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mobster
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gangster
broaden your interests
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poszerzyć, pogłębić swoje zainteresowania
deceptive
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zwodniczy
favourable
We have had a favourable response to the plan so far./ favourable weather conditions
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korzystny, pozytywny
feasible
With the extra resources, the project now seems feasible.
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wykonalny
fidget
Children cannot sit still for long without fidgeting.
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kręcić się, co denerwuje innych
long-winded (speeches)
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rozwlekły
moderate
There has been a moderate improvement in her health since she began the treatment.
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powściągliwy, umiarkowany
ramble
Let's go rambling tomorrow.
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włóczyć się
mumble
She mumbled something about being too busy.
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bełkotać
safety margin
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margines bezpieczeństwa
slouch
Straighten your back - try not to slouch.
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przygarbienie
vouch for
I have known him for years and I can vouch for his honesty.
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ręczyć za
liaise
Our head office will liaise with the suppliers to ensure delivery.
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współpracować, nawiązać łączność
exuberance=liveliness
Young and exuberant, he symbolizes Italy's new vitality.
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energiczność, żywość
afterwards
We had tea, and afterwards we sat in the garden for a while.
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potem, po czymś wymienionym wcześniej
remedy
The best remedy for grief is hard work.
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rozwiązanie, lekarstwo
live on one's own
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żyć na własną rękę
totally absent
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całkowicie nieobecny
be woven into
It is really woven into the fabric of everyday life.
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być wplecionym w
impose limitations
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nakładać ograniczenia
rave notice= rave rewiew
The show has received rave reviews/notices in all the papers.
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pochlebna recenzja
reluctant
I was having such a good time, I was reluctant to leave.
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niechętny
steer
She steered her guests into the dining room. / She carefully steered the car around the potholes.
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sterować, kierować
transferable
The file is not transferable to a disk or to another computer.
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przekazywalny
transferable to sth
We are sure this approach is transferable to all levels of the company.
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pasujący do wielu sytuacji, przenośny na wiele sytuacji
predicament
She is hoping to get a loan from her bank to help her out of her financial predicament.
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kłopotliwy stan, położenie
cover up
The government tried to cover up the scandal.
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ukryć
pick out
Last week I had to pick out a possible burglar in a line-up.
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zidentyfikować
scrape
scrape mud off your boots
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zeskrobać
rustle
rustle a newspaper
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szeleścić
crunch
crunch an apple/ the tyres crunch on the gravel
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trzeszczeć, chrzęścić, chrupać
slam
I slammed my foot on the brake as the cat ran in front of the car.
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trzaskać
slap
He lost his temper and slapped his brother.
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klepać, pacnąć
flap
The bird flapped its wings and flew away.
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trzepotać
Ptak zatrzepotał skrzydłami i odleciał.
rustle up
I will just see if I can rustle up a meal with what I have left in the fridge.
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upichcić na szybko
when it comes to the crunch
When it comes to the crunch, we will probably have to sell the house to survive.
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kiedy mamy do czynienia z trudną, poważną sytuacją
get into a flap
It is pointless getting into a flap until we know exactly what's happened.
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panikować
ram sth down sb's throats
He is always ramming his opinions down our throats even though it is obvious we are not interested.
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narzucać komuś swoją opinię
be rooted to the spot
We were both rooted to the spot after we heard the news about the accident.
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być zaskoczonym, zdzwionym
remind someone to do something
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przypominać komuś coś zrobić
greet
He greeted me at the door.
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powitać, pozdrowić
disabuse
He thought that all women liked children, but she soon disabused him of that idea.
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wyprowadzać z błędu
scheme
a training/savings scheme
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schemat, plan
apprenticeship
He is now serving an apprenticeship as a joiner.
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praktyka
blow sb away
The ending will blow you away.
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zaskoczyć, zadowolić
chap
They had mostly seen that chap on a TV and decided to go.
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facet
highly valued
Her work was highly valued well beyond the academic community.
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wysoko cenione
break through the barrier
When I am at the gym, I am trying to break through the pain barrier.
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przebić się przez barierę
turn into
Rain in the morning will turn into snow in the afternoon.
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przekształcić się
get a buzz out of something
I thought you would get a buzz out of that gag.
