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Question		Answer
szczerze, otwarcie, bezpośrednio start learning		frankly 1. You should talk to each other frankly. 2. He answered the question frankly
1. podkręcać, podregulować, poprawiać. 2 szarpnąć (nos), pociągnąć (ucho) start learning		tweak You just need to tweak the last paragraph and then it's done. to change something slightly to try to improve it
nieodwracalny start learning		irreversible I have started irreversible changes of a nature you know well.
komentarz, relacja start learning		commentary, coverage The first is a commentary on problems within the society.
przeformułować (np. słowa, koncept) start learning		reframe to change the way something is expressed or considered: She is trying to reframe the debate about the care of vulnerable children
rozdźwięk (np. między dwoma zdaniami), sprzeczność start learning		disconnect massive disconnect in how we should solve this problem
kluczowa rola start learning		pivotal role a pivotal figure/role/idea
ukłonić się, ukłon, uginać start learning		bow 1. I bowed in front of the queen. 2. His knees bowed when he heard the news.
uważność rozwaga troska start learning		mindfulness Mindfulness is just the practice of paying attention to something
podporządkować się, dostosować się, słuchać start learning		obey to act according to what you have been asked or ordered to do by someone in authority, or to behave according to a rule, law, or instruction: He gave the command, and we obeyed.
pod przymusem start learning		under duress threats used to force a person to do something: 1. The confession was made under duress. 2. He claimed that he signed the confession under duress.
sytuacja patowa, impas start learning		stalemate situation, deadlock
wiążąca umowa start learning		binding contract
do pogodzenia, nie do pogodzenia/ start learning		reconcilable, irreconcilable impossible to find agreement between or with, or impossible to deal with: Irreconcilable differences led to their divorce.
targi start learning		trade fair
przeprowadzić spotkanie start learning		conduct a meeting
zwolennik, stronnik, sponsor start learning		backer We couldn't make it happen without the support from our backers.
topić się, tonąć start learning		drown He would have drowned if he hadn't had a life jacket
zamierzać, oznaczać, mieć na myśli start learning		mean, meant, meant 1. to express or represent something such as an idea, thought, or fact 2. have a particular result 3. to intend: These figures mean that almost six percent of the working population is unemployed. What do you mean by that remark?
ustępować, łagodnieć start learning		relent to act in a less severe way towards someone and allow something that you had refused to allow before: The security guard relented and let them through.
unowocześniać, przeróbka, start learning		revamp to change or arrange something again, in order to improve it 1. They're revamping the restaurant. 2. The company has spent $5 million on a major revamp of its offices.
produkty mleczne start learning		diary products
utrudniać, przeszkadzać start learning		hamper, impede to make it difficult for someone to do something The police investigation was hampered by a lack of help from the community.
bałagan, zagracać, zaśmiecać start learning		clutter People got used to an increasing amount of street clutter.
pamiątka z podróży start learning		memento an object that you keep to remember a person, place, or event: I kept a seashell as a memento of our holiday.
wydobywać (na światło dzienne), ujawniać start learning		unearth My research unearthed some little known facts
ociągać się, zwlekać, wlec się (np. czas) start learning		linger to take a long time to leave or disappear to stay somewhere for a long time. The smell from the fire still lingered hours later.
bibelot start learning		knick-knack a small, decorative object, especially in a house: The shelves were covered with ornaments and useless knick-knacks.
wierność, lojalność start learning		fidelity 1. honest or lasting support, or loyalty, especially to a sexual partner: 2. (EXACT COPY) the degree to which the detail and quality of an original, such as a picture, sound, or story, is copied exactly: 1. How important do you think sexual fidelity is in a marriage? 2. The best ink-jet printers can reproduce photographs with amazing fidelity.
kryzys gospodarczy start learning		crunch We need to figure out a way out of this crunch.
ulegać czemuś start learning		succumb to sth to lose the determination to oppose something, or to give up and accept something that you first opposed: I'm afraid I succumbed to temptation and had a piece of cheesecake
słabowity, wątły, kruchy, start learning		frail My mother's health is quite frail.
1. osoba piastująca urząd, 2. obowiązujący (kogoś), ciążący (na kimś) start learning		incumbent 1. officially having the named position 2. to be necessary for someone: 1. The incumbent president faces problems which began many years before he took office. 2. She felt it incumbent upon/on her to raise the subject at their meeting.
autorytet, siła oddziaływania, znaczenie (np. polityczne), siła przebicia, duże wpływy start learning		clout 1. POWER - power and influence over other people or events. 2. HIT - (informal) the act of hitting someone or something with your hand or with a heavy object: Wciąż mam wystarczające znaczenie, by to przepchnąć.
zwyżkujący, prężny, rosnący (gospodarka). pełny życia, pogodny start learning		buoyant 1. happy and confident 2. successful or making a profit: 1. Even after a 16-hour day of work and travel, he was buoyant. 2. The housing market remains buoyant.
wynik, rezultat, efekt start learning		upshot something that happens as a result of other actions, events, or decisions The upshot of all this is increasing the prices.
stopniowo zmniejszać ilość czegoś start learning		nibble away at sth to slowly reduce something: Even when inflation is low, it nibbles away at people's savings, reducing their value considerably over several years.
silny, wzburzony, rozszalały, wściekły, dokuczliwy (np. ból) start learning		raging very severe or extreme, very strong or violent
sprzeczka start learning		spat a short argument, usually about something that is not important She was having a spat with her brother about who should do the washing up.
potępiać start learning		condemn to criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons The terrorist action has been condemned as an act of barbarism and cowardice.
pobłażać, zaspokajać, dogadzać sobie start learning		indulge to allow yourself or another person to have something enjoyable, especially more than is good for you: 1. I love champagne but I don't often indulge myself. 2. When I get my first paycheck I’m going to indulge in a shopping spree.
odtąd, od tego czasu start learning		henceforth starting from this time: This commitment must henceforth be backed up with real action
ziarno prawdy start learning		kernel of truth There is always a kernel of truth in the stories people tell.
uwaga, uważać start learning		heed If he keeps paying no heed, he will get into trouble.
niezmienny, stały, nieodwołalny start learning		immutable not changing, or unable to be changed: A moment before, he was calm, accepting the situation as immutable. The laws of physics are assumed to be immutable.
zdrada start learning		betrayal I felt a sense of betrayal when my friends refused to support me.
przekupić / dać łapówkę start learning		bribe, nobble to persuade someone to do what you want them to do, especially by using money or threats: The jury who convicted him were suspected of being nobbled.
blokować, utrudniać start learning		obstruct 1. to try to stop something from happening or developing: 2. to block a road, passage, entrance, etc. so that nothing can go along it, or to prevent something from happening correctly by putting difficulties in its way: An accident is obstructing traffic on the M11. to obstruct a police investigation
trywialne, nieważne start learning		trivial, unimportant The decision which we have to take today is not a trivial one.
wypowiadać się autorytatywnie start learning		pontificate to speak or write and give your opinion about something as if you knew everything about it and as if only your opinion was correct:
wyrazić opinię start learning		state an opinion
negatywna reakcja na coś, odpychanie start learning		pushback negative reaction to a change or to something new that has been introduced: There's plenty of pushback from environmentalists.
sławna osoba start learning		famed person
zawiązywać, łączyć, zobowiązywać się, start learning		bind - bound - bound I bound him to abide by the rules. This dinner has bound our familie. He bound my hands behind my back.

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