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1 deterrent
[dɪ'tɛrənt]nczynnik m odstraszającyto act as a deterrent — działać (podziałać perf) odstraszająco
* * *[-'te-, ]( American[) -'tə:-]noun, adjective ((something) that deters: The possession of nuclear weapons by nations is thought to be a deterrent against nuclear war itself; a deterrent effect.) (środek) odstraszający -
2 self-possessed
[sɛlfpə'zɛst]adj* * *[selfpə'zest](calm, and able to act confidently in an emergency: a calm, self-possessed person.) opanowany -
3 spirit
['spɪrɪt]n( soul) dusza f; (ghost, sense) duch m; ( courage) odwaga f; ( frame of mind) nastrój m- spirits* * *['spirit]1) (a principle or emotion which makes someone act: The spirit of kindness seems to be lacking in the world nowadays.) uczucie, nastawienie2) (a person's mind, will, personality etc thought of as distinct from the body, or as remaining alive eg as a ghost when the body dies: Our great leader may be dead, but his spirit still lives on; ( also adjective) the spirit world; Evil spirits have taken possession of him.) dusza, duch3) (liveliness; courage: He acted with spirit.) zapał•- spirited- spiritedly
- spirits
- spiritual
- spiritually
- spirit level
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