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1 person
['pəːsn]nosoba fon/about one's person — przy sobie
person to person call ( TEL) — ≈ rozmowa z przywołaniem
* * *['pə:sn]plural - people; noun1) (a human being: There's a person outside who wants to speak to you.) osoba2) (a person's body: He never carried money on his person (= with him; in his pockets etc).) ciało•- personal- personality
- personally
- personal computer
- personal pronoun
- personal stereo
- personal watercraft
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2 get about
vi* * *1) ((of stories, rumours etc) to become well known: I don't know how the story got about that she was leaving.) rozejść/rozpowszechnić się2) (to be able to move or travel about, often of people who have been ill: She didn't get about much after her operation.) ruszać się -
3 hang about/around
1) (to stand around, doing nothing: I don't like to see all these youths hanging about (street-corners).) wystawać bezczynnie, tracić czas2) (to be close to (a person) frequently: I don't want you hanging around my daughter.) kręcić się wokół -
4 send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
(to send (a person) away firmly and without politeness: He tried to borrow money from me again, but I soon sent him packing.) odesłać (kogoś) z kwitkiemEnglish-Polish dictionary > send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
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5 send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
(to send (a person) away firmly and without politeness: He tried to borrow money from me again, but I soon sent him packing.) odesłać (kogoś) z kwitkiemEnglish-Polish dictionary > send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
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6 send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
(to send (a person) away firmly and without politeness: He tried to borrow money from me again, but I soon sent him packing.) odesłać (kogoś) z kwitkiemEnglish-Polish dictionary > send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
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7 send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
(to send (a person) away firmly and without politeness: He tried to borrow money from me again, but I soon sent him packing.) odesłać (kogoś) z kwitkiemEnglish-Polish dictionary > send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
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8 mess about with
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9 slander
['slɑːndə(r)] 1. n ( JUR)zniesławienie nt; ( insult) oszczerstwo nt, pomówienie nt2. vt* * *1. noun((the act of making) an untrue spoken, not written, statement about a person with the intention of damaging that person's reputation: That story about her is nothing but a wicked slander!) oszczerstwo2. verb(to make such statements about (a person etc).) obmawiać -
10 around
[ə'raund] 1. adv( about) dookoła; ( in the area) w okolicy2. prep( encircling) wokół or dookoła +gen; ( near) koło +gen; ( fig) (about, roughly) około +gen* * *1. preposition, adverb1) (on all sides of or in a circle about (a person, thing etc): Flowers grew around the tree; They danced around the fire; There were flowers all around.) dookoła2) (here and there (in a house, room etc): Clothes had been left lying around (the house); I wandered around.) tu i tam2. preposition(near to (a time, place etc): around three o'clock.) około3. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: Turn around!) dookoła2) (near-by: If you need me, I'll be somewhere around.) w pobliżu -
11 home truth
(a plain statement of something which is unpleasant but true (about a person, his behaviour etc) said directly to the person: It's time someone told him a few home truths.) gorzka prawda -
12 image
['ɪmɪdʒ]n(picture, public face) wizerunek m; ( reflection) odbicie nt* * *['imi‹]1) (a likeness or copy of a person etc made of wood, stone etc: images of the saints.) wizerunek2) (a close likeness: She's the very image of her sister.) wierna kopia3) (reflection: She looked at her image in the mirror.) odbicie4) (mental picture: I have an image of the place in my mind.) obraz5) (the general opinion that people have about a person, company etc: our public image.) wyobrażenie, obraz -
13 personal
['pəːsnl]adjbelongings, account, appeal etc osobisty; opinion, life, habits prywatnyto be/get personal — robić osobiste wycieczki
* * *1) (one's own: This is his personal opinion; The matter will have my personal attention.) własny, osobisty2) (private: This is a personal matter between him and me.) prywatny3) (in person: The Prime Minister will make a personal appearance.) osobisty, we własnej osobie4) ((making remarks which are) insulting, especially about a person's appearance etc: personal remarks; Don't be personal!) niedyskretny -
14 size up
vt* * *(to form an opinion about a person, situation etc: He sized up the situation and acted immediately.) oceniać -
15 CV
n abbr, see curriculum vitae* * *[,si: 'vi:]((American résumé) ( abbreviation) curriculum vitae; a written account with details about a person's education, work experience etc that is often required when applying for a job.) życiorys -
16 cv
n abbr, see curriculum vitae* * *[,si: 'vi:]((American résumé) ( abbreviation) curriculum vitae; a written account with details about a person's education, work experience etc that is often required when applying for a job.) życiorys -
17 dossier
['dɔsɪeɪ]nakta pl, dossier nt inv* * *['dosiei](a set of papers containing information etc about a person or a particular matter.) akta -
18 poison-pen letter
[pɔɪzn'pɛn]n* * *(an anonymous letter saying wicked things about a person etc.) obrzydliwy, anonim -
19 reputation
[rɛpju'teɪʃən]nreputacja f, renoma f* * *[repju'teiʃən](the opinion which people in general have about a person etc, a persons's abilities etc: That firm has a good/bad reputation; He has made a reputation for himself as an expert in computers; He has the reputation of being difficult to please; The scandal damaged his reputation.) opinia, reputacja- reputed
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20 tell on
vt fusskarżyć (naskarżyć perf) na +acc* * *1) (to have a bad effect on: Smoking began to tell on his health.) szkodzić2) (to give information about (a person, usually if they are doing something wrong): I'm late for work - don't tell on me!) donosić, skarżyć
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