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World views: ways of thinking
autor: woojciechc
adherent (of)a person who supports a particular idea or party; hołdujący
convert (to)someone who has taken on a new set of beliefs; neofita
fanatic(disapproving) someone with a very strong belief
radicalsomeone who believes there should be extreme changes
reactionary(disapproving) someone opposed to change or new ideas
bigot(disapproving) someone with strong, unreasonable beliefs who don't accept other arguments
an assumptionunquestioning acceptance that sth is true
to derive fromto has origins in
to eradicateto abolish, to get rid of
postulatesbasic principles; postulaty
a consciousnessan awareness
to usher into introduce
crediblebelievable
credulousgullible, naive
to give/lend/add credence to sth(formal) to accept that something is true
ingenuoustrusting, sincere, often in a way that seems foolish
to ascribe/attributeto consider sth caused, created or possessed by a thing or person
a tenetone of the pronciples on which a belief is based
to give sb the benefit of the doubtdać komuś kredyt zaufania
to take sth with a pinch of saltbrać coś z przymrużeniem oka
I don't buy itNie kupuję tego (nie wierzę w to)
Pull the other oneNabieraj kogoś innego
I wasn't born yesterdayNie urodziłem się wczoraj (nie wierzę w to)
What do you take for?Za kogo ty mnie masz? (nie wierzę ci)