Polish English Dictionary

język polski - English

stawiać in English:

1. put put


If you don't want to put on sunscreen, that's your problem. Just don't come complaining to me when you get a sunburn.
Put it down.
Corporations are downsizing and reducing the amount of profits they put back into R&D.
We use computers to solve problems and to put information in order.
You can put your talents to good use if you become a designer.
She put on dark glasses to protect her eyes from the sun.
That politician put his foot in his mouth when he made those racist comments.
Don't you want to put in another disc? We've been listening to this one for two hours.
I never thought this rubber band would come in handy when I put it in my pocket this morning.
He struck a match, but quickly put it out.
The ages of the two children put together was equivalent to that of their father.
The opposing team did not put up much of a fight, so we won hands down.
All you have to do is to cultivate the ability to put yourself in the other fellow's place.
Put this medicine where children can't get it.
The insider trading scandal put a lot of people out of business.

English word "stawiać"(put) occurs in sets:

Angielski z firmy

2. set


on the set
My TV set is almost 15 years old, but it still has a good picture.
The company's capital expenditure program is set to be 10 billion yen for this year.
As the recession set in, temporary employees were laid off one after another.
Upon arriving home, he immediately set about preparing a meal.
It's fine to set up a web page, just be sure you don't infringe anybody's copyright.
The walkers set out from Boston and reached San Francisco six months later.
Where have you got such a beautiful set of glasses from?
Our company has come a long way since it was set up.
Christopher Columbus demanded that an entire "Columbus Week" be set aside to celebrate his glory, but in the end only got a day, and only in America.
As I was eating lunch, Kichiya came to me and, while she was serving my meal, she was toying happily with her ring set with a gleaming jewel.
The two of you need to take the basket of apples over to your grandfather, the mother said. "You will grab it from one side, and you - from the other. And that's how you'll set out."
Sachiko always said: "You'd better set some money aside in case you get sick."
In May, they set on him in the street, attacking him with fists, kicks and a knife.
Detailed design is the work of drawing up a diagram that is capable of being manufactured from the plan set in the baseline design.

English word "stawiać"(set) occurs in sets:

Harry Potter

3. bet bet bet



4. pose


It’s better to pose standing up than sitting down.
The photographer wanted Carla to pose for a photograph.
When you pose a question, you expect an answer.
It must have been something really big for him to strike a triumphant pose like that.
to pose a problem/risk/question
In Ankara, I made clear that America is not – and never will be – at war with Islam. We will, however, relentlessly confront violent extremists who pose a grave threat to our security.
If you're serious about solving the problem, then you cannot pose it as a Catch-22.
They look up at Big Ben; and then they pose to have their photo taken.
My twin brother was posing to be me. She always poses to be someone else.
Can we go back to the question that Helena posed earlier?
He adopted/assumed/struck (= moved into) an elegant pose.
pose danger
They will pose numerous technological challenges for the next 10 years
Whatever we decide with regard to Kosovo will pose problems in that region.
The most successful scientists are those who pose the right questions.

English word "stawiać"(pose) occurs in sets:

buildig materials