Polish English Dictionary

język polski - English

zwalniać z pracy in English:

1. lay off lay off


we’ve had to lay off about 30 people
Most of the workers were laid off after the fire. I’m tired, I’d rather lay off for a while.

English word "zwalniać z pracy"(lay off) occurs in sets:

Czasowniki zlozone
Unit 3 A good job
Unit 3 A good job
Phrasal verbs #2
unit 3 monika

2. sack sack


He got the sack for slacking off at work.
I will hit the sack.
Is this your sack or his?
They got the sack for being careless and tardy.
Everyone thinks his sack the heaviest.
I got the sack but I've a little saved up, so for the time being I won't be troubled by living expenses.
It is hard for an empty sack to stand straight.
The official got the sack for currying favor with the contractors.
In British English, "to get the sack" means to be fired from your job.
I'd rather get the sack than not join the labour union, said the disgruntled worker.

3. fire fire


Fire burns.
Tom extinguished the fire.
The fire brigade was on the scene within five minutes of receiving the call.
A fire was seen to blaze up far away.
Tom killed Mary because he found out she had started the fire that had killed his family.
Why don't we fire everyone and hire a group of new people?
She was busy knitting. In the meantime, he was taking a nap by the fire.
You're playing with fire if you insist on riding your motorcycle without a helmet on.
You'll get a ticket if you park the car in front of a fire hydrant.
Immediately after it caught fire, the chemical factory blew up.
I was just wondering if maybe Tom was the one who started the fire.
This week is Fire Prevention Week.
Attempts to fight the fire with buckets soon proved fruitless.
Grandmother looks very comfortable in that chair beside the fire.
Woman noticed fire in the building and called 911.

English word "zwalniać z pracy"(fire) occurs in sets:

Mission unit 2 part 1 and 2

4. resign resign


She decided to resign.
I don't want to resign my job at present.
You should do the honorable thing and resign.
I resign.
I could read between the lines that he wanted me to resign.
Bogdan Tanjević will resign because of colon cancer.
At the same time, the clerk Natsue Arimura told Gokijo of his intent to resign after this month.
It now seems clear that she will resign her directorship immediately.
I wish to resign from my work for purely personal reasons.
if you resign, you say officially that you are leaving your job
She resigned as headteacher.
He tried hard to make it work, but in the end he had to resign from his job.
You should resign and repay your salary. / Either you resign voluntarily or through force.
I would resign if I were unhappy with my situation at work

English word "zwalniać z pracy"(resign) occurs in sets:

praca itp itd