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1 cynizm
m sgt (G cynizmu) 1. (o postawie życiowej) cynicism- cynizm młodego pokolenia the cynicism of the younger generation- cynizm postępowania the cynicism behind a. underlying sb’s conduct- zarzucać komuś cynizm to accuse sb of cynicism2. Filoz. Cynicism* * ** * *mi1. (= lekceważenie zasad) cynicism.2. hist., fil. Cynicism.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > cynizm
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2 cynicznoś|ć
f sgt cynical nature, cynicism- cyniczność postępowania/wypowiedzi the cynical nature of sb’s behaviour/statementsThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > cynicznoś|ć
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3 kwadra|t
m (G kwadratu) 1. (kształt) square- forteca/wieża na planie kwadratu a fortress/tower laid out as a square a. on a square plan- kwadraty pól a patchwork of fields2. Mat. square- proporcjonalnie do kwadratu długości/odległości proportionally to the square of the length/distance- cztery to kwadrat dwójki four is the square of two- trzy do kwadratu równa się dziewięć three squared equals nine- □ kwadrat logiczny Filoz., Log. square of opposition, Aristotle’s square■ cynizm/głupota/pech do kwadratu pot. the ultimate in cynicism/stupidity/bad luckThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > kwadra|t
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4 odpycha|ć2
impf Ⅰ vt (wywoływać niechęć) to repel, to repulse- odpycha od siebie ludzi swoją nieuprzejmością his brusqueness repels many people- odpycha go cynizm rówieśników he’s disgusted by his contemporaries’ cynicismⅡ odpychać się Fiz. to repel each otherThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > odpycha|ć2
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5 ska|zić
pf — ska|żać impf vt 1. (zanieczyścić) to contaminate [środowisko naturalne, wodę]; to pollute, to taint [powietrze]- teren skażony a contaminated area- skażenie radioaktywne contamination2. (uczynić niezdatnym do spożycia) to contaminate [mięso, sól]- spirytus skażony methylated spirit3. książk. (zeszpecić) to uglify- twarz skażona bliznami a scarred face, a face disfigured by scars4. książk., przen. (zdeformować) to infect- ludzie skażeni apatią/cynizmem people infected with apathy/by cynicismThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > ska|zić
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cynicism — 1670s, philosophy of the Cynics, from CYNIC (Cf. cynic) + ISM (Cf. ism). Meaning cynical character is from 1847. For nuances of usage of cynicism, see HUMOR (Cf. humor) … Etymology dictionary
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