My english 45

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force or oblige (someone) to do something.
zmusić, wymusić (force)
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compel
Australian Police can compel people to give information
mit
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myth
mistifikacja, bajerowanie, oszystwo
a plan to deceive someone, such as telling the police there is a bomb somewhere when there is not one, or a trick
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hoax
He'd made a hoax call claiming to be the president.
przypadek, koicydencja
an occasion when two or more similar things happen at the same time, especially in a way that is unlikely and surprising:
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coincidence
pure coincidence --- You chose exactly the same wallpaper as us - what a coincidence!
the quickest route to a successful position:
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fast-track
to make it easier for something to happen or for someone to achieve something more quickly than usual
He is on the fast track to success
znak ostrzegawczy
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warning sign
podporządkować się
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submit to
give in to
She decided to resign from the party rather than submit herself to the new rules.
plan filmowy
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movie set, film set
rekwizyty
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props
operator kamery
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camera operator
śmiertelny wypadek
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fatal accident
ciężar, brzemię
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burden
Salvini took a hard line on migrant arrivals, blocking ships and pushing for Europe to take some of the burden off Italy.
zaniedbanie obowiązków
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dereliction of duty
Prosecutors accuse Salvini of dereliction of duty
sądzić kogoś
to examine a person accused of committing a crime in a law court by asking them questions and considering known facts, and then decide if they are guilty:
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try somebody
A court in Catania, Sicily, earlier this year decided not to try Salvini in a similar case
to refuse to accept or agree to something, or to refuse someone's request:
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turn down sth
to begin to do or deal with something
set...
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set about sth
After putting up the tent, she set about making a fire
to use or do something at a later time than planned
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carry over
The performance has had to be carried over to/till next week because the repairs to the theatre aren't finished yet.
pęd, impet
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momentum
momentum falls off a cliff in week 2/3
łuska naboju
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bullet casing
If a situation is in the balance, it has reached a stage where it will soon be decided one way or another
ważyć się, pozostawać nierozstrzygnięte
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hang in the balace
To krótkowzroczne
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It's short-sighted
odrzucać, odmawiać
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turn sth down
after his scheme to build a hilltop restaurant on his Oxfordshire farm was flatly turned down.
kategorycznie
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flatly
nieletni
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juvenile
radni
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