bbc: mit empatii

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wywracający do góry nogami
przewracać do góry nogami
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up-ending
The book argues that rapidly evolving technology will upend the power structure of society.
upend - to push or move something so that the part that usually touches the ground is not touching the ground any more: She upended the chessboard halfway through the game because she was losing.
stary jak świat
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age-old
very old: an age-old story of love and betrayal
błędnie, mylnie
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erroneously f.
in a way that is wrong or false: The package was erroneously delivered to my neighbour. Some gardeners erroneously believe they need a lot of room to grow vegetables.
słaby / marny
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feeble
not effective or good: a feeble joke/excuse
weak and without energy, strength, or power: He was a feeble, helpless old man. The little lamp gave only a feeble light. Opposition to the plan was rather feeble.
przesiąknąć
przenikać, wypełniać, przesiąkać rozprzestrzeniać się
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permeate f.
to spread through something and be present in every part of it: Dissatisfaction with the government seems to have permeated every section of society. A foul smell of stale beer permeated the whole building. The table ha
ponoć
ponoć, rzekomo, niby, podobno przypuszczalnie, hipotetycznie
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supposedly
used to show that you do not believe that something you have been told is true: Well, the tickets are supposedly in the mail.
pomyśl o tym
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be thought of in terms of
empirycznie
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empirically
in a way that is based on what is experienced or seen rather than on theory: She proved empirically that the treatment works. New theories can be empirically tested.
znaleziono już dawno
coś zostało odkryte, ustalone lub odnalezione już dawno temu
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it has long been found
The theory has long been found to be accurate...” (Teorię tę już dawno uznano za prawdziwą...
odwrotnie
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inversely
i. related The risk of a stroke is inversely related to eating nuts. move/vary inversely to sth Bond yields move inversely to market price.
in the opposite way to sth, or in such a way that one amount gets bigger as another gets smaller: i. proportional Sometimes it seems that press coverage of an event is inversely proportional to its true importance.
związek przyczynowy, przyczynowość
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causation
the process of causing something to happen or exist
jedna dziesiąta
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tenth
one of ten equal parts of something: He receives a tenth of the profits.
dostrajać
obeznany z czymś
nastroić, nastrajać, dostroić, dostrajać (np. do czegoś) dostrajać się, dopasowywać się (np. do nastroju, do towarzystwa
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attune
attuned to: especially able to understand or deal with: People in New York seem attuned to fashion.
to make so able to understand or recognize sth: attune to My ears are beginning to attune to the subtle differences in intonation. attune someone to something His previous experience attuned him to the limitations and possibilities of government service.
zapał
zapał, żarliwość intensywność wyostrzenie przenikliwość
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keenness
an ability to understand things quickly: his keenness of mind an ability to see, notice, or hear things very well: She has a keenness of ear and eye.
the quality of being very interested and eager, or wanting something very much: John approved of my keenness to work.
opiekowanie się, wychowywanie
pielęgnowanie, wychowywanie wychowywać, pielęgnować pielęgnować, żywić, czuwać nad czymś
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n- ing, nurture
to help a plan or a person to develop and be successful: n talent As a record company executive, his job is to nurture young talent. to have a particular emotion, plan, or idea for a long time: Winifred nurtured ambitions for her daughter to be a surgeon.
to take care of, feed, and protect someone or something, especially young children or plants, and help him, her, or it to develop: She wants to stay at home and nurture her children. a carefully nurtured garden
pozbawiony władzy, niewładny
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disempowered
having no control over your life and no power to change things: Disaster and terrorism make us feel vulnerable and disempowered. Today they are a disempowered minority.
działać na coś, uwzględniać
działać zgodnie z czymś, działać według czegoś, działać w oparciu o coś, zastosować się do czegoś (np. do rady), uwzględnić coś podejmować się czegoś, działać (np. w jakieś sprawie), podejmować działania działać na coś, oddziaływać na coś
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act on sth
to do something because you have been advised or told to do it: There have been concerns as to why the Board didn't act on a recommended pay raise. act on findings/information/advice The board of directors will act on the findings in the report.
to do something as a reaction to a particular thing such as an instruction, a feeling, or some information: There is no point soliciting feedback if you never act on it. act on impulse Acting on impulse can get you into a lot of trouble.
zniekształcać
zniekształcać, zdeformować, odkształcać (np. metal) zniekształcać, wypaczyć, przeinaczyć, zakłamywać, przekłamywać (np. wypowiedź, fakty) zniekształcać (np. dźwięk, sygnał) fałszować, sfałszować (np. dane liczbowe, wyniki sprzedaży)
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distort
to change sth so that it is false or wrong, or no longer means what it was intended to mean: She accused her opponent of distorting the truth. The survey methods can distort reality.
to change the shape of sth so that it looks to change something from its original, natural, or intended meaning, condition, or shape, especially in a negative way: The map distorted Greenland to appear four times its actual size. a distorting mirror
hamuje
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inhibits
wynikają z
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stem from
ciągliwy
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malleable
mnóstwo
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slew of
ocenione
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assessed
szturchać
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nudge
czerpać z czegoś
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draw upon something
ostateczny wynik finansowy
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bottom line
straszliwe
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dire
zewnętrznie
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outwardly
hurt
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bulk
przerób
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reframe
przenikać
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pervade
wzruszać ramionami
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shrug off
następstwo
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repercussion
rozłożysto
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broadly
zastój
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standstill
życzliwy
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benevolent
nawiązać do czegoś
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allude to something
zmieniony
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altered
teraz nieczynny
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now-defunct
osadzony
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embedded
wynikający
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consequential
zauważalny
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observable
zużycie
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wear and tear
szkodliwy
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deleterious
różnica
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disparity
sprzyjać
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foster
szkodliwy
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deleterious
sztywny
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rigid
pozbawiony mocy
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disempowered
wrogość
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hostility
dub jako oznaczenie
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dub jako oznaczenie
społeczny
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societal
odwrotnie
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conversely
wszechobecność
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pervasiveness
okopany
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entrenched
punkt centralny
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focal point
potępiać
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decry
rozwijaj się
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thrive on
wyremontować
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overhaul
przyrostowe
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incremental
zacząć od
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domeny mentalne
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mental domains
rusztowanie
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scaffolding
rosły, krzepki
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robust
zgodnie z
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in line with
stuletni starzec
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centenarian

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