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udaremniać zapobiegać / to do or say something before someone so that you make their words or actions unnecessary or not effective start learning
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The minister held a press conference in order to pre-empt criticism in the newspapers.
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przelewanie myśli na papier lub do komputera start learning
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pacjent leczony ambulatoryjnie start learning
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akcentować, uwydatniać, uwypuklać, podkreślać start learning
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gwałtownie zatrzymać samochód np gdy o czymś sobie przypomnimy start learning
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wyłączyć się, odpływać myślami start learning
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upośledzony na przykład czynnościach narządów start learning
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sygnały na przykład do rozpoczęcia czegoś start learning
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dobre filmy łaskawy życzymy na przykład o uśmiechu start learning
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punkt obserwacyjny, punkt widzenia start learning
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uniwersalny, wszechstronny start learning
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obdarowany, np talentem /(formal) to naturally have a particular feature, quality, etc. start learning
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be endowed with something She was endowed with intelligence and wit. The stones are believed to be endowed with magical powers.
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obficie, hojnie, obszernie start learning
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His efforts were amply rewarded.
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przestępca, sprawca przestępstwa start learning
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przestępca, sprawca przestępstwa start learning
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w linii prostej, prosto jak strzelił start learning
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rozmieścić; wdrożyć, zastosować start learning
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niebieska plakietka, usługa parkingowa dla osób z trudnościami w poruszaniu się start learning
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cypel, przylądek / a narrow area of high land that sticks out into the sea / syn: headland start learning
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a rocky promontory overlooking the bay
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reduta / (literary) a place or situation in which somebody/something is protected when they are being attacked or threatened start learning
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niemiecka nazwa mocnego piwa, polski koźlak start learning
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fałszować na przykład rachunki dochody start learning
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zgodność / the quality of being similar to or in agreement with something start learning
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congruence between what you say and what you do. the congruence of the two systems / a congruency of values
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poprzedzać słowa czynem, robić to co się mówi start learning
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dbałość, starannością, wytrwałość start learning
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złagodzić, łagodzić, ulżyć start learning
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to help alleviate some of the pressure
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to try and find something that you cannot see, by feeling with your hands start learning
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grope (around) (for something) He groped around in the dark for his other sock. She groped for the railing to steady her as she fell. (figurative) ‘It’s so..., so...’ I was groping for the right word to describe it.
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iść po omacku / to try and reach a place by feeling with your hands because you cannot see clearly start learning
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He groped his way up the staircase in the dark. She groped through the darkness towards the doors.
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obmacywać kogoś /(informal) to touch somebody sexually, especially when they do not want you to start learning
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She described how he had groped her whenever they were alone.
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pokaźny / more than enough start learning
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You'll have ample opportunity to ask questions after the talk. There's ample evidence that the lawyer knew exactly what she was doing. They had ample warning of the factory closure.
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pokaźny / humorous If the shape of someone's body or a part of their body is ample, it is large start learning
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her ample bosom His ample girth (= his big stomach) was clear evidence of his passion for food.
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zmagać się z czymś, borykać się z czymś start learning
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rozważać szczególowo / to stop and think carefully about the way in which a particular situation is developing in order to decide what to do next / to examine a situation carefully: start learning
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take stock (of something) It was time to stand back and take stock of his career. After the storm homeowners came out to take stock of the damage.
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współdziałać, współpracować start learning
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być w czymś po uszy, tkwić w czymś po uszy (być bardzo zapracowanym, być w coś bardzo zaangażowanym lub czymś dotkniętym) W tym tygodniu tkwię po uszy w zadaniach domowych. Oni są po uszy w długu. start learning
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Yes, I approve, Teresa... sorry I have been up to my eyes with budgets. I'm up to my eyes in homework this week. They're up to their eyes in debt.
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schodzić z utartego szlaku, przełamywać schemat, przerywać rutynę, wyzwalać się od szablonu (np. zachowania, działania) start learning
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I thought we had broken the mould this year with direct to the school but clearly not.
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bać się, lękać się / to feel extremely worried or frightened about something that is going to happen or that might happen start learning
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He's dreading the exam - he's sure he's going to fail. I'm dreading having to meet his parents.
