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to undergo
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poddawać się (badaniom, operacji), odbywać (np. kurację), przechodzić (np. szkolenie)
at variance
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opposite
pretentious
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pretencjonalny
obscure
They talk in an obscure jargon. I had an obscure feeling that something would go wrong.
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niejasny (trudny do zrozumienia); niewyraźny, nieokreślony (np. uczucie)
esoteric
"I think maybe we should start with something a little less esoteric."
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ezoteryczny, tajemny, tajemniczy, dziwaczny
involuntary
He looked at it and took an involuntary step back.
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mimowolny
condemnation
Lawyers and tax accountants speak of an involuntary conversion of property when discusing the loss or destruction of property through theft, accident or condemnation.
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potępienie; zaniedbanie (np. o nieruchomości)
lay off
to dismiss an employee from a job due to a lack of work
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zwalniać pracowników
sloppy
Paul's so sloppy - he always spills something on the floor.
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niestaranny, niedbały (np. pismo, praca); niedbały, niechlujny
misled
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zmylić, wprowadzić w błąd
to breed suspicion
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rodzić podejrzenia
affluent
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zamożny, majętny, bogaty
blanket term (umbrella term)
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zakrywać prawdziwe znaczenie czegoś
to streamline
to upgrade
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poprawiać (wydajność), zwiększać (efektywność), usprawniać (proces)
to put out fire
extinguish
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zgasić ogień, papierosa (phrasal verb)
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