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1 charity
['tʃærɪtɪ]n( organization) organizacja f charytatywna or dobroczynna; (kindness, generosity) wyrozumiałość f; (money, gifts) jałmużna f* * *[' ærəti]plural - charities; noun1) (kindness (especially in giving money to poor people): She gave clothes to the gypsies out of charity.) filantropia, dobroczynność2) (an organization set up to collect money for the needy, for medical research etc: Many charities sent money to help the victims of the disaster.) instytucja dobroczynna•- charitably -
2 good works
noun plural (acts of charity: He is known throughout the city for his good works.) dobre uczynki -
3 fête
[feɪt]n* * *[feit](an entertainment, especially in the open air, with competitions, displays, the selling of goods etc usually to raise money, especially for charity: We are holding a summer fete in aid of charity.) festyn -
4 sponsor
['spɔnsə(r)] 1. n(of player, programme, event) sponsor(ka) m(f); ( for application) poręczyciel(ka) m(f); ( for bill in parliament) inicjator(ka) m(f)2. vtI sponsored him at 3p a mile — ( in fund-raising race) sponsorowałem go w kwocie 3 pensów za milę
* * *['sponsə] 1. verb1) (to take on the financial responsibility for (a person, project etc), often as a form of advertising or for charity: The firm sponsors several golf tournaments.) popierać finansowo2) (to promise (a person) that one will pay a certain sum of money to a charity etc if that person completes a set task (eg a walk, swim etc).) popierać finansowo2. noun(a person, firm etc that acts in this way.) sponsor, fundator -
5 appeal
[ə'piːl] 1. vi ( JUR)wnosić (wnieść perf) apelację, odwoływać się (odwołać się perf)2. n ( JUR)to appeal (to sb) for — apelować (zaapelować perf) (do kogoś) o +acc
to appeal to sb for mercy — prosić (poprosić perf) kogoś o łaskę
* * *[ə:pi:l] 1. verb1) ((often with to) to ask earnestly for something: She appealed (to him) for help.) zwracać się2) (to take a case one has lost to a higher court etc; to ask (a referee, judge etc) for a new decision: He appealed against a three-year sentence.) apelować3) ((with to) to be pleasing: This place appeals to me.) podobać się2. noun1) ((the act of making) a request (for help, a decision etc): The appeal raised $500 for charity; a last appeal for help; The judge rejected his appeal.) apel, apelacja2) (attraction: Music holds little appeal for me.) urok• -
6 collect
[kə'lɛkt] 1. vtwood, litter zbierać (zebrać perf); stamps, coins zbierać, kolekcjonować; ( BRIT) children from school etc odbierać (odebrać perf); debts, taxes ściągać (ściągnąć perf); mail ( from box) wybierać (wybrać perf), wyjmować (wyjąć perf)2. vito call collect (US) — dzwonić (zadzwonić perf) na koszt abonenta
to collect one's thoughts — zbierać (zebrać perf) myśli
collect on delivery (US, COMM) — za pobraniem
* * *[kə'lekt] 1. verb1) (to bring or come together; to gather: People are collecting in front of the house; I collect stamps; I'm collecting (money) for cancer research; He's trying to collect his thoughts.) zbierać2) (to call for and take away: She collects the children from school each day.) odbierać•- collection
- collective 2. noun(a farm or organization run by a group of workers for the good of all of them.) spółdzielnia- collector -
7 collection
[kə'lɛkʃən]n(of art, stamps) kolekcja f, zbiór m; (of poems, stories) zbiór m; (from place, person) odbiór m; ( for charity) zbiórka f pieniędzy, kwesta f; ( of mail) wyjmowanie nt listów ( ze skrzynki pocztowej)* * *[-ʃən]1) ((an) act of collecting: Your letter won't get to London tomorrow - you've missed the last collection (= of mail from a postbox) for today.) zbieranie, odbiór2) (a set of objects etc collected: a stamp collection.) zbiór -
8 contribution
[kɔntrɪ'bjuːʃən]n( donation) datek m; (to debate, campaign) wkład m, przyczynek m; ( to magazine) artykuł m; ( BRIT) ( for social security) składka f* * *[kon-]1) (the act of contributing.) przyczynianie się2) (something contributed, especially money: Would you like to make a contribution to this charity?) wkład -
9 covenant
['kʌvənənt] 1. numowa f, ugoda f2. vtto covenant 200 pounds per year to a charity — zobowiązywać się (zobowiązać się perf) w drodze umowy do płacenia 200 funtów rocznie na cele dobroczynne.
* * *(an agreement between two people or two parties to do, or not to do, something: She signed a covenant to give money to the school fund.) porozumienie, pakt -
10 donor
['dəunə(r)]n ( MED)dawca m; ( to charity) ofiarodawca m* * *['dounə]noun (a giver of a gift or of a part of the body used to replace a diseased part of someone else's body: The new piano in the hall is the gift of an anonymous donor; a kidney donor; a blood donor.) dawca, ofiarodawca -
11 homeless
['həumlɪs]adj* * *noun plural, adjective ((people) without a place to live in: This charity was set up to help the homeless; homeless people.) bezdomny -
12 lottery
['lɔtərɪ]nloteria f* * *['lotəri]plural - lotteries; noun(the sharing out of money or prizes won by chance, through drawing lots: They held a public lottery in aid of charity.) loteria -
13 patronage
['pætrənɪdʒ]npatronage (of) — (artist, charity etc) patronat m (nad +instr)
* * *['pætrəni‹, ]( American[) 'pei-]noun (the support given by a patron.) patronat -
14 proceeds
['prəusiːdz]npldochód m* * *['prəusi:‹]noun plural (money or profit made (from a sale etc): They gave the proceeds of the sale to charity.) dochód -
15 promotion
[prə'məuʃən]n( at work) awans m; ( of product) reklama f; ( of idea) propagowanie nt; ( publicity campaign) promocja f* * *[-ʃən]1) (the raising of a person to a higher rank or position: He has just been given (a) promotion.) awans2) (encouragement (of a cause, charity etc): the promotion of world peace.) krzewienie3) (the activity of advertising a product etc: He is against the promotion of cigarettes.) lansowanie, reklama -
16 subscriber
[səb'skraɪbə(r)]n( to magazine) prenumerator m; ( TEL) abonent m* * *noun (a person who subscribes to a charity or a magazine etc.) ofiarodawca, prenumerator
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