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['təːmɪnl] 1. adj 2. n ( ELEC)końcówka f, przyłącze nt; ( COMPUT) terminal m; (also: air terminal) terminal m lotniczy; ( BRIT) (also: bus terminal) pętla f autobusowa* * *['tə:minəl] 1. noun1) (a building containing the arrival and departure areas for passengers at an airport or one in the centre of a city or town where passengers can buy tickets for air travel etc and can be transported by bus etc to an airport: an air terminal.) terminal2) (a usually large station at either end of a railway line, or one for long-distance buses: a bus terminal.) stacja końcowa3) (in an electric circuit, a point of connection to a battery etc: the positive/negative terminal.) zacisk4) (a device linked to a computer by which the computer can be operated.) terminal2. adjective((of an illness etc) in the final stage before death: This ward is for patients with terminal cancer.) nieuleczalny
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