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1 grzbie|t
m (G grzbietu) 1. (u ludzi, zwierząt) back- zgięty/zgarbiony grzbiet bent/stooping back- kot wygiął grzbiet the cat arched its back- klepać konia po grzbiecie to pat a horse on the back- dźwigać na grzbiecie ładunek to carry a load on one’s back- ściągać z grzbietu koszulę to take the shirt off one’s back- nie mogła rozprostować grzbietu she couldn’t straighten her back- dreszcz przebiegł mu po grzbiecie a shiver ran down his spine- dostać po grzbiecie to get whipped (across a. on the back)2. (dłoni, grzebienia, piły) back (czegoś of sth); (nasypu) ridge (czegoś of sth)- grzbiet wydmy the ridge of a dune- grzbiet fali the crest of a wave3. (w książce) spine 4. Geog. ridge- grzbiet górski a mountain ridge5. pot. (styl grzbietowy) backstroke- pływać grzbietem to swim backstroke- □ grzbiet śródoceaniczny Geog. mid-ocean ridgeThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > grzbie|t
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2 plec|y
plt (G pleców) 1. Anat. back- szerokie/wąskie plecy a broad/a narrow back- zgarbione plecy stooping shoulders, hunched back- uderzyła go w plecy a. po plecach she slapped him on the back- na plecy zarzuciła chustkę she put a scarf round her shoulders- niósł worek na plecach he carried a sack on his back- zarzucił sobie torbę na plecy he humped the bag on his back- leżał na plecach he was lying on his back- odwrócił się na plecy he turned on his back- upadł na plecy he fell (over) on his back- siedziała plecami do drzwi she was sitting with her back to the door- stał za jej plecami he was standing behind her- stańcie do siebie plecami stand back to back- odwrócił się plecami do słońca he turned his back to a. on the sun- odwrócić się do kogoś plecami to turn one’s back on a. to sb także przen.- oparł się plecami o drzewo he rested his back against the tree- ból pleców backache, back pain- bolą mnie plecy I have back pain a. backache GB a. a backache US2. (palta, sukienki) back- płaszcz był za ciasny w plecach the coat was too tight across the back- sukienka bez pleców a. z odkrytymi plecami a backless dress- suknia z głębokim dekoltem na plecach a dress cut deep at the back3. (tył szafy, lustra) back- regał jest dębowy, ale ma plecy ze sklejki the shelves are oak but the back is plywood- cios w plecy a stab in the back- mieć giętkie plecy pejor. to have no backbone- miał giętkie plecy wobec każdej władzy he was cringing before any authority- nie mieć pleców pot. to have no backing a. support- mieć (silne a. mocne) plecy to have strong backing a. support, to have friends in high places- pokazać komuś plecy to thumb one’s nose at sb- robić coś za czyimiś plecami to do sth behind sb’s back- dlaczego zrobiłeś to za moimi plecami? why did you go behind my back?- stać za czyimiś plecami a. stać komuś za plecami to be on sb’s back- wbić komuś nóż w plecy to stab sb in the backThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > plec|y
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3 przygarbi|ony
Ⅰ pp ⇒ przygarbić Ⅱ adj. [osoba] stooped, bent- przygarbiony staruszek a stooped a. stooping old man- przygarbiony pod ciężarem plecaka bent under a heavy rucksackThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > przygarbi|ony
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4 schyl|ony
Ⅰ pp ⇒ schylić Ⅱ adj. [głowa] bent, bowed; [osoba] bent, bowed, stooping; [płot] leaning- dziewczyna schylona nad książką a girl bent over a bookThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > schyl|ony
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Stooping — Stoop ing, a. & n. from {Stoop}. {Stoop ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stooping — Stoop Stoop, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stooped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stooping}.] [OE. stoupen; akin to AS. st?pian, OD. stuypen, Icel. st[=u]pa, Sw. stupa to fall, to tilt. Cf 5th {Steep}.] 1. To bend the upper part of the body downward and forward; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stooping — stoop|ing [ stupıŋ ] adjective walking or standing with your head and shoulders bent forward and downward: He had a gaunt stooping figure … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stooping — stuËp n. act of bending the body forward and downward; stooping position; condescension; small porch v. bend the body forward and downward; stand or walk with the head and shoulders bent forward, slouch; condescend, lower oneself … English contemporary dictionary
stooping — adjective stooping shoulders are bent forwards or have become too round … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
stooping — adjective having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect a little oldish misshapen stooping woman • Syn: ↑hunched, ↑round backed, ↑round shouldered, ↑stooped, ↑crooked • Similar to: ↑unerect … Useful english dictionary
stooping — adjective Bending the body forward; yielding; submitting; condescending; inclining … Wiktionary
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Stoopingly — Stooping Stoop ing, a. & n. from {Stoop}. {Stoop ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leaning over — stooping, bending … English contemporary dictionary
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