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mobster
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gangster
broaden your interests
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poszerzyć, pogłębić swoje zainteresowania
deceptive
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zwodniczy
favourable
We have had a favourable response to the plan so far./ favourable weather conditions
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korzystny, pozytywny
feasible
With the extra resources, the project now seems feasible.
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wykonalny
fidget
Children cannot sit still for long without fidgeting.
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kręcić się, co denerwuje innych
long-winded (speeches)
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rozwlekły
moderate
There has been a moderate improvement in her health since she began the treatment.
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powściągliwy, umiarkowany
ramble
Let's go rambling tomorrow.
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włóczyć się
mumble
She mumbled something about being too busy.
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bełkotać
safety margin
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margines bezpieczeństwa
slouch
Straighten your back - try not to slouch.
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przygarbienie
vouch for
I have known him for years and I can vouch for his honesty.
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ręczyć za
liaise
Our head office will liaise with the suppliers to ensure delivery.
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współpracować, nawiązać łączność
exuberance=liveliness
Young and exuberant, he symbolizes Italy's new vitality.
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energiczność, żywość
afterwards
We had tea, and afterwards we sat in the garden for a while.
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potem, po czymś wymienionym wcześniej
remedy
The best remedy for grief is hard work.
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rozwiązanie, lekarstwo
live on one's own
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żyć na własną rękę
totally absent
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całkowicie nieobecny
be woven into
It is really woven into the fabric of everyday life.
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być wplecionym w
impose limitations
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nakładać ograniczenia
rave notice= rave rewiew
The show has received rave reviews/notices in all the papers.
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pochlebna recenzja
reluctant
I was having such a good time, I was reluctant to leave.
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niechętny
steer
She steered her guests into the dining room. / She carefully steered the car around the potholes.
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sterować, kierować
transferable
The file is not transferable to a disk or to another computer.
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przekazywalny
transferable to sth
We are sure this approach is transferable to all levels of the company.
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pasujący do wielu sytuacji, przenośny na wiele sytuacji
predicament
She is hoping to get a loan from her bank to help her out of her financial predicament.
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kłopotliwy stan, położenie
cover up
The government tried to cover up the scandal.
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ukryć
pick out
Last week I had to pick out a possible burglar in a line-up.
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zidentyfikować
scrape
scrape mud off your boots
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zeskrobać
rustle
rustle a newspaper
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szeleścić
crunch
crunch an apple/ the tyres crunch on the gravel
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trzeszczeć, chrzęścić, chrupać
slam
I slammed my foot on the brake as the cat ran in front of the car.
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trzaskać
slap
He lost his temper and slapped his brother.
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klepać, pacnąć
flap
The bird flapped its wings and flew away.
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trzepotać
Ptak zatrzepotał skrzydłami i odleciał.
rustle up
I will just see if I can rustle up a meal with what I have left in the fridge.
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upichcić na szybko
when it comes to the crunch
When it comes to the crunch, we will probably have to sell the house to survive.
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kiedy mamy do czynienia z trudną, poważną sytuacją
get into a flap
It is pointless getting into a flap until we know exactly what's happened.
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panikować
ram sth down sb's throats
He is always ramming his opinions down our throats even though it is obvious we are not interested.
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narzucać komuś swoją opinię
be rooted to the spot
We were both rooted to the spot after we heard the news about the accident.
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być zaskoczonym, zdzwionym
remind someone to do something
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przypominać komuś coś zrobić
greet
He greeted me at the door.
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powitać, pozdrowić
disabuse
He thought that all women liked children, but she soon disabused him of that idea.
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wyprowadzać z błędu
scheme
a training/savings scheme
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schemat, plan
apprenticeship
He is now serving an apprenticeship as a joiner.
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praktyka
blow sb away
The ending will blow you away.
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zaskoczyć, zadowolić
chap
They had mostly seen that chap on a TV and decided to go.
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facet
highly valued
Her work was highly valued well beyond the academic community.
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wysoko cenione
break through the barrier
When I am at the gym, I am trying to break through the pain barrier.
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przebić się przez barierę
turn into
Rain in the morning will turn into snow in the afternoon.
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przekształcić się
get a buzz out of something
I thought you would get a buzz out of that gag.
