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buoy
/bɔɪ/
noun
boja
Definition
An anchored float serving as a navigation mark, to show the position of an object, or to mark a swimming area.
Examples
The boat was tied to a mooring buoy.
Łódź była przywiązana do boi cumowniczej.
We saw a red buoy marking the channel.
Widzieliśmy czerwoną boję oznaczającą kanał.
Collocations
navigation buoymooring buoymarker buoy
verb
unosić się
Also
podtrzymywaćpodnosić na duchu
Definition
To keep something afloat, or to make someone feel more cheerful or confident.
Examples
The life jacket helped to buoy him up in the water.
Kamizelka ratunkowa pomogła mu unosić się na wodzie.
The good news buoyed her spirits.
Dobre wieści podniosły ją na duchu.
Collocations
buoy upbuoy spiritsbuoy confidence
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