Translations for „stagger“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

I . stagger [ˈstægəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB intr

stagger drunk:

stagger

zataczać [perf zatoczyć] się

he staggered to his feet

chwiejnie stanął na nogach

to stagger under sth fig

chwiać [perf za-] się pod ciężarem czegoś

II . stagger [ˈstægəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

1. stagger (cause to stagger):

he was staggered by the blow

zatoczył się po uderzeniu

2. stagger (surprise):

stagger

zdumiewać [perf zdumieć]

it staggers the imagination

to się nie mieści w głowie

3. stagger (arrange):

to stagger sth

rozkładać [perf rozłożyć] coś w czasie

III . stagger [ˈstægəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

stagger

zataczanie się nt

Usage examples with stagger

to stagger under sth fig

chwiać [perf za-] się pod ciężarem czegoś

to stagger sth

rozkładać [perf rozłożyć] coś w czasie

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

For some reason, he was not removed from the game, even though several times, he staggered when about to pitch.

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He staggers outside and the crowd's cheers turn to silence.

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Elections are staggered and are held in even years.

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A secondary intent was to reduce the economic impact of the millions of veterans returning to the workforce by staggering their reentry.

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The depth and breadth of this new scene is truly staggering.

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A header in the second course is staggered in the horizontal plane by a length of three-quarters of a stretcher to the right.

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Elections are staggered such that half the districts have elections every 2 years.

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In obliquely striated muscle, the filaments are staggered.

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It staggers me that some, particularly young people, still have an issue with them...

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The number of new digital and machine generated data communications systems on offer today is staggering.

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