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glory [ˈglɔ:ri] N no pl

1. glory (fame):

glory
sława f

2. glory (honour):

glory
chwała f

3. glory (splendour):

glory
świetność f

4. glory (beauty):

glory
piękno nt

5. glory (cause for pride):

glory
chluba f

crowning glory N no pl

crowning glory
duma f

glory days N pl

glory days
dni mpl świetności

glory in VB trans

Usage examples with glory

to glory in sth
rozkoszować [lub upajać] się czymś
in a blaze of glory fig
w blasku chwały
in the blaze of glory
u szczytu sławy
glory be to God [or Jesus]!
chwalmy Pana!
to bask [or bathe] in reflected glory
pławić się w cudzej chwale

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Rally around to the glory of our time!
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Due to lack of funds, the house can not be fully restored back to its previous glory.
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Most of the time they will be raiding the other races for plunder, slaves or glory.
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One decides to spend the rest of his days on the rejoicing in the wake of the man's glory.
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He refused the slightest bit of personal glory.
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The council hoped that the area would be returned to something approaching its former glory within a decade.
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In the zenith an eye in a triangle, surrounded by a glory, proper.
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This was the name used throughout the team's 1980s glory era.
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This was a humiliation for him, suspecting that his abilities were being suppressed so the squadron leaders could take all the glory in the air.
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He is a lover of life, accepting it and glorying in it.
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