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с польского на английский

dress+up+(verb)

  • 1 dress

    [drɛs] 1. n
    suknia f, sukienka f; (no pl) odzież f
    2. vt
    child ubierać (ubrać perf); wound opatrywać (opatrzyć perf)
    3. vi
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    [dres] 1. verb
    1) (to put clothes or a covering on: We dressed in a hurry and my wife dressed the children.) ubrać (się)
    2) (to prepare (food etc) to be eaten: She dressed a salad.) przyrządzić
    3) (to treat and bandage (wounds): He was sent home from hospital after his burns had been dressed.) opatrzyć
    2. noun
    1) (what one is wearing or dressed in: He has strange tastes in dress.) ubiór
    2) (a piece of women's clothing with a top and skirt in one piece: Shall I wear a dress or a blouse and skirt?) sukienka
    - dresser
    - dressing
    - dressing-gown
    - dressing-room
    - dressing-table
    - dressmaker
    - dress rehearsal
    - dress up

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  • 2 unpick

    (to take out stitches from (something sewn or knitted): She unpicked the seam of the dress.) spruć

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  • 3 fit

    [fɪt] 1. adj
    ( suitable) odpowiedni; ( healthy) sprawny (fizycznie), w dobrej kondycji or formie post

    he looked fit to explode — wyglądał, jakby miał zaraz wybuchnąć

    to see fit to do sthuznawać (uznać perf) za stosowne coś zrobić

    2. vt
    ( be the right size for) pasować na +acc; ( match) pasować do +gen; ( attach) zakładać (założyć perf), montować (zamontować perf); ( suit) odpowiadać +dat, pasować do +gen
    Phrasal Verbs:
    3. vi 4. n ( MED)
    napad m, atak m

    a fit of rage/pride — przypływ gniewu/dumy

    a fit of giggles/hysterics — atak śmiechu/histerii

    to have a fitdostać ( perf) szału

    * * *
    I 1. [fit] adjective
    1) (in good health: I am feeling very fit.) zdrowy
    2) (suitable; correct for a particular purpose or person: a dinner fit for a king.) godny
    2. noun
    (the right size or shape for a particular person, purpose etc: Your dress is a very good fit.) dobry rozmiar
    3. verb
    past tense, past participle fitted -)
    1) (to be the right size or shape (for someone or something): The coat fits (you) very well.) leżeć (dobrze) na, pasować
    2) (to be suitable for: Her speech fitted the occasion.) być stosownym do
    3) (to put (something) in position: You must fit a new lock on the door.) dopasować
    4) (to supply with; to equip with: She fitted the cupboard with shelves.) wyposażyć
    - fitter
    - fitting
    4. noun
    1) (something, eg a piece of furniture, which is fixed, especially in a house etc: kitchen fittings.) urządzenia, wyposażenie
    2) (the trying-on of a dress etc and altering to make it fit: I am having a fitting for my wedding-dress tomorrow.) przymiarka
    - fit out
    - see/think fit
    II [fit] noun
    1) (a sudden attack of illness, especially epilepsy: She suffers from fits.) atak, paroksyzm
    2) (something which happens as suddenly as this: a fit of laughter/coughing.) atak

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  • 4 fasten

    ['fɑːsn] 1. vt
    one thing to another przymocowywać (przymocować perf); coat, dress, seat-belt zapinać (zapiąć perf)
    2. vi
    dress etc zapinać się (zapiąć się perf)
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    (to fix or join (together): Fasten the gate!; She fastened a flower to the front of her dress; He fastened his eyes upon her face.) umocować

