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I . towel [ˈtaʊəl] N

towel
ręcznik m

Phrases:

to throw [or chuck] in the towel
poddać się

II . towel <-ll- [or AM -l-]> [ˈtaʊəl] VB trans

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bath towel N

beach towel N

kitchen towel N

kitchen towel → kitchen roll

See also kitchen roll

kitchen roll N no pl Brit

sanitary pad, sanitary towel N

tea towel N Brit

towel rack, towel rail N

Usage examples with towel

to towel sth dry
wycierać [perf wytrzeć] coś do sucha (ręcznikiem)
she draped a towel around herself
owinęła się ręcznikiem
to throw in the sponge [or towel]
kapitulować [perf s-]
to throw [or chuck] in the towel
poddać się
to wipe one's face on a towel
wycierać [perf wytrzeć] twarz w ręcznik
to rub one's hair with a towel
wycierać [perf wytrzeć] włosy ręcznikiem

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The child was placed on a stool, occasionally blindfolded with a piece of a towel.
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Usually, a towel is used to dry off the body afterwards.
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He says he is throwing in the towel.
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A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have.
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Upon consumers getting out of the water, waiters use six warm towels to dry their body, head face, legs, and feet softly.
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In 1952, he began working as a peddler, selling sheets, tablecloths, and towels door to door using a buggy.
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The same effect was found when participants rated the pleasantness of towels with fancy and generic names.
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Hunter saw the man enter the house twice and wipe blood off himself with a towel.
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These can be hatched by keeping them on dry paper towel, or in a dry dish.
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More importantly, a towel has immense psychological value.
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