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odpowiedzialny za swoje dzialania
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accountable
You are accountable for your choices.
zatwierdzić coś”, „dać zgodę”, „podpisać się pod czymś”, „zaakceptować oficjalnie”.
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The manager signed off on the project I can’t sign off on this budget.
zwolnienie
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exemption
igZEMpszyn
She got an exemption from the final exam because of her medical condition.
Zwolnienie
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Exempt
we are exempt from this exam
prosze sie czestowac
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Please help yourself
czy ma ktos ochote na cos do picia?
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would anyone like something to drink?
byc poslusznym, sluchac polecen
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obey
You must obey the rules
posluszny przymuotnik
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obedient
he is very obesint child
obidient
doszlo juz do tego momentu ze
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it is now at the point
It is now at the point where we need to make a decision
szanse sa po twojej stronie
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the odds are in your favor
Ostro zabrac sie za cos
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Cracking down on
the government is cracking down on tax evasion
uchylać się, unikać
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evasion, to evade
he was arrested for tax evasion
i wejżyn
obrac cos za cel
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set onces sights on something
he set his sights on a promotion
złoczyńca, czarny charakter
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villain
The villain of the quest is a dark wizard who wants to rule the world.
zakłócanie, wytrącanie z rytmu, psucie planu lub rozmowy, wykoleic
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derail
The scandal derailed her political career.
od czasu do czasu
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every now and then
We still meet for coffee every now and then
spawanie obwodowe
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circumferential welding
Part of the funding will be allocated for the purchase of a workstation for circumferential pipe welding.”
wysiłek starania
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endeavor
We will continue our endeavor to improve the process
en de wer
pozytywna strona nawyku
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the upside of habit
nacięcie (hirurgia)
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incision (surgery)
The surgeon made a small incision to begin the procedure
insizyn
samozadowolenie
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complacency
kem-PLEJ-sen-si
Complacency can be dangerous when working with complex machinery
Ile czasu Ci zajęło dotarcie tutaj? Czy po drodze utknąłeś w korku?
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How long did it take you to get here? Did you hit any traffic on the way?
Stan polskich dróg jest celowo utrzymywany w tak złym stanie. To element naszej strategii obronnej. Zanim jakikolwiek najeźdźca dotrze do centrum Polski, jego pojazdy zostaną zniszczone przez nasze drogi.
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The condition of Polish roads is deliberately kept so poor. It’s part of our national defence strategy. Before any invader reaches the center of Poland, their vehicles will be destroyed by our roads
Celowo utrzymujemy stan polskich dróg w złym stanie. To nasz tajny system obrony. Zanim ktokolwiek zdąży wjechać do Polski, ich czołgi poddają się naszym dziurom.
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We keep the condition of Polish roads intentionally bad. It’s our secret defence system. Before anyone manages to invade Poland, their tanks will surrender to our potholes
dwie pieczenie przy jednym ogniu
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kill two birds with with one stone
przypowieść
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parable
That story about the wise and foolish builders is a parable, not a real historical event.
dobiega końca
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draws to a close
as the book draws to a close, i hope the opposite is true
ustępstwo (kompromis
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concession
Both sides will have to make concessions, not just Ukraine," the official said. A concession on his part allowed me to pass this exam.
wyprzedzać, pozostawiac w tyle
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outpace
Our sales have outpaced the company’s expectations this quarter.