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  • 5 train

    [treɪn] 1. n ( RAIL)
    pociąg m; ( underground train) kolejka f (podziemna); ( of dress) tren m
    2. vt
    apprentice, doctor szkolić (wyszkolić perf); dog tresować (wytresować perf); athlete trenować (wytrenować perf); mind ćwiczyć (wyćwiczyć perf); plant

    to train alongpuszczać (puścić perf) wzdłuż +gen; camera, gun

    3. vi
    ( learn a skill) szkolić się; (SPORT) trenować

    to train sb to do sthszkolić (wyszkolić perf) kogoś w robieniu czegoś

    * * *
    I [trein] noun
    1) (a railway engine with its carriages and/or trucks: I caught the train to London.) pociąg
    2) (a part of a long dress or robe that trails behind the wearer: The bride wore a dress with a train.) tren
    3) (a connected series: Then began a train of events which ended in disaster.) łańcuch
    4) (a line of animals carrying people or baggage: a mule train; a baggage train.) tabor
    II [trein] verb
    1) (to prepare, be prepared, or prepare oneself, through instruction, practice, exercise etc, for a sport, job, profession etc: I was trained as a teacher; The race-horse was trained by my uncle.) szkolić
    2) (to point or aim (a gun, telescope etc) in a particular direction: He trained the gun on/at the soldiers.) celować
    3) (to make (a tree, plant etc) grow in a particular direction.) nadawać kierunek, ustawiać
    - trainee
    - trainer
    - training

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  • 6 burn

    [bəːn] 1. pt, pp burned or burnt, vt
    papers etc palić (spalić perf); fuel spalać (spalić perf); toast etc przypalać (przypalić perf); part of body parzyć (oparzyć perf or sparzyć perf)
    Phrasal Verbs:
    2. vi
    house, wood palić się (spalić się perf); fuel spalać się (spalić się perf); toast etc przypalać się (przypalić się perf); blister etc piec
    3. n
    * * *
    [bə:n] 1. past tense, past participles - burned, burnt; verb
    1) (to destroy, damage or injure by fire, heat, acid etc: The fire burned all my papers; I've burnt the meat.) palić
    2) (to use as fuel.) spalać
    3) (to make (a hole etc) by fire, heat, acid etc: The acid burned a hole in my dress.) wypalić
    4) (to catch fire: Paper burns easily.) palić się
    2. noun
    (an injury or mark caused by fire etc: His burns will take a long time to heal; a burn in the carpet.) oparzenie, wypalona dziura

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  • 7 fold

    [fəuld] 1. n
    ( in paper) zagięcie nt; (in dress, of skin) fałda f; ( for sheep) koszara f; ( fig) owczarnia f
    2. vt
    ( clothes) składać (złożyć perf); ( paper) składać (złożyć perf), zaginać (zagiąć perf); one's arms krzyżować (skrzyżować perf)
    3. vi
    business, organization upadać (upaść perf)
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    I 1. [fould] verb
    1) (to double over (material, paper etc): She folded the paper in half.) złożyć
    2) (to lay one on top of another: She folded her hands in her lap.) składać
    3) (to bring in (wings) close to the body: The bird folded its wings.) składać
    2. noun
    1) (a doubling of one layer of material, paper etc over another: Her dress hung in folds.) fałda
    2) (a mark made especially on paper etc by doing this; a crease: There was a fold in the page.) zagięcie
    - folder
    - folding
    II [fould] noun
    (a place surrounded by a fence or wall, in which sheep are kept: a sheep fold.) okólnik

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  • 8 hook

    [huk] 1. n
    (for coats, curtains) hak m; ( for fishing) haczyk m; ( on dress) haftka f ( jej haczykowata część)
    2. vt
    ( fasten) przyczepiać (przyczepić perf); fish łapać (złapać perf) (na haczyk)

    to be hooked on ( inf)( addicted) być uzależnionym od +gen; ( attracted) przepadać za +instr

