TAIL - Translation from English into Polish

I. tail [teɪl] N

1. tail ZOOL:

tail: ogon m

tail fin: płetwa f ogonowa

2. tail of plane, comet:

tail: ogon m

3. tail FASHION:

tail of shirt, coat: poła f

tail of dress: tren m

tails inf: frak m

4. tail:

tails pl (side of coin): ≈ orzeł m (odwrotna strona monety)

5. tail inf (buttocks):

tail: tyłek m

6. tail inf (person):

tail: ogon m

to put a tail on sb: posłać za kimś ogon

Phrases:

a case of the tail wagging the dog: sprawa postawiona na głowie

with one's tail between one's legs: z podkulonym ogonem

to be [or keep] on sb's tail: siedzieć komuś na ogonie

to turn tail [and run]: podwinąć ogon pod siebie [i zmykać]

II. tail [teɪl] VB trans inf (follow)

tail: śledzić

tail away VB intr

tail away: zmniejszać [perf zmniejszyć] się

tail away sound: zamierać

tail back VB intr Brit

traffic is tailing back miles from the scene of the accident: droga jest zakorkowana kilometry od miejsca wypadku

tail off VB intr

tail off PHRVB tail away

tail away VB intr

tail away: zmniejszać [perf zmniejszyć] się

tail away sound: zamierać

tail end N (last part)

tail end: koniec m

tail wind N

tail wind: wiatr m z tyłu

Present
I	tail
you	tail
he/she/it	tails
we	tail
you	tail
they	tail

Past
I	tailed
you	tailed
he/she/it	tailed
we	tailed
you	tailed
they	tailed

Present Perfect
I	have	tailed
you	have	tailed
he/she/it	has	tailed
we	have	tailed
you	have	tailed
they	have	tailed

Past Perfect
I	had	tailed
you	had	tailed
he/she/it	had	tailed
we	had	tailed
you	had	tailed
they	had	tailed

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

fee tail: własność ograniczona

tail fin: płetwa f ogonowa

nose to tail: wolno, jeden za drugim

to turn tail: podwinąć ogon

to turn tail [and run]: podwinąć ogon pod siebie [i zmykać]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The fuselage reduced in height to the tail, where a broad chord, triangular fin carried a straight edged rudder that extended to the keel.

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The pectoral fins are greatly enlarged, and the tail fin is rounded.

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The body is decorated with dark spots, with a pale underside and a ringed tail.

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This is a large eagle with brown upperparts and blackish flight feathers and tail.

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The taxon includes some of the smallest known adult non-avian theropod specimens, with the holotype specimen measuring only 68 cm in length, including the tail.

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