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czerpać przyjemność z czegoś
fussy
All my children are fussy eaters.
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wybredny
outlet
Her work provided no outlet for her energies and talents.
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ujście, sposób wyrażenia emocji, energii
curl up
She curled up on the sofa to watch TV.
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skulić się, zwijać się
in the same boat
None of us has any money, so we are all in the same boat.
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w jednakowym położeniu
has somebody in fits
The comedian had us in fits the whole night.
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coś jest śmieszne, rozśmiesza mnie
pack sth into sth
We packed a lot of sightseeing into our weekend in New York.
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próbować zrobić dużo aktywności w określonym czasie
sing into a microphone
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śpiewać do mikrofonu
sit in the front row
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usiąść w pierwszym rzędzie
put on a show
Although they were thought to win the race, they put on a very poor show.
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zrobić coś, wykazać się
packed out
The show is packed out every night.
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wypełniony
take sb out of himself
He said joining the club would take me out of myself.
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poprawić komuś nastrój
belt sth out
The band was belting out all the old favourites.
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śpiewać lub grać na instrumencie bardzo głośno
accomodating
I am sure she will help you, she is always very accomodating.
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uczynny
caption
The picture was captioned "Mona Lisa".
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opisać krótko (jakąś ilustrację, tekst, zdjęcie)
clutter
Sorry about the clutter in the kitchen.
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nieład
cuddle up
She cuddled up to her mother.
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objąć, przytulić, wtulić się
exasperated
He is becoming increasingly exasperated with the situation.
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rozdrażniony, szczególnie kiedy nie można nic zrobić, żeby rozwiązać problem
hoarder
hoarders of gold and silver
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zbieracz (lub organizacja zbierająca pieniądze, czasami sekretnie)
inventory
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inwentarz
merchandise
We sold all the merchandise.
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towar
Sprzedaliśmy cały towar.
congested roads
the congested streets of the West End
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zatłoczone drogi
current
to swim against the current
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przepływ prądu, wody, powietrza
standstill
The runaway bus eventually came to a standstill when it rolled into a muddy field.
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zastój
bring to a standstill
The speeding police car brought all the other drivers to a standstill.
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doprowadzić do zatrzymania
stink
The stink of rotting tomatoes was horrible.
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smród
exhaust fumes
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spaliny
sheer (size, length)
The sheer size of the engine makes it difficult to transport.
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bardzo duży
sheer volume (of traffic)
Busses are moving slowly because of the sheer volume of other traffic.
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duże natężenie ruchu
passer-by
There were hundreds of passers-by, but none stopped to help the old lady who had fallen over on the street.
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Przechodzień
W pobliżu były setki przechodniów, ale żaden nie zatrzymał się, by pomóc staruszce, która przewróciła się na ulicy.
traffic warden
A traffic warden gave me a ticket for parking on a double yellow line.
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naczelnik ruchu
hitchhiker
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autostopowicz
spot
There is a free spot on the beach.
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miejsce
Na plaży jest wolne miejsce.
outward journey
The outward journey took 8 hours.
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podróż z miejsca, dokąd się wróci
ahead of schedule
We expect the work to be completed ahead of schedule.
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wcześnie
break one's journey
On our way to New York, we decided to break our journey in Peterborough.
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przerwać podróż
single ticket
A single ticket to Heathrow Airport, please.
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bilet jednorazowy
Poproszę bilet jednorazowy na lotnisko Heathrow.
enmity
You could sense tension and enmity between Lara and Jane.
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wrogość
Pomiędzy Larą i Jane dało się wyczuć napięcie i wrogość.
public opposition to
There has been widespread public opposition to the plan for a new road.
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opozycja publiczna wobec
standing room
The train was packed, and there was standing room only.
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miejsca stojące
goods train
Look at the enormous goods train - it must have 30 or 40 wagons!
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pociąg towarowy
flying visit
The chairman made a flying visit to the company's new office in Brussels.
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króciutka wizyta
brisk (walk)
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krótki, energiczny (spacer)
raw materials
Delivery of raw materials is delayed and we can't start the production.
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surowce
Dostawa surowców jest opóźniona i nie możemy rozpocząć produkcji.
far afield
We export our products to countries as far afield as Japan and Canada.