    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    [huk] 1. noun
    1) (a small piece of metal shaped like a J fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching fish etc: a fish-hook.) haczyk
    2) (a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it: Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes.) hak, haczyk
    3) (in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent: a left hook.) sierpowy
    2. verb
    1) (to catch (a fish etc) with a hook: He hooked a large salmon.) złapać na wędkę
    2) (to fasten or to be fastened by a hook or hooks: He hooked the ladder on (to the branch); This bit hooks on to that bit; Could you hook my dress up down the back?) zahaczyć, zaczepiać
    3) (in golf, to hit (the ball) far to the left of where it should be (or to the right if one is left-handed).) podbić piłkę w lewo
    - by hook or by crook
    - off the hook

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  • 9 iron

    ['aɪən] 1. n
    żelazo nt; ( for clothes) żelazko nt
    2. cpd 3. vt
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (( also adjective) (of) an element that is the most common metal, is very hard, and is widely used for making tools etc: Steel is made from iron; The ground is as hard as iron; iron railings; iron determination (= very strong determination).) żelazo
    2) (a flat-bottomed instrument that is heated up and used for smoothing clothes etc: I've burnt a hole in my dress with the iron.) żelazko
    3) (a type of golf-club.) (typ kija golfowego)
    2. verb
    (to smooth (clothes etc) with an iron: This dress needs to be ironed; I've been ironing all afternoon.) prasować
    - irons
    - ironing-board
    - ironmonger
    - ironmongery
    - have several
    - too many irons in the fire
    - iron out
    - strike while the iron is hot

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  • 10 match

    [mætʃ] 1. n
    ( game) mecz m; ( for lighting fire) zapałka f; ( equivalent)
    2. vt
    ( go well with) pasować do +gen; ( equal) dorównywać (dorównać perf) +dat; ( correspond to) odpowiadać +dat; (also: match up) dopasowywać (dopasować perf) (do siebie)
    3. vi
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    [mæ ] I noun
    (a short piece of wood or other material tipped with a substance that catches fire when rubbed against a rough or specially-prepared surface: He struck a match.) zapałka
    II 1. noun
    1) (a contest or game: a football/rugby/chess match.) mecz
    2) (a thing that is similar to or the same as another in some way(s) eg in colour or pattern: These trousers are not an exact match for my jacket.) rzecz harmonizująca, rzecz do kompletu
    3) (a person who is able to equal another: She has finally met her match at arguing.) godny przeciwnik
    4) (a marriage or an act of marrying: She hoped to arrange a match for her daughter.) ożenek, małżeństwo
    2. verb
    1) (to be equal or similar to something or someone in some way eg in colour or pattern: That dress matches her red hair.) harmonizować (z), pasować (do)
    2) (to set (two things, people etc) to compete: He matched his skill against the champion's.) przeciwstawiać
    - matchless
    - matchmaker

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  • 11 show

    [ʃəu] 1. n
    ( of emotion) wyraz m, przejaw m; ( flower show etc) wystawa f; ( THEAT) spektakl m, przedstawienie nt; (FILM) seans m; (TV) program m rozrywkowy, show m
    2. vt; pt showed, pp shown
    ( indicate) pokazywać (pokazać perf), wykazywać (wykazać perf); ( exhibit) wystawiać (wystawić perf); (illustrate, depict) pokazywać (pokazać perf), przedstawiać (przedstawić perf); courage, ability wykazywać (wykazać perf); programme, film pokazywać (pokazać perf)
    3. vi

    to show sb to his seat/to the door — odprowadzać (odprowadzić perf) kogoś na miejsce/do drzwi

    to show a profit/loss ( COMM)wykazywać (wykazać perf) zyski/straty

    it just goes to show that … — to tylko świadczy o tym, że…

    to ask for a show of handsprosić (poprosić perf) o głosowanie przez podniesienie ręki

    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) pokazywać
    2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) być widocznym
    3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) wystawiać, grać, być wystawianym, być granym
    4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) wskazywać
    5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) oprowadzać
    6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) pokazywać
    7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) świadczyć
    8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) okazywać
    2. noun
    1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) wystawa, występ, program
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) pokaz
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) pokaz, pozór
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) pokaz, pozory
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) popis
    - showiness
    - show-business
    - showcase
    - showdown
    - showground
    - show-jumping
    - showman
    - showroom
    - give the show away
    - good show!
    - on show
    - show off
    - show up

