Translations for „rag“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

rag [ræg] N

1. rag (cloth):

rag

gałgan m

rag

szmata f

2. rag:

rags pl (worn out clothes)

łachmany mpl

3. rag Brit (students' event):

rag

doroczna studencka zbiórka na cele dobroczynne, połączona z zabawą

4. rag pej inf (newspaper):

rag

szmatławiec m

5. rag MUS:

rag

rag m

Phrases:

a red rag to a bull

czerwona płachta na byka

rags to riches story

historia zawrotnej kariery

rag doll N

rag doll

szmaciana lalka f

rag rug N

rag rug

kilim m

rag trade N no pl Brit

the rag trade

przemysł m odzieżowy

wash-rag N AM

wash-rag

ręczniczek m

Usage examples with rag

the rag trade

przemysł m odzieżowy

a red rag to a bull

czerwona płachta na byka

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Syncope-like epileptic seizures (ictal syncope) with the child becoming completely unresponsive and flaccid like a rag doll occur in one fifth of the seizures.

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Set every rag in chase, the wind rather lulling.

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I knew precisely how every fabric should look on me, whether it was a princess' gown or a washerwoman's rags.

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The recipe only partially resembles the rag alla bolognese that is traditionally associated with tagliatelle.

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After learning some ragtime by ear, he started composing his own rags.

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He wears a feathered hat decorated with flowers and rags, and his face is smeared with soot and red ochre.

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He considers the group a rag tag band of possible delinquents.

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Exploring, they eventually find signs of life: an emaciated citizen dressed in rags, who flees in terror on seeing them.

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We also have here a tearing machine used for woolen rags, from which reclaimed fibers to produce low-quality yarn were obtained.

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They are sometimes dressed in black rags, bearing a black face and unruly black hair.

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