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accompany
The salmon was accompanied by a fresh green salad.
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towarzyszyć
inside out
She had her sweter on inside out.
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na odwrót / na "lewą stronę"
back and forth
She swayed gently back and forth to the music.
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tam i z powrotem
operate on somebody
The surgeon operated on a famous singer yesterday.
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operować kogoś
Chirurg zoperował wczoraj sławną piosenkarkę.
complain of sth
She's been complaining of a bad luck recently.
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skarżyć się czegoś
bring something on
I think the loud music brought my headache on.
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wywołać
break out
World War II broke out in 1939.
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wybuchać
II wojna światowa wybuchła w 1939 r.
come round
She hasn't come round from the anaesthetic yet.
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odzyskać świadomość
pull through
They said the operation had been successful and they expected his wife to pull through.
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wyzdrowieć
put down
They decided to put down their old dog because he was feeling worse and worse.
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zabić, pozbyć się (np. chorego zwierzęcia)
feel up to
I don't feel up to going out tonight.
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feel well enough to do
wear off
Most patients find that the numbness from the injection wears off after about an hour.
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słabnąć
check-up
She goes to her doctor for regular check-ups.
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badanie kontrolne
relieve
She was given a shot of morphine to relieve the pain.
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uśmierzać
feverish
I'm feeling a bit feverish - I hope it's not the start of the flu.
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rozgorączkowany
have your teeth filled
I had a lot of dental problems in the past and that's why I had my teeth filled.
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mieć wypełnienie do zębów
run-down
My doctor said I was looking run-down.
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wyczerpany
plumb
We've discovered that our house isn't plumbed correctly./ I think we can plumb the new bath into the existing pipes.
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zaopatrzyć w dopływ wody, połączyć z rurami
dressing
After disinfecting the wound, put on it a gauze dressing.
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opatrunek
Po dezynfekcji rany załóż na nią opatrunek z gazy.
stretcher
She was carried off the track on a stretcher.
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nosze
lozenge
If you have a throat ache, you might try some lozenges.
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pastylka do ssania
liberate
They said they sent troops in to liberate the people from a dictator.
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uwalniać
outdo
He always tries to outdo everybody in the class.
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być lepszym od kogoś
overdo
After a heart attack you have to be careful not to overdo sugar.
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przedobrzyć, przesadzać z czymś
cork
I can't get the cork out of the bottle - can you uncork it?
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korek
do wina
understanding
He had expected her to be horrified, but she was actually very understanding.
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wyrozumiały
bankrupt
They feared that the loss would bankrupt them.
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zbankrutować
enrich
Fertlizier helps to enrich the soil.
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wzbogacać
thickness
How do you measure the thickness of paper?, Just feel the thickness of this carpet!
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grubość
comely
a comely young woman
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urodziwy, elegancki
surgical
surgical procedures, surgical gloves
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chirurgiczny
undercooked
People can become infected after eating raw or undercooked meat.
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niedogotowany
temperamental
Be careful how you approach her - she is very temperamental.
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łatwo podający się emocjom
two-faced
I don't trust her - I suspect she is a bit two-faced.
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dwulicowy
impressionable
He's at that impressionable age when he's very easily led by other children.
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podatny na wpływ innych osób
weak-willed
My diets are never successful - I'm just too weak-willed.
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słabej woli
secretive
He's being very secretive about his new girlfriend.
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skryty
well-balanced
happy, well-balanced children
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spokojny, rozważny
unscrupulous
an unscrupulous financial adviser
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bez skrupułów
vindictive
In the movie "Cape Fear", a lawyer's family is threatened by a vindictive former prisoner.
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mściwy
fair-minded
a fair-minded employer
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traktujący wszystkich równo
hot-blooded
As a hot-headed, hot - blooded youth, he still had much to learn.
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passionate
affectionate
an affectionate kiss
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czuły
compassionate
The public's response to the crisis appeal was generous and compassionate.
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współczujący
timid
My dog is a little timid - especially around other dogs.
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bojaźliwy
irrepressible
Even the rain failed to dampen his irrepressible spirits.