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1) sztafeta 20 as a verb: przekazywać (np. wiadomość), podawać dalej (informację) start learning
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Please feel free to give her my email address once you relay my comments.
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1) parskać, prychać 2) wciągać nosem (np. kokainę) start learning
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serwetka synonim: (table) napkin start learning
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wkradać się w czyjeś łaski start learning
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curry favour with somebody
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przekazywać coś komuś, powiedzieć coś komuś, aby poznać opinie innej osoby start learning
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run something past somebody Elizabeth wanted to run the theory past Sue Reardon.
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When swimming, he is in his element.
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oburzony, bardzo zdenerwowany start learning
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I told Ron on my way back and he is up in arms aboit it.
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machinacje, wymyszanie okupu, wyłudzanie pieniędzy start learning
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It's 30p a copy! That seems hard to justify. And I had to do extra copies as well, because the first two times I had the letter in the wrong way up. what a racket. You have to wonder where all that money is going.
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daremne, próżny na przykład trud start learning
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lekkomyślny, roztrzepany, kapryśny, np o nastolatce start learning
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konkurs sztuki kulinarnej start learning
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wewnątrzzakładowy, wewnętrzny start learning
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Lance raises hish hand to push it through his hair, before thinking better of it.
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kończyć się, wyczerpywać się, znikać/to gradually srop or disappear start learning
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The fighting which started in the night had petered out by the morning. The track petered out after a mile or so.
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piaszczysty, żwirowaty, krupiasty start learning
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1) zbierać sie w sobie, przygotowywać się 2) przeczekać coś (np. w schronieniu, w domu); przyczaić się w ukryciu 1) Zabrało mu dużo czasu, aby zebrać się w sobie i się jej oświadczyć. start learning
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1) It took him a long time to hunker down and propose to her. 2) We hunkered down in the cellar while the storm raged outside. Members of Congress were hunkered down for weeks of debate on the health-care issue.
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traktować kogoś łagodnie / to treat someone in a gentle way, esp. when you want to be or should be more severe start learning
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Do you think judges should go easy on criminals if they're teenagers?
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słaby, marny o wymówce, argumentacji start learning
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marzenia ściętej głowy, mrzonka start learning
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obserwować kogoś, śledzić kogoś start learning
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maruda, grymaśnik, ktoś, kto niepotrzebnie martwi się start learning
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mieć używanie, krytykować kogoś start learning
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uważnie, bacznie, w wielkim skupieniu start learning
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Zanurzył stalówkę ponownie w pojemniku z atramentem. start learning
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He dipped the nib again in the pot of ink.
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przydomek, ksywa / used when giving the name that a person is generally known by, after giving their real name / a false name, especially one used by a criminal start learning
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Malcolm Little, alias Malcolm X / He travels under (= using) an alias.
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potrząsać, wstrząsnąć, szarpać / to move from side to side or up and down with quick short movements, or to make something do this start learning
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If the door won't open, try jiggling the key in the lock. His leg is jiggling up and down at speed.
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brzęczeć, buczeć (np. telefon, dzwonek) Telefon komórkowy brzęczy w twojej kieszeni. start learning
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The mobile phone is buzzing in your pocket.
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torba biodrowa, nerka, saszetka, saszetka biodrówka, piterek (mała torebka na pasku noszonym w talii) (Br En potocznie) / a small bag attached to a long strap that you fasten around your waist, used for carrying money, keys, etc. start learning
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bumbag / (US fanny pack, waist pack)
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profesjonalista, zawodowiec / (informal) a person who plays a sport as a job rather than as a hobby On jest profesjonalistą w swoim rzemiośle. start learning
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He's a pro at his craft. a tennis pro / a pro golfer
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pokierować, popchnąć, popychać Po prostu trzeba ją popchnąć do zrobienia właściwej rzeczy. start learning
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You just need to nudge her to do the right thing. There is a baseball bat covered with barbed wire leaning up against the photocopier, and Connie nudges it out of sight.
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podkoszulek / a piece of clothing without sleeves that is worn on the top part of the body under clothes, or for playing particular sports start learning
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a thread or string that goes through an opening, especially in the top of a bag or the waist of a piece of clothing, and can be pulled to fasten it or make it tighter / troczek (np. sznurek) start learning
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torba ze ściąganymi uszami start learning
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przybity, przygnębiony, strapiony, zawiedziony / disappointed and sad because of having failed unexpectedly synonym: deflated start learning
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He looked crestfallen at their decision.
