Manchester –Conversation Course

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Question English Answer English
gluttony
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the habit of eating and drinking too much (obżarstwo)
outcry
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strong protest by a large number of people because they disagree with sth (głośny sprzeciw)
Diligent
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showing care and effort in your work or duties (pilny, pracowity)
Reproach
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to tell sb that they are responsible for sth bad that has happened (zarzucić, winić)
Fervent
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having or showing very strong feelings about sth (żarliwy, gorliwy)
Subtle
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not very noticeable, not very strong or bright (wyrafinowany, subtelny)
Conspicuous
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easily seen or noticed (rzucający się w oczy)
Deter
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to make sb decide not to do sth, especially by telling them that it would have bad result (powstrzymywać, odstraszać)
Penalize
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to punish sb for breaking a law or rule (karać)
Preclude
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to prevent sth from happening or sb from doing sth, to make sth impossible (uniemożliwić, wykluczyć)
Alleviate
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to make sth less strong or bad (ulżyć)
Vanguard
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the leading units moving at the head of an army, artists or writers whose ideas are ahead of their time (awangarda)
Coax
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to persuade sb gentle (wmowić, nakłaniać)
Scale down
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to decrease the size, (zmniejszać)
Proliferate
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to increase quickly in number (rozmnażać się)
Viable
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that will be successful (rokujący powodzenie)
Astute
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very cleaver, good at judging people or situations
Turf
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short thick grass and the layer of soil underneath it (darń)
Livestock
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animals that are kept on a farm such as cows, pigs, sheep (inwentarz żywy)
Innate
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that you have when you are born (wrodzony)
Sustainable
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- capable of being sustained (stały, ciągły)
Carbon footprint
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a measure of the amount of carbon dioxide that is produced (miara emisji CO2)
Stem cells
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a basic type of cell which can divide and develop into cells with particular functions. (komórka macierzysta)
Nuisance
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that which annoys or gives trouble (dokuczliwość; utrapienie)
Frown upon
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to think that sth is not good or suitable (potępiać, krzywo patrzeć na coś)
Incarcerated
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to put sb in prison (uwięziony)
Intravenous
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going into a vein (dożylny)
Oppress
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to treat a group of people in a cruel and unfair way by not allowing them the same freedom and rights as others (uciskać, gnębić)
Snooty
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acting in a rude way because you think you are better than other people (nadęty)
Affront
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something that you say or do that is insulting to sb/sth (obraza)
Wane
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to become smaller, less important, (maleć, słabnąć, ubywać)
Smug
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too happy or satisfied with yourself (zadowolny z siebie)
Tuck in
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to eat with pleasure (wcinać – jeść)
Willpower
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determination to do sth (siła woli)

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