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czerpać przyjemność z czegoś
fussy
All my children are fussy eaters.
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wybredny
outlet
Her work provided no outlet for her energies and talents.
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ujście, sposób wyrażenia emocji, energii
curl up
She curled up on the sofa to watch TV.
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skulić się, zwijać się
in the same boat
None of us has any money, so we are all in the same boat.
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w jednakowym położeniu
has somebody in fits
The comedian had us in fits the whole night.
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coś jest śmieszne, rozśmiesza mnie
pack sth into sth
We packed a lot of sightseeing into our weekend in New York.
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próbować zrobić dużo aktywności w określonym czasie
sing into a microphone
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śpiewać do mikrofonu
sit in the front row
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usiąść w pierwszym rzędzie
put on a show
Although they were thought to win the race, they put on a very poor show.
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zrobić coś, wykazać się
packed out
The show is packed out every night.
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wypełniony
take sb out of himself
He said joining the club would take me out of myself.
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poprawić komuś nastrój
belt sth out
The band was belting out all the old favourites.
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śpiewać lub grać na instrumencie bardzo głośno
accomodating
I am sure she will help you, she is always very accomodating.
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uczynny
caption
The picture was captioned "Mona Lisa".
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opisać krótko (jakąś ilustrację, tekst, zdjęcie)
clutter
Sorry about the clutter in the kitchen.
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nieład
cuddle up
She cuddled up to her mother.
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objąć, przytulić, wtulić się
exasperated
He is becoming increasingly exasperated with the situation.
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rozdrażniony, szczególnie kiedy nie można nic zrobić, żeby rozwiązać problem
hoarder
hoarders of gold and silver
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zbieracz (lub organizacja zbierająca pieniądze, czasami sekretnie)
inventory
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inwentarz
merchandise
We sold all the merchandise.
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towar
Sprzedaliśmy cały towar.
congested roads
the congested streets of the West End
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zatłoczone drogi
current
to swim against the current
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przepływ prądu, wody, powietrza
standstill
The runaway bus eventually came to a standstill when it rolled into a muddy field.
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zastój
bring to a standstill
The speeding police car brought all the other drivers to a standstill.
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doprowadzić do zatrzymania
stink
The stink of rotting tomatoes was horrible.
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smród
exhaust fumes
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spaliny
sheer (size, length)
The sheer size of the engine makes it difficult to transport.
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bardzo duży
sheer volume (of traffic)
Busses are moving slowly because of the sheer volume of other traffic.
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duże natężenie ruchu
passer-by
There were hundreds of passers-by, but none stopped to help the old lady who had fallen over on the street.
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Przechodzień
W pobliżu były setki przechodniów, ale żaden nie zatrzymał się, by pomóc staruszce, która przewróciła się na ulicy.
traffic warden
A traffic warden gave me a ticket for parking on a double yellow line.
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naczelnik ruchu
hitchhiker
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autostopowicz
spot
There is a free spot on the beach.
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miejsce
Na plaży jest wolne miejsce.
outward journey
The outward journey took 8 hours.
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podróż z miejsca, dokąd się wróci
ahead of schedule
We expect the work to be completed ahead of schedule.
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wcześnie
break one's journey
On our way to New York, we decided to break our journey in Peterborough.
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przerwać podróż
single ticket
A single ticket to Heathrow Airport, please.
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bilet jednorazowy
Poproszę bilet jednorazowy na lotnisko Heathrow.
enmity
You could sense tension and enmity between Lara and Jane.
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wrogość
Pomiędzy Larą i Jane dało się wyczuć napięcie i wrogość.
public opposition to
There has been widespread public opposition to the plan for a new road.
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opozycja publiczna wobec
standing room
The train was packed, and there was standing room only.
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miejsca stojące
goods train
Look at the enormous goods train - it must have 30 or 40 wagons!
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pociąg towarowy
flying visit
The chairman made a flying visit to the company's new office in Brussels.
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króciutka wizyta
brisk (walk)
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krótki, energiczny (spacer)
raw materials
Delivery of raw materials is delayed and we can't start the production.
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surowce
Dostawa surowców jest opóźniona i nie możemy rozpocząć produkcji.
far afield
We export our products to countries as far afield as Japan and Canada.