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niepohamowany
impetuous
He's so impetuous - why can't he think things through before he rushes into them?
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porywczy
excitable
an excitable child
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pobudliwy
self-assured
The interview showed her as a self-assured and mature student.
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pewny siebie
energetic
an energetic young woman
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energiczny, pełen energii
snobbish
My brother is very snobbish about cars.
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snobistyczny
petty
The women in the story are petty and hateful.
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małostkowy
obstinacy, stubbornness
I stayed until the end out of sheer obstinacy. / His colleagues find his stubborness difficult to deal with.
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upór
shyness, timidity
His face went red with shyness when he walked into the crowded room./ We couldn't overcome our timidity to say that we loved each other.
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nieśmiałość
snobbishness
His snobbishness is worrying - he's thinking only about money!
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snobizm
meanness
He acted out of sheer meanness.
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skąpstwo, złośliwość
pomposity
His pomposity and arrogance became clear in the interview.
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pompatyczność
rashness
In a moment of rashness, I agreed to go skydiving for charity.
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lekkomyślność
pettiness
He is keenly aware of the sheer pettiness that can be the only revenge of unhappy people.
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małostkowość
aggresiveness
agressiveness - poprawna wersja
There were concerns about the child's disruptiveness and aggressiveness.
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agresywność
possessiveness
His possessiveness makes all his employees worry about their jobs.
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zaborczość
vivacity
He had a natural cheerfulness and vivacity that made him an exceedingly pleasant companion.
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energiczność
frankness
A lot more frankness is needed in sex education if we are to reduce the number of teenage pregnancies.
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szczerość
self-assurance
She’s an extrovert who exudes self-assurance.
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pewność siebie
humility
He doesn't have the humility to admit when he's wrong.
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pokora
ethnicity
Our students have many different nationalities, religions, and ethnicities.
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pochodzenie etniczne
distinct
The two concepts are quite distinct (from each other)./ There's a distinct smell of cigarettes in here.
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odrębny/ zauważalny, charakterystyczny
reservoir
The four Snake River dams are used primarily to create reservoirs for water.
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zbiornik
quarter
This is the bustling commercial quarter of the city.
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an area of a town where a particular group of people live or work or where a particular activity happens:
sheer drop
a sheer drop of 100 metres
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stromy spadek
plait
a plaited leather bracelet/belt/ She usually wears her hair in a plait/in two plaits.
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zaplatać/warkocz
thatched
The old cottage had bow windows and a thatched roof made out of straw.
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strzecha
straw
a bale of straw
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słoma
tanker
Liquids are often transported in various tankers.
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cysterna, tankowiec
hut, shack
The family lived in a one-room shack.
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chata, buda
ditch
The car skidded off the road and fell into a ditch full of muddy water.
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rów
gutter
Every fall we have to clean leaves out of the gutters./ Born to a poverty-stricken family, she dragged herself out of the gutter to become a successful business owner.
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rynna/ rynsztok
steeple
The pointed steeple of the church could be seen from miles away.
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wieża
extensive grounds
The house possesses extensive grounds with gardens, tennis-courts and an orchard.
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rozległy teren
orchard
an apple/cherry orchard
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sad
pass
a mountain pass
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a path or road between or over mountains:
flood
Japanese cars have flooded the market.
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to fill or enter a place in large numbers or amounts
sit on the fence (phr)
You can't sit on the fence any longer - you have to decide whose side you're on.
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opóźniać podjęcie decyzji
summit
World leaders will meet next week for their annual economic summit.
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ważne spotkanie przywódców państw ("szczyt")
stream
There has been a steady stream of phone calls from worried customers.
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duża liczba, "przepływ"
floored
I didn't know what to say - I was completely floored.
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zaskoczony, skonfundowany
forth
From that day forth he never drank again.
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naprzód
rollaway
a rollaway bed
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na kółkach
amenity
The council has some spare cash, which it proposes to spend on public amenities.
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udogodnienie
adjoining
We asked for adjoining rooms.
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przylegający, będący obok
bellboy
We went up on top to where you could have your dog walked by a bellboy.
