LOAN WORDS

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ad hoc
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doraźnie; od razu; spontaneously, at once
ad infinitum
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w nieskoczoność; without an end
alfresco
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na świeżym powietrzu; outside
avant garde
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awangarda; new, modern, shocking
blase
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zblazowany; bored becasue you experienced sth many times
bona fide
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prawdziwy, wiarygodny; real, genuine
carte blanche
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mieć wolną rękę; permission to do what you want
coup d'etat
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zamach stanu; overthrow
curriculum vitae
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życiorys
de facto
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in fact; in reality
ex officio
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z urzędu; because of your rank
extra curricular
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dodatkowy; additional, extra
faux pas
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social mistake; gaffe
kudos
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sława; fame, prestige
non compos mentis
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niepoczytalny; insane
non sequitur
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irrelevant, unrelated
per capita
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na mieszkańca; per person
per se
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samo przez się; by itself, in itself
persona non grata
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unwelcome person
post mortem examination
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pośmiertny; autopsy
prima facie
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na pierwszy rzut oka; at first glance/sight
quid pro quo
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coś za coś; sth given in return
rapport
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porozumienie; agreement
status quo
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stan istniejący; the existic situation
tete-a-tete
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rozmowa w cztery oczy; face to face
vice versa
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odwrotnie, nawzajem; the other way round
vis-a-vis
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sth related to sth; in relation to
a la carte
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dań z karty; from menu
boulevard
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bulwar;
cliche
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frazes; sth overused
connoisseur
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smakosz; expert
creche
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żłobek
elite
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the cream of society
en route
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w drodze; on the way
enfant terrible
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adult behaves in socialy unacceptable way
facade
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fasada; mask
gourmet
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smakosz; food connoisseur
menu
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karta dań
nuance
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niuans; detail
passe
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niemodny
puree
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mashed e.g. potatoes
regime
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system
repetoire
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repertuar; list of songs etc.

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