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daleko
be keen to do sth
I am keen to see Holland, for the tulips.
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są chętni do zrobienia czegoś
by appointment
Visitors can see the art collection by appointment only.
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po uzgodnieniu
make use of
Scientists started to make use of new technologies.
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wykorzystywać
date back
Archaeologists date that stone tools back nearly 3.5 million years.
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pochodzić z
much as/although
Much as I would like to help you, I am simply too busy at the moment.
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o ile
dependable
a dependable car
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niezawodny
wilful
The present crisis is the result of years of wilful neglect by the council.
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samowolny (często coś złego zrobionego z premedytacją)
hesitant
You seem a bit hesitant about recommeding that restaurant - is something wrong with it?
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niezdecydowany
crash out
I crashed out on the sofa yesterday.
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zasnąć
doze off
After coming back from work, I dozed off for a while.
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zdrzemnąć się
Po powrocie z pracy zdrzemnęłam się na chwilę.
drift off
I couldn't help drifting off in the middle of that lecture - it was so boring.
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odpłynąć (zasnąć)
drop off
I was so tired that I dropped off in an instant.
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zasypiać
Byłam tak zmęczona, że zasnęłam w mgnieniu oka.
nod off
After our busy day, we both sat and nodded off in front of the TV.
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przysypiać
light sleeper
My mum is a real light sleeper - I can wake her up by rustling a newspaper.
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ktoś, kogo łatwo obudzić
sleep through the alarm
Have you ever slept through your alarm?
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przespać budzik
lose sleep over sth
I wouldn't lose any sleep over what happened.
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martwić się o coś
feel drowsy
What time of the day do you feel drowsy?
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senność
unconstructive
Their comments were unconstructive and added nothing to the debate.
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niekonstruktywny
insubstantial
The case was dismissed as a result of insubstantial evidence.
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słaby, nieduży, niesolidny
liability
The company accepts no liability for causing injury or damage.
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odpowiedzialność
a bit of a + noun
He is a bit of a dolt.
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zasygnalizować coś, ale w łagodny sposób
be surprised by/at sth
We were very surprised by/at the results.
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być zaskoczonym przez coś
heated discussion
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gorąca dyskusja
to have a sleepover
Games, DVDs and junk food are sleepover mainstays for both boys and girls.
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nocować u kolegi, szczególnie młodzi
slumber party
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nocowanko u kolegi (szczególnie dzieci)
artificial
Artificial colours and flavours are in many drinks and they are very bad for you.
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sztuczny
Sztuczne barwniki i aromaty są w wielu napojach i są bardzo szkodliwe.
artificial light
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sztuczne światło
pretend
"Do you want a cup of tea?" she asks, offering me a pretend cup.
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nierealny, rzekomy
hang on to
I hope that different cultures manage to hang on to their traditions in the age of the internet.
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zachować, wytrwać przy
as and when
We don't own a car - we just rent one as and when we need it.
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kiedy trzeba, kiedy chce,
by and large
By and large, I think that's an excellent idea.
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ogólnie mówiąc
off and on/ on and off
He worked off and on as a bicycle messenger, but he never found permanent work.
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co jakiś czas, ale nieregularnie
through thick and thin
He supports the government through thick and thin.
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w szczęściu i w nieszczęściu
touch and go
The doctor says it's touch-and-go whether Mary will be okay.
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niepewny
in the balance
Whether we get a pay rise or not is in the balance.
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niepewny
build up
Traffic always builds up there at this time.
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ulepszać, zwiększać
build-up
The build-up of troops in the region makes war seem more likely.
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wzrost, szczególnie stopniowy
allot
They alloted a separate desk to everyone.
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przydzielać
bear a resemblance to
Wow, you really bear a resemblance to your mother.
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przypominać (być podobnym)
invaluable
The new job will provide you with invaluable experience.
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nieoceniony, niezmiernie pożyteczny
nuisance
I've forgotten my umbrella - what a nuisance!
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utrapienie
relegate
She resigned after she was relegated to a desk job.
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zdegradować
to slump
Car sales have slumped dramatically over the past year.
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gwałtownie spaść (cena, wartość)
stifle
She stifled a yawn. / He is said to have stifled his victim with a pillow.
