Formy złożone:
or | OR |
| a dozen or so adj | informal (around 12) | mniej więcej tuzin wyr. |
| | Can you please bring me back a dozen or so eggs from the grocery store? |
belay,
belay [sth] or [sb] vtr | (secure with a rope) | asekurować ndk. |
| | | zasekurować dk. |
belay,
belay [sth] or [sb] n | ([sth] to which a rope can be secured) | asekuracja ż |
| black or white adj | figurative (clear cut) | czarno na białym wyr. |
| black or white adj | figurative (viewed simplistically) | czarny czy biały wyr. |
| | There is no gray area here, it's black or white. |
| come hell or high water adv | (whatever the difficulties) | cokolwiek będzie |
| | Come hell or high water, I am going to finish this marathon. |
| come rain or shine adv | (whatever the weather) | niezależnie od pogody wyr. |
| | Come rain or shine, we are going to the beach tomorrow! |
| come rain or shine adv | figurative (whatever happens) | co by się nie działo wyr. |
| | Come rain or shine, I will never abandon you. |
disfavor,
disfavor [sb] or [sth],
UK: disfavour,
disfavour [sb] or [sth] n | US (dislike, disapproval) | dezaprobata ż |
disfavor,
disfavor [sb] or [sth],
UK: disfavour,
disfavour [sb] or [sth] vtr | US (dislike, disapprove of) | dezaprobować ndk. |
| do or die expr | figurative (critical situation) (przenośny) | być albo nie być wyr. |
| | It's do or die for our team today. |
| either [...] or conj | (one or another) | albo spój. |
| | Either you love me or you don't! |
| | Albo mnie kochasz albo nie! |
either/or,
either-or adj | informal (with two choices) | albo albo spój. |
| | The issue often is presented as an either/or proposition: either you eagerly accept all technology, or you are behind the times. |
| for better or for worse adv | (whatever the consequences) | tak czy siak |
| | I will be your wife for better or for worse. |
| give or take [sth] expr | informal (plus or minus) (potoczny) | plus minus coś wyr. |
| | I've been away from home for three months, give or take a few days. |
| give or take expr | informal (more or less) | mniej więcej przys. + przys. |
| | My new car cost $9000, give or take. |
hit and miss,
hit-and-miss,
hit or miss,
hit-or-miss adj | (unpredictable, unreliable) | nieprzewidywalny przym. |
| | The weather is very hit and miss for July - rain one day, sunshine the next. |
| in some way or other adv | (somehow) | jakoś przys. |
| | I'd like to help him in some way or other because he deserves to succeed. |
| know a thing or two v expr | informal (be experienced in [sth]) | wiedzieć coś niecoś zwrot ndk. |
| | After 20 years on the job, he knows a thing or two about construction. |
| learn a thing or two v expr | informal (become knowledgeable) | nauczyć się tego i owego |
| | Stick around and watch; you may learn a thing or two. |
| little or no adj | (hardly any) | prawie wcale |
| | I haven't done any revising so there's little or no chance of me passing the exam. |
magnetize,
magnetize [sth] or [sb],
UK: magnetise,
magnetise [sth] or [sb] vtr | literal (make magnetic) (dosłowny) | magnetyzować ndk. |
| | | namagnetyzować dk. |
magnetize,
magnetize [sth] or [sb],
UK: magnetise,
magnetise [sth] or [sb] vtr | figurative (attract, fascinate) (przenośny) | przyciągać ndk. |
| | | przyciągnąć dk. |
make heads or tails of [sth] (US),
make head or tail of [sth],
make head nor tail of [sth] (UK) v expr | (understand [sth]) | rozumieć, pojmować ndk. |
| | | zrozumieć, pojąć dk. |
| Uwaga: Usually in the negative. |
| make or break [sth] v expr | informal (cause success, failure) | ostatnia szansa przym. + ż |
| | That critic's reviews can make or break a new restaurant. |
| make-or-break adj | informal (success or failure) | decydujący przym. |
