Polish English Dictionary

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skłonność in English:

1. proneness



English word "skłonność"(proneness) occurs in sets:

Fiszki z książki - "Essays" (David Hume)
Fiszki z książki - "Soil Culture" (J. H. Walden)
Fiszki z książki - "Betty Grier" (Joseph Waugh)
Fiszki z książki - "Pepita Ximenez" (Juan Valera)
Fiszki z książki - "Orley Farm" (Anthony Trollope)

2. propensity


I have propensity for violent behaviour.
propensity to save
have propensity to do sth / Trump has a propensity to exaggerate
I have a propensity to insult people even when I don't intend to.

English word "skłonność"(propensity) occurs in sets:

Fiszki z książki - "The History of Little Jack, a ...
1. The workings of life
Fiszki z książki - "A Treatise on the Incubus, or ...
EN slowka z ksiazki 2
Job interview

3. inclination


an inclination of 45°
Neither of us has the time or inclination for emotional complications.
He showed his agreement by a sight inclination of his head.
A man ought to read just as inclination leads him; for what he reads as a task will do him little good.
They say that the first inclination which an animal has is to protect itself.

English word "skłonność"(inclination) occurs in sets:

9. Wpadki i trochę kultury - PIERWSZE SPOTKANIA
Si un segundo durase una vida entera...
"Władaj i gadaj cz. 1" - rozdział 9 - "Wpadki i tr...
Władaj i gadaj 5
Wpadki i trochę kultury

4. proclivity


proclivity for hard work

English word "skłonność"(proclivity) occurs in sets:

legal english cz. 2
persona part 2
DDL - 1 seria
12 rules for life
druga 100tka

5. tendency


Tom has a tendency to exaggerate.
Today there seems to be a tendency to make little of human relations.
That tendency is strong among Americans.
Another tendency of many Japanese that bothers foreigners is to make statements that are too general and too broad by using or implying words like "all" and "every".
The present writer doesn't like such a tendency.
Just as it is the tendency of great minds to make one hear much with few words, small minds have a talent for talking a lot, and saying nothing.
We all have a tendency to think that the world must conform to our prejudices. The opposite view involves some effort of thought, and most people would die sooner than think — in fact they do so.
There is a tendency for Japanese to want to know a certain amount of personal information about someone such as age, position and whether they are married or not, before they feel comfortable talking with a stranger.
Prices showed a tendency of going up.
There is a tendency for people to think that hang gliding is dangerous.
The human tendency to regard little things as important has produced very many great things.
The energy production of the Sun has a tendency to grow.
An inclination, bent, or predisposition to something. Monica has a tendency to talk too much when she is nervous.
Greg’s tendency to be critical made him unpopular with his co-workers.
Spirits are to be found all over the world. This school was built upon the site of a shrine and thus there is a particular tendency for them to gather.

English word "skłonność"(tendency) occurs in sets:

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6. bent


She bent down.
The straw appears bent at the place where it enters the water.
The Upper House seems bent on defeating any reform bills.
Uncontrolled, these forces may be dangerous and destructive, but once mastered they can be bent to man's will and desire.
The close-cropped lawn is beautiful in the eyes of a people whose inherited bent it is to readily find pleasure in contemplating a well-preserved pasture or grazing land.
Don't get all bent out of shape over little things. A short temper can make you poor.
The thin man paused in the shade with his knees a little bent.
You know I am not born to tread in the beaten track — the peculiar bent of my nature pushes me on.
Leave her alone for now - she's bent.
This knife is bent.; a bent policeman; She has a bent for music.
Olek was a boy with a mechanical bent who later became an car mechanic.
My bicycle frame was bent after I got into an accident.
Chris held Teddy until he became calm and just stood there, his glasses bent and hanging off one ear.
It can't be bent easily.
Jim dropped his pen and bent to pick it up.