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hicior, (muzyka)
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banger
a popular song or piece of music with a loud, heavy beat (= rhythm) that people like to dance to:
Have you heard her new song? It's a banger. The new album is full of bangers.
dorobkiewicz czarnogiełdziarz
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spiv
a man, especially one who is well-dressed in a way that attracts attention, who makes money dishonestly
sparaliżować (np. strachem), oczarować (np. pięknem) 🏌️🚫
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transfix
to make a person or animal unable to move or stop looking at something because they are so interested, surprised, or frightened:
The conference delegates were transfixed by her speech. unable to move
niewłaściwy termin, niewłaściwe określenie
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misnomer
a name that does not suit what it refers to, or the use of such a name
It was the scruffiest place I've ever stayed in, so "Grand Hotel" was a complete misnomer. It's something of a misnomer to refer to these inexperienced boys as soldiers.
odrażający dla ludzkości
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abhorrent to humankind
zewnętrzna część dachu
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rooftop
the outside surface of the roof of a building:
a magnificent view of the rooftops Police marksmen with rifles were stationed on the rooftops.
operacja plastyczna 😷
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reconstructive surgery
He specialises in reconstructive surgery
przeszczep włosów
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hair transplant
How much has the state spent on hair transplants under Medicaid?
mina-pułapka, bomba pułapka
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booby-trap
udogodnienie
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amenity
any feature that provides comfort, convenience, or pleasure
We've got modern amenities like the elevator.
niezgodność grup krwi
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incompatibility between the blood groups
składka, składowe
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dues
She never paid me back for her Neighborhood Association dues
kra
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icefloe
a large area of ice floating in the sea
Then he start to turn the floe over with his weight.
grać na czyichś uczuciach♥️
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tug at the heartstrings
to cause strong feelings of love or sympathy:
It's the story of a lost child - guaranteed to tug at the heartstrings.
nachalny
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intrusive
pushy, strident
She asks too many questions, she's so intrusive. I've grown tired of his strident requests
wychować, oppfostre
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to bring up
Clara is too young to bring up a child
błona palczasta🐸
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web
the skin connecting the toes of some birds and other animals living by or on water that helps them when swimming
włóknisty (o roślinie), łykowaty (o mięsie), żylasty
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stringy
Beyond the door the stringy, brown man was having a little trouble. She looked a lot like her mother had at that age, from the dark eyes to the long, stringy hair.
zaległości w pracy, zaległości (nagromadzone zaległe rzeczy do wykonania)
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backlog
a large number of things that you should have done before and must do now
I've got a huge backlog of work to do.
konstrukcje stalowe
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steelwork
przełom
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watershed
divide
This isolation only ended in 1991, when it finally became possible to talk about the watershed in the history of the Baltic nations
Ochotnicza Straż Pożarna
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volunteer fire department
instrumenty dęty
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a brass instrument
daj komuś kredyt zaufania, (nie mając dowodu)
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give somebody the benefit of the doubt
She said she was late because her flight was canceled, and we gave her the benefit of the doubt.
rozchwiany
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off-balance
dicky, disrupted
His weight's off balance because he took a step back. So he could take advantage of her when she was off balance.
utrzymywać się z jednej pożyczki, wyżyć z
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subsist on one loan
zakrzep (krwi), mała grupa, grono; krzepnąć (krew), zsiąść się (np. o mleku)
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blood clot
an almost solid piece of something
He had a blood clot removed from his brain. He was rushed into hospital because his blood wasn't clotting properly. an anti-clotting agent
przymarszczyć, plisować (materiał) karbować (włosy)
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crimp
to press cloth, paper, etc. into small folds along its edges, or to press hair into a series of folds using a heated device
She had her hair crimped.
plisa, fałd, fałda (np. w spódnicy, spodniach)
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pleat
narrow fold in a piece of cloth made by pressing or sewing two parts of the cloth together
We propose to mount light fittings above and below the pleats of the cloud fabric
podmiot odmawiający, robiący coś dalej pomimo sprzeciwu
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holdout
a person, organization, or country that continues to do something, despite other people trying to force them not to
Except for a few holdouts, most have decided they can no longer do both. It's time to shame holdouts into signing the treaty.
zaliczenie (egzaminu)
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pass the exam)
I knew nothing but I got a pass anyway. I got a pass on my math exam.
niedostatek
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privation
a lack of the basic things that are necessary for an acceptable standard of living:
Economic privation is pushing the poor towards crime. Several villages suffered serious privations during their long isolation during the war
zacząć mówić lub śpiewać
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pipe up
to suddenly start to speak or make a noise
In the silence that followed, a lone voice piped up from the back of the room.
skakać do basenu na bombę (z podkulonymi nogami
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do a cannonball
oszukać, nabrać kogoś
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dupe somebody
to deceive someone so that they do something they did not intend to do
The store claims it was duped into buying high-quality fake bags. They sent false emails in order to dupe a journalist into revealing sources.
altanka
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arbour
fiasko, totalna porażka
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debacle
a complete failure, especially because of bad planning and organization:
The collapse of the company was described as the greatest financial debacle in US history.
wartki
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fast-flowing
ołówiane rury
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lead pipes
a chemical element that is a very heavy, soft, dark grey, poisonous metal, used especially in the past on roofs and for pipes and also for protection against radiation

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