30. Słówka

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novelty
1. The fashion industry relies on novelty, and photographers are always looking for new faces. 2. Tourists are still a novelty on this remote island.
noun - 1. the quality of being new or unusual. 2. an object, event, or experience that is new or unusual.
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nowość
deplete
1. Alcohol depletes the body of B vitamins. 2. Our supplies of food are rather depleted.
verb - to reduce the amount of something, especially a natural supply.
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wyczerpać, uszczuplać
overstay
He was arrested for overstaying his Visa.
verb - stay longer than the time, limits, or duration of.
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wydłużać pobyt w negatywnym znaczeniu
revive
1. Both men collapsed, but were revived. 2. A lot of traditional skills are currently being revived.
verb - 1. restore to life or consciousness. 2. to make something from the past exist again.
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wskrzesić, ożywić
cart
Farm cart.
noun - a vehicle with two or four wheels that is pulled by an animal and used for carrying goods.
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wózek, wóz
standoff
noun - a situation in which an argument or fight stops for a period of time because no one can win or get an advantage.
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sytuacja patowa
smear
1. He smeared sun cream over his face and neck. 2. The little boy smeared jam on the chair.
verb - 1. to spread a thick liquid or sticky substance over something. 2. to spread (something sticky or oily) over a surface.
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rozmazać, posmarować
overshadow
With her beauty and wit she quite overshadowed her sister.
verb - to make someone or something less important or successful.
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przyćmić
outgrow
1. My son has outgrown all his clothes. 2. He's already outgrown these shoes.
verb - to grow too big or too old for.
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wyrastać
misery
1. The war brought misery to millions of people. 2. Her husband's drinking is making her life a misery.
noun - great suffering or unhappiness.
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nieszczęście, nędza
stoke
The men stoked the furnaces (a container that is heated to a very high temperature and used to heat buildings, melt metal, or burn things).
verb - to put coal or other fuel on (a fire) eg in the furnace of a boiler etc.
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palić w piecu, podrzucać ognia
adjourn
The judge adjourned the case until March 31.
verb - to stop a meeting, especially a legal process, for a period of time or until a later date.
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zawiesić, odraczać
liability / liable
noun - They have admitted liability for the damage caused. / adj - Corporate officials are liable for the safety of their employees.
noun - legal responsibility for something. / adj - legally responsible.
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odpowiedzialność / odpowiedzialny
contradiction
There is a clear contradiction between what she says and what she does.
noun - a big difference between two things that are said or written about the same subject, or between what someone says and what they do.
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sprzeczność
disclaim
The terrorists disclaimed responsibility for the bomb.
verb - to say that you know nothing about something, or are not responsible for something.
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wypierać się, zaprzeczać

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