EN · B1 · idiomlend an ear
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No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.nadstawić ucha
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Dialogues in context
EN · B1The First Blackbird
- A
Can you hear the bird behind the hedge?
Słyszysz ptaka za żywopłotem?
- B
No. Wait, I'll listen closely.
Nie. Poczekaj, nadstawię ucha.
- A
There it goes again.
Teraz znowu zaśpiewał.
- B
I hear it. I think it's a blackbird.
Słyszę. To chyba kos.
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Translations
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RussianExamples of use
Zawsze nadstawia ucha, kiedy potrzebuję porozmawiać.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.She always lends an ear when I need to talk.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Sie hat immer ein offenes Ohr, wenn ich reden muss.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Siempre me presta oído cuando necesito hablar.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Она всегда внимательно выслушивает меня, когда мне нужно поговорить.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Grammar
idiom
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- lend an ear
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Example
She always lends an ear when I need to talk.
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B1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.dniem i nocą
A2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.porywać się z motyką na słońce
B2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.zarywać noce
B2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Related phrases
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.