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bagażowy
suite
The singer was interviewed in his hotel suite.
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apartament
doorman
Doormen catch many fake ID holders by making them sign their name or asking their birth date to compare with what's on the ID.
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dozorca, portier
chambermaid / maid
The chambermaids change the towels every day.
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Pokojówka / pokojówka
violin/fiddle
to play the fiddle/ to play the violin
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skrzypce
bagpipes
I sometimes wonder why he does not bring his bagpipes and play them to us instead of speaking
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narodowy instrument szkocki (dudy)
saxophone / sax
a sax player; The performer was filmed simultaneously by two cameras while playing a straight soprano saxophone.
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saksofon / sax
flute
A flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family.
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flet
trumpet
I like to play trumpet after school.
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trąbka
accordion
His show consists of jokes, accordion playing, and wordless singing.
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akordeon
cello / violoncello
My girlfriend plays the cello./ a cellist with the Chicago Symphony
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wiolonczela
grand piano / pianoforte
As he showed me out of his house he gestured towards two grand pianos side by side in the room where he worked.
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fortepian
harmonica / mouth organ
He's the only one left who can play harmonica like that.
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harmonijka ustna
tambourine
It was a big surprise to suddenly hear the tambourine.
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tamburyn
harp
timpani
However, like writing music for the harp or timpani, one simply cannot ignore the acoustics of the instrument.
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harfa
kotły
horn
Horn is a curved metal musical instrument that is narrow at the end you blow into and much wider at the other end.
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waltornia
lute
The harp was replaced in performance by a bass lute.
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lutnia
mandolin
Their sound was multi-instrumental, with traditional - flute, mandolin,- meeting with rock instrumentation - guitar, bass, drums, keyboards and vocals
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mandolina
oboe
He played the oboe and piano and sang in choirs.
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obój
recorder
A recorder is a wooden or plastic musical instrument in the shape of a pipe.
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flet prosty
trombone
The main orchestral brass instruments are the horn, trumpet, trombone, and tuba.
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puzon
tuba
Tuba is an instrument similar to trombone.
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tuba
balalaika
Balalaika is a type of musical instrument with a three-sided body and three strings, played especially in Russia.
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bałałajka
banjo
It consisted of piano, violin, drums and two banjos!
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banjo
bassoon
Bassoon is a large musical instrument that is played by blowing into a long, curved tube.
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fagot
cimbalom
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cymbały
clarinet
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klarnet
clapper
Clappers are instruments used by children.
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kołatka
cymbal
The mist was gone and the orchestral music breathed on, sonorous and ethereal, crashing on the metallic cymbals.
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talerz
double bass
A contrabassist started to play double bass at the concert.
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kontrabas
gong
Yes. Gong.
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gong
maracas
Popular instruments used in the performance of the music are the drums, cuatro, maracas, guitar and steel drum.
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marakasy
organs
Electronic organs are much smaller and cheaper than pipe organs.
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organy
snare drum
Snare drum is essentially important instrument in many metal songs.
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werbel
triangle
Tinkling of the triangle could be heard at the play.
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trójkąt (instrument)
Aquarius (zodiac sign)
If your birthday is January 22 then your star sign is Aquarius.
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Wodnik (znak zodiaku)
Aries (zodiac sign)
My boyfriend is an Aries.
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Baran (znak zodiaku)
Cancer
If your birthday is July 10 then your zodiac sign is Cancer.
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Rak (znak zodiaku)
Capricorn (zodiac sign)
She was born on Christmas Eve, 24 December, so her zodiac sign is Capricorn.
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Koziorożec (znak zodiaku)
Gemini (zodiac sign)
My mother is a talkative, sociable Gemini.
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Bliźnięta
Leo (zodiac sign)
They were both born under the sign of Leo.
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Lew
Libra (zodiac sign)
If your birthday is at the end of September, your zodiac sign is Libra.
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Waga (znak zodiaku)
Pisces (zodiac sign)
She was born in March, under the sign of Pisces.
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Ryby (znak zodiaku)
Sagittarius (zodiac sign)
He was born under the sign of Sagittarius.
