Translations for „lucre“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

lucre [ˈlu:kəʳ, Am -kɚ] N no pl pej, iron

filthy lucre

mamona f

Usage examples with lucre

filthy lucre

mamona f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Our conscious sporting personalities refused to be enticed into breaking the embargo by the lure of filthy lucre.

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What we're left with as we contemplate the lucre-worshipers of today and yesterday is a surface comparison of worlds defined by surfaces.

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The council further insisted that in the invocation of saints, the veneration of relics and the sacred use of images, every superstition shall be removed and all filthy lucre abolished.

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Untouched by the lure of the lucre, she encourages me to follow my heart.

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They're sellouts who have taken filthy lucre rather than do something creative with their talents.

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But, pursuing that kind of lucre is remarkably shortsighted, analysts say.

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The real lucre in this business has always been on the transactional side.

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Will you switch to a new social media app, in the hope that there might be some lucre lurking at the end of the rainbow?

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Even the truest fan can be corrupted by the filthy lucre at the top of the game.

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He would be forever ostracised by his countrymen for accepting filthy lucre from the apartheid regime.

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