Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
oczko (w rajstopach)
English translation:
run/runs (pantyhose/hosiery)
Added to glossary by
Rafal Piotrowski
Oct 1, 2018 22:49
5 yrs ago
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Polish term
United Kingdom
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Native in: Polish 
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English
oczko (w rajstopach)
Polish to English
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powiedzenie
Poszło/puściło mi (się?) oczko (chyba tak to się mówi?)
Po prostu, bez kontekstu. JAK TO POWIEDZIEĆ?
Po prostu, bez kontekstu. JAK TO POWIEDZIEĆ?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | run/runs (pantyhose/hosiery) |
geopiet
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| 3 +1 | ladders (pantyhose, tights or stockings) |
geopiet
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| 3 | snag |
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
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Proposed translations
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run/runs (pantyhose/hosiery)
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Note added at 21 mins (2018-10-01 23:11:24 GMT)
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Getting a run in your stocking can be quite frustrating. While you can't make it go away, there are things you can do to keep it from getting worse. This is a guide about fixing a run in your stocking. - https://www.thriftyfun.com/tf/Repair/Clothing/Fixing-a-Run-i...
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Note added at 23 mins (2018-10-01 23:13:04 GMT)
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HOW TO REPAIR PANTYHOSE RUNS
1, Stop runs with clear nail polish. Apply it to small holes and snags to keep runs from developing
2, If nail polish is not available, use hair spray. Spray on the area around the run, let dry, and repeat, depending on the size of the run
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Note added at 31 mins (2018-10-01 23:20:54 GMT)
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Every woman knows the misery of laddered tights. The sheer nylon that gives your legs such a desirable look is prone to 'running' the second it comes into contact with anything sharp - even a fingernail. - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3506921/Want-stop...
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Note added at 21 mins (2018-10-01 23:11:24 GMT)
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Getting a run in your stocking can be quite frustrating. While you can't make it go away, there are things you can do to keep it from getting worse. This is a guide about fixing a run in your stocking. - https://www.thriftyfun.com/tf/Repair/Clothing/Fixing-a-Run-i...
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Note added at 23 mins (2018-10-01 23:13:04 GMT)
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HOW TO REPAIR PANTYHOSE RUNS
1, Stop runs with clear nail polish. Apply it to small holes and snags to keep runs from developing
2, If nail polish is not available, use hair spray. Spray on the area around the run, let dry, and repeat, depending on the size of the run
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Note added at 31 mins (2018-10-01 23:20:54 GMT)
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Every woman knows the misery of laddered tights. The sheer nylon that gives your legs such a desirable look is prone to 'running' the second it comes into contact with anything sharp - even a fingernail. - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3506921/Want-stop...
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ladders (pantyhose, tights or stockings)
Over half of women in Britain wear tights for at least 90% of the year but 66% of us find that tights ladder after the first wear. - https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/lifestyle-fashion/stylenews/th...
2 hrs
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
United States
Native in Polish
&
English
United States
On time, on target, on budget.
Native in: English 
, Polish
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish, Russian to Polish, and 1 more.
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snag
Textiles) a small loop or hole in a fabric caused by a sharp object
9. (Textiles) (tr) to tear or catch (fabric)
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/snag
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a jagged hole, tear, pull, or run in a fabric, as caused by catching on a sharp projection.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/snag
9. (Textiles) (tr) to tear or catch (fabric)
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/snag
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a jagged hole, tear, pull, or run in a fabric, as caused by catching on a sharp projection.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/snag
Discussion
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/St...
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stocking_run.jpg
ladder [in stocking] [Br.]
https://browse.dict.cc/polish-english/oczko+[w+rajstopach].h...
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oczko (w rajstopach) British English
There's a ladder in your stockings. (Masz oczko w pończochach.)
https://www.diki.pl/slownik-angielskiego?q=oczko
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poleciało mi oczko w rajstopach - I laddered my tights
poleciało mi oczko w rajstopach - my tights laddered
http://edict.pl/dict?word=poleciało mi oczko w rajstopach&la...
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a ladder [or run] in one's tights
oczko nt w rajstopach
her tights laddered
poszło jej oczko w rajstopach
https://pl.pons.com/tłumaczenie/polski-angielski/rajstopach
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The science behind it claims that by freezing and defrosting the tights, the fibres are toughened up, making them more run-resistant.
Stylist Denise Caldwell told Today.com that freezing them will also help them keep their colour, and also stop them bobbling and attracting bits of unsightly random fluff. - https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/5012996/heres-why-you-shou...
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We all know the clear nail varnish trick when it comes to ladders in your tights, but what can you do to stop them ripping, snagging and laddering in the first place? - http://www.goodhousekeeping.co.uk/fashion-beauty/style-advic...