RAGGING - Translation from English into Polish

OpenDict entry

ragging N

ragging MIN

wstępne wzbogacanie kopalin nt

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The technology is gaining popularity in the rag trade.

www.itbusiness.ca

It is also expected to investigate the rag trade, with a taskforce focusing on the import, wholesale, marketing and sale of clothing.

www.thisismoney.co.uk

The modernist fabric designer's work in the rag trade was the subject of a retrospective exhibition and book five decades after the work first appeared.

www.stuff.co.nz

He made his fortune in the rag trade and is weary of his son's ridiculous behavior.

www.thestar.com

His father founded a commercial firm dealing largely in the rag trade.

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