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1 aczkolwiek
conj. książk. although, though; albeit książk.- to rada bardzo cenna, aczkolwiek nieco spóźniona that’s a valuable piece of advice, (al)though it’s a bit late now a. albeit a bit late- aczkolwiek nie brzmi to prawdopodobnie, ale może być prawdą although it doesn’t sound (very) likely, it could (well) be true- aczkolwiek nie był zdolny, (to) jednak ukończył studia (al)though he wasn’t very bright, he nevertheless completed his studies* * *conjalthough, albeit* * *acz, aczkolwiekconj.form. albeit, although; szedł dalej, aczkolwiek był już bardzo zmęczony he went on, although he was exhausted l. exhausted as he was; pociąg odjedzie, aczkolwiek z dużym opóźnieniem the train will leave, albeit much delayed; podpisała, acz(kolwiek) niechętnie, tę umowę reluctant as she was, she eventually signed the agreement; she signed the agreement, albeit reluctantly.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > aczkolwiek
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2 ust|ąpić
pf — ust|ępować1 impf vi 1. (ulec) to give in, to yield- we wszystkim ustępował żonie he always gave in to his wife- po długich perswazjach ustąpiła she acquiesced after considerable persuasion- rząd nie zamierza ustąpić terrorystom the government isn’t going to yield to terrorism- ustąpiłem mu, chociaż bez większego przekonania I gave in to him, although I had my doubts- tłum nie ustąpił z placu the crowd didn’t leave the square- wojska nieprzyjaciela ustępowały z pola walki the enemy forces retreated from the battlefield- chmury ustąpiły z północy the sky cleared in the north3. (zrezygnować) to resign vt- ustąpić ze stanowiska to resign (from) one’s position- zdecydował się ustąpić ze stanowiska prezesa he decided to resign his directorship- żadają ustąpienia premiera they’re calling for the Prime Minister’s resignation- ustępujący rząd/prezydent the outgoing government/president4. (minąć) [gorączka, ból] to subside- atak astmy ustąpił the asthma attack abated książk.- mgła ustąpiła the fog has lifted5. (zrzec się na korzyść) to give up, to relinquish a. cede- można przypuszczać, że ustąpi tronu synowi he’ll most likely cede the throne to his son- wszyscy mu ustępują pierwszeństwa w kolejce everyone always lets him jump queues6. (poddać się naciskowi) [zamek, drzwi] to yield- policjanci nie ustąpili pod naporem tłumu the policemen didn’t yield to the pressure of the crowd■ ustąpić czemuś miejsca to be replaced by sth, to give way to sth- ustąpić komuś (miejsca) to give up one’s seat to sb- ustępować komuś z drogi (pozwolić przejść) to make way for sb; przen. (unikać konfliktów) to stay out of sb’s wayThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > ust|ąpić
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