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select a new leader
His death now starts a political process for the Catholic Church to select a new leader.
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chose new leader
as a man of simple tastes
He had a reputation as a man of simple tastes.
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As someone who preferred basic, modest, or non-luxurious things. For example, he might have liked plain food, simple clothes, or an uncomplicated lifestyle
down-to-earth
The company’s CEO is very down-to-earth. He always asks me about my family
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humble and modest
superior
better than average or better than other people or things of the same type
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lepszy od innych, o wyższym poziomie umiejętności
She was chosen for the job because she was the superior candidate.
superior to
For babies, breastfeeding is superior to bottle-feeding.
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lepsze od czegoś, mające przewagę
superior in numbers
The government troops were superior in numbers (= there were more of them).
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liczniejsi, mający przewagę pod względem liczby
superior (neg)
a superior manner/smile, I can't stand Amanda - she's so superior
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A superior person believes that or acts as if they are better than other people
arrogant
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arogancki
pompous
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pompatyczny, nadęty
pretentious
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pretensjonalny
burial
His body is now at St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican where it will remain until burial.
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pochówek, zakopanie trumny w ziemi
coffin
The public have been allowed to walk past the open coffin.
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trumna
the final nail in the coffin
an event that causes the failure of something that had already started to fail
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ostatni gwóźdź do trumny po angielsku
native country
So, this headline is about groups of people in the pope’s native country Argentina, gathering to pay respects
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kraj pochodzenia
pay respects
She laid flowers at her mother’s grave to pay her respects.
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acknowledge and honour someone who has died
vote for a new pope
A group of the Catholic Church’s most senior officials, those are cardinals, will vote for a new pope in an election known as a conclave
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wybierac nowego papieza
baptised
In theory any Roman Catholic man who has been baptised be considered for election to become pope.
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ochrzczony
to succeed (win)
Serena Williams succeeded at tennis.
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odnieść sukces (w czymś), osiągnąć cel
to succeed
Elizabeth II succeeded to the throne in 1952.
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następować (po kimś, czymś), objąć stanowisko (po kimś)
frontrunner
She’s the frontrunner in the presidential race – everyone thinks she’s going to win.
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someone who is likely to win something like a competition or election
rosary
Francis was dressed in his vestments, holding a rosary, with his open casket lined with red cloth.
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