English in the world 1

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to do something in order to prevent something bad from happening or to reduce its bad effects
Pol. przeciwdziałać
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counter
In South Africa efforts are being made to counter the dominance of English
a way of doing something that has been officially agreed and chosen by a political party, business, or other organization
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policy
In South Africa efforts are being made to counter the dominance of English because it has a multilingual policy.
the constitution requires that the government pursue a multilingual policy,
_____ people or things have always been in the place where they are, rather than being brought there from somewhere else [= native]
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indigenous
the indigenous languages have no market value
if you _____ something, it is very important to you;
Pol. czcić, miłować, dbać o (coś), wysoko sobie cenić
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cherish
the indigenous languages are valued and cherished by their users.
all over the world
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the world over
Indigenous languages are imperilled the world over
to put something or someone in danger [= endanger]
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imperil
if not checked could imperil not only the indigenous languages in South Africa but national languages the world over
to be the cause of a situation or feeling;
Pol. być źródłem (czegoś), zrodzić (coś)
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engender
Apart from the purpose of preserving the language, her writing is to stimulate interest in the language and engender a love of the language.
If you _____ a (particular) _____, you choose a particular course of action
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go down a path
'If all of us went down a path of only giving in to English who would there be in the country then to take care of the national language and ensure that it also develop along the same lines
'If all of us went down a path of only giving in to English who would there be in the country then to take care of the national language and ensure that it also develop along the same lines
If you no longer try to stop yourself from doing something you want to do you ______ it. You can _____ a temptation, for example.
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give in to
all of us went down a path of only giving in to English
in the same way
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along the same lines
he ensures that it also develop along the same lines
to become more important, powerful, famous etc than someone or something else, so that they are no longer noticed
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eclipse
English is eclipsing national languages
... laws or practices are unfair because they treat one group of people worse than other groups
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discriminatory
discriminatory practices
A stupid person;
Pol. 'zakuta' pała
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bonehead
Pol. porzucić to, co stare na rzecz nowego
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abandon the good for the sake of the better
Pol. krok wstecz (do tyłu)
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a regressive step
Pol. dla naszego wspólnego dobra
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for our common good
In the European Parliament, the official policy puts all European languages on an equal footing.
put sth in the same state or condition as other things or to treat it as equally important as other things
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put sth on an equal footing
In the European Parliament, the official policy puts all European languages on an equal footing.
to make a great effort to achieve something is to _____
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strive for sth
Those striving for longevity will be very careful about their diet.
sb who behaves in a stupid way;
Pol. ptasi móżdżek
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airhead
Pol. skarb, skarbnica
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treasure trove
Though small, this museum is a veritable treasure trove of history.
Pol. wyrzucić (coś) na śmietnik
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consign to the scrapheap
consign (sth) to the scrapheap
they ensure that they are not consigned to oblivion
without anything to make you feel happy or hopeful;
Pol. ponury
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bleak
The economic outlook is bleak.
if an organization, country etc_____, it becomes worse or fails
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goes down the drain
If the factory closes, that will be a million dollars' worth of investment down the drain.
Pol. dla dobra ludzkośc
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for the good of mankind
Mankind has always been obsessed by power.

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