Translations for „sight“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

I . sight [saɪt] N

1. sight no pl (faculty of seeing):

sight

wzrok m

2. sight (view):

sight

widok m

3. sight (range of vision):

to be out of [one's] sight

być poza zasięgiem [czyjegoś] wzroku

in the sight of the law fig

w świetle prawa

4. sight (act of seeing):

at first sight

na pierwszy rzut oka

at first sight love

od pierwszego wejrzenia

I can't bear [or stand] the sight of him

nie mogę znieść jego widoku

to catch sight of sb/sth

przelotnie kogoś/coś zobaczyć

to catch sight of sb/sth suddenly

zauważyć kogoś/coś

get out of my sight! inf

zejdź mi z oczu!

to keep sight of sth

mieć coś na oku

to know sb by sight

znać kogoś z widzenia

at the sight of sth

na widok czegoś

5. sight form (viewing):

sight of the documentation

wgląd m w dokumentację

6. sight:

the sights pl (attractions)

atrakcje fpl turystyczne

7. sight (in gun):

sight

muszka f

to set one's sights on sth fig

stawiać [perf postawić] sobie coś za cel

8. sight no pl (a lot):

a sight better

o niebo lepszy

Phrases:

a sight for sore eyes inf

widok, który cieszy serce

to lose sight of sth

stracić coś z oczu

to lower one's sights

obniżyć [sobie] poprzeczkę

out of sight, out of mind proverbial

co z oczu, to i z serca

out of sight (not within range)

nieosiągalny

out of sight inf (excellent)

niesamowity

a real sight inf

opłakany widok

to buy sight unseen

kupować kota w worku

II . sight [saɪt] VB trans

sight

dostrzec

sight N

User Entry

ring sight MIL

muszka kołowa f

reciprocal sight

celowa obustronna f

second sight N no pl

second sight

jasnowidzenie nt

sight deposit N ECON

sight deposit

wkład m a vista

sight-read [ˈsaɪtri:d] VB trans, intr MUS

to sight-read [sth]

grać [perf za-] [coś] a vista

after-sight (bill) N ECON

after-sight (bill)

weksel m terminowy

line of sight N

User Entry

line of sight

linia wzroku

Usage examples with sight

poignant sight

bolesny widok m

love at first sight

miłość od pierwszego wejrzenia

to shoot on sight

strzelać [perf strzelić] bez ostrzeżenia

sight of the documentation

wgląd m w dokumentację

to buy sight unseen

kupować kota w worku

to heave into sight

pojawić [lub ukazać] się

at first sight

na pierwszy rzut oka

out of sight

niewidoczny

a sight better

o niebo lepszy

to sight-read [sth]

grać [perf za-] [coś] a vista

a real sight inf

opłakany widok

within sight/reach

w zasięgu wzroku/ręki

to keep sight of sth

mieć coś na oku

to know sb by sight

znać kogoś z widzenia

to keep out of sight

chować [perf s-] się

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The stocky little dog with drooping upper lips and underbite appears to be smiling, her round eyes lighting up at the sight of dogs and humans.

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Lower hot spring canyon falls is a sight to see, estimated 140 feet of water plummeting over a wall of rock.

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People lived and died in sight of the cotton mill in which they spent from 1416 hours of their daily lives.

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The sight of the city reminds her that she is the daughter of its king, and a royal marriage is planned for her.

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A common sight are great anthills, the nests of wood ants, of which there are several species in the region.

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At the age of 34, he contracted syphilis and progressively lost sight in both his eyes.

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Baboons are a common sight on the pass.

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On their way, the outboard motor gives out, leaving them stranded in the middle of the sea with no land in sight.

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The primary drawback of reflector sight is that they need some way to illuminate the reticle to function.

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An icon's resemblance is objective and independent of interpretation, but is relative to some mode of apprehension such as sight.

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