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daleko
be keen to do sth
I am keen to see Holland, for the tulips.
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są chętni do zrobienia czegoś
by appointment
Visitors can see the art collection by appointment only.
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po uzgodnieniu
make use of
Scientists started to make use of new technologies.
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wykorzystywać
date back
Archaeologists date that stone tools back nearly 3.5 million years.
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pochodzić z
much as/although
Much as I would like to help you, I am simply too busy at the moment.
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o ile
dependable
a dependable car
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niezawodny
wilful
The present crisis is the result of years of wilful neglect by the council.
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samowolny (często coś złego zrobionego z premedytacją)
hesitant
You seem a bit hesitant about recommeding that restaurant - is something wrong with it?
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niezdecydowany
crash out
I crashed out on the sofa yesterday.
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zasnąć
doze off
After coming back from work, I dozed off for a while.
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zdrzemnąć się
Po powrocie z pracy zdrzemnęłam się na chwilę.
drift off
I couldn't help drifting off in the middle of that lecture - it was so boring.
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odpłynąć (zasnąć)
drop off
I was so tired that I dropped off in an instant.
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zasypiać
Byłam tak zmęczona, że zasnęłam w mgnieniu oka.
nod off
After our busy day, we both sat and nodded off in front of the TV.
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przysypiać
light sleeper
My mum is a real light sleeper - I can wake her up by rustling a newspaper.
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ktoś, kogo łatwo obudzić
sleep through the alarm
Have you ever slept through your alarm?
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przespać budzik
lose sleep over sth
I wouldn't lose any sleep over what happened.
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martwić się o coś
feel drowsy
What time of the day do you feel drowsy?
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senność
unconstructive
Their comments were unconstructive and added nothing to the debate.
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niekonstruktywny
insubstantial
The case was dismissed as a result of insubstantial evidence.
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słaby, nieduży, niesolidny
liability
The company accepts no liability for causing injury or damage.
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odpowiedzialność
a bit of a + noun
He is a bit of a dolt.
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zasygnalizować coś, ale w łagodny sposób
be surprised by/at sth
We were very surprised by/at the results.
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być zaskoczonym przez coś
heated discussion
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gorąca dyskusja
to have a sleepover
Games, DVDs and junk food are sleepover mainstays for both boys and girls.
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nocować u kolegi, szczególnie młodzi
slumber party
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nocowanko u kolegi (szczególnie dzieci)
artificial
Artificial colours and flavours are in many drinks and they are very bad for you.
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sztuczny
Sztuczne barwniki i aromaty są w wielu napojach i są bardzo szkodliwe.
artificial light
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sztuczne światło
pretend
"Do you want a cup of tea?" she asks, offering me a pretend cup.
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nierealny, rzekomy
hang on to
I hope that different cultures manage to hang on to their traditions in the age of the internet.
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zachować, wytrwać przy
as and when
We don't own a car - we just rent one as and when we need it.
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kiedy trzeba, kiedy chce,
by and large
By and large, I think that's an excellent idea.
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ogólnie mówiąc
off and on/ on and off
He worked off and on as a bicycle messenger, but he never found permanent work.
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co jakiś czas, ale nieregularnie
through thick and thin
He supports the government through thick and thin.
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w szczęściu i w nieszczęściu
touch and go
The doctor says it's touch-and-go whether Mary will be okay.
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niepewny
in the balance
Whether we get a pay rise or not is in the balance.
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niepewny
build up
Traffic always builds up there at this time.
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ulepszać, zwiększać
build-up
The build-up of troops in the region makes war seem more likely.
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wzrost, szczególnie stopniowy
allot
They alloted a separate desk to everyone.
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przydzielać
bear a resemblance to
Wow, you really bear a resemblance to your mother.
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przypominać (być podobnym)
invaluable
The new job will provide you with invaluable experience.
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nieoceniony, niezmiernie pożyteczny
nuisance
I've forgotten my umbrella - what a nuisance!
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utrapienie
relegate
She resigned after she was relegated to a desk job.
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zdegradować
to slump
Car sales have slumped dramatically over the past year.
