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upiększyć, ozdabiać
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beautify, decorate, embelish, stud (klejnotami), adorn, garland,
odra
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measles
świnka (choroba)
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mumps (disease)
przyznać się do winy
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to plead guilty, own up to do sth, confess, concede, avow
ustanowić
wyświęcić
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establish, decree, appoint, enact, ordain
The dean of the university has appointed the date of the final exams. It is futile to try to avoid what destiny has ordained. was ordained as a priest
powściągliwość, umiar, opanowanie, pohamowanie
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restraint, self-control, reserve, continence, abstinence, temporance, disctetion
cudzołostwo
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adultery, fornication
Adultery is only used when at least one of the parties involved (either male or female) is married, whereas fornication may be used to describe two people who are unmarried (to each other or anyone else) engaging in consensual sexual intercourse.
wyczerpujący, obszerny, wszechstronny, pełny
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comprehensive, volumious
wszechstronny
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versatile, catholic, utility, all - encompressing, all-embracing
powłóczyć nogami
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shamble, crawl, drag, plod, straggle, traipse, grind on, trog, toil
I traipsed all over town looking for the right dress. I'm too old to go traipsing around Europe.
burzliwy związek
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stormy relationship, tempestuous
facet, gość
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guy, geezer, johnny, dude, chap
pokuta
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penance, atonement, expiation
sikorka, cycki
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tit, tits
osoba z wyższych sfer
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toff
brzdęk
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twang, plink, ping, clatter, jingle, clink
torturować, dręczyć
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torture, torment, excruciate, rack
rozejść się, wypaść (teeth, wallet)
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fall out
odrzucić ofertę
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to decline the offer, turn down, reject, dismiss,
obalać teorię, udowodnić, że nie ma racji
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to disprove a theory, to refute, debunk, repudiate, rebut
The article debunks the notion that life exists on Mars. The results of the study debunk his theory.
rozczarowanie
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disappointment, = all sizzle and no steak, let sb down
darować komuś coś (np. o winie)
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let somebody off with something
rzeczowy, pragmatyczny
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pragmatic, down to earth, mundane
the mundane concerns of day-to-day life. a mundane discussion of finances
przejść do rzeczy, zająć się konkretami
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get to the point, get down to the nitty-gritty
fascynować, oczarować
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fascinate, charm, enthrall, enchant, enamour, bewitch, beguile, ravish
uchylać
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repeal, revoke, rescind, recant, scrap

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