social welfare | opieka społeczna |
sense of duty | poczucie obowiązku |
eventuality (We try to anticipate the most likely problems,but it's impossible to be prepared for al | ewentualnośc (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 ‘ |
quasi | quasi, niby, pseudo |
peacetime | okres pokoju |
devote yourself to sth\doing sth \\ devote sth to sth | dedicate yourself to sth\doing sth \\ dedicate sth to sth (poświęcać, angażować (np. swój czas |
trench | rów |
Better safe than sorry. \ better to be safe than sorry | Lepiej dmuchać na zimne. |
with time (->in the course of time) | z czasem |
patriotic \ patriot | patriotyczny \ 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 weapon | broń 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\responsibility | obejmować\przejmować kontrolę\władzę\odpowiedzialność |
delegate | delegat (przedstawiciel zbiorowości) |
tax dodger | tax evader |
national service | obowiązkowa 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 training | przyuczenie do zawodu |
(string) puppet | kukiełka, marionetka \ marionetka, osoba, którą można łatwo kierować |
welfare state \ police state | państwo 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 sb | to train soldiers to perform military actions (musztrować (żołnierzy)) |
changeable (=unpredictable) | zmienny (likely to change; often changing) |
against sb's will | wbrew czyjejś woli |
station sb | to 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 member | członek partii |
nothing but | only, no more than.... |
on the Internet | ... |
stage a demonstration\protest | .... |
It's ages since | ... |
summary | ... |
resume sth\doing sth | ... |
supposedly | ... |