Translations for „strings“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

apron strings N pl

apron strings

tasiemki fpl fartucha

Phrases:

to be tied to one's mother's apron strings

trzymać się matczynej spódnicy

to be tied to one's wife's apron strings

być pantoflarzem

I . string [strɪŋ] N

1. string (thin rope):

string

sznurek m

2. string of racket:

string

struna f

3. string of bow:

string

cięciwa f

4. string (of guitar or violin):

string

struna f

5. string:

the strings pl (orchestral section)

smyczki mpl

6. string (set):

string

szereg m

string of pearls

sznur m

string of events

seria f

string of successes

pasmo nt sukcesów

7. string COMPUT:

string

ciąg m znaków

Phrases:

with no strings attached

bez ograniczeń

to have a second/another string to one's bow

mieć jeszcze coś w zanadrzu

to pull strings

używać [perf użyć] swoich wpływów

II . string <strung, strung> [strɪŋ] VB trans

1. string (attach strings):

string

zakładać [perf założyć] struny

2. string (put onto thread):

to string the beads

nawlekać [perf nawlec] koraliki

I . string along inf VB intr

to string along with sb

zabrać się z kimś

II . string along inf VB trans

to string sb along

wodzić kogoś za nos

string out VB trans

1. string out (spread):

trucks were strung out along the road

drogą ciągnął sznur ciężarówek

2. string out (prolong):

string out

przedłużać [perf przedłużyć]

string up VB trans

string up

wieszać [perf powiesić]

string bean N AM BOT

string bean

fasola f szparagowa

string quartet N

string quartet

kwartet m smyczkowy

string N

User Entry

pipe string wiertnictwo

ciąg rury m

g-string N

User Entry

g-string

stringi nt

Usage examples with strings

the strings pl (orchestral section)

smyczki mpl

to pull [the] strings

pociągać za sznurki

with no strings attached

bez ograniczeń

to pull strings

używać [perf użyć] swoich wpływów

to hold the purse strings fig

trzymać kasę

to be tied to one's mother's apron strings

trzymać się matczynej spódnicy

to be tied to one's wife's apron strings

być pantoflarzem

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The lower two courses have one steel and one nylon string each, and the higher two courses have all nylon (or gut) strings.

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Don't expect the purse strings to loosen in 2012, either, as 47% said they will spend less on such purchases in the upcoming year.

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The instrumentation is for woodwinds and strings, including recorders as a symbol of poverty, need and humility.

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After repeated attempts by men on the roads to strangle them by their bonnet strings, they began pinning the strings on rather than sewing them.

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But aren't women meant to be casting off the apron strings and thinking: glass ceiling, rather than glass jars?

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This method consists of the web server appending query strings to the links of a web page it holds when sending it to a browser.

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This pedal brings the hammers closer to the strings, decreasing the volume while maintaining a normal tone, functioning just like the soft pedal on an upright piano.

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String encryption works by moving all user strings to an encrypted block of storage.

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The title of the symphony means the absent-minded man so it is as if the violins have forgotten to tune their strings.

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Its six strings, which are made of twisted silk passed through its back plate.

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