medal

medal
m (G medalu) (sportowy, wojskowy) medal
- brązowy/srebrny/złoty medal a bronze/silver/gold medal, bronze/silver/gold
- medal w biegu na 100 metrów/judo a medal in the 100 metres/in judo
- zdobyć medal to win a. take a/the medal
- szanse na zdobycie złotego medalu chances to win gold a. a gold medal
- medal za coś a medal for sth
- otrzymać medal za odwagę to receive a. be awarded a medal for bravery
■ być na medal pot. [osoba] to come a. turn trumps GB pot.; [impreza] to go with a bang a. swing pot.
- zrobić coś na medal to do a first-class job of sth
- posprzątałeś na medal you did a first-class job of cleaning
- odwrotna a. druga strona medalu the other a. darker side of the coin, the reverse of the medal
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-u; -e; gen pl; -i; m
medal

odwrotna strona medalu — (przen) the other side of the coin

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medal; złoty/srebrny/brązowy medal gold/silver/bronze medal; otrzymać medal za coś be awarded a medal for sth; odwrotna strona medalu (przeciwna cecha) the other side of the coin; (ujemna cecha) the downside of sth; każdy medal ma dwie strony there are two sides to every coin, there's a downside to everything; być na medal be top notch; zrobiłeś to na medal this was a fantastic job on your part; moja była dziewczyna jest kierowcą na medal my ex-girlfriend is a top notch driver.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary. 2003.

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