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m 1. (mebel) armchair- skórzany/pluszowy fotel a leather/plush armchair- fotel z wikliny a basket chair- fotel ogrodowy a garden chair- fotel bujany a. na biegunach a rocking chair, a rocker- fotel obrotowy a swivel chair- siedzieć w fotelu to be sitting in an armchair- rozsiąść się w fotelu to sink into an armchair2. (w samochodzie, teatrze) seat- fotel samochodowy a car seat- fotel kierowcy/pasażera a driving/passenger seat- przeciskać się między fotelami w kinie to push one’s way between the seats in the cinema3. (do zabiegów) chair- fotel dentystyczny/fryzjerski/ginekologiczny a dentist’s/hairdresser’s/gynaecological chair- siedzieć na fotelu u dentysty to be sitting in a dentists chair4. (stanowisko) post- fotel dyrektorski/ministerialny the managerial/ministerial post- starać się o fotel prezesa to seek the post of chairman- ubiegać się o fotel prezydencki to run for the presidency- zasiadać w fotelu ministra to hold a ministerial post- □ fotel anatomiczny Aut. bucket chair- fotel klubowy lounge chair, easy chair- fotel lotniczy recliner (seat), reclining seat* * *armchair, ( urząd) officefotel na biegunach — rocking chair, rocker
* * *miGen. -a Gen.pl. -i l. -ów armchair; fotel bujany rocking-chair; fotel klubowy club chair; fotel katapultowy lotn. ejection seat; zasiąść na fotelu ministerialnym take ministerial office.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > fotel
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2 upa|ść1
pf — upa|dać impf (upadnę, upadniesz, upadł, upadła, upadli — upadam) vi 1. (przewrócić się) to fall (down)- potknął się i upadł he tripped and fell (over)- upadł ciężko na ziemię he fell heavily to the ground- upaść głową do przodu to fall headlong a. head first- upadł jak długi he fell flat a. full length, he went sprawling- upaść na kolana to fall a. drop to one’s knees, to fall (down) on one’s knees- upaść na plecy/twarz to fall a. land on one’s back/to fall on one’s face- upadł tak nieszczęśliwie, że złamał rękę he landed so awkwardly that he broke his arm- upadła z hukiem/zemdlona na podłogę she fell to the floor with a thud/in a faint- upaść ze schodów to fall down the stairs2. (skończyć się niepowodzeniem) [imperium, cywilizacja, komunizm] to collapse; [rząd] to collapse, to topple; [powstanie] to fail, to collapse; [pomysł] to come to nothing; [inicjatywa] to founder- sztuka upada art is in a decline3. (zbankrutować) [firma] to collapse 4. książk. (stoczyć się) to decline morally- upadać coraz niżej to be reaching new (moral) lows- tak nisko jeszcze nie upadłem I would never stoop a. sink so low■ upadać na siłach/na zdrowiu przest. to lose (one’s) strength/to lose one’s health- upadać pod ciężarem a. pod brzemieniem zmartwień to be overwhelmed by one’s worries- upaść komuś do nóg to fall a. throw oneself at sb’s feet- upaść na duchu to lose heart a. hope- upaść na fotel/na krzesło to collapse a. drop into an armchair/onto a chair- upaść na łóżko to collapse onto a bed- chyba upadłeś na głowę! you must be out of your mind!; have you lost your marbles?- musiałbym upaść na głowę, żeby tam iść I’d have to be mad a. out of my mind to go there- wniosek upadł the motion was defeated a. rejected- projekt ustawy podatkowej upadł the tax bill was defeated a. voted downThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > upa|ść1
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