Zaliczenie
University and exams, in the words a Polish student says every day — the resit, the year off and the word that ends at a housewarming.
poprawka
noun · feminine, colloquial
- EN
- a resit, a retake
- RU
- пересдача
Nie zdał statystyki, we wrześniu ma poprawkę.
He failed statistics, and he has a resit in September.
From poprawić, to correct. Also any small fix — kosmetyczna poprawka — but for a student it means the second chance, often at the end of the summer.
dziekanka
noun · feminine, colloquial
- EN
- a leave of absence from university
- RU
- академический отпуск, академ
Wziął dziekankę i pojechał na rok do Norwegii.
He took a year off university and went to Norway.
From dziekan, the dean, who grants it: urlop dziekański. Russian shortens its own to академ; Polish students shorten theirs the same way.
studia
noun · plural
- EN
- university studies, a degree
- RU
- учёба в вузе, высшее образование
Skończyłem studia dwa lata temu.
I finished university two years ago.
Plural only: być na studiach, iść na studia. The verb is studiować — uczyć się is homework and school, so uczę się na uniwersytecie sounds like a child who wandered in. RU учиться covers both.
akademik
noun · masculine
- EN
- hall of residence, dorm
- RU
- общежитие, общага
Przez pierwszy rok mieszkałem w akademiku.
I lived in halls for the first year.
A student dorm — RU общага. RU академик is a member of the Academy, and Polish has that sense too, but mieszkam w akademiku will never be taken for it. Dom studencki is the official name.
zaliczenie
noun · neuter
- EN
- a pass, course credit
- RU
- зачёт
Nie mam jeszcze zaliczenia z matematyki.
I haven't got my pass in maths yet.
RU зачёт exactly, graded or not, and the verb zaliczyć has escaped campus: zaliczyć wpadkę is to chalk up a blunder, zaliczyć glebę to hit the deck. Zaliczka, an advance, is a different word.
kolokwium
noun · neuter
- EN
- a university test (during the semester)
- RU
- контрольная, коллоквиум
W piątek mam kolokwium z prawa.
I have a test in law on Friday.
A written or oral test during the semester; Russian контрольная is often the closest match, though коллоквиум can be one too. Students say kolos, and the last kolos before sesja is a fixed dread.
sesja
noun · feminine
- EN
- exam session
- RU
- сессия
W sesji nie mam czasu na nic.
During exam session I have time for nothing.
RU сессия, the same institution: the exam weeks after each semester, zimowa in late January, letnia in June. Sesja poprawkowa in September is the retakes, and the word alone excuses a cancelled evening.
ściąga
noun · feminine
- EN
- crib sheet, cheat sheet
- RU
- шпаргалка
Wykładowca znalazł ściągę pod ławką.
The lecturer found a crib sheet under the desk.
From ściągać, to pull down — and to copy: ściągać na egzaminie is to cheat, ściągać z internetu to download. RU шпаргалка; also the quick-reference sheet on a developer's desk, which is not cheating.
promotor
noun · masculine
- EN
- thesis supervisor
- RU
- научный руководитель
Promotor kazał mi przepisać cały rozdział.
My supervisor told me to rewrite the whole chapter.
Three Russian words for one Polish one; nothing to do with promotion, which is awans. The finish is obrona, the defence — you obronić the thesis as if it were under attack, like RU защитить диплом.
oblać
verb · perfective
- EN
- to fail (an exam); to celebrate with a drink
- RU
- завалить (экзамен); обмыть
Oblałem egzamin z fizyki, poprawka we wrześniu.
I failed the physics exam — retake in September.
Literally to pour over. Oblać egzamin is to fail it, RU завалить; zdać is the pass. And oblać nowe mieszkanie is to wet its head with vodka, RU обмыть — one verb for the disaster and the party.
Drill these ten · earlier morning · later morning
Drill these ten