-
1 ważn|y
adj. grad. 1. (istotny) [informacja, powód] important; [wydarzenie, szczegół, aspekt] important, significant; [czynnik] important, major; [decyzja] important; consequential książk.; [rynek] important, crucial; [stanowisko] important, high(-ranking); [świadek] material- mało ważny unimportant, of little importance a. significance- nic ważnego nothing important, nothing of (any) importance- to dla mnie bardzo ważne it’s very important to me, it matters a lot to me- odgrywać ważną rolę w czymś to play an important role a. a significant part in sth- mam ci coś ważnego do powiedzenia I have something important to tell you- mam ważną sprawę a. coś ważnego do załatwienia I have (some) important business to attend to2. (mający wpływy) [figura, postać] important, senior- ważna osoba an important person, a person of importance- ważna osobistość a man of consequence- nikt ważny nobody of any importance- moi pracownicy czują się ważni i doceniani my employees feel important and appreciated3. (prawomocny, aktualny) [wiza, kontrakt, głos] valid- ważne zaświadczenie lekarskie a valid a. current medical certificate- jechać bez ważnego biletu to travel without a valid ticket- bilet wstępu jest ważny dla dwóch osób the ticket admits two (people)- mam paszport ważny do lipca/na 10 lat my passport is valid a. good until July/for 10 years- ten lek jest ważny do 2007 roku this drug expires in a. is good until 2007- „wstęp wolny za okazaniem ważnej legitymacji studenckiej” ‘free admission on production a. upon presentation of a valid student ID’4. pot. (zarozumiały) [osoba, mina] self-important- zrobił się strasznie ważny he became full of himself- nie bądź taki ważny don’t put on such airs, don’t be so conceited■ co ważniejsze/najważniejsze more/most importantly, what is more/most important- szybki, i co najważniejsze, tani dostęp do Internetu fast and, most importantly, cheap Internet access- co najważniejsze, był przez wszystkich lubiany most important of all, he was liked by everyoneThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > ważn|y
См. также в других словарях:
something — 1. pronoun /ˈsʌm.θɪŋ/lang=en a) An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing. I must have forgotten to pack something, but I cant think what. b) (of someone or something) A quality to a moderate … Wiktionary
unimportant — [[t]ʌ̱nɪmpɔ͟ː(r)t(ə)nt[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something or someone as unimportant, you mean that they do not have much influence, effect, or value, and are therefore not worth serious consideration. It was an unimportant job, and paid… … English dictionary
something or other — this or that, whatever (about an unimportant object) … English contemporary dictionary
blow off something — blow off (something) 1. to get rid of something. The old millionaire blew off one marriage to wed his new partner. Your average worker can t just blow off his credit card debt. 2. to consider something to be unimportant. Some students will simply … New idioms dictionary
get in the way of something — phrase to prevent something from happening I never let unimportant details get in the way of a good plan. Thesaurus: to prevent something from happeningsynonym to kill a person or animalsynonym Main entry: way … Useful english dictionary
explain away something — explain away (something) to invent reasons why something is unimportant. You will find it hard to explain away all these mistakes. Rather than face the truth, we try to explain it away … New idioms dictionary
get in the way of something — get in the way (of (something)) to prevent something from happening. Anger often gets in the way of understanding a situation. We had almost reached an agreement, but some unimportant details got in the way … New idioms dictionary
no mean something — no mean (something) not something small or unimportant. Getting the job finished so quickly was no mean achievement … New idioms dictionary
shrug something off — shrug (something) off to act as if something is unimportant or not a problem. Although constantly troubled by a lack of money, he was able to shrug it off with a joke. The runner has been trying hard to shrug off a back injury that doesn t seem… … New idioms dictionary
slough off something — slough off (something) to ignore something or behave as if it was unimportant. Politicians sloughed off public anger over the hospital cutbacks until several newspapers ran articles about it. He wrecked the car and then tried to slough it off… … New idioms dictionary
brush something aside — DISREGARD, ignore, dismiss, shrug off, wave aside; overlook, pay no attention to, take no notice of, neglect, forget about, turn a blind eye to; reject, spurn; laugh off, make light of, trivialize; informal pooh pooh. → … Useful english dictionary
