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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Tłumaczenie
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electorate
Politics
body of electors, those entitled to vote.
elektorat

The electorate of Poland has once again decided to choose a communist government.

vicissitudes
Politics
Continuous changes and problems which affect someone's life ups and downs;

He would often sit and reflect on the vicissitudes of his life.

whistleblower
Politics
Sb who makes secret information public.

David Shayler, the MI5 whistle-blower, is taking his case to the European Court of Human Rights.

politicising
Politics
give political character to.
upolityczniać

I wish you'd stop politicizing about Gerald's birthday being a great moment for the state and just give him your best wishes

politic
Politics
sagacious, prudent, judicious, expedient.
rozważnie

I think Anna's saying about Gerald's birthday being a great moment for the state was rather politic considering her own forthcoming candidacy to be elected Gerald's party!

electioneering
Politics
the busying of oneself in elections, trying to get elected.
agitacja wyborcza

When the prime minister announced that he was increasing pensions, some people accused him of already indulging in electioneering and not really being concerned about the plight of the elderly!

wishywashy
Politics
Either weak or unclear ideas or a person whose ideas are thus;;

The problem with the Liberal Democrats is that their policies are so wishy-washy.

quango
Politics
a QUAsi- Non-Governmental Organization;

Some people say that the new committee set up to study government inefficiency will not really find anything wrong as it is just a quango and not really separate from the government!

constituency
Politics
body of voters who elect a representative, area so represented.
okręg wyborczy

Most of the people in my constituency vote Tory, but I never will!

ballot
Politics
secret voting, or (verb) process of voting in such a way.
tajne głosowanie

The union members were asked to vote in a ballot for a new leader.

offset
Politics
counterbalance, compensating point.
równoważenie, kompensacja

The prime minister hoped that the increase in overall taxes would be offset for pensioners by an increase in their pensions so that they at least didn't suffer.

entrenched
Politics
well defended, or set/fixed position.
utrwalony, zakorzeniony

Many people accuse the government of being entrenched in their taxation policy, refusing to listen to common sense!

sanctimonious
Politics
Behaving in an annoying manner as if morally better than others;

The most irritating thing about politicians is their sanctimonious preaching about family values.

to follow suit
Politics
to do the same as (sb else).

The government having finally decided to cut taxes, the opposition has decided to follow suit and make it one of their policies as well.

a dumbing down of sth
Politics
making sth as simplistic as possible;

Einstein's theory of relativity is very complex and needs dumbing down a little if the ordinary public is to understand it.

spin doctors
Politics
political speech makers, practiced in the art of oratory

Some accuse the Labor party of having lots of spin doctors, practiced in the art of making clever sounding speeches.

to pander to
Politics
to minister to (often base passion or evil designs);

I think the Conservative party often panders to the baser desires of the public.

a landslide majority
Politics
an outright/vast majority;

In the last two elections, though particularly the last one, the Labor party has achieved a landslide majority.

REKLAMA
first past the post system
Politics
system by which the first party to get a majority of votes, no matter how many, in whatever constituency, wins that constituency and has its m.p. represent that area - the opposite to proportional representation.

hobbyhorse
Politics
topic to which one often recurs, is obsessed by;

The lowering of taxes is a subject which the present treasurer seems to treat as his own personal hobbyhorse, almost ignoring all other aspects of the economy.

horse trading
Politics
the pragmatic trading of favors...

Listen, sunshine, lets have less horse trading and more principled actions based on loyalty, okay?

to curry favour with
Politics
to seek sb's approval in a, usually, sycophantic way;

It's no use trying to curry favor with me by offering to do the dishes, you can't go out and that is that!

cia
Politics
Central Intelligence Agency, established in 1947 by Truman;

~ conducts U.S. intelligence and counterintelligence missions overseas.

civil rights movement
Politics
Mass movement for political, social and economic equality by African Americans;

~ was vivid during the 1960s, mostly in the segregated cities of the Southern United States.

broken arrow
Politics
Any incident that includes the seizure, theft, loss or accidental destruction of a nuclear device.

first strike capability
Politics
The capacity to launch a nuclear strike without fear of a nuclear counterattack from the enemy;

the United States enjoyed ~ over the Soviet Union until the late 1950s.

hot line
Politics
Direct phone line between Washington and Moscow;

~ has been used since the Cuban Missile Crisis.

belligerency
Politics
a state of armed conflict. Belligerents are direct participants in the conflict.

conciliation a
Politics
n effort to achieve agreement and, hopefully, increased goodwill between two opposed parties;

We still hope for successful ~ between USA and Afghanistan.

convention
Politics
An agreement between two or more states concerning matters of common interest;

~ often deals with important subjects - international postal and copyright laws, for example, of the law of the sea.

country team
Politics
An American diplomatic term meaning the ambassador's cabinet;

It consists of his deputy chief of mission, heads of all important embassy sections, and the chiefs of all other elements (military, agricultural, aid, information, and cultural, etc.) working under him in the "embassy community".

dispatch
Politics
A written, as opposed to a telegraphic, message from an embassy to its home office or vice versa;

US embassies all over the world received dispatches telling them to beware of anonymous mail.

good offices
Politics
An effort by a third state, or by an individual or an international body, designed to stimulate the processes of settlement in a dispute between two other states.

rapprochement
Politics
The establishment of improved relations.

After the termination of the conflict, we wait for a gradual ~.

seventh floor
Politics
Shorthand for the most senior leadership of the U.S. State Department. It is where the offices of the Secretary of State and his most senior aides are located;

The ~ are having a debate right now.

REKLAMA
sixth floor
Politics
Where many of the U.S. State Department's regional and other assistant secretaries have their offices. Shorthand for the assistant secretary level of the department's leadership.

decontamination
Politics
The process of making any person, object, or area safe by absorbing, destroying, neutralising, making harmless, or removing chemical or biological agents, or by removing radioactive material clinging or to around it;

The ~ process can last for tens of years after a war.

dump
Politics
A temporary storage area for logistics; fuel or ammunition

maneuver (am);
Politics
manoeuvre (Br.) 1. A movement to place ships or aircrafts in a position of advantage.

maneuver (am);
Politics
2. A tactical exercise carried out at sea, in the air, on the ground, or on a map in imitation of an operation.

peacekeeper
Politics
peacekeeping soldier - civilian staff (whereas 'peace-keeping soldiers' doesn't); in practice however, the term usually refers to the military component of a peace-keeping operation see also: civilian peace-keeper

preventive diplomacy
Politics
action to prevent disputes from arising between parties, prevent existing disputes from escalating into conflicts and to limit the spread of the latter when they occur.

Most civilised countries lead ~ nowadays.

gun pit
Politics
an. overlooking permanent checkpoint;

One soldier was shot yesterday while he mounted guard in a ~.

statesman
Politics
an important and experienced politician who is admired in other countries as well as his own;

Senator Wellstone is a true statesman.

politicking
Politics
the act of trying to persuade others to vote for a particular political party;

Politicking is forbidden on election day.

election day
Politics
the day when people vote in an election;

Election day will be on the first Thursday of November.

to go to the polls
Politics
to vote;

The country will go to the polls and choose the best man.

party politics
Politics
political activity involving official political organizations that have their own ideas and aims, and that compete against each other in order to gain power;

Is it a good idea for unions to get involved in party politics?

party line
Politics
the official view of a political party which members are expected to support;

All members must vote according to the party line.

partisan
Politics
showing a lot of support for one person or party;

Most newspapers appear to be partisan.

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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?