On the road 5

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diabelnie, diabelsko, szatańsko
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fiendishly
It's fiendishly difficult to convert this sensitivity into paint flowing from the brush.
instynktowny, ekspresywny (formal)
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visceral
But Hals performs the feat of creating in the viewer a visceral moment of recognition, even though we have no way of knowing the sitter.
bezczelnie / impertynencko, opryskliwie (Am En)
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sassily
The young woman gazes sassily to the side, her smile revealing teeth.
na granicy czegoś / na progu czegoś, na granicy czegoś, np dorosłeho życia
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on the cusp of something
The painting sits on the cusp between portraiture and genre imaginary.
chlupotać / rozbryzgiwać
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slosh
Wine sloshes in the glass (known as berkemeyer) in his other hand.
bezczelny / zawadiacki, zychwały eg o uśmiechu
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cheeky
The young man's sideway glance, cheeky smile, tousled hair and lopsided hat convey a moment of suspended animation.
czochrać, targać, mierzwić (włosy)
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tousle
krzywy, przekrzywiony, koślawy
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lopsided
stan zawieszenia, okres stagnacji
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suspended animation
popularny, powszechny
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stock
He based these on real people possibly even his own children, as well as on the stock characters from satirical plays.
hałaśliwy, awanturniczy, niesforny
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rowdy
His characters include merry musicians, laughing fools and rowdy drinkers.
expressive head studies
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expressive head studies
tronies
dzierżyć, władać np. bronią
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wield
the man wielding a jawbone
prowokujący, wyzywający
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defiant
The original background explains Massa's defiant pose
podłużny, prostokątny
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oblong
The canvas has probably been cut down at the top and bottom which accounts for the picture's olong shape.
piórko, lotka, dutka (trzon pióra)
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quill
żarliwy
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fervent
fervent musicians
przechylić się do tyłu
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tip back
Hals depicted him nonchalantly tipping back his chair - highly unconventional pose.
bicz jeździecki
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riding whip
zaświadczać, potwierdzać
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attest
And as this room attests, there were patrons who preferred his dynamic brushwork and powerful characterization over what was fashionable.
miękki kapelusz
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slouch hat
zuchwały, śmiały
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audacious, bold
The sudden outburst of red for the stocking of the man on the right is possibly the most audacious detail in Hal's entire oeuvre.
migocący, mieniący się, drgający
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flickering
His fickering brushwork becomes ever more daring.
nadmierny
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excessive
a reputation of spending excessive amounts on his clothes
wzdrygać się
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flinch
Elizabeth flinched.
harmonijkowy, też akordeonowy
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accordion
At the very bottom of box number 3 lay an accordion folder labelled 'Rowing'.
opad atmosferyczny
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precipitation
obliczenie, wyliczenie
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computation
1) bzdura 2) przekręt, szwindel
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flimflam
Tommy Dickson is what we call a flim-flam man. Someone who get what they want through illegal means.
nonszalancja, impertynencja
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flippancy
prostacki, chamski, na przykład o zachowaniu
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crass
interesujące, intrygujący, wciągający na przykład o książce
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riveting
Einstein's theory of relativity is riveting.
wypaplać, wygadać się
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blurt out the secret
Amanda isn't even technically mine in the DNA sense of things, he blurted without meaning to, in fact he only just found out three weeks ago.
beznamiętny, z kamienną twarzą
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deadpan
deadpan humour
rzucić wszystko
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drop everything
drop-everything readiness
wyposażony w kratownice, kratkę
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latticed
Known locally as 'The Mushrooms', this ultra modern structure with a lattice canopy was built from 2005 to 2011.
zdumiewający, wprawiający w osłupienie
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astounding
astoundinig archaeological facts
1) strzelisty 2) wnoszący się wysoko, lecący wysoko, wzlatujący
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soaring
a soaring view
łącznik, kryty pasaż pomiędzy budynkami
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skywalk
The observation deck provides a soaring view of the city, with skywalks circling around the core of gastropars.
