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Święta Bożego Narodzenia
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crimble
What are you doing for crimbo?
crimbo
zdobyć przewagę nad kimś
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get the better of someone
No one has ever got the better of her yet
coś zwyciężyło nad kimś
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something got the better/best of someone
1. You can't let your heart get the better of you. 2. Don't let fear get the better of you, face it, head-on.
something got the better of someone
zniechęcające
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daunting
Few things are more daunting than having to speak in front of a large audience
zmuszony
poczułem się zmuszony
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compelled
I felt compelled
szacunek, poważanie
liczyć się z czyimś zdaniem z grzeczności i szacunku
Miał do niej szacunek, dlatego liczył się z jej zdaniem
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deference
Polite submission and respect. synonym: obedience
In deference to her wishes we spent two weeks on the coast
podstępny, zdradziecki
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insidious
proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.
sexual harassment is a serious and insidious problem
uparty
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obstinate
zarozumiały
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conceited
excessively proud of oneself
protekcjonalny
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condescending
having or showing an attitude of patronizing superiority.
she thought the teachers were arrogant and condescending
zmusić, wzbudzić, zniewalać
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compel
force or oblige (someone) to do somethin
a sense of duty compelled Harry to answer her questions
zrobić komuś siarę
potocznie
zrobił nam siarę
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to show someone up
informal. Similar: to PUT someone TO shame
"He SHOWED us UP when he arrived drunk and started arguing."
krzykliwy
bezczelnie okłamać
bezczelny
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blatant
completely lacking in subtlety; very obvious.
despite their blatant attraction to each other they try to stay just friends. To lie blatantly.
nie jesteś pępkiem świata
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you are not the hub of the universe
zapominalski
Zapominalska osoba
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forgetful
A forgetful person
roztrzepany
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scatterbrained
also: disorganised, forgetful, absent-minded
ignorować kogoś
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give someone the cold shoulder
znośnie
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tolerably
zrozumiały
dość zaawansowane słowo
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intelligible
able to be understood; comprehensible.
"use vocabulary that is intelligible to your audience"
rycerskość
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chivalry
the medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code.
courteous behaviour, especially that of a man towards women.
oszałamiający
oszałamiające rachunki za prąd i gaz
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staggering
deeply shocking; astonishing
the staggering bills for maintenance and repair
wymusić coś na kimś
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to impose something on someone
głodny
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peckish
naśladować
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to follow suit
zdrada, dezercja
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defection
the desertion of one's country or cause in favour of an opposing one.
przeciwwskazania
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contraindications
urząd miejski
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city Hall
urząd skarbowy
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Inland Revenue (GB), Internal Revenue Service (US)
robić porządki wiosenne
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spring-clean
to clean all of space, especially your house
I've been spring cleaning all day
ścieki
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sewage
przysłowie
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proverb
błagać
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implore
wzmocnić
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to bolster
to reinforce
bolster confidence, bolster argument
rozpoczynać
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commence
wierność, lojalność
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allegiance
faithfulness, fidelity, loyalty or commitment to a superior or to a group or cause
spiżarnia
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a pantry
also: larder
Rany boskie! cholera!
można to powiedzieć jak się oblejesz gorąca kawą itp
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Christ on a bike
ahh Christ on a bike! I've spilled coffee on myself
suwerenny, niepodległy
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sovereign
zelżeć, popuszczać
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to ease off
become less serious or severe; do something with more moderation
the pain doesn't usually ease off for several hours
dryfować do, zanurzyć się, pogrążyć się w czymś
pogrążyć się w ciszy
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to drift into
They drifted into silence
pogardliwy
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distaintful
showing contempt or lack of respect
podkradać
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pilfer
zauważalny, dostrzegalny
namacalny
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tangible
przestać istnieć
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cease, cease to exist
gotować się ze złości, gotować się
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simmer with anger, simmer
nieśmiałość
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timidity
sugestywny
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evocative
bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind.
powerfully evocative lyric
podobieństwo
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resemblance
the state of resembling or being alike
They bear some resemblance to Italian figurines. The physical resemblances between humans and apes
nieśmiały
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timid
utajony
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latent
wydać dużo pieniędzy
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forking out
a phrasal verb meaning to spend or pay a significant amount of money
to fork out a fortune
zalany
internet jest zalany obrazkami kotów
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inundated, flood
overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with
the internet is inundated with the pictures of cats; we've been inundated with complaints from listeners
bunt; wyzwanie, prowokacja
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defiance
He quit school as an act of defiance; He resorted to defiance in order to find out the truth
przesada
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overkill
excessive use, treatment, or action. the amount by which destruction or the capacity for destruction exceeds what is necessary
animators now face a dilemma of technology overkill
uwziąć się na kogoś
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have it in for somebody
If someone has it in for you, they do not like you and they want to make life difficult for you.
He's always had it in for the Dawkins family; I don't believe he has it in for you for no reason - you must have done something wrong.
porozmawiać z kimś szczerze, pogadać z kimś otwarcie
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to have it out with sb
to talk with someone openly about the issue
pojąć
również: począć, wyobrażać sobie
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conceive
form or devise (a plan or idea) in the mind
without society an individual cannot be conceived as having rights
oburzony, zgorszony
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indignant
feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment
he was indignant at being the object of suspicion
bliski, nadciągający
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imminent
they were in imminent danger of being swept away
wytrwały
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tenacious
not readily relinquishing a position, principle, or course of action; determined
this tenacious defence of local liberties
załamać się psychicznie
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go to pieces (phr)/break down
rzucający się w oczy
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conspicuous
drobny, drobiazgowy
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petty
petty crime
obowiązkowy, sumienny
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conscientious
pomysłowy, kreatywny, zaradny
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resourceful
nie na miejscu
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out of place
przekonujący, zniewalający
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compelling
evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way
taksować, powiadamiać
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apprise
I thought it right to apprise Chris of what had happened

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