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stłumić, tłumić, udusić
yawn
I can't stop yawning - I must be tired.
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ziewać
to demonstrate in favour of sth
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demonstrować za czymś
to (make someone) back down
Local residents have forced the local council to back down from/on its plans to build a nightclub on their street.
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przyznać się do błędu
to generate publicity for
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wywoływać rozgłos
to have your say on the issue
I am speaking now. You can have your say later!
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mieć szansę wyrazić swoje zdanie
cross stitch
Cross stitch is a form of sewing in which X-shaped stitches are used to form a picture.
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ścieg, haft krzyżowy
cycle rack
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barierki do przyczepiania rowerów
empower
The first step in empowering the poorest sections of society is making sure they vote.
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upoważniać
enforce
It isn't always easy for the police to enforce speed limits.
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egzekwować
jump on the bandwagon
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iść za trendem, naśladować trendy
slope
a ski slope
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stok
make a scene
My wife always gets angry when I make a scene in public.
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zrobić awanturę
delightful
Our new neighbours are delightful.
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zachwycający
delighted
Pat was delighted with her new house.
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zachwycony
get over it
Get over it and ignore his opinion.
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dać sobie spokój z
pestilence
The report states that vandalism is a pestilence that must be stamped out.
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zaraza
get to me
I don't know why but things like this get to me more than they should.
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dotknąć kogoś, urazić
keep your head
She kept her head under pressure and went on to win the race.
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nie tracić głowy
defiant
a defiant gesture/attitude
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buntowniczy
harsh
harsh criticism / The children had had a harsh upbringing.
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surowy
laid-back
Sarah is a very laid-back person. She doesn't worry about anything, and doesn't get upset or uptight.
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wyluzowany
Sarah to bardzo wyluzowana osoba. Niczym się nie martwi, nie gniewa się ani nie jest nerwowa.
outburst
Her comments provoked an outburst of anger from the boss.
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wybuch (emocji, gniewu)
retrieve
I promise I will retrieve your stolen necklace.
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odzyskać
Obiecuję, że odzyskam twój skradziony naszyjnik.
lapse
a lapse of time/a lapse of concetration
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upływ/ chwilowy błąd, uchybienie, pomyłka
stir up
The photographs stirred up some painful memories.
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wzniecać, wywołać (coś nieprzyjemnego)
internalize
He had not expected the people so readily to internalize the values of democracy. / James tends to internalize her feelings.
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zaabsorbować (ideę, opinię) / nie ujawniać emocji
intense
intense heat/ intense flavour
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intensywny (dla zmysłów)
intensive
an intensive course in Spanish
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intensywny (wymagający wysiłku)
childlike
a childlike innocence
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dziecinny (w pozytywnym znaczeniu)
incident
A youth was seriously injured in an incident on Saturday night.
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incydent (coś nieprzyjemnego lub niecodziennego)
occurence
an everyday occurence
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zdarzenie
feel most at home
Where do you feel most at home?
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czuć się jak w domu
hit home
Some of the things my boss said to me really hit home.
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trafić w sedno
eat somebody out of house and home
My son is always hungry - he is eating me out of house and home.
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jeść bardzo dużo
until the cows come home
You can complain until the cows come home, but I won't change my mind.
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do usranej śmierci
it came home to me
It took a few weeks before it came home to me that she wasn't coming back.
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uświadomić sobie
home in on sth
She immediately homed in on what I'd said about Daisy and asked me more about it.
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zwrócić uwagę na
hedge
She kicked the ball so powerfully that it flew over the hedge.
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żywopłot
walled garden
She had a beautiful walled garden behind her house.
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otoczony murem ogród
mature garden
They have a mature garden with a lot of old trees.
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dojrzały ogród
fenced garden
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ogrodzony ogród
rug
My dog loves lying on the rug in front of the fire.
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dywanik
blind
a Venetian blind
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zasłona
airy
airy bedrooms with a lot of light
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przestronny, jasno oświetlony
en suite bedroom
All four bedrooms in their new house are en suite.
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pokoje z łazienką
open-plan kitchen
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kuchnia otwarta (bez ścian)
utility room
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pomieszczenie gospodarcze
loft conversion
A loft conversion can add considerably to the value of a house.
