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nadążać
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to keep up
I don't keep up when you speak so fast
żargon techniczny
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technical jargon
podrywać kogoś
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to hit on somebody
poglądy polityczne
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political views
utrwalać coś (np. złe wzorce)
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perpetuate something
zmusic kogos do zrobienia czegos
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compel, force
"Force" is about using physical strength or power to make someone do something. "Compel" is more about using authority or strong reasons to make someone do something, even if they don't want to.
cudowny, wspaniały, przepiękny
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marvelous
w pewnym momencie
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at some point
być nieobecnym na spotkaniu
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to be absent from encounter
nagana, upomnienie, upominać
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rebuke
more formal then scold or tell off
całe mnóstwo
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a whole lot of, a whole bunch of
oparzyć się
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to scald (oneself)
wysuszyć, wysuszyć
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to parch, to dry out
lodowaty, bardzo zimny
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frigid
ledwo, zaledwie
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barely
dobrze prosperować
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thrive
grow or develop well or vigorously
zanikać
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dissipate
"Disappear" means to vanish suddenly, like a magician's trick. "Dissipate" is more about something fading away gradually – think of fog clearing in the morning.
wylaniac sie pojawiac sie
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to loom
"loom" and "appear" both relate to becoming visible, but "loom" suggests something large or unclear coming into view, often in a threatening way. Think of a dark shape looming out of the fog. "Appear" is more general, simply meaning to become visible.
chłodzić, schładzać, ostudzić
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cool down
mieszkać, zamieszkiwać
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to reside
pelzac, lizus, wazeliniarz
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to crawl, crawler
wysokogórski, wysokopolozony
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high-elevation
dobrowolnie, na ochotnika, z własnej woli
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voluntarily
chwalić sie chełpić się
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brag
siedziec bezczynnie, obijac sie
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to sit around
nie wyglupiaj sie
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don't mess around
w obliczu czegoś
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faced with sth
stracil panowanie nad sobą
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he snapped
pochlebiać, schlebiać, kadzić
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to flatter
"to flatter" means to praise someone in order to make them feel attractive or important, sometimes in a way that is not sincere.
zgromadzenie zakonne ojcow karmelitow
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congregation of the Carmelite Fathers
wykorzystać coś
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to leverage sth
"Leverage" means using something to your advantage, like using your skills to get a promotion. "Exploit" has a negative meaning, like taking unfair advantage of someone. "Use" is neutral and general.
wyruszyć, zamierzac cos
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to set out
"Set out" implies a strong intention and a start to achieving something, like "setting out to learn a language." "Going to" is more general, just stating a future action, like "I'm going to eat dinner soon."
niespotykany, bezprecedensowy
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unprecedented
zrozumieć, zrozumieć
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comprehend, understand
"understand" is like getting the basic idea of something, while "comprehend" means you really get it – the details, the implications, the whole picture. It's a deeper level of knowing.
najeżdżać (na kraj)
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invade
sączyć, kapać, ciurkać
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trickle
Trickle-down refers to the idea that if you give tax breaks and benefits to wealthy people, that wealth will "trickle down" to everyone else in the economy. It's like imagining a waterfall where the water at the top eventually flows down to the bottom.
osobliwy, osobliwość
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peculiar, peculiarity

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