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1 man of letters
(a writer and/or scholar: Shakespeare was perhaps Britain's greatest man of letters.) erudyta, pisarz -
2 man
[mæn] 1. pl men, n 2. vt* * *[mæn] 1. plural - men; noun1) (an adult male human being: Hundreds of men, women and children; a four-man team.) mężczyzna2) (human beings taken as a whole; the human race: the development of man.) rodzaj ludzki, człowiek3) (obviously masculine male person: He's independent, tough, strong, brave - a real man!) mężczyzna4) (a word sometimes used in speaking informally or giving commands to someone: Get on with your work, man, and stop complaining!) Człowieku!5) (an ordinary soldier, who is not an officer: officers and men.) szeregowy, żołnierz6) (a piece used in playing chess or draughts: I took three of his men in one move.) pionek2. verb(to supply with men (especially soldiers): The colonel manned the guns with soldiers from our regiment.) obsadzić- - man- manhood
- mankind
- manly
- manliness
- manned
- man-eating
- man-eater
- manhandle
- manhole
- man-made
- manpower
- manservant
- mansized
- mansize
- manslaughter
- menfolk
- menswear
- as one man
- the man in the street
- man of letters
- man of the world
- man to man
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3 right
[raɪt] 1. adj( correct) dobry, poprawny; ( suitable) właściwy, odpowiedni; ( morally good) dobry; ( not left) prawy2. n( what is morally right) dobro nt; ( entitlement) prawo nt; ( not left)3. adv 4. vt 5. exclthe right time — ( exact) dokładny czas; ( most suitable) odpowiedni czas
you are French, is that right? — jesteś Francuzem, prawda?
right before/after — tuż przed +instr /po +loc
right ahead — walk etc prosto przed siebie
right against the wall — przy samej ścianie, tuż przy ścianie
to right oneself — ship wyprostowywać się (wyprostować się perf)
* * *1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) prawy2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) właściwy3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) słuszny4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) odpowiedni2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) prawo2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) słuszność, Racja!3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) prawa strona4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) prawica3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) dokładnie2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) zaraz3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) tuż4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) całkiem5) (to the right: Turn right.) w prawo6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) dobrze4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) wyprostować2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) naprawić5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') dobrze- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) prawicowy- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right -
4 postman
['pəustmən]* * *['pəusmən]noun ((American mailman) a person whose job is to (collect and) deliver letters etc: Has the postman been this morning yet?) doręczyciel
См. также в других словарях:
man of letters — n. 1. A writer, especially one who writes for a living. [PJC] 2. A learned person; a scholar. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
man of letters — (plural ,men of letters) noun count a man who writes novels, poetry, etc. or books about literature … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
man of letters — A man of letters is someone who is an expert in the arts and literature, and often a writer too … The small dictionary of idiomes
man of letters — plural men of letters n a male writer, especially one who writes ↑novels or writes about literature … Dictionary of contemporary English
man of letters — ► man of letters a male scholar or author. Main Entry: ↑man … English terms dictionary
man of letters — index author (writer), pedagogue Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
man of letters — n. a writer, scholar, editor, etc., esp. one whose work is in the field of literature … English World dictionary
man of letters — noun a man devoted to literary or scholarly activities (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑humanist * * * 1. : a learned man : scholar 2. : a literary man : author, littérateur * * * … Useful english dictionary
man of letters — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms man of letters : singular man of letters plural men of letters a man who writes novels, poetry etc or books about literature … English dictionary
man of letters — {n. phr.} A writer; an author; a scholar. * /Chekhov was not only a practicing physician but also a first rate man of letters./ … Dictionary of American idioms
man of letters — {n. phr.} A writer; an author; a scholar. * /Chekhov was not only a practicing physician but also a first rate man of letters./ … Dictionary of American idioms