hackney

[US]/'hæknɪ/
[UK]/ˈhækni/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. koń odpowiedni do zwykłej jazdy lub prowadzenia, powóz lub taksówka do wynajęcia, osoba zatrudniona do wykonywania podrzędnych zadań.
Word Forms
Pluralhackneys

Phrases & Collocations

hackney carriage

powóz

hackneyed phrase

uścierka

hackneyed idea

banalny pomysł

Example Sentences

a soap opera with a hackneyed plot;

telenediose z oklepaną fabułą;

the hackneyed image of the poor student

oklepany wizerunek ubogiego studenta

this is a hackneyed adventure lifted straight from a vintage Lassie episode.

To jest oklepana przygoda prosto wzięta z klasycznego odcinka Lassie.

to hackney one's ideas

powielać czyjeś pomysły

to hackney one's writing

powielać czyjeś pisanie

Real-world Examples

Like you'd get in some bistro somewhere rather than in my flat in hackney.

Jak w jakiejś knajpce gdzieś, a nie w moim mieszkaniu w Hackney.

Source: Make healthy meals with Jamie.

Suddenly he fell from the hackney and was hurt by a hacksaw on the ground.

Nagle spadł z hackney i został zraniony przez piłę do metalu na ziemi.

Source: Pan Pan

'Oh! but their removing from the chaise into an hackney coach is such a presumption! And, besides, no traces of them were to be found on the Barnet road'.

„Och! Ale ich usuwanie z chaise do hackney carriage to takie roszczenie! I co więcej, nie znaleziono żadnych śladów ich na drodze Barnet.”

Source: Pride and Prejudice - English Audio Version (Read by Emilia Fox)

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