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I . word [wɜ:d, Am wɜ:rd] N

1. word (unit of language):

word
słowo nt
in other words
innymi słowy
in one's own words
własnymi słowami
not a word!
ani słowa!
word for word
słowo w słowo

2. word (short conversation):

to have a word/a few words with sb
zamienić z kimś słowo/parę słów

3. word no pl (news, message):

word
wiadomość f

II . word [wɜ:d, Am wɜ:rd] VB trans

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buzz word N

code word N

in-word [ˈɪnˌwɜ:d, Am -ˌwɜ:rd] N

nonce word N

swear word N

word order N

word processing N no pl COMPUT

word processor N COMPUT

four-letter word N

Usage examples with words

consolatory words
słowa ntpl otuchy
to choke sb's words
odbierać komuś mowę
a play on words
gra słów
in one's own words
własnymi słowami
to fumble for words
szukać odpowiedniego słowa
to bandy words
kłócić się
battle of wits/words
potyczka f intelektualna/słowna
in other words
innymi słowy
words fail me!
brak mi słów!
words of comfort
słowa pocieszenia
words of consolation
słowa ntpl otuchy
words of wisdom
mądre słowa ntpl
famous last words iron inf
obyś się nie mylił
sb's dying words
czyjeś ostatnie słowa ntpl
not to mince one's words
mówić prosto z mostu
to choose one's words carefully
starannie dobierać słowa
action speaks louder than words proverbial
czyny mówią więcej słowa
actions speak louder than words proverbial
czyny mówią więcej niż słowa
or words to this effect
albo coś w tym sensie

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Words such as doctor, teacher, owner, etc. can be used as a second-person personal pronoun when necessary.
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The conditions were followed by a learning phase in the experiment that would assess familiarity of the learned words.
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The words that accompanied the melody date to around 1800 and concern the impoverishment of a father in order to pay a dowry.
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In other words, without advance permission, whistleblowers could be prosecuted based on an after-the-fact call that almost any information they released was classified.
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Similarly, several new slang words and phrases appeared.
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In linguistics, it has become standard to align the words and to gloss each transcribed morpheme separately.
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Despite high-sounding words about love and loyalty, friendship is transactional, like all relationships.
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The service is free up to 150 words per day, and as a 2,000-word free testing account.
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For older texts the Latin term incipit (it begins) is in use for the very first words of the opening sentence.
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We have to state, without mincing words, that there is an inseparable bond between our faith and the poor.
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