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tail: I. noun II. transitive verb
tail away: intransitive verb
tail back: intransitive verb
tail off: intransitive verb
tail end: noun
tail wind: noun

I . tail [teɪl] N

1. tail ZOOL:

tail

ogon m

tail fin

płetwa f ogonowa

2. tail of plane, comet:

tail

ogon m

3. tail FASHION:

tail of shirt, coat

poła f

tail of dress

tren m

tails inf

frak m

4. tail:

tails pl (side of coin)

≈ orzeł m (odwrotna strona monety)

5. tail inf (buttocks):

tail

tyłek m

6. tail inf (person):

tail

ogon m

to put a tail on sb

posłać za kimś ogon

Phrases:

a case of the tail wagging the dog

sprawa postawiona na głowie

with one's tail between one's legs

z podkulonym ogonem

to be [or keep] on sb's tail

siedzieć komuś na ogonie

to turn tail [and run]

podwinąć ogon pod siebie [i zmykać]

II . tail [teɪl] VB trans inf (follow)

tail

tail away VB intr

tail away

zmniejszać [perf zmniejszyć] się

tail away sound

tail back VB intr Brit

traffic is tailing back miles from the scene of the accident

droga jest zakorkowana kilometry od miejsca wypadku

tail off VB intr

tail off PHRVB tail away

See also tail away

tail away VB intr

tail away

zmniejszać [perf zmniejszyć] się

tail away sound

tail end N (last part)

tail end

koniec m

tail wind N

tail wind

wiatr m z tyłu

Usage examples with tail

fee tail

własność ograniczona

tail fin

płetwa f ogonowa

nose to tail

wolno, jeden za drugim

to turn tail

podwinąć ogon

to turn tail [and run]

podwinąć ogon pod siebie [i zmykać]

to put a tail on sb

posłać za kimś ogon

with one's tail between one's legs

z podkulonym ogonem

to be [or keep] on sb's tail

siedzieć komuś na ogonie

in two shakes of a lamb's tail inf

a case of the tail wagging the dog

sprawa postawiona na głowie

not to be able to make head (n)or tail of sth

nie rozumieć czegoś ani trochę

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English

The fuselage reduced in height to the tail, where a broad chord, triangular fin carried a straight edged rudder that extended to the keel. en.wikipedia.org

The pectoral fins are greatly enlarged, and the tail fin is rounded. en.wikipedia.org

The body is decorated with dark spots, with a pale underside and a ringed tail. en.wikipedia.org

This is a large eagle with brown upperparts and blackish flight feathers and tail. en.wikipedia.org

The taxon includes some of the smallest known adult non-avian theropod specimens, with the holotype specimen measuring only 68 cm in length, including the tail. en.wikipedia.org

In life, it would have resembled a modern duiker, measuring about 50 cm in body length, but with a much longer tail. en.wikipedia.org

The tail is brown at the base and white past the sting. en.wikipedia.org

A slow speed-chase follows involving the male flying around the female exposing his expanded under tail coverts to her. en.wikipedia.org

The tail has three or four black and buff bars, a broad black band near the tip and a pale rufous tip. en.wikipedia.org

It had the standard fixed main wheel and tail-skid undercarriage of its day. en.wikipedia.org

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