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czułe miejsce / to feel that you like someone very much start learning
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have a soft spot for someone She'd always had a soft spot for her younger nephew. I’ll always have a soft spot in my heart for Denver.
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obserwować kogoś, śledzić kogoś / to watch a place continuously in order to catch criminals or to see a famous person start learning
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stake somebody / something out The police staked out the hotel where the two terrorists were reported to be staying.
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swobodne spodnie / a pair of pants start learning
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They both wore grey slacks and white shirts.
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krawędź zarostu, linia włosów start learning
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Polo shirt, beige slacks, sunglasses pushed up into his hairline.
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chodzić zamaszystym krokiem / krok start learning
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Elizabeth and Joyce step into stride on either side of him. Off he strides again, with Elizabeth keeping pace alongside and Joyce hurrying to catch up.
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Facet w mijającym mnie samochodzie zatrąbił i pomachał do mnie. start learning
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A guy in a passing car honked and gave me a wave. He gives her a quick honk on the horn.
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małomówny, milczący, mrukliwy (oficjalnie) W miarę upływu lat Anna stawała się coraz bardziej cicha i małomówna. start learning
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As the years passed, Ann became more and more silent and taciturn.
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szablon (do odrysowywania), matryca, wzornik / pisać według wzoru (listy), malować używając szablonu (wzór) start learning
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A Toyota Avensis with 'Robertsbridge Taxis' stencilled onto the driver's door arrives next, pulling up behind the Lotus.
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nijaki, nieokreślony, bez wyrazu / very ordinary, or having no interesting or exciting features or qualities / Synonym characterless start learning
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Their offices are in a nondescript building on the edge of town.
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o kimś kto ma minę niewiniątka start learning
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butter wouldn't melt in somebody's mouth Tommy looked as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth.
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an outlandish hairstyle/outfit / Synonyms: bizarre, eccentric (STRANGE), flaky (PERSON) informal sometimes offensive, freakish
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zaczyna się prawdziwa walka start learning
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z głowy, pozbyć się kłopotów start learning
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Puść tam gdzie król chodzi piechotą, iść do łazienki start learning
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oficjalnie: spóźniony, późny start learning
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A few tardy birds flying to their roosts.
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grzęda, żerdź, schronienie dla ptaków start learning
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wprowadzić kod do domofonu start learning
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Joyce keys in a security code and the three women entered the building.
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udręka, boleść, cierpienie / extreme unhappiness caused by physical or mental suffering start learning
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The anguish etched onto her face. His anguish at the outcome of the court case was very clear. In her anguish, she forgot to leave a message. He groaned in anguish. Tears of anguish filled her eyes.
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uczciwie, normalnie żyć, kierować się uczciwymi zasadami / (idiom / humorous) If you keep on the straight and narrow, you behave in a way that is honest and moral start learning
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keep the straight and narrow My grandmother was strict and kept me on the straight and narrow.
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natknąć się przypadkiem na coś start learning
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1) zaczepiać, nagabywać 2) napastowac (seksualnie) start learning
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Ibrahim is accosted by teenagers while out on the town by himself.
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pękać z trzaskiem na przykład o balonie start learning
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dryfować, być zawieszony, unosić się na przykład na wodzie w powietrzu na przykład o balonie start learning
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prowizoryczny, przybliżony start learning
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Mike Berners-Lee, a respected professor on the topic whose research was used in the Ovo Energy work, told the Financial Times it was based on "back-of-the-envelope" maths from 2010 - and while useful to start conversations, there were bigger questions.
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płotki (potocznie) / people or things that are not considered to be important start learning
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They may be key players in their own company, but they're small fry in the industry itself.
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kontynuować coś / to make something continue to happen or operate start learning
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It’s people like him that keep the wheels of commerce turning.
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na progu czegoś (np. dorosłego życia), na przełomie czegoś (np. lat) start learning
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There were certain men you could allow to dress themselves and certain men you couldn't. Chris was on the cusp. Soon he would be able to run free.
