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hunt2 /hʌnt; US / noun [countable] 1 the act of hunting wild animals, etc. a fox-hunt polowanie na lisy ▶ polowanie łowy

hunter /ˈhʌntə(r); US / noun [countable] a person that hunts wild animals for food or sport; an animal that hunts its food nocturnal hunters a bargain hunter łowca okazji (tanich zakupów) ▶ myśliwy (zwierzę) drapieżnik

hunting /ˈhʌntɪŋ; US / noun [uncountable] the act of following and killing wild animals or birds as a sport or for food ▶ polowanie łowy

hurdle1 /ˈhɜ: dl; US / noun 1 [countable] a type of light fence that a person or a horse jumps over in a race to clear a hurdle pokonywać przeszkodę ▶ płotek (w sporcie)

3[countable] a problem or difficulty that you must solve or deal with before you can achieve sth Her next hurdle will be getting her parents to consent to the marriage. ▶ przeszkoda

hurdle2 /ˈhɜ: dl; US / verb [intransitive, transitive] hurdle (over sth) to jump over sth while you are running He hurdled two barriers to get away from the reporters. ▶ skakać przez płotki

hurl /hɜ: l; US / verb [transitive] to throw sth with great force ▶ ciskać miotać

hurray (also hooray) /həˈreɪ; US / (also hurrah /həˈrɑ:; US /) interj. (used for expressing great pleasure, approval, etc.) Hurray! We’ve won! ▶ hura

hurricane /ˈhʌrɪkən; US ˈhɜ: rə-; -keɪn / noun [countable] a violent storm with very strong winds ▶ huragan nawałnica

hurried /ˈhʌrid; US ˈhɜ: r- / adj. done (too) quickly a hurried meal ▶ pośpieszny □ hurriedly /; US / adv. ▶ pośpiesznie

hurry1 /ˈhʌri ˈhɜ: ri / verb (hurrying; hurries; past tense, past participle hurried) 1[in] to move or do sth quickly because there is not much time Don’t hurry. There’s plenty of time. They hurried back home after school. ▶ śpieszyć się

3[usually passive] to do sth too quickly Good food should never be hurried. Nigdy nie powinno się spożywać dobrego jedzenia w pośpiechu. ▶ wykonywać coś w pośpiechu

be in no hurry (to do sth); not be in any hurry (to do sth) 1 to not need or wish to do sth quickly We weren’t in any hurry so we stopped to admire the view. ▶ nie śpieszyć się

hurry2 /ˈhʌri; US ˈhɜ: ri / noun [uncountable] the need or wish to do sth quickly Take your time. There’s no hurry. In my hurry to leave, I forgot my passport. What’s the hurry? Skąd ten pośpiech? ▶ pośpiech

hurt1 /hɜ: t; US / verb (past tense, past participle hurt) 1[transitive, intransitive] to cause sb/yourself physical pain or injury Did he hurt himself? I fell and hurt my arm. These shoes hurt; they’re too tight. ▶ kaleczyć ranić krzywdzić

A person may be wounded by a knife, sword, gun, etc., usually as a result of fighting: a wounded soldier. People are usually injured in an accident: Five people were killed in the crash and twelve others were injured.

it won’t/wouldn’t hurt (sb/sth) (to do sth) (informal) (used to say that sb should do sth) It wouldn’t hurt you to help with the housework occasionally. ▶ nie zaszkodzi

hurt2 /hɜ: t; US / adj. 1 injured physically None of the passengers were badly/seriously hurt. ▶ ranny 2 upset and offended by sth that sb has said or done She was deeply hurt that she had not been invited to the party. ▶ urażony obrażony

hurt3 /hɜ: t; US / noun [uncountable] a feeling of unhappiness because sb has been unkind or unfair to you There was hurt and real anger in her voice. ▶ cierpienie (umysłu) uraza

hurtful /ˈhɜ: tfl; US / adj. hurtful (to sb) making sb feel upset and offended Don’t say such hurtful things to your father! ▶ bolesny obraźliwy

