20.03.2019

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znienacka, nagle, niespodziewanie, jak grom z jasnego nieba
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out of the blue
This problem did not come out of the blue.
podnosić, podwyższać, powiększać, potęgować
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heighten
Life was heightened with her around, no doubt about it.
obrzydliwie bogaty
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stinking rich
But why not apply this same angry cap in hand policy to the stinking rich here?
żałujący pieniędzy, skąpy
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tight
Stop being so tight and buy us a round!
skąpstwo, skąpy
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penny-pinching
skąpy, pazerny
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niggardly
ekonomiczny, oszczędny
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economical
ascetyczny (o stylu życia)
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austere
surowy, szorstki, srogi (o osobie)
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austere
She has kept Harry's name, feeling her father's too austere.
skąpy
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chintzy
skąpy (o osobie)
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tight-fisted
Stop being so tight-fisted and buy me a coffee.
goleń
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shin
szybko, przelotnie
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fleetingly
She smiled fleetingly at Joseph, and went to the car.
kiwać się, machać, potrząsać, poruszać w górę i w dół
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waggle
She looked at the others, and they waggled their heads.
przebierać (palcami), bawić (się czymś), obracać (coś w rękach)
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twiddle
She saw me and twiddled her fingers in a wave.
bardzo zdenerwowany, oblany zimnym potem
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in a sweat
Why are you in a sweat?
robić coś bez pośredników
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cut out the middleman
You'll cut out the middleman and save a significant amount of money.
wytężyć (siły)
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exert
You will have to exert yourself to keep up with him.
próba, staranie, wysiłek
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endeavour
In spite of my best endeavours, I couldn't contact her
kłaczki
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lint
olać kogoś, nie interesować się kimś
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blow somebody off
She blew me off a long time ago.
tkać
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weave - wove - woven
My grandmother wove a blanket for me.
błyskawiczny (np. ruch)
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darting
His darting hand slithered the weapon between his dodging head and the descending hammer, just in time to deflect the blow.

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