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Question		Answer
szczególnie start learning		particularly especially, or more than usual: we should be particularly careful when it comes to showing appreciation
dziwaczne start learning		bizarre very strange and unusual: there are many traditions and customs around the word which may seem quite bizarre to people who don’t fallow them.
wspaniały start learning		magnificent very good, beautiful, or deserving to be admired: The view from the top of the mountain is magnificent.
uroczysty start learning		celebratory celebrating an important event or a special occasion: When we heard she'd got the job, we all went off for a celebratory drink.
wspaniale start learning		wonderful extremely good: It's so wonderful being able to see the sea from my window
grób start learning		a grave a place in the ground where a dead person is buried: they spend the night at cemeteries feasting and celebrating around the graves
wieniec start learning		a wreath an arrangement of flowers and leaves in a circular shape, used as a decoration or as a sign of respect and remembrance for a person who has died: The president ended his visit by laying a wreath at the war memorial.
pogrzeb start learning		a funeral a (usually religious) ceremony for burying or burning the body of a dead person: The funeral will be held next Friday.
Cmentarz start learning		a cemetery an area of ground in which dead bodies are buried they spend the night at cemeteries feasting and celebrating around the graves
rozważenia start learning		to consider to spend time thinking about a possibility or making a decision: Have you considered what you'll do if you don't get the job?
świętować start learning		to celebrate to take part in special enjoyable activities in order to show that a particular occasion is important: If this plan works, we'll celebrate in style (= in a special way).
zapewnić start learning		to ensure to make something certain to happen The airline is taking steps to ensure safety on its aircraft.
unikać start learning		to avoid to prevent something from happening or to not allow yourself to do something: The plane narrowly avoided disaster when one of the engines cut out on take-off.
przesąd start learning		superstition belief that is not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, but is connected with old ideas about magic, etc.: According to superstition, if you walk under a ladder it brings you bad luck.
powiedzenie start learning		a saying a well-known wise statement that often has a meaning that is different from the simple meanings of the words it contains: As the saying goes, "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched."
oswiadczenie start learning		a statement something that someone says or writes officially, or an action done to express an opinion: We were not surprised by their statement that jobs would be cut.
Tradycja start learning		a tradition a belief, principle, or way of acting that people in a particular society or group have continued to follow for a long time, or all of these beliefs, etc. in a particular society or group: We decided to break with tradition (= not behave as usual) this year and go away for Christmas.
niewierny start learning		unfaithful having a sexual relationship or experience with a person who is not your husband, wife, or usual sexual partner: If a man was unfaithful to me I'd leave him no matter what the circumstances.
niegrzeczny start learning		rude not polite; offensive or embarrassing: It's rude not to say "Thank you" when you are given something.
uparty start learning		stubborn A stubborn person is determined to do what he or she wants and refuses to do anything else: They have huge arguments because they're both so stubborn.
o złym usposobieniu start learning		bad-tempered A bad-tempered person becomes angry and annoyed easily: She's very bad-tempered in the mornings!
utrzymywać np. komputer w dobrym stanie start learning		to maintain to continue to have; to keep in existence, or not allow to become less: The army has been brought in to maintain order in the region.
pozbyć się czegoś start learning		to get rid of sb to send away someone annoying or to persuade them to leave: We got rid of our unwelcome guests by saying we had to go to bed.
podazac start learning		to follow to go in the same direction as a road, path, etc.: Follow the road for two miles, then turn left.
opierać się / stawiać opór start learning		to resist to fight against something or someone that is attacking you: The soldiers resisted (the enemy attacks) for two days.
nieskazitelny start learning		immaculate perfect and without any mistakes: He gave an immaculate performance as the aging hero.
brudny start learning		filthy extremely or unpleasantly dirty: I've never smoked - it's a filthy habit.
szykowny start learning		posh (of places and things) expensive and of high quality: He takes her to some really posh restaurants.
tanie start learning		cheap costing little money or less than is usual or expected: During times of mass unemployment, there's a pool of cheap labour for employers to draw from.
oszczędzać start learning		to economize to try to save money by reducing the amount that you are spending: You could economize on food by not eating in restaurants all the time.
odziedziczyć start learning		to inherit to receive money, a house, etc. from someone after they have died: Who will inherit the house when he dies?
wybaczyć / wybaczać start learning		to excuse to forgive someone: No amount of financial recompense can excuse the way in which the company carried out its policy.
postrzegać start learning		to perceive to come to an opinion about something, or have a belief about something: Women's magazines are often perceived to be superficial.
obraźliwy start learning		insulting rude or offensive: You can't offer such a low salary to someone who is so highly skilled - it's insulting.
nieuprzejmy start learning		impolite rude: It is impolite to point at people.
grzeczny start learning		well-behaved behaving in a way that is accepted as correct: a well-behaved child
małżonek/małżonka start learning		a spouse a person's husband or wife: In 60 percent of the households surveyed both spouses went out to work.
bratanek start learning		a nephew a son of your sister or brother, or a son of the sister or brother of your husband or wife He hit the headlines two years ago when he was arrested for selling drugs to the prime minister's nephew.
