Translations for „pugnacity“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

pugnacity [pʌgˈnæsəti, Am -ət̬i] N no pl form

pugnacity

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English

Modern man inherits all the innate pugnacity and all the love of glory of his ancestors.

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Meat is associated with pugnacity.

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Before us lies the public world, the professional system, with its possessiveness, its jealousy, its pugnacity, its greed.

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One can now read any number of character traits into the act: impatience, impulsiveness, bravado, pugnacity.

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By their size, and the sheer pugnacity of their presence, they were a stand-in for the real thing.

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You must set your goals high and go for them with the pugnacity of a terrier.

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It is as if we are secretly impressed by our history of pugnacity, quixotic weather, and aversion not only to haute cuisine but anything remotely resembling a balanced diet.

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She imagines, for example, a new kind of college that avoids teaching the tools of domination and pugnacity, an experimental college, an adventurous college.

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Her quixotic character, pugnacity, ambition and daring plus her feminist pioneering meant that she was both admired and detested in equal measure.

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As a leader, he was known for his strong-willed pugnacity.

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