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Question		Answer
przeceniany Ten film jest przereklamowany. start learning		overrated It's an overrated film.
wyświechtany start learning		hackneyed
chaotyczny start learning		disjointed
naciągany start learning		far-fetched
not as good as people say / not as good or important as some people think or say start learning		overrated
done so often it is boring / phrase is boring and does not have much meaning because it has been used so often start learning		hackneyed
complex and impossible to understand / impossible to get through, see through, or get into /very difficult or impossible to understand start learning		impenetrable
unconnected and not in a clear order / something, especially a speech or piece of writing, that is disjointed has parts that do not seem well connected or are not arranged well start learning		disjointed
impossible to believe / extremely unlikely to be true or to happen start learning		far-fetched
slightly immoral and likely to shock some people / a joke, remark etc that is risqué is slightly shocking, because it is about sex start learning		risqué
exciting and keeping your attention the whole time start learning		gripping
pasjonujące start learning		gripping
wstrząsające start learning		harrowing
extremely upsetting / very frightening or shocking and making you feel very upset start learning		harrowing
wzruszający start learning		moving
making you feel strong emotion, especially pity or sadness start learning		moving
pamiętny start learning		memorable
you remember it long after / very good, enjoyable, or unusual, and worth remembering start learning		memorable
swobodny start learning		understated
done or expressed in a simple nut attractive style / an understated style is one that is attractive because it is simple and does not have too many decorations start learning		understated
zjechany/ skrytykowany start learning		panned
very negative criticised start learning		panned
wychwalać start learning		laud
highly praised start learning		lauded
dać klapę start learning		bomb
if a play, film, event etc bombs, it is not successful /was a failture start learning		bomb
nagroda start learning		award
prized, honours, something such as a prize or money given to someone to reward them for something they have done start learning		award
dobrze zapowiadający się start learning		up-and-coming
likely to become successful or popular, famous or successful start learning		up-and-coming
arcydzieło start learning		masterpiece
very great work of art / a work of art, a piece of writing or music etc that is of very high quality or that is the best that a particular artist, writer etc has produced start learning		masterpiece
być źle obsadzonym start learning		to be miscast
was the wrong person for the role / to choose an unsuitable actor to play a particular character in a play or film start learning		to be miscast
typowa rola start learning		typecast
– always associated with that type of role / to always give an actor the same type of character to play start learning		typecast
biss start learning		encore
calls from the audience to repeat it / an additional or repeated part of a performance, especially a musical one start learning		encore
owacje na stojąco start learning		standing ovation
the audience stood up and applauded start learning		standing ovation
interpretacja start learning		interpretation
way of understanding and performing it / the way in which someone performs a play, a piece of music etc and shows what they think and feel about it start learning		interpretation
one of several performances that exist / a copy of something that has been changed so that it is slightly different / someone’s version of an event is their description of it, when this is different from the description given by another person start learning		version
performance on a specific occasion / someone’s performance of a play, piece of music start learning		rendition
wykonanie start learning		rendition
the picture she created / the way someone or something is described or shown in a book, film, play start learning		portrayal
kreacja start learning		portrayal
deceiving (oszukiwać) start learning		to pull the wool over eyes
inability to appreciate art or culture (disapproving) start learning		philistinism
critics / krytyk, oszczerca start learning		detractors
become more sophisticated start learning		wised up
become less intellectual (usually to appeal to a mass audience) start learning		dumbed down
new modern art gallery in London start learning		Tate Modern
a short enthusiasm for sth (disapproving) start learning		fad
stop coming start learning		vote with their feet
considered start learning		deemed
educated wih regard to art start learning		visually literate
not affected by start learning		immune to, inured to
highbrow OP start learning		lowbrow
impenetrable OP start learning		transparent
sophisticated OP start learning		primitive
challenging OP start learning		undemanding
dazzling OP start learning		pedestrian
evocative OP start learning		uninspiring
exquisite OP start learning		clumsy
intriguing OP start learning		dreary
peerless OP start learning		run-of-the-milk
tongue-in-cheek OP start learning		earnest
intendded for educated, intelligent people start learning		highbrow
extremely difficult to understand start learning		impenetrable
showing advanced skills and understanding start learning		sophisticated
demanding considerable effort to be understood start learning		challenging
inspiring great admiration because it is brillian in some way start learning		dazzling
calling up images and memries start learning		evocative
having rare beauty or delicacy start learning		exquisite
interesting because it is strange or mysterious start learning		intriguing
better than any other start learning		peerless
not intended to be taken seriously despite appearing serious start learning		tongue-in-cheek
wyrafinowany start learning		highbrow
nieprzystępny start learning		impenetrable
olśniewający start learning		dazzling
poruszający start learning		evocative
wyborny, przepiękny start learning		exquisite
bezkonkurencyjny start learning		peerless
ironicznie start learning		tongue-in-cheek
very serious and sincere start learning		earnest
poważny start learning		earnest
not special or interesting in any way start learning		run-of-the-mill
przeciętny, tuzinkowy start learning		run-of-the-mill
dull and making you feel sad or bored start learning		dreary
drętwy, ponury, posępny start learning		dreary
moving or doing things in a careless way start learning		clumsy
niezdarny start learning		clumsy
not at all interesting or exciting start learning		uninspiring
nieciekawy start learning		uninspiring
przyziemny start learning		pedestrian
ordinary and uninteresting and without any imagination start learning		pedestrian
you can see through it start learning		transparent
przejrzysty, przeźroczysty start learning		transparent
easy to understand and are not concerned with serious ideas about art start learning		lowbrow
niewyszukany start learning		lowbrow
to describe something or someone in writing or speech start learning		depite
to influence the way someone's character or attitudes develop start learning		mould
a moving and sad description of a sequence of events start learning		poignant chronicle
powerful story that keeps you interested start learning		compelling tale
rather dark and glommy setting, situation start learning		lugubrious setting
very interesting and engaging story start learning		page-turner
mysterious story start learning		enigmatic story
often cruel od disgusting, concerned with death start learning		macabre
causing great fear start learning		chilling
amazing achievement start learning		breathtaking achievement
humour in the face of a bad situation start learning		wry humour
scenes which arouse memories or images start learning		evocative scenes
a written record of what you have done each day; also means an academic publication containing articles reporting research, new theories, published at regular intervals start learning		journal
written record of a people's own life, typically by a pollitician or military figure start learning		memoris
collection of poems or short stories by different authors start learning		anthology
collection od detailed, concise information about a particular subject start learning		compendium
usually a technical book with instructions, f.e. a computer manual start learning		manual
book that records events and times, all the journeys made by a lorry or ship start learning		logbook
dziennik okrętowy start learning		logbook
difficult to stop once you have started start learning		compulsive reading
nie można odłożyc start learning		can't put down
not complex, slightly negative connotation, for person who does not have ability to think deep start learning		lightweight
nice to read in bed start learning		bedtime reading
difficult to read start learning		heavy going
become involved, engaged with start learning		get into

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