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1 pan|na
f 1. przest. (młoda dziewczyna) young girl- panny powychodziły za mąż the girls got married2. (kobieta niezamężna) maiden przest., poet.; spinster 3. przest. (tytuł grzecznościowy przy imieniu lub nazwisku kobiety niezamężnej) Miss- panna Zosia Miss Zosia- panna Nowakówna Miss Nowak4. (sympatia) young lady, sweetheart- codziennie kupował kwiaty swojej pannie every day he bought flowers for his young lady■ panna do wzięcia pot. an eligible young woman- panna na wydaniu pot. a marriageable girl- panna młoda a bride- stara panna an old maid, a spinsterThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > pan|na
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2 panna
* * *f.Gen.pl. - nien1. (= kobieta niezamężna) miss, maiden; panna młoda bride; panna na wydaniu marriageable girl, eligible bachelorette; stara panna old maid, spinster; panna służąca lady's maid, maidservant.2. (= sympatia) girlfiend.3. (forma grzecznościowa; wychodzi z użycia) Miss; panna Janina Nowakówna Miss Janina Nowak; panno Janko! Janka!5. ( znak zodiaku) Virgin, Virgo.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > panna
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3 stary
1. adjold; (chleb itp.) stale2. mco nowego? — wszystko po staremu — what's new? — nothing much
* * *a.1. (= niemłody) old; (o domu, samochodzie) long-lived; (o anegdocie, argumencie) stale; (o przyjaźni, znajomości) long-standing; stary kawaler confirmed bachelor; stara panna old maid, spinster; stary jak świat as old as the hills; stary, ale jary hale and hearty in old age; stary, ale dobry oldie but goldie; Adam jest dla Ewy za stary Adam is too old for Eve; stary cap przen. old goat; stary ramol pot. old fogy, fuddy-duddy; stary pryk pot. old fart; stary pierdoła pot. old buffer; stary wyga old hand, old soldier; stary wyjadacz old stager, war horse; stary gruchot ( o samochodzie) old crock; w starym piecu diabeł pali there's life in the old dog yet; Stary Świat the Old World.2. (o adresie, wiadomości, tygodniku) (= nieaktualny) old; człowiek starej daty an old-fashioned man; ( z uznaniem) he is one of the old school; stara miłość nie rdzewieje you never forget an old flame.3. (= ponadczasowy) old, ancient; stare dobre czasy good old days; stary kawał stale joke; stare dzieje ancient history; czuć się/wyglądać po staremu feel/look like one's old self; po staremu same old story.4. ( o chlebie) (= nieświeży) stale.mppot.1. (= kolega) mate; stary! my man!2. (= ojciec) (one's) old man.3. (= szef) boss, the old man.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > stary
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