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  • 12 line

    [laɪn] 1. n
    ( mark) linia f, kreska f; ( wrinkle) zmarszczka f; ( of people) kolejka f; ( of things) rząd m, szpaler m; (of writing, song) linijka f, wiersz m; ( rope) lina f, sznur m; ( for fishing) żyłka f; ( wire) przewód m; ( TEL) linia f, połączenie nt; ( railway track) tor m; (bus, train route) linia f; ( fig) (attitude, policy) linia f, kurs m; (business, work) dziedzina f, branża f; ( COMM) ( of product(s)) typ m, model m
    2. vt
    road ustawiać się (ustawić się perf) wzdłuż +gen, tworzyć (utworzyć perf) szpaler wzdłuż +gen; clothing podszywać (podszyć perf); container wykładać (wyłożyć perf)

    in line — rzędem, w szeregu

    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    I 1. noun
    1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) sznur, żyłka
    2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) linia
    3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) sylwetka
    4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) zmarszczka
    5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) rząd, szereg
    6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) `parę słów`
    7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) linia, ród
    8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) kurs, wytyczna
    9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) tor
    10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) sieć, instalacja
    11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) wiersz, linia
    12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) linia
    13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) towar, asortyment, branża
    14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) linia (bojowa)
    2. verb
    1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) tworzyć szpaler
    2) (to mark with lines.) kreskować
    - linear - linesman
    - hard lines!
    - in line for
    - in
    - out of line with
    - line up
    - read between the lines
    II verb
    1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) wyłożyć
    2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) podszyć

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  • 13 machine

    [mə'ʃiːn] 1. n
    maszyna f; ( fig) machina f
    2. vt ( TECH)
    obrabiać (obrobić perf); dress etc szyć (uszyć perf) na maszynie
    * * *
    [mə'ʃi:n] 1. noun
    1) (a working arrangement of wheels, levers or other parts, driven eg by human power, electricity etc, or operating electronically, producing power and/or motion for a particular purpose: a sewing-machine.) maszyna
    2) (a vehicle, especially a motorbike: That's a fine machine you have!) maszyna
    2. verb
    1) (to shape, make or finish with a power-driven tool: The articles are machined to a smooth finish.) obrabiać maszynowo
    2) (to sew with a sewing-machine: You should machine the seams.) zszywać maszynowo
    - machinist
    - machine-gun
    3. verb
    He machine-gunned a crowd of defenceless villagers.) strzelać z karabinu maszynowego

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  • 14 pad

    [pæd] 1. n
    ( of paper) blok m, bloczek m; ( of cotton wool) tampon m; ( shoulder pad) (in jacket, dress) poduszka f; (SPORT) ochraniacz m; ( inf) ( home) cztery ściany pl
    2. vt
    ( upholster) obijać (obić perf); ( stuff) wypychać (wypchać perf)
    3. vi

    to pad about/in/out — chodzić/wchodzić (wejść perf)/wychodzić (wyjść perf) po cichu

    * * *
    I 1. [pæd] noun
    1) (a soft, cushion-like object made of or filled with a soft material, used to prevent damage by knocking, rubbing etc: She knelt on a pad to clean the floor.) podkładka
    2) (sheets of paper fixed together: a writing-pad.) blok listowy, notes
    3) (a platform from which rockets are sent off: a launching-pad.) platforma
    2. verb
    (to put a pad in or on (for protection, to make big enough etc): The shoes were too big so she padded them with cottonwool.) wypchać, wyścielać
    - pad out II [pæd] past tense, past participle - padded; verb
    (to walk softly: The dog padded along the road.) stąpać, biec, cicho

