SOS - Translation from English into Polish

SOS [ˌesəʊˈes, Am -oʊ-] N

SOS

SOS nt

I. so [səʊ, Am soʊ] ADV

1. so (like that):

so

tak

so they say

tak mówią

is that so?

naprawdę?

I think so

tak myślę

I hope so

mam nadzieję, że tak

2. so (to such degree):

so

tak [bardzo]

I so love him

tak bardzo go kocham

so late

tak późno

so many books

tak wiele książek

be so kind as to help him

bądź tak dobry i pomóż mu

3. so (in the same way):

so

tak samo

so did/do I

ja też

Phrases:

so long

do zobaczenia

so much for that

tyle, jeśli o to chodzi

and so on [or forth]

i tak dalej

or so

czy coś w tym rodzaju

so what?

i co z tego?

II. so [səʊ, Am soʊ] CONJ

1. so (therefore):

so

więc

2. so (summing up):

so

czyli

so what?

co z tego?

so now...

a więc...

3. so (in order that):

so

żeby

I bought the book so that he would read it

kupiłam tą książkę, żeby ją przeczytał

III. so [səʊ, Am soʊ] INTERJ

so that's why!

[a] więc to dlatego!

I. so-so inf ADJ

so-so

taki sobie

II. so-so inf ADV

so-so

tak sobie

so-and-so N inf

1. so-and-so (unspecified person):

so-and-so

taki a taki m

2. so-and-so pej (unpleasant person):

so-and-so

taki owaki m

say-so N no pl inf

1. say-so (permission):

say-so

zgoda f

2. say-so (unproved assertion):

say-so

słowo nt

I believe it on your say-so

wierzę ci na słowo

so-called ADJ

so-called

tak zwany

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

It was questioning and sceptical, preferring to do its own digging into stories and not relying on the say-so of the company concerned.

www.independent.co.uk

To me, he is saying he wants to take it back to a time when his forefathers had more say-so.

www.macleans.ca

Indeed, most of them are bought on the say-so of a shop assistant.

www.independent.ie

So far we have only the industry's say-so that a state tax subsidy is needed and should be expanded.

www.latimes.com

Neither the government nor the court has to accept the defendants' mere say-so.

www.stanfordlawreview.org