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zwędzić, buchnąć; uszczypnąć, lekko ugryźć; podskoczyć gdzieś start learning
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Every member of the army will take one' nip at you. Can you nip out/round/down to the shop for me? Shall we nip in to the café for a bite to eat?
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żwawy, zwrotny; chłodny, rześki (pogoda) start learning
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able to change speed and direction easily: a nippy little car. It's a little nippy today - you might need a coat.
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być loterią, być ryzykowną próbą (zapytać kogoś) start learning
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It was a long shot, but I thought maybe he could tell us something about them.
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kryterium, miara (sposób oceny czegoś); test wydajności, test porównawczy start learning
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We will use his performance as a benchmark for other students. For the moment, we consider only the opening benchmark on justice, freedom and security to be met. I need to benchmark this machine before I can analyse the problem.
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ergonomiczny (wygodny w użyciu) start learning
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relating to the design of furniture or equipment which makes it comfortable and effective for people who use it: ergonomic design/features I use an ergonomic desk chair.
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zmiażdżyć, przeżuc krawędź (podbita) start learning
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Were they on their way to a big shindig or coming from one?
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odparcie, odparowywać (cios), odpierać (atak start learning
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repel an attack. to defend yourself from a weapon or an attack by pushing the weapon away or by putting something between your body and the weapon Predictably the president parried enquiries about the arms scandal.
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wyruszyć, zrobić wypad (gdzieś) start learning
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They sally out for prey, taken in flight or the ground. The rest had sallied out the rear and were now on his back!
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rozprawa naukowa, traktat start learning
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a formal piece of writing that considers and examines a particular subject a six-volume treatise on trademark law
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ostrożny, wymijający (odpowiedź) start learning
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unwilling to give information He was very cagey about what happened at the meeting.
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poprawczak, szkoła poprawcza start learning
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reformatory, reform school
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obrót, wirowanie, kręcenie (się); kręcić (się), kręcić (czymś start learning
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She did a twirl and a bow. He pushed the button and all the cogs twirled.
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wkurzać, zawracać głowę; założyć podsłuch start learning
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Stop bugging me. We need to bug his phone.
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to push or send away an attacker or other unwanted person: He managed to fend off his attackers with a stick. She spent the entire evening fending off unwanted admirers.
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rozdawać coś/podawać coś (jedzenie na tacy) start learning
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dole out. to give or say things to people without thinking about them carefully: to give or serve food to people: A good doctor listens to the patient rather than just dishing out drugs. He's very keen to dish out criticism. He’s mad at me for teasing him – he can dish it out, but he can’t take it! Jon, could you dish the carrots out for me, please?
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a long sharp stick used in the past as a weapon by soldiers on foot: A soldier with a pike could bring down a charging horse.
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a stupid and obvious mistake, especially in something that someone says or writes I called her by the name of his first wife, which was a bit of a howler. So far in the election, no candidate has committed a shocking howler.
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ześlizgiwać się, odbijać się (o mieczu) start learning
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to hit or touch something quickly and lightly at an angle and move away in another direction: The bullets glanced off the car
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(especially of arms and legs) to move energetically in an uncontrolled way A wasp came towards us and Howard started flailing his arms around. She ran from the house in a terrible rage, her arms flailing in the air.
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having no knowledge of or education in a particular subject To my untutored eye that just looks like a load of random brush strokes, and yet it's a very valuable painting.
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wycofywać się (np. z obietnicy) start learning
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Can you believe she has just backpedalled on her promise?
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Your decision has really threw me.
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Remember to put your glass on a coaster.
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kierować (np. fundusze), wlewać, start learning
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channel. to send something directly and intentionally: We can funnel all the liquid into a seperate container. I made them funnel all the money into my account. No one knows who has been funnelling weapons to the terrorists. These laws ensure that local revenue for education is funelled into schemes
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something that protects you from dangerous or unpleasant situations: My savings were to be a bulwark against unemployment.
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opaska ochronna (np. na kolano), rękaw ochronny (na łokieć) {NA KLEJNOTY] start learning
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He kicked me in my tackle!
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skruszony, przepraszający start learning
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showing that you feel sorry about having caused someone problems or unhappiness She was so apologetic about forgetting my birthday it was almost embarrassing. I hope he was suitably apologetic for breaking your glasses.
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to waste money, time, or an opportunity If I've got money in my pocket, I tend to fritter it away. She fritters so much money away on expensive make-up.
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majątek ruchomy, ruchomości start learning
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You have to pay the tax if you have any effects. I inherited all my grandfather's effects.
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nautical term
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namiar, położenie (np. wskazywane przez kompas) start learning
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In an underground passage you have no bearings except for what the signs provide.
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When a person bottles things up, they refuse to talk about things that make them angry or worried. I couldn't bottle my sorrow up any longer.
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sformułowane w terminologii prawniczej, FORMULERE start learning
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couched in legal terminology to express something in a particular way
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tymczasowa fantazja, kapryz start learning
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roztrzepany, roztargniony start learning
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He got hit by a piece of shrapnel and went down.
