Translations for „guessing“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

I . guess [ges] N

I'll make a guess

spróbuję zgadnąć

a lucky guess

trafny domysł m

it was a wild guess

strzelałem

my guess is that...

domyślam się, że...

to have [or AM take] a guess

zgadywać

at a guess

zgadując

Phrases:

it's anybody's guess

tego nie wie nikt

your guess is as good as mine

wiem nie więcej niż ty

II . guess [ges] VB intr

1. guess (conjecture):

guess

zgadywać [perf zgadnąć]

2. guess (suspect):

guess

przypuszczać

3. guess esp AM (believe):

I guess he wasn't hungry

sądzę, że nie był głodny

Phrases:

I guessed as much

już na to wpadłem

to keep sb guessing

zmuszać [perf zmusić] kogoś do zgadywania

guess what?

wiesz co?

III . guess [ges] VB trans

guess

zgadywać [perf zgadnąć]

Usage examples with guessing

to keep sb guessing

zmuszać [perf zmusić] kogoś do zgadywania

there are no prizes for guessing sth

łatwo jest się czegoś domyślić

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There's no answer key or list of silhouettes, so the book becomes a big, long, and glorious guessing game.

www.wired.com

Even before its publication, the novel has started a guessing game among the cognoscenti.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Fluffy white towels and strawberry shortcake bubble bath are a given, we're guessing.

www.sugarscape.com

With multiple race winners in each class everyone was left guessing how the final scores would tally up.

www.afloat.ie

I'm guessing it's the pollen in some trees that smells exactly like human jizz, which would be really cool.

deadspin.com

This has turned educating guessing into an obsessive parlor game for journalists and stock analysts.

www.wired.com

When it comes to ranking goaltenders, there's no way to escape the guessing game.

www.nhl.com

And no prizes for guessing which lucky young buck she picked to practise chat-up lines with her.

www.bbc.co.uk

Installing a wheel with a lug wrench thus requires a bit of rough guessing about proper tightness.

en.wikipedia.org

Producers stylised the plot as a whodunit storyline which would keep viewers guessing as to whom the attacker was.

en.wikipedia.org