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pokój na strychu
porch
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ganek / przedsionek /weranda
landing
a large landing
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półpiętro/ korytarz na górze schodów
convinced of/that
He became convinced of the need for cheap editions of good quality writing.
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przekonany o tym, że
committed to sth
a committed socialist / We are committed to withdrawing our troops by the end of the year. / Both sides committed themselves to settle the dispute peacefully.
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oddany/zobowiązany
dedicated to doing sth
The Green Party is dedicated to protecting the environment.
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oddany czemuś
portable
We need to buy some portable speakerphones.
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przenośny
Musimy kupić kilka przenośnych telefonów głośnomówiących.
drift in(to)
The people drifted slowly into the hall./ The mist drifted in from the marshes.
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przemieszczać się/"dryfować" do
fair enough
"I'm just annoyed with him because he's behaved so badly". "Fair enough, I understand".
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rozumiem cię/ to zrozumiałe
hassle
informal
I can't face the hassle of moving again.
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kłopot
hoot
She hooted her horn at the dog in the road./ He hooted with laughter.
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gwizdać, wyć, hukać
pitch a tent
They pitched a tent by the river.
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rozbić namiot
uproot
Hundreds of mature trees were uprooted in the storm.
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wykorzeniać
thereafter
He left the priesthood in 1970 and settled in the Washington area shortly thereafter.
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odtąd
inestimably
The ability to sense an emerging trend is an inestimably valuable gift.
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nieporównywalnie, nieocenialnie
halt
the recent halt in production/ Security forces halted the demonstrators by blocking the road.
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postój
fated
It seemed fated that we would get married.
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skazany/ nieodwracalny/nieunikniony
contract
As it cooled, the metal contracted.
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kurczyć się
gobble up
She gobbled her dinner up/down.
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pożerać
remnant
The remnant's of last night's meal are still in the fridge.
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resztka
eject
A number of fans had been ejected from the bar for causing trouble.
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wyrzucać
abrogate
The treaty was abrogated in 1929.
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unieważnić
definite
The date for the meeting is now definite: 5 March.
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określony, ustalony
regime
Totalitarian regime was finally overthrown. /The regime in this office is hard work and more hard work.
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system, ustrój, sposób działania
obscure
The sun was obscured by clouds., Two new skyscrapers had sprung up, obscuring the view from her window.
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zasłaniać
computational
The children had limited linguistic and computational skills.
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obliczeniowy
deter
High prices are deterring many young people from buying houses.
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powstrzymać, zniechęcać
equilibrium
Yoga is said to restore one's inner equilibrium.
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równowaga
mollify
stop anger, being upset
I tried to mollify her by giving her flowers.
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łagodzić, uspokajać
elapse
Four years had elapsed since he left college and still he hadn't found a job.
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upłynąć
lap
Infants sat on their parent's lap facing the television screen.
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kolano
on the counter
Mrs Smith put some apples on the counter for the shop assistant to weight them.
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na ladzie
tankful
a tankful of water/ a tankful of petrol
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bak
ticklish
If you are ticklish, you quickly feel uncomfortable when someone lightly touches your skin to make you laugh.
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delikatny, drażliwy, podatny na łaskotki
one-off
Will you be doing more talks in the future or was that just a one-off?
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jednorazowa
calcium, magnesium
Calcium and magnesium should be crucial elements in our diet.
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wapń, magnez
requisite
He lacked the requisite skills for the job.
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wymagany
render
New technology has rendered my old computer obsolete. / The singers rendered the song with enthusiasm., An employee renders his services in exchange for pay.
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sprawiać, powodować/ dostarczać, dawać
mercenary
It was a common practice in England to hire foreign mercenaries during the war./He had some mercenary scheme to marry a wealthy widow.
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najemnik/ interesowny
ambush
Seven commandos were wounded in an ambush., He was ambushed by gunmen on his way to work.
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zasadzka, atakować z zasadzki
captive
When the town was recaptured, we found soldiers who had been captives for several years.
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jeniec, więzień
gun-running
The chief of a gun-running gang was caught last night by the police.
