Harry Potter and Sorcerer's Stone

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mumble/mutter
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mamrotać, bełkotać
blurt something out
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to say sth suddenly without thinking, wygadać się
tripe
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głupie pomysły (flaki)
nibble
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gryźć, skubać
ruminate (about/ on sth)
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głowić się nad czymś
compartment
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przedział w pociągu
slob
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leniuch, niechluj, bałaganiarz, flejtuch (inf. lazy, untidy person)
neat
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schludny, czysty
neat - tidy; liking to keep everything in a good order and tidy
neatly
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porządnie, schludnie; klarownie, jasno
His clothes are all neatly folded in their drawers.; The announcement was neatly timed to coincide with the release of their new album.
tearful
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płaczliwy; crying or likely to cry
farawell
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pożegnanie
toad
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ropucha
coffin
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trumna
wail
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zawodzić, płakać, lamentować
miserable
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żałosny, lichy, biedny, nieszczęśliwy, przygnębiony
lap (noun)
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uda, podołek; okrążenie wokół stadionu
lap (verb)
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chłeptać (wodę), pluskać (fale morskie), wyprzedzić o okrążenie podczas wyścigu
batter down
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zdemolować
batter to death
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zamęczyć (pobić) na śmierć
batter at/on
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walić, uderzać w coś
dazed
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oszołomiony, osłupiały; zamroczony (narkotykami)
prickle of excitement
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dreszczyk emocji
Ale też dreszczyk zazdrości lub zażenowania
prickle
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kolec, cierń
allegation
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bezpodstawne twierdzenie, pomówienie, insynuacja
dumbfounded ≈ thunderstruck
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so shocked you cannot speak
cough
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kaszel
snigger at/about
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wyśmiewać się z kogoś lub czegoś
rub off on somebody
Lubię myśleć, że nasza miłość do czytania udzieli się naszym dzieciom
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udzielić się komuś (dzieciom, bo rodzice; mieszkańcom bo środowisko)
I like to think that our love of reading will rub off on our children.
knuckle
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knykieć / kostka
hollow (adjective)
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puste (oczy, policzki, obietnice, słowa), bezwartościowe
hollow (noun)
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kotlina, jama, zagłebienie w terenie
howl
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wyć
brisk
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quick, energetic, active, fast
Her tone on the phone was brisk and businesslike; a brisk walk
elation ≈ euphoria
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uniesienie, podniecenie, euforia
swing around
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turn quickly towards sb
swing at sb/sth
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try to hit sb/sth
lurk
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czyhać, przyczaić się
bewitched
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oczarowany, urzeczony also: enchanted
scowl
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patrzeć na kogoś wilkiem, spode łba
sniff
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pociągać nosem, wąchać
sniffy (about)
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kręcący nosem na, pokazujący dezaprobatę lub lekceważenie
underneath, below, under
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pod, poniżej
ivy
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bluszcz
pebble
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kamyczek, kamyk
stone-flagged
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wyłożony kamieniami
jolt
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wstrząs szarpnięcie
wig
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peruka
mute
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niemy, milczący
splendid
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wspaniały, wyborny, znakomity, piękny, okazały, genialny
dwell
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mieszkać, rezydować
chivalry
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rycerskość
toil away
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harować, ciężko pracować
cunning
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sprytny, chytry, przebiegły
a cunning plan/ploy He's a very cunning man.
ploy
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taktyka, fortel, chwyt, sztuczka
There are various ploys we can use if necessary. He only said he had a meeting as a ploy to get her to leave.
beam at sb/sth
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uśmiechnąć się promiennie do kogoś/ na coś
She beamed with delight/pleasure at his remarks. The child beamed at his teacher as he received the award.
stiffly
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prosto, sztywno, twardo
The soldiers stood stiffly to attention.
miffed
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urażony (informal)
She hadn't called for a week and I was getting miffed.
gaunt
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wychudzony, wychudły (osoba), surowy, pusty, nieatrakcyjny (dom)
Her face was gaunt and grey. The house looked gaunt and unwelcoming.
out of bounds
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coś jest zakazane, zabroniony wstęp
If an area is out of bounds, people are not allowed to go there.
frown
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zmarszczyć brwi, skrzywić się
She frowned at me, clearly annoyed. He frowned as he read the instructions, as if puzzled.
squashy
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miękki, gąbczasty
I've bought some squashy pillows for the couch.
tiptoe
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chodzić na palcach
He waited until his daughter was asleep, then tiptoed quietly out of the room.
dumpy
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przysadzisty, krępy, kluchowaty
short and fat: a dumpy little woman
drone on
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przynudzać czymś
to talk for a long time in a boring way: He was droning on (and on) about his operation.
