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1 saving grace
(a good quality that makes up for a fault: His speeches are boring but they have the saving grace of being short.) dobra strona -
2 saving
['seɪvɪŋ] 1. nto make savings — robić (porobić perf) oszczędności
- savings2. adjthe saving grace of sth — jedyny plus m czegoś
* * *noun (a way of saving money etc or the amount saved in this way: It's a great saving to be able to make one's own clothes.) oszczędność -
3 grace
[greɪs] 1. n ( REL)łaska f; ( gracefulness) gracja f2. vtto say grace — odmawiać (odmówić perf) modlitwę ( przed posiłkiem)
* * *[ɡreis] 1. noun1) (beauty of form or movement: The dancer's movements had very little grace.) wdzięk2) (a sense of what is right: At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.) wyczucie3) (a short prayer of thanks for a meal.) modlitwa przy stole4) (a delay allowed as a favour: You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.) odroczenie5) (the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop: Your/His Grace.) Jaśnie Oświecony, Ekscelencja6) (mercy: by the grace of God.) łaska•- graceful- gracefully
- gracefulness
- gracious 2. interjection(an exclamation of surprise.) O Boże!- graciousness
- with a good/bad grace
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4 save
[seɪv] 1. vtperson, sb's life, marriage ratować (uratować perf), ocalać (ocalić perf); food, wine zachowywać (zachować perf) (na później); money, time oszczędzać (oszczędzić perf or zaoszczędzić perf); work, trouble oszczędzać (oszczędzić perf) or zaoszczędzać (zaoszczędzić perf) +gen; ( receipt etc) zachowywać (zachować perf); seat ( for sb) zajmować (zająć perf); (SPORT) bronić (obronić perf); ( COMPUT) zapisywać (zapisać perf)2. vi(also: save up) oszczędzać3. n (SPORT) 4. prep ( fml)z wyjątkiem +gen, wyjąwszy +acc (fml)to save face — ratować (uratować perf) twarz
* * *I 1. [seiv] verb1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) uratować, ocalić2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) oszczędzać3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) oszczędzić4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) obronić5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) zbawić6) (to keep data in the computer.) zachowywać2. noun((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) obrona- saver- saving
- savings
- saviour
- saving grace
- savings account
- savings bank
- save up II [seiv] preposition, conjunction(except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) z wyjątkiem, oprócz
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