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121 שיגיון
hobby; fixed idea, fad, fancy, hobbyhorse, kink, quirk -
122 תפנית
turn, change, swerve, turnabout, swing, quirk -
123 Eigenart
f1. characteristic feature, peculiarity, peculiar characteristic; einer Person: foible, idiosyncrasy2. nur Sg.; (Gesamtheit der Merkmale) distinctiveness, specific oder special character ( oder nature); die Eigenart seiner Musik besteht in... auch his music is characterized by..., the special quality of his music lies in...* * *die Eigenartpeculiarity* * *Ei|gen|artf(= Besonderheit) peculiarity; (= Eigenschaft) characteristic; (= Individualität) individuality; (= Eigentümlichkeit von Personen) idiosyncrasydas gehört zur Éígenart der Bayern — that's a typically Bavarian characteristic
* * *die1) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) way2) (a strange or unusual feature of a person's behaviour etc.) quirk* * *Ei·gen·art[ˈaign̩ʔa:ɐ̯t]f1. (besonderer Wesenszug) characteristic2. (Flair) individuality* * *die peculiarity* * *Eigenart f1. characteristic feature, peculiarity, peculiar characteristic; einer Person: foible, idiosyncrasy2. nur sg; (Gesamtheit der Merkmale) distinctiveness, specific oder special character ( oder nature);die Eigenart seiner Musik besteht in … auch his music is characterized by …, the special quality of his music lies in …* * *die peculiarity* * *-en f.private property n. -
124 Schnörkel
m; -s, -; curlicue; an Säulen, Möbeln etc.: scroll; beim Schreiben, auch stilistisch: flourish; (Krakel) squiggle; ein Schnörkel als Unterschrift a squiggle as a signature; ohne Schnörkel unfussy, clean; eine Küche ohne Schnörkel fig. cooking without any frills* * *der Schnörkelcurlicue; scroll; quirk* * *Schnọ̈r|kel ['ʃnœrkl]m -s, -flourish; (an Möbeln, Säulen) scroll; (fig = Unterschrift) squiggle (hum), signature* * *(an ornamental stroke of the pen in writing: His writing was full of flourishes.) flourish* * *Schnör·kel<-s, ->[ˈʃnœrkl̩]m scroll, squiggle hum* * *der; Schnörkels, Schnörkel: scroll; curlicue; (der Handschrift, in der Rede) flourish* * *Schnörkel m; -s, -; curlicue; an Säulen, Möbeln etc: scroll; beim Schreiben, auch stilistisch: flourish; (Krakel) squiggle;ein Schnörkel als Unterschrift a squiggle as a signature;ohne Schnörkel unfussy, clean;eine Küche ohne Schnörkel fig cooking without any frills* * *der; Schnörkels, Schnörkel: scroll; curlicue; (der Handschrift, in der Rede) flourish* * *m.curlicue (decoration) n.flourish (decoration) n.scroll (decoration) n. -
125 Spitzfindigkeit
* * *die Spitzfindigkeitquirk; nicety; sophistry; subtleness* * *Spịtz|fin|dig|keit ['ʃpItsfIndɪçkait]f -, -enover-subtlety, over-precision no pl; (= Haarspalterei auch) hairsplitting no pl, nit-picking no pl (inf)zu behaupten, dass das Wort hier seine Bedeutung ändert, ist eine Spitzfindigkeit — it's splitting hairs or it's nit-picking (inf) to claim that the word changes its meaning here
* * *Spitz·fin·dig·keit<-, -en>f1. (spitzfindige Art) hair-splitting nature* * *die; Spitz, Spitzen1) o. Pl. over-subtlety; (Haarspalterei) hair-splitting2) (etwas Spitzfindiges) nicety; (Äußerung) hair-splitting remark* * *das ist eine Spitzfindigkeit that’s splitting hairs* * *die; Spitz, Spitzen1) o. Pl. over-subtlety; (Haarspalterei) hair-splitting2) (etwas Spitzfindiges) nicety; (Äußerung) hair-splitting remark* * *f.subtleness n. -
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128 los
m (G losu) 1. (koleje życia, położenie) fate, lot; (koniec, rezultat) fate- związać/dzielić swój los z kimś to throw in/share one’s lot with sb- złożyć swój los w czyjeś ręce to place one’s fate in sb’s hands- podzielić los kogoś/czegoś to suffer the same fate as sb/sth- spotkał go straszny los he suffered a terrible fate- uniknąć strasznego losu to escape a terrible fate- odmienić czyjś los to change the fate a. lot of sb- przeklinać (swój) los to curse one’s fate a. lot- pogodzić się z losem to become resigned to one’s fate a. lot, to accept one’s fate a. lot- pozostawić sprawy własnemu losowi to leave things to take their own course, to let fate decide- czyjeś wojenne losy sb’s war experiences- los tych ludzi jest nieznany nothing is known of the fate of those people- jego dalsze losy są nieznane his later fate is unknown- jego losy się ważą his fate is being decided- przesądzić o losie kogoś/czegoś to decide the fate of sb/sth2. sgt (przeznaczenie, traf) fate, fortune- nieubłagany los merciless fate- przeciwności losu adversities- zmienne koleje losu changing fortunes- dziwnym zrządzeniem losu by a strange twist of fate- los nam sprzyja/nie sprzyja fate is on our side/against us- los się do nas uśmiechnął fortune smiled on us- uśmiech/zrządzenie losu a smile/quirk of fortune- być wybrańcem losu to be fortune’s favourite- pozostawić kogoś/coś na pastwę losu to leave sb/sth to their/its fate- kusić los to tempt fate- los sobie z nas zadrwił fate played a trick on us- naszym życiem rządzi ślepy los our life is ruled by blind chance- zdać się na los szczęścia to take pot luck3. (na loterii) ticket- kupić los na loterii to buy a lottery ticket- szczęśliwy los a winning ticket- wyciągnąć pusty los to have a losing ticket- ciągnąć losy o coś to draw a. cast lots for sth- ciągnąć losy, kto pójdzie do sklepu to draw lots to decide who will go to the shop- los padł na niego the lot fell on him■ masz ci los! pot. bad a. hard luck!* * *( koleje życia) lot; ( przeznaczenie) fate; ( na loterii) (lottery) ticketironia losu — (przen) an ironic twist of fate
* * *mi1. (= dola) lot, fortune; koleje losu vicissitudes, ups and downs; zły los bad fortune; ważą się losy kraju the future of the country is at stake, the fate of the country hangs in the balance.2. (= przeznaczenie) fate, destiny; na los szczęścia (= licząc na szczęście) hoping for the best; (= na chybił trafił) at random; uśmiech l. zrządzenie losu stroke of luck; ironia losu irony of fate; ofiara losu loser, sad sack; wybraniec losu (sb) born under a lucky star; być zdanym na łaskę losu be at the mercy of fate; kusić los push l. crowd sb's luck; masz ci los! too bad!; los sprawił, że... it so happened that...; los tak chciał it was written in the stars.3. (= bilet loteryjny) (lottery) ticket; ciągnąć losy draw lots; wygrać los na loterii przen. be blessed by luck.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > los
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