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zmusić kogoś do zrobienia czegoś, do pracy na statku start learning
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to force or strongly persuade someone to do something they do not want to do I've been press-ganged into taking the kids swimming.
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patron
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We've got black ice showing up all over the place.
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shooting, Pictures for the film
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the quality or state of being viscous (= thick and sticky and not flowing easily The viscosity of the fluid in the system can be modified. Fish oils reduce inflammation in the arteries, and improve your blood viscosity.
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in reality, swords are quite springy
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Some of the old pillboxes are still in place today.
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wycofać się skądś, zwiać skądś, uciec od czegoś; katapultować się z samolotu 🪂 start learning
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He was thinking of a way to bail out of this relationship.
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pękać, łamać się (wydawać trzaskający dźwięk) start learning
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Then it moved forward again and he thought she was going to snap off his hand. Then he released my hand and the cold thing snapped off
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komunikat, znak zgłoszenia (w komputerze) start learning
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A prompt on your screen shows that the computer is ready.
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blekksprut
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a rude or unscrupulous person b: a person who uses foul or abusive language
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pozbyć się, zabić (jakąś osobę lub zwierzę) przestarzale efektywnie) start learning
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kill someone Our handsome hero manages to dispatch another five villains.
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wymuskany, gładki, elegancki 💇🚗 przygładzać, przylizywać (np. włosy) start learning
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Jim's long black hair was sleeked down his face and shoulders. Everybody had a mustache and hair that was sleeked back.
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rozsznurowywac, ściągać naramiennik start learning
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Willie nodded agreement and began to unbuckle the pauldron.
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One reason for all these problems, is the brutish past. The brutish woman came then, when everyone else was outside.
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draw weight
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We don't use sparkles here as we don't want to fire any holes on the floor.
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intrinsically There's nothing inherently wrong with his ideas.
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to move repeatedly from one position to another: The needle on the dial oscillated between full and empty. My emotions oscillate between desperation and hope.
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These two documents provide a useful anchor point for the data reported here.
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a company that issues (= produces or provides) something such as bank cards or financial products: The document isn't legally binding without a signature from the issuer. Credit card issuers have seen their profits soar recently. California is one of the largest issuers of municipal bonds.
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a feeling of friendship that a group of people may share, especially at work
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zaczątki, ekscytujący (o wydarzeniu), inspirujący start learning
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This year's conference was less stirring than the last one. The artist succeeded in making a stirring album. His actions marked the stirring of an entirely new political movement.
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przyznanie się nic mnie nie kosztuje, jeg kan innrømme start learning
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it costs me nothing to admit
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wygasły (o prawie), zlikwidowany (o przedsiębiorstwie, martwy (o osobie), wymarły (np. gatunek) start learning
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However, they became defunct at the end of the 2005-2006 season. They also had many years in which the team was defunct.
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impart These fancy curtains lent an interesting look to the bedroom.
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zajęcia do wyboru, zajęcia fakultatywne start learning
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Why do you tease her every time you see her?
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bratnia dusza, likesinnet start learning
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zmienić strukturę genetyczna arbuzów start learning
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to design and build something using scientific principles. to arrange cleverly and often secretly for something to happen, especially something that is to your advantage: They want to engineer watermelons so that they're square. He thinks that engineering is immoral. The scientists engineered the space mission.
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This wire has to consist of semiconductors.
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There will probably be a backlog of work when you get back."
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tytuł wyróżnienia (np. Profesor) start learning
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resourcefulness Our company values resources.
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I gave the bellhop a generous tip.
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You have to explain your lateness away.
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a piece of string in the centre of a candle, or a similar part of a light, that supplies fuel to a flame. to absorb liquid from something and remove it: These special fabrics wick moisture from athletes' skin to keep them comfortable
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to see somebody off (to the station) I resented him for not seeing me off
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psychodeliczny, dający fazę start learning
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relating to the effect produced by taking a psychedelic drug (= one that affects the mind and the way that someone sees things): Staring at this visual creates a trippy and powerful optical illusion. The album is a tense, trippy collection of songs that become fiercely emotional explorations
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udawany faul, symulowany knock-out ⚽ start learning
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It was an obvious dive, but the judge seemed not to notice that.
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a tall piece of furniture with cupboards below and shelves on the top half:
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ukośne spojrzenie, skråblikk start learning
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One of those other cars must belong to those two young people; and he glanced at them sidelong.
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szczery, prostoduszny, prostolinijny, 👶 start learning
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she exuberates with that childish guilelessness
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My friend copped some booze.
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PRZESTYLIZOWANY TEKST, wyczerpany nerwowo, podenerwowany start learning
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One is its best dessert, which goes by an overwrought name. George gave an overwrought sigh and began the letter again.
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very poor There is a reason you see someone riding a second-rate bike, and it's not indigence. He claimed indigence and is being.
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opóźniony w rozwoju, debilny start learning
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nalot, ciężkie bombardowanie start learning
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Our team's blitz has taken the opponents by surprise.
