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I . wind up VB trans

1. wind up (end):

kończyć [perf za-]

2. wind up (close down):

to wind up a company

zamykać [perf zamknąć] firmę

3. wind up clock, spring:

nakręcać [perf nakręcić]

4. wind up Brit inf (kid):

nabierać [perf nabrać]

5. wind up Brit inf (annoy):

wkurzać [perf wkurzyć]

to wind sb up

droczyć się z kimś

II . wind up VB intr inf (end up)

to wind up homeless

kończyć [perf s-] jako bezdomny

to wind up in prison

kończyć [perf s-] w więzieniu

Usage examples with wind up

to wind sb up

droczyć się z kimś

to wind up homeless

kończyć [perf s-] jako bezdomny

to get the wind up Brit

przestraszyć się

to wind up a company

zamykać [perf zamknąć] firmę

to wind up in prison

kończyć [perf s-] w więzieniu

to put the wind up sb Brit

przestraszyć kogoś

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The allegory is drawn to the group of young men who arrive on the desert island in harmony, and wind up in homicidal disarray. en.wikipedia.org

In the most part, the dinner services for both chefs have rough patches, but they both usually wind up finishing the dinner service. en.wikipedia.org

Words soon escalate into a shoving match, and they wind up sliding down the mountainside. en.wikipedia.org

His vehicle, the suspects' car, and much of the city all wind up demolished, but no lives are lost. en.wikipedia.org

The toys then wind up at the dump. en.wikipedia.org

The shrinking of financial portfolios has made it especially tough for spouses who wind up paying child support for children from multiple marriages. business.financialpost.com

Combine that with an immense ego and you wind up with an actor. en.wikipedia.org

The girls run from the school and wind up going for a joyride in a car they find left with the keys in the ignition. en.wikipedia.org

They eventually wind up in a strange mansion where the very concept of time is all over the place. en.wikipedia.org

Although many subject names are suggested, all calls wind up discussing the aforementioned situations. en.wikipedia.org

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