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  • 1 unable

    [ʌn'eɪbl]
    adj
    * * *
    (without enough strength, power, skill, opportunity, information etc to be able (to do something): I am unable to get out of bed; I shall be unable to meet you for lunch today.) niezdolny

    English-Polish dictionary > unable

  • 2 stick

    [stɪk] 1. n
    ( of wood) kij m; ( smaller) patyk m, kijek m; (of dynamite, for walking) laska f; ( of chalk etc) kawałek m
    2. vt; pt, pp stuck
    ( with glue etc) przyklejać (przykleić perf); ( inf) ( put) wtykać (wetknąć perf); ( tolerate) wytrzymywać (wytrzymać perf); ( thrust)
    3. vi; pt, pp stuck
    dough etc kleić się, lepić się; thought ( in mind) tkwić (utkwić perf); drawer etc zacinać się (zaciąć się perf)

    I nicknamed him "Fingers", and the name stuck — przezwałem go "Fingers" i przezwisko to przylgnęło do niego

    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb
    1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) wpychać, wtykać
    2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) tkwić
    3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) kleić się, przylegać
    4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) utknąć, zaciąć się
    •
    - sticky
    - stickily
    - stickiness
    - sticking-plaster
    - stick-in-the-mud
    - come to a sticky end
    - stick at
    - stick by
    - stick it out
    - stick out
    - stick one's neck out
    - stick to/with
    - stick together
    - stick up for     II [stik] noun
    1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) patyk
    2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) kij, laska
    3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) laska
    •
    - get hold of the wrong end of the stick
    - get the wrong end of the stick

    English-Polish dictionary > stick

  • 3 reference

    ['rɛfrəns]
    n
    ( mention) wzmianka f; (idea, phrase) odniesienie nt; ( for job application) ( letter) list m polecający; ( person) osoba f polecająca

    with reference to — ( in letter) w nawiązaniu do +gen

    "please quote this reference" ( COMM) — "proszę powoływać się na ten numer"

    * * *
    ['refərəns]
    1) ((an) act of referring (to something); a mention (of something): He made several references to her latest book; With reference to your request for information, I regret to inform you that I am unable to help you.) wzmianka, odniesienie
    2) (a note about one's character, ability etc, eg when one applies for a new job: Our new secretary had excellent references from her previous employers.) list polecający, referencja, opinia
    3) (an indication in a book, report etc, showing where one got one's information or where further information can be found.) odsyłacz

    English-Polish dictionary > reference

  • 4 blind

    [blaɪnd] 1. adj
    niewidomy, ślepy

    blind (to) fig — ślepy (na +acc)

    2. n
    ( for window) roleta f; (also: Venetian blind) żaluzja f

    to turn a blind eye (on/to) — przymykać (przymknąć perf) oko (na +acc)

    3. vt
    oślepiać (oślepić perf); ( deaden) zaślepiać (zaślepić perf)
    * * *
    1. adjective
    1) (not able to see: a blind man.) niewidomy
    2) ((with to) unable to notice: She is blind to his faults.) ślepy
    3) (hiding what is beyond: a blind corner.) przysłaniający, niewidoczny
    4) (of or for blind people: a blind school.) dla niewidomych
    2. noun
    1) ((often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc: The sunlight is too bright - pull down the blinds!) żaluzja, zasłona
    2) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) zasłona dymna, kamuflaż
    3. verb
    (to make blind: He was blinded in the war.) oślepić
    - blindly
    - blindness
    - blind alley
    - blindfold     4. verb
    (to put a blindfold on (some person or animal).) zawiązać oczy
    5. adjective, adverb
    (with the eyes covered by a cloth etc: She came blindfold into the room.) z zawiązanymi oczyma
    - the blind leading the blind

    English-Polish dictionary > blind

  • 5 undecided

    [ʌndɪ'saɪdɪd]
    adj
    person niezdecydowany; question nie rozstrzygnięty
    * * *
    1) ((of a person) unable to make a decision about something.) niezdecydowany
    2) ((of a matter) not settled: The date of the meeting is still undecided.) nie rozstrzygnięty/ustalony

    English-Polish dictionary > undecided

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