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Question		Answer
a roof or vault, usually hemispherical in form (kopuła) start learning		dome
an arched structure of stone or masonry forming a ceiling (sklepienie łukowe) start learning		vault
a structural device used to support a dome over a square plan (żagielek) start learning		pendentive
a framework of diagonal arches, based on the pointed arch (sklepienie krzyżowo-żebrowe) start learning		rib vault
a semicircular or polygonal termination of a basilican church (absyda) start learning		apse
the focal point of the church placed in the apse (ołtarz główny) start learning		the main altar
side nave (nawa boczna) start learning		aisle
an arch with a pointed crown, typical of the Gothic (ostrołuk, łuk ostry) start learning		the pointed arch
the central part of a church building, designed to accommodate the congregation at mass (nawa główna) start learning		the (main) nave
half a dome (półkopuła) start learning		semi-dome
an arch made of a semicircle (łuk okrągły) start learning		rounded arch
a 3D, usually heavy and bulky, shape (bryła) start learning		volume
collective noun for priests and monks (duchowieństwo, kler) start learning		clergy
a roofed hall with a wide nave and side aisles used in ancient Rome for business transactions and legal proceedings, in early Christian culture adopted for religious purposes start learning		basilica
a vault produced by two barrel vaults intersecting at the right angle (sklepienie krzyżowe) start learning		groin vault
further work on the details of something, done with great care and attention (dopracowanie, cyzelowanie) start learning		elaboration
the cross axis of the medieval church separating the main nave from the choir and the apse (nawa poprzeczna, transept) start learning		transept
the part of the church only for the clergy, east of the crossing (chór) start learning		choir
the semicircular termination of the apse (obejście) start learning		ambulatory
a smaller altar in the transept or a chapel (ołtarz boczny) start learning		subaltar
an enclosed passage between the main entrance and the nave of a church (przedsionek) start learning		narthex
the simplest form of vault, a continuous vault of semicircular arches uninterrupted by a cross vault (sklepienie kolebkowe) start learning		barrel vault
the most complex type of vault characteristic of the late Gothic, featured mostly in England (sklepienie wachlarzowe) start learning		fan vault
a projecting support built into or against the outside of a masonry wall to counteract the thrust operating on the arches of the ceiling (przypora) start learning		buttress
an external support in the form of an elaborate arch counteracting the thrust of the vaulted ceiling; characteristic of the Gothic style in architecture (łuk przyporowy) start learning		flying buttress
tall, thin and graceful (wysmukły) start learning		slender
giving the impression of flying upwards; used to characterise Gothic cathedrals (strzelisty) start learning		soaring
a round stained glass window in the centre of the west front of a Gothic cathedral, usually depicting the Judgement Day (rozeta) start learning		rose window
a spout for carrying rainwater from the roof, finished in a grotesque and often scary representation of a monster figure with open mouth (gargulec, rzygacz) start learning		gargoyle
windows in churches made of a mosaic of coloured glass pieces, often telling a biblical story (witraż) start learning		stained glass windows
a decorated element projecting from a wall, usually supporting some member above it, e.g. balcony or columns (kroksztyn, konsola) start learning		corbel
a window with decorative stone or masonry partitions in its upper part (okno z maswerkiem) start learning		tracery window
a row of windows in the upper part of the main nave wall (rząd okien w górnej części najczęściej nawy głównej) start learning		clerestory
mieszkanie, lokal mieszkalny start learning		dwelling
dom wolnostojący start learning		detached house
bliźniak, dom w zabudowie bliźniaczej start learning		semi-detached house (semi)
bliźniak, dom w zabudowie bliźniaczej start learning		duplex (AmE)
szeregowiec, dom w zabudowie szeregowej start learning		terraced house (terrace)
szeregowiec, dom w zabudowie szeregowej start learning		row house (AmE)
dom w stylu alpejskim start learning		chalet
okap dachu start learning		eave
dom parterowy, bungalow start learning		bungalow
pseudo-rezydencja start learning		McMansion
jeden z wielu identycznych domów na osiedlu start learning		cookie-cutter house
dom z dominującym garażem na fasadzie frontowej start learning		snout house
budownictwo jednorodzinne start learning		single-family housing (development)
budownictwo mieszkaniowe start learning		residential development
działka, wydzielony kawałek ziemi start learning		a plot (of land)
drabina rynku nieruchomości start learning		property ladder
wzmocnić (stężyć) budowlę start learning		tighten (the structure)
wodoodporny start learning		waterproof
pianka poliuretanowa start learning		polyurethane foam
szkło przyciemniające start learning		dimming glass
most zwodzony start learning		draw-bridge
okiennice (przesuwne) start learning		(sliding) shutters
ogrodzenie typu "elektryczny pastuch" start learning		electric herding fence
podsufitka, podbitka start learning		soffit
paroizolacja start learning		vapour barrier
szyba okienna start learning		glass (window) pane
pastwisko start learning		pasture
kratownica, wiązar dachu start learning		truss
dach dwuspadowy start learning		pitched roof
kalenica start learning		ridge (line)
rynny start learning		gutters
dach jednospadowy start learning		mono-pitch / lean-to / shed roof
dach dwuspadowy (ze ścianami szczytowymi) start learning		gable roof
ściana szczytowa start learning		gable (wall)
dach czterospadowy start learning		hip (hipped) roof
dach mansardowy (czterospadowy) start learning		mansard roof
dach mansardowy (dwuspadowy) start learning		gambrel roof
dach naczółkowy start learning		half-hip / dipped gable / jerkinhead roof
dach półszczytowy start learning		gablet roof (Dutch gable roof)
podwójne szklenie start learning		double glazing
oszklenie start learning		glazing
zawiasy start learning		hinges
okno na zawiasach (skrzydłowe) start learning		casement window
okno otwierane pionowo (podnoszone) start learning		hung window
okno podnoszone ze szprosami (szczeblinami) start learning		sash window
szczeblina (szpros) start learning		glazing bar / sash bar
świetlik (okno w dachu) start learning		skylight
okno mansardowe start learning		dormer window
lukarna start learning		dormer
rama okienna start learning		window frame
parametryzm start learning		parametricism
art deco start learning		art deco
połączenie klasycyzmu i neoklasycyzmu start learning		beaux art
Sklepienie wachlarzowe start learning		Fan vault
Sklepienie kolebkowe start learning		Barrel vault
Sklepienie krzyżowe start learning		Cross vault
Sklepienie krzyżowo-żebrowe start learning		Cross-ribbed vault
Jałowa, wysuszona, spalona słoncem pustynia start learning		barren, parched and sun-baked desert
forma start learning		mould
pręt zbrojeniowy start learning		rebar
umocnienie ukośne start learning		diagonal bracing
powierzchnia budynku na ziemi start learning		footprint
przypora start learning		buttress
sześciokątny rdzeń start learning		hexagonal core
siły skręcające / moment obrotowy start learning		twisting forces / torque
błyszczące, lustrzane szkło start learning		glistering, mirrored glass
piaskowiec i wapień start learning		sandstone and limestone
tarcie start learning		friction
palowanie start learning		piling
pal oparty (na ziemi macierzystej) start learning		end-bearing pile
pal zawieszony start learning		skin friction pile
obciążenie żywe (zmienne) start learning		live load
obciążenie własne start learning		dead load
fundamenty start learning		foundations

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