Charakter
Describing people is where B1 runs out first. Ten adjectives past miły and fajny.
uparty
adjective
- EN
- stubborn
- RU
- упрямый
Jest uparty jak osioł.
He's as stubborn as a mule.
The simile is fixed: uparty jak osioł. Polish uses a donkey where English does too and Russian prefers баран, a ram.
wyluzowany
adjective · colloquial
- EN
- laid-back
- RU
- расслабленный, спокойный
Nowy szef jest bardzo wyluzowany.
The new boss is very laid-back.
The adjective off wyluzować się, off luz. A three-word family you now have complete.
przewrażliwiony
adjective
- EN
- oversensitive, touchy
- RU
- мнительный, обидчивый
Nie bądź taki przewrażliwiony.
Don't be so touchy.
Wrażliwy is sensitive and is a compliment. The prze- makes it too much of a good thing — the same prefix that turns robić into overwork.
zarozumiały
adjective
- EN
- conceited, full of himself
- RU
- самонадеянный, заносчивый
Zdolny, ale strasznie zarozumiały.
Talented, but terribly full of himself.
Literally over-thought-of-himself. Pewny siebie is self-confident and positive; this is where that tips over.
wredny
adjective · colloquial
- EN
- nasty, mean
- RU
- вредный, мерзкий
Wredny typ, nie ufaj mu.
A nasty piece of work, don't trust him.
RU вредный can mean merely harmful or awkward. Polish wredny is a straight insult, never neutral.
sumienny
adjective
- EN
- conscientious
- RU
- добросовестный
Sumienny pracownik, nigdy nie zawiódł.
A conscientious worker, never let anyone down.
From sumienie, conscience. The word you want in a reference letter, where solidny would sound like you were describing furniture.
roztargniony
adjective
- EN
- absent-minded, scatty
- RU
- рассеянный
Jest roztargniony, ciągle gubi klucze.
He's scatty, always losing his keys.
Literally torn apart in several directions — roz- again, doing the same scattering it does in rozpisać.
życzliwy
adjective
- EN
- kindly, well-disposed
- RU
- доброжелательный
Sąsiedzi są bardzo życzliwi.
The neighbours are very kind.
From życzyć, to wish. It means actively wishing you well, which is warmer than miły — that only means pleasant.
uczynny
adjective
- EN
- helpful, obliging
- RU
- услужливый, отзывчивый
Bardzo uczynny sąsiad, zawsze pomoże.
A very obliging neighbour, always ready to help.
From czynić, to do. Describes somebody who actually does things for people — where życzliwy, two words up this batch, only means wishing them well.
ogarnięta
adjective · colloquial
- EN
- on top of things (feminine)
- RU
- толковая, собранная
Nowa koleżanka jest bardzo ogarnięta.
The new colleague is really switched on.
Included in the feminine on purpose: adjectives agree, and the compliment you learned in the masculine is the one you will most often need to say about a woman.
Drill these ten · earlier morning · later morning
Drill these ten