8 Describing people: positive and negative qualities 9 appearance and mannerism 10 personality and character traits 11 friends forever

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quick-tempered
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porywczy
opportunistic
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oportunistyczny
chavuinistic
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szowinistyczny
courageous
She was very courageous in speaking out against corruption
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odważny
tends to get carried away
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zwykle daje się ponieść emocjom
rebellious
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buntowniczy
affectionate
My mum is an affectionate personshe hugs me every time
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czuły
obliging
My sister is very obliging she helps me every time
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uczynny
superficial
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powierzchowny/płytki
fun-loving
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kochający zabawę
placid (peaceful)
Countryside is so placid
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spokojny (cichy)
magnetic personality
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osobowość magnetyczna
industrious
I like to be friends with industrious people as they are a real motivation for me
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pracowity
shrewd
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przebiegły
decisive
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zdecydowany/stanowczy
down-to-earth
My dad Andrzej is down-to-earth as he follows his brain not his heart
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twardo stąpający po ziemi
altruistic
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altruista(nic nie oczekuje w zamian empatyczny)
morose
My father was a somewhat quick-tempered and morose sort of person.
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ponury
gloomy
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ponury
opportunistic
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. wykorzystuje każdą okazję
unstinting - generous
Babcia Halinka is si unstinting - she always gives me money
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hojny
extravagant
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oryginalny i lubi się wyróżniać
immoderate
immoderate drinking alcohol can couse several halth problems.
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nieumiarkowany
parsimonious
Ola is the most parsimonious person i have ever known
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skapy
dogged
I aspire to be a dogged person who never give up
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zawzięty
thrifty- frugal
I am usually a thrifty person. Being a person who is frugal pays off every time since i can buy things that i want
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oszczędny-oszczędny
shrewed-astute
Dominica is shrewed person but Zosia can also be a astute one.
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bystry-sprytny
sly-cunning
Adam is such a sly person he always wants sth
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chytry przebiegły
sullen
Despite the cheerful holiday spirit, he was sullen and withdrawn.
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ponury
pithy
He included a pithy quote at the start of his presentation to set the tone.
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treściwy trafny
brusque
This entire trip, you have been so brusque with me.
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opryskliwy
terse
The final report was terse, summarizing the research in a clear and concise manner.
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zwięzły
unscrupulous
Some unscrupulous collectors would pay a lot for the artifacts up there.
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bez skrupułów
verbose-garrulous
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gadatliwy-gadatliwy
devious
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podstępny
scrawny
He was too scrawny to be a football player
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kościsty
gangling/gangly man or boy (with long, thin arms and legs and rather awkward mov
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chudy mężczyzna lub chłopiec (z długimi, cienkimi ramionami i nogami oraz dość niezdarnymi ruchami)
obese
Recent studies show that an increasing number of children are obese.
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otyły
stout
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tęgi
stocky
My grandfather was a stocky man with big hands and broad shoulders.
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niski i masywny
bulked up
As a teenager, he was a slender reed, but he bulked up in college.
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przypakować
lean
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chudy
wiry
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żylasty
unkempt
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zaniedbany
neat
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schludny
immaculate
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nieskazitelny
swarthy complexion
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cera śniada
sallow complexion
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ziemista cera
haggard as cabbage
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wychudzony jak kapusta
pouting
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dąsać się robić kwaśną minę
grimace
You don't have to grimace every time i eat cheese.
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grymas / grymasic
leering at
He was leering at us. I felt very uncomfortable and wanted to lave.
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gapić sie sexualnie
fold sb's arms
He would fold his arms and nod in agreement with the speaker.
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złożyć komuś ręce
twiching
The doctor said her twitching could be a reaction to stress.
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kręcenie drganie
clenched fist
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zaciśnięta pięść
tapping/drumming fingers
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stukanie palcami po stole
impestuous
She is so impestuous, I wish she would consider things before acting.
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porywczy
effusive
She always gives me such an effusive welcome when i visit her.
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wylewny
pushy
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natrętny
taciturn
He was a bit taciturn whe I first met him. He hardly said a world.
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małomówny
pushy
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natrętny
diffident
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nieśmiały
aloof
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zdystansowany tak jak reserved
haughty
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pyszny
disdainful
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pogardliwy
gullible
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naiwny
fell head over heels in love with
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zakochał się po uszy
infatuated with sb
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zauroczony kimś
besotted with sb
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zauroczony kimś az tak głupio
platonic relationship
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związek platoński
hit it off
Anona and I hit it off immediately, we were true soulmates.
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od razu sie polubić
get on like a house on fire
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od razu się zaprzyjaznić
bosom friends/buddies/pals
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przyjaciele
hold sb in high regard
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mieć duzo szacunku do kogoś
kindred spirits
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pokrewne dusze
hold sb in high regards
Matt would do anything for his boss. He holds her in very high reagrds.
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taki kros duzo respektu
devoted to
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poświęcony czemuś
affectionate (affection)
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czuły (uczucie)
amiable (amiability)
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uprzejmy (uprzejmość)
fond (fondness)
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czuły (czułość)

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