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Strzelec (znak zodiaku)
Scorpio (zodiac sign)
My birthday is 5 November so I'm a Scorpio.
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Skorpion (znak zodiaku)
Taurus (zodiac sign)
Born in May, his zodiac sign is Taurus.
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Byk (znak zodiaku)
Virgo (zodiac sign)
My star sign is Virgo.
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Panna (znak zodiaku)
drawer
I keep my socks in the bottom drawer.
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szuflada
freezer
Put the steaks in the freezer. / chest freezer
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zamrażalnik
pot
Fill a large pot with salted water and bring it to the boil.
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garnek
tin opener (br.) / can opener (am.)
A tin opener is a useful device for opening tins of food.
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otwieracz do puszek/ konserw
bread cutter
Every bakery should have a bread cutter in its equipment.
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krajalnica do chleba
cake tin
Put both cake tins in the oven for half an hour.
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foremka do ciasta
casserole (dish)
lamb casserole
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naczynie żaroodporne
chopping knife
Big chopping knife is a basic attribute of Dr. Mundo.
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tasak
chopsticks for sushi
When you eat sushi, it's best to use special chopsticks.
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pałeczki do sushi
cutting board / chopping board
A cutting board should be a part of every cook's equipment.
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deska do krojenia
grater
a cheese grater
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tarka
rolling pin
Rolling pin is needed when you want to prepare some cookies.
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wałek
sideboard
Made in England from solid ash, the collection also features a dining table and a sideboard.
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kredens
baking sleeve
Baking sleeve is used while roasting some meat.
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rękaw do pieczenia
biscuit cutter
Using biscuit cutter is not so simple as it might seem.
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foremka do ciasteczek
sifter
a sugar sifter; a flour sifter
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przesiewacz
slicer
an egg/bread/meat slicer
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krajalnica
garlic press - garlic squeezer
a garlic/trouser/wine press
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wyciskarka do czosnku
scoop
Just one scoop of mashed potato for me, please.; an ice-cream scoop
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gałka; maszyna do nakładania w gałkach
mandoline
Mandoline slicer is sometimes used when we want to chop some vegetables.
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szatkownica
lemon squeezer
Lemon squeezer is used to obtain fresh lemon juice straight from the fruits.
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wyciskacz
mincer (br.) / meat chopper (am.)
It is like a food machine: more meat is put into the mincer, and understandably more comes out.
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maszynka do mięsa
meat tenderizer
A meat tenderizer, meat mallet, or meat pounder is a hand-powered tool used to tenderize slabs of meat in preparation for cooking.
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tłuczek do mięsa
peeler
a vegetable/potato peeler
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przyrząd do obierania
pepper mill
a pepper/coffee mill
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młynek do pieprzu
spice rack
Spice racks can be stylish and useful parts of every kitchen.
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regał na przyprawy
whisk
If you want to prepare a good scrumbled eggs, you have to use a whisk.
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trzepaczka
worktop / work surface / countertop / counter
Plastic coated worktops are easy to keep clean.
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blat
cream
strawberries and cream
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śmietana
jam
strawberry/raspberry jam
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dżem
mug
I made myself a large mug of cocoa (= enough to fill a mug) and went to bed.
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kubek
refreshments
Light refreshments will be available at the back of the hall.
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przekąski
sweetcorn / maize / corn
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kukurydza
tin
a tin of beans
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puszka
colander
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durszlak
saucepan
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rondel
saucer under a cup
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spodek pod filiżanką
whipped cream
A waffle with whipped cream is my favourite treat.
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bita śmietana
veal
veal meatballs
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cielęcina
sweet bun / sweet roll
a cinnamon bun
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słodka bułka / drożdżówka
aubergine BrE, eggplant
Potatoes, aubergines, green and red peppers and green tomatoes contain glyco alkaloids.
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bakłażan
blackberry
blackberry and apple pie
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jeżyna
breadcrumbs
Sprinkle the breadcrumbs over the mixture before baking.
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bułka tarta
breaded
breaded chicken breasts
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panierowany
crispbread
We find listed rolled oats, breakfast cereals, rice, custard powder and various kinds of biscuits, including crispbread.
