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| Angielski | Polski |
about-face, about-turn n | figurative (policy, opinion: reversal) | zmiana poglądów ż + m, l.mn. |
| Following a strong public outcry, the politician did an about-face regarding his position on global warming. |
About-face!, About-turn! interj | (military: turn) | odwrót, zawrót m |
| Company halt! About-face! Forward march! |
| at every turn adv | (constantly, repeatedly) | za każdym razem wyr. |
| bad turn in the weather n | (change to unpleasant weather) | zmiana pogody na gorszą wyr. |
| The meteorologists are predicting a bad turn in the weather this weekend. |
go gray, turn gray (US), go grey, turn grey (UK) vi + adj | (person: have graying hair) | siwieć ndk. |
| osiwieć dk. |
| He began to turn grey in his early 40s. |
go gray, turn gray (US), go grey, turn grey (UK) vi + adj | (hair: be graying) | siwieć ndk. |
| osiwieć dk. |
hairpin turn, hairpin curve (US), hairpin bend (UK) n | (road: sharp bend) | ostry zakręt przym. + m |
| That mountain road is full of hairpin turns next to sheer cliffs. |
| in turn adv | (one at a time, in rotation) | po kolei przyim. + ż |
| He looked at all the horses in turn until he found one he wanted to ride. |
| in turn adv | (by turns, alternately) | po kolei przyim. + ż |
| The two of us drank from the bottle in turn until it was empty. |
in turn, in your turn adv | (connector: subsequently) | następnie przys. |
| John gave me the book and I, in turn, gave it to Sandy. |
would make [sb] turn over in his/her/their grave, would make [sb] turn in his/her/their grave v expr | figurative (would offend: dead person) | przewracać się w grobie zwrot ndk. |
| no adj | (forbidding [sth]) | zakaz m |
| Uwaga: Used on public notices to forbid an activity or thing. |
| There are signs saying "No smoking" all over the construction site. |
| nowhere to turn n | (no help or support available) | nie ma się gdzie zwrócić |
| When he lost his job, his insurance, and his wife, he had nowhere to turn. |
| sharp turn n | (abrupt curve in a road) | ostry zakręt przym. + m |
| The house is located just past the sharp turn in the road. |
| take a turn v expr | (have your chance, have a go) | próbować ndk. |
| spróbować dk. |
| The teacher said the kids had to wait if they wanted to take a turn on the rides. |
| take a turn v expr | (change) | zmieniać się zwr. ndk. |
| zmienić się zwr. dk. |
| turn a blind eye v | figurative (pretend not to see [sth]) (przenośny) | przymykać oko ndk. + n |
| (przenośny) | przymknąć oko dk. + n |
| For some of my kid's activities I simply turn a blind eye. |
turn a blind eye on [sth], turn a blind eye to [sth] v expr | figurative (pretend not to see) (przenośny) | przymykać oko na zwrot ndk. |
| (przenośny) | przymknąć oko na zwrot dk. |
| The corrupt inspector agreed to turn a blind eye to the safety violations. |
| turn a corner v expr | (turn into next road) | skręcić w bok |
| turn a corner v expr | figurative (enter a new phase) | dokonywać przełomu zwrot ndk. |
| dokonać przełomu zwrot dk. |
| Scientists believe they have turned a corner in their search for a cure for cancer. |
| turn a deaf ear v expr | figurative (be unwilling to listen) (przenośny) | być głuchym na coś zwrot posił. |
| turn against vtr | (become hostile to) | obracać się przeciwko |
| obrócić się przeciwko |
| The dog inexplicably turned against his owner and had to be put down. |
| turn [sb] against [sb] vtr + prep | (prejudice [sb] against [sb]) | zniechęcać kogoś do kogoś ndk. + przyim. |
| zniechęcić kogoś do kogoś dk. + przyim. |
| The family turned her against me. |
turn around, also UK: turn round vi + adv | (move to face away) | odwracać się zwr. ndk. |
| odwrócić się zwr. dk. |
