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1 igła
szukać igły w stogu siana — (przen) to look lub search for a needle in a haystack
* * *f.Gen.pl. igieł1. (t. techn., bot. i in.) needle; nawlekać igłę thread a needle; ucho igły the eye of a needle; igła do zastrzyków med. hypodermic needle; igła busoli compass needle; igła magnetyczna magnetic needle; igła rytownicza sztuka etcher's needle, burin.2. ( w wyrażeniach idiomatycznych) jak spod igły l. prosto z igły brand new, spick and span; igła w stogu siana a needle in a haystack; robić z igły widły make a mountain out of a molehill.3. (= kolec) spine.4. bud. (= iglica) spire.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > igła
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2 nawi|nąć
pf — nawi|jać1 imp (nawinęła, nawinęli — nawijam) Ⅰ vt to roll up [sznur]; to wind [nici] (na coś on a. onto sth)- nawinąć nić na szpulkę to spool a. reel (in) thread- nawinąć makaron na widelec to twirl a. wind (some) pasta on a fork- nawinąć włosy na wałki to put one’s hair in curlers a. rollersⅡ nawinąć się — nawijać się 1. (nakręcić się) [nić] to wind, to be wound 2. pot. (trafić się) nawinął się malarz pokojowy a decorator happened along- nawinęła mi się dobra gosposia I happened to come across a. happened (up)on a good housekeeper- nawinęła się okazja kupna samochodu an opportunity to buy a car presented itself- nawinęła się korzystna transakcja a good deal came up- po drodze nawinęła im się knajpa on their way they came across a bar■ na oczy nawinął mi się niecodzienny widok pot. an unusual sight caught my eye- czytał wszystko, co mu się nawinęło pod rękę he read whatever he could get a. lay his hands on- pod rękę nawinął mu się szukany długopis he chanced (up)on the ballpoint he’d been looking forThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > nawi|nąć
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3 usz|ko
n 1. dim. pieszcz. (małe ucho) ear- piesek z małymi uszkami a puppy with little ears- szepnąć coś komuś na uszko to whisper sth in sb’s ear- umyć dziecku uszki to wash the child’s ears2. dim. (uchwyt) handle- uszko dzbanka/filiżanki a jug/cup handle3. zw. pl Kulin. ≈ ravioli pl- barszcz z uszkami beetroot soup with ravioli4. dim. (otwór w igle) eye- przeciągnąć nitkę przez uszko to thread a needleThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > usz|ko
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