siostrzenica start learning		a niece a daughter of your brother or sister, or a daughter of your husband's or wife's brother or sister She only sees her niece occasionally, so she showers her with presents when she does.
kuzyn/kuzynka start learning		a cousin a child of a person's aunt or uncle, or, more generally, a distant (= not close) relation: a child of a person's aunt or uncle, or, more generally, a distant (= not close) relation:
przestawać z kimś start learning		associated with to spend time with a group of people, especially people who are disapproved of: I don't want my children associating with drug addicts and alcoholics.
różni się od start learning		different from not the same: Emily is very/completely/entirely different from her sister.
mieć związek z czymś start learning		relevant to connected with what is happening or being discussed: Education should be relevant to the child's needs.
w porównaniu do start learning		compared to to examine or look for the difference between two or more things: If you compare house prices in the two areas, it's quite amazing how different they are.
kawaler start learning		a bachelor a man who has never married: He remained a bachelor until he was well into his 40s.
współpracownik start learning		a colleague one of a group of people who work together: We're entertaining some colleagues of Carol's tonight.
pannna start learning		a bachelorette a woman, especially a young woman, who has never married
kolega z klasy start learning		a classmate someone who is in the same class as you at school
być przekonanym start learning		to be convinced certain of your beliefs: "He says he's doing it for our benefit." "Hmm, I'm still not convinced."
być niepewnym start learning		to be unsure without confidence in yourself: As a new teacher I was very unsure of myself when I was in front of a class.
być chetnym start learning		to be willing to be happy to do something if it is needed: If you're willing to fly at night, you can get a much cheaper ticket.
być podatne/ podatnym start learning		to be prone likely to suffer from an illness or show a particular negative characteristic: I've always been prone to headaches.
gromadzenie start learning		a gathering a party or a meeting when many people come together as a group: There will be a gathering of world leaders in Vienna next month.
grill start learning		a barbecue a metal frame on which meat, fish, or vegetables are cooked outdoors over a fire: Make sure you light the barbecue in plenty of time.
urodziny start learning		a birthday party a social event at which a group of people meet to talk, eat, drink, dance, etc., often in order to celebrate a special occasion: Peter has/gives/throws really wild parties.
zlecać start learning		to commission to formally choose someone to do a special piece of work, or to formally ask for a special piece of work from someone: They commissioned me to write a series of articles on language.
rozdrobnione start learning		chipped with a small piece or pieces broken off: All the plates were old and chipped.
porysowany start learning		scratched to cut or damage a surface or your skin slightly with or on something sharp or rough: We scratched the wall trying to get the bed into Martha's room.
wykończony start learning		worn out Something that is worn out can no longer be used because it is so old or because it has been damaged by continued use: My jeans are almost worn out because I've worn them so much.
złamany start learning		broken damaged, no longer able to work: He attacked the man with a broken bottle.
przypuszczac start learning		to be supposed to used to show that you do not believe that something or someone really is what many other people consider them to be:
zostać pominiętym start learning		to be left out to not include someone or something: You can leave the butter out of this recipe if you're on a low-fat diet.
być niezadowolony start learning		to be unhappy not feeling pleasure or satisfaction: They were unhappy about their hotel room (= did not like it) and asked to be moved.
być nieszczęśliwym start learning		to be miserable unpleasant and causing unhappiness: Mark always has such a miserable expression on his face.
znajomy (mój, kolega) start learning		an acquaintance a person that you have met but do not know well: Professor Stevens is a professional acquaintance of mine - shall I introduce you to him?
kolega ze szkoly start learning		a schoolmate a friend who is at the same school as you at the same time
roztrzaskać start learning		to shatter to (cause something to) break suddenly into very small pieces: The glass shattered into a thousand tiny pieces.
rozlać start learning		to spill to (cause to) flow, move, fall, or spread over the edge or outside the limits of something: I spilled coffee on my silk shirt.
złamać start learning		to break to destroy or end something, or to come to an end: Eventually someone spoke, breaking the silence.
kraść start learning		to steal to take something without the permission or knowledge of the owner and keep it: She admitted stealing the money from her employers.
dotyczyć kogoś, mieć zastosowanie start learning		to apply (especially of rules or laws) to have a connection or be important: Those were old regulations - they don't apply any more.
odebrać, zabrać start learning		to collect to go to a place and bring someone or something away from it: Your shoes will be repaired and ready for you to collect on Thursday.
odmówić start learning		to refuse to say that you will not do or accept something: He asked me to give him another loan, but I refused.
obdarzyć, nadawać start learning		to bestow to give something as an honour or present: The George Cross is a decoration that is bestowed upon/on British civilians for acts of great bravery.
stara panna start learning		a spinster a woman who is not married, especially a woman who is no longer young and seems unlikely ever to marry In the court order they are described as a bachelor and a spinster respectively.
rozwodnik start learning		a divorcee a man or a woman who is divorced and who has not married again The same is the case for the support of the parents or siblings of the patient (with the exception of the divorcees).
wdowiec start learning		a widower a man whose wife or husband has died and who has not married again He married again in 1770, but became for a second time a widower in 1779

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