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1 przechytrzać
impf ⇒ przechytrzyć* * *ipf.przechytrzyć pf. outwit, outsmart ( kogoś sb); przechytrzyć kogoś steal a march on sb; starać się kogoś przechytrzyć match wits with sb, try to outwit sb.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > przechytrzać
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2 przechytrzyć
-ę, -ysz; vt perf( oszukać) to outwit, to outsmartThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > przechytrzyć
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3 przechytrz|yć
pf — przechytrz|ać impf Ⅰ vt 1. (oszukać) to outwit, to outsmart; to outfox pot. 2. pot. (być zbyt sprytnym) to try to be too cunning- przechytrzyć sprawę to screw up by trying to be too clever US pot.Ⅱ przechytrzyć się — przechytrzać się 1. (oszukiwać siebie nawzajem) próbowali się nawzajem przechytrzyć, żeby objąć to stanowisko they tried to outwit one another to get the position 2. (przesadzić w oszukiwaniu) to be too cunning a. clever by half- tak kręcił, że się przechytrzył i nic nie wyszło z jego planów he engaged in so much wheeling and dealing that in the end he screwed it up by being too clever by half US pot.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > przechytrz|yć
См. также в других словарях:
outsmart — ☆ outsmart [out΄smärt′ ] vt. to overcome by cunning or cleverness; outwit outsmart oneself to have one s efforts at cunning or cleverness result in one s own disadvantage … English World dictionary
outsmart — index dupe, overreach Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
outsmart — (v.) to prove too clever for, 1926, from OUT (Cf. out) + SMART (Cf. smart). Related: Outsmarted; outsmarting … Etymology dictionary
outsmart — ► VERB ▪ defeat with superior intelligence … English terms dictionary
outsmart — [[t]a͟ʊtsmɑ͟ː(r)t[/t]] outsmarts, outsmarting, outsmarted VERB If you outsmart someone, you defeat them or gain an advantage over them in a clever and sometimes dishonest way. [V n] Troy was very clever for his age and had already figured out… … English dictionary
outsmart — UK [ˌaʊtˈsmɑː(r)t] / US [aʊtˈsmɑrt] verb [transitive] Word forms outsmart : present tense I/you/we/they outsmart he/she/it outsmarts present participle outsmarting past tense outsmarted past participle outsmarted to gain an advantage over someone … English dictionary
outsmart — /owt smahrt /, v.t. 1. to get the better of (someone); outwit. 2. outsmart oneself, to defeat oneself unintentionally by overly elaborate intrigue, scheming, or the like: This time he may have outsmarted himself. [1925 30; OUT + SMART (adj.)] * * … Universalium
outsmart — out|smart [autˈsma:t US ˈsma:rt] v [T] to gain an advantage over someone using tricks or your intelligence = ↑outwit ▪ The older kids outsmart the young ones when trading cards … Dictionary of contemporary English
outsmart — verb (T) to gain an advantage over someone using tricks or clever plans; outwit: The lizard can outsmart any predators by leaving its tail behind to confuse them … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
outsmart — verb buyers and sellers attempt to outsmart each other Syn: outwit, outmaneuver, outplay, steal a march on, trick, get the better of; informal outfox, pull a fast one on, put one over on … Thesaurus of popular words
outsmart — out•smart [[t]ˌaʊtˈsmɑrt[/t]] v. t. to get the better of (someone); outwit • outsmart oneself Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
