Translations for „leeway“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

leeway [ˈli:weɪ] N no pl

1. leeway (freedom):

to leave sb leeway to do sth

pozostawić komuś swobodę działania w czymś

2. leeway (flexible time frame):

to make up leeway

nadrabiać [perf nadrobić] zaległości

3. leeway NAUT:

leeway

zboczenie nt z kursu

Usage examples with leeway

to make up leeway

nadrabiać [perf nadrobić] zaległości

to leave sb leeway to do sth

pozostawić komuś swobodę działania w czymś

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Sockets designed for ordinary household and industrial use have much more design leeway than those used in precision applications.

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In providing a service, a professional may have personal discretion (choice or leeway) about how to provide the service.

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Leeway's part in the film was originally a prominent supporting character, but this was changed when most of his scenes were cut.

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So in other words, minimising the heel also amounts to minimising the leeway of the ship.

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Some public-school-at-home programs give parents leeway in curriculum choice; others require use of a specified curriculum.

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The simulator captures uncertainty in positions, time environmental inputs and leeway parameters.

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The remaining 36% is perpendicular to the vessel, and generates leeway angle and heeling moment.

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This privilege gives the security attendant extra leeway in detaining people in whom he has reasonable suspicion.

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Reporters often, but not always, give greater leeway to sources with little experience.

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My free interpretation is that in these poems, what is at stake is the leeway between the word and its meaning, between meaning and sensation....

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