| Formy złożone: |
| Angielski | Polski |
beat a dead horse,
flog a dead horse v expr | figurative (pursue a hopeless cause) | wysilać się na próżno |
| I tried to convince him to come with us, but felt that I was beating a dead horse. |
| charley horse n | colloquial (muscle cramp) | skurcz mięśnia m + m |
| Running a short sprint usually gives me a charley horse in my calf muscle. |
chestnut tree,
horse chestnut tree n | (horse chestnut) | kasztanowiec m |
| The chestnut trees bloom in May and are covered in white blossoms. |
| dark horse n | figurative (secretive person) | tajemniczy człowiek przym. + m |
| tajemnicza postać przym. + ż |
| You're such a dark horse! - you never told me you'd got married. |
| dark horse n | (racehorse about which little is known) (przenośny) | czarny koń przym. + m |
| dark horse n | figurative (political candidate about whom little is known) (przenośny) | czarny koń przym. + m |
| At first Obama was something of a dark horse, but he went on to win the election! |
fava bean (US),
broad bean (UK),
horse bean n | usually plural (edible pulse) | bób m |
| Fava beans are delicious in stews but do tend to cause flatulence. |
| from the horse's mouth expr | (first-hand, directly from the source) | bezpośrednio przys. |
| Of course it's true - I got it straight from the horse's mouth. |
| go horse riding vi | UK (ride horses for pleasure) | jeździć konno ndk. + przys. |
| jechać konno dk. + przys. |
| Would you like to go horse riding? |
| groom n | (stable worker) | stajenny m |
| Elise worked at the stables as a groom in exchange for riding lessons. |
| groomer n | (person who tends horses' coats) | stajenny m |
| The groomer cleaned and brushed the horse. |
horse collar,
horse-collar n | (baseball: score of zero) | zero n |
horse collar,
horse-collar vtr | US (sport: prevent from scoring) | bronić się przed ndk. + przyim. |
horse collar,
horse-collar n | literal (part of harness that fits horse's neck) | chomąto n |
| horse groomer n | (person who tends horses' coats) | stajenny przym. |
| horse race n | (competition for horses) | wyścig konny m + przym. |
| Brenda is watching a horse race on TV. |
| horse race n | US, figurative (close competition) | wyścig konny m + przym. |
| horse riding n | (activity: riding on a horse) | jazda konna ż + przym. |
| I love horse riding but it makes my muscles ache afterwards. |
| horse sense n | (common sense, practicality) | zmysł praktyczny m + przym. |
| horse show n | (judged competition of horses) | pokaz konny m + przym. |
| horse trading n | informal (bargaining) | targowanie się n + zaim. |
| The lawyers engaged in horse trading before they reached a final agreement. |
| horse trainer n | ([sb] who teaches behaviour to horses) (meżczyzna) | trener koni m + m, l.mn. |
| (kobieta) | trenerka koni ż + m, l.mn. |
| horse training n | (teaching behaviour to horses) | tresura koni ż + m, l.mn. |
| horse-drawn carriage n | (vehicle pulled by a horse) | powóz m |
| In some Spanish cities, you can hire a horse-drawn carriage to ride around and see the sights. |
horsefly,
horse fly n | (large flying insect) (potoczny) | końska mucha przym. + ż |
| Tom was having a nice day until a horsefly bit his arm. |
horseracing,
horse racing n | (race between horses) | wyścigi konne m, l.mn. + przym. |
| Eddie enjoys watching horseracing, but he never places bets. |
| horsewhip n | (riding crop) | szpicruta ż |
| pack horse n | (horse used for carrying) | koń juczny m + przym. |
| There is too much equipment for one pack horse to carry. |
| put the cart before the horse v expr | figurative (act prematurely) (przenośny) | stawiać na głowie zwrot ndk. |
| Sara insisted that having sex before marriage was like putting the cart before the horse. |
racehorse,
race horse n | (horse that competes in races) | koń wyścigowy m + przym. |
| That racehorse has never lost. |
| rocking horse n | (riding toy) | koń na biegunach wyr. |
| Charlie keeps falling off the rocking horse we bought him. |
seahorse,
sea horse n | (small horse-like fish) | konik morski m + przym. |
| Some seahorses are no bigger than your finger. |
| shire horse n | (large working horse) | koń pociągowy m + przym. |
| Work on the farms formerly depended on shire horses. |
| Trojan horse n | literal (Greek mythology: wooden horse) | koń trojański m + przym. |
| The Greek soldiers were hidden inside the belly of the Trojan horse. |
| Trojan horse n | figurative ([sth] that infiltrates and harms enemies) (przenośny) | koń trojański m + przym. |
| Trojan horse n | figurative (computer virus) (przenośny) | koń trojański m + przym. |
| Browsing unsafe web page can result in infections by Trojan horses. |
| wild horse n | (horse which is untamed) | dziki koń przym. + m |
| A brumby is an Australian wild horse. |
