CHANGE - Translation from English into Polish

I. change [tʃeɪnʤ] N

1. change (alteration):

change: zmiana f

change in the weather: zmiana pogody

for a change: dla odmiany

there's no change in his condition: jego stan pozostaje bez zmian

let's eat outside — it'll make a change: zjedzmy na zewnątrz — to będzie miła odmiana

2. change (set):

change of clothes: ubranie nt na zmianę

3. change no pl (coins):

[small] change: drobne pl

have you got change for 5 pounds?: czy ma pan rozmienić 5 funtów?

4. change no pl (money returned):

change: reszta f

two pounds in change: dwa funty reszty

5. change (in travel):

change: przesiadka f

Phrases:

to have a change of heart: rozmyślić się

II. change [tʃeɪnʤ] VB intr

1. change (become different):

change: zmieniać [perf zmienić] się

2. change (in travel):

change: przesiadać [perf przesiąść] się

3. change (put on different clothes):

change: przebierać [perf przebrać] się

4. change (shift gears):

change: zmieniać [perf zmienić] bieg

to change into third gear: wrzucać [perf wrzucić] trójkę

III. change [tʃeɪnʤ] VB trans

1. change (replace):

to change clothes: przebierać [perf przebrać] się

to change the sheets/nappy: zmieniać [perf zmienić] pościel/pieluszkę

2. change (exchange for coins):

to change sth into sth: rozmieniać [perf rozmienić] coś na coś

3. change (exchange currency):

to change sth into sth: wymieniać [perf wymienić] coś na coś

4. change (in travel):

to change trains: przesiadać [perf przesiąść] się [do innego pociągu]

5. change (shift):

to change gear(s): zmieniać [perf zmienić] biegi

change into VB trans

to change sth into sth: zamieniać [perf zamienić] coś w coś

the frog changed into a prince: żaba zamieniła się w księcia

change over VB intr

to change over to sth: przechodzić [perf przejść] na coś

short-change [ˌʃɔ:tˈtʃeɪndʒ, Am ˌʃɔ:rt-] VB trans

1. short-change (give too little money):

short-change: wydać za mało reszty

2. short-change fig inf (disappoint):

to be short-changeed: zostać naciągniętym

small change N no pl

small change: drobne pl

small change fig: grosze mpl

bureau de change N

bureau de change: kantor m [wymiany walut]

quick-change artist N THEAT

quick-change artist: transformista m

Present
I	change
you	change
he/she/it	changes
we	change
you	change
they	change

Past
I	changed
you	changed
he/she/it	changed
we	changed
you	changed
they	changed

Present Perfect
I	have	changed
you	have	changed
he/she/it	has	changed
we	have	changed
you	have	changed
they	have	changed

Past Perfect
I	had	changed
you	had	changed
he/she/it	had	changed
we	had	changed
you	had	changed
they	had	changed

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

refreshing change: przyjemna odmiana f

[small] change: drobne pl

loose change: drobne pl

structural change: zmiana f strukturalna

to change one's tune: zmienić zdanie [lub sposób postępowania]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Our senses and our sensibilities are being evolved by force into quick-change artists, masters of disguise.

www.ft.com

Bacon is a magician, a quick-change artist.

www.independent.co.uk

The audience found sincere, empathetic and at times universal emotion in the music of this quick-change artist.

www.cbsnews.com

He is a quick-change artist who can assume a new disguise in less than a minute, although he no longer needs to use such skills.

en.wikipedia.org

He was a quick-change artist and magician of astonishing popularity in the early twentieth century, and was regarded as the highest paid theater performer of his time.

www.huffingtonpost.com