hurtle /ˈhɜ: tl; US / verb [intransitive] to move with great speed, perhaps causing danger Rocks hurtled down the mountainside. The lorry came hurtling towards us. ▶ pędzić lecieć

husband /ˈhʌzbənd; US / noun [countable] a man that a woman is married to Her ex-husband sees the children once a month. ▶ mąż małżonek

husk /hʌsk; US / noun [countable] the dry outer covering of nuts, fruits and seeds, especially of grain Brown rice has not had the husks removed. ▶ łupina łuska

husky1 /ˈhʌski; US / adj. (huskier; huskiest) (used about sb’s voice) sounding rough and quiet as if your throat were dry ▶ ochrypły matowy

hustle /ˈhʌsl; US / verb [transitive] to push or move sb in a way that is not gentle The demonstrators were hustled into (zostali wepchnięci do) police vans. ▶ popychać szturchać

hut /hʌt; US / noun [countable] a small building with one room, usually made of wood or metal a beach hut a wooden/mud hut ▶ chata szałas chałupa

hutch /hʌtʃ; US / noun [countable] a wooden box with a front made of wire, that is used for keeping rabbits or other animals ▶ klatka (dla królików itp.)

hyacinth /ˈhaɪəsɪnɵ; US / noun [countable] a plant with a mass of small blue, white or pink flowers with a sweet smell that grow closely together around a thick stem ▶ hiacynt

hybrid /ˈhaɪbrɪd; US / noun [countable] 1 an animal or a plant that has parents of different types A mule is a hybrid of a male donkey and a female horse. ▶ mieszaniec hybryd

hydrangea /haɪˈdreɪndʒə; US / noun [countable] a bush with white, pink or blue flowers that grow closely together in the shape of a large ball ▶ hortensja

hydrant /ˈhaɪdrənt; US / noun [countable] a pipe in a street from which water can be taken for stopping fires, cleaning the streets, etc. a fire hydrant ▶ hydrant

hydraulic /haɪˈdrɔ: lɪk; US / adj. operated by water or another liquid moving through pipes, etc. under pressure hydraulic brakes ▶ hydrauliczny

hydrochloric acid /ˌhaɪdrəˌklɒrɪk ˈæsɪd; US / noun [uncountable] (symbol HCl) an acid containing hydrogen and chlorine ▶ kwas solny

hydroelectric /ˌhaɪdrəʊɪˈlektrɪk; US / adj. using the power of water to produce electricity; produced by the power of water a hydroelectric dam/plant hydroelectric power ▶ hydroelektryczny

hydrogen /ˈhaɪdrədʒən; US / noun [uncountable] (symbol H) a light gas with no colour. Hydrogen and oxygen form water (H2O). ▶ wodór

hygiene /ˈhaɪdʒi: n; US / noun [uncountable] (the rules of) keeping yourself and things around you clean, in order to prevent disease High standards of hygiene are essential when you are preparing food. personal hygiene ▶ higiena

hygienic /haɪˈdʒi: nɪk; US / adj. clean, without the bacteria that cause disease hygienic conditions ▶ higieniczny □ hygienically /-kli; US / adv. ▶ higienicznie

hype1 /haɪp; US / noun [uncountable] advertisements that tell you how good and important a new product, film, etc. is Don’t believe all the hype – the book is rubbish! ▶ (przen.) krzykliwa reklama szum (np. medialny)

hyperactive /ˌhaɪpərˈæktɪv; US / adj. (used especially about children and their behaviour) too active and only able to keep quiet and still for short periods ▶ nadpobudliwy □ hyperactivity /ˌhaɪpərækˈtɪvəti; US / noun [uncountab] ▶ nadpobudliwość

hyperinflation /ˌhaɪpərɪnˈfleɪʃn; US / noun [uncountable] a situation in which prices rise very fast, causing damage to a country’s economy ▶ hiperinflacja

hyperlink /ˈhaɪpəlɪŋk; US / (also hotlink /ˈhɒtlɪŋk; US /) noun [countable] a place in an electronic document on a computer that is connected to another electronic document Click on the hyperlink. ▶ hiperłącze