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nielegalny transport broni, szczególnie do walki z rządem
encapsulate
It was very difficult to encapsulate the story of the revolution in a single one-hour documentary.
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zawrzeć, streścić
poignant
The photograph awakens poignant memories of happier days.
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wzruszający
aver
The lawyer averred her client's innocence.
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zaręczać
incense
an incense burner/stick
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kadzidło
collar
a fur collar/ a shirt collar
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kołnierzyk
alienate
All these changes to the newspapers have alienated its traditional readers.
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zrazić
round out
More research is needed to round out the article.
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uzupełnić, skończyć
chief
The chief problem in this area is the spread of disease.
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najważniejszy
retrain
Mark used to be an actor but now he's retraining as a teacher.
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przekwalifikować
radiant
He gave a radiant smile when he heard the news. / a radiant heater
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promienny
w znaczeniu: wesoły, piękny lub produkujący ciepło/światło
mesh
a wire mesh fence/ a mesh small enough to exclude tiny insects
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siatka z oczkami/ oczka w siatce
impaired
He was given a ticket for driving while impaired by alcohol. / She attended a school for the visually impaired (not able to see).
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osłabiony, zraniony
handicapped
offensive version of disabled
What's the best way of improving theatre access for people who are physically handicapped?
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upośledzony
conferee
We hope that many distinguished conferees will show up at our meeting. / House and Senate conferees have been struggling this week to finalize new telecommunications legislation.
začněte se učit
osoba biorąca udział w konferencji/ członek Kongresu w USA
confer with
I need some time to confer with my lawyer.
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naradzać się z kimś
impartial
A trial must be fair and impartial.
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bezstronny
vacuous
a vacuous remark/ question
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bezmyślny
umbilical cord
The baby's umbilical cord was cut by the nurse.
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pępowina
cord
John used the cord to tie his kayak to the roof of the car.
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sznur
John użył sznura, by przywiązać kajak do dachu samochodu.
rarefy
The primordial cosmic soup is full of sound waves compressing and rarefying matter and light.
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rozrzedzać, rozrzedzić się
onslaught
It is unlikely that his forces could withstand an enemy onslaught for very long.
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atak, nawałnica
corroborate
Recent research seems to corroborate his theory.
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potwierdzać
abate
The storm has started to abate., The fighting in the area shows no sign of abating.
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zmniejszyć się
słabnąć
nitrogen
These algal mats are said to be rich in organic matter and nitrogen.
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azot
hasten
There is little doubt that poor medical treatment hastened her death.
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przyśpieszyć
thread
needle and thread
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nić
defunct
members of now defunct communist organization
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nieistniejący, niedziałający już dłużej
wreak
The recent storms have wreaked havoc on crops.
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wywierać, wywrzeć
havoc
The storm wreaked havoc in the garden, uprooting trees and blowing a fence down.
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spustoszenie
mudslide
The vice president surveyed the damage today from flooding and mudslides.
začněte se učit
lawina błotna
stampede
Two shoppers were injured in the stampede as shop doors opened on the first day of the sale.
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panika
freight
The ship carries both freight and passengers.
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fracht
upper
If the infection is not checked it will probably spread to the upper body. / These shoes have leather uppers and synthetic soles.
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górny, powyższy/cholewka
excavator
A big escavator was working at the construction site./The escavators found ancient tools at the site.
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koparka/ poszukiwacz-archeolog
occupant
The previous occupant were an Italian family.
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mieszkaniec
derail
The goods train derailed near the city and caused a big traffic jam.
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wykoleić się
everlasting
I wish someone would invent an everlasting lightbulb.
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długowieczny, długo trwający
dweller
city dwellers
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mieszkaniec
retinue
The president travels with a large retinue of aides and bodyguards.
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świta
obtuse angle
The obtuse angle is an angle between 90 and 180 degrees.
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kąt rozwarty
obtuse
I'm not trying to be obtuse, but I don't get it.
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tępy
delineate
The main characters are clearly delineated in the first chapter. / The boundary of the car park is delineated by a low brick wall.
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nakreślić
tip-off
Following a tip-off from a friend, we sold all our shares in the company., Acting on a tip-off, the police arrested the drug dealers.
