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        |  začněte se učit cut to the chase = get to the point  |  |  |  |  | 
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|  začněte se učit The fugitive was caught and confined to jail. // The illness confined him to his bed // In the previous job I was confined to doing only one thing |  |  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit In short, states could not impede the development of a national market. // Though his course was a longer one, nothing impeded him. // Even if they had impeded him, he would have gone on anyway. |  |   hamować (postęp), zatrzymywać, blokować, przeszkadzać, utrudniać (ruch, postęp), zakłócać |  |  | 
|   back up (american) / reverse (british)   začněte se učit You're blocking my gate - can you reverse a little? // I reversed my car into a litter bin. // She carefully reversed out of the parking space |  |  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit Many celebrities backed Hillary Clinton up in the 2016 elections. // Back me up, I need your support. |  |   poprzeć kogoś, popierać kogoś  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit She has an innate capacity for learning foreign languages. |  |   zdolność (np. do uczenia się)  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit We've reached our maximum capacity. // The capacity of the tank is 87 litres. // We've reached our maximum capacity |  |   zdolność produkcyjna / pojemność, ładowność  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit It greatly increases the likelihood of accidents. // In one of those cases, the likelihood was 90 percent. |  |  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit She held the cup up high so the light spilled over me. // It spilled over into a discussion of the old days. // Many Americans can understand complaints about work spilling over into family time. |  |   rozlewać się (np. kryzys)  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit They would tell him when he was psychologically ready to move // But she'll probably never be psychologically ready to work outside again. |  |  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit The buildings were dark and utterly silent. // She looked utterly miserable. // This user manual is utterly useless. |  |   całkowicie, zupełnie, z kretesem, kompletnie  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit Utterly irresistible pancakes // She tried not to look into those eyes but they were irresistible // It's what makes him irresistible to a great many women. |  |   nieodparty, przemożny / zniewalający, porywający (np. uśmiech)  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit W kontekście gotowania: indulgent pancakes (że nie można im się oprzeć?) |  |  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit A less indulgent person might have told us to get lost. // She gave the indulgent smile one gives to pretty children. |  |  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit Look at this car - the guy must be loaded! |  |  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit Many operate on a shoestring budget, with private or local money. // Despite a shoestring budget, the show was a high quality product. // All of this was done on a shoestring budget by a tiny staff. |  |  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit Start work straightaway. // But just you up and answer his questions straight away! |  |  |  |  | 
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|  začněte se učit The case was held off due to the lack of evidence. // Let's hold off for a while and see what he says next. |  |   odroczyć, odraczać // wstrzymać się (np. burza, opady deszczu)  |  |  | 
| začněte se učit |  |   uwolnić się od czegoś (np. od złych wspomnień)  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit Your speech was up to par, congratulations // Every time they made love, he would want to know how he'd been, if his performance was up to par. // It took me a few days to feel up to par. |  |   na przyzwoitym/oczekiwanym poziomie  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit It was a fatal accident. // In both studies, some of the heart problems were fatal. |  |  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit Fortunately, there were no fatalities. // At least 45 of the fatalities were children under 16 years. |  |  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit I will mention three important ways of reducing the number of road fatalities. |  |   śmiertelne wypadki drogowe  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit Or, for some other reason, the inflammatory response simply will not stop. // |  |   podburzający, podżegający  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit Its inflammatory effects cause the eyes to close, taking away vision |  |  |  |  | 
|   the devil makes work for idle hands   začněte se učit Meaning: When people say that the devil finds work for idle hands, they mean that if people don't have anything to do with their time, they are more likely to get involved in trouble and criminality. |  |   bezczynność prowadzi do złego - przysłowie  |  |  | 
|   public display of affection   začněte se učit PDA makes me feel uncomfortable. // My parents find public display of affection unacceptable. |  |  |  |  | 
| začněte se učit |  |   krzykliwy (np. kolor, strój)  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit This city is very close to the Gulf of Mexico |  |  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit She must think of something else, some way to lure him here. // I was lured in the same way as everyone else. |  |  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit He has been held in solitary confinement for most of the time. |  |  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit What to do with the money is one of the country's most contentious political issues. // "The process has been more contentious than John would have expected." |  |  |  |  | 
|   be fond of somebody / something   začněte se učit You're very fond of her, aren't you? // John is clearly fond of Mary. |  |  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit He has a prejudice against people from different countries // I don't tolerate racial prejudice |  |  |  |  | 
| začněte se učit |  |   osoba nietolerancyjna (np. rasista, antysemita)  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit We've got to start by understanding where this bigotry comes from. // Social and economic bigotry has no place in our multicultural society. |  |   bigoteria, dewocja, fanatyzm  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit Four days he had lived, or rather vegetated in this way. // I sat vegetating, living a life without sense or purpose. |  |  |  |  | 
