Polish English Dictionary

cofać in English:

1. draw back

draw back move away

Slowly draw back all the solution into the syringe. /syriendz/

English word "cofać"(draw back) occurs in sets:

Asking the right questions
phrasal verbs 2/5
TEST CPE nr 1
PHRASAL VERBS 2
vocabulary vince

2. reverse

If a man wants to learn to sound like a native speaker of Japanese, he shouldn't only learn Japanese from women. The reverse is true for a woman.

He did the reverse of what I asked.

in reverse order

Instead of putting the car into gear, she put it into reverse, causing a great deal of damage to the store-front.

Our performance was a huge reverse.

Labour have accused him of putting the economy into reverse.

You're blocking my gate - can you reverse a little?

The effects of the disease can only be reversed by a bone-marrow donation.

Driving in reverse is always more difficult than driving forward.

It would take years to reverse the damage that has been done to the environment.

In the morning they walk to school, in the afternoon they simply reverse their earlier route.

You should reverse carefully.

People have plastic surgies because they think they can reverse ageing.

Count from one to five in reverse order, please!

Translation is always a treason, and as a Ming author observes, can at its best be only the reverse side of a brocade,—all the threads are there, but not the subtlety of colour or design.

English word "cofać"(reverse) occurs in sets:

"Władaj i gadaj cz. 1" - rozdział 15 - "W aucie"
the earth and the environment
słówka IIId 3/1
Unit 8 wordki
Władek 15 W aucie

3. retreat

They had no alternative but to retreat.

He decided neither to advance nor to retreat.

The army had to retreat.

Jackson was not planning to retreat.

to be in retreat

Napoleon's retreat from Moscow

After the funeral he retreated to Scotland.

The trumpets sounded the retreat.

The US Geological Survey has warned that two-thirds of the world's polar bear populations could be lost by the mid-century as sea ice continues to retreat.

When he's done something wrong, he retreats to his bedroom.

The army retreated from the foreign lands.

European Council adopted something of a retreat from this for the first time in March.

When she came towards me shouting, I retreated / When he's done something wrong, he retreats to his bedroom

to retreat into a fantasy world

The enemy behind us presently exists solely to cut off our retreat.

4. back up

I back up all my data regularly.

You can back up another two feet or so.

I was prepared to back up her story because I knew it was the truth.

The writer doesn't back up his opinions with examples.

I was prepared to back up her story.

Put the car into reverse gear to back up.

I have all the evidence to back up my argument.

You missed the lines in the parking space. You'll have to back upand try again. If you don't believe me, talk to Dave. He'll back me up.

I won't be able to open the gate if the car doesn't back up.

back up your car

Could you back up a little so I can open this drawer.

Make sure you back up your files before you sell that computer.

You missed the lines in the parking space. You'll have to back up and try again.

You could back up your photos onto a CD-ROM.

English word "cofać"(back up) occurs in sets:

The Godfather

5. take back

You'd better take back that remark.

I think I'll take back these jeans I bought. They're too small.

I admit that I was wrong about Helen. I take back everything I said about her.

I admit that I was wrong about Ann. I take back everything I said about her.

Adam took his new trousers back as he discovered a flaw on them. / I admit that I was wrong about Helen. I take back everything I said about her.

I wanted to take back the jumper, but I didn’t have the receipt.

I think I’ll take back these jeans I bought. They’re too small.

You can't take back what you said, I know

I take back what I said.

I made him take back what he said about my taste in music.

You'd better take back what you said about her or you'll regret it.

You’d better take back what you said about her or you’ll regret it.

English word "cofać"(take back) occurs in sets:

czasowniki frazowe

6. recede

The flood waters finally began to recede in November. The pain in his head gradually receded.

The landmark year was 2007, when the ice receded by 34% compared with the period from 1970-2000

As she receded he waved goodbye.

His enthusiasm for the job started to recede...

Sea water receded in the afternoon.

My memory of her has begun to recede.

7. to rewind

8. back

Back in high school, I got up at 6 a.m. every morning.

Don't hold back.

This drawing is less than great. He needs to do something with the line here at the back of the leg.

You're back late. What have you been up to?

To get back to my original point, yesterday I sent the report off to Tokyo.

After I graduated from college, I moved back home and lived with my parents for three years.

If you aren't careful about what you eat, you'll put back on all the weight that you spent so much time losing.

Tom could hardly believe his ears when he heard that Mary was coming back home to stay.

I'm sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. I've been snowed under at work lately.

Memories of the good old days came flooding back one after another.

In an earthquake, the ground can shake up and down, or back and forth.

Please play it back for me after you've finished the recording.

Instead of going back to the party, why don't we go to my place?

If I'm not mistaken, I think we took a wrong turn back there.

To put it bluntly, the reason this team won't win is because you're holding them back.