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1 skrzyd|ło
n 1. Zool. wing- rozpiętość skrzydeł the wingspan- ptak o niebieskich skrzydłach a blue-winged bird- rozpostrzeć skrzydła to spread one’s wings- machać/trzepotać skrzydłami to flap/flutter one’s wings- pobiec/przylecieć jak na skrzydłach przen. [osoba] to run/come as if on wings- pędził, jakby go skrzydła niosły a. jakby mu ktoś skrzydła przyprawił he was moving as if on wings- czułem, jak rosną mi skrzydła u ramion przen. I felt I was growing wings- unosić się na skrzydłach wyobraźni przen. to be carried away by one’s imagination- unosiły go skrzydła nadziei przen. he was lifted on the wings of hope2. Lotn. (część samolotu) wing 3. (otwierana część) wing, leaf- skrzydło drzwi/lustra a door/mirror leaf- skrzydło ołtarza the side of an altar4. (w turbinie, wiatraku) blade 5. (fragment budynku) wing- w północnym/południowym skrzydle pałacu in the north/south wing of the palace6. Sport wing- grać na prawym/lewym skrzydle to play on the right/left wing- grać skrzydłami to play on the wing7. Wojsk. flank, wing- atak na skrzydle a flank(ing) attack, an attack on the flank- dowodzić prawym/lewym skrzydłem to command the right/left wing8. Lotn., Wojsk. (oddział) wing 9. Polit. (frakcja) wing- lewe/prawe skrzydło partii the left/right wing of a party10. Hist. (u zbroi) wing■ dodać komuś skrzydeł (podtrzymać na duchu) to give sb a boost- podciąć komuś skrzydła to clip sb’s wings- rozwinąć skrzydła to spread one’s wings- wyrwać się spod czyichś skrzydeł to break away from sb’s tutelage- wziąć kogoś pod swoje skrzydła a. roztoczyć nad kimś opiekuńcze skrzydła to take sb under one’s wingThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > skrzyd|ło
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2 podcinać
impf ⇒ podciąć* * *-am, -asz, podciąć; perf; vtpodcinać komuś skrzydła (przen) — to clip sb's wings
podciąć sobie żyły — to slash lub slit one's wrists
* * *ipf.1. (= przycinać, skracać) ( włosy) trim; (gałęzie, łodygi) prune; podciąć komuś skrzydła clip sb's wings; podciąć korzenie czegoś strike at the root of sth.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > podcinać
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