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I . poison [ˈpɔɪzən] N

poison
trucizna f
poison from the snake
jad m węża
rat poison
trutka f na szczury
what's your poison? fig, iron
co pijesz?

II . poison [ˈpɔɪzən] VB trans

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poison gas N no pl

poison gas
gaz m trujący

rat poison N

rat poison
trutka f na szczury

snake poison N no pl

snake poison
jad m węża

Usage examples with poison

rat poison
trutka f na szczury
poison from the snake
jad m węża
what's your poison? fig, iron
co pijesz?
one man's meat is another man's poison proverbial
co dla jednego słodyczą, dla drugiego goryczą

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Every year a number of people die because they underestimate the amount of poison in the consumed fish parts.
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The understory in the cottonwood forest is primarily dogwood, sumac, wild grape, and poison ivy.
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As the months passed and poison gas was used more often, more sophisticated gas masks were developed and introduced.
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A deadly poison, ricin, comes from seeds of the castor bean.
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Poison's life is saved, but her will to live is gone after realizing that her quest to regain her sister has been for naught.
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Yet it continues its poisoning processes, heedless of the fact that people determined to drink are daily absorbing that poison.
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These effects are similar to the cardiotoxic effects of digitalis (digoxin), a poison found in the foxglove plant.
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Most predators associate bright colors with poison (called aposematism), so if attacked, the newt will take up a defensive position, showing off the bright underbelly.
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As the poison develops, the woman's body itches until she has poisoned someone.
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Hemlock is a poison which brings a painless death; pepper and frankincense are antidotes for it.
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