hypermarket /ˈhaɪpəmɑ: kɪt; US -pərmɑ: rk- / noun [countable] (Brit.) a very large shop outside a town that sells a wide variety of goods ▶ hipermarket

hypersensitive /ˌhaɪpəˈsensətɪv; US / adj. hypersensitive (to sth) 1 very easily offended He’s hypersensitive to any kind of criticism. ▶ przewrażliwiony

hypertension /ˌhaɪpəˈtenʃn; US / noun [uncountable] blood pressure that is higher than is normal ▶ nadciśnienie

hypertext /ˈhaɪpətekst; US / noun [uncountable] text stored in a computer system that contains links that allow the user to move from one piece of text or document to another a hypertext link on the Internet ▶ hipertekst

hyperventilate /ˌhaɪpəˈventɪleɪt; US / verb [intransitive] to breathe too quickly because you are very frightened or excited ▶ zbyt szybko oddychać

hyphen /ˈhaɪfn; US / noun [countable] the mark (–) used for joining two words together (for example left-handed, red-hot) or to show that a word has been divided and continues on the next line ▶ łącznik

hyphenate /ˈhaɪfəneɪt; US / verb [transitive] to join two words together with a hyphen Is ‘ girlfriend’ hyphenated or one word? ▶ pisać z łącznikiem

hypnosis /hɪpˈnəʊsɪs; US / noun [uncountable] (the producing of) an unconscious state where sb’s mind and actions can be controlled by another person She was questioned under hypnosis. ▶ hipnoza

□ hypnotic /hɪpˈnɒtɪk; US / adj. The rhythmic dance had a hypnotic effect on the audience. ▶ hipnotyczny —hypnotism /ˈhɪpnətɪzəm; US / noun [uncountable] ▶ hipnotyzm —hypnotist /-tɪst; US / noun [countable] ▶ hipnotyzer/ka

hypnotize (also hypnotise) /ˈhɪpnətaɪz; US / verb [transitive] to put sb into an unconscious state where the person’s mind and actions can be controlled ▶ hipnotyzować

hypochondriac /ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndriæk; US / noun [countable] a person who is always worried about their health and believes they are ill, even when there is nothing wrong ▶ hipochondry-k/czka

hypocrisy /hɪˈpɒkrəsi; US / noun [un] behaviour in which sb pretends to have moral standards or opinions that they do not really have He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who say one thing and do another. ▶ obłuda hipokryzja dwulicowość

hypocrite /ˈhɪpəkrɪt/ noun [c] a person who pretends to have moral standards or opinions which they do not really have. What a hypocrite! She says she’s against the hunting of animals but she’s wearing a fur coat. ▶ obłudni-k/ca hipokryt(k)a

hypodermic /ˌhaɪpəˈdɜ: mɪk; US / adj. a medical instrument with a long needle that is used for giving sb an injection a hypodermic needle/syringe ▶ podskórny

hypotenuse /haɪˈpɒtənju: z -nu: s; / noun [countable] the side opposite the right angle of a right-angled triangle ▶ przeciwprostokątna

hypothesis /haɪˈpɒɵəsɪs; US / noun [countable] (pl. hypotheses /-si: z; US /) an idea that is suggested as the possible explanation for sth but has not yet been found to be true or correct

hypothetical /ˌhaɪpəˈɵetɪkl; US / adj. based on situations that have not yet happened, not on facts That’s a hypothetical question because we don’t know what the situation will be next year. ▶ hipotetyczny przypuszczalny

hysterectomy /ˌhɪstəˈrektəmi; US / noun (pl. hysterectomies) [countable, uncountable] a medical operation to remove a woman’s womb She had to have a hysterectomy. ▶ histerektomia

hysteria /hɪˈstɪəriə; US / noun [uncountable] a state in which a person or a group of people cannot control their emotions, for example cannot stop laughing, crying, shouting, etc. mass hysteria ▶ histeria

hysterical /hɪˈsterɪkl; US / adj. 1 very excited and unable to control your emotions hysterical laughter She was hysterical with grief. Z żalu dostała ataku histerii. ▶ histeryczny