shoulder

['ʃəuldə(r)] 1. n (ANAT)

bark m

2. vt (fig)

burden brać (wziąć perf) na swoje barki; responsibility brać (wziąć perf) na siebie

to look over one's shoulder — spoglądać (spojrzeć perf) przez ramię

to rub shoulders with sb (fig) — ocierać się (otrzeć się perf) o kogoś

to give sb the cold shoulder (fig) — traktować (potraktować perf) kogoś ozięble

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['ʃəuldə] 1. noun

1) (the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm: He was carrying the child on his shoulders.) ramię, bark

2) (anything that resembles a shoulder: the shoulder of the hill.) skarpa, występ, stopień

3) (the part of a garment that covers the shoulder: the shoulder of a coat.) ramię

4) (the upper part of the foreleg of an animal.) łopatka

2. verb

1) (to lift on to the shoulder: He shouldered his pack and set off on his walk.) wziąć na barki, wziąć na plecy

2) (to bear the full weight of: He must shoulder his responsibilities.) brać na siebie

3) (to make (one's way) by pushing with the shoulder: He shouldered his way through the crowd.) przepychać się

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- shoulder-blade

- put one's shoulder to the wheel
- shoulder to shoulder