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pieczywo chrupkie
oats
a field of oats
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owies
rolled oats
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płatki owsiane
porridge, oatmeal
A porridge is very nutritious meal.
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owsianka
croquette
cutlet
Aloo means potato, and the word tikki means a small cutlet or croquette.
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krokiet
kotlet
custard powder
For the second layer, mix the custard powder and milk.
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krem w proszku
do jedzenia
dairy products
I was advised not to eat too much dairy.
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produkty mleczne
gravy
Leave the turkey to rest for 30 minutes or so while you make the gravy.
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sos do pieczenia
icing
chocolate butter icing
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lukier
leek
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por
loaf of bread
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bochenek chleba
mild
He doesn't like a hot curry - he prefers a mild one.
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łagodny
ripe fruit
Those bananas aren't ripe yet - they're still green.
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dojrzały owoc
sponge cake
Sponge cake is the basis for all other cakes.
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biszkopt
tray
She was carrying a tray of drinks.
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taca
vinegar
Would you like oil and vinegar on your salad?
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ocet
barley
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jęczmień
wheat
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pszenica
cashew nuts
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orzechy nerkowca
cider
Cider is an alcohol made from apples.
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cydr
crumble
sprinkle the crumble over the cake.
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kruszonka
rhubarb
Have you ever eaten rhubarb crumble?
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rabarbar
date
Date palm is a tall palm tree which bears clusters of dates, native to western Asia and North Africa.
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daktyl
fig
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figa
dry wine
On the whole, I like dry wine better than sweet.
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wino wytrawne
fruitcake
Internet is full of recipes for the fruitcake.
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keks
kiwi (fruit)
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Kiwi (owoce)
lump sugar
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cukier w kostkach
margarine
Margarine is often used instead of butter.
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margaryna
pastry
Ann makes delicious pastry - you should try her apple pie./ We were offered a selection of cakes and pastries with our tea.
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ciasto (np. na makaron)/ ciastko
rare steak
I prefer rare steak rather than fried steak.
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krwisty stek
rose hip
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owoc dzikiej róży
soya, soy
soy milk/burgers/margarine
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soja, sojowy
stale
stale bread
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czerstwy
sundae
I'd like a chocolate sundae and an answer to a question.
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deser lodowy
thyme
Sprinkle over the chopped parsley, thyme and tarragon then drizzle over the olive oil.
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tymianek
tarragon
It is made from onions, lamb chops, dry white wine, tarragon leaves, garlic and salt.
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estragon
core
Don't throw your apple core on the floor!
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ogryzek
coriander
The sauces are made of several ingredients including chili, onion, red and green tomatoes, and coriander.
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kolendra
dough
bread dough
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ciasto do wypieku
flat
If you don't put the top back on that bottle of beer, it will go flat.
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zwietrzały (o piwie)
marjoram
The meat is cubed with the bone and seasoned with pasilla, thyme, marjoram and garlic.
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majeranek
meringue
lemon meringue pie
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beza
nutmeg
Grate some nutmeg on top of the pudding.
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gałka muszkatołowa
pomegranate
Why is a pomegranate an apple?
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granat
puff pastry
Puff pastry is called in Polish "French pastry" and I don't know why it is so.
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ciasto francuskie
tender meat
My steak was beautifully tender.
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kruche, delikatne mięso
radish
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rzodkiewka
turnip
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rzepa
asparagus
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szparagi
brussels sprout
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brukselka
celery
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seler
chives / spring onion
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szczypiorek
beetroot
American: beet
beetroot soup
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burak
mandarin
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mandarynka
soup vegetables
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włoszczyzna
bun
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bułka do hamburgera
pier
a fishing pier
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molo/przystań
jetty
The captain didn't see any passengers waiting for the ferry, so he sailed past the jetty.
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przystań
boardwalk, promenade
We strolled along on the promenade eating ice creams.
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promenada, deptak
have green fingers
You don't need green fingers to fill your home with lush leaves.
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mieć rękę do roślin
get cold feet
I tried to ask her out, but I got cold feet.
