lesson 33

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współmałżonek, małżonek, małżonka formal
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spouse
He looked at his spouse./There is a special holiday offer for spouses with children./My daughter is spousing today
młode, potomek, latorośl, potomstwo
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offspring
Your offspring will return to Earth and shape it in their image.
łóżeczko dziecięce / łóżeczko
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baby cot / cot
The baby was sleeping in his cot
pielucha
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a nappy
She is still in nappies during the day and at night.
chrzest
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baptism
The baptism will take place during the midday mass.
żałoba, lament (np. po czyjejś śmierci)
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mourning
She will come here after the 100 days of mourning/Perhaps all the athletes could wear a black ribbon as a sign of mourning.
karawan
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hearse
poród
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labour
nagrobek
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headstone
młodociany, dorastający chłopak / dorastająca dziewczyna
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an adolescent boy / adolescent girl
Our adolescent son is quite rebellious/He has no idea how to talk to adolescent boys
zwierzać się komuś, zaufać komuś 
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confide in somebody
She confided in me, I can't let her down/I only confide in my parents.
zaufanie do czegoś lub kogoś
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confidence in something
We need to rebuild public confidence in the police force./I have full confidence in what you are going to do.
wracać pamięcią do czegoś, wspominać coś
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look back on something
patrzeć na kogoś z góry, pogardzać kimś
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look down on somebody
He thinks he can look down on her because she doesn't have a job.
patrzeć na kogoś z podziwem, podziwiać kogoś, zapatrywać się w kogoś
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look up to somebody
She had always looked up to his older brother./I know she looks up to me so I can't disappoint her.
pogodzić się z kimś
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to make up with SB
Have you made up with Tina yet?/Tom and his girlfriend quarrelled, but made up soon afterwards
podtrzymywać kogoś na duchu, wspierać kogoś
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stand by somebody
I'm your father and I will always stand by you./She stood by him after he failed an exam.
upominać kogoś, besztać kogoś, ochrzaniać kogoś
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tell somebody off
The teacher told the boy off./Don't tell me off, I'm a grown-up
wypoczynek
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leisure
Everything I need for work or leisure is within my reach./Flexible working life: time for leisure and family.
odpoczywać, wyciągnąć nogi, relaksować się (szczególnie z nogami opartymi o coś)
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put one's feet up
urządzać imprezę
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throw a party
nie doceniać kogoś, nie być wdzięcznym za kogoś, brać kogoś za pewnik
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take somebody by granted
miłość od pierwszego wejrzenia
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love at first sight
znać kogoś z widzenia
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to know somebody by sight
mieć romans
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to have an affair
mieć do kogoś słabość
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to have a soft spot for somebody
podkochiwać się w kimś
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have a crush on somebody
nie cierpieć kogoś
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to hate the sight of somebody
porzucić kogoś, zakończyć znajość
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dump somebody
mieć kogoś/czegość dość
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be sick to death of somebody
nadawać na tej samej fali
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be on the same wave lenght
lubić kogoś
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be fond of somebody
You're very fond of her, aren't you?/I had certainly never been fond of him
skakać sobie do gardeł, kłócić się zajadle
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be at each other's throats
prawdziwych przyjaciół poznaje się w biedzie
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A friend in need is a friend indeed
samodzielny, polegający na samym sobie (o osobie)
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self-reliant
żywiciel rodziny
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breadwinner
sumienny, skrupulatny
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conscientious
He was a conscientious worker, always caring for details.
obrazowy, sugestywny (np. opis, wspomnienie), bujny (wyobraźnia)
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vivid
It is one of my most vivid memories/He is a good writer because he has a very vivid imagination
wpatrywać się intensywnie
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gaze
He gazed at her until she went red./When I stood up, everybody in the class started to gaze at me./His gaze always intimidates me
zauroczyć (kogoś), hipnotyzować (kogoś)
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mesmerise
For a moment I was mesmerized by the offer of help./ It seemed that this year he had mesmerized them again.
w mig, w lot, w mgnieniu oka, błyskawicznie, momentalnie synonim: in the blink o
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in a flash
In a flash she'll be on the phone to the police. /In a flash, I could see exactly what he had looked like 25 years ago.
powściągliwość, umiar, opanowanie, pohamowanie
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restraint
In this age of austerity we need to show restraint.
nieudolny, nieporadny
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incapable
He seems incapable of not saying what is on his mind. /I had always been incapable of making friends with her.
niezwyciężony
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invincible
He wanted her to think of him as strong and invincible. /A month from now you'll begin to feel invincible, too.
realny, osiągalny (cel, plan)
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attainable
That seems much more attainable than it has done before. /Today, we must answer the question as to whether this goal is attainable.
podkreślać, uwypuklać, eksponować
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emphasize
The politician emphasized the main points./She emphasized the last word.
zarazić się (np. wirusem)
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contract
She contracted a dangerous virus in Africa./The vaccine can prevent you from contracting a fatal disease.
środki bezpieczeństwa, środki ostrożności
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precautions
These precautions had both a good and a bad side. /A number of precautions were being taken to the north as well.
zapewniać, upewniać (np. w celu pocieszenia kogoś)
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assure
I assure you that it will be safe/The company assured customers of the safety of their product.

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