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1 niby
Ⅰ praep. (jak) like- miękki niby puch soft as a. like down- usłyszałem coś niby płacz dziecka I heard a noise like (that of) a child cryingⅡ conj. (jakby) as if, as though- przeglądała się w wodzie niby w lustrze she looked at herself in the water as if a. as though it were a mirror- rozsiedli się niby do jakiegoś obrządku they sat down as if to perform some riteⅢ part. 1. (jakoby) supposedly; (na pozór) apparently, seemingly- (ona) niby go lubi, a drwi z niego she supposedly likes him, but she makes fun of him- zwolniono go z funkcji, niby z powodu złego stanu zdrowia he was relieved of his duties, apparently a. supposedly for health reasons- jest niby utalentowany he’s supposed to be a. he’s apparently talented- niby nic się nie stało, jednak… it might look like nothing serious happened, but still…; apparently nothing serious happened, but still…- niby się uczy, a w rzeczywistości czyta książkę he’s supposed to be studying, but in fact he’s reading a book- niby przypadkiem as though a. apparently by accident2. (do pewnego stopnia) kind of pot., sort of pot.- niby coś przeczuwał he kind a. sort of sensed something- coś niby kogut, niby wąż something a bit like a rooster and a bit like a snake- niby racja/prawda, ale niezupełnie that’s right/true, of course, up to a point3. (niedowierzanie, zastrzeżenie, dezaprobata) „kto to napisał?” – „no niby ja” ‘who wrote it?’ – ‘I guess, I did’ a. ‘I did like’ pot.- niby dlaczego? and why is that exactly?; why would that be? iron.- „wychodzimy” – „niby dokąd?” ‘we’re going’ – ‘like where to (exactly)?’- niby nie wiesz, kto to zrobił? I don’t suppose you know who did it, of course? iron.Ⅳ na niby make-believe; pretend dziec.- bitwa na niby a pretend battle- robić coś na niby to pretend to be doing sth- pracują na niby, ale pieniądze dostają nie na niby they only pretend to be working, but the money they get is real enoughⅤ niby- w wyrazach złożonych pseudo- pejor.; quasi-- nibynóżki Biol. pseudopoolia* * *partniby przypadkiem — as if lub though by accident
* * *adv.supposedly, allegedly; as if, as though; like; niby przypadkiem as if by chance; poszedł niby do pracy he supposedly went to work; on jest niby bystry he is supposed to be clever; on jest niby geniuszem he's (supposed to be) some kind l. sort of genius.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > niby
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