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1 lean
[liːn] 1. adjperson szczupły; meat, year chudy2. vt; pt, pp leaned or leant3. vi; pt, pp leaned or leantto lean sth on sth — opierać (oprzeć perf) coś na czymś
to lean against — opierać się (oprzeć się perf) o +acc
to lean on — ( rely on) polegać na +loc; ( pressurize) wywierać nacisk na +acc
to lean forward/back — pochylać się (pochylić się perf) do przodu/do tyłu
to lean towards — skłaniać się ku +dat
Phrasal Verbs:- lean out* * *I [li:n] past tense, past participles - leant; verb1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.) chylić/pochylać się2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) opierać (się)•- leaningII [li:n] adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) chudy2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) chudy3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) kiepski•- leanness -
2 against
[ə'gɛnst]preplean, rub o +acc; fight z +instr; ( in opposition to) przeciw(ko) +dat; ( in relation to) w stosunku do +gento press sth against sth — przyciskać (przycisnąć perf) coś do czegoś
(as) against — w porównaniu z +instr
* * *[ə'ɡenst]1) (in opposition to: They fought against the enemy; Dropping litter is against the law (= illegal).) przeciwko, wbrew2) (in contrast to: The trees were black against the evening sky.) na tle3) (touching or in contact with: He stood with his back against the wall; The rain beat against the window.) na, w, o4) (in order to protect against: vaccination against tuberculosis.) przeciw -
3 prop
[prɔp] 1. n 2. vtto prop sth against — opierać (oprzeć perf) coś o +acc
Phrasal Verbs:- prop up* * *I 1. [prop] noun(a support: The ceiling was held up with wooden props.) podpora2. verb(to lean (something) against something else: He propped his bicycle against the wall.) oprzeć- prop upII see property
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