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1 suchy
adjnie zostawić ( perf) na kimś suchej nitki — to pick sb to pieces
* * *a.1. (= niemokry) dry; sucha destylacja chem. destructive distillation, dry distillation; suchy dok żegl. dry dock; suchy kaszel dry cough; suchy lód chem. dry ice; suchy prowiant packed lunch; suchy tynk bud. plasterboard; sucha sterylizacja med. autoclaving; sucha zaprawa sport dry training, dry practice; suchy jak pieprz l. wiór as dry as a bone, bone-dry; przejść przez coś suchą stopą walk across sth dry-shod; siedzieć u kogoś o suchym pysku be offered neither food nor drink ( while being sb's guest); żyć o suchym chlebie live on dry bread; zmoknąć do suchej nitki be dripping l. soaking wet; get soaked l. drenched to the skin; nie zostawiłem na nim suchej nitki I picked him to pieces.2. (klimat, region) dry.3. (ton, rozmowa, wykład, fakty) dry.4. (= stłumiony) muted, muffled.5. (= chudy) lean, lank; suchy jak szczapa as thin as a lath l. rake.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > suchy
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Lank — (l[a^][ng]k), a. [Compar. {Lanker}; superl. {Lankest}.] [{AS}. hlanc; cf. G. lenken to turn, gelenk joint, OHG. hlanca hip, side, flank, and E. link of a chain.] 1. Slender and thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lank — lank; lank·i·ly; lank·i·ness; lank·ish; lank·ly; lank·ness; … English syllables
lank´ly — lank «langk», adjective. 1. long and thin; slender: »a lank boy, lank grasses. SYNONYM(S): skinny, lanky, gaunt. 2. straight and flat; not curly or wavy: »lank locks of hair. ╂[Old English hlanc] –lank´ly … Useful english dictionary
lank — [ læŋk ] adjective lank hair is thin and straight: Her hair hung straight down, lank from the rain. ╾ lank|ly adverb ╾ lank|ness noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Lank — Lank, v. i. & t. To become lank; to make lank. [Obs.] Shak. G. Fletcher. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lank — may refer to: * Slender and thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean; languid; drooping *Surnames: ** Barry Lank (b. 1960), comedian, journalist, and former writer at Air America Radio. ** Edith Lank, author and advice columnist… … Wikipedia
Lank — bezeichnet einen Ortsteil der Stadt Lübtheen im Landkreis Ludwigskust in Mecklenburg Vorpommern den Ortsteil Lank Latum der Stadt Meerbusch im Rhein Kreis Neuss in Nordrhein Westfalen ein Berg im Bregenzerwald 1.370 m siehe Lank (Berg) … Deutsch Wikipedia
lank|y — «LANG kee», adjective, lank|i|er, lank|i|est. awkwardly long and thin; tall and ungraceful: »a lanky boy … Useful english dictionary
lank — [læŋk] adj [: Old English; Origin: hlanc] lank hair is thin, straight, and unattractive … Dictionary of contemporary English
lank — (adj.) O.E. hlanc loose and empty, slender, flaccid, from P.Gmc. *khlankaz, perhaps from a root meaning flexible (Cf. Ger. lenken to bend, turn aside, O.N. hlykkr bend, noose, loop ), from PIE root *kleng to bend, turn (see LINK (Cf. link) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
lank — lank, lanky gaunt, rawboned, *lean, spare, angular, scrawny, skinny Analogous words: *thin, slim, slender, slight: attenuated, extenuated (see THIN vb) Antonyms: burly Contrasted words: husky, brawny, *muscular, sinewy: plump, portly, rotund,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