Technology is outpacing the ability of laws to regulate it.
permanentnie, ciagle, nie ustannie
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perpetually
per-PET-chu-uh-lee
Technology is perpetually evolving at a rapid pace.
oszukać, oklamywac
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deceive
I was deceived by my closest friend.
osłabnąć, zeilnic tempo
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slack off
Both players could slack off and still break the record
kamerdyner
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valet
Ispent my college years working as a valet at a nice hotel in Los Angeles.
przechwalać się
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brag
roztrzaskać się
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shatter
Days later he shattered a lamp in the hotel’s restaurant. A manager told him it was a $500 lamp and he’d have to replace it.
przesłanka
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premise
PRE mis
The premise of this book is that doing well with money has a little to do with how smart you are and a lot to do with how you behave.
udogodnienia
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facilities
The use of these new wearable technologies, such as smartwatches, facilitates monitoring during daily activities and improves adherence to therapy
fuh-SI-li-tayts
obeznany
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savvy
She’s very financially savvy and knows how to invest wisely.
zająć, przejac cos za dlugi finansowe
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foreclosed
Many families lost their homes due to foreclosure.
The house was foreclosed last year.
Uświadomiłem sobie Doszedłem do wniosku Przekonałem się, że... Z czasem zdałem sobie sprawę, że
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i have come to realize
przekonujący, zmusić do dzialania
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to compel, compelling
There’s compelling evidence that he is innocent.
He’s a compelling speaker — you want to listen to him.
przekonujące dowody
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compelling evidence
i have no seen compelling evidence
zagrażający, zagrazac
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imperiling, to imperil
To get why investors sell out at the bottom of a bear market you don’t need to study the math of expected future returns; you need to think about the agony of looking at your family and wondering if your investments are imperiling their future.
zachęta, bodziec
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incentive
Instead of money bonuses, more and more companies decide to use electronic gadgets as incentives for the best workers.
pojąć
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fathom
And the person who lived through it can’t fathom why someone like me could come across as complacent about things like owning stocks. We see the world through a different lens.
zadowolony, beztroski
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complacent
You can't be so complacent all the time. Grow up.
Well, are you complacent now?
sprawiac weazenie, wydawac sie
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come across as
And the person who lived through it can’t fathom why someone like me could come across as complacent about things like owning stocks. We see the world through a different lens.
skandaliczny, obuzajacy
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outrageous
And when that’s the case, a view about money that one group of people thinks is outrageous can make perfect sense to another.
out-RAY-juss
okrutny
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atrocious
The traffic this morning was atrocious.
uh-TROH-shus
brać coś, wytrzasnąć coś (pieniądze
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come up with
Those buying $400 in lottery tickets are by and large the same people who say they couldn’t come up with $400 in an emergency.
siła robocza
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labor force
“A highly skilled labor force is one of the most valuable assets of any thriving economy
skrycie, nie wprost, pośrednio, niejawnie
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implicity
But since it’s hard to quantify luck and rude to suggest people’s success is owed to it, the default stance is often to implicitly ignore luck as a factor of success.
postawa domyślna
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default stance
But since it’s hard to quantify luck and rude to suggest people’s success is owed to it, the default stance is often to implicitly ignore luck as a factor of success.
postawa domyślna
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default stance
But since it’s hard to quantify luck and rude to suggest people’s success is owed to it, the default stance is often to implicitly ignore luck as a factor of success.
zupelny przyadek, czysty przypadek
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sheer chance
By sheer chance, would you expect 10 of them to become billionaires predominantly off luck?”
ostrożny
careful, not taking risks
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prudent
i wasnt prudent when i spent all my money last month
dłubać, stukać, tłuc, mozolić się nad czymś, pracować uparcie
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banging away
I’ve been banging away at my English grammar for months... Tom keeps banging away at his guitar every evening
He’s been banging away at that report all night.
rozwodzić się nad czymś, drążyć temat, przegadywać, wałkować temat
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belabor
He kept belaboring the issue long after it was resolved.
I don’t want to belabor the point, but this is really important.
według większości
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by most account
By most accounts, she handled the situation very professionally.
