grupa

cluster around sb/sth to form a group around sb/sth The tourists clustered around their guide. ▶ gromadzić się nad kimś/czymś

ˈcluster bomb noun [countable] a type of bomb that throws out smaller bombs when it explodes ▶ rozpryskowa bomba kasetowa

clutch1 /klʌtʃ; US / verb [transitive] to hold sth tightly, especially because you are in pain, afraid or excited He clutched his mother’s hand in fear. The girl ran off, clutching her prize. ▶ trzymać kurczowo ściskać

clutch at sth to try to take hold of sth She clutched at the money but the wind blew it away. ▶ starać się uchwycić coś

1 [countable] the part of a vehicle, etc. that you press with your foot when you are driving in order to change the gear; a device in a car that connects and disconnects the engine and gears to press/release the clutch ▶ sprzęgło

clutter1 /ˈklʌtə(r); US / verb [transitive] clutter sth (up) to cover or fill sth with a lot of objects in an untidy way Don’t leave those books there – they’re cluttering up the table. ▶ zaśmiecać

clutter2 /ˈklʌtə(r); US / noun [uncountable] things that are where they are not wanted or needed and make a place untidy Who left all this clutter on the floor? ▶ rozgardiasz nieład □ cluttered /; US / adj. a cluttered desk ▶ zaśmiecony

coach1 /kəʊtʃ; US / noun [countable] 1 a person who trains people to compete in certain sports a tennis coach ▶ trener 2 (Brit.) a comfortable bus used for long journeys It’s cheaper to travel by coach than by train. a coach trip ▶ autokar

coach2 /kəʊtʃ; US / verb [intransitive, transitive] coach sb (in/for sth) to train or teach sb, especially to compete in a sport or pass an exam She is being coached for the Olympics by a former champion. ▶ trenować

coagulate /kəʊˈæɡjuleɪt; US / verb [intransitive] (used about a liquid) to become thick and partly solid ▶ krzepnąć gęstnieć □ coagulation /kəʊˌæɡjuˈleɪtʃn; US / ▶ krzepnięcie koagulacja

coal /kəʊl; US / noun 1[uncountable] a type of black mineral that is dug from the ground and burnt to give heat a lump of coal a coal fire a coal mine ▶ węgiel 2(coals) [pl.] burning pieces of coal ▶ żarzące się węgle