Filologia angielska - słownictwo

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palliative
Ethical Issues
being a drug or treatment that reduces the pain of patients but does nothing to cure the disease

Palliative treatment is all modern medicine has to offer terminal cancer patients.

to condone
Ethical Issues
to accept or agree

I don't see how you can condone your husband's bad behavior.

pestilential
Ethical Issues
lethal or dangerous to life

Small pox is very pestilential.

penance
Ethical Issues
an act performed to show sorrow or repentance for sins

You should do penance for your sins!

lethal
Ethical Issues
deadly

Lethal injection is commonly used to execute criminals.

the dregs of society
Ethical Issues
the most despised elements of society

Child molesters are the dregs of society.

conscience
Ethical Issues
the sense of right or wrong regarding thoughts and actions

Didn't your conscience bother you after stealing that coat?

capital punishment
Ethical Issues
the form of punishment for criminals which results in death

Capital punishment is very cruel.

to electrocute
Ethical Issues
to kill with electricity

Criminals in the state of Texas are electrocuted.

ethic
Ethical Issues
a system of (moral) beliefs which control behavior

Nothing beats that American work ethic.

callous
Ethical Issues
being heartless or insensitive

Why do you have such a callous attitude towards poor people?

to commit perjury
Ethical Issues
the act of telling lies while being under oath in a court of law

Not only was he accused to robbery, but also of committing perjury.

compassion
Ethical Issues
pity or sympathy

The only thing I can do is express my compassion.

euthanasia
Ethical Issues
the act of killing someone painlessly in order to relieve his suffering

I cannot support euthanasia.

remorse
Ethical Issues
a feeling of sorrow and regret for something one did

The woman felt little remorse after killing her own children.

contravene
Ethical Issues
to break a rule or law

Try not to contravene these rules.

abortionist
Ethical Issues
a person who performs abortions

Not all abortionists practice illegally.

decent
Ethical Issues
morally acceptable

The decent thing to do is to stay with your wife and children.

REKLAMA
scruples
Ethical Issues
beliefs that are held by a person that make him think about whether his actions are morally right or wrong

He has few scruples when it comes to lying in order to make money.

merciless
Ethical Issues
being heartless or unsympathetic

How can you be so merciless?

moralist
Ethical Issues
a person who lives by moral principles

Gandhi was a great moralist.

repent
Ethical Issues
to be sorry for one's actions

Weekly I go to church and repent my sins.

dubious
Mass Media
unreliable, of questionable or doubtful truth;

Gerald's excuse for being late sounds rather dubious to me - I think he's making it up!

vetted
Mass Media
carefully and critically examined;

All potential spies have to be carefully vetted to make sure they don't turn out to be double agents who are secretly working for the other side.

irate
Mass Media
angry;

Joanna was absolutely irate when I broke the vase - I've never seen her so angry!

bogus
Mass Media
spurious, sham.

The door to door salesman was undoubtedly bogus and clearly a con man.

slogan
Mass Media
short, catchy phrase used in advertising, etc.

The slogan of British Petroleum is "put a tiger in your tank".

pose (<I>moun</I>)
Mass Media
Propound (question, problem); place (artist's model, etc,) in certain attitude.

The use of biological weapons poses the question whether the human race will

pose (<I>moun</I>)
Mass Media
Attitude of body or mind, esp. one assumed purely for effect.

pose (<I>moun</I>)
Mass Media
be able to survive

(2) As the film star left the cinema, she struck a pose for the cameras.

caption
Mass Media
heading of chapter, article, etc.;

The caption at the top of the newspaper read "...

agile
Mass Media
quick moving, nimble;

Exercise is good for you as it not only gives you more stamina but also makes you

agile
Mass Media
more agile.

guise
Mass Media
External esp. assumed appearance, pretence;

The spy entered the building under the guise of being a repairman.

depicts
Mass Media
shows, represents visually or in words;

Van Gogh's last painting depicts the rather confused state of his mind prior to his suicide.