scribble
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bazgroły; bazgrolić, mazać
The baby's just scribbled all over my new dictionary! I'll just scribble Dad a note/scribble a note to Dad to say we're going out.
flutter
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trzepotać
Brightly coloured flags were fluttering in the breeze. Leaves fluttered down onto the path. Butterflies fluttered about in the sunshine. A white bird poised on a wire and fluttered its wings.
glitter
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błyszczeć, skrzyć się, migotać
Her diamond necklace glittered brilliantly under the spotlights. His dark eyes glittered with anger behind his glasses.
dunderhead
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kretyn, cymbał, głupek
stumped
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skołowany, zakłopotany, zdezorientowany z niewiedzy
I'm completely stumped - how did she manage to escape? Scientists are stumped by this mystery virus.
wink
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mrugać, mrugnąć, migotać
Laura winked at me as Stephen turned his back. For a second I thought he was being serious, but then he winked at me. Reflected in the water, the lights winked at us from the other side of the lake. The light was winking on the answering machine.
quill
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pióro, lotka
cheek
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policzek; tupet, bezczelność
He had the cheek to ask me to pay for her! She's always getting into trouble for giving her teachers cheek
drenched/soaked/we to skin
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kompletnie przemoczony
We had no umbrellas so we got soaked to the skin in the pouring rain
freckles
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piegi
raisin
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rodzynek
One day I had made some raisin cookies.
drool/slobber
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ślinić się
The dog lay drooling on the mat. I drooled all over my pillow.
bout/clash/duel
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walka, starcie, pojedynek
He's a former heavyweight champion and is expected to win the bout easily. Students clashed with police after demonstrations at five universities. The composer Strauss was once challenged to a duel.
gloat
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napawać się, chełpić, triumfować
She's continually gloating over/about her new job. I know I shouldn't gloat, but it really serves him right. His enemies were quick to gloat at his humiliation.
quaver
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drżeć (o głosie)
Her voice began to quaver and I thought she was going to cry.
clutch
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sprzęgło; trzymać się, chwytać, ściskać
Silent and pale, she clutched (onto) her mother's hand. Clutching the money to his chest, he hurried to the bank. He collapsed, clutching his stomach.
oak
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dąb
mahogany
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mahoniowy
tremble
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trząść się, drżeć
When he came out of the water, he was trembling with cold. Her bottom lip trembled, and tears welled up in her eyes. His voice started to tremble, and I thought he was going to cry.
numbly
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tępo, bez emocji
People numbly held photos of lost loved ones toward the camera. He stared numbly out to open sea.
cane
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trzcina, kijek, dyscyplina
peer
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przyglądać się badawczo
When no one answered the door, she peered through the window to see if anyone was there. The driver was peering into the distance trying to read the road sign.
sternly
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surowo, stanowczo (spojrzeć, powiedzieć)
"This kind of behaviour is not acceptable," said the teacher sternly.
loom
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wyjawiać się, wyłaniać, majaczyć; warsztat tkacki
Dark storm clouds loomed on the horizon.
mend
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naprawić, reperować (=repair)
I've left my watch at the jeweller's to be mended. The plumber came to mend the burst pipe. The country's president is seeking to mend relations with the United States.
hassle
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kłopot, zatarg, kłótnia
I can't face the hassle of moving again. My boss has been giving me a lot of hassle this week. It's one of the few bars that women can go to and not get any hassle from men. It was such a hassle trying to get my bank account changed that I nearly gave up.
grubby
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brudny, niechlujny; haniebny
He was wearing some old shorts and a grubby T-shirt. Don't wipe your grubby hands on my clean towel! She sees the business of making money as just grubby opportunism.
glee
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radość, wesołość
She opened her presents with glee.
twig
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gałązka
We collected dry twigs to start the fire.
smother
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udusić, zdusić
They threatened to smother the animals with plastic bags. Snow soon smothered the last of the blooms. I tried desperately to smother a sneeze during his speech. I threw a blanket over the stove to smother the flames.
rage/fury/wrath
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wściekłość, furia, gniew
sleek
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gładki, przylizany, wymuskany, elegancki
(especially of hair, clothes, or shapes) smooth, shiny, and lying close to the body, and therefore looking well cared for; not untidy and with no parts sticking out: The cat had sleek fur. Who owns that sleek black car parked outside your house?
glint
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migotać, błyskać
The stream glinted in the moonlight. A large diamond glinted on her finger.
reel off/recite
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recytować, deklamować, wyliczać
offhand
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bezceremonialny, z marszu, niegrzeczny
I didn't mean to be offhand with her - it's just that I was in such a hurry.

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