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1 pozornie
adv. [obojętny, spokojny] seemingly- był tylko pozornie życzliwy he only feigned friendliness* * ** * *adv.apparently, seemingly, ostensibly.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > pozornie
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2 poz|ór
m (G pozoru) appearance- nadawać czemuś pozory normalności to give sth the appearance of normality- sądzić po pozorach to judge a. go by appearances- zachowywać pozory czegoś to maintain an appearance of sth- dla zachowania pozorów a. dla pozoru for the sake of appearances, for appearances’ sake- pozory mylą appearances can be deceptive- wrócił pod pozorem sprawdzenia a. że musi sprawdzić, czy drzwi są zamknięte he came back on a. under the pretext of checking whether the door was locked- robić coś pod byle pozorem to do sth on any pretext- pod żadnym pozorem under no circumstances- pod żadnym pozorem nie otwieraj drzwi! don’t open the door under any circumstances!- zwyczajny na pozór człowiek a seemingly ordinary man- hipopotamy są z pozoru powolne, ale… hippos are seemingly slow but…- wbrew pozorom contrary to a. in spite of appearancesThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > poz|ór
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3 niby
Ⅰ praep. (jak) like- miękki niby puch soft as a. like down- usłyszałem coś niby płacz dziecka I heard a noise like (that of) a child cryingⅡ conj. (jakby) as if, as though- przeglądała się w wodzie niby w lustrze she looked at herself in the water as if a. as though it were a mirror- rozsiedli się niby do jakiegoś obrządku they sat down as if to perform some riteⅢ part. 1. (jakoby) supposedly; (na pozór) apparently, seemingly- (ona) niby go lubi, a drwi z niego she supposedly likes him, but she makes fun of him- zwolniono go z funkcji, niby z powodu złego stanu zdrowia he was relieved of his duties, apparently a. supposedly for health reasons- jest niby utalentowany he’s supposed to be a. he’s apparently talented- niby nic się nie stało, jednak… it might look like nothing serious happened, but still…; apparently nothing serious happened, but still…- niby się uczy, a w rzeczywistości czyta książkę he’s supposed to be studying, but in fact he’s reading a book- niby przypadkiem as though a. apparently by accident2. (do pewnego stopnia) kind of pot., sort of pot.- niby coś przeczuwał he kind a. sort of sensed something- coś niby kogut, niby wąż something a bit like a rooster and a bit like a snake- niby racja/prawda, ale niezupełnie that’s right/true, of course, up to a point3. (niedowierzanie, zastrzeżenie, dezaprobata) „kto to napisał?” – „no niby ja” ‘who wrote it?’ – ‘I guess, I did’ a. ‘I did like’ pot.- niby dlaczego? and why is that exactly?; why would that be? iron.- „wychodzimy” – „niby dokąd?” ‘we’re going’ – ‘like where to (exactly)?’- niby nie wiesz, kto to zrobił? I don’t suppose you know who did it, of course? iron.Ⅳ na niby make-believe; pretend dziec.- bitwa na niby a pretend battle- robić coś na niby to pretend to be doing sth- pracują na niby, ale pieniądze dostają nie na niby they only pretend to be working, but the money they get is real enoughⅤ niby- w wyrazach złożonych pseudo- pejor.; quasi-- nibynóżki Biol. pseudopoolia* * *partniby przypadkiem — as if lub though by accident
* * *adv.supposedly, allegedly; as if, as though; like; niby przypadkiem as if by chance; poszedł niby do pracy he supposedly went to work; on jest niby bystry he is supposed to be clever; on jest niby geniuszem he's (supposed to be) some kind l. sort of genius.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > niby
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4 ścichapęk
Ⅰ m (N pl ścichapęki) żart. a seemingly quiet person capable of sudden, unexpected behaviour Ⅱ adj. inv. książk., żart. [dowcip, komizm] sudden Ⅲ adv. książk., iron. [odezwać się] out of the blue* * *mppl. -i żart. the silent type.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > ścichapęk
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Seemingly — Seem ing*ly, adv. In appearance; in show; in semblance; apparently; ostensibly. [1913 Webster] This the father seemingly complied with. Addison. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seemingly — index prima facie (self evident), reputedly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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seemingly — [[t]si͟ːmɪŋli[/t]] 1) ADV: ADV adj/adv If something is seemingly the case, you mean that it appears to be the case, even though it may not really be so. A seemingly endless line of trucks waits in vain to load up. ...bread made from a seemingly… … English dictionary
seemingly — adv. Seemingly is used with these adjectives: ↑arbitrary, ↑benign, ↑casual, ↑contradictory, ↑conventional, ↑diverse, ↑easy, ↑effortless, ↑empty, ↑endless, ↑exhaustive, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
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seemingly — adverb 1 appearing to be something when this is not actually true; apparent: The road was dusty and seemingly endless. 2 (sentence adverb) according to the facts as you know them: There is seemingly nothing we can do to stop the plans going ahead … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
seemingly */*/ — UK [ˈsiːmɪŋlɪ] / US [ˈsɪmɪŋlɪ] adverb 1) in a way that appears to have a particular quality, even though this is probably not true Heidi was seemingly calm when she left to take the test. 2) according to what you know or how something appears… … English dictionary
seemingly — adverb To appearances; apparently. an object, seemingly like those which we have experienced, may be attended with different or contrary effects … Wiktionary
seemingly — [ˈsiːmɪŋli] adv in a way that appears to have a particular quality, even though this is probably not true Heidi was seemingly calm when she left to take the test.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
seemingly — seeming ► ADJECTIVE ▪ appearing to be real or true; apparent. DERIVATIVES seemingly adverb … English terms dictionary
