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namoczyć, nasiąkać
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soak
zatrzasnąc, zamknąć z trzaskiem
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slam
to (cause to) move against a hard surface with force and usually a loud noise:
Close the door carefully, don't slam it.
nasycenie kolorów
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color saturation
the act or result of filling a thing or place completely so that no more can be added:
The theme park industry has already reached its saturation point.
uchylać się od czegoś, czaić się
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skulk, lurk
to hide or move around as if trying not to be seen, usually with bad intentions
I thought I saw someone skulking in the bushes - maybe we should call the police.
gobelin
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tapestry
dłuto
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chisel
folia
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foil
ogrom, potworny wyczyn
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enormity
kora mózgowa
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the cerebral cortex
faworyzować kogoś
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favor someone
istoty świadome
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conscious, sentient beings
sentient- able to experience feelings
It is hard for a sentient person to understand how any parents could treat their child so badly
odznaka, identyfikator
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badge
the police officer came and showed me his badge.
skarb, gromadzić zapasy
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hoard
stash, store. to collect and often hide away a supply of: to accumulate a hoard to keep (something, such as one's thoughts) to oneself
During the siege people began hoarding food and supplies. the people outside disperse their affections, you hoard yours, you nurse them into intensity
oblężenie
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siege
the surrounding of a place by an armed force in order to defeat those defending it
The castle was under siege for months.
konserwowy, szczelnie zamknięty, w puszce
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tinned, canned
przeciwstawiać się
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defy, stand up to
to refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation
It is rare to see children openly defying their teachers
napomknąć, wspomnieć o czymś
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allude to someone/somebody
to mention someone or something in a brief or indirect way
He alluded to problems with the new computers.
umrzeć ofiarną śmiercią
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to die a sacrificial death
konkluzja, kwestia zasadnicza, rozrachunek
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bottom line
the final line in the accounts of a company or organization, stating the total profit or loss that has been made, the most important fact in a situation
How will the rise in interest rates affect our bottom line? The bottom line is that we need another ten thousand dollars to complete the project.
sprecyzowany
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explicit
clear and exact
I gave her very explicit directions how to get here
plotka
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rumor, gossip
umiarkowany
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moderate, temperate
(of weather conditions) neither very hot nor very cold, If someone's behavior is temperate, it is calm and controlled
a temperate climate
pusty, bez wyrazu,
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blank
empty or clear, or containing no information or mark:
a blank sheet of paper
tabaka, zgasić (świece), węszyć (o zwierzęciu)
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snuff
The very lives of young children are being snuffed out.
Very few people take snuff nowadays. One by one she snuffed the candles. The fire was snuffed out in less than three minutes.
wykluczać z towarzystwa
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ostracize
szydzić
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sneer
to talk about or look at someone or something in an unkind way that shows you do not respect or approve of him, her, or it
You may sneer, but a lot of people like this kind of music.
zrzędny, w złym humorze
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grumpy
easily annoyed and complaining
I hadn't had enough sleep and was feeling kind of grumpy.
intratny
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cushy
very easy
cushy life
grzeczność
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politeness
z pustymi rękoma
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emptyhanded
obrzydliw, brutto, całkowity
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gross
extremely unpleasant, total
A person's gross income is the money they earn before tax is deducted from it. Sound gross
odliczać, odjąć
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deduct
to take away an amount or part from a total. to subtract, to take away. subtract
The player had points deducted (from his score) for arguing with the referee. after deducting taxes, what's left is your net pay for the week
potrawka
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fricassee
kieszonkowiec
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pickpocket
Someone pickpocketed my wallet.
jego bezczelność zajmuje centralne miejsce
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his insolence/ brazennes takes center stage
rekonstrukcja
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reenactment reconstruction
brokat, blask, połyskiwanie,
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glitter
to produce a lot of small, bright flashes of reflected light, If someone's eyes glitter, they look bright and express strong feeling
Her diamond necklace glittered brilliantly under the spotlights, His dark eyes glittered with anger behind his glasses
rabuś
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Robber, mugger
odpowiadający
z grubsza odpowiada
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corresponding to
roughly corresponding to
kość słoniowa
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Ivory
idiota
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moron
How come every man I date is a moron?
kłusownik
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poacher
żarłok
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glutton
a person who regularly eats and drinks more than is needed
lament, pieśń żałobna
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a lament, dirge
puścić bąka
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fart, let off
You can't let off in public. It's not appropriate
wodorost
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seaweed
Spaliny
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Fumes
analfabetyzm
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illiteracy
He is a total illiterate who doesn't even know the foundation of the language
stojak, półka
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rack
a frame or shelf, often formed of bars, that is used to hold things
luggage rack, guitar stand
pisk
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squeak, screech
screech of tyres
wyciek oleju
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oil leak
łuski
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scales
pociągnięci do odpowiedzialności
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held accountable
strój
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apparel, outfit
clothes of a particular type when they are being sold in a store
sports apparel
centrum
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hub
the central or main part of something where there is most activity:
The computer department is at the hub of the company's operations.