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gwałtownie spaść (cena, wartość)
stifle
She stifled a yawn. / He is said to have stifled his victim with a pillow.
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stłumić, tłumić, udusić
yawn
I can't stop yawning - I must be tired.
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ziewać
to demonstrate in favour of sth
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demonstrować za czymś
to (make someone) back down
Local residents have forced the local council to back down from/on its plans to build a nightclub on their street.
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przyznać się do błędu
to generate publicity for
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wywoływać rozgłos
to have your say on the issue
I am speaking now. You can have your say later!
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mieć szansę wyrazić swoje zdanie
cross stitch
Cross stitch is a form of sewing in which X-shaped stitches are used to form a picture.
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ścieg, haft krzyżowy
cycle rack
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barierki do przyczepiania rowerów
empower
The first step in empowering the poorest sections of society is making sure they vote.
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upoważniać
enforce
It isn't always easy for the police to enforce speed limits.
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egzekwować
jump on the bandwagon
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iść za trendem, naśladować trendy
slope
a ski slope
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stok
make a scene
My wife always gets angry when I make a scene in public.
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zrobić awanturę
delightful
Our new neighbours are delightful.
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zachwycający
delighted
Pat was delighted with her new house.
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zachwycony
get over it
Get over it and ignore his opinion.
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dać sobie spokój z
pestilence
The report states that vandalism is a pestilence that must be stamped out.
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zaraza
get to me
I don't know why but things like this get to me more than they should.
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dotknąć kogoś, urazić
keep your head
She kept her head under pressure and went on to win the race.
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nie tracić głowy
defiant
a defiant gesture/attitude
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buntowniczy
harsh
harsh criticism / The children had had a harsh upbringing.
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surowy
laid-back
Sarah is a very laid-back person. She doesn't worry about anything, and doesn't get upset or uptight.
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wyluzowany
Sarah to bardzo wyluzowana osoba. Niczym się nie martwi, nie gniewa się ani nie jest nerwowa.
outburst
Her comments provoked an outburst of anger from the boss.
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wybuch (emocji, gniewu)
retrieve
I promise I will retrieve your stolen necklace.
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odzyskać
Obiecuję, że odzyskam twój skradziony naszyjnik.
lapse
a lapse of time/a lapse of concetration
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upływ/ chwilowy błąd, uchybienie, pomyłka
stir up
The photographs stirred up some painful memories.
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wzniecać, wywołać (coś nieprzyjemnego)
internalize
He had not expected the people so readily to internalize the values of democracy. / James tends to internalize her feelings.
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zaabsorbować (ideę, opinię) / nie ujawniać emocji
intense
intense heat/ intense flavour
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intensywny (dla zmysłów)
intensive
an intensive course in Spanish
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intensywny (wymagający wysiłku)
childlike
a childlike innocence
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dziecinny (w pozytywnym znaczeniu)
incident
A youth was seriously injured in an incident on Saturday night.
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incydent (coś nieprzyjemnego lub niecodziennego)
occurence
an everyday occurence
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zdarzenie
feel most at home
Where do you feel most at home?
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czuć się jak w domu
hit home
Some of the things my boss said to me really hit home.
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trafić w sedno
eat somebody out of house and home
My son is always hungry - he is eating me out of house and home.
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jeść bardzo dużo
until the cows come home
You can complain until the cows come home, but I won't change my mind.
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do usranej śmierci
it came home to me
It took a few weeks before it came home to me that she wasn't coming back.
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uświadomić sobie
home in on sth
She immediately homed in on what I'd said about Daisy and asked me more about it.
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zwrócić uwagę na
hedge
She kicked the ball so powerfully that it flew over the hedge.
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żywopłot
walled garden
She had a beautiful walled garden behind her house.
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otoczony murem ogród
mature garden
They have a mature garden with a lot of old trees.
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dojrzały ogród
fenced garden
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ogrodzony ogród
rug
My dog loves lying on the rug in front of the fire.
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dywanik
blind
a Venetian blind
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zasłona
airy
airy bedrooms with a lot of light
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przestronny, jasno oświetlony
en suite bedroom
All four bedrooms in their new house are en suite.