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w lepszym kierunku; na wyższy poziom (np. o karierze; dosł. naprzód i w górę) start learning
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(jezyk mowiony) co tam jeszcze, cośtam, cokolwiek / (idiom) and other similar things start learning
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what have you / and what have you There were a couple of bags full of old records, magazines, and what have you.
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niesamowity, zadziwiający / 1) strange or mysterious; difficult or impossible to explain 2) strange or mysterious, often in a way that is slightly frightening start learning
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1) He has an uncanny ability to pick a winner. 1) Barb’s uncanny resemblance to Tia is scary. 2) It was uncanny the way that she always knew what he was thinking. 2) She bears an uncanny resemblance to her father's best friend.
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nie mający sobie równych, być najlepszym / as good as or better than all others start learning
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The conditions that these prisoners are kept in are second to none. The training programmes on offer at Cambridge Assessment are second to none, and I have been able to apply training from my time at Cambridge English to both ELT and APG projects.
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codzienny, zwykły, powszechny (termin literacki) / ordinary (formal) This is a Friday Night shout-out to anyone brand new to an organisation. It's exhausting, right!? I promise it gets easier. It becomes quotidian and settles. Try to notice as it does: acknowledge your progress. Trust in your capabilities. Told You So! start learning
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Television has become part of our quotidian existence...... I promise it gets easier. It becomes quotidian and settles. Try to notice as it does: acknowledge your progress. Trust in your capabilities. And remember-I Told You So!
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windować się na czyichś plecach / start learning
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ride on somebody's coat-tails Everyone knows you've been riding on the governor's coattails for the last two years, but once her term ends you'll be on your own. Jonathan rode on the famous professor's coattails to get some recognition for his own work from esteemed academic journals.
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rodzaj horroru (zwykle o zabójcy grasującym w okolicy) start learning
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1) horyzont, prospekt (sceneria za czymś, na co patrzymy); 2) tlo 3) tło (fragment dekoracji scenicznej w teatrze) 1) On był tak skupiony na znaku, że nie zauważył nadjeżdżającego samochodu na horyzoncie. 2) To historia miłosna rozgrywająca się na tle wydarzeń wojennych. 3) Potrzebujemy jaśniejszego tła do tej sceny. start learning
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1) He was so focused on the sign that he didn't notice a car approaching in the backdrop. 2) It is a love story set against a backdrop of war. 3) We need a lighter backdrop for this scene.
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zszokowany, zdumiony, wprawiony w osłupienie Byłem całkowicie zdumiony, gdy usłyszałem wieści od mojej siostry. start learning
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I was utterly gobsmacked when I heard the news from my sister.
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zbiegać się, zejść, schodzić się, łączyć się Wszystkie ścieżki zbiegają się przy głównej bramie. start learning
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All the paths converge at the main gate.
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wdawać się w szczegóły, stawiać kropkę nad i, postawić kropkę nad i / to pay a great deal of attention to the details of something, especially when you are trying to complete a task start learning
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dot the i's and cross the t's The negotiations are nearly finished, but we still have to dot the i's and cross the t's.
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hojnie, obficie, szczodrze start learning
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zbliżony do czegoś, pokrewny do czegoś / having some of the same qualities start learning
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an advertising tool (...) akin to contemporary movie trailers. They speak a language akin to French.
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pozdrowienie, podziękowanie / an occasion when someone mentions a person or thing in order to thank them or praise them start learning
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Massive shout-out to Vinz on the Concur team who is always so helpful. I want to give a shout-out to my dad, who helped me a lot. Also worth a shoutout is Joe and Jerry's burger bar.
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wylegiwanie się (gdy leżymy w łóżku dłużej niż zwykle) (tylko liczba pojedyncza) start learning
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Getting out of bed early in the morning is gnarly. I like a lie-in.
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stawka, zakład / an amount of money that you risk in the hope of winning more, by trying to guess something uncertain, or the agreement that you make to take this risk SYN: bet start learning
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She has lost her wager in the gambling room. She put a cash wager of £50 on the race. He tried to eat 50 hard-boiled eggs, for a wager.
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1) opuszczony, samotny (o osobie) 2) opuszczony, wymarły (o miejscu) / (literary) alone and unhappy; left alone and not cared for start learning
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She looked a forlorn figure standing at the bus stop.
