Polish English Dictionary

powściągliwość in English:

1. continence

God, please give me chastity and continence, but not yet.

English word "powściągliwość"(continence) occurs in sets:

Fiszki z książki - "Voltaire" (John Morley)
Fiszki z książki - "Poems 1918-21" (Ezra Pound)
Fiszki z książki - "Reynolds" (Randall Davies)
Fiszki z książki - "Sexual Neuroses" (J. T. Kent)
Fiszki z książki - "The Enchiridion" (Epictetus)

2. moderation

Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody.

in moderation

It's better to drink in moderation.

Drunk in moderation, alcohol is not harmful.

Drinking coffee in moderation may offer health benefits.

Have a piece of chocolate. Any food is ok in moderation.

Drinking red wine in moderation has been shown to have a variety of health benefits.

You can do almost everything, if you remember to do it in moderation.

He lacks moderation in expressing his views

As there must be moderation in other things, so there must be moderation in self-criticism.

Moderation in all things.

Good health is inseparable from exercise and moderation.

He is the kind of man who cannot do anything in moderation, but always goes to extremes.

English word "powściągliwość"(moderation) occurs in sets:

Fiszki z książki - "An Enemy of the People" (Henri...
Fiszki z książki - "The Unforseen Return" (Jean-Fr...
Fiszki z książki - "Success (Second Edition)" (Max...
Fiszki z książki - "The Communist Threat in the Ta...
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3. restraint

a delicate task requiring great wisdom and judical restraint

The government has imposed restraints on spending.

Opposition politicians have called for restraints on public spending. / The police were praised for their restraint in handling the demonstrators.

Knowing the individual, valuing the views of relatives and working as a team will help reduce the need for restraint

You need to exercise care and restraint when you slip the CPU into the socket.

We can't operate as a company with such restraint

decisions are made within the financial restraints of the budget / he urged the protesters to exercise restraint

In this age of austerity we need to show restraint.

to impose restraints on sth

If necessary, put him under restraint!

Basically are restraint systems to fall arrest systems preferred

She was angry, but she spoke with restraint.

Institutionally, a major restraint is the copyright problem.

English word "powściągliwość"(restraint) occurs in sets:

Scaffolding PREVENTING FALL ACCIDENTS
how I met your mother
Zestaw 6 - reading
Millenium 3, rozdział 12
Webber protestantyzm

4. aloofness

The independence that many see as a bonus is seen by others as aloofness or selfishness.

English word "powściągliwość"(aloofness) occurs in sets:

Charakter- słownictwo zaawansowane
Cechy charakteru

5. reserve

The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates.

If you want to eat at Raffle's, you must reserve weeks ahead.

My father said he would reserve a day to take me to the zoo.

If you wish us to reserve an alternative room, please let us know immediately.

We should hold some of food in reserve.

It took a long time to break down her reserve and get her to relax.

Reserve a seat in advance.

The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark discount rate to an 18-year low.

As the attendees of the DTA General Meeting will be offered the block rate, when you reserve Marriott Hotel for me, please notify them that I will attend it.

If you can do it on your own, do it without reserve.

He was an amiable fellow, but had a certain reserve that he would not let you casually trespass upon.

He seems to have much in reserve.

Can I call "Chargeit" and reserve?

I would appreciate it if you could reserve a room at a convenient location for visiting your office.

Can I reserve a bottle and have you keep it here for me?

English word "powściągliwość"(reserve) occurs in sets:

Longman B2 Bank słów: człowiek, dom
WALL STREET STORY

6. reticence

In order to keep his original idea from being copied, Henry resorted to reticence.

I like him all the more for his reticence.