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61 solemn
['sɔləm]adj* * *['soləm]1) (serious and earnest: a solemn question; He looked very solemn as he announced the bad news.) poważny2) (stately; having formal dignity: a solemn procession.) uroczysty•- solemnly- solemnness
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62 sombre
['sɔmbə(r)](US somber) adj* * *['sombə]1) (dark (and gloomy): Black is a sombre colour.) ciemny, smutny2) (grave; serious: He was in a sombre mood.) ponury, posępny -
63 staid
[steɪd]adj* * *[steid]((over-)serious or old-fashioned: A person of staid appearance/habits.) poważny, staroświecki -
64 sunstroke
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65 take (someone or something) seriously
1) (to regard (a person or his statement etc) as in earnest: You mustn't take his jokes/promises seriously.) traktować/brać (kogoś/coś) poważnie2) (to regard (a matter) as a subject for concern or serious thought: He refuses to take anything seriously.) traktować poważnieEnglish-Polish dictionary > take (someone or something) seriously
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66 take (someone or something) seriously
1) (to regard (a person or his statement etc) as in earnest: You mustn't take his jokes/promises seriously.) traktować/brać (kogoś/coś) poważnie2) (to regard (a matter) as a subject for concern or serious thought: He refuses to take anything seriously.) traktować poważnieEnglish-Polish dictionary > take (someone or something) seriously
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67 tetanus
['tɛtənəs]ntężec m* * *['tetənəs](a type of serious disease, caused by an infected wound etc, in which certain muscles (especially of the jaw) become stiff.) tężec -
68 touch wood
((used as an interjection) to touch something made of wood superstitiously, in order to avoid bad luck: None of the children has ever had a serious illness, touch wood!) odpukać w niemalowane drewno -
69 tough
[tʌf]adjmaterial, meat, policy twardy; shoes, rope mocny; person, animal wytrzymały; choice, task trudny, ciężki; neighbourhood niebezpieczny* * *1. adjective1) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) twardy2) ((of food etc) difficult to chew.) twardy3) ((of people) strong; able to bear hardship, illness etc: She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness.) uparty4) (rough and violent: It's a tough neighbourhood.) niebezpieczny5) (difficult to deal with or overcome: a tough problem; The competition was really tough.) trudny2. noun(a rough, violent person; a bully.) chuligan- toughen
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70 trivial
['trɪvɪəl]adj( unimportant) błahy; ( commonplace) trywialny, banalny* * *1) (of very little importance: trivial details.) nieistotny2) ((especially of people) only interested in unimportant things; not at all serious: She's a very trivial person.) powierzchowny -
71 vice
[vaɪs]n( moral fault) wada f, przywara f; ( TECH) imadło nt* * *I noun(a kind of strong tool for holding an object firmly, usually between two metal jaws: The carpenter held the piece of wood in a vice; He has a grip like a vice.) imadłoII noun1) (a serious moral fault: Continual lying is a vice.) wada, grzech, zło2) (a bad habit: Smoking is not one of my vices.) zły nawyk -
72 white lie
n* * *(a not very serious lie: I'd rather tell my mother a white lie than tell her the truth and upset her.) niewinne kłamstwo
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