| | It is make-or-break time for the store after two years of declining sales. |
a matter of life and death,
a matter of life or death,
a life-or-death matter n | (issue of vital importance) | sprawa życia i śmierci wyr. |
| | Getting out of a burning house fast is a matter of life and death. |
memorialize,
memorialize [sth] or [sb],
UK: memorialise [sth] or [sb] vtr | (commemorate) | upamiętniać ndk. |
| | | upamiętnić dk. |
| more or less adv | (to a greater or lesser extent) | mniej więcej |
| | I have more or less decided to delay going to college for a year. |
no ifs,
ands,
or buts expr | informal (no excuses are permitted) | żadnego "ale" przym. + przyim. |
| | I need you to finish that report today, no ifs, ands, or buts. |
| not for love or money adv | (impossible to obtain by any means) | za nic |
| | | za żadną cenę wyr. |
| | You can't get a table in that restaurant for love or money. |
| now or never expr | (final chance) | teraz albo nigdy wyr. |
| | You have to decide, it's now or never if you want to go to the concert. |
| one hundred or so adj | informal (about a hundred) | około stu przys. + licz. |
| | It's a middle-sized plane, with one hundred or so seats. |
| or else adv | (otherwise, if not) | inaczej przyim. |
| | Choose ham and eggs, or else ham and cheese. |
| or else interj | informal (expressing a threat) | inaczej przyim. |
| | You will do as I say, or else! |
| or so adv | (approximately) | lub coś takiego |
| | The container could hold a litre or so of water. |
overvalue,
overvalue [sth] or [sb] vtr | literal (set too high a price for) | wyceniać zbyt wysoko |
| | | wycenić zbyt wysoko |
person unknown,
person or persons unknown n | often plural (law: unstated party) | tłumaczenie niedostępne |
| | The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter by person or persons unknown. |
sequester,
sequester [sb] or [sth] vtr | (put in isolation) | sekwestrować, oddzielać ndk. |
| | | zasekwestrować, oddzielić dk. |
sequester,
sequester [sb] or [sth] vtr | (confiscate) | konfiskować, odbierać ndk. |
| | | skonfiskować, odebrać dk. |
| sink or swim v expr | figurative (fail or succeed) | wóz albo przewóz |
| | | raz kozie śmierć |
| | It's sink or swim with this final exam. |
| somehow or other adv | (in an undetermined way) | w ten czy inny sposób |
| | Jan studied the cliff face, determined to scale it somehow or other. |
| something or other n | ([sth] not remembered precisely) | to lub tamto |
| | Something or other didn't feel quite right about him. |
| | She told me something or other about not being able to pay the bill. |
| sooner or later adv | (at some time in the future) | prędzej czy później |
| | Keep up your life of crime and sooner or later you'll end up in prison! |
| ten or so adj | (about 10) | około dziesiątej |
| | In about ten or so days, I will have finished my exams! |
trick or treat,
trick-or-treat n | (Halloween tradition) (zwyczaj praktykowany w święto Halloween) | zbieranie słodyczy przez dzieci wyr. |
| | Trick or treat's the only thing I like about Hallowe'en. |
| Trick or treat! interj | (at Halloween) | Cukierek albo psikus! wyr. |
| | The kids knocked on the door and shouted: "Trick or treat!" |
| trick-or-treating n | (Halloween custom: going door to door) (zwyczaj praktykowany podczas Halloween) | zbieranie słodyczy przez dzieci wyr. |
| | Last year, I took my brother trick-or-treating. |
| whether ... or ... conj | (if it is [sth] or [sth]) | czy..., czy... spój. + spój. |
| | Whether as a result of laziness or disinclination, the housework had clearly not been done for some time. |
| whether or not conj | (no matter if, even if) | tak czy inaczej |
| | We'll go to the game whether or not it rains. |