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(in art) a type of angel, shown as an attractive child with wings ▶ cherubin(ek) aniołek

a game for two people that is played on a board with 64 black and white squares (chessboard). Each player has 16 pieces which can be moved according to fixed rules Can you play chess? Shall we have a game of chess (partię szachów)?

the top part of the front of your body She held the baby against her chest. a muscular chest ▶ pierś klatka piersiowa ⇨ look at breast 2 a large strong box that is used for storing or carrying things We packed all our books into a chest. ▶ skrzynia

a tree with large leaves that produces smooth brown nuts in shells with sharp points on the outside kasztanowiec, kasztan a smooth brown nut from the chestnut tree. You can eat some chestnuts. ▶ kasztan (owoc) 3 a deep reddish-brown colour ▶ kasztan

a piece of furniture with drawers in it that is used for storing clothes, etc.

1 to break up food in your mouth with your teeth before you swallow it You should chew your food thoroughly. ▶ żuć przeżuwać 2chew (on) sth to bite sth continuously with the back teeth The dog was chewing on a bone. ▶ obgryzać

a sweet sticky substance that you chew in your mouth but do not swallow

(used about food) difficult to break up with your teeth before it can be swallowed chewy (żylaste) meat chewy (ciągnące się) toffee

fashionable and elegant ▶ szykowny elegancki □ chic noun [uncountable] ▶ szyk styl

a baby bird, especially a young chicken ▶ pisklę

a bird that people often keep for its eggs and its meat free-range chickens ▶ kurczę kurczak 2 [uncountable] the meat of this bird chicken soup ▶ kurczak kurczę

to decide not to do sth because you are afraid Mark chickened out of swimming across the river when he saw how far it was.

a disease, especially of children. When you have chickenpox you feel very hot and get red spots on your skin that make you want to scratch.

a hard round seed, like a light brown pea, that is cooked and eaten as a vegetable

a small pale green plant with bitter leaves that can be eaten cooked or not cooked

most important; main One of the chief reasons for his decision was money. ▶ główny 2 of the highest level or position the chief executive of a company ▶ naczelny

the person who has command or control over an organization the chief (komendant) of police ▶ szef kierownik dowódca naczelnik 2 the leader of a tribe African tribal chiefs ▶ wódz (plemienia)

(abbr. CEO /ˌsi: i: ˈəʊ; US /) the person in a company who has the most power and authority

mostly His success was due chiefly to hard work. Swój sukces zawdzięczał przede wszystkim ciężkiej pracy. ▶ głównie

a painful red area on your foot, hand, etc. that is caused by cold weather ▶ (lekkie) odmrożenie (palców rąk i nóg) ⇨ look at frostbite

a young boy/girl who is not yet an adult A group of children were playing in the park. a six-year-old child ▶ dziecko She has two children but both are married and have moved away. an only child jedyna-k/czka a foster child przybrane dziecko ▶ dziecko

the crime of harming a child in a physical, sexual or emotional way victims of child abuse ▶ znęcanie się nad dziećmi molestowanie dzieci

(in Britian) money that the government regularly pays to parents of children up to a particular age

the act of giving birth to a baby His wife died in childbirth (przy porodzie). ▶ poród

the job of looking after children, especially while the parents are at work Some employers provide childcare facilities (żłobek i/lub przedszkole w miejscu pracy).

the time when you are a child Harriet had a very unhappy childhood. childhood memories wspomnienia z dzieciństwa

Childish czy childlike? Kiedy określa się osobę lub jej zachowanie przymiotnikiem childlike, podkreśla się pozytywne cechy dziecka: childlike innocence • His childlike enthusiasm delighted us all.

having no children a childless marriage

like a child The childlike simplicity of Picasso’s paintings.

childminder /ˈtʃaɪldmaɪndə(r); US / noun [countable] (Brit.) a person whose job is to look after a child while his or her parents are at work ▶ opiekun/ka do dziecka niania

an institution where children live whose parents cannot look after them He grew up in a children’s home. ▶ dom dziecka

[sing.] an unpleasant cold feeling There’s a chill in the air. A chill of fear went down my spine. ▶ chłód dreszcz 2 [countable] (informal) a common illness that affects your nose and throat; a cold to catch a chill przeziębiać się ▶ przeziębienie

[intransitive, transitive] to become or to make sb/sth colder It’s better to chill white wine before you serve it. ▶ chłodzić (się)

(pl. chillies, US chilies) a small green or red vegetable that has a very strong hot taste chilli powder ▶ papryka chilli

frightening a chilling ghost story

1 (used about the weather) too cold to be comfortable It’s a chilly morning. ▶ zimny 2 (used about people and their behaviour) not friendly They gave us a very chilly reception. ▶ oziębły

a pipe through which smoke or steam is carried up and out through the roof of a building Smoke poured out of the factory chimneys.

a person whose job is to clean the inside of chimneys with long brushes

a small intelligent ape which is found in Africa

the part of your face below your mouth He sat listening, his chin resting on his hand. a double chin podwójny podbródek

white clay of good quality that is used for making cups, plates, etc. a china vase ▶ porcelana porcelanowy 2 cups, plates, etc. that are made from china ▶ wyroby porcelanowe

a small narrow opening Daylight came in through a chink between the curtains. ▶ szpara szczelina 2 a light ringing sound ▶ brzęk

to make a light ringing sound; to cause this sound, e.g. by knocking two pieces of china or glass together gently

the place where a small piece of stone, glass, wood, etc. has broken off sth This dish has a chip in it. Ten talerz jest wyszczerbiony. ▶ wyszczerbienie, szczerba 2 a small piece of stone, glass, wood, etc. that has broken off sth chips of wood ▶ drzazga

to break a small piece off the edge or surface of sth; to break off in this way They chipped (zdrapali) the paint trying to get the table through the door. These plates chip easily. ▶ wyszczerbiać (się) odłupywać (się)

chip in (with sth) (informal) 1 to join in or interrupt a conversation; to add sth to a conversation or discussion Pete and Anne chipped in with suggestions. ‘ That’s different,’ she chipped in. ▶ wtrącać się/coś (np. do rozmowy) przerywać (np. rozmowę)

(also ˌchip ˈin sth) to give some money so that a group of people can buy sth together If everyone chips in, we’ll be able to buy her a really nice present. We each chipped in (with) £ 5 ▶ dorzucać się do czegoś po ileś  SYNONYM  contribute