Wyrażenia z „as… as…”

W angielskim często, gdy chcemy porównać dwie rzeczy/zjawiska/osoby używamy wyrażenia typu „as … as. …”.

Wyrażenia z „as … as …” w angielskim to odpowiedniki polskich wyrażeń typu: „twardy jak skała” albo „przebiegły jak lis”. Mimo że niektóre z tych wyrażeń mogą być dokładnym tłumaczeniem ich polskich odpowiedników, to zdecydowana ich większość jest bardzo różna.

Przykłady

Poniżej znajdziesz listę najczęściej używanych wyrażeń tego typu.

as flat as a pancake

*pancake – naleśnik

Płaski jak deska/ płaski jak stół

Przykłady:

• The Netherlands is as flat as a pancake.  – Holandia jest płaska jak stół.

 

 

 

as proud as a peacock

Dumny jak paw

Definition: very proud

Przykłady:

• He won a case so now he’s proud as a peacock.  – Wygrał sprawę i teraz jest dumny jak paw.

 

 

 

as fit as a fiddle

*fiddle – skrzypce (też: violin)

Zdrów jak ryba

Przykłady:

• He’s as fit as a fiddle.  – On jest zdrowy jak ryba.

 

 

 

as light as a feather

lekki jak piórko

Przykłady:

• You can easily lift it. It’s light as a feather. – Możesz z łątwością to podnieść. Jest lekkie jak piórko.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

as clean as a whistle

Definition: Very clean

Czysty jak łza

I always keep my desk clean as a whistle. – Zawsze utrzymuje moje biórko w czystości.

 

 

 

 

 

 

as cheap as a dirt

*dirt – brud, ziemia, błoto

Definition: extremely cheap

Tani jak barszcz

• The Netherlands is as flat as a pancake.  – Holandia jest płaska.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

as like as two peas

*pea – groszek

Definition: practically identical, two people or things which are extremely similar or alike

jak dwie krople wody

• The two sisters are as like as two peas. – Te dwie siostry są jak dwie krople wody.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

as big as life

Definition: An exaggerated way to state that someone appeared in a particular place.

we własnej osobie

• There I saw him as big as life! – Widziałem go tam we własnej osobie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inne wyrażenia

Angielski	Polski
as angry as hell	bardzo
as bad as all that	tak zły na jakiego wygląda
as big as a barn door	tak wielki, że ślepy by zauważył
as big as life	we własnej osobie
as bitter as gall	bardzo zgorzkniały
as black as hell	czarny jak noc
as blind as a bat	ślepy jak kret
as bold as brass as	bardzo pewny siebie
as brave as a lion	dumny jak lew
as bright as a button	bardzo bystry
as busy as a bee	bardzo zajęty
as calm as a millpond	spokojny jak to możliwe
as cheap as dirt	tani jak barszcz
as clean as a whistle	bardzo czysty
as clear as day	jasno i wyraźnie
as clear as mud	jasne jak słońce
as clear as crystal	bardzo jasny i zrozumiały
as clumsy as an elephant	ruszać się jak słoń, być ślamazarnym
as cold as marble	chłodny jak marmur
as cold as steel/stone	zimny jak stal
as cool as cucumber	wyluzowany
as cunning as a fox	sprytny jak lis
as dead as a dodo/doornail	martwy jak dodo
as deaf as a post	głuchy jak pień
as different as chalk and cheese	zupełnie różny
as drunk as a lord	piany w sztok
as dry as dust	suchy jak pył
as dull as ditchwater	bardzo nudny
as easy as pie	łatwy jak bułka z masłem
as easy as ABC / as easy as 123	proste jak 1,2,3
as fast as a deer	bardzo szybki
as fat as a pig	gruby jak świnia
as fit as a fiddle	zdrowy jak ryba
as flat as a pancake	płaski jak stół
as fresh as a daisy	świeży jak skowronek
as gentle as a lamb	delikatny baranek, ktoś delikatny
as good as gold	dobry jak złoto
as good as done	prawie zrobione
as good as new	jak nowy
as green as grass	być zielonym, nie mieć o czymś pojęcia
as happy as the day is long	bardzo zadowolony
as hard as nails	twardy jak skała
as harmless as a dove	łagodny jak gołąbek
as heavy as lead	cięzki jak z ołówiu
as high as a kite	piany, pod wpływem narkotyków, mieć odlot
as hot as fire	gorący jak ogień
as hungry as a wolf/bear	głody jak wilk
as innocent as a lamb	niewinny
as large as life	we własnej osobie
as light as feather	lekki jak piórko
as like as two peas	jak dwie krople wody
as mad as a hatter	stuknięty, zbzikowany
as mean as a snake	podły jak wąż
as nutty as a fruitcake	szajbus, pomylony
as old as the hills	stary jak góry
as pale as death/sheet	blady jak ściana
as plain as a day	bardzo prosty, nieskomplikowany
as pleased as punch	very happy with something
as poor as a church mouse	biedny jak mysz kościelna
as pretty as a picture	piękny jak obrazek
as proud as a peacock	dumny jak paw
as quick as a flash	szybki jak błysk
as quiet as a mouse	bardzo cichy, nieśmiały
as regular as a clockwork	regularny jak zegarek
as right as rain	prawdziwy, szczery
as safe as houses	bardzo bezpieczny
as sick as a dog, parrot	very sick
as slim as a willow	bardzo szczupły
as sly as a fox	przebiegły jak lis
as sober as a judge	zupełnie trzeźwy
as sound as a bell	zdrów jak rydz
as steady as a rock	twardy jak skała
as sure as hell	z pewnością
as thick as thieves	(znać się) jak łyse konie
as thin as a stick	bardzo cienki
as tired as a dog	bardzo zmęczony
as tough as old boots	twardy jak stare buty
as ugly as sin	bardzo brzydki
as warm as toast	cieplutki
as weak as water	miękki jak z waty, bardzo słaby
as white as snow	biały jak śnieg
as white as a ghost	blady jak duch