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1 oszczędny
adj* * *a.1. (= nierozrzutny) thrifty, frugal, prudent; ( o gospodyni) thrifty, prudent; oszczędny w słowach (a man) of few words, thrifty l. economical l. sparing with words.2. (= racjonalny w zużyciu czegoś) economical, sparing; (o gospodarce paliwowej, trybie życia) efficient; ( o stylu) economical; (o pochwałach, wydatkach) sparing; ( o dekoracjach) spare; przesadnie oszczędny cheeseparing, stingy; ( o gospodarce) lean.3. (= niekosztowny) low-cost.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > oszczędny
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2 oszczędzać
1. (-am, -asz); vt( czas) to save; ( pieniądze) to put away, to save; (energię, wodę) to conserve, to save; (siły, ręce, człowieka, konia) to spare2. vi( oszczędzać pieniądze) to save (up); ( żyć oszczędnie) to economize* * *ipf.oszczędzić pf.1. (= zbierać pieniądze) save up, lay money by, set l. put aside; oszczędzać na czarną godzinę save for a rainy day; oszczędzać na jedzeniu economize on food, scrimp on food.2. (= ochraniać kogoś) spare; choroba nie oszczędza nikogo illness doesn't spare anyone.3. (bólu, szczegółów) spare, save; oszczędzać siły na coś save o.s. for sth; oszczędzać komuś kłopotu/bólu save sb trouble/pain; nie oszczędzać wysiłku spare no pains; oszczędzać słów be (a man) of few words, be thrifty l. economical l. sparing with words.4. tylko ipf. (= racjonalnie zużywać coś) save, conserve; (o gazie, węglu, energii elektrycznej, paliwie) conserve.ipf.oszczędzić się pf.1. (= ochraniać swoje zdrowie) take care of o.s.2. (= mieć wzgląd na siebie) spare o.s., take it easy; nie oszczędzać siebie pull one's weight, pay one's way, earn one's keep.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > oszczędzać
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3 małomówn|y
adj. taciturn, silent- być małomównym to be sparing with (one’s) words- jest małomówna she’s not very talkative- z natury jest małomówny he is, by nature, a man of few wordsThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > małomówn|y
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4 milczek
The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > milczek
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5 milcz|ek
The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > milcz|ek
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