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Post by jeanne on Mar 6, 2017 3:27:48 GMT 1
banda - pack/gang genialny - brilliant hazard - gambling ignorant - ignoramus lunatyk - sleepwalker nowela - short story band means pack/gang - which it could...like "band of brothers" genial means brilliant hazard means gambling ignorant means ignoramus lunatic means sleepwalker - which if you think about it, the root of lunatic is luna/moon, so probably those who were sleepwalking were considered being made "crazy" by the moonlight. novel means short story |
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Post by jeanne on Mar 6, 2017 3:34:37 GMT 1
obskurny - shabby okupant - invader paragraf - article in criminal code patetyczny - pompous Here is the one which is my students` favourite prezerwatywa - condom obscure means shabby occupant means invader paragraph means article in criminal code pathetic means pompous preservative (?...guessing) means condom |
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Post by Bonobo on Mar 6, 2017 7:48:00 GMT 1
Yes, correct. As for band, in Polish it has negative connotations, not brothers, but robbers.  |
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Post by Bonobo on Apr 12, 2017 20:15:55 GMT 1
audiencja - reception of official guests by sb in power
incydent - an unfortunate/unpleasant event
pupil - sth who is cherished, favoured
rumor - noise, rumble
sałata - lettuce
wagon - carriage
spiker - presenter, reader
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Post by jeanne on Apr 12, 2017 21:08:01 GMT 1
audiencja - reception of official guests by sb in power incydent - an unfortunate/unpleasant event pupil - sth who is cherished, favoured rumor - noise, rumble sałata - lettuce wagon - carriage spiker - presenter, reader audiencja means audience incydent means incident pet (?) means cherished, favoured (this is a tough one...) rumor means noise, rumble salad means lettuce wagon means carriage speaker means presenter, reader Are you sure pupil, rumor and wagon are Polish words?? |
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Post by Bonobo on Apr 12, 2017 21:25:32 GMT 1
audiencja - reception of official guests by sb in power incydent - an unfortunate/unpleasant event pupil - sth who is cherished, favoured rumor - noise, rumble sałata - lettuce wagon - carriage spiker - presenter, reader audiencja means audience incydent means incident pet (?) means cherished, favoured (this is a tough one...) rumor means noise, rumble salad means lettuce wagon means carriage speaker means presenter, reader Are you sure pupil, rumor and wagon are Polish words?? Good!! In pupil line, I should have written sth/sb cherished. Yes, I am sure. I took the Polish exam twice - as a high school leaver and as a would be English uni student. And I read the Godfather 20 times.    |
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Post by Bonobo on Oct 20, 2018 19:50:31 GMT 1
Two more
agonia - the last minutes/hours before you die
bigot - a hypocrite who openly shows his religious zeal.
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Post by Bonobo on Feb 26, 2020 10:56:24 GMT 1
Apartment in English means a flat. In Polish - a big luxurious flat, especially in a hotel, but not only.
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Post by naukowiec on Feb 26, 2020 22:22:06 GMT 1
I've not heard that definition. Genial means friendly and cheerful. Or have I got the wrong end of the stick in this thread? agonia - the last minutes/hours before you die ?? Apartment in English means a flat. We wouldn't use the term apartment here, not for just a flat. That's common in the US. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartment |
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Post by naukowiec on Feb 26, 2020 22:25:43 GMT 1
Ok, I've just looked at 1st page, I did indeed misunderstand the thread......
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Post by Bonobo on Feb 27, 2020 14:39:57 GMT 1
Genial means friendly and cheerful. O Yes, and in Polish it means very clever. Or have I got the wrong end of the stick in this thread? Yes, but don`t worry about it. |
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Post by naukowiec on Feb 29, 2020 19:46:11 GMT 1
in Polish it means very clever. I thought that would be mądry? But seeing as though I am so precise and Bond-like, you know that I will  |
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Post by Bonobo on Mar 1, 2020 21:55:05 GMT 1
Not just mądry - super mądry! Genius.
There is always the moment when one needs to relax.
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