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* * *I.złoto1n.1. ( metal) gold; czyste l. szczere złoto pure gold; sztaba złota bar of gold; stop złota gold alloy; gorączka złota t. hist. gold rush; poszukiwacze złota gold diggers; pierścionek ze złota gold ring; złoto dukatowe przest. fine gold; sztuczne złoto tombac; parytet złota ekon. gold parity; czarne złoto przen. coal; żyła l. kopalnia złota przen. gold mine; być na wagę złota be worth one's weight in gold; nie wszystko złoto, co się świeci all is not gold that glitters; mowa jest srebrem, milczenie złotem speech is silver but silence is golden.2. ( wyrób) goldwork; ornat haftowany złotem vestment embroidered with gold; coś kapie złotem sth is gaudily ornate with gold.II.złoto2adv.in gold color; coś się mieni złoto sth sparkles in gold color(s).The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > złoto
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f 1. (przyrząd) (prosta) balance, pair of scales; (elektroniczna, przemysłowa, pocztowa) scale, scales (+ v pl)- ważyć coś na wadze to weigh sth on a scale2. sgt (ciężar) weight- ładunek o wadze 20 ton a load of 20 tons in weight- kupować/sprzedawać coś na wagę to buy/sell sth by (the) weight- oszukiwać na wadze to give short weight3. sgt przen. (znaczenie) weight, significance- wydarzenie ogromnej/doniosłej wagi an event of immense/far-reaching significance- akt wagi państwowej an act of national importance- przywiązywać wagę do czegoś to attach weight a. significance to sth- przykładał wielką wagę do opinii swoich dzieci he attached a lot of weight to his children’s opinion- wstał, aby nadać wagi swoim słowom he stood up to give more weight to his words4. Sport (kategoria zawodników) weight range, weight- □ waga analityczna analytical balance, chemical balance- waga aptekarska apothecary balance- waga brutto Handl. gross weight- waga ciężka Sport heavyweight- waga dziesiętna decimal balance- waga kogucia Sport bantamweight- waga lekka Sport lightweight- waga lekkośrednia Sport light middleweight- waga musza Sport flyweight- waga papierowa Sport light flyweight- waga piórkowa Sport featherweight- waga pomostowa platform scale, platform balance- waga półśrednia Sport welterweight- waga rzymska Hist. steelyard, Roman balance- waga szalkowa beam scale- żywa waga (o zwierzętach rzeźnych) live weight■ być języczkiem u wagi to tip a. turn the scales a. balance- być na wagę złota to be worth one’s weight in gold- przybierać na wadze to put on weight, to gain weight- tracić na wadze to lose weightThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wa|ga
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