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ostrzeżenie, sekretne informacje
wrap up
Have you wrapped up Jenny's present yet?, Mark has wrapped up warmly in a wooly hat. / My guess is they'll wrap the meeting up very quickly.
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pokryć, ubrać/ zakończyć coś
slope
The roof is at a slope of 30°. / The path slopes down to the house.
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nachylenie, być nachylonym
sedimentation
The process of sedimentation helps to explain the origin of fossils.
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osadzanie, sedymentacja
arrowhead
If I could only find a piece of bow or an arrowhead or something, it would be more exciting.
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grot strzały
jarring
a jarring contrast/a jarring cry
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different, unexpected and unpleasant
rażący, drażniący
shard
Shards of glass have been cemented into the top of the wall to stop people climbing over.
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kawałek, odłamek
boggle
My mind boggles at the amount of money they spent on food.
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osłupieć, oniemieć
chute
a water chute/ a rubbish chute
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zsyp, rynna
forgo
I shall have to forgo the pleasure of seeing you this week.
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zrzec się, zrezygnować z czegoś
diffuse
The drop of red dye diffused slowly in the water. /Television is a powerful means of diffusing knowledge.
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rozproszyć, rozpowszechniać
startling
High school dropout rates in our town are startlingly high.
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wstrząsający, zaskakujący
volition
The singer wished it to be known that he had left the band out of his own volition.
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wola
ingenious
Johnny is so ingenious - he can make the most remarkable sculptures from the most ordinary materials.
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pomysłowy
legerdemain
The survey suggests nearly half the electorate believes the president won through electoral legerdemain.
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kuglarstwo
variegated
variegated leaves
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barwny, pstrokaty
sleight of hand
also: stratagem
By some statistical sleight of hand the government has produced figures showing that unemployment has recently fallen.
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sztuczki, spryt
eschew
The leaders of the organization eschewed the term "union". / We won't have discussions with this group unless they eschew violence.
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unikać, zrezygnować z
recurrence
The doctor told him to go to the hospital if there was a recurrence of his symptoms.
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nawrót
point of departure
We need to pinpoint the point of departure in order to move on in the discussion.
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punkt wyjścia
nucleate
a nucleate fetal cell/ This is when other ideas begin to nucleate around the core idea.
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posiadajcy jądro komórkowe/ uformować jądro komórkowe
także: zacząć się formować
predominant
Research forms a predominant part of my job.
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przeważający
plenteous
a plenteous harvest, the seasons had been plenteous in corn
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bogaty, owocny
crude
a crude remark/ comment
a crude device/ weapon
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prosto, nieskomplikowanie wykonany
także: niegrzeczny
shun
She has shunned publicity since she retired from acting.
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unikać
probe
Detectives questioned him for hours, probing for any inconsistencies in his story. / an FBI probe into corruption
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sondować, badać/śledztwo
stochastic
a stochastic process / a stochastic model of radiation-induced mutation
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stochastyczny (losowy, przypadkowy, probabilistyczny)
exponential
6^4 is an exponential expression / There has been an exponential increase in the world population this century.
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wykładniczy/ gwałtowny
bungle
The police bungled the investigation.
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schrzanić coś
stagger
He staggered all his colleauges by suddenly announcing that he was leaving the company at the end of the month.
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oszałamiać
well-nigh
With no help, finishing the job in a day was well-nigh impossible.
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prawie
ethereal
an ethereal being, ethereal beauty
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nieziemski
apt
an apt description/ We have some particularly apt students in the class this year.
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trafny/zdolny
fathom
I really couldn't fathom what Steiner was talking about. / The display shows a newer fathom than his technical works from the past.
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pojąć, zrozumieć / zrozumienie
precinct
a shopping precinct
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dzielnica bez pojazdów
dullard
He's a dullard - try not to listen to his advices.
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głupek
waffle
I waffled a lot before finally deciding to take the job.
If you don't know the answer, it's no good just waffling on for pages and pages.
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lać wodę, ględzić
także: nie móc się zdecydować
copper
This is uncoated, solid copper wire.
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miedź
To jest niepowlekany, porządny drut miedziany.
pane
a window pane
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szyba
vociferous
A vociferous opponent of gay rights, he is well-known for his right-wing views.
