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Question		Answer
dzień w dzień start learning		day in and day out Jack wore the same T-shirt day in day out.
zredukować (np. listę kandydatów) start learning		whittle down to gradually make (something) smaller by removing parts We whittled the list down to four people.
nanieść, nanosić (np. warstwę błota, warzywa na patelnię), zdeponować, wpłacać pieniądze (do banku) start learning		deposit deposit that mixture to the previous ingredients on the pan. You shouldn't keep your jewellery at home, you should deposit it. He deposited mud to the clean carpet. How much do you want to deposit into your account?
rosły, krzepki, zdrowy(silny), solidny; bogaty (o smaku) start learning		robust (of a person or animal) strong and healthy, or (of an object or system) strong and unlikely to break or fail: He looks robust and healthy enough. a robust pair of walking boots a robust economy
łuszczyć się, płatek, element mały start learning		flake small piece. a small, thin piece of something, especially if it has come from a surface covered with a layer of something. to come off a surface in small, thin pieces soap flakes This room needs decorating - flakes of paint keep coming off the walls. Patches of skin are starting to flake off.
wspierać (jakiś pomysł) start learning		advocate for to publicly support or suggest an idea, development, or way of doing something She advocates taking a more long-term view. He advocates the return of capital punishment.
lek farmaceutyczny start learning		pharmaceutical drug
zmierzch start learning		gloaming twilight, dusk If The Gloaming were a Stephen King thriller, the climax would undoubtedly take place at the crepuscular hour
snop (siana), sterta (papierów), pęk strzał, nawiązać w snopy start learning		sheaf a number of things, especially pieces of paper or plant stems, that are held or tied together: bundle The corn was cut and tied in sheaves. A lawyer walked in carrying a whole sheaf of papers.
nowicjusz, debiutant start learning		novice a person who is not experienced in a job or situation: I've never driven a car before - I'm a complete novice. This plant can be difficult for novice gardeners to grow.
kląć jak szewc start learning		to swear like a sailor
ezoteryczny, tajemniczy start learning		esoteric very unusual and understood or liked by only a small number of people, especially those with special knowledge. RAREFIED He has an esoteric collection of old toys and games. disapproving or humorous She has a somewhat esoteric taste in clothes.
krówka(cukierek), omijać (problem), rozmydlać (sprawę start learning		fudge to avoid making a decision or giving a clear answer about something: a plan or action that avoids making a clear decision or giving a clear answer: a soft sweet made from sugar, butter, and milk The government continues to fudge the issue by refusing to give exact figures. She suspects that this compromise deal will be nothing more than a fudge. It's a bit of a fudge but we could put the cost through on next year's budget.
toczyć się swoim torem i zakończyć się w sposób naturalny start learning		take its course/run its course Sometimes we just need to let nature take its course. Rather, they should allow this process to take its course.
bezczynność, bierność start learning		inaction failure to do anything that might provide a solution to a problem The West's inaction has put millions of people at risk of starvation. This announcement follows months of inaction and delay.
srogi, ponury, (krajobraz, nastrój) start learning		dour (usually of a person's appearance or manner) unfriendly, unhappy, and very serious: I could recognize this dour expression anywhere. The normally dour Mr James was photographed smiling and joking with friends.
dryg, zdolność, talent, pociąg do czegoś start learning		bent a natural skill(capacity). a strong inclination or interest: BIAS She has a scientific bent/a bent for science. the organization's religious bent
zabiegać, prosić o uzyskanie czegoś; proponować seks, uprawiać nierząd start learning		solicit to ask someone for money, information, or help: to offer sex for money, usually in a public place to solicit donations for a charity It is illegal for public officials to solicit gifts or money in exchange for favours. She was arrested for soliciting.
1 na 1 start learning		1:1 I was 1vs1 with the keeper. one on one
próbować coś wygrać start learning		make a run at to attempt to win sth The team is making a run at the championship
stowarzyszenie żeńskie/męskie (na uniwersytecie) start learning		sorority/fraternity a club of women specifically: a women's student organization formed chiefly for social purposes and having a name consisting of Greek letters
zasada (w chemii) start learning		base a chemical that dissolves in water and combines with an acid to create a salt We need to use base in this chemical reaction.
po kosztach/w rozterce start learning		at a loss unable to produce what is needed was at a loss to explain the discrepancy
skłaniać, nakłaniać; wywoływać (emocje), wywołałac (poród) start learning		induce The advertisement is meant to induce people to eat more fruit. No one knows what induced him to leave. Her illness was induced by overwork. induce an electric current. Inducing is usually gentle persuasion; An inducement is something that might lure you to do something, though inducements are occasionally a bit menacing, like the Godfather's offer that you can't refuse.
chełpliwy, pyszałkowaty, chwalipięta self-righteous, cocky, brag, boaster start learning		blowhard a person who likes to talk about how important they are. an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person was trapped in a hellish marriage to ... a struttingly insensitive macho blowhard. But he was seen by many in Congress as a blowhard, given to long-winded talks bristling with allusions to the Bible, ancient history, and the Constitution.
