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I . shift [ʃɪft] VB trans

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2. shift esp AM gears, lanes:

shift
zmieniać [perf zmienić]
to shift from second into third
zmieniać z dwójki na trójkę

3. shift Brit inf stains:

shift
usuwać [perf usunąć]

4. shift fig:

shift yourself!
ruszaj się!

II . shift [ʃɪft] VB intr

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1. shift (rearrange position):

shift
przesuwać [perf przesunąć] się
shift action
przenieść się

2. shift (change):

shift
zmieniać [perf zmienić] się

3. shift inf (move over):

shift
przesiadać [perf przesiąść] się

III . shift [ʃɪft] N

1. shift (change):

shift
zmiana f

2. shift LING:

shift
przegłos m

3. shift (period of work, people):

shift
zmiana f
night shift
nocna zmiana
in shifts
na zmiany

night shift N

night shift
nocna zmiana f

shift key N COMPUT

shift key
klawisz m shift m

Usage examples with shift

day shift
dzienna zmiana f
shift yourself!
ruszaj się!
night shift
nocna zmiana
structural shift ECON
przesunięcie nt strukturalne
to shift one's ground
zmienić zdanie
to shift in one's seat
wiercić się
to shift responsibility to others
zrzucić odpowiedzialność na innych
to shift from second into third
zmieniać z dwójki na trójkę
to shift from one foot to the other
przestępować z nogi na nogę

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
He worked the night shift at a convenience store and worked at a restaurant as a chef's assistant.
en.wikipedia.org
He explained that this shift took place because of a growing pressure from the clergy and musical scholars to bring carol-singing into churches.
news.bbc.co.uk
Similarly, the burden of taxation has to shift from the shoulders of the workforce to such areas as, for example, speculative currency dealing.
www.europarl.europa.eu
Techno-economic analysis, as taught in traditional chemical process design, will also dramatically shift from a conservative viewpoint of utilization of historical trend economics and cash flow analysis.
en.wikipedia.org
Countries should also change rules that let companies shift their profits across borders to avoid taxes.
www.rte.ie
The shift towards jobless recoveries probably reflects a reduction in temporary layoffs during cyclical downturns.
www.frbsf.org
Given the shift to e-commerce, what are the growth areas for a courier company?
www.theglobeandmail.com
More properly, to discuss an optical phase shift one needs to have a common time base reference.
en.wikipedia.org
The system has worked relatively well in the last 30 years, and has tended to shift the federal courts' caseload to the desired balance.
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All events and ways to measure these events evolve and shift with calendrical time.
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