wiatrak
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windmill
wiatrak elektryczny
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fan
an electric device with blades that turn quickly, used to move the air around:
There was no air conditioning, just a ceiling fan turning slowly
sweter rozpinany
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cardigan
płetwa
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fin
a thin vertical part sticking out of the body of especially a fish or an aircraft that helps balance and movement:
We could see the fin of a shark as it slowly circled our boat.
położyć się, spocząć pół leżąc, ułożyć się
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recline
to lean or lie back with the upper part of your body in an almost horizontal position. If you recline a chair, you change the position of its back so that it is in a leaning position.
he reclined at the table, He reclined his head against/on my shoulder. recline the chair please
przyznać, ustąpić, uznać
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concede
to admit, often unwillingly, that something is true
The government has conceded that the new tax policy has been a disaster. He conceded that he had been a little hard on her
grot wloczni, prowadzić, dowodzić
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spearhead
to lead something such as an attack or a course of action
Joe Walker will be spearheading our new marketing initiative.
nieszczęście
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misfortune
bad luck, or an unlucky event
She suffered a good deal of misfortune over the years. It's unfair to take advantage of other people's misfortunes.
smoła, wysokosc tonu, pułap lotu
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pitch
the level or degree of something, to move or be moved suddenly, especially by throwing or being thrown
The piano and organ were tuned to the same pitch (= note) She pitched the stone into the river. pitch a hay
dwulicowy
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two-faced
zwichnięcie, zwichnąć; forstue, vrikke
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sprain
to cause an injury to a joint (= a place where two bones are connected) by a sudden movement:
He stumbled and sprained a knee. Running along the beach, he stumbled on a log and fell on the sand, spraining a knee
aparat na zęby
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braces, dental brace
paść się, wypasać, ocierać, zadrasnąć
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graze
to break the surface of the skin by rubbing against something rough
The cows were grazing. He fell down and grazed his knee. the bullet just grazed his leg, The aircraft's landing gear grazed the treetops as it landed.
próba
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rehearsal
nawiasy
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brackets
lektura szkolna
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obligatory, required reading
jubileusz
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jubilee
niedożywiony,
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malnourished, malnutrition
Many of the refugees are suffering from severe malnutrition.
słynny, renomowany, sławny
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renowned, notorious
the state of being famous:
a woman of great renown Her renown spread across the country.
szyk, stylowy
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chic, stylish
the quality of being stylish and fashionable, stylish and fashionable
pachnące
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scented
having a pleasant strong smell, usually because a pleasant-smelling substance has been added to it
scented candles, The air was scented with lavender. She loved plants with large blooms and anything highly scented.
zwięzły
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terse, laconic
using few words, sometimes in a way that seems rude or unfriendly
Are you feeling any better?" "No!" was the terse reply.
humor, dowcip
szlachciany dowcip
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wit
the ability to use words in a smart and humorous way a person who is skilled at using words in a smart and humorous way
a woman of great intelligence and wit
marmur
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marble
a type of very hard rock that has a pattern of lines going through it, feels cold, and can be polished to become smooth and shiny:
polished marble floors
kędzierzawy, kręcić włosy
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curly, curl
a piece of hair that grows or has been formed into a curving shape, or something that is the same shape as this
tight/loose curls, Curls of smoke were rising from the chimney
biodro
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hip
średnica
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diameter
The pond is six feet in diameter.
przeważnie
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predominantly
mostly or mainly
a predominantly Muslim community, She is predominantly a dancer, but she also sings.
ochrona, utrzymanie
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preservation
the act of keeping something the same or of preventing it from being damaged:
building preservation. There is great public concern about some of the chemicals used in food preservation.
trwożny, niespokojny
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anxious
petycja, modlitwa prośba
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petition
wpadać na coś/kogoś
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bump into something / someone
I bumped into Darth Vader
scyzoryk
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pocket knife
spawacz
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welder
niedowierzanie
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disbelief
the feeling of not being able to believe that something is true or real:
His response was one of complete disbelief.
deptać, zdeptać, stratować
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trample
to step heavily on something or someone, causing damage or injury
some seed fell along the path, it was trampled on and the birds ate it up
rozpraszać, rozsypać,
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scatter
to (cause to) move far apart in different directions
The protesters scattered at the sound of gunshots. I scattered grass seed all over the lawn. to cover a surface with things that are far apart and in no particular arrangement
wysypisko, rzucić, porzucić
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dump
to put down or drop something in a careless way: He came in with four shopping bags and dumped them on the table. to get rid of something unwanted, especially by leaving it in a place where it is not allowed to be:
to dump sb- rzucić kogośThe tax was so unpopular that the government decided to dump it.
podwózka
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lift
domyślić się znaczenia
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guess the meaning, get the idea
wędkować, łowić ryby
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go fishing, catch fish
wędka
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fishing rod
narazić się
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jeopardize
to put something such as a plan or system in danger of being harmed or damaged
She knew that by failing her finals she could jeopardize her whole future
majster, starosta, przodownik
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foreman