Polish English Dictionary

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1. shift

In order to keep our feet warm we had to shift from one foot to another and keep moving.

When I speak to a Westerner, I have to shift mental gears, so to speak.

shift work

History has shown that every financial crisis is followed by a technological shift.

Relationships might end with no real explanation as to why. And when that happens, respect the shift.

Media attention has shifted recently onto environmental issues.

I'm sorry but Paul called in sick and I'm going to need you to work his shift.

Freddy's been working the graveyard shift the past month, so he hasn't been able to see any of his friends who work normal hours.

Forming an information infrastructure, the real impact of the information highway is an expectation of new economic development due to a shift from a tangible hardware-industry to brain-oriented software-industry.

Shift the sofa so that it faces the fireplace.

My shift lasts from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Shifts in the oceanic temperature distrubition can cause significant weather shifts.

I had the breakfast shift – I had to go in at five a.m.

Although not explicitly referred to it is a seismic shift of great concern. The pilot who was supposed to fly the plane refused to do so because he head already completed this shift.

Spiky horsehairs pierce me every time I shift.