By most accounts, he is one of the best surgeons in the country.
kapitał wysokiego ryzyka
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venture capital
Venture capital helps companies to
He got venture capital funding to launch his tech startup.
usługi publiczne / media / infrastruktura komunalna
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public utilities
You have to pay monthly bills for public utilities such as water, gas, and electricity.
rzadkie zdarzenua
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tails events
Winning the lottery is a tail event that only happens to a very small number of people.
zonisić sie, neutralizowac
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each other out
Profit and loss cancel each other out
My motivation and my laziness often cancel each other out.
wyobrażalny, mozliwy, mozliwy do pomyslenia
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conceivable
Failure is always conceivable, even if you are well prepared.
It’s conceivable that one small decision can change your entire life.
poerwszenstwo
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Precedence
In this company, quality takes precedence over quantity.
Safety should always take precedence over speed.
być w lepszej sytuacji
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being better off
Most people are financially better off than their parents were.
In the long run, you will be better off saving consistently.
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render
The error rendered the machine useless.
The injury rendered him unable to walk.
utulić dzieci do snu
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to tuck your kids in
I need to tuck my kids in before I go to sleep.
She tucked her son into bed and kissed him goodnight.
sklonność do nadmiernego opytymizmum
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optimism bias
i know you tend to have an optimism bias, but if I were you, I’d hold your horses — life might surprise you one day.
by, mógł, mógł
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would, could, might
WOULD → expectation / strong likelihood This is what I believe will happen. 🟠 COULD → ability / realistic possibility This is possible, but not certain. 🟣 MIGHT → weak possibility / caution This may happen, but I’m not confident.
WOULD (70–90%) → COULD (40–60%) → MIGHT (10–30%)
👉 Nie przemyślałeś tego. 👉 Nie rozważyłeś wszystkich konsekwencji. 👉 Podjąłeś decyzję bez dokładnej analizy.
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You didn’t think this through.
warto zachować ostrożność
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you might want to be careful here
Warto to przemyśleć
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You might want to think this through
Może powinniśmy do tego wrócić później
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Perhaps we should revisit this later
I see your point, but perhaps we should revisit this later.
Perhaps we should revisit this later — emotions are running high right now.
mamy mało czasu
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We’re short on time — the bus leaves in 20 minutes, and this project has too many unknowns. Perhaps we should revisit this later, when we have more data
lawina, nawalnica
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barrage of something
More than a million households are without electricity in Ukraine after a barrage of overnight Russian strikes hit energy and industrial infrastructure, officials said.
robić postępy
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get ahead = improve your position in life
The idea is that you have to take risk to get ahead, but no risk that can wipe you out is ever worth taking.
He works hard to get ahead in his career.
zdjąć, namydlić, spłukać, osuszyć
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take off, soap up, rinse off, dry off
I took off my clothes, turned on the shower, and got into the shower. Once I got wet, I soaped up and washed my hair with shampoo, then applied conditioner. After that, I rinsed off, stepped out of the shower, and dried off with a towel
żeby sobie z tym poradzić
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to get around this
To get around this issue, we changed our approach.
To get around this, we decided to work remotely.
szokujące historie
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staggering stories
The documentary reveals staggering stories of corruption.
The book is full of staggering stories of success and failure.
niemiecka jednostka pancerna
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german tank unit
wyobrażać sobie
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envision
Try to envision where you want to be in five years.
It’s hard to envision a better outcome
kołdra
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duvet
On cold mornings, it’s hard to get out of bed when you’re wrapped in a warm duvet
I’m lying in bed under the duvet, trying to relax after a long day.
zbędny
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redundant
• We removed redundant steps from the process
• This sentence is redundant.
jednym z podstawowych założeń
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underpinning of psychology
An underpinning of psychology is that people are poor forecasters of their future selves.
dochodowy
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Lucrative
Maybe they want something more prestigious or lucrative.
He was negotiating hard with his boss and managed to sign a very lucrative contract
„Nie wiemy, co przyniesie przyszłość”.
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“We don’t know what the future holds.”
ząbek czosnku
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garlic clove
Scientists now know that most of garlic’s health benefits are due to the formation of sulfur compounds when you chop, crush, or chew a garlic clove.

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