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1) blady 2) bezbarwny nudny start learning
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1) Next to his tanned face, hers seemed pallid and unhealthy. 2) This is a pallid production of what should be a great ballet.
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zez, zezować / też: (z) mrużyć oczy start learning
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Squinting under her wide-brimmed hat, Inger is bathed in dazzling sun.
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tajny, potajemny, sekretny start learning
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Removed from the clarity of daylight, Munch's nocturnal scenes are charged with clandestine possibility.
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wpajać, przepajać / (formal) to fill something or someone with a particular feeling, quality, or idea start learning
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imbue / imbue something/someone with something Melancholic feeling imbues ever aspect of the painting from the brooding figure to the mournful colours and drawn-out brushstrokes. His poetry is imbued with deep, religious feeling.
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1. złowieszczy, złowrogi 2. ponury, zamyślony /1. making you feel uncomfortable or worried, as if something bad is going to happen 2. feeling sad, worried, or angry for a long time start learning
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He stood there in the corner of the room, a dark, brooding presence.
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przeciągający się, rozwlekły, np dyskusja start learning
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odzwyczajać kogoś od czegoś / to make someone gradually stop using something that is bad for them start learning
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wean somebody off something He was weaned off alcohol and tobacco to calm his volatile mental state. It's difficult to wean addicts off cocaine once they're hooked. The whole scheme is intended to wean people off welfare dependency.
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wybuchowy, gwałtowny (o osobie) start learning
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Jest różnica pomiędzy terroryzmem a uzasadnionym odwetem. start learning
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There's a difference between terrorism and a justifiable act of retaliation.
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rozpowszechniać, szerzyć (np. poglądy, idee) / syn: spread start learning
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We work to disseminate knowledge to the widest possible audience and to serve communities in countries around the world.
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zaostrzyć, pogorszyć / to make something that is already bad even worse start learning
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This attack will exacerbate the already tense relations between the two communities.
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opuszczony np budynek; porzucony np o rzeczy start learning
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16 years later the Doomsday Book records that 940 of the city's 1400 were still derelict.
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zadręczać, ciągle atakować start learning
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In 1371 the dumping of offal and the cleaning of skins in the river was prohibited near the friars' property because the river water was used for brewing and baking!
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ponury, posępny / sad and without hope / SYNONYM gloomy, miserable start learning
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a dismal expression / dismal conditions/surroundings/weather / Christmas will be dismal without the children.
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wapno niegaszone, wapno palone, tlenek wapnia start learning
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The Turnip's body was reburied, possibly with quicklime, and is alleged to lie here in George's graveyard.
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pojąć, 1) zrozumieć 2) pojmać złodzieja start learning
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The body-snatchers together with Turnip's corpse were soon apprehended.
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moździerz (naczynie do rozdrabniania substancji), moźdIerz z tłuczkiem start learning
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allowing Freud the opportunity to look deeply at his subjects and imbue the depicted relationships with a psychological charge.
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propaganda wywrotowa, sabotaz, przewrot, obalenie autorytetów na przykład politycznych start learning
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przewracać do góry nogami start learning
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With a reclining male nude and a female painter as active agent, the composition upendstypical gender roles and flauntsthis reversal as a product of the act of painting itself.
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obnosić się, wystawiać na pokaz, paradować, afiszować start learning
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1) skalisty, urwisty 2) pobróżdżony start learning
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A craggy landscape of paint flames his head.
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równomiernie rozprowadzony, np farba start learning
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zakładać, przyjmować, postulowć start learning
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przekroczać, przewyższač, prześcigać start learning
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przeciwstawiać się prawu, ignorować (zakazy), postępować wbrew (czemuś, komuś) start learning
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krzepki, męski, tęgi, zdrowy start learning
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mętny, podejrzany (np przeszłość, interesy) start learning
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The murky, brutal scene reflects a widespread fascination with murder and acts of violence in late 19th century France.
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skomplikowany, zawiły, misterny start learning
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intricately folded blue fabric
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epizodyczna rola odtwarzana przez wybitnego aktora lub znaną osobistość start learning
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He recently made a cameo appearance in Knives Out sequel Glass Onion.
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