-
1 plecy
- ów* * *pl.Gen. -ów1. ( u człowieka) back, shoulders; mieć plecy pot. have friends in high places, know the right people; chować się za czyimiś plecami hide behind the skirts of sb; robić coś za czyimiś plecami do sth behind sb's back; odwrócić się plecami do kogoś turn one's back on sb; pokazać komuś plecy show one's back to sb; cios w plecy stab in the back; wbić komuś nóż w plecy stab sb in the back.2. ( w ubraniu) back.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > plecy
-
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
См. также в других словарях:
have friends in high places — have ˌfriends in high ˈplaces idiom to know important people who can help you • ‘How did he get promoted so quickly?’ ‘Oh, he has friends in high places.’ Main entry: ↑friendidiom … Useful english dictionary
have friends in high places — to know important people who can help you get what you want. He has plenty of friends in high places willing to support his political career … New idioms dictionary
friends in high places — phrase people who are powerful and important and who will help you Thesaurus: important and powerful person or peoplesynonym Main entry: friend * * * people in senior positions who are able and willing to use their influence on one s behalf * * * … Useful english dictionary
friends in high places — If you know important or influential people in business or government, you have friends in high places. He wouldn t have succeeded without help from friends in high places … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
friends in high places — important people whom you can ask for support and help in getting what you want. If you want to get to see the mayor, it helps to have friends in high places … New idioms dictionary
Friends in Low Places — Infobox Single Name = Friends in Low Places Caption = Artist = Garth Brooks from Album = No Fences A side = B side = Nobody Gets Off in This Town Released = August 1990 Format = CD 7 vinyl single Recorded = 1990 Genre = Country Length = 4:18… … Wikipedia
Friends in Low Places (novel) — Friends In Low Places is Volume II of the novel sequence Alms for Oblivion by Simon Raven, published in 1965. It was the second novel to be published in The Alms for Oblivion sequence and is the third novel chronologically. The story takes place… … Wikipedia
high — 1 /haI/ adjective MEASUREMENT/DISTANCE 1 FROM BOTTOM TO TOP something that is high measures a long distance from its bottom to its top: the highest mountain in Japan | a castle surrounded by high walls | 100 feet/30 metres etc high: a building 20 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
high — high1 W1S1 [haı] adj comparative higher superlative highest ↑high, ↑low ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(from bottom to top)¦ 2¦(above ground)¦ 3¦(large number)¦ 4¦(good standard)¦ 5¦(containing a lot)¦ 6¦(rank/position)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
Places Where They Sing — is Volume VI of the novel sequence Alms for Oblivion by Simon Raven, published in 1970. It was the sixth novel to be published in The Alms for Oblivion sequence but is the seventh novel chronologically. The story takes place in Cambridge in 1967 … Wikipedia
High Salvington Windmill — For an explanation of the various pieces on machinery mentioned, see Mill machinery. High Salvington Mill … Wikipedia