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pokoje z łazienką
open-plan kitchen
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kuchnia otwarta (bez ścian)
utility room
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pomieszczenie gospodarcze
loft conversion
A loft conversion can add considerably to the value of a house.
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pokój na strychu
porch
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ganek / przedsionek /weranda
landing
a large landing
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półpiętro/ korytarz na górze schodów
convinced of/that
He became convinced of the need for cheap editions of good quality writing.
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przekonany o tym, że
committed to sth
a committed socialist / We are committed to withdrawing our troops by the end of the year. / Both sides committed themselves to settle the dispute peacefully.
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oddany/zobowiązany
dedicated to doing sth
The Green Party is dedicated to protecting the environment.
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oddany czemuś
portable
We need to buy some portable speakerphones.
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przenośny
Musimy kupić kilka przenośnych telefonów głośnomówiących.
drift in(to)
The people drifted slowly into the hall./ The mist drifted in from the marshes.
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przemieszczać się/"dryfować" do
fair enough
"I'm just annoyed with him because he's behaved so badly". "Fair enough, I understand".
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rozumiem cię/ to zrozumiałe
hassle
informal
I can't face the hassle of moving again.
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kłopot
hoot
She hooted her horn at the dog in the road./ He hooted with laughter.
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gwizdać, wyć, hukać
pitch a tent
They pitched a tent by the river.
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rozbić namiot
uproot
Hundreds of mature trees were uprooted in the storm.
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wykorzeniać
thereafter
He left the priesthood in 1970 and settled in the Washington area shortly thereafter.
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odtąd
inestimably
The ability to sense an emerging trend is an inestimably valuable gift.
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nieporównywalnie, nieocenialnie
halt
the recent halt in production/ Security forces halted the demonstrators by blocking the road.
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postój
fated
It seemed fated that we would get married.
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skazany/ nieodwracalny/nieunikniony
contract
As it cooled, the metal contracted.
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kurczyć się
gobble up
She gobbled her dinner up/down.
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pożerać
remnant
The remnant's of last night's meal are still in the fridge.
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resztka
eject
A number of fans had been ejected from the bar for causing trouble.
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wyrzucać
abrogate
The treaty was abrogated in 1929.
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unieważnić
definite
The date for the meeting is now definite: 5 March.
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określony, ustalony
regime
Totalitarian regime was finally overthrown. /The regime in this office is hard work and more hard work.
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system, ustrój, sposób działania
obscure
The sun was obscured by clouds., Two new skyscrapers had sprung up, obscuring the view from her window.
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zasłaniać
computational
The children had limited linguistic and computational skills.
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obliczeniowy
deter
High prices are deterring many young people from buying houses.
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powstrzymać, zniechęcać
equilibrium
Yoga is said to restore one's inner equilibrium.
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równowaga
mollify
stop anger, being upset
I tried to mollify her by giving her flowers.
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łagodzić, uspokajać
elapse
Four years had elapsed since he left college and still he hadn't found a job.
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upłynąć
lap
Infants sat on their parent's lap facing the television screen.
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kolano
on the counter
Mrs Smith put some apples on the counter for the shop assistant to weight them.
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na ladzie
tankful
a tankful of water/ a tankful of petrol
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bak
ticklish
If you are ticklish, you quickly feel uncomfortable when someone lightly touches your skin to make you laugh.
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delikatny, drażliwy, podatny na łaskotki
one-off
Will you be doing more talks in the future or was that just a one-off?
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jednorazowa
calcium, magnesium
Calcium and magnesium should be crucial elements in our diet.
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wapń, magnez
requisite
He lacked the requisite skills for the job.
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wymagany
render
New technology has rendered my old computer obsolete. / The singers rendered the song with enthusiasm., An employee renders his services in exchange for pay.
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sprawiać, powodować/ dostarczać, dawać
mercenary
It was a common practice in England to hire foreign mercenaries during the war./He had some mercenary scheme to marry a wealthy widow.
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najemnik/ interesowny
ambush
Seven commandos were wounded in an ambush., He was ambushed by gunmen on his way to work.
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zasadzka, atakować z zasadzki
captive
When the town was recaptured, we found soldiers who had been captives for several years.
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jeniec, więzień
gun-running
The chief of a gun-running gang was caught last night by the police.
