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1 send off for
(to send away for.) posłać po -
2 for
[fɔː(r)] 1. prep1) ( indicating recipient) dla +gen2) (indicating destination, application) do +gen3) ( indicating intention) po +acc4) ( indicating purpose)give it to me — what for? — daj mi to — po co?
5) ( representing)the MP for Hove — poseł/posłanka m/f z Hove
N for Nan — ≈ N jak Natalia
6) ( because of) z +gen7) ( with regard to)8) ( in exchange for) za +acc9) ( in favour of) za +instrare you for or against us? — jesteś za nami, czy przeciwko nam?
10) ( referring to distance) (przez) +acc11) ( referring to time)12) ( with infinitive clause)it would be best for you to leave — byłoby najlepiej, gdybyś wyjechał
13) ( in spite of) (po)mimo +gen2. conj ( fml)for all his complaints, he is very fond of her — (po)mimo wszystkich zastrzeżeń, bardzo ją lubi
ponieważ, gdyżshe was very angry, for he was late again — była bardzo zła, ponieważ or gdyż znów się spóźnił
* * *[fo:] 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) dla2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) do, w kierunku3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) przez4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) o, w celu, na5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) za6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) do7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) z8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) dla9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) za10) (because of: for this reason.) z powodu11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) na12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) do, dla13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) za14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) jak na15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) mimo2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) ponieważ -
3 off one's hands
(no longer needing to be looked after etc: You'll be glad to get the children off your hands for a couple of weeks.) z głowy, spod opieki -
4 off one's head
(mad: You must be off your head to work for nothing.) zwariowany -
5 take off
1. vi ( AVIAT) 2. vt* * *1) (to remove (clothes etc): He took off his coat.) zdejmować2) ((of an aircraft) to leave the ground: The plane took off for Rome (noun take-off).) startować3) (not to work during (a period of time): I'm taking tomorrow morning off.) brać wolne4) (to imitate someone (often unkindly): He used to take off his teacher to make his friends laugh (noun take-off).) naśladować -
6 tell off
vt* * *to scold: The teacher used to tell me off for not doing my homework (noun telling-off: He gave me a good telling-off) nagadać, zbesztać -
7 give (someone) a ticking off
(to scold someone: The teacher gave me a ticking-off for being late.) besztać -
8 give (someone) a ticking off
(to scold someone: The teacher gave me a ticking-off for being late.) besztać -
9 rope off
vt* * *(to put a rope round or across (a place) in order to prevent people going in: The end of the room was roped off for the most important guests.) odgrodzić sznurem -
10 tick (someone) off
(to scold someone: The teacher gave me a ticking-off for being late.) besztać -
11 tick (someone) off
(to scold someone: The teacher gave me a ticking-off for being late.) besztać -
12 put off
vt( postpone) odkładać (odłożyć perf); ( discourage) zniechęcać (zniechęcić perf); ( distract) rozpraszać* * *1) (to switch off (a light etc): Please put the light off!) wyłączyć2) (to delay; to postpone: He put off leaving / his departure till Thursday.) odłożyć3) (to cancel an arranged meeting etc with (a person): I had to put the Browns off because I had 'flu.) odmówić4) (to cause (a person) to feel disgust or dislike (for): The cheese looked nice but the smell put me off; The conversation about illness put me off my dinner.) odstręczać, odstraszać -
13 keep off
1. vt 2. virain, snow nie zaczynać (nie zacząć perf) padać"keep off the grass" — "nie deptać trawy"
"keep your hands off" — "ręce przy sobie"
* * *1) (to stay away: There are notices round the bomb warning people to keep off; The rain kept off and we had sunshine for the wedding.) nie podchodzić2) (to prevent from getting to or on to (something): This umbrella isn't pretty, but it keeps off the rain.) nie przepuszczać -
14 knock off
1. vi ( inf)kończyć (skończyć perf) (pracę)2. vt( from price) spuszczać (spuścić perf); ( inf) ( steal) podprowadzać (podprowadzić perf) (inf); ( murder) sprzątnąć ( perf) (inf)knock it off! ( inf) — przestań!
* * *(to stop working: I knocked off at six o'clock after studying for four hours; What time do you knock off in this factory?) skończyć pracę -
15 show off
1. vi ( pej) 2. vtpopisywać się +instr* * *1) (to show or display for admiration: He showed off his new car by taking it to work.) popisywać się2) (to try to impress others with one's possessions, ability etc: She is just showing off - she wants everyone to know how well she speaks French (noun show-off a person who does this).) popisywać się -
16 level off
vi* * *(to make or become flat, even, steady etc: After rising for so long, prices have now levelled off.) ustabilizować się -
17 one-off
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18 pension off
vtprzenosić (przenieść perf) na emeryturę* * *(to allow to retire, or to dismiss, with a pension: They pensioned him off when they found a younger man for the job.) przenieść na emeryturę -
19 put/throw (someone) off the scent
(to give (a person) wrong information so that he will not find the person, thing etc he is looking for: She told the police a lie in order to throw them off the scent.) skierować na inny tropEnglish-Polish dictionary > put/throw (someone) off the scent
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20 put/throw (someone) off the scent
(to give (a person) wrong information so that he will not find the person, thing etc he is looking for: She told the police a lie in order to throw them off the scent.) skierować na inny tropEnglish-Polish dictionary > put/throw (someone) off the scent
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