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rozróżniać, dyskryminować
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discriminate, discriminate against
to be able to see the difference between two things or people. Synonim differentiate
Police dogs can discriminate between the different smells.
stronniczość, uprzedzenia
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bias, prejudice
1. schwytać (np. złodzieja, wroga) 2. uchwycić, oddawać (np. piękno przyrody na zdjęciu) 3. zdominować (rynek), zawładnąć (rynkiem)
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capture
zachwycać, zchwyt oczarować, oczarowywać
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rapture
extreme pleasure and happiness or excitement:
1. He listened to the music with an expression of pure rapture on his face. 2. The prime minister's supporters greeted her speech with rapture.
1. wciągające doświadczenie, 2. pochłaniający, zajmujący, wciągający
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immersive experience
seeming to surround the audience, player, etc. so that they feel completely involved in something:
1. an immersive theatrical experience 2. The new game is more immersive.
zajmować się kimś, opiekować się kimś, pielęgnować kogoś (np. chorego)
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attend to sth / sb
to help someone or deal with something:
1. Doctors tried to attend to the worst injured soldiers first. 2. I always have so many things to attend to when I come into the office after a trip abroad.
robić coś, porabiać coś
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be up to sth
to be doing something:
What are you up to at the moment?
wracać do kogoś
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get back to sb
to talk to someone again, usually on the phone, in order to give them some information or because you were not able to speak to them before:
I'll get back to you later with those figures.
dorastać do czegoś (np. do wykonywania jakiejś pracy)
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grow into sth
to develop into a particular type of person or thing:
He's grown into a fine, responsible young man.
odpuszczać komuś
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let off sb
to not punish someone who has committed a crime or done something wrong, or to not punish them severely:
Instead of a prison sentence they were let off with a fine.
nawalać, nie funkcjonować poprawnie (np. o sprzęcie)
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act up
If a machine or part of the body acts up, it does not perform as well as it should:
My car always acts up in cold weather.
powtarzać coś wielokrotnie (w celu podkreślenia znaczenia lub wyjaśnienia)
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reiterate
to say something again, once or several times:
1. The government has reiterated its refusal to compromise with terrorists. 2. [+ that ] She reiterated that she had never seen him before.
wytłumaczyć, uzasadnić PV
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account for
to explain the reason for something
1. how do you account for being late 2. how do you account for costs increase
dochodzić do skutku
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go through
If a law, plan, or deal goes through, it is officially accepted or approved:
A city council member said that the proposals for the new shopping centre were unlikely to go through.
Poczekaj minutę
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hang on a minute
przedstawić propozycję
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put forward a proposal
uporac sie z czyms
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Iron out
to remove problems or find solutions:
1. We're still trying to iron out some problems with the computer system. 2. We hope they can iron out their differences and get on with working together.
podbijać (np. cenę)
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bump up
to increase the amount or size of something:
The distributors will probably bump up the price of the software when the next version is released.
wywnioskować, wydedukować
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infer
to form an opinion or guess that something is true because of the information that you have:
1. What do you infer from her refusal? 2. [+ that ] I inferred from her expression that she wanted to leave.
wtrącać się, kolidować
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interfere
to involve yourself in a situation when your involvement is not wanted or is not helpful:
1. It's their problem and I'm not going to interfere. 2. I'd never interfere between (US with) a husband and wife.
obciążyć kogoś odpowiedzialnością za coś
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hold sb liable for sth
1. wygląd 2. pojawienie się, przybycie, obecność
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appearance
an occasion when someone appears in public:
1. It was his first appearance on television/television appearance as president. 2. She will be making a public appearance, signing copies of her latest novel.
5 kolejnych lat
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5 consecutive years
coś wyjdzie na jaw
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sth will surface
1. wykorzystywać informacje, sięgać do zasobów 2. opierać się na czymś, wywodzić się z czegoś
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draw on sth
to use information or your knowledge of something to help you do something:
1. His novels draw heavily on his childhood. 2. She had a wealth of experience to draw on.
1. pogodzić się z czymś 2. stawić czoła czemuś, poradzić sobie z czymś
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face up to sth
to accept that a difficult situation exists:
She's going to have to face up to the fact that he's not going to marry her.
podjąć coś, podchwycić coś (np. temat)
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take up
work/discussion/subject/song
PV zrewanżować się komuś, wynagrodzić komuś
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make sth up to sb
I promise that I will make up to you for what I've done.
pojawiać się
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turn up
to arrive or appear somewhere, usually unexpectedly or in a way that was not planned:
1. Do you think many people will turn up? 2. She turned up at my house late one night.
odwzajemnić, oddać przysługę
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reciprocate, pay a favour back
prześladowanie
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persecution
unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion, or political beliefs:
1. They left the country out of fear of persecution. 2. refugees escaping from political persecution
lekarz pierwszego kontaktu
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GP (general practitioner)
loteria, zakłady pieniężne, totalizator
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sweepstake
a type of gambling, often on a horse race, in which people pay a small amount of money and choose a particular horse, team, etc. The person who chooses the winning horse, team, etc. receives all the money paid by everyone else.
pochlebstwo
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flattery
the act of praising someone, often in a way that is not sincere, because you want something from them:
I was really pleased when he said how well I'd done, because he isn't known for flattery.
PV poprzeć kogoś, popierać kogoś
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back sb up
to support somebody in their actions or decisions
Many celebrities backed Hillary Clinton up in the 2016 elections.
PV robić coś, porabiać coś
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be up to sth
What have you been up to recently? What are you up to at the moment?
wpadać na kogoś
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bump into sb
PV okutać, otulać (kołdrą do snu)
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tuck in
PV ukrywać coś przed kimś
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keep sth from sb
You can't keep this information from her.
być przeciążonym pracą
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be overladen with work
płytki
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shallow
having only a short distance from the top to the bottom:
The stream was fairly shallow so we were able to walk across it.
dowiedzieć się, dowiedzieć się, dowiedzieć się
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find out, learn, get to know
uprzejmy, dobry, życzliwy, miły
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kind
He was kind enough to help me with the housework.
PV 1. iść, wychodzić, opuszczać jakieś miejsce, wyjeżdżać 2. włączyć się (o alarmie, dźwięku w jakimś urządzeniu)
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go off sth
1. Children bought some sweets and went off happy. 2. I don't know why the burglar alarm went off. 3. go off lights
dogadywać się z kimś, zgadzać się z kimś
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go along with sb
to support an idea, or to agree with someone's opinion:
Kate's already agreed, but it's going to be harder persuading Mike to go along with it.
prawdziwość tego oświadczenia
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veracity of that statement
the quality of being true, honest, or accurate:
PV dogadać się z kimś
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get along with sb
If two or more people get along, they like each other and are friendly to each other:
I don't really get along with my sister's husband.
narzucac vs wprowadzać
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enforce, introduce
wzbraniać się, poddaj się, zrezygnować
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shy away, give up, resigne
Most people shy away from such jobs, but we need them all.
on idzie, my też
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he goes, so are we

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