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1 pokonywać przeszkody
• surmount obstaclesSłownik polsko-angielski dla inżynierów > pokonywać przeszkody
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impf ⇒ pokonać* * *-uję, -ujesz, -ać; perf; vt* * *ipf.1. (= zwyciężać) ( wroga) defeat; ( rywali) beat; pokonać kogoś jego własną bronią beat sb at their own game.3. (= opanowywać) overcome, surmount; (np. inflację, chorobę) conquer; (np. strach, pragnienie, pokusę) fight down; pokonać przeszkodę overcome an obstacle; pokonać odległość cover a distance; pokonać zakręt turn a corner.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > pokonywać
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książk to crown* * *ipf.1. lit. crown ( czymś with sth); cap; koniec wieńczy dzieło the end crowns all; wieńczyć wawrzynem laurel.2. bud. surmount.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wieńczyć
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pf — pokon|ywać impf vt 1. (zwyciężyć) to defeat, to conquer [wroga]; to defeat, to beat [przeciwnika, drużynę]- pokonać wroga w bitwie to defeat the enemy in battle- zostać pokonanym w bitwie to be defeated in battle, to lose a battle- Legia pokonała Polonię (dwa jeden a. dwa do jednego) Legia beat a. defeated Polonia (by two goals to one)- pokonać rywali w biegu na 100 m to defeat a. best one’s opponents in the 100 m- pokonać kogoś w grze szachy/hokeja to beat sb at chess/hockey- pokonać kogoś bez trudu to beat sb hands down- pokonał go kandydat lewicy he was defeated by a left-wing candidate- zostać pokonanym w dyskusji to be bested in an argument2. (przezwyciężyć) to overcome, to surmount [trudności, przeszkody]; (opanować) to get the better of, to overcome [nieśmiałość, strach, wstyd, złość]- pokonać czyjś opór to overcome sb’s resistance3. (przebyć) to cover [odległość]; (przeskoczyć) to clear [przeszkodę]- pokonywaliśmy siedemdziesiąt kilometrów dziennie we covered a. did seventy kilometres a day- w skoku wzwyż pokonała wysokość dwóch metrów she cleared two metres in the high jump- jednym sprężystym krokiem pokonał schodki he went up the steps in one bound- żeby tam dotrzeć, musieliśmy pokonać piaszczyste zbocze to get there we had to climb a sandy bankThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > pokon|ać
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Surmount — Sur*mount , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surmounted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Surmounting}.] [OE. sourmounten, OF. surmonter, sormonter, F. surmonter; sur over + monter to mount. See {Sur }, and {Mount}, v. i.] 1. To rise above; to be higher than; to overtop.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
surmount — I verb beat, clear, climb, command, conquer, crest, crown, defeat, dominate, exceed, excel, exsuperare, get the better of, go beyond, master, outdo, outmaneuver, outrival, overcome, overpass, overpower, overthrow, overturn, pass, prevail over,… … Law dictionary
surmount — late 14c., to rise above, go beyond, from O.Fr. surmounter rise above, from sur beyond + monter to go up (see MOUNT (Cf. mount) (v.)). Meaning to prevail over, overcome is recorded from late 14c … Etymology dictionary
surmount — overcome, overthrow, rout, *conquer, vanquish, defeat, subdue, subjugate, reduce, beat, lick Analogous words: surpass, transcend, outdo, outstrip, excel, *exceed … New Dictionary of Synonyms
surmount — [v] overcome, triumph over best, better, cap, clear, conquer, crest, crown, defeat, down, exceed, hurdle, leap, lick*, negotiate, outdo, outstrip, over, overpower, overtop, pass, prevail over, rise above, subdue, surpass, throw*, top*, vanquish,… … New thesaurus
surmount — ► VERB 1) overcome (a difficulty or obstacle). 2) stand or be placed on top of. DERIVATIVES surmountable adjective … English terms dictionary
surmount — [sər mount′] vt. [ME surmounten < OFr surmonter: see SUR 1 & MOUNT2] 1. Obs. to surpass or exceed; go beyond 2. to get the better of; conquer; overcome 3. to be or lie at the top of; be or rise above … English World dictionary
surmount — surmountable, adj. surmountableness, n. surmounter, n. /seuhr mownt /, v.t. 1. to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill. 2. to get over or across (barriers, obstacles, etc.). 3. to prevail over: to surmount… … Universalium
surmount — UK [sə(r)ˈmaʊnt] / US [sərˈmaʊnt] verb [transitive] Word forms surmount : present tense I/you/we/they surmount he/she/it surmounts present participle surmounting past tense surmounted past participle surmounted 1) to deal successfully with a… … English dictionary
surmount — [[t]sə(r)ma͟ʊnt[/t]] surmounts, surmounting, surmounted 1) VERB If you surmount a problem or difficulty, you deal successfully with it. [V n] I realized I had to surmount the language barrier. Syn: overcome 2) VERB: usu passive If something is… … English dictionary
surmount — /sɜˈmaʊnt / (say ser mownt) verb (t) 1. to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill. 2. to get over or across (barriers, obstacles, etc.). 3. to prevail over. 4. to be on top of or above: a statue surmounting a …