Hi guys!
Do you ever need to use the word VALID in contexts like these two below and, at the
same time, feel that it sounds a little bit too formal?
(1) My passport is valid
for another two years.
(2) Is this contract/ticket/agreement still valid?
(In Polish we would translate it as “ważny”
(still applicable).
I find the word VALID
a little too formal in everyday conversation and therefore I was excited when I came
across a nice, less formal alternative, namely: GOOD.
(3) [T]he company is sufficiently confident of its technology that if your bicycle is
stolen, it guarantees a full refund for
the purchase value of the bike. Unlike many competitors’ models, the guarantee is even good
in New York.
THEREFORE – dlatego też (for this reason;
that is why)
to COME ACROSS – natknąć się (to find by
accident)
NAMELY – mianowicie (used when you want to
give more detail or be more exact about something you have just said)
SUFFICIENTLY – wystarczająco, dostatecznie
(enough)
to BE CONFIDENT OF – być pewnym czegoś (to have
trust in something, to believe something is of high quality)
a
REFUND – zwrot pieniędzy ( an amount of
money that is given back to you, especially because you are not happy with a
product or service that you have bought)
THE PURCHASE VALUE – wartość zakupu (how
much it originally costs you to buy something)
UNLIKE – w przeciwieństwie (as opposed to)
A COMPETITOR – konkurent (a rival)
This is a quote from one of my favourite
books: We Need to Talk About Kevin written
by Lionel Shriver. You can find a short review of the book written by me here:
Some more examples with GOOD:
(4) The deal is
good for a year from time of enrolment.
(5) Consider
the Senior Garden Pass if you are 60+
and will visit more than once in a year. It’s only $10 more than regular admission, is good
for a year and includes free
parking.
(6) The fee
is good for a year from the date of
payment.
ENROLMENT/ ENROLLMENT – zapisanie się (putting yourself onto the official list of members of a course, college or
group)
to CONSIDER – rozważyć (to think about)
60+ – osoby powyżej 60 lat (people who are over
60 years old)
ADMISSION – koszt wstępu (the money that you
pay to enter a place)
to INCLUDE – obejmować (to also have)
A FEE – opłata (an amount of money paid for
a particular piece of work or for a particular right or service)
Thank you for reading!
Have a great day!
Karola
