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to do or say something that people feel is familiar or true trafić do odbiorcy, odnaleźć wspólny punkt začněte se učit
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strike/ touch a chord with somebody Many of the things she says will strike a chord with other young women.
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not involving anything or anyone else začněte se učit
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Scholarships are given solely on the basis of financial need.
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if something affects everyone in a particular group, place etc začněte se učit
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The changes will affect local authorities across the board.
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extremely unlikely to be true or to happen začněte se učit
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All this may sound a bit far-fetched, but companies are already developing ‘intelligent’ homes.
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to talk about something in a way that makes it seem more important, serious etc than it really is začněte se učit
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To say that all motorists speed in residential areas is overstating the case.
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to make something using a special skill, especially with your hands začněte se učit
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Each doll is crafted individually by specialists.
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to stop yourself from showing your feelings začněte se učit
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Harry could scarcely suppress a smile.
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(informal) good enough for a particular standard začněte se učit
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Some of this work isn’t up to scratch.
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to make something become less sharp or clear spłowieć, stępić, uśmierzyć začněte se učit
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He drank some alcohol to dull the pain.
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work „like that” involves making new discoveries, using new methods etc začněte se učit
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to make something go away, especially a belief, idea, or feeling začněte se učit
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We hope to dispel the belief that scientists work in isolation in windowless rooms.
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to move, drive, or push something forward napędzać, popychać do przodu začněte se učit
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a boat propelled by a small motor
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a stucture in a heart that opens and closes to control the flow of blood začněte se učit
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It was a weak heart valve that caused her death.
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to show that an idea or belief is false demaskować (np. oszustwo), obalać (np. teorię, mit) začněte se učit
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His claims were later debunked by fellow academics.
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knowledge or information about a subject, for example nature or magic, that is not written down but is passed from person to person začněte se učit
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According to local lore, a ghost still haunts the castle.
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(formal) to get an illness začněte se učit
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Two-thirds of the adult population there have contracted AIDS.
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a belief based on old ideas that are now considered to be untrue začněte se učit
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That's only an old wives' tale.
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a situation where no more progress is possible začněte se učit
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The negotiations have reached a dead end.
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working in the way you intended začněte se učit
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an equally efficacious method of treatment
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a simple type of plant that has no leaves or flowers and that grows on plants or other surfaces. mushrooms and mould are both fungi začněte se učit
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The next day the fungus had dropped off and there were less white spots.
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The doctor put drops in my eyes to dilate my pupils.
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to make something happen very quickly, especially a series of events začněte se učit
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Certain forms of mental illness can be triggered by food allergies.
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w głównej mierze, w dużym stopniu začněte se učit
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The state of Nevada is largely desert.
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the conditions or arrangements on which something is based začněte se učit
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place sth on a (new) footing They wanted to put their company on a solid footing.
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to influence someone so that they change their opinion začněte se učit
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Don’t allow yourself to be swayed by his promises.
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How did people communicate in the days before email?
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to become more and more successful začněte se učit
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go from strenght to strenght For several years, the business went from strength to strength.
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strong and not easily damaged by being pulled, pressed etc začněte se učit
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Any chemical treatment will leave hair less resilient than before.
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to support the truth of something začněte se učit
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bear someone/something out If you tell them what happened I will bear you out
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to think that something is caused by something else začněte se učit
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I was having difficulty reading, which I put down to the poor light.
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(formal) used to emphasize that something is important začněte se učit
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My mother was upset about his appearance here, not least because she felt it was invading her privacy.
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to be very useful and bring a lot of advantages, especially later in the future začněte se učit
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Good eating habits will pay dividends later on in life.
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to argue that something is the best thing to do, giving your reasons dowodzić słuszności (czegoś) začněte se učit
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make a case for something We will only publish a new edition if you can make a convincing case for it.
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continuing, or continuing to develop začněte se učit
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not involving anything or anyone else začněte se učit
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Scholarships are given solely on the basis of financial need.
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used to emphasize that something is not as good as another thing začněte se učit
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Vitamin pills are no substitute for a healthy diet.
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becoming smaller, weaker, or less important maleć, zmniejszać się (np. o popularności, siłach) začněte se učit
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By the fifth century, the power of the Roman Empire was on the wane.
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(formal) a strong opinion that someone expresses začněte se učit
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Her main contention is that doctors should do more to encourage healthy eating.
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not correct about something, by a large amount začněte se učit
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The opinion polls were hopelessly wide of the mark.
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affecting everyone or everything in a situation or organization začněte se učit
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an across-the-board pay increase
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extremely unlikely to be true or to happen začněte se učit
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All this may sound a bit far-fetched, but companies are already developing ‘intelligent’ homes.
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(formal) to make it easier for a process or activity to happen začněte se učit
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Computers can be used to facilitate language learning.
