Penicillin: breaking the mould

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sore
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ból
mouldy
mould = Soft, green substance that develops on food or on objects that have been left for too long in warm moist air
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spleśniały
mould
There was mould on the cheese.
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pleśń
span
the full extent of something from end to end
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rozpiętość/ zakres (1)
span
the length of time for which something lasts
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zakres (np. pamięci), długość (życia)
suppresses
Suppress is defined as to keep something from happening. An example of suppress is to take a pill to ease stomach pains.
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wstrzymywać (postęp), osłabiać (odporność), hamować (rozwój, wzrost)
pave the way
pave the way = make something possible
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utorować drogę
pave the way
Scientists hope that data from the probe will pave the way for a more detailed exploration of Mars.
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utorować drogę
pave the way
To make progress or development easier: experiments that paved the way for future research.
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utorować drogę
corpses
corpses = dead bodies
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Zwłoki
conceal
The killer concealed the corpse in the cellar
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ukryć
conceal
The money was so cleverly concealed that the police couldn't find it
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ukryć
rattle
Rattle the toy, she will stop crying in a minute.
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grzechotać
blister
I had a blister on my big toe, and it got infected. My whole toe swelled up like a balloon!
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bąbel, odcisk, pęcherz (na skórze)
sobering thought
That is a sobering thought, isn't it Alice?
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otrzeźwiająca myśl
immunosuppress
The sort of cancer chemotherapy which we currently use, which immunosuppress people, we couldn't possibly consider that without the use of antibiotics
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hamować (odpowiedź immunologiczną organizmu)
interventional
So not only has penicillin opened the door for treating people with infection, it's also essentially paved the way for modern medicine, modern interventional medicine that we benefit from now.
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związany z interwencją/ inwazyjny, ofensywn
suppresses
Chemotherapy is a chemical treatment used to kill cancer cells that also suppresses – or stops – the body's immune system from working.
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wstrzymywać (postęp), osłabiać (odporność), hamować (rozwój, wzrost)
sweep out
Other types are less sensitive, and also have systems built into the structure of the cell that sweep out harmful compounds, such as penicillin.
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wymieść
compound
Watch out! This compound is dangerous!
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mieszanka/ związek chemiczny
Uważaj! Ten związek chemiczny jest niebezpieczny!
superbug
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bakteria odporna na antybiotyki
bug
We still don't know if it really is a bug.
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wirus (np. chorobowy, zarażający ludzi)
My wciąż nie wiemy, czy to naprawdę jest wirus.
close up
A close up of a bug.
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zblizenie
resistance to
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odporność na
to extend
. So it's now up to scientists to adapt penicillin to extend its lifespan, and to search for new types of antibiotics.
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przedłużać / rozciagac
conquer
Penicillin became the most effective life-saving drug in the world, conquering diseases such as...
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podbijać, pokonywać
conquer
To conquer is to defeat or take control over by physical, mental or moral force.
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podbijać, pokonywać
conquer
An example of conquer is when an army defeats another country in a war.
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podbijać, pokonywać

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