wątpliwy, dyskusyjny, niepewny, powątpiewający start learning		dubious thought not to be completely true or not able to be trusted: It doesn't involve dubious philosophical assumptions. These claims are dubious and not scientifically proven. He has been associated with some dubious characters. I'm dubious about his promises to change his ways.
fałszywy (zaciąga z francuska) start learning		faux not real, but made to look or seem real: fake, fall faux fur a faux-brick wall. faux-wool
sprzeczać się, kłócić się (mało ważnych problemach) start learning		bicker kjekle. to argue about things that are not important Will you two stop bickering! They're always bickering with each other about/over their personal problems
trampolina, odskocznia start learning		springboard a board that can bend, helping people to jump higher when jumping or diving into a swimming pool or when doing gymnastics. something that provides you either with the opportunity to follow a particular plan of action (good start) The firm's director is confident that the new project will act as a springboard for/to further contracts.
wybredny, grymaśny start learning		fastidious giving too much attention to small details and wanting everything to be correct and perfect: He is very fastidious about how a suitcase should be packed. They were too fastidious to eat in a fast-food restaurant
'jakże gadatliwym by nie był' start learning		verbose though he may be
tupecik, peruka start learning		toupee a piece of artificial hair worn by a man to cover part of his head where there is no hair
niehigieniczny start learning		unsanitary dirty or unhealthy and therefore likely to cause disease: unhealthy unsanitary toilets unsanitary living conditions
podkradać (małowartościowe przedmioty), podbierać start learning		pilfer to steal things of small value He was caught pilfering (sweets) from the shop.
tangens, dygresja start learning		tangent an abrupt change of course(digression) the speaker went off on a tangent. the trigonometric function that for an acute angle is the ratio between the leg opposite to the angle when it is considered part of a right triangle and the leg adjacent. go off at a tangent
zagrożenie start learning		endangerment harmful heritage of an ancient preparedness for endangerment.
od pucybuta do milionera start learning		from rags to riches
1) cęgi 2) ogromny, potworny. lanie start learning		walloping lashes. astronomical. an act of punishing someone by hitting them hard He cut me a walloping (great) slice of cake. I got such a walloping from my father when he came home. We gave the other team a real walloping.
sprawdzić ponownie, sprawdzić starannie, sprawdzić dwukrotnie start learning		double-check to check something again or with extra care I'll double check and leave a message for you on the system. Can you look through this report and double check my findings?
wiercić się (na dupie), wić się (jak wąż) start learning		squirm The squirm of the worm was disgusting. The patient was squirming in pain
pępek start learning		navel, belly button the small round part in the middle of the stomach that is left after the umbilical cord. the girl had a pierced navel
na przykład; ja (z kolei) start learning		for one I for one would sign up to that project today. I don't like scary movies, my husband for one loves them.
brat zakonny start learning		lay brother a man who is not a member of the clergy (= religious leaders, especially Christian priests) but who belongs to a religious group, especially a group living together in a monastery, and who does simple work for the group, such as preparing food: After mass a lay brother offered to take us on a tour of the church. Brother Cook serves as lay brother, working the kitchen and bringing food to those in seclusion.
obszar, okres, odcinek, przesadna, osiadka start learning		stretch They haven't seen each other for a long stretch of time. We landed on an empty stretch. He has to serve a six-year stretch for armed robbery. It would be a stretch to call this change revolutionary.
przegonić coś start learning		chase sth away Chase the dark thoughts away.
klaczek start learning		hairball
jeść łapczywie, pałaszować start learning		wolf down The children were so hungry that they wolfed down their dinner. She wolfed down her meal in a few minutes.
osuszanie, drenowanie; system kanalizacyjny;(adj.) odprowadzający start learning		drainage The drainage after this flood can take weeks. I want your factory to stop production till the drainage system has been improved. This is the main drainage pipe of this building.
pępowina start learning		umbilical cord the long, tube-like structure that connects a baby that has not yet been born to its mother's placenta (= the organ that provides it with food and oxygen): The nurse cut the baby's umbilical cord
przygnębiony, przybity; spuszczony (wzrok,) start learning		downcast sad and without hope. If someone's eyes are downcast, they are looking down... dejected despondent I thought you were looking a little downcast this morning
moralizatorski sentencja start learning		sententious trying to appear wise, intelligent, and important, in a way that is annoying: The document was sententious and pompous.
nieprzekonujący, nieprawdopodobne start learning		implausible difficult to believe, or unlikely The whole plot of the film is ridiculously implausible.
Kałamarz start learning		inkpot
pisać z łącznikiem start learning		hyphenate write or separate with a hyphen do you hyphenate willy-nilly?
sprawy mają się inaczej, sytuacja uległa zmianie start learning		the tables have turned turn the tables
gruchać, gruchanie start learning		coo When birds such as doves and pigeons coo, they make a low soft sound. to speak in a soft, gentle, or loving way He let his voice become a coo of sympathy, just a bit exaggerated.

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