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krzykliwy, wrzaskliwy
marshal
Marshal Petain, They had marshalled an armada of 1,000 boats to help clear up the oil.
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Marszałek/ zbierać siły, zorganizować siły
troop
A troop of birds flew over the bridge.
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stado
gratuitous
A lot of viewers complained that there was too much gratuitous sex and violence in the film.
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nieuzasadniony
by virtue of/ in virtue of
She succeeded by virtue of her tenacity rather than her talent.
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ze względu na
illuminate
The streets were illuminated with strings of coloured lights.
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oświetlać
turmoil
The country is in a state of political turmoil.
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zamieszanie
nexus
The bookstore has become something of a nexus for the downtown neighbourhood. / The nexus between poverty and crime.
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centrum/ połączenie
loath
I'm loath to spend it all at once.
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niechętny
untainted
He was young and untainted by scandal.
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nieskażone, niezepsuty
deft
Here movements were deft and quick.
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zręczny
grudging
He even earned his opponent's grudging respect./ She grudgingly admitted that she had been wrong to criticize him.
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niechętny
backhanded
Her backhanded compliments annoyed everyone.
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dwuznaczny
quandary
I've had two job offers, and I'm in a real quandary about which one to accept.
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dylemat
retort
"That doesn't concern you!" she retorted., "I'm going to tell him!" said Max. "Just you try!" came the retort.
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riposta, ripostować
rejoinder
She always has a witty rejoinder for any question.
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riposta
wriggle out of something
He promised he'd help me paint the living room, but now he's trying to wriggle out of it.
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wykręcać się od czegoś
wriggle
A large worm wriggled in the freshly dug earth.
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wić się
wriggle
A large worm wriggled in the freshly dug earth.
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wić się
marksman
Police marksmen were called to the scene.
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snajper
rebound
The baseball rebounded off the wall.
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odbić się
drag
Engineers are always looking for ways to minimize drag when they design new aircraft.
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opór
dogged
Her ambition and dogged determination ensured that she rose to the top of her profession.
začněte se učit
zawzięty
evaporate
Plants keep cool during the summer by evaporating water from their leaves.
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odparować
recur
The theme of freedom recurs throughout her writing.
začněte se učit
powtarzać się
tranquilizer
The veterinarian who examined the horse gave him a tranquilizer to calm down.
začněte se učit
środek uspokajający
decry
Lawyers decried the imprisonment of several journalists.
začněte se učit
potępiać
quarrelsome
His quarrelsome nature is something that annoys all his friends.
začněte se učit
kłótliwy
detain
Several of the injured were detained overnight in hospital.
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zatrzymać
anchor
We dropped anchor and stopped.
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kotwica
Rzucić kotwicę!
anchor
We anchored ourselves to the rocks with a rope.
začněte se učit
zakotwiczyć
detract (from)
Small errors do not seriously detract from the book.
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umniejszać, pomniejszać
troupe
A troupe of dancers from Beijing is one of the leading attractions in the festival.
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trupa
square/squarely
She refused to come down squarely on either side of the argument., She punched him square in the face.
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bezpośrednio i zdecydowanie
transpire
Plants lose water by transpiring it through their skin./ As it later transpired, she had known him at school./ No one is willing to predict what may transpire at the peace conference.
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transpirować/ wyjść na jaw / następować
prescient
a prescient warning
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przewidujący
tinsel
The show was all tinsel and glitter.
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blichtr
rzecz posiadająca powierzchnowną wartość
dumpster
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śmietnik
toil
Linda has achieved his comfortable life only after years of hard toil.
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trud
swell
That's a swell idea!
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świetny
janitor/caretaker
He got a job as a night janitor at the elementary school.
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woźny / dozorca
payroll
There are just three employees on the payroll.
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lista płac
prolific
Rabbits and other rodents are prolific.; He was probably the most prolific songwriter of his generation.
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płodny
crate
a crate of empty bottles, The much repaired computer was crated for the return journey.
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skrzynia, wsadzić coś do skrzyni
have dibs on sth
I've got dibs on the sofa, so we don't have to worry someone will buy it.
začněte se učit
mieć coś zaklepane
carry a tune
They couldn't carry a tune to save their lives.
začněte se učit
śpiewać zgodnie z melodią

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