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gwiazda, przerzut bokiem (w gimnastyce) å slå hjul☸️ start learning
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zmuszać, pobudzać (oficjalny) {do ćwiczeń} start learning
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to make someone feel that they must do something: The very fact that he felt impelled to do so told its own story. I wonder what it is that impels him to exercise all the time.
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zawiły rachunek polityczny start learning
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a tricky political calculus a way of calculating, judging, or deciding something in a complicated situation There is a very tricky political calculus involved here. The piece about jury screening discusses the decision-making calculus itself. The new legislation changes the calculus for car manufacturers.
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It is no less but admiral himself
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omijać, unikać (np. odpowiedzi na pytanie) start learning
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to sidestep the question He tries to skirt this conversation but I won't give up. I skirted the whole building but I didn't find a dustbin
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China is merely following the globalist blueprint for the world.
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But her antics gave him a moment to clear his head
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olśniło mnie (zaświtać (w głowie, np. myśl)), zaczynać się, rozpoczynać się start learning
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A new era has just dawned. You'll see what happens. An idea dawned on me but I soon forgot it.
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an image, produced by very hot air, of something that seems to be far away but does not really exist. a hope or wish that has no chance of being achieved: Electoral victory is just a distant mirage
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zaczepić, nagabywać, napastować start learning
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to go up to or stop and speak to someone in a threatening way: Once inside they are quickly accosted by a man and a woman. I'm usually accosted by beggars and drunks as I walk to the station.
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a situation in which agreement in an argument does not seem possible. stalemate The battle of wills between teacher and student was a standoff.
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zawijas, ruchać się zygzakami, gryzmoły start learning
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a short line that has been written or drawn and that curves and twists in a way that is not regular: His signature was an illegible squiggle at the bottom of the page.
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przekierowywać, zmiana trasy start learning
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It was an order to reroute them to a little bank of my own.
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towary łatwo psujące się. start learning
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perishable goods, perishables Perishables are goods that spoil quickly and therefore have a short shelf life.
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a child's vehicle with two or three small wheels joined to the bottom of a narrow board and a long vertical handle attached to the front wheel. It is ridden by standing with one foot on the board and pushing against the ground with the other foot: Her favourite toy is a little red scooter.
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the Norwegian labour and welfare administration
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inherit the throne, succeed to the throne She succeeded Jane as your secretary. Elizabeth II succeeded to the throne in 1952.
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spaczony, wypaczony (np. charakter, umysł) start learning
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corrupt Others might say he's got a warped sense of principles.
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burdensome difficult or needing a lot of thought or effort: onerous I just need an entertaining read for the beach - nothing too taxing.
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pozorny, zdawkowy (np. gest) start learning
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used to describe an action, an amount, etc. that is intended to represent something or to show that you are doing something, even if is very small or has a small effect to refer to something that is done to in order to appear to support The truth is that they appoint no more than a token number of women to managerial jobs. When just one woman is on a company's board she may be dismissed as the token female. The company was bought by the government for a token 1p a share.
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osaczony, męczony przez wiele niedogodności start learning
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having a lot of problems or difficulties an embattled government embattled teachers. The embattled leaders are trying to hold on to their positions
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czyjaś opinia, czyjś pogląd na dany temat, czyjeś stanowisko start learning
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somebody's take on something what's your take on this issue?
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naskoczyć, zaatakować werbalnie, wydać dużo 💲 start learning
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to spend a large amount of money in a way that is unnecessary or that wastes it. to suddenly attack someone or something physically or criticize him, her, or it in an angry way: To lash out at those who are simply doing their job. He lashed out £5,000 on his daughter's wedding. Why's Tina in such a bad mood? She really lashed out at me when I was late for work.
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zadowolić się, przystać na coś start learning
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She is not very ambitious - she settles for a minimum wage.
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The wind chill temperature is how cold people and animals feel when outside.
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korba, uruchomić za pomocą korby, nakręcić, start learning
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Spin the crank clockwise to start the engine.
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It seemed uncanny to think of putting my baby daughter in a gas-proof tent.
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powszechnie znane nazwisko, powszechnie znana nazwa start learning
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"He's since become even more of a household name around the world
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viktigste tidspunkt (na którym spoczywa) start learning
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the point where something literally pivots. It's the turning point where you are going to see a significant change take place
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Finally, you need a program to record the incoming music.
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kontynuuj, spocznij (komenda wojskowa wycofująca rozkaz, powrót do poprzedniego stanu) start learning
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examine or analyse something in further depth. Strachan declined to drill down into the details of his discussion"
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The government tried to paper over the numerous murders.
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carrying capacity the amount of goods or people that a vehicle, such as a truck or aircraft, can carry
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tura, sesja, posiedzenie (sejmu, senatu) start learning
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rejestr, księga rachunkowa🃏 start learning
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Your contribution will be noted in the ledger.
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the amount of explosive to be fired at one time, or the bullet or other explosive object shot from a gun
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We are being screwed over again but he can give a nice speech
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