kombinowac cos

English translation: to scheme something

00:41 Jun 19, 2016
Polish to English translations [PRO]
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Polish term or phrase: kombinowac cos
w znaczeniu negatywnym

jemu nie ufam. on cos chyba kombinuje
Robert Adamowicz
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:12
English translation:to scheme something
Explanation:
He always looked likes he's scheming something bad. Really bad
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3 +1to scheme something
geopiet
3 +1to plot something /to angle at something/to be up to something no good
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
kombinować coś
to scheme something


Explanation:
He always looked likes he's scheming something bad. Really bad

geopiet
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 55

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mike23
7 hrs
  -> dziękuję
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to plot something /to angle at something/to be up to something no good


Explanation:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/machinate
To devise (a scheme or plot).
v.intr.
To scheme or plot.
machinate (ˈmækɪˌneɪt; ˈmæʃ-)
vb
(usually tr) to contrive, plan, or devise (schemes, plots, etc)
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angle at (something)
To plan or scheme to get or achieve so
mething; to try to get something in an indirect or roundabout way.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/angle

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be up to no good (informal)
if someone is up to no good, they are doing something bad She thinks her husband has been up to no good because she found long blonde hairs on his jacket.

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/be up to no good

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That was when I realized they were up to something, and they were up to something no good.
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Example sentence(s):
  • I do not trust him; he is up to something no good/he is angling at something/he is plotting a dirty deed in his dirty little mind.
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 04:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 104

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agree  mike23
5 hrs
  -> Thank you, Michał. Greetings and salutations. Have a great day!
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