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  • 15 roll

    [rəul] 1. n
    ( of paper) rolka f; ( of cloth) bela f; ( of banknotes) zwitek m; ( of members etc) lista f, wykaz m; ( in parish etc) rejestr m, archiwum nt; ( of drums) werbel m; (also: bread roll) bułka f
    2. vt
    ball, dice toczyć, kulać; (also: roll up) string zwijać (zwinąć perf); sleeves podwijać (podwinąć perf); cigarette skręcać (skręcić perf); eyes przewracać +instr; (also: roll out) pastry wałkować, rozwałkowywać (rozwałkować perf); road, lawn walcować
    3. vi
    ball, stone, tears toczyć się (potoczyć się perf); thunder przetaczać się (przetoczyć się perf); ship kołysać się; sweat spływać; camera, printing press chodzić

    cheese/ham roll — bułka z serem/szynką

    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    I 1. [rəul] noun
    1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rolka
    2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) bułka
    3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) tarzanie się
    4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) kołysanie
    5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) grzmot
    6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) zwał
    7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) werbel
    2. verb
    1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) (po)toczyć (się)
    2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) toczyć
    3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) zwinąć (w rulon)
    4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) przewrócić (się)
    5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) rozwałkować, utoczyć
    6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) zawinąć
    7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) walcować, wałkować
    8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) kołysanie się
    9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) grzmieć
    10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) wywrócić
    11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) turlać się
    12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) falować, płynąć, kołysać się
    13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) przemijać
    - rolling
    - roller-skate
    3. verb
    (to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) jeździć na wrotkach
    - roll in
    - roll up
    II
    (a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) rejestr

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  • 16 alter

    ['ɔltə(r)] 1. vt
    zmieniać (zmienić perf); clothes przerabiać (przerobić perf)
    2. vi
    * * *
    ['o:ltə]
    (to make or become different; to change: Will you alter this dress (to fit me)?; The town has altered a lot in the last two years.) zmieniać (się)

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  • 17 argue

    ['ɑːgjuː] 1. vi
    ( quarrel) kłócić się, sprzeczać się; ( reason) argumentować
    2. vt

    to argue that … — utrzymywać, że …

    to argue about sth( quarrel) sprzeczać się na temat czegoś; ( debate) dyskutować o czymś

    to argue for/against sth — przedstawiać (przedstawić perf) argumenty za czymś/przeciw(ko) czemuś

    * * *
    1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) kłócić/spierać się
    2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) wysuwać argumenty (za, przeciw)
    3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) przekonywać
    4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) omawiać, przedstawiać, dowodzić
    - argument
    - argumentative

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  • 18 array

    [ə'reɪ]
    n ( MATH)
    macierz f, matryca f; ( COMPUT) tablica f; ( MIL) szyk m
    * * *
    [ə'rei] 1.
    1) (things, people etc arranged in some order: an impressive array of fabrics.) wachlarz
    2) (clothes: in fine array.) strój
    2. verb
    1) (to put (things, people etc) in some order for show etc: goods arrayed on the counter.) układać
    2) (to dress (oneself) eg in fine clothes.) stroić się

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  • 19 attire

    [ə'taɪə(r)]
    n
    * * *
    1. noun
    (clothing: in formal attire.) strój
    2. verb
    (to dress: attired in silk.) ubierać

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  • 20 become

    [bɪ'kʌm]
    ( irreg like: come) vi
    (+noun) zostawać (zostać perf) or stawać się (stać się perf) +instr; (+adj) stawać się (stać się perf) +nom

    it became known that — stało się wiadome, że

    * * *
    past tense - became; verb
    1) (to come or grow to be: Her coat has become badly torn; She has become even more beautiful.) stawać się
    2) (to qualify or take a job as: She became a doctor.) zostać
    3) ((with of) to happen to: What became of her son?) stać się
    4) (to suit: That dress really becomes her.) pasować
    - becomingly

    English-Polish dictionary > become

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