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merit
did not merit the bombastic billing of “a world premiere”
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zasłużyć
bombastic
did not merit the bombastic billing of “a world premiere”
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pompatyczny, górnolotny, napuszony
billing
did not merit the bombastic billing of “a world premiere”
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ogłaszanie, afiszowanie
titter
prompting nervous titters in the auditorium.
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chichot, podśmiewanie się, nerwowy śmiech
banter
After an exchange of teasing banter, Lammin went off into the night.
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prześmiechy, żarty, żarciki
to tease
After an exchange of teasing banter, Lammin went off into the night.
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droczyć (się z kimś), dokuczać (komuś), kpić (z kogoś)
bode
is tweets, though, did not bode well
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wróżyć, zapowiedzieć, zapowiadać
shanty
a billionaire’s mansion opposite the wooden shanties of the docks.
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buda, rudera, barak
simmering
even the same simmering borscht smell as he walked into his babushka’s house.
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utrzymujący się, gotujący się
borscht
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barszcz
edgy
he was edgy about having to wait to perform with the Mariinsky in June
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podenerwowany, zirytowany
intimidated by
he had felt intimidated by Zelensky
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onieśmielony
repertory
in Moscow he would be given his own European repertory,
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repertuar
a haunt
Shop & Bar is a favourite Zelensky haunt
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ulubione miejsce spotkań
Muscovite
watching Muscovite girls circumventing its cobbles in their Louboutin heels
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moskwianin, moskwianka
circumvent
watching Muscovite girls circumventing its cobbles in their Louboutin heels
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obchodzić, ominąć, omijać
cobble
watching Muscovite girls circumventing its cobbles in their Louboutin heels
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kostka chodnikowa
tuck in
as he tucked in, I was struck not only by his physical transformation
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wcinać, wsuwać, pałaszować, zajadać
luminous
luminous skin, shining eyes
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świetlny, lśniący
grounded
how grounded he’d become.
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stabilny emocjonalnie
thrive on sth
Ballet thrives on baton-passing from one generation to another.
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rozwijać się na czymś
baton-passing
Ballet thrives on baton-passing from one generation to another.
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przekazywanie pałeczki
virility
the embodiment of heroic Soviet virility
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męskość
gruff
From his gruff telephone manner I’d envisaged a swarthy, macho figure,
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gburowaty, opryskliwy
to envisage
From his gruff telephone manner I’d envisaged a swarthy, macho figure,
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swarthy
From his gruff telephone manner I’d envisaged a swarthy, macho figure,
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śniady, smagły (o cerze), ciemnolicy (o osobie)
opulence
the opulence of the Mariinsky or Bolshoi theatres
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bogactwo, bujność, obfitość
miscast - miscast - miscast
she was miscast in the soubrette role of Coppélia
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źle obsadzić (aktora)
soubrette
she was miscast in the soubrette role of Coppélia
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subretka (pokojówka w komediach, farsach)
bravado
Never had he danced with such playful bravado
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zuchwałość, brawura
elation
a heart-bursting elation
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radość, euforia
cavernous
an oligarch’s cavernous, three-bathroom apartment with a security guard at the door
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przepastny, ogromny
wistfully
Vladimir had spoken wistfully to me about being reunited with Galin
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smutno, tęsknie
a grin
“Yeah,” he said with a grin. “Third time lucky, maybe.”
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szeroki uśmiech
claret
several bottles of first-growth claret
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wino bordowskie
a whiff
detecting a whiff of cocoa
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zapach, woń
subside
sitting talking until Sergei’s energy subsided.
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stępować (o bólu), opadać (o emocjach)
ginseng
I told him that I’d never seen such euphoria on stage. “Please tell me that wasn’t ginseng, or worse!”
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żeń-szeń
indigenous
Indigenous Missionary Council,
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rdzenny, tubylczy, autochtoniczny, miejscowy, lokalny
logging
110 “uncontacted” groups in the Amazon who are increasingly threatened by illegal logging, mining and farming.
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ścinanie drzew
dweller
forest-dweller
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mieszkaniec
a rifle
Today the Awá practice some farming, but most still hunt with rifles
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Karabin, strzelba
a hut
They lived in a hut made of palm fronds, hunted with bows and arrows and collected fruits
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chatka, szałas
frond
They lived in a hut made of palm fronds, hunted with bows and arrows and collected fruits
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liść paproci lub palmy
rudimentary
the tribe has electricity, rudimentary health care
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elementarny, podstawowy, zasadniczy
reclusive
Diniz said the women were reclusive
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samotnik, zamknięty (w odosobnieniu), wyizolowany, odludny (o miejscu)
decimate
fires have decimated parts of their reserves
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zdziesiątkować
encroach
farmers and loggers are encroaching.
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wdzierać się, wkraczać (do czegoś), bezprawnie naruszać
shed light on a problem
Research is shedding light on the most effective ways to break a habit for good.
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rzucać nowe światło na problem, wyjaśniać problem
cessation
behavior-based cessation program.
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zaprzestanie
be in thrall to something
Plugging into the feelings associated with a craving helps you become less in thrall to it, so you can learn to let it go.
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być niewolnikiem czegoś
stave off
To stave off autopilot snacking on sweets, for example, swap the cookie jar with a fruit bowl.
