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syrena
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mermaid
ciarki, gęsia skórka
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heebie-jeebies
Spiders always give me heebie-jeebies. I get heebie-jeebies at the thought of that.
zez
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squint
zmarszczki
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wrinkles
cera
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complexion
dark/fair complexion
niegrzeczny
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naughty, rude, impolite
dorównać, sprostać
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measure up to
He never measured up to his older brother's success.
uciec od odpowiedzialności, "ujść na sucho"
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get away with
He cheated on test and got away with it.
stracić nadzieję na
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give up on
I gave up on persuading him to improve his grades.
trzymać się z daleka od
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keep out of
Keep out of me/my life!
łapówka
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bribe
to bribe - przekupić
They bribed the waiter to find them a better table. The jugde took a bribe in exchange for acquitting the accused.
przyznać się do winy
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plead guilty
pled-pled
rozejm
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truce
casefire - zawieszenie broni
call/sign a truce
zakres, zasięg
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range, scope
beyond the range/scope, broaden/widen the range/scope
zakup, nabytek
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purchase
I made a purchase of a new laptop last week.
uważny, czujny
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attentive, watchful
Under the watchful eye of their mother, the boys were playing on the beach. She was keeping a watchful eye on them.
wszystko jedno dla (kogoś)
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all the same to sb
It's all the same to me whether we go to the cinema or stay at home.
przełamywać lody
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break the ice
At the beginning of the meeting, he told a joke to break the ice.
być odpowiedzialnym za
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be in charge of
charged with - oskarżony o
Marta is in charge of the organization of the conference.
na dobre
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for good
The left Poland for good.
o mały włos od
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a close call with
It was a close call with an accident.
rozprawa sądowa
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trial
decydować, mieć decydujący głos
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call the shots
She always wants to call the shots, and others just have to follow.
być w lepszej sytuacji
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be better off
I think you'd be better off if you changed to a less stressful job.
czepiać się
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find fault with
find fault with sb/somebody's work/procedures
być zdenerwowanym, zmartwionym
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be beside yourself
She was completely beside herself when she found out that she had lost her job.
wyznaczyć granicę
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draw the line at
I'm not against helping, but I draw the line at doing the whole work for him.
wzruszyć ramionami
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shrug one's shoulders
pragnąć, pożądać
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crave, desire
crave/desire love/attention
rażąco
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grossly
grossly exaggerated/irresponsible
oby coś się stało
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may sth. happen
May peace prevail on Earth.
zażalenie, skarga
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complaint
receive/make a complaint
napięcie, zdenerwowanie
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tension
growing tension
zniszczyć, zrujnować
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ruin, destroy
wymagać, żądać od
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demand from
również popyt
If you take a loan, the bank will demand the money back from you.
wspierać
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foster, support
foster (also) - to take care of a child, usually for a limited time, without being the child's legal parent
foster/support innovation/cooperatiom/development/creativity/understanding
pomagać
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assist, help
assist/help in/with
ukochany
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beloved
zakładnik
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hostage
The special forces managed to liberate the hostages without any casualities.
spostrzeżenie, obserwacja
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remark, observation
His remark highlighted the weakest point of the plan.
wznowić
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resume, recommence
He stopped to take a sip of water and then resumed.
papież
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pope, the Pontiff
pontiff - biskup
przysięgać, ślubować
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pledge/vow to
At the beginning of the school year, new students have to vow to obey the rules and to study diligently.
sprawiedliwość, prawość
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justice, righteousness, fairness
godność, honor
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dignity, honor
an insult to one's dignity/honor
przymus
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compulsion to
When someone is addicted to smoking, they feel a compulsion to smoke another cigarette.
napędzać
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propel
propulsion - napęd
Burning fuel propels gasoline/petrol and diesel cars.
nocny
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nocturnal
nocturnal animals
czysty
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sheer, pure
sheer nie jest używane w kontekście dosłownym (np. pure water/oil)
sheer/pure determination/poetry/joy
panna młoda / pan młody
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bride / groom
małżonek, małżonka
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spouse
krytyczny wobec
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critical of
nierozstrzygający, nie do określenia
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inconclusive
inconclusive result/verdict
uniewinnić
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acquit
protestować przeciwko
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outcry/protest against
rozmrażać
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defrost
zawodnik, konkurent
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contestant, competitor
praktykant, stażysta
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trainee
adresat
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addressee
rozwodnik, rozwódka
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divorcee
niezdecydowany
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indecisive, hesitant, undecided
indecisive - (także) nierozstrzygnięty (np. spór)
nieodparty
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irresistible
temptation - pokusa
irresistible temptation
niezdarny
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clumsy
clumsiness - niezdarność
rozszerzenie, rozbudowa
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extension
We're having an extension built to our house.
skrzypienie, skrzypieć
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creak
przyjemny dla zmysłów
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sensuous
szelest, szeleścić
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rustle
okres dojrzewania
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puberty
obiekt sportowy
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sports facility
łyżwiarstwo figurowe
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figure skating
rajstopy
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tights
tight - ciasny, obcisły thigh - udo
przejść do
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move on to
Let's move on to another question.
zaprzeczać
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contradict, deny
sprzeciwiać się
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object to, oppose, stand against
zatrzymać się, zrobić przystanek
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have a halt, make a stop
pull over - zatrzymać się na poboczu
list motywacyjny
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covering/application letter
podaż
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supply
czynnik rakotwórczy, kancerogen
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carcinogen
próg
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threshold
tytoń
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tobacco
skok o tyczce
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pole vault
oślepiający
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dazzling
wytrzymały
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resilient, resistant, durable
poprzeć słowa czynami
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walk the walk
wyobrażać sobie, począć (dziecko)
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conceive
wzięty z zaskoczenia
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taken aback/by surprise by
Organisers of the event underestimated/understated/underrated the amount of people and were taken aback/by surprise.
wzięty z zaskoczenia
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taken aback/by surprise by
Organisers of the event underestimated/understated/underrated the amount of people and were taken aback/by surprise.
wzięty z zaskoczenia
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taken aback/by surprise by
Organisers of the event underestimated/understated/underrated the amount of people and were taken aback/by surprise.
niezmienny
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invariable, unchangeable
zachować środki ostrożności
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take the precautions
majestatyczny
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majestic
finansista
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financier
zła sława
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notoriety, infamy
infamous - owiany złą sławą
rzetelny, wiarygodny
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reliable, credible, plausible
hojność, szczodrość wobec
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generosity to
Her generosity to those in need never went unnoticed.
wisiorek
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pendant
gdyby nie
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but for
But for the bad weather, Anna could have stayed with us outside.
streszczenie, podsumowanie
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résumé, summary, summation
znaczny, znaczący
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considerable, significant, substantial
rozdawać
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hand out
deal - rozdawać (karty)
The bakery hands out free donuts.
dokładnie, uważnie
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closely, carefully
listen/watch closely/carefully
słusznie, uczciwie
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rightly, fairly
rightly/fairly accused
niesłusznie, niesprawiedliwie
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wrongly, unfairly, falsely
wrongly/unfairly/falsely accused
podobno, rzekomo
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allegedly, supposedly, reportedly
infolinia
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hotline, helpline
Call the hotline/helpline
skierowanie do
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referral to
My GP gave me a referral to the hospital for tests.
niewspółmiernie drogi
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prohibitively expensive
Private health care is prohibitively expensive and unaffordable for most people.
porównać, przyrównać do
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compare/liken to
AI chatbots are likened to inexperienced therapists.
uprzedzenia
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bias, prejudice
Mass media should avoid bias and prejudice.

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