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to or in a foreign country that is across the sea začněte se učit
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Chris is going to work overseas.
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to give support to an opinion, idea, or feeling, and make it stronger popierać (kogoś poglądy), wspierać (przekonania), umacniać (uczucia, więzi) začněte se učit
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The film reinforces the idea that women should be pretty and dumb.
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to talk about something in a way that makes it seem more important, serious etc than it really is začněte se učit
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To say that all motorists speed in residential areas is overstating the case.
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a fact “like that” must be accepted because it is definitely true bezdyskusyjny, niewątpliwy začněte se učit
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The evidence was indisputable.
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expressing strong opinions publicly, especially about things that you disagree with začněte se učit
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Foley has been particularly vocal in his criticism of the government.
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liking or disliking particular things, especially food, for no reason začněte se učit
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Jackie’s a terribly faddy eater.
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your normal job which you earn most of your money from doing, especially as opposed to another interest začněte se učit
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I’d love to be a professional writer, but I’m not giving up my day job just yet.
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having eyes that are slightly wet with tears začněte se učit
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Not half an hour back I had been dewy-eyed with nostalgia for him.
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(to become a lawyer/barrister) an organization consisting of lawyers zostać powołanym do adwokatury začněte se učit
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to discuss sth with other people, so that everyone can express their opinions and decide on something začněte se učit
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attracting a lot of public attention, usually deliberately začněte se učit
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a high-profile public figure
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(formal) a particular type of belief, especially a political or religious one przekonanie (no. polityczne) začněte se učit
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We need people with talent, whatever their political persuasions.
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freedom to show or express your feelings začněte se učit
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Playing an instrument can be a form of emotional release.
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to discuss a difficult problem together začněte se učit
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The next morning, we all put our heads together to decide what should be done.
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to try to persuade someone to do something such as buy something from you, vote for you, or work for you – used in news reports začněte se učit
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the Party’s efforts to woo working class voters
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(formal) to take or collect something, especially information or support začněte se učit
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The party garnered 70 percent of the vote.
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something or someone that makes it difficult for you to do something przeszkoda, utrudnienie, bariera začněte se učit
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The biggest hindrance to economic reform has been the lack of access to U.S. markets.
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a rapid rise in U.S. technology stock equity valuations fueled by in investments in Intenret-based companies in the late 1990 začněte se učit
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the right to stay permanently in a teaching job stały etat wykładowcy lub nauczyciela začněte se učit
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It’s becoming increasingly difficult to acquire academic tenure.
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to move gently backwards and forwards or from side to side, or to make something do this začněte se učit
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The waves rocked the boat from side to side.
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to cause problems for other members of a group by criticizing something or trying to change the way something is done začněte se učit
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He kept his feelings to himself, not wanting to rock the boat.
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foods or plantshave that had their genetic structure changed so that they are not affected by particular diseases or harmful insects začněte se učit
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to talk about something in a very interested or excited way zarażać entuzjazmem, zachwycać się začněte se učit
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Rick was there, enthusing about life in Australia.
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to tell people your opinions or feelings about a particular subject začněte se učit
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She angrily voiced her objections.
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the subjects that are taught by a school, college etc, or the things that are studied in a particular subject začněte se učit
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Languages are an essential part of the school curriculum.
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used to say that something has many good qualities začněte se učit
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have much to recommend it
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(formal) to eagerly accept a new idea, opinion, religion etc začněte se učit
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We hope these regions will embrace democratic reforms.
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large amount or mass of something, especially something that has been collected začněte se učit
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There is a growing body of evidence that charges are too high.
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to be a good thing to do, or to be a lucky thing to happen or be done dobrze się składa, że/ na szczęście začněte se učit
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It's just as well you're not here - you wouldn't like the noise.
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a plan that states exactly what students at a school or college should learn in a particular subject začněte se učit
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This is particularly true of the mathematics syllabus.
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achieving the opposite result to the one that you want przynoszący efekt przeciwny do zamierzonego začněte se učit
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Sending young offenders to prison can be counterproductive.
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to use something or depend on someone’s help when dealing with a difficult situation, especially after other methods have failed začněte se učit
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She has no relatives to fall back on.
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to make something seem less valuable or less deserving of admiration than it really is začněte se učit
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All that make-up she wears actually detracts from her beauty, I think.
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experience etc that has been learned or gained by doing something yourself or by talking to someone yourself začněte se učit
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journalists with first-hand experience of working in war zones
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to be clear proof of something začněte se učit
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The reports are testimony to the many hours of research completed by this committee.
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the ability to understand and realize what people or situations are really like začněte se učit
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to cause a particular result or situation przyczynić się (do czegoś), powodować (coś) začněte se učit
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Both teams are on good form, which should make for a great game.
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