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1 empty-handed
adjectivecarrying nothing:صِفْر اليَدَيْن، بِدون أي شَيئI went to collect my wages but returned empty-handed.
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2 mit leeren Händen
empty-handed (Adj.)* * *(carrying nothing: I went to collect my wages but returned empty-handed.) empty-handed -
3 wr|ócić
pf — wr|acać impf Ⅰ vt przest. to restore- wrócić komuś siły/zdrowie to restore sb’s strength/healthⅡ vi 1. (przybyć z powrotem) to return, to come a. get back- wracał zawsze z przyjemnością do domu po urlopie he was always glad to get back home after his holidays- właśnie wróciliśmy ze spaceru we’ve just come back from a walk2. (zawrócić) to go back- wróciła z drogi, bo zaczął padać deszcz she went back home because it started raining3. (być oddanym) to be returned- oddane książki wracają w bibliotece na swoje miejsca books returned to the library are put back in their places- ziemie piastowskie wróciły po wojnie do Polski after the war the old lands of the Piast dynasty reverted to Poland- skradzione rzeczy wróciły do właściciela the stolen articles were returned to the owner4. (zacząć ponownie) to return, to go back- po obiedzie wrócił znów do książki he returned to his book after dinner- wrócili do przerwanej rozmowy they resumed their conversation- wróćmy do pierwszego pytania let’s go back to the first question5. (odzyskać poprzedni stan) wrócił do zdrowia po długiej chorobie he recovered after a long illness- wracać do równowagi to regain balance- życie wraca do normy life’s getting back to normal6. (pojawić się ponownie) to return, to come back- wrócił mu dobry humor he’s back in high spirits- wróciła mu pamięć o doznanych krzywdach his memories of the pain he’d experienced returned- do ich małżeństwa wróciła namiętność they rediscovered the passion in their marriage- wróciła jej mowa she regained her powers of speechⅢ wrócić się — wracać się pot. 1. (zawrócić) to go a. turn back- wrócił się po płaszcz he went back to get his coat2. (powtórzyć się) nie wrócą się dawne chwile there’s no returning a. going back to the past- nie wróci się to, co było you can’t turn back the clock3. (odzyskać pieniądze) jego zeszłoroczne inwestycje już mu się wróciły he’s made back the money he invested last year■ wracać do łask to return to favour GB, to return to favor US- wracać do rzeczy to get back to the point- wracać do siebie (odzyskać zdrowie) to recover; (odzyskać przytomność) to come to (oneself), to regain consciousness- wrócić do kogoś (po rozstaniu) to go back to sb, to get back together with sb- wrócić do świata a. do ludzi to resume one’s social life- wracajmy a. wróćmy do rzeczywistości let’s get back to reality- słówko wyleci wróblem, a wraca wołem przysł. ≈ you say one thing and it comes back completely differentThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wr|ócić
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4 wracać
impf ⇒ wrócić* * *( przybywać ponownie) to return, to come back; ( odchodzić z powrotem) to go back, (o książkach, rzeczach) to be returnedwracać do zdrowia — to recover, to recuperate
* * *ipf.1. (= przybywać z powrotem) return, come back, get back; wracać do łask return to being in sb's favor l. good books, be in sb's favor l. good books again; wrócić do żony/męża return to one's wife/husband; wrócić z kwitkiem return empty-handed; wraca mi apetyt I am regaining my appetite.2. (= zawracać) turn back.3. (= powracać) (np. o ziemiach do macierzy) be returned, return.4. (= robić coś ponownie) go back to; wracać do lektury go back to reading, resume one's reading; wracając do... to return to...; wróćmy do rzeczy let's return to our subject, let's go back l. return to what we were talking about.5. (= odzyskiwać stan poprzedni) recover, regain; coś wraca do normy sth returns to normal, sth is back to normal; wracać do zdrowia recover, recuperate.ipf.1. (= przybywać z powrotem) return, come back.2. (= zawracać) turn back.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wracać
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