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nielegalny transport broni, szczególnie do walki z rządem
encapsulate
It was very difficult to encapsulate the story of the revolution in a single one-hour documentary.
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zawrzeć, streścić
poignant
The photograph awakens poignant memories of happier days.
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wzruszający
aver
The lawyer averred her client's innocence.
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zaręczać
incense
an incense burner/stick
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kadzidło
collar
a fur collar/ a shirt collar
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kołnierzyk
alienate
All these changes to the newspapers have alienated its traditional readers.
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zrazić
round out
More research is needed to round out the article.
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uzupełnić, skończyć
chief
The chief problem in this area is the spread of disease.
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najważniejszy
retrain
Mark used to be an actor but now he's retraining as a teacher.
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przekwalifikować
radiant
He gave a radiant smile when he heard the news. / a radiant heater
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promienny
w znaczeniu: wesoły, piękny lub produkujący ciepło/światło
mesh
a wire mesh fence/ a mesh small enough to exclude tiny insects
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siatka z oczkami/ oczka w siatce
impaired
He was given a ticket for driving while impaired by alcohol. / She attended a school for the visually impaired (not able to see).
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osłabiony, zraniony
handicapped
offensive version of disabled
What's the best way of improving theatre access for people who are physically handicapped?
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upośledzony
conferee
We hope that many distinguished conferees will show up at our meeting. / House and Senate conferees have been struggling this week to finalize new telecommunications legislation.
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osoba biorąca udział w konferencji/ członek Kongresu w USA
confer with
I need some time to confer with my lawyer.
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naradzać się z kimś
impartial
A trial must be fair and impartial.
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bezstronny
vacuous
a vacuous remark/ question
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bezmyślny
umbilical cord
The baby's umbilical cord was cut by the nurse.
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pępowina
cord
John used the cord to tie his kayak to the roof of the car.
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sznur
John użył sznura, by przywiązać kajak do dachu samochodu.
rarefy
The primordial cosmic soup is full of sound waves compressing and rarefying matter and light.
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rozrzedzać, rozrzedzić się
onslaught
It is unlikely that his forces could withstand an enemy onslaught for very long.
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atak, nawałnica
corroborate
Recent research seems to corroborate his theory.
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potwierdzać
abate
The storm has started to abate., The fighting in the area shows no sign of abating.
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zmniejszyć się
słabnąć
nitrogen
These algal mats are said to be rich in organic matter and nitrogen.
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azot
hasten
There is little doubt that poor medical treatment hastened her death.
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przyśpieszyć
thread
needle and thread
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nić
defunct
members of now defunct communist organization
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nieistniejący, niedziałający już dłużej
wreak
The recent storms have wreaked havoc on crops.
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wywierać, wywrzeć
havoc
The storm wreaked havoc in the garden, uprooting trees and blowing a fence down.
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spustoszenie
mudslide
The vice president surveyed the damage today from flooding and mudslides.
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lawina błotna
stampede
Two shoppers were injured in the stampede as shop doors opened on the first day of the sale.
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panika
freight
The ship carries both freight and passengers.
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fracht
upper
If the infection is not checked it will probably spread to the upper body. / These shoes have leather uppers and synthetic soles.
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górny, powyższy/cholewka
excavator
A big escavator was working at the construction site./The escavators found ancient tools at the site.
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koparka/ poszukiwacz-archeolog
occupant
The previous occupant were an Italian family.
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mieszkaniec
derail
The goods train derailed near the city and caused a big traffic jam.
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wykoleić się
everlasting
I wish someone would invent an everlasting lightbulb.
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długowieczny, długo trwający
dweller
city dwellers
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mieszkaniec
retinue
The president travels with a large retinue of aides and bodyguards.
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świta
obtuse angle
The obtuse angle is an angle between 90 and 180 degrees.
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kąt rozwarty
obtuse
I'm not trying to be obtuse, but I don't get it.
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tępy
delineate
The main characters are clearly delineated in the first chapter. / The boundary of the car park is delineated by a low brick wall.
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nakreślić
tip-off
Following a tip-off from a friend, we sold all our shares in the company., Acting on a tip-off, the police arrested the drug dealers.
