lesson 26

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mający silną wolę, mający mocny charakter
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strong-willed
She's very strong-willed and if she's decided to drop out of school, nothing will stop her.
gruboskórny
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thick-skinned
You do need to be thick-skinned to survive as a politician here
natychmiast
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straightaway
leń, obibok
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slacker
sprawiać wrażenie
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come accros as
he comes accros as a really decent guy,
gadatliwy, rozmowny
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chatty
He wasn't exactly chatty, but there was something a bit exciting about him
wydawać się komuś
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strike somebody as
It struck me as odd that the man didn't introduce his wife to us right after their arrival.
niepewny
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incertain
His friends looked as uncertain as he did/I'm uncertain about what to do next.
niechętny, oporny, nieochoczy, nieskory
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reluctant
I was reluctant to get into an argument with Roger.
niepewny, nieśmiały/tymczasowy, wstępny
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tentative
przyjacielski, przyjazny (np. gest, zachowanie)
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amicable
I hope it will be amicable, but you never know.
starzeć się, posuwać się w latach
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be getting on
Now this old girl is getting on and she wants to move into town.
ukrywanie wad/kompleksów
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cover/hide a multitude of sins
Large sweaters are warm and practical and hide a multitude of sins (= they do not show your body shape).
egoistyczny, zarozumiały, mający duże mniemanie o sobie
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full of oneself
świetnie się rozumieć
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hit it off
The two women hit it off well from the start.
nie kiwnąć palcem (nie podjąć żadnych działań)
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not lift a finger
And I will not lift a finger to persuade them.
nie przebierać w słowach, nie owijać w bawełnę, wyłożyć kawę na ławę
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not mince one's words
znienacka, nagle, niespodziewanie, jak grom z jasnego nieba
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out of the blue
This problem did not come out of the blue.
postawić na swoim
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put one's foot down
bardzo czegoś pragnąć
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set one's heart on something
wbić komuś nóż w plecy/ zdradzić kogoś
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stab somebody in the back
łatwo radzić sobie z problemami
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take sth in your stride
When you become a politician, you soon learn to take criticism in your stride.
spełniony
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fulfilled
How to be an Intellectually Fulfilled Atheist (Or Not).
zażyłość, bliskość (między dwiema osobami)
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intimacy
It was awkward, given the intimacy they had once shared./It was the secret of their intimacy.
pogarda
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contempt
He looked at them with contempt./I could hear the contempt in her voice
wrogość
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hostility
They showed open hostility towards their new teachers
zakorzeniony (np. nawyk, tendencja
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ingrained
He has an ingrained respect for the role of the state.
przypuszczalnie, prawdopodobnie (probably)
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presumably
Presumably, a meteorite fell down here twenty years ago.
uszczypliwy (ton), zgryźliwy, opryskliwy (komentarz), drażliwy (nastrój)
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snappy

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