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Question		Answer
tektura, karton start learning		cardboard folded, torn cardboard
w strzępach start learning		in shreds
poszarpany, porwany start learning		shredded COLESLAW is made with shredded cabbage
podkreślać zalety start learning		be a foil to/for sb to emphasize the good qualities of another person or thing, by being very different from them The simple stone floor is the perfect foil for the brightly coloured furnishings.
umeblowanie start learning		furnishings (plural) the furniture and other things, such as curtains, in a room
zakończyć start learning		to finalise to finish the last part of a plan, business deal etc Jo flew out to Thailand to finalize the details of the deal.
na krótko przed / po czymś start learning		shortly before/after something
szorstko start learning		shortly 'I've explained that already,' Rod said shortly.
rozrywać coś na części start learning		to break sth up
zgniatać start learning		to squash
kabaczek / cukinia start learning		squash / zucchini = courgette
fabryka papieru start learning		paper mill
rozetrzeć na miazgę, zmiażdżyć; miazga start learning		to pulp; pulp
kruszywo start learning		aggregate (sing, U) sand or small stones that are used in making CONcrete
kompost start learning		compost; compost heap/pile a mixture of DECAYED plants, leaves etc used to improve the quality of soil
kompostownia start learning		composting plant
na roli start learning		on a / the farm
zatykać start learning		to clog up
wyrzucanie śmieci w niedozwolonych miejscach start learning		flytipping
miot kociątek, szczeniaków start learning		a litter of kittens
szkaradny, szpetny start learning		unsightly buildings
robactwo start learning		vermin (plural) unpleasant people who cause problems for society The beds were filthy and full of vermin.
po kosztach start learning		at cost (AmE) the price that someone pays for something that they are going to sell His uncle's a car dealer and let him buy the car at cost (=without making a profit).
graffiti start learning		graffiti (fi:)
niesprzątanie po psach start learning		dog / pet fouling It is an offence for an owner not to clear up after their pet
zanieczyszczać, brudzić start learning		to foul to make something very dirty, especially with waste
bezdomny pies start learning		homeless dog, stray dog
rozlepianie plakatów w niedozwolonych miejscach start learning		flyposting
przerośnięty start learning		overgrown
żywopłot start learning		hedge, hedgerow
wyciek start learning		spill
nagromadzenie, akumulacja czegoś start learning		accumulation
"meble" uliczne (uliczne obiekty publicznego użytku, np. skrzynki pocztowe, lampy, ławki) start learning		street furniture
przybory, akcesoria, rekwizyty start learning		paraphernalia (U) a lot of small things that belong to someone, or are needed for a particular activity an electric kettle and all the paraphernalia for making tea and coffee
opuszczony start learning		abandoned, derelict a derelict building or piece of land is in very bad condition because it has not been used for a long time
ognisko start learning		bonfire
wyznawca, wyznawczyni start learning		votary One who is devoted to an activity, person, institution, etc. The issue has been a matter of debate with strong votaries on both sides.
odstępstwo od zasad, odchylenie od normy start learning		aberration an action or event that is different from what usually happens or what someone usually does

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