REKLAMA
provoke
Mass Media
rouse, incite, annoy, irritate;

Are you trying to provoke an argument?

to condone sth
Mass Media
forgive, overlook, approve of;

I don't think one can ever condone unprovoked violence.

to trivialise sth
Mass Media
to make sth seem less important than it really is;

I don't think one should trivialize the recent tragedy in America by using it for humorous purposes.

to backfire
Mass Media
to have the opposite of the intended effect;

There are fears that America's attempts to destroy the Taleban may yet backfire and make them stronger!

prompt
Mass Media
(1) cause or incite

(1)America's attempt to destroy the Taliban may prompt many Muslims to support Afghanistan.

prompt
Mass Media
(2) thing said to help memory - esp of actor;

(2) The actor on stage had clearly forgotten his lines and needed a prompt or two to help him!

upheld
Mass Media
confirmed or supported;

The decision of the local court to find Hopkins guilty was upheld by the Supreme Court who increased his sentence to a life one!

blasphemous
Mass Media
profane, sacrilegious;

Most people of a religious persuasion consider swearing in church as blasphemous.

prevalent
Mass Media
generally existing or occurring, prominent;

After the recent bombing in America, the prevalent attitude among the populace was one of wanting revenge.

to strike a balance
Mass Media
to achieve a balance, usually between two things;

It's often the case in disputes that there is some truth on both sides and therefore I believe that one should attempt to strike a balance when it comes to settling them!

to overstep the mark
Mass Media
to go beyond the bounds of decency, etc;

When Anna removed her clothing on top of the restaurant table, she clearly overstepped the mark. After all, people had to eat the food left there!

culprit
Mass Media
person accused of or guilty of crime or other misdemeanor;

Who was to blame for breaking the window, who was the guilty culprit?

disrespectful
Mass Media
showing a lack of respect, discourtesy;

I thought Gerald was very disrespectful when he shouted at the guest speaker.

ambiguous
Mass Media
of double or doubtful meaning;

The announcement that there was to be a surprise at the company soon was rather

to mock
Mass Media
subject to ridicule;

It is not nice to mock people - or to make fun of them.

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Dużo "literówek" i kilka poważniejszych błędów.

nursery school - oznacza również ŻŁOBEK (tak podaje słownik Cambridge), kindergarten - tłumaczy się jako PRZEDSZKOLE.

Jeśli dla niektórych z Państwa brak polskiego tłumaczenia, to co robicie na tym dziale, skoro jest to dla studentów filologii? Skoro student filologii jest poziomu B2/C1 powinien, jak nie musi, być w stanie zrozumieć znaczenie
z kontekstu. Jeśli znów rozchodzi się o wymowę, to jakim problemem jest wejść na stronę słownika takiego jak, longman, czy oxford, wpisać słowo i przeczytać transkrypcję/odsłuchać wymowę? Wystarczy odrobinę pomyśleć i odpowiedź się sama nasunie. ;) Pozdrawiam serdecznie.

Na jaki poziomie są te słówka ? Czy ich znajomość jest potrzebna do zdawania CAE ?

Wielka szkoda że, nie ma możliwości wydruku w pdf...

No właśnie w pdf by się przydało ;)

ma ktoś te wszystkie słówka w PDF ??

Zdania w przykładach są proste, co tu tłumaczyć? Zwłaszcza na tym poziomie. Ja bym raczej poprosiła o wymowę słówek. Czasem akcent albo głoska wymówiona nie tak -i klapa. Ale to drobiazg. Strona świetna, dziękuję i pozdrawiam.

Jest napisane, że to dla osób, które myślą o języku poważnie. Ucząc się zaawansowanego słownictwa, przeważnie już na poziomie B2/C1 rozumie się podaną po ang. definicję. Nie ma zatem co marudzić. :)

Moim zdaniem jeżeli ktoś już jest na filologii to powinien znać podstawowe zdania, sformułowania czy słowa jakie zostały zastosowane w tych przykładach słów ciut bardziej unikalnych, jak dla mnie bajka. Świetna strona, pozdrawiam.

Brak. Mnie np brakuje tłumaczenia zdania. I to jest też głównie największy problem w książkach. Tłumaczy się słówko a nie całe zdanie. I przez to niby zastosowanie jest - no jest... ale niepełne.

Genialny pomysł, ale nieprecyzyjne wykonanie...brak polskich tłumaczeń utrudnia pracę.

Brak?