Dizionario Polacco - Inglese

język polski - English

powstrzymywać się in inglese:

1. stall stall


The children had a stall at the Christmas market, where they sold decorations and greeting cards.
You may not set up a roadside stall without prior notice.
Fruit stall
you can try the clothes on in a stall
The engine stalled.
You need to practise every day if you don't want your progress to stall.
She asked him to stall the guests, as the party wasn't ready yet.; He tried to stall the conversation by asking strange questions.
Aren't you stalling a little bit?
A stall is caused by the separation of airflow from the wing’s upper surface.
I'll buy some oranges at the fruit stall.
Rob managed to stall, but he is pushing for the response
Japan's economic growth has stalled, with industrial production contracting in June for the fourth straight month.
The definition of a stall is a small area from which goods are sold at a market.
In those days, you used to get market stalls, shops even, that sold nothing else.
For years he is at the market every Tuesday morning with his fish stall.

Inglese parola "powstrzymywać się"(stall) si verifica in set:

z polskiego na angielski
angielski cz 2 part 2
Angielski Słówka Dział 6
Unit 6 - Tedtalk
dział 6 część 2

2. refrain refrain


He could not refrain from smiling, though with a slight sense of guilt.
My physician advised me to refrain from alcohol for the time being.
We agreed to refrain from smoking while we are at work.
However, the contracting authority may refrain from requiring such certification for very low value contracts.
refrain from comment
Please fasten your seat belts, and kindly refrain from smoking.
Miss Tanaka! You are living with gentlemen house mates! Please refrain from being pantless!
Please refrain from posts that might encourage conflict.
Please refrain from making posts that disrupt this site's atmosphere.
I will not say play fair but I would wish that you refrain from indiscreet acts.
We call on the authorities to refrain from carrying out these punishments.
I cannot refrain from expressing my opinion about the affair.
People sharing a ride should refrain from conversation with other passengers.
Let's refrain from stabbing people with knives.
At this moment I must refrain from answering that question.

3. abstain abstain


Athletes usually abstain from smoking.
He was told to abstain from drinking by the doctor.
My father tries to abstain from drinking.
Tom was told to abstain from smoking and drinking.
I had to abstain from smoking while I was in the hospital.
I am abstaining out of consideration for the Danish workers ill-treated by globalisation.
abstinence | abstention | abstainer | abstemious | abstinent
"She intends to abstain from sex before marriage"
Rob needs to abstain from eating cakes if he wants to wear his skinny jeans
For this reason, we have decided to abstain on this report
True science teaches us to doubt and to abstain from ignorance.
I abstain from voting.
I'll abstain from going out today.

Inglese parola "powstrzymywać się"(abstain) si verifica in set:

Matasek Advanced 1-4
Medical English EXAM part 1
Bluefin tuna
Special english 5

4. restrain


I couldn't restrain a smile.
The prisoner had to be restrained by the police.
He was so funny at the party that I simply couldn't restrain my laughter.
It would seem that the Chinese can't restrain themselves from speaking English with me, even though they know that I speak Chinese and that I'm not English.
It is true that behavior cannot be legislated, and legislation cannot make you love me, but legislation can restrain you from lynching me, and I think that is kind of important.
I told Jim to restrain himself from drinking too much.
Before the horse race begins, the jockeys grip the reins tightly to restrain the impatient horses.
Mrs. Simpson, restrain yourself, or you'll be arrested.
Fractious cats can be difficult to restrain
We have to take advantage of this momentum and restrain the greed of the financial and banking sectors.
It was hard for her to restrain her emotions when she saw her sister for the first time in 20 years
We learn taht it's best to restrain our anger
She was so ​angry that she could ​hardly restrain her​self.
Do not restrain them but use a blanket or clothing to protect their head from injury. Restraining them may cause injury to you or them.
Two police officers tried to restrain him, but he broke away and ran into a nearby house.

Inglese parola "powstrzymywać się"(restrain) si verifica in set:

My first lesson

5. resist


I don't watch a lot of movies, but I can't resist a good documentary.
resist change
Give me the strength to resist the temptation. / 2. There are always those who resist progress. / 3. You resist what can bring you peace. / 4. I'm pretty sure I can resist you.
However long it takes; we will resist the enemy and we will never give up.
Couldn't resist telling the dentist "yeh it makes me feel numb" when he asked me did I have any problems with local anaesthetic.
Let's resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long.
We, ACME Ltd., hereby announce that we will resist with all our strength this hostile takeover.
Even though we resist this by all means — it is a fact.
I resist being tempted to spend a lot of money on clothes.
Children usually resist their parents' tyranny, rebel against them and eventually confront them. I couldn't resist buying such a beautiful dress.
They are determined to resist pressure to change the law. / The bank strongly resisted cutting interest rates. / I can never resist the urge to laugh.
Learn the rules of rugby and you will be unable to resist it
The ​soldiers resisted (the ​enemy ​attacks) for two ​days. I can never resist ​temptation/​chocolate/the ​urge to ​laugh. The ​party ​leader resisted ​demands for his ​resignation.
This material resists water very well. This material is highly water resistant. This is an extremely water-resistant material. This material has very good resistance to water. his material has excellent water resistance.

Inglese parola "powstrzymywać się"(resist) si verifica in set:

New Matura Solutions Unit 1 Caught on camera