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1 lapidarny
The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > lapidarny
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2 soczysty
adj(owoc, dowcip) juicy; ( barwa) rich* * *a.1. (= pełen soku) juicy, sappy, succulent; ( barwa) rich, mellow.2. (= dosadny) pithy, terse.3. (= rubaszny) coarse, brutish.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > soczysty
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3 mrukliw|y
adj. grad. pejor. [usposobienie, osoba] taciturn, uncommunicative; [odpowiedź] terse, curtThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > mrukliw|y
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4 odpowie|dź
f 1. (replika) reply, answer- krótka/lakoniczna/stereotypowa odpowiedź a terse/succinct/stereotypical reply- cięta/zdawkowa/wymijająca odpowiedź a stinging/curt/evasive reply- szybka/natychmiastowa odpowiedź a prompt/immediate reply- odpowiedź na pytania/na list a reply to questions/a letter- odpowiedź na krytykę/na zarzuty a response to criticism/to accusations2. Szkol. answer- odpowiedź ustna/pisemna an oral/a written answer- nauczyciel wywołuje uczniów do odpowiedzi the teacher calls the pupils to the blackboard3. (reakcja) response- odpowiedzią na represje był sabotaż sabotage was the answer to the regime of terror■ mieć na wszystko gotową odpowiedź to have a ready answer to everythingThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > odpowie|dź
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5 oszczędn|y
adj. grad. 1. (nierozrzutny) [gospodyni] economical, frugal, thrifty; [tryb życia] frugal 2. (ekonomiczny) [gospodarka, technologia] economical- oszczędne gospodarowanie zasobami naturalnymi economical management of natural resources3. przen. (skromny, umiarkowany) [dialog] spare, terse; [proza, scenografia, styl] economical, pared-down; [gra] understated- być oszczędnym w słowach to be economical with one’s words- jest oszczędny w pochwałach he’s sparing in (his) praise, he’s chary of giving praiseThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > oszczędn|y
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6 węzłowa|ty
adj. [lina, sznur] knotted; [dłonie, ręce] gnarly, gnarled■ krótki i węzłowaty [styl, język] terse; [wypowiedź, opis] brief and to the pointThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > węzłowa|ty
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terse — terse … Dictionnaire des rimes
Terse — Terse, a. [Compar. {Terser}; superl. {Tersest}.] [L. tersus, p. p. of tergere to rub or wipe off.] 1. Appearing as if rubbed or wiped off; rubbed; smooth; polished. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Many stones, . . . although terse and smooth, have not this … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
terse — [ tɜrs ] adjective a terse statement or remark is very short and often shows that the person making it is annoyed ╾ terse|ly adverb ╾ terse|ness noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
terse´ly — terse «turs», adjective, ters|er, ters|est. brief and to the point (said of writing and speaking, or writers and speakers): »“No” was Father s terse reply when I asked to play after bedtime. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under concise. (Cf. ↑concise … Useful english dictionary
terse — [tə:s US tə:rs] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: tersus clean, neat , from tergere to wipe off ] a terse reply, message etc uses very few words and often shows that you are annoyed ▪ Derek s terse reply ended the conversation. >tersely… … Dictionary of contemporary English
terse — terse; terse·ly; terse·ness; … English syllables
terse — index cohesive (compact), compact (pithy), laconic, pithy, sententious, succinct Burton s Legal Thesauru … Law dictionary
terse — (adj.) 1590s (implied in tersely), clean cut, burnished, neat, from Fr. ters clean, from L. tersus wiped off, clean, neat, from pp. of tergere to rub, polish, wipe. Sense of concise or pithy in style or language is from 1777, which led to a… … Etymology dictionary
terse — *concise, succinct, laconic, summary, pithy, compendious Analogous words: *brief, short: compact, *close: *expressive, sententious, meaningful: *incisive, crisp, clear cut … New Dictionary of Synonyms
terse — [adj] brief, short abrupt, aphoristic, boiled down*, breviloquent, brusque, clear cut, clipped, close, compact, compendiary, compendious, concise, condensed, crisp, cryptic, curt, cut to the bone*, elliptical, epigrammatic, exact, gnomic, in a… … New thesaurus
terse — ► ADJECTIVE (terser, tersest) ▪ sparing in the use of words; abrupt. DERIVATIVES tersely adverb terseness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «polished, trim»: from Latin tersus wiped, polished … English terms dictionary