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sustainable
able to continue over a period of time
Sustainable development
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zrównoważony
sustain
He seems to find it difficult to sustain relationships with women. The judge sustained (= accepted) the lawyer's objection.
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utrzymać, podtrzymać
counterproductive
having an effect that is opposite to the one intended or wanted:
Improved safety measures in cars can be counterproductive as they encourage people to drive faster.
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mający efekt przeciwny do zamierzonego
lasting
continuing to exist for a long time or for ever:
lasting result
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trwały
fad
a style, activity, or interest that is very popular for a short period of time:
There was a fad for wearing ripped jeans a few years ago
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chwilowa moda
short-lived
last short time
I had a few relationships at college, most of which were fairly short-lived.
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krótkotrwały
fall apart
to break into pieces
My poor old boots are falling apart
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rozpadać się/załamywać się
keeping you active activity
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utrzymanie aktywnej aktywności
broad spectrum
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szerokie spektrum
turn nose up
to not accept something because you do not think it is good enough for you
Don't turn your nose up at fitness classes.
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podnieść nos
weight lifting
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podnoszenie ciężarów
at rest
You will burn more energy at rest
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w spoczynku
furnace
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piec
enhance
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wzmacniać
posture
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postura
upright
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pionowo
circuit training
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trening obwodowy
treadmill
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bieżnia
endurance
the ability to keep doing something difficult, unpleasant, or painful for a long time
Running a marathon is a test of human endurance.
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wytrzymałość
press-ups
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pompki
squats
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przysiady
convivial atmosphere
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przyjazna atmosfera
interspersed with sth
forests interspersed with meadows and lakes
interspersed with sth
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przeplatany czymś
cardiovascular system
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układu sercowo-naczyniowego
conditioning system
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system klimatyzacji
long-awaited
having been expected for a long time
long-awaited meeting
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długo oczekiwany
get the short end of the stick
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obudzić się z ręką w nocniku
high-end
high-end consumers high-end equipment/
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wysokiej klasy
low-end
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niskiej klasy
long-haul
long-haul flight
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długodystansowy
short-haul
short -haul routes
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bliskiego zasięgu
high-grade
of very good quality or of better quality than usual
high-grade petrol
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wysokiej jakości
low-grade
of a bad quality or low level
low-grade jobs/work
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niskiej jakości
low-key
low-key competition
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błachy, nieistotny
high-key
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istotny
long-lost
used to refer to a relation, friend, or object that you have not seen for a long time
my long-lost cousin
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długo nie widziany
long-range goal
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cel dalekiego zasięgu
long-range
made for a long period of time that will last into the future
a long-range weather forecast
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daleki zasięg
high-maintenance
needing a lot of work to keep in good condition.(of a person) demanding a lot of attention
high-maintenance person
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wysokie koszty utrzymania
low-powered
having little power or capacity
a low-powered consumpcion
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o małej mocy
high-powered job
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dobrze płatna praca
high-profile
attracting a lot of attention and interest from the public and newspapers, television, etc
high-profile work
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szeroko znany
high-risk
involving a greater than usual amount of risk
Only people who can afford to lose their money should make high-risk investments.
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wysokie ryzyko
short-staffed
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cierpiący na braki personelu
long-suffering employees
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cierpliwi pracownicy
short-tempered
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porywczy
long-winded speeche
A long-winded speech, letter, article, etc. is too long, or uses too many words.
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przemówienie rozwlekłe
hard-headed approach
not influenced by emotions
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wyważone podejście
hard-hitting report
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krytyczny raport
hard-earned money
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ciężko zarobione pieniądze
hard-wired
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na stałe, zaprogramowany, stworzony
far-fetched story
unlikly to be true
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nieprawdopodobna historia
far-flung parts of the globe
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odległe części świata
far-reaching benefits
has a great influence
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daleko idące korzyści
far-sighted
having a good judgment
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dalekowzroczny
full-blown disease
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w pełni rozwinięta choroba
full-fledged career—
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kariera pełną gębą, z prawdziwego zdarzenia
full-paged advert
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reklama pełnostronicowa
full-scale model
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model w skali1:1
retouch
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retuszować
fashion shoot
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sesja mody
ailment
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dolegliwość
deceiving
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zwodniczny
deceptive
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zwodniczy
solely
only
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wyłącznie
regard
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uważać
distorting
distorting mirror
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zniekształcające
contorting
to (cause something to) twist or bend violently and unnaturally into a different shape or form:
His face contorted with bitterness and rage.
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wykrzywiony
go out of fashion
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wyjść z mody
single-breasted
single-breasted suit
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jednorzędowy
conform
to behave according to the usual standards of behaviour that are expected by a group or society:
That will give them enough time to conform to these new provisions.
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dostosowywać się
peer
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rówieśnik
exclusion
the act of not allowing someone or something to take part in an activity or to enter a place:
social exclusion
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wykluczenie
tax exclusion
an amount of money on which tax does not have to be paid:
The current tax exclusion for capital gains on the sale of a home is $500,000 for a couple.
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wyłączenie podatkowe
breadth of sth
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szerokość czegoś, zakres
emergent
emergent technology
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wyłaniający się, nowy
preconceptions
an idea or opinion formed before enough information is available to form it correctly
I am rather amazed by the opposition voiced, which seems to me to be full of preconceptions.
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uprzedzenia
gut
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jelito / kiszka / wnętrzności / flaki
steering wheel
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kierownica
strenuous exercise
needing or using a lot of physical or mental effort or energy
She was so engrossed by/in the book that she forgot the cookies in the oven
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forsowne ćwiczenia
engrossed
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pochłonięty
coax
persuade someone gently to do something or go somewhere, by being kind and patient, or by appearing to be
Perhaps you could coax your father into taking you to the station.
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nakłaniać
panacea for sth
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panaceum na coś
feel out of sync
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czuć się rozstrojonym
cure-all
something that people think will solve any problem or cure any illness
a cure-all wonder drug
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wszystko wyleczyć
ail
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boleć
incorporate into your lifestyle
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włącz się do swojego stylu życia
exert
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zużywać
meditative
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medytacyjny
restore
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przywrócić, odnowić
embark on sth
embark on a new trip
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wyruszać na coś, ropocząć
melting pot of sth
a place where many different people and ideas exist together, often mixing and producing something new
a cultural melting pot
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tygiel czegoś

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