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spanikować
fall
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jesień
subpoena
Subpoeans were issued to several government employees.
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wezwanie sądowe
deposition
Before the court case, we had to file/give a deposition.
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a formal written statement made or used in a law court
zeznanie pod przysięgą
groats (kasha)
Cook until all the liquid is absorbed and the groats are cooked through and tender.
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kasza
as regards
There is no problem as regards the financial arrangements.
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co się tyczy, w związku z
to and fro
She was gazing out the window, rocking rhythmically to and fro., Outside my door I could hear people walking to and fro.
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tam i z powrotem
at the controls
He died of a heart attack while at the controls of the plane.
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przy sterach
jakiegoś pojazdu, maszyny
mourner
The dead man's wife and children were the chief mourners.
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żałobnik
break off
People would break off their conversations when she came into the room.
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przestać coś robić, szczególnie mówić
satisfying
satisfying job
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satysfakcjonujące
on the run
She's always on the run and never has time for chat. / After a month on the run, the prisoners were finally recaptured by the police.
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"w biegu" / unikać bycia złapanym przez policję
inside job
No one knows who robbed the bank, but the police suspect that it may have been an inside job.
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przestępstwo (szczególnie kradzież) popełnione przez kogoś pracującego w danym miejscu
outlook
He has a fairly positive outlook on life./ The outlook for the economy is bleak.
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nastawienie, pogląd/ prawdopodobna przyszłość
look
The look this year will be relaxed and casual. / They liked the look of the hotel, but it was too expensive.
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styl/wygląd
prudential
prudential judgement, a prudential approach
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ostrożnościowe
fritter
banana/apple fritters
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owoc, warzywo w cieście naleśnikowym na głębokim tłuszczu
dry cleaner's
I took my clothes to a local dry cleaner's.
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pralnia
head shop
K2 is commonly sold in head shops as incense.
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sklep z używkami
rosemary
I just need one sprig of rosemary.
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rozmaryn
Potrzebuję jedynie gałązki rozmarynu.
dweeb (US slang)
What a dweeb! Why doesn't she dump him?
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ciamajda, oferma
zonk out (slang)
You're not gonna zonk out after smoking that bowl, are you?
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zasnąć
z przemęczenia, pod wpływem alkoholu, narkotyków
pinto
One of the bigger boys tries to mount but gets stuck with one leg over a pinto’s rear.
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a horse or pony of various breeding that is marked with patches of white and another color
hash browns
Black pudding is added in some regions as well as fried leftover mashed potatoes called potato cakes or hash browns.
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placki ziemniaczane
dyke
lesbian - slang (offensive)
They built a temporary dike of sandbags to keep the river from flooding the town.
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tama
lesbijka - slang
updyke
Don't be an updyke, vandalism is not cool.; I can't believe you just said you hate a university, you didn't even graduate from high school. You're such an updyke.
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An updyke is a type of white trash redneck that is particularly unsuccessful in life, has an inferiority complex and is very angry and bitter towards others.
camouflage
a camouflage jacket; The lizard's light brown skin acts as (a) camouflage in the desert sand.; The troops had camouflaged themselves so effectively that the enemy didn't notice them approaching.
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kamuflaż
marionette
Italy’s largest opera house—and one of the puppet theaters, where swashbuckling marionettes continue a 200-year-old tradition.
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marionetka
manatee
In total, more than 400 species - whales, dolphins, manatees, herons, egrets, etc. - were endangered.
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krowa morska
narwhal
Female narwhals and belugas are similar in size and shape, and could easily be mistaken for one another.
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narwal
strainer
a tea strainer
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colander
flashmob
The flashmob video reached two million views within in 5 days of its release.
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a group of people who arrange, by email or mobile phone, to come together in a place at the same time, do something funny or silly, and then leave
krill
Today krill is consumed by an increased abundance of smaller whales (minkes), seals (notably the crabeater seal) and seabirds (notably several penguin species), plus humans.
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kryl (drobne skorupiaki)
satin
a cream satin dress
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satynowy
ceiling fan
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wentylator sufitowy
sport
old-fashioned informal
And because you are such a sport I'll give you also a special tote bag.
