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I . wire [ˈwaɪəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. wire (metal thread):

wire
drut m
a bit/piece/length of wire
kawałek m drutu
wire basket/fence
kosz/płot druciany

2. wire ELEC (covered with plastic):

wire
przewód m [elektryczny]
telephone wires
przewody mpl telefoniczne

3. wire esp AM (telegram):

wire
telegram

II . wire [ˈwaɪəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

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1. wire (fasten with wire):

to wire sth to sth
mocować [perf przy-] coś drutem do czegoś
to wire sth together
związywać [perf związać] coś drutem

2. wire (install wires):

to wire a building
zakładać [perf założyć] instalację elektryczną w budynku

3. wire esp AM (transmit):

to wire sb money
przesłać komuś pieniądze (elektronicznie)

4. wire esp AM (send telegram to):

to wire sb
wysłać komuś telegram
wire trans
podłączać przewody

barbed wire N

wire fence N

wire-haired ADJ

wire-haired dog:

wire-haired
szorstkowłosy

Usage examples with wire

wire cutter
szczypce pl do drutu
to wire sth together
związywać [perf związać] coś drutem
to wire sb money
przesłać komuś pieniądze (elektronicznie)
to wire a building
zakładać [perf założyć] instalację elektryczną w budynku
to wire sb
wysłać komuś telegram
wire basket/fence
kosz/płot druciany
to wire sth to sth
mocować [perf przy-] coś drutem do czegoś
a bit/piece/length of wire
kawałek m drutu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
In a second regime, when the wire is pulled further apart, the conductance collapses to values less than the quantum of conductance.
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The place is on two levels with a rabbit warren of rooms, decked out with fading posters and paintings and internal wire mesh staircases.
www.nbr.co.nz
Pickets, or metal posts, were originally used to hold up the wire and were hammered in by a muffled mallet.
en.wikipedia.org
By the time he was eight, he was in a high wire act with his brothers.
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The wire would be paid out from the surface ship and not from the surface float unit.
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An unofficial curfew was enforced, gatherings of more than five people banned and neighbourhoods were sealed off with steel barricades and razor wire.
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It looked forlorn in the rain with all the barbed wire.
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Mains electrical power circuits are generally grounded (earthed), so there will be a live (hot) wire, a neutral wire, and a ground wire.
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Ten water-repellent wire legs extend out and onto the water, while two oar-like legs -- propelled by two miniature motors -- push the bug-bot along.
www.wired.co.uk
A pot can be supported above this with a circle of chicken wire or metal tent pegs.
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