My english 20

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the careful and detailed examination of something in order to get information about it
przestudiowanie, lustracja, przebadanie
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scrutiny
The government's record will come under scrutiny in the weeks before the election.
the narrow space between a woman's breasts, that is seen when she wears a piece of clothing that does not cover the top of them:
dekolt
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cleavage
Clare was wearing a low-cut dress that showed off her cleavage.
If your heart/mind/pulse "..." it works extremely fast because of excitement, drugs, illness, etc.:
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sb's heart/mind/pulse races
And my heart started to race
a period of two weeks
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fortnight
playing against other people to win
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competitively
I started playing competitively when I was around nine or ten
to become really interested in something
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to get into (something)
I got into like Halo, Call of Duty, games like that
area of business that is made up of different parts
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industry
It’s becoming a multi-billion-dollar industry
the world of a particular activity
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scene
to talk about something
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bring up sth
I hate to bring up business at lunch.
It describes someone who is naturally good at finding and recognising something
mieć nosa do czegoś
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To have a good nose (for something)
My mum's got a nose for bargains and booked us all flights to Italy for just fifty pounds each.
przyzwoity
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decent
to give something or someone that you control to someone else
przekazać
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turn over something/someone
Eventually he turned over control of the company to his son. They are identifying the guilty and turning them over to civil authorities for prosecution
mieć dość czegoś
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be fed up with
gafa, pomyłka
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blunder
prześladować
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persecute
to make something weaker or less effective
osłabić, osłabić działąnie, rozcieńczyć
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water down
The law was watered down after it failed to pass the legislature the first time.
involved in or knowing about a crime or some activity that is wrong
współwinny
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complicit
New law imposed jail terms on people who suggest the nation was complicit in Nazi crimes
wykracza poza
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it goes beyond
to do something that you have promised to do or that you are expected to do
spełnić, zrealizować
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fulfil a duty/promise/responsibility, etc
He has failed to fulfil his duties as a father.
a tym samym, skutkiem czego
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thereby
It allows transactions to have public "witnesses," thereby making a cyberattack more difficult.
to touch or make changes to something that you should not, often in order to damage it
majstrować przy czymś, grzebać przy/w czymś, zafałszować
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tamper with sth
to reduce the harmful effects of something
złagodzić
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mitigate
full of excitement and energy
tętniący życiem, energiczny, EXCITING
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vibrant
a vibrant, young performer
existing as a natural and permanent quality of something or someone:
nieodłączny, właściwy
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inherent
The drug has certain inherent side effects.
mieć od dawna
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have long had
The EU and NATO have long had a major influence on the overall political situation in the Balkans.
uprzedzenie, stronniczość, tendencyjność
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bias
He demonstrated her own level of unconscious bias
to show by your actions and not just your words that you support or believe in something
INFORMAL zrobić co się mówi
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put your money where your mouth is
The Starbucks boss put his money where his mouth is and closed 8,000 stores for one day so staff could attend anti-bias training
kapać, ściekać
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drip
sączyć się
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seep
slang for saying 'my fault, my mistake, I'm to blame' – but Rob just can't bring himself to say 'sorry'! I'm sensing 'my bad' is a way of apologising without actually saying sorry.
Moja wina, mój błąd
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My bad
It was me who lost the car keys – my bad – I'm sure they'll turn up somewhere.
o hit something or someone so that the person falls down:
przewrócić
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knock sth over
My friend knocked a glass of red wine over me and all he could say was 'my bad' – I don't think he was that bothered!
in connection with something:
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with respect to sth
also in respect of sth
I am writing with respect to your letter of 15 June.
frekwencja
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attendance
the number of people who are present at an event, especially the number who go to vote at an election:
frekwencja
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turnout
Good weather on polling day should ensure a good turnout.
to make something happen more quickly (speed up)
przyspieszyć coś, szybciej załatwić coś
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expedite
Something needs to be done to expedite the process.
Czy mogę zapytać/prosić
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Can I please ask ...?
Can I please ask till when can we expect Piotr’s VDI to be created.
to remove someone from a place or organisation, possibly because they've broken the rules or behaved badly
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to turf out
someone who is behaving badly might be turfed out of a club.
online shopping without actually buying anything
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surf and turf
place where you pay for your shopping, either in a real shop or online
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checkout
Surf and turf refers to when we go to an online store, select lots of things for our virtual shopping basket but when we get to the checkout.
businesses that sell you things
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retailers
past their best, too old to be suitable
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out of date
make a mistake and get in trouble with someone
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fall foul of (something or someone)
Im niższ cel
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The lower the targer
The lower the target, the more difficult it is to generate a block.
from nothing
z kapelusza
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out of thin air
I can't come up with €10,000 out of thin air.
If you can do something "...", you can do it any time you want:
dowolnie
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at will
What this also means is that miners can change the configuration of transactions at will
to invite someone to come to your house:
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invite sb over
Let's invite some people over.
a recent event that is the latest in a series of related events:
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development
Call me if there are any new developments.
In what way? Why? This phrase is usually used to invite further explanation or discussion
jak to?, Dlaczego?
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how so
You have to bring all the lawn furniture in. B: How so?
garncarstwo, ceramika
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pottery

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