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uczynna, pozytywna osoba
tote bag
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torba na zakupy wielokrotnego użytku
partition
The partitions between the toilets were very thin., Ireland was partitioned in 1921.
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przegroda
evergrowing
From the 1850s, there was an ever growing demand for toys.
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rosnący bez końca, bez przerwy
intend to
person can intend to do sth, thing can be intended
We intend to go to Australia next year., The course is intended for intermediate-level students.
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to have as a plan or purpose
merger
She's an attorney who advises companies about mergers and takeovers.
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an occasion when two or more companies or organizations join together to make one larger company:
spleen
Out of 20,000 residents in the area, the malariologists examined only about 5,000 blood preparations and 3,000 spleens.
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śledziona
mockumentary
a film or television show made in the style of a documentary to make invented events seem real
The series is presented in mockumentary style and draws parallels between human and animal worlds.
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mockument
sugarcoat
No one tried to sugarcoat it: bronze wasn't the medal the US team had come for.
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to make something seem more positive or pleasant than it really is:
dead-on
He amazed them all by making dead-on predictions.; "Is that a fair assessment?" "I think that's absolutely dead-on."
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completely accurate or correct:
rye
rye bread
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żyto
sourdough
sourdough bread
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zakwas
drywall
In addition, Oakland officials have focused their homelessness strategy on building community cabin sites, which are made of drywall, are insulated and have double-pane windows.
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płyta gipsowo-kartonowa
make amends
She tried to make amends by inviting him out to dinner.; I wanted to make amends for the worry I've caused you.
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to do something good to show that you are sorry about something you have done:
closure
factory/branch closures; Many elderly people will be affected by the library closures.
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the fact of a business, organization, etc. stopping operating:
ottoman
The chair back and headrest are identical in proportion, as are the seat and the ottoman.
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pufa
glove compartment
A nearly empty whisky bottle was found in the glove compartment of his lorry.
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schowek w samochodzie
bender
informal
They went on a bender for two days after they won the championship.
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a period during which a large amount of alcohol is drunk:
distasteful
The butterflies use passion flowers (Passiflora) as host plants - a diet that makes caterpillars and adults distasteful to predators. / He found the subject of their conversation very distasteful.
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niesmaczny/ przykry
cuttlefish
plural: cuttlefish/ cuttlefishes
Cephalopods (octopus, squids, and cuttlefish), despite a very advanced evolution of their visual system, were not able to evolve a large brain.
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mątwa
kettle corn
In the early 21st century, kettle corn made a comeback in America, especially at 19th-century living history events.
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sweet-and-salty variety of popcorn that is typically mixed or seasoned with a light-colored refined sugar, salt, and oil
anonymity
The police have reassured witnesses that they will be guaranteed anonymity.
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anonimowość
weathervane
także: weathercock
American folk art — paintings by itinerant artists, old signs, weather vanes, ship figureheads — was new to the art market.
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wiatrowskaz
dragonfly
But what about insects that don't make any noise, like the dragonfly?
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ważka
freeze pop
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pałeczka lodowa
It is made by freezing flavored liquid such as sugar water, fruit juice or purée inside a plastic casing or tube, either round or flat.
salad tongs
The salad servers are 7.50 a pair, the plates 19.95 and 8.95.
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szczypce do sałatek
set of pipes
Wow, did you hear the set of pipes on that little boy? He sounds like a professional opera singer.
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A very good or highly developed singing voice.
pitch
mainly US
She pitched her idea to me over a business lunch.; They are pitching for business at the moment.
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nakłaniać
crotchless panties
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majtki bez krocza
Crotchless underwear has no part covering the area where your legs join at the top.
bump
Enrique had a nasty bump on his head from when he fell down.
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guz
bring around
I gave him a sniff of smelling salts to bring him around.
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ocucić, przywrócić świadomość
come out with sth
He comes out with the strangest things!
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to say something suddenly and unexpectedly:
cut out for
He’s just not cut out for politics.
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to be the right type of person for a particular job or activity:

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