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zażegnać, oddalać, chwilowo powstrzymywać (np. groźbę niebezpieczeństwa)
cue
So come up with a plan ahead of time for how you will respond to those cues
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znak, sygnał
frazzled
If you, say, chew your nails when you get frazzled at work, start practicing deep breathing
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wyczerpany, skonany, przemęczony
dwell on
They don't obsessively check their email, and they try not to dwell on work-related issues
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zatrzymywać się nad czymś, rozwodzić się nad czymś
overzealous
The last thing you need is to be lying in bed thinking about an email you just read from that overzealous boss
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nadgorliwy
circadian rhythm
melatonin, an essential hormone that regulates your circadian rhythm
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rytm dobowy
derail somebody
many of the challenges have the potential to derail you
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sprowadzać kogoś na złą drogę
affectionately
I affectionately call it, “Ban the Memo.”
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pieszczotliwie
a leap
That’s really important, before you take that leap.
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podskok, skok, sus
an overwhelm
overwhelm, anxiety, irritation, boredom, and under-confidence
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przytłoczenie
baseboard
Pulling out the oven and scrubbing the baseboards behind it?
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listwa przypodłogowa
attainable
Make sure your goal is attainable–i.e. that you have control over meeting it
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osiągalny
momentarily
we tend to beat ourselves up, momentarily feel that unbearable shame, then avoid or distract to alleviate the discomfort.
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chwilowo
alleviate
we tend to beat ourselves up, momentarily feel that unbearable shame, then avoid or distract to alleviate the discomfort.
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złagodzić, łagodzić, ulżyć
exacerbate
the cycle is exacerbated
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pogarszać, zaostrzać, powodować nasilenie, powodować pogorszenie (np. samopoczucia)
binge
even if it’s binge-watching Netflix or spending hours on the Daily Mail
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hulanka, biba, popijawa
distill
I like to distill down to the bare essentials
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skroplić, skraplać się, kapnąć, spłynąć
glean
career changers have gleaned from their respective journeys.
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gromadzić, zbierać, zdobywać (np. informacje)
respective
career changers have gleaned from their respective journeys.
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indywidualny, poszczególny, odpowiedni, własny
wholeheartedly
I disagree with that wholeheartedly
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z całego serca, całkowicie
foolproof
No job, employer, organization, direction, etc. is foolproof or change-resistant.
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niezawodny (np. o metodzie, planie, systemie)
flatten
A huge part of the business I worked for was focused on travel, and it was instantly flattened.
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spłaszczyć, zrównać z ziemią
amply
Successful people who adore their work and are amply rewarded in it don’t just “arrive” there.
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obficie, hojnie, obszernie
stem from
the challenges they’re experiencing at work are stemming directly from the dysfunction, hurt, pain and damaged self-confidence they suffered
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wynikać z czegoś
pendulum
like a pendulum – you swing to what you think is the farthest point away from what you’re doing now.
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wahadło
layoff
After a brutal layoff in the days following 9/11, I was sick and tired of feeling terrible,
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zwolnienie z pracy (gł. przy redukcji zatrudnienia), urlop bezpłatny (z przymusu)
put all one's eggs in one basket
to ensure it’s a great fit before you put all your eggs in that basket.
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stawiać wszystko na jedną kartę
to pivot
After pivoting once again and pursuing running my own business as a coach/consultant/trainer, I’ve found the ultimate path for me.
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obracać się
endeavor
Look at what you dislike most in your work, and endeavor to change it now.
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starać się, postarać się, usiłować, próbować, spróbować
to hook into
the toxic relationships you’re hooking into
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łączyć coś z czymś
a luminary
After all, the United States is the home of programming luminaries such as Bill Gates
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luminarz, osoba znana i podziwiana
the mean
by subtracting the mean from each score and then dividing by the standard deviation
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Średnia
the standard deviation
by subtracting the mean from each score and then dividing by the standard deviation
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odchylenie standardowe (od średniej)
to win by a hair
But China only won by a hair.
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wygrać o włos
across the board
they didn’t dominate across the board
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ogónie, powszechnie, wszędzie
disproportionately
Chinese developers are disproportionately drawn to data structures.
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nieproporcjonalnie, niewspółmiernie
hail from
He hails from China’s city of Chongqing,
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pochodzić skądś, urodzić się gdzieś
outsized
Czech developers showed an outsized preference for shell competitions,
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wielki, ogromny
steadfast
they can look to Switzerland’s steadfast developers for inspiration.
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niezachwiany (o miłości), nieugięty (o zasadach), niezłomny (np. w postanowieniu)
tenacious
which make Swiss coders the Most Tenacious Programmers in the World.
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uporczywy, nieustępliwy, zawzięty (o osobie)
nab
Poland would nab the bronze
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zająć, zajmować, zaklepać, zaklepywać (np. miejsce, stolik)
ardor
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żarliwość, zapał (mocne zaangażowanie)
furor
the ads set off a furor
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poruszenie, wrzawa,
ignite
they ignite a deeper debate
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wzniecać, wzbudzać, prowokować, inicjować (np. poruszenie)
slowdown
long slowdown in childbirth
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zwolnienie tempa
coincide
slowdown in childbirth has coincided with economic slump
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zbiegać się (zaistnieć jednocześnie)
subsidy
subsidies for families to have children
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dotacja
prudent
they are very prudent about becoming pregnant
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przezorny, roztropny, ostrożny, rozważny, rozsądny
to vent
she vented her anger on Facebook
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dawać upust

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