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1 klin
m 1. (narzędzie do łupania) splitting wedge 2. (do blokowania) wedge; (do mocowania) tenon spec.- mocować elementy drewniane na kliny to join the wooden parts with tenons3. Moda (bryt) gore; (wstawka) gusset- rajstopy z klinem/bez klina tights with/without a gusset GB, pantyhose with/without a (reinforced) panel US- spódnica z klinów a. w kliny a gored skirt- wszyć a. wstawić klin to sew in a gore4. Meteo. ridge, wedge- klin wysokiego ciśnienia a ridge of high pressure5. (A klina) pot. (porcja alkoholu na kaca) a hair of the dog (that bit you)- najlepiej klin klinem – zakochać się w kimś innym one nail drives out another – fall in love with someone else- wbić klin a. klina między nas/nichpot. to drive a wedge between us/them- zabiłeś mi klina tą propozycją pot. your offer really gave me something to think about- zabiłeś mi klina tym pytaniem I was baffled by your question* * *(z drewna, metalu) wedge; (w rajstopach itp.) gusset* * *miGen. -a (przedmiot l. kształt)1. wedge.2. (podkładany pod koło l. beczkę) chock; wbijać się klinem wedge in (między l. pomiędzy... between...).3. zabić komuś klina przen. put sb on the spot; wbić klin między... (= poróżnić, podzielić) drive a wedge between...; wybijać klin klinem fight fire with fire; (= wypijać klina) drink the hair of the dog; start the day with a drink.4. druk. quoin.5. meteor. wedge; klin wysokiego ciśnienia high-pressure wedge.6. lotn. vee formation.7. wojsk. wedge.8. (= trójkąt tkaniny l. skóry) wedge, gore; spódnica w kliny gored skirt.9. Gen. i Acc. -a pot. (= kieliszek wódki jako sposób na kaca) hair of the dog (that bit you).10. ( wstawka wzmacniająca szwy) gusset.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > klin
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2 bruzda
* * *f.1. ( rowek w ziemi) furrow.2. (= zmarszczka) wrinkle, line; ( na czole) furrow; twarz pokryta bruzdami face covered in wrinkles.3. (= zagłębienie) rut, groove; bruzdy na stoku narciarskim ruts on the ski run.4. bruzda niskiego ciśnienia meteor. low-pressure trough; bruzda gwintu techn. the groove of a thread; bruzda lufy broń rifle.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > bruzda
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3 niż1
m (G niżu) 1. Meteo. depression, low- niż baryczny a. barometryczny an area of low barometric pressure2. Geog. (nizina) lowland U, lowlands pl- mieszkać na niżu to live on a. in the lowlands3. sgt (zacofanie) (gospodarczy) trough; (rynkowy, finansowy) slump; (cywilizacyjny, kulturowy) decline- niż w przemyśle an industrial slump- □ niż demograficzny Stat. (okres) (period of) population decline, (period of) decrease in the birth rate; (pokolenie) generation born during a period of population declineThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > niż1
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