Translations for „upon“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

upon [əˈpɒn, Am əˈpɑ:n] PREP form

1. upon (on):

upon

na

2. upon (at time of):

upon sb's arrival

[tuż] po czyimś przybyciu

Phrases:

once upon a time

dawno, dawno temu

touch upon VB trans

touch upon upon PHRVB touch on

See also touch on

touch on VB trans

touch on topic:

touch on

dotykać [perf dotknąć]

touch on

poruszać [perf poruszyć]

chance on, chance upon VB trans form

1. chance on (meet):

to chance on sb

spotykać [perf spotkać] kogoś przypadkiem

2. chance on (find):

to chance on sth

natknąć się na coś

come upon VB trans

to come upon sb

natykać [perf natknąć] się na kogoś

count upon VB trans

count upon PHRVB count on

See also count on

count on VB trans

to count on sb

liczyć na kogoś

embark on, embark upon VB trans

embark on

rozpoczynać [perf rozpocząć]

enter upon VB intr

enter upon

zapoczątkowywać [perf zapoczątkować]

enter upon career

zaczynać [perf zacząć]

fall upon VB trans

fall upon PHRVB fall on

See also fall on

fall on VB trans

1. fall on (be borne by):

to fall on sb

spadać [perf spaść] na kogoś

2. fall on (seize greedily):

to fall on sb/sth

rzucać [perf rzucić] się na kogoś/coś

fasten upon VB trans

fasten upon PHRVB fasten on

See also fasten on

fasten on VB trans

fasten on

przyjmować [perf przyjąć]

to fasten blame on sb

zrzucać [perf zrzucić] na kogoś winę

fix upon VB trans

fix upon PHRVB fix on

See also fix on

fix on VB trans

1. fix on inf (make definite):

fix on

ustalać [perf ustalić]

fix on date

wyznaczać [perf wyznaczyć]

2. fix on (concentrate):

fix on

koncentrować [perf s-] się

force upon VB trans

force upon PHRVB force on

See also force on

force on VB trans

to force sth on sb

narzucać [perf narzucić] coś komuś

hit upon VB trans

hit upon PHRVB hit on

See also hit on

hit on trans

to hit on sth

wpadać [perf wpaść] na coś

Usage examples with upon

once upon a time

dawno, dawno temu

to settle upon sth

decydować [perf z-] się na coś

to come upon sb

natykać [perf natknąć] się na kogoś

to impose (up)on sb

narzucać [perf narzucić] się komuś

to improve (up)on sth

udoskonalać [perf udoskonalić] coś

contingent on [or upon] sth

zależny od czegoś

to dote (up)on sb

świata poza kimś nie widzieć

to pronounce (up)on sth

wypowiadać [perf wypowiedzieć] się w sprawie czegoś

upon sb's arrival

[tuż] po czyimś przybyciu

upon sb's decease

po czyjejś śmierci

to feel put-upon

czuć [perf po-] się wykorzystywanym

to bestow sth (up)on sb

przyznawać [perf przyznać] coś komuś

to impress sth (up)on sb

uzmysławiać [perf uzmysłowić] coś komuś

to impinge on [or upon] sth

rzutować [lub wpływać] na coś

to look favourably (up)on sb

patrzeć na kogoś przychylnym okiem

to intrude on [or upon] sb

narzucać [perf narzucić] się komuś

to pride oneself (up)on sth

szczycić się czymś

to hinge (up)on sb/sth

zależeć od kogoś/czegoś

to remark (up)on sb/sth

robić uwagi na temat kogoś/czegoś

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It established a largely decentralized commercial empire based upon linkages by merchant houses protecting trade routes throughout the region.

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This is purely so that your vision is focused on nothing but the enemy, and thus there is more concentration upon the enemy's stratagems.

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The exchange of money is frowned upon, and barter stressed as an alternative.

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However, upon resumption in the evening he lost the opening four frames and would eventually lose the match 79.

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He was highly conscientious of his responsibility for the welfare of those who relied upon him for their livelihood.

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The result was an odd, six-wheeled contraption which relied upon gasoline for locomotion and a coal-fired boiler for pumping water through hoses.

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He was an excellent shepherd, a seducer of nymphs, and musician upon the shepherd's pipes.

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As such, during the band's hiatus period, all three members decided to embark upon solo careers.

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Divorces were frowned upon, no matter what the provocation, and a man who was sued at law, particularly upon his promissory note, was almost disgraced in the public mind.

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The old and infirm who came to be healed, including children were trampled upon in the mass hysteria.

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