| If you turn around, you'll see a beautiful sunset. |
turn around, also UK: turn round vi + adv | (spin, rotate, revolve) | obracać się, kręcić się zwr. ndk. |
| obrócić się, zakręcić się zwr. dk. |
| The record turns around at 33 rpm. |
| turn around [sth] vi + prep | (rotate around [sth]) | obracać się wokół czegoś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| obrócić się wokół czegoś zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| The Earth turns around its axis. |
| turn aside vtr | (avoid involvement in) | rezygnować ndk. |
| zrezygnować dk. |
| turn aside vtr | (deflect from original path) | odchylać ndk. |
| odchylić dk. |
| turn aside from [sth] v expr | figurative (avoid involvement in) | unikać zaangażowania w coś zwrot ndk. |
| turn [sth] away from doing [sth] v expr | figurative (avoid involvement) | odwracać się zwr. ndk. |
| odwrócić się zwr. dk. |
| He turns away from dealing with beggars. |
| turn [sth] away from [sth] vtr + prep | (cause to move away) | przeganiać ndk. |
| przegonić dk. |
| It was hard to turn the cattle away from the broken fence. |
| turn [sb] away vtr + adv | (deny entry) | odsyłać kogoś ndk. |
| odesłać kogoś dk. |
| Turn them away at the gate. |
| turn down vtr | (decline, refuse) | odrzucać, odmawiać ndk. |
| odrzucić, odmówić dk. |
| The bank turned down my application for a loan. |
turn [sth] down, turn down [sth] vtr + adv | (fold back: blankets on bed) | zwijać ndk. |
| zwinąć dk. |
| The hotel cleaner had turned down the sheets and left a chocolate on the pillow. |
| turn from vtr | (reject) | odrzucać ndk. |
| odrzucić dk. |
| turn in vtr | (inform on to the police) | donosić na ndk. + przyim. |
| donieść na dk. + przyim. |
| She knew her brother had committed a crime, but she refused to turn him in. |
| turn left vi | (go round a left-hand corner) | skręcać w lewo |
| skręcić w lewo |
| turn loose vtr | (release, set free) | uwalniać, wypuszczać ndk. |
| uwolnić, wypuścić dk. |
| The policemen turned the dogs loose on the protesters. |
| turn of the century n | (point when one century becomes another) | koniec wieku m + m |
| At the turn of the century Queen Victoria was still on the throne. |
turn [sth] off, turn off [sth] vtr + adv | (switch off, extinguish) | wyłączać, gasić ndk. |
| wyłączyć, zgasić dk. |
| Before I go to sleep I turn off the T.V. |
| turn on vtr | (switch on) | włączać ndk. |
| włączyć dk. |
| turn on vtr | (become hostile to) | atakować ndk. |
| zaatakować dk. |
| We were getting along well and then suddenly he turned on me. |
| turn on vtr | slang (excite sexually) | podniecać ndk. |
| podniecić dk. |
| He turned me on and I just couldn't resist. |
| turn on the light v expr | (switch the light on) | zapalać światło, włączać światło ndk. + n |
| zapalić światło, włączyć światło dk. + n |
| I always turn on the light when I walk into the room. |
turn [sth] out, turn out [sth] vtr + adv | (move to face outward) | odwracać coś na zewnątrz zwrot ndk. |
| odwrócić coś na zewnątrz zwrot dk. |
| Stand with your legs hip-width apart and turn your feet out. |
| turn over vtr | (roll or flip over) | przewracać ndk. |
| przewrócić dk. |
turn [sth/sb] over to [sb], turn over [sth/sb] to [sb] v expr | (deliver, surrender [sth]) | przekazywać coś komuś ndk. |
| przekazać coś komuś dk. |
| She turned the money over to her boss. |
| turn pale vi | (go white: from shock, etc.) | blednąć ndk. |
| zblednąć dk. |
| The bad news from home made her turn pale. |
| turn right vi + adv | (go round a right-hand corner) | skręcać w prawo |
| When you reach the traffic lights, turn right onto Buck Street. |
| turn the corner v expr | figurative (get past an obstacle) | wychodzić z kłopotów zwrot ndk. |
| wyjść z kłopotów zwrot dk. |
