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social welfareopieka społeczna
sense of dutypoczucie obowiązku
eventuality (We try to anticipate the most likely problems,but it's impossible to be prepared for alewentualnośc (sth that may possibly happen, especially sth unpleasant)
alike (It is a disease which affects men and women alike)jednakowo, tak samo (used after you have referred to two people or groups, to mean ‘both’ or ‘
quasiquasi, niby, pseudo
peacetimeokres pokoju
devote yourself to sth\doing sth \\ devote sth to sthdedicate yourself to sth\doing sth \\ dedicate sth to sth (poświęcać, angażować (np. swój czas
trenchrów
Better safe than sorry. \ better to be safe than sorryLepiej dmuchać na zimne.
with time (->in the course of time)z czasem
patriotic \ patriotpatriotyczny \ patriota
dodge (He ran across the road, dodging the traffic\He dodged his military service)to move quickly and suddenly to one side in order to avoid sb\sth\\ to avoid doing sth, especially i
conscription (US-the draft)pobór (the practice of ordering people by law to serve in the armed forces)
conscript \ conscript sb (into sth) (He was conscripted into the army in 1939)poborowy, żołnierz poborowy \ powoływać do wojska (=call sb up=draft)
nuclear weaponbroń atomowa, broń jądrowa
aircraft (l.mn.-aircraft)statek powietrzny, samolot
endanger sb\sth (=threaten=put at risk) (Pollution is endangering\threatening marine life)zagrazać komuś\czemuś
assume control\power\responsibilityobejmować\przejmować kontrolę\władzę\odpowiedzialność
delegatedelegat (przedstawiciel zbiorowości)
tax dodgertax evader
national serviceobowiązkowa służba wojskowa
hands-on (experience\training)praktyczny (physically doing something and not only studying it or watching someone else do it)
in-service (training)odbywający się w czasie pracy (np. kurs, szkolenie)
vocational trainingprzyuczenie do zawodu
(string) puppetkukiełka, marionetka \ marionetka, osoba, którą można łatwo kierować
welfare state \ police statepaństwo opiekuńcze \ państwo policyjne
command (->take\have command of sth\\be in command of sth)komenda, polecenie \ control and authority over a situation or a group of people (dowódctwo)
command sb to do sth (He commanded the armed forces)(of sb in a position of authority) wydawać rozkaz, rozkazywać (=order) \ dowodzić (np. wojsku)
mobilise (->mobilisation)mobilizowac
drill sbto train soldiers to perform military actions (musztrować (żołnierzy))
changeable (=unpredictable)zmienny (likely to change; often changing)
against sb's willwbrew czyjejś woli
station sbto send sb,especially from one of the armed forces,to work in a place for a period of time
aimless...
disreputable...
naughty...
abbreviate...
rollerskates...
rollerblades...
party memberczłonek partii
nothing butonly, no more than....
on the Internet...
stage a demonstration\protest....
It's ages since...
summary...
resume sth\doing sth...
supposedly...