| začněte se učit |  |   ciasnota poglądów, ciasnota umysłowa  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit Their policy has been a cause of major discontent. // Many customers voiced their discontent on the quality of service. |  |  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit I was working so hard to get out of my slump. // Another 5 percent said the slump would start in 1991. // They will be the first to go in a slump. // The slump is likely to go on for another two years. |  |   krach, gwałtowne załamanie, kryzys (ekonomiczny)  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit "I felt so flattered and special that everyone liked what they were hearing." // I am always so flattered when people notice the family resemblance. |  |   taki, któremu jest miło (np. z powodu komplementu, pochwały), zaszczycony  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit The photo bears some resemblance to me, I admit. // She saw much resemblance between these and the young man. |  |  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit We can't afford to play around. // He was bored and he was playing around. // Do not play about, Tom! Be serious. // Why are you always playing around?! |  |   pajacować, wygłupiać się, psocić // marnować czas  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit I learned a long time ago that every action has a domino effect. // You have to look at what the political domino effect is going to be. |  |  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit You can't daydream at work! // He sat on the meadow and daydreamed. |  |   śnić na jawie, marzyć, fantazjować  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit It may seems counterintuitive |  |  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit His mind still felt numb, but something was clear to him. // She was quite numb and did not think of anything. |  |   zdrętwiały, odrętwiały (np. z zimna), bez czucia // otępiały, sparaliżowany  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit The problem was emerging from our long discussions. // I was really surprised when the truth emerged. // The sun emerged from behind the clouds. // A woman emerged from the shadows. |  |   wyłaniać się, pojawiać się, ukazywać się  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit He stressed that it wasn't our fault. // She stressed her personal needs // How should this word be stressed? |  |  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit She is a very vulnerable girl. // The security company says this is the most vulnerable point. |  |   odsłonięty, na odsłoniętej pozycji, wystawiony na ciosy, trudny do obrony, czuły, podatny // bezbronny, wrażliwy, czuły (o osobie)  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit Reignite the creativity // She had thought their passion was over but it is reignited. // He said that the loan move reignited his love for the game. |  |  |  |  | 
|   strike a chord with somebody   začněte se učit This example really strike a chord with me |  |   trafić do odbiorcy, odnaleźć wspólny punkt (i wywołać pozytywne reakcje)  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit Now, he said, they should use the money to rejuvenate the place. |  |   odnowić (rzecz, miejsce) / odmłodzić, ożywić (o duchu), odświeżyć (o wyglądzie)  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit During the 2012 election cycle, he criticized Republican rival Michele Bachmann as "too flakey for me". |  |   niesłowny, niedotrzymujący słowa  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit He can be a little flaky sometimes, but we've got a lot in common. // All right, it was a flaky plan, for sure, but the best one anybody thought of. |  |   nieprzewidywalny, zwariowany, postrzelony  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit She leaned back and fell down. // He leaned back and looked her in the eye. // Is it rude to lean your seat back on an airplane? |  |   przechylić się do tyłu / przechylać  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit This party sucks! Let's bail. |  |   spadać, zmyć się (wychodzić)  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit My daddy was ready to bail one of us out. |  |   wpłacić za kogoś kaucję, poręczyć  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit His vices saddened his mother. // He went to jail for his vices. // He had only one vice: smoking. // |  |   zły nawyk / występek, niemoralne zachowanie (zwłaszcza związany z narkotykami, prostytucją, hazardem)  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit She leads a life of virtue. // Patience is a great virtue. // He has many virtues, but he lacks courage. |  |   cnota (ogólna dobroć charakteru)  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit She often suffers from constipation |  |  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit "They are looking to move our tentacles into the Hollywood area." // This is easy for him to do since he has eight tentacles. // Her two arms became three tentacles, still holding him tight. |  |   macki (np. władzy), zasięg (czyichś wpływów) // czułek, macka (u stworzeń morskich)  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit This affair is beyond my comprehension. // She looked at me with little or no comprehension on her face. |  |   zrozumienie, zdolność pojmowania, pojętność, pojmowalność  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit Each species of bird has its own characteristic song. // It's a very rare species. // The list of endangered species in this country is growing at an alarming rate |  |  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit The family is sacred to me. // This choir took part in the sacred music festival. // My grandmother gave me a sacred cross. |  |  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit I like the aesthetics of this room // Do you have any aesthetic values? |  |  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit He's singing a death chant. // You could hear a chant from the church // That was our chant before the games, before we came out. |  |   monotonny śpiew, śpiewna i monotonna intonacja  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit She stamped loudly to show that she's angry // He stamped to the kitchen. // She stamped her foot in anger // My daughter always stamps when she wants to get something. |  |  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit This tree was eaten by termites from the inside. |  |  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit Not my fault those people don't know how to duck. // I ducked down, because the ball was flying right at me. |  |  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit I asked whether he had ever cracked a joke in class. // He shook their hands, cracked a joke, said good night and returned to his story. |  |  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit We live quickly, we are hard-pressed, busy, solving hundreds of problems per day. // They would be hard-pressed to make it back... pun |  |   pod naciskiem, pod presją, przyciśnięty  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit I'm sure someone can come up with a better pun. // To this end, his name is often used as a pun. |  |  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit He hadn't done it deliberately. // She has deliberately ignored my note! |  |   umyślnie, celowo, rozmyślnie, specjalnie  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit Women have also been shown to be more risk-averse than men. // Yet 15 percent may be too high for some risk-averse investors. |  |   bojący się ryzyka, ostrożny  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit Would she be reckless enough to end up in their hands again? // The way she called out his name made him reckless. // On the other hand, I had never known him to be reckless. |  |   nieostrożny, nierozważny, niebaczny, lekkomyślny  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit What if there's an avalanche? // I hope he's not trying to start an avalanche! |  |  |  |  | 
|  začněte se učit My dog leaped over the fence and ran away // The cats were leaping around, playing with each other. // I took a leap and caught the ball. // Our investment was a leap into the darkness but it was worth it. |  |   przeskoczyć, skakać / skok  |  |  |