| He's in a serious condition but we're hoping he'll turn the corner by morning. |
| turn the tables v expr | figurative (take revenge) | odwracać sytuację ndk. + ż |
| odwrócić sytuację dk. + ż |
| Andrew was tired of his housemate stealing his food, so he decided to turn the tables. |
| turn the tables on [sb] vtr | figurative (take revenge on) | odwracać sytuację na czyjąś niekorzyść zwrot ndk. |
| odwrócić sytuację na czyjąś niekorzyść zwrot dk. |
| I'd been badmouthing my colleague for months, in the hope of beating her to a promotion, but she turned the tables on me by telling the boss about all the paperwork I hadn't done. |
| turn the tables on vtr | (reverse relative positions of) | odwracać sytuację ndk. + ż |
| odwrócić sytuację dk. + ż |
| turn the tide v expr | figurative (change the course of [sth]) | zmieniać bieg zwrot ndk. |
| zmienić bieg zwrot dk. |
| The USA's decision to enter the war helped to turn the tide and enabled the Allies to gain victory. |
| turn to vtr | (seek help from) | zwracać się do ndk. + przyim. |
| zwrócić się do dk. + przyim. |
| I'm in such a bad situation that I don't know who to turn to. |
| turn to stone vtr | (petrify, make into stone) | zamieniać w kamień zwrot ndk. |
| zamienić w kamień zwrot dk. |
| The witch waved her wand and the fox turned to stone. |
| turn [sth] to your advantage v expr | (make [sth] benefit you) | obracać coś na swoją korzyść zwrot ndk. |
| obrócić coś na swoją korzyść zwrot dk. |
turn [sth] up, turn up [sth] vtr + adv | (increase output, volume) | podkręcać, zwiększać ndk. |
| podkręcić, zwiększyć dk. |
| We turned the TV up to drown the noise of our neighbours arguing. |
| turn-up n | UK, usually plural (hem of pants: cuff) | mankiet m |
| Turn-ups are too casual for the office. |
turn [sth] upside down, turn [sth] upside-down v expr | (invert) (potoczny, przenośny) | obracać coś do góry nogami zwrot ndk. |
| obrócić coś do góry nogami zwrot dk. |
| I turned my bag upside down and shook the contents onto the floor, hoping to find my keys. |
turn [sth] upside down, turn [sth] upside-down v expr | figurative (rummage through roughly) (przenośny, potoczny) | wywracać coś do góry nogami zwrot ndk. |
| wywrócić coś do góry nogami zwrot dk. |
| The house was turned upside down as the burglars searched for valuable items. |
turn [sth] upside down, turn [sth] upside-down v expr | figurative (change dramatically) (przenośny, potoczny) | wywracać coś do góry nogami zwrot ndk. |
| wywrócić coś do góry nogami zwrot dk. |
| The terrible news turned his world upside down. |
| turn white vi | (go pale: from shock, etc.) | blednąć, bladnąć, bladnieć ndk. |
| zblednąć, zbladnąć dk. |
| The bad news about her brother being in hospital made her turn white. |
| turn your back on [sb/sth] vtr | (abandon, reject) (przenośny) | odwracać się do kogoś/czegoś plecami zwrot ndk. |
| (przenośny) | odwrócić się do kogoś/czegoś plecami zwrot dk. |
| Shame on you for turning your back on your friends after such a small disagreement. |
| turn your nose up v expr | figurative (show disgust, disdain) (przenośny: okazywać pogardę) | kręcić nosem ndk. + m |
| turn-on n | informal (aphrodisiac) (seksualna) | podnieta ż |
| Many people think of oysters as a turn-on. |
turnoff, turn-off n | (side road off main road) | boczna droga przym. + ż |
| Take the next turnoff to get to the supermarket. |
| turnout n | (number of people gathered) | frekwencja ż |
| The turnout was much better than we expected. |
| turnout n | (number of people voting) | frekwencja wyborcza ż + przym. |
| Voter turnout was much higher than at the last general election. |
u-turn, U-turn n | (180-degree turn) | skręt w przeciwnym kierunku jazdy |
| We came to a dead end and had to make a u-turn. |