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impf Ⅰ vt 1. (wyrównywać) to straighten out [drut, gwóźdź, blachę]- prostować plecy/grzbiet to straighten one’s back ⇒ wyprostować2. (wygładzać) to straighten (out) [kartkę, fałdę] ⇒ wyprostować 3. (poprawiać) to correct [wypowiedź, opinię, błąd]; to rectify [błąd, omyłkę]- prostować fałszywe pogłoski to rectify false rumours- często prostował, że nie jest konserwatystą he often denied being a conservative ⇒ sprostować4. Fiz. to rectify [prąd elektryczny] Ⅱ prostować się 1. (wyprężać się) to straighten up- babcia wstaje (z łóżka), prostuje się i nastawia radio granny gets out of bed, straightens up, and turns on the radio ⇒ wyprostować się2. (stawać się gładkim) to straighten out- materiał prostuje się podczas prasowania the material smoothes out when ironed ⇒ wyprostować się■ prostować czyjeś błędne a. kręte ścieżki książk. to return a. restore sb to the paths of righteousness książk., to call upon sb to mend their ways książk.- kto drogi prostuje, ten w domu nie nocuje przysł. ≈ you won’t get anywhere by cutting cornersThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > prost|ować
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