Polish English Dictionary

język polski - English

wysilać się in English:

1. struggle struggle


He struggled to be cheerful.
He put up a brave and lone struggle, but up against such heavy odds he couldn't get his business plan accepted.
We managed to finish the work on time but it was a struggle. There was a struggle for control of the company.
We have to be ready not only for a straightforward test of strength, but also for a struggle in which every strategy comes into play.
The struggles, emotions, dreams, and habits of Dickens' characters are shared by most people today.
Going all out like this is going to propel me right into an all-or-nothing struggle.
And tonight, I think about all that she's seen throughout her century in America. The heartache and the hope, the struggle and the progress. The times we were told that we can't, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes, we can.
Scientific research is not a mechanical routine, but a continuing struggle on the part of the scientist.
борьба за власть|struggle for power
I regret, however, that their struggle for citizens' freedoms is changeable and inconsistent.
Such economic situation may prove difficult for the struggles.
He struggled with his ​attacker who then ​ran away. a struggle with an ​armed ​robber
Teachers' struggle with the idea of closing Junior High Schools was a failure
When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.

2. exert oneself exert oneself


Sloth, perhaps-that one was too lazy to exert oneself?

English word "wysilać się"(exert oneself) occurs in sets:

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3. make effort



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4. break a sweat


He started running and soon broke a sweat. He loaded all five boxes without breaking a sweat. —often used figuratively to say that something is not hard for someone to do He gave a perfect performance and didn't break a sweat.

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5. exert yourself


It's not a good idea to exert yourself so soon after surgery.

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6. hustle


I miss the hustle and bustle of city life.
hustle and bustle
There is always a lot of hustle before Christmas.
puch / to make someone move somewhere, especially by pushing them quickly/ The security men hustled him out of the back door.
she was hustled into the car
I heard they are working on a hustle
We've gotta hustle, guys. There's not much time left.
That stupid rumour caused a dangerous hustle in the mall.
Mark was trying to hustle Joan for over an hour before he gave up.
A lot of hustle. I liked it.
to proceed or work rapidly or energetically: to hustle about putting a house in order.
they hustled him into the back of a horse-drawn wagon