Filologia angielska - słownictwo

Zestaw 2500 słówek i wyrażeń przydatnych na studiach filologii angielskiej oraz osobom uczącym się angielskiego na zaawansowanym poziomie.

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polemic
Politics
A written or spoken statement that strongly criticizes or defends a particular idea, opinion, etc.

The polemic over European union is increasing day by day.

expound
Politics
To explain or talk about something in detail.

We often expound upon things we believe in.

erstwhile
Politics
Former

Erstwhile opinions suggest politics was the main cause of the English Civil War.

aplomb
Politics
Confident and skilful.

The Northern Ireland Secretary handled the hostile questions with great aplomb.

disavow
Politics
To state that you are not responsible for sth or that you have no knowledge of it.

He later disavowed any connection with the Fascist collaborators.

confute
Politics
To prove that a person or belief is completely wrong.

I defy you to confute my assertion that the world is round.

incumbent
Politics
The holder of a particular position.

The Prime Minister can choose who he wants as a Foreign Secretary. The present incumbent is Jack Straw.

abate
Politics
To reduce lessen/lessen

Arguments over a single European currency are unlikely to abate in the near future.

impetus
Politics
To gain momentum.

The anti-globalization movement is slowly gaining impetus.

platitude
Politics
A statement that has been made many times before and is not interesting or clever.

His end of year speech was full of platitudes.

latent
Politics
Something that is present but hidden and may develop or become more noticeable in the future.

The idea that Germany is a latent threat to Polish security is ridiculous.

plutocracy
Politics
A ruling class of rich people, a country ruled by such people, or a government consisting of them.

Britain was far more of a plutocracy in the 19th century than she is today.

subversive
Politics
Ideas, activities, etc that are secret and often intended to encourage people to oppose a government, religion, etc.

Because of his subversive views the intelligence services had him under constant observation.

to stamp out
Politics
To prevent something from spreading/increasing to stop; lessen.

In their pre-election manifestos, political parties often pledge to stamp out crime - but they never do.

to pontificate
Politics
To give your opinion about something in a way that shows you think you are always right.

Politicians often seem to pontificate on matters they really don't know much about.

selfgovernment / self-rule
Politics
government of a country by its own people, free from outside control or inflence; independence.
samorządność, niezawislość

During the partitions Poland fought for self-government.

to incorporate
Politics
to combine into one body or uniform substance; to embody; to form into a society or organization.

This report incorporates all our thoughts on the subject.

to incorporate
Politics
The committee incorporated the investigator's findings in its report.

martial law
Politics
law temporarily imposed upon an area by state military forces, esp. when civil authority has broken down.
stan wojenny

The declaration of martial law came as a shock but the crisis had been brewing for many months.

martial law
Politics
After the unsuccessful rebelion, the whole country was put under martial law.

official airing
Politics
To make public

The Prime Minister has given official airing to his views on abortion

moral crusade
Politics
Something people do because they feel it is the right thing to do. The people who do this are Moral Crusaders.

This international war against terrorism is something of a moral crusade.

to reconnoitre
Politics
To try and find out the position and size of your enemy's army, for example by flying over land where they are.

Before launching their attack, the chiefs of staff ordered their forces to reconnoiter the terrain.

to face the full might of sthg
Politics
To be confronted with the force of something's power/strength.

Because the Taliban are believed to have supported and helped Osama bin Laden, it is only natural that they can expect to face the full might of America's anger.

legislative
Politics
of or pertaining to the enactment of laws.

You can read about the past week's legislative proceedings in the Congressional Report.

puppet
Politics
a person, group, or government whose actions are prompted and controlled by others.
rząd marionetkowy

Puppet governments were popular in South America at the beginning of the 20th century.

carte blanche
Politics
Complete freedom to do what you want.

His diplomatic immunity gave him virtual carte blanche to go where he wanted.

to get down to the nitty gritty
Politics
The basic and practical facts of an activity or subject.

Before I can agree to lending you the money we need to get down to the nitty gritty and work out how much you really need to borrow.

to be enfranchised
Politics
to be on the electoral roll; be given the right to vote in ections.
mieć prawo wyborcze

Poles are enfranchised at the age of 18.

malevolent despotism
Politics
harmful tyrany.
wrogi despotyzm

The government broke off relations with the new regime, citing that there was no place in the modern world for malevolent despotism.

suffragette
Politics
a woman advocating female suffrage, i.e. the right to vote.
sufrażystka

The suffragette movement started in America and Britain in the early 20th century.

retaliation
Politics
a counter strike, reciprocation, retribution.
odwet

When one of their soldiers was killed, the occupation army retaliated by killing hostages.

nationalists
Politics
devotion and loyalty to one's own nation, esp. excessive patriotism chauvinism.
nacjonaliści

Irish nationalists fight for their country's independence and recognition. Some say nationalism is the scourge of Europe.

court martial
Politics
a military court of officers appointed to try people for offences against military law.
sąd wojenny

As a deserter, he faced a court martial.

a vote of confidence
Politics
a formal declaration of support an expression of approval, agreement, or judgment, esp. of an authority in a position of powerful leadership.
wotum zaufania

It's quite probable there will be a vote of confidence concerning the future Minister of Justice.

anthrax
Politics
an infectious disease of cattle, sheep, and other mammals caused by a bacterium.
wąglik

Anthrax is a means of biological warfare.

anthrax
Politics
Anthrax results in dark boils that erupt on the skin of infected humans.

pundit
Politics
a person who makes comments or judgments in an authoritative manner.

The pundit wrote a daily newspaper column on current affairs.

graft
Politics
the acquisition of money or advantage by dishonest or unfair means, esp. through the abuse of one's position or influence, as in politics.

Though steps have been taken to abolish graft in the city government, the new administration will have its work cut out to weed out the rampant corruption seen in recent years.

meritocracy
Politics
a social system which gives the highest positions to those with the most ability.
mertokracja

Some claim that meritocracy is the most desired social system.

inauguration
Politics
to make a formal beginning of initiate; commence; begin. Also: to induct into office with formal ceremonies; install.

The end of World War II inaugurated the era of nuclear power. The city inaugurated the cleanair campaign with a bicycle parade. The United States inaugurates its President in January.

apportionment
Politics
the distribution of members of a legislative body.

Apportionment determines the number of members of the U.S. House of Representatives according to the proportion of the population of each state to the total population of the US.

to wage war on/against sth
Politics
to declare and carry on a war, battle, argument, etc.
wydać wojnę przeciwko

Martin Luther King waged war against racism in America.

perfidious
Politics
Disloyal and untrustworthy treacherous.

One of the reasons for the KGB's success as an intelligence service was that it was able to appeal to the perfidious side of human nature.

a vexed question/issue
Politics
A complicated problem that has caused a lot of arguments and is difficult to solve.

The IRA seems to be taking some steps towards resolving the vexed question of decommissioning.

to dirty up
Politics
To give a bad impression of sb.

It's not difficult to dirty up someone's reputation.

lobby
Politics
(both n. and v.) a group of persons who try to influence legislators or other public officials to vote or act in favor of a special interest. Also: to urge or procure the passage of (legislation) by lobbying.

The mothers' group has been lobbying for gun controls for years.

equal rights amendment
Politics
(Abbr.: ERA) a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex.

She has always been a pro-ERA lobbyist.

raid
Politics
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: e.g. a police raid on a narcotics ring; a sudden attack on an enemy, as by air or by a small land force.
atak, nalot

In AD 844, the Normans began raids on the Spanish coast.

pollster
Politics
a person whose occupation is the taking of public-opinion polls.

You can't always believe the pollsters.

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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?