English Collocations in Use

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1. idiom: pass the buck = 2. to pass the responsability for a problem to another person to avoid dealing with it oneself. = 3. disclaim responsibility
poverty causes crime =
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poverty breeds crime
bitterly - kontekst 5
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bitterly cold, bitterly opposed, bitterly regreted, to complain bitterly, to miss bitterly > bitterness
to lace
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1 She laces her fingers behind her head 2 She laced her tea with brandy 3 A sauce laced with garlic 4 He laced guard's coffee with a sedative 5 His boss laced into him for being late
przydawać, nadawać (np. smaku)
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to impart. Example Basil imparts a delicious flavour to the sauce / to lace
przeciągać sznurówki przez oczka butow
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pull/draw the laces through the eyelets
odrobina, kropla np. octu w salatce/ale też uczucia
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a dash
przelać czarę goryczy. Jego komentarz byk ostatnia kropla goryczy
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pour a dash of bitterness His comment was the last dash of bitterness that I could stand.
1. Ostry smak, 2. Ostry zapach, 3. Zjadliwość, zajadlosc
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1. Pungent taste/smell/speech/comments= pungency
ostry smak, gryzacy zapach, zgryzliwosc, zjadliwosc
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pungency
zgryzliwa satyra
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biting/ pungent satire
zlosliwy komentarz
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barbed comment
drut kolczasty
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barbed wire
werwa +
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zest (new zest for life), pikanteria, smaczek, sma
szeleszczacy (drzewa, Papier, material)
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rustling
kiełkować
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sprout
starty imbir
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grated ginger
skandaliczny
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scandalous, outrageous. Scandalous is generally more formal than outrageous, and is often used in news or media contexts to describe behavior or events that are likely to cause controversy or public outrage.
koldra
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duvet
przeswietlac kogos. Sprawdziliśmy go, ale nie znaleźliśmy nic podejrzanego w jego przeszłości
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to vet. We vetted him, but found nothing suspicious in his past.
Oni poddali mój artykuł cenzurze, wycinając prawie połowę tekstu.
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to censor, to vet They vetted my article, cutting out nearly half of it.
nadawac na tych samych falach
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be on the same wavelength
zależeć od
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to hinge on
przynieś kolejna falę...
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bring a new wave of...
kadzidlo
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incense
policzek
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cheek
wnęka
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niche
zetrzeć
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grate
obszerny (ubrania, słownik - tom 1,2- wielotomowy, pojemnik, wiersz)
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voluminous (clothes, dictionary - vol. 1,2- wielotomowy, container, poem)
wierzyc w cos zachowujac dystans/ nie wierzyc slepo
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take it with a pinch of salt
zalać, zasypac (tez w przenosni, np. pytaniami)
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inundate

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