House of Horrors (2.3)

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sth is not a bed of roses
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coś nie jest usłane różami
lapse
I had a lapse of concentration and accidentally bought three sets of garden furniture for our tiny yard.
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chwila słabości, zapomnienia
lapse in concentration
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chwila nieuwagi
stinginess
My husband's stinginess means we ended up hiring a dodgy contractor who bungled the repairs.
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skąpstwo, sknerstwo
hire
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zatrudniać
dodgy
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podejrzany, szemrany, śliski
bungle
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spartaczyć
contractor
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wykonawca
whimsical
It's a whimsical cottage full of hidden cubby holes and winding staircases.
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dziwaczny, cudaczny
cubbyhole
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schowek, pawlacz
winding staircase
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kręcone schody
encircle
A fence encircles the garden and ensures privacy for the occupants.
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okrążać, otaczać, osaczać
ensure
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zapewniać, zagwarantować
reek
The house reeked of rotting fish, and it seemed to be emanating from the basement.
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śmierdzieć, cuchnąć (czymś)
rot
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gnić, psuć się
emanate
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wydzielać, emitować
itsy-bitsy
I love the itsy-bitsy appliances in the kitchen. They make it look like a dollhouse.
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maleńki
appliance
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urządzenie (sprzęt używany w domu, np. kuchenka lub zmywarka)
airing cupboard
Put those towels in the airing cupboard, please.
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szafka do przesuszania bielizny
sopping
There was a hole in the roof that let in the rain, and the carpets upstairs were always sopping wet.
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przemoczony
squatter
I think there were some squatters living here while the house was vacant.
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dziki lokator
threshold
It's traditional for the groom to carry the bride over the threshold when you get married.
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próg
inconceivably
Ellen was inconceivably excited about moving into her first house.
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niewyobrażalnie
rickety
We got into the rickety old house and immediately began to make plans about how we could renovate it.
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chwiejny, rozklekotany (np. mebel)
mount
Ben mounted the ladder and began to paint the ceiling, hovering precariously over the stairs.
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wchodzić (np. po schodach), wsiadać (na rower)
polar
It's polar in the hallway! You need to put the heating on.
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polarny (lodowaty)
tender loving care (TLC)
The house has good bones, but it needs some serious tender loving care.
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czuła opieka, specjalna uwaga
shabby chic
I was going for shabby chic with this decor, but I think it just looks old-fashioned.
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styl urządzania wnętrz przy wykorzystaniu starych bądź celowo postarzanych mebli
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skwater

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