EN · B2 · idiomlearn the ropes
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No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.poznać tajniki pracy
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Dialogues in context
EN · B2First Week at the Bakery
- A
How's it going at the bakery?
Jak ci idzie w piekarni?
- B
I'm slowly learning the ropes. Today I'm kneading dough.
Powoli poznaję tajniki pracy. Dziś wyrabiam ciasto.
- A
And tomorrow?
A jutro?
- B
Tomorrow I'll shape loaves for the first time.
Jutro pierwszy raz uformuję bochenki.
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Translations
German
Spanish
RussianExamples of use
Poznanie tajników pracy zajęło mi miesiąc.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.It took me a month to learn the ropes.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Ich brauchte einen Monat, um mich einzuarbeiten.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Tardé un mes en aprender los entresijos.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Мне понадобился месяц, чтобы освоить тонкости работы.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Grammar
idiom
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- learn the ropes
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Example
It took me a month to learn the ropes.
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Nie zamiatajmy tej sprawy pod dywan; niewyjaśniony problem wróci przy następnym rozliczeniu.
C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Nie chciałem działać na własną rękę, dlatego przed kontaktem z klientem sprawdziłem, kto prowadzi tę sprawę.
C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Nie trzymajmy się kurczowo planu, jeśli warunek, na którym go oparliśmy, przestał być spełniony.
C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Nie dzielmy skóry na niedźwiedziu; sala jest dostępna, ale właściciel jeszcze nie potwierdził rezerwacji.
C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Ta kolejna zmiana terminu była kroplą, która przelała czarę; poprosiliśmy o stały harmonogram.
C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Nie stawiajmy wszystkiego na jedną kartę; przygotujmy drugie miejsce spotkania na wypadek niedostępności sali.
C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.