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ostrzeżenie, sekretne informacje
wrap up
Have you wrapped up Jenny's present yet?, Mark has wrapped up warmly in a wooly hat. / My guess is they'll wrap the meeting up very quickly.
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pokryć, ubrać/ zakończyć coś
slope
The roof is at a slope of 30°. / The path slopes down to the house.
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nachylenie, być nachylonym
sedimentation
The process of sedimentation helps to explain the origin of fossils.
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osadzanie, sedymentacja
arrowhead
If I could only find a piece of bow or an arrowhead or something, it would be more exciting.
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grot strzały
jarring
a jarring contrast/a jarring cry
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different, unexpected and unpleasant
rażący, drażniący
shard
Shards of glass have been cemented into the top of the wall to stop people climbing over.
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kawałek, odłamek
boggle
My mind boggles at the amount of money they spent on food.
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osłupieć, oniemieć
chute
a water chute/ a rubbish chute
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zsyp, rynna
forgo
I shall have to forgo the pleasure of seeing you this week.
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zrzec się, zrezygnować z czegoś
diffuse
The drop of red dye diffused slowly in the water. /Television is a powerful means of diffusing knowledge.
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rozproszyć, rozpowszechniać
startling
High school dropout rates in our town are startlingly high.
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wstrząsający, zaskakujący
volition
The singer wished it to be known that he had left the band out of his own volition.
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wola
ingenious
Johnny is so ingenious - he can make the most remarkable sculptures from the most ordinary materials.
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pomysłowy
legerdemain
The survey suggests nearly half the electorate believes the president won through electoral legerdemain.
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kuglarstwo
variegated
variegated leaves
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barwny, pstrokaty
sleight of hand
also: stratagem
By some statistical sleight of hand the government has produced figures showing that unemployment has recently fallen.
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sztuczki, spryt
eschew
The leaders of the organization eschewed the term "union". / We won't have discussions with this group unless they eschew violence.
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unikać, zrezygnować z
recurrence
The doctor told him to go to the hospital if there was a recurrence of his symptoms.
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nawrót
point of departure
We need to pinpoint the point of departure in order to move on in the discussion.
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punkt wyjścia
nucleate
a nucleate fetal cell/ This is when other ideas begin to nucleate around the core idea.
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posiadajcy jądro komórkowe/ uformować jądro komórkowe
także: zacząć się formować
predominant
Research forms a predominant part of my job.
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przeważający
plenteous
a plenteous harvest, the seasons had been plenteous in corn
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bogaty, owocny
crude
a crude remark/ comment
a crude device/ weapon
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prosto, nieskomplikowanie wykonany
także: niegrzeczny
shun
She has shunned publicity since she retired from acting.
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unikać
probe
Detectives questioned him for hours, probing for any inconsistencies in his story. / an FBI probe into corruption
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sondować, badać/śledztwo
stochastic
a stochastic process / a stochastic model of radiation-induced mutation
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stochastyczny (losowy, przypadkowy, probabilistyczny)
exponential
6^4 is an exponential expression / There has been an exponential increase in the world population this century.
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wykładniczy/ gwałtowny
bungle
The police bungled the investigation.
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schrzanić coś
stagger
He staggered all his colleauges by suddenly announcing that he was leaving the company at the end of the month.
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oszałamiać
well-nigh
With no help, finishing the job in a day was well-nigh impossible.
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prawie
ethereal
an ethereal being, ethereal beauty
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nieziemski
apt
an apt description/ We have some particularly apt students in the class this year.
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trafny/zdolny
fathom
I really couldn't fathom what Steiner was talking about. / The display shows a newer fathom than his technical works from the past.
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pojąć, zrozumieć / zrozumienie
precinct
a shopping precinct
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dzielnica bez pojazdów
dullard
He's a dullard - try not to listen to his advices.
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głupek
waffle
I waffled a lot before finally deciding to take the job.
If you don't know the answer, it's no good just waffling on for pages and pages.
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lać wodę, ględzić
także: nie móc się zdecydować
copper
This is uncoated, solid copper wire.
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miedź
To jest niepowlekany, porządny drut miedziany.
pane
a window pane
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szyba
vociferous
A vociferous opponent of gay rights, he is well-known for his right-wing views.
