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1 jam
[dʒæm] 1. n( food) dżem m; (also: traffic jam) korek m; ( inf) ( difficulty) tarapaty pl2. vtpassage, road tarasować (zatarasować perf); mechanism, drawer zablokowywać (zablokować perf); (RADIO) zagłuszać (zagłuszyć perf)3. vimechanism, drawer etc zacinać się (zaciąć się perf), zablokowywać się (zablokować się perf); ( MUS) improwizowaćto get sb out of a jam ( inf) — wyciągać (wyciągnąć perf) kogoś z tarapatów
to jam sth into sth — wpychać (wepchnąć perf) coś do czegoś
* * *[‹æm] I noun(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.) konfitura, dżem- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) zatłoczyć2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) wcisnąć3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) zaciąć się4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) zagłuszać2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) korek2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) sytuacja bez wyjścia•- jam on -
2 embroil
[ɪm'brɔɪl]vt* * *[im'brəil](to involve (a person) in a quarrel or in a difficult situation: I do not wish to become embroiled in their family quarrels.) wplątać -
3 extricate
['ɛkstrɪkeɪt]vtto extricate sb/sth from — ( trap) wyswobadzać (wyswobodzić perf) kogoś/coś z +gen; ( difficult situation) wyplątywać (wyplątać perf) kogoś/coś z +gen
* * *['ekstrikeit](to set free: He extricated her from her difficulties.) wyciągać, wyplątywać -
4 face up to
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5 leave in the lurch
(to leave (a person etc) in a difficult situation and without help.) pozostawiać własnemu losowi -
6 predicament
[prɪ'dɪkəmənt]n* * *[pri'dikəmənt](an unfortunate or difficult situation.) kłopot -
7 a tight corner/spot
(a difficult position or situation: His refusal to help put her in a tight corner/spot.) krytyczna sytuacja -
8 awkward
['ɔːkwəd]adjperson, movement, situation niezręczny; tool, machine niewygodny* * *['o:kwəd]1) (not graceful or elegant: an awkward movement.) niezręczny, niezgrabny2) (difficult or causing difficulty, embarrassment etc: an awkward question; an awkward silence; His cut is in an awkward place.) krępujący•- awkwardness -
9 complication
[kɔmplɪ'keɪʃən]n* * *1) (something making a situation etc more difficult: Taking the dog with us on holiday will be an added complication.) komplikacja2) (a development (in an illness etc) which makes things worse.) powikłanie -
10 find one's feet
(to become able to cope with a new situation: She found the new job difficult at first but she soon found her feet.) pozbierać się, stanąć pewnie na nogach -
11 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) być przypartym do muru -
12 nasty
['nɑːstɪ]adjremark złośliwy; person złośliwy, niemiły; taste, smell nieprzyjemny; wound, accident, weather paskudny; shock niemiły, przykry; problem trudny; question podstępny, podchwytliwyto turn nasty — stawać się (stać się perf) nieprzyjemnym
* * *1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) przykry2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) nieprzyjemny3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) złośliwy4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) wstrętny5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) paskudny6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) nieprzyjemny•- nastily- nastiness -
13 out of the frying-pan into the fire
(from a difficult or dangerous situation into a worse one: His first marriage was unhappy but his second was even more unhappy - it was a real case of out of the frying-pan into the fire.) z deszczu pod rynnęEnglish-Polish dictionary > out of the frying-pan into the fire
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14 proposition
[prɔpə'zɪʃən]nto make sb a proposition — składać (złożyć perf) komuś propozycję
* * *[propə'ziʃən] 1. noun1) (a proposal or suggestion.) wniosek2) (a thing or situation that must be done or dealt with: a difficult proposition.) zadanie2. verb(to propose to someone to have sex together: He was propositioned by a prostitute.) zaproponować komuś odbycie stosunku seksualnego -
15 quandary
['kwɔndrɪ]n* * *['kwondəri]plural - quandaries; noun(a state of uncertainty; a situation in which it is difficult to decide what to do.) dylemat -
16 relate
[rɪ'leɪt] 1. vt 2. vito relate to — ( other people) nawiązywać (nawiązać perf) kontakt z +instr, znajdować (znaleźć perf) wspólny język z +instr; ( idea) identyfikować się z +instr; (subject, thing) odnosić się do +gen
* * *[rə'leit] 1. verb1) (to tell (a story etc): He related all that had happened to him.) zrelacjonować2) ((with to) to be about, concerned or connected with: Have you any information relating to the effect of penicillin on mice?) odnosić się (do)3) ((with to) to behave towards: He finds it difficult to relate normally to his mother.) odnosić się (do)•- related- relation
- relationship
- relative 2. adjective1) (compared with something else, or with each other, or with a situation in the past etc: the relative speeds of a car and a train; She used to be rich but now lives in relative poverty.) stosunkowy, względny2) ((of a pronoun, adjective or clause) referring back to something previously mentioned: the girl who sang the song; the girl who sang the song.) względny• -
17 sticky
['stɪkɪ]adj* * *1) (able, or likely, to stick or adhere to other surfaces: He mended the torn book with sticky tape; sticky sweets.) klejący, lepki2) ((of a situation or person) difficult; awkward.) niezręczny -
18 ticklish
['tɪklɪʃ]adjproblem etc delikatny, drażliwy; person* * *1) (easily made to laugh when tickled: Are you ticklish?) łaskotliwy2) (not easy to manage; difficult: a ticklish problem/situation.) delikatny
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