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cat [kæt] N

cat
kot m

alley cat N

cat's cradle N

cat's eye N Brit

fat cat N pej inf

CARE [keəʳ, Am ker] N

CARE short for Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere

CARE
amerykańska organizacja charytatywna CARE

I . care [keəʳ, Am ker] N

4. care usu pl (worry):

care
troska f

II . care [keəʳ, Am ker] VB intr

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III . care [keəʳ, Am ker] VB trans

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care for VB trans

1. care for (look after):

to care for sb
opiekować się kimś

2. care for (feel affection):

I care for her
zależy mi na niej

3. care for (want):

would you care for a drink?
czy masz ochotę na coś do picia?

care order N LAW

care proceedings N pl LAW

intensive care N no pl MED

palliative care N no pl

day-care centre, day-care center AM N

1. day-care centre AM (for children):

day-care centre
żłobek m

2. day-care centre Brit (for elderly):

day-care centre
dzienna placówka opieki nad osobami starszymi

devil-may-care ADJ

Usage examples with cat's

cat person
miłośnik, -iczka m, f kotów
cat litter
piasek m dla kota
curiosity killed the cat proverbial
ciekawość to pierwszy stopień do piekła
to be a fat cat
mieć dużo kasy
she's got a pet cat
[ona] trzyma w domu kota
to play cat and mouse
grać w kotka i myszkę
has the cat got your tongue?
odebrało ci mowę?
to put the cat among the pigeons
włożyć kij w mrowisko
there's not enough room to swing a cat fig
nie ma się gdzie obrócić
it's your cat, give it something to eat
to jest twój kot, daj mu coś do jedzenia
to let the cat out of the bag
wygadać się
to look like something the cat brought in
wyglądać jak siedem nieszczęść

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The most popular and well-known string game appears to be cat's cradle.
en.wikipedia.org
Her company sells 30 toys and games, including old-fashioned favourites such as cat's cradle, knitting dolls and origami squares.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Slap your friend's face with the included fake cat's paw.
www.thehindu.com
It is variously known as the flat cup coral, the solitary cup coral, the button, doughnut or cat's eye coral.
en.wikipedia.org
He added that balbas pusa (cat's whisker), sambong, pandan and tanglad can help manage high blood pressure, while green mangoes can ease coughing.
lifestyle.inquirer.net
These changes did not produce immediate success, but pointed the way to a method of loosely controlled cat's eye interception.
en.wikipedia.org
Pendulous wing-like folds of skin form on the cat's back, shoulders and haunches.
en.wikipedia.org
Cat's whisker diodes were also called crystal diodes and found application in crystal radio receivers.
en.wikipedia.org
Did you know; a cat can't climb head first down a tree because every claw on a cat's paw points the same way.
www.clarechampion.ie
All such markings must be less than 6 mm high, with cat's eye reflectors no more than 15 mm above the road surface.
en.wikipedia.org

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