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krzykliwy, wrzaskliwy
marshal
Marshal Petain, They had marshalled an armada of 1,000 boats to help clear up the oil.
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Marszałek/ zbierać siły, zorganizować siły
troop
A troop of birds flew over the bridge.
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stado
gratuitous
A lot of viewers complained that there was too much gratuitous sex and violence in the film.
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nieuzasadniony
by virtue of/ in virtue of
She succeeded by virtue of her tenacity rather than her talent.
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ze względu na
illuminate
The streets were illuminated with strings of coloured lights.
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oświetlać
turmoil
The country is in a state of political turmoil.
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zamieszanie
nexus
The bookstore has become something of a nexus for the downtown neighbourhood. / The nexus between poverty and crime.
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centrum/ połączenie
loath
I'm loath to spend it all at once.
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niechętny
untainted
He was young and untainted by scandal.
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nieskażone, niezepsuty
deft
Here movements were deft and quick.
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zręczny
grudging
He even earned his opponent's grudging respect./ She grudgingly admitted that she had been wrong to criticize him.
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niechętny
backhanded
Her backhanded compliments annoyed everyone.
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dwuznaczny
quandary
I've had two job offers, and I'm in a real quandary about which one to accept.
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dylemat
retort
"That doesn't concern you!" she retorted., "I'm going to tell him!" said Max. "Just you try!" came the retort.
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riposta, ripostować
rejoinder
She always has a witty rejoinder for any question.
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riposta
wriggle out of something
He promised he'd help me paint the living room, but now he's trying to wriggle out of it.
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wykręcać się od czegoś
wriggle
A large worm wriggled in the freshly dug earth.
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wić się
wriggle
A large worm wriggled in the freshly dug earth.
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wić się
marksman
Police marksmen were called to the scene.
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snajper
rebound
The baseball rebounded off the wall.
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odbić się
drag
Engineers are always looking for ways to minimize drag when they design new aircraft.
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opór
dogged
Her ambition and dogged determination ensured that she rose to the top of her profession.
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zawzięty
evaporate
Plants keep cool during the summer by evaporating water from their leaves.
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odparować
recur
The theme of freedom recurs throughout her writing.
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powtarzać się
tranquilizer
The veterinarian who examined the horse gave him a tranquilizer to calm down.
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środek uspokajający
decry
Lawyers decried the imprisonment of several journalists.
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potępiać
quarrelsome
His quarrelsome nature is something that annoys all his friends.
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kłótliwy
detain
Several of the injured were detained overnight in hospital.
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zatrzymać
anchor
We dropped anchor and stopped.
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kotwica
Rzucić kotwicę!
anchor
We anchored ourselves to the rocks with a rope.
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zakotwiczyć
detract (from)
Small errors do not seriously detract from the book.
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umniejszać, pomniejszać
troupe
A troupe of dancers from Beijing is one of the leading attractions in the festival.
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trupa
square/squarely
She refused to come down squarely on either side of the argument., She punched him square in the face.
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bezpośrednio i zdecydowanie
transpire
Plants lose water by transpiring it through their skin./ As it later transpired, she had known him at school./ No one is willing to predict what may transpire at the peace conference.
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transpirować/ wyjść na jaw / następować
prescient
a prescient warning
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przewidujący
tinsel
The show was all tinsel and glitter.
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blichtr
rzecz posiadająca powierzchnowną wartość
dumpster
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śmietnik
toil
Linda has achieved his comfortable life only after years of hard toil.
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trud
swell
That's a swell idea!
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świetny
janitor/caretaker
He got a job as a night janitor at the elementary school.
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woźny / dozorca
payroll
There are just three employees on the payroll.
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lista płac
prolific
Rabbits and other rodents are prolific.; He was probably the most prolific songwriter of his generation.
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płodny
crate
a crate of empty bottles, The much repaired computer was crated for the return journey.
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skrzynia, wsadzić coś do skrzyni
have dibs on sth
I've got dibs on the sofa, so we don't have to worry someone will buy it.
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mieć coś zaklepane
carry a tune
They couldn't carry a tune to save their lives.
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śpiewać zgodnie z melodią

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