tworzyć coś, składać się (na coś), stanowić (część całości) = create sth
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make up something
At the heart of the complex, the Mannerist church, built by Hermán Ruiz the younger in 1560, makes up the debating chamber.
dziwny, dziwaczny, ekscentryczny (np. o człowieku)
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quirky, strange, bizarre, eccentric (e.g. about a person)
Today it is a trendy clean promenade with a quirky charm.
odtrącony, wzgardzony
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spurned
spurned lover
kute żelazo, z kutego żelaza
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wrought-iron
1) ozdobny, bogato zdobiony 2 ) kwecisty o stylu mówienia
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ornate
ornate brickwork
zbieracz przedmiotów które zostały wyrzucone przez rzekę
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mudlark
skowronek
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lark
słowik
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nightingale
koryto (na pomyje), żłób (na paszę)
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trough
Notable features include the brick decoration of its walls, the archaeological objects and ancient trough, now a decorative pillar
przeplatany
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interlaced
boazeria
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wainscotting
It has become common to see old artista tiles originally meant for ceilings being used in waiscoting for walls and for exhibiting in collections.
telewizor / potocznie (dosł: pudełko na gogle)
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goggle-box
(informal) to try to solve a problem by thinking about it
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put your thinking cap on
I will put my thinking hat on and see if there are any opportunities with other schools. Let’s stay in touch!
polot, rozmach
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panache
There id a distinctly Flemish trail in Hals's paintings in their panache and zest for life.
1) mąka ziemniaczana 2) krochmalić
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starch
mamuś strachem ruff
plisowany
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pleated
Hals's extraordinary facility with the brush is already evident in man's starched ruff and the pleated cuff at his waist.
wyczyn, dokonanie, osiągnięcie
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feat
But Hals performs the feat of creating in the viewer a visceral moment of recognition, even though we have no way of knowing the sitter.
prawdopodobnie, zapewne
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arguably
The identity of the smiling (rather than laughing) man depicted in what is arguably Hals's most famous portrait is not known to us.
uliczny artysta, grajek
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busker
odważny, śmiały, brawurowy
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daring
daring brushstrokes
szczerość, prostoduszność
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artlessness
wielkie bogactwo
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opulence
His quick and unrestrained brushwork catches the couple's opulence to great effect.
podchmielony, wstawiony, podpity
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tipsy
She gets tipsy after one glass of sweet wine.
punktualnie
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on the dot
I'm leaving here at on the dot.
przeczucie
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hunch
I had a hunch that you'd be here. Sometimes you have to be prepared to act on/follow a hunch.
Dobrze, jest usłyszeć twoje zdanie/spojrzenie, punkt widzenia.
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It's good to have your take on that.
stanięcie, przestanie działania (np o silniku)
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stalling
AI can boost the stalling European economy.
to spend time talking about things that are not important / porozmawiać o tym i tamtym
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shoot the breeze
We sat out on the porch, just shooting the breeze.
1) pączkujący 2) dobrze się zapowiadający, obiecujący, przyszły (o kimś, po kim można się spodziewać sukcesu)
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budding
a budding artis
Stereotypowa postać fikcyjna, która często pojawia się w różnych dziełach (np. literaturze, filmie, muzyce).
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stock character
'Pickle herring' was a famous stock character of a fool in a comic theatre. His diet of salto fish gave him an insatiable thirst for beer.
zadaszenie, zasłona, markiza
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awning
Clotilde beneath awning
dokuczliwy, natrętny, nieznośny / annoying or causing trouble
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pesky
Those pesky kids from next door have let the air out of my car tyres again! Your pesky BD Implementation Manager here again to keep the Groups of Schools relationship tagging request on your radar.
bunt /wyzwanie, prowokacja
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defiance
There is a sense in which creativity is experienced as an act of defiance, which risks making us ugly, angry, and treacherous - speaking what has been kept hidden.
cięty, zjadliwy np komentarz, o krytyce
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scathing
scathing attacts
1) obwód 2) granica, obrzeże
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perimeter
koksownia
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coking plant
pałka policyjna
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truncheon / baton

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