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1 meaningless
['miːnɪŋlɪs]adj( incomprehensible) niezrozumiały; ( of no importance or relevance) bez znaczenia post; ( futile) bezsensowny* * *adjective (without meaning or reason; of no importance: meaningless chatter.) bez znaczenia -
2 cliché
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3 doodle
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4 gibber
['dʒɪbə(r)]vi* * *['‹ibə](to make meaningless noises: He was gibbering with fear.) mamrotać -
5 mean
[miːn] 1. adj( with money) skąpy; ( unkind) person, trick podły; (US, inf) ( vicious) person, animal złośliwy; ( shabby) nędzny; ( average) średni2. vt; pt, pp meant3. n, pl meansI thought you meant her — sądziłem, że miałeś na myśli ją; ( intend)
( average) średnia f- means* * *[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) skąpy2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) podły, małostkowy3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) złośliwy4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) ubogi, nędzny•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) średni2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) przeciętny2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) średnia, środekIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) znaczyć2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) zamierzać•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) znaczący- meaningless
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6 scribble
['skrɪbl] 1. ngryzmoły pl2. vtnote, letter etc skrobać (skrobnąć perf)3. vi* * *['skribl] 1. verb1) (to write quickly or carelessly: He scribbled a message.) nagryzmolić2) (to make meaningless marks with a pencil etc: That child has scribbled all over the wall.) bazgrać2. noun1) (untidy, careless handwriting.) bazgranina2) (a mark etc made by scribbling.) gryzmoły• -
7 vain
[veɪn]adjin vain — na próżno, (na)daremnie
* * *[vein]1) (having too much pride in one's appearance, achievements etc; conceited: She's very vain about her good looks.) próżny2) (unsuccessful: He made a vain attempt to reach the drowning woman.) daremny3) (empty; meaningless: vain threats; vain promises.) czczy•- vainly- vanity
- in vain
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