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f (G pl komplikacji) 1. zw. pl (przeszkoda) complication, setback- komplikacja w podróży spowodowana strajkiem kolejarzy a setback in travel arrangements due to a railway strike- wynikły nagłe komplikacje i nie otrzymał francuskiego obywatelstwa there were some unforeseen complications and he didn’t acquire French citizenship- miał komplikacje z uzyskaniem wizy there were some complications concerning his visa2. zw. pl (powikłania) complication zw. pl- po grypie nastąpiły u niego komplikacje he developed complications after having the flu- poród/ciąża z komplikacjami a delivery/pregnancy with complications3. sgt książk. (złożoność) complication, complexity- stopień komplikacji urządzeń elektronicznych the complexity of electronic equipmentThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > komplikacj|a
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n failure- niepowodzenia miłosne failures in love- niepowodzenia szkolne/życiowe failures at school/in life- niepowodzenia w pracy failures at work- obwiniać kogoś za swoje własne niepowodzenia to blame sb for one’s own failures- poddać się przy pierwszym niepowodzeniu to give up at the first failure a. setback- nie zniechęcaj a. nie zrażaj się niepowodzeniami don’t let setbacks discourage you- wyprawa była skazana na niepowodzenie the expedition was doomed to failure a. destined to fail- jego wysiłki były z góry skazane na niepowodzenie his efforts were foredoomed to failure- to jest z góry skazane na niepowodzenie it’s a losing battle a. a non-starter- doznać niepowodzenia to meet with failure- zakończyć się niepowodzeniem to end in failure, to come to grief- niezrażony niepowodzeniami undaunted by (one’s) failures- to może zadecydować o powodzeniu lub niepowodzeniu naszego projektu this may determine the success or failure of our projectThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > niepowodze|nie
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setback — set‧back [ˈsetbæk] noun [countable] something that delays the progress or development of a plan, activity etc or makes things worse than they were before: • The company suffered a setback when it lost a bid to become the partner in a new venture … Financial and business terms
setback — index adversity, casualty, damper (depressant), debacle, decline, defeat, delay, disadvantage … Law dictionary
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Setback — Set back (s[e^]t b[a^]k ), n. 1. (Arch.) Offset, n., 4. [1913 Webster] 2. A backset; a countercurrent; an eddy. [U. S.] [1913 Webster] 3. A reversal of progress in an endeavor; a reverse; a backset; a check; a repulse; a relapse. [Colloq. U.S.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
setback — (n.) 1670s, reversal, check to progress, from SET (Cf. set) (v.) + BACK (Cf. back) (adv.). Meaning space between a building and a property line is from 1916. To set (someone) back cost is from 1900 … Etymology dictionary
setback — [n] disappointment about face*, backset, bath*, blow, bottom, check, comedown, defeat, delay, difficulty, drawing board*, flipflop*, hindrance, hitch*, hold up, impediment, misfortune, obstacle, rebuff, regress, regression, reversal, reversal of… … New thesaurus
setback — ► NOUN ▪ a reversal or check in progress … English terms dictionary
setback — [set′bak΄] n. 1. a reversal, check, or interruption in progress; relapse; upset 2. an upper part of a wall or building set back to form a steplike section 3. PITCH2 (n. 8) … English World dictionary
Setback (land use) — This article is about minimum distances between buildings and the lot line. For regulations regarding step like recessions in walls, which accomplish many of the same goals, see Setback (architecture).In land use, a setback is the distance which… … Wikipedia
setback — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ temporary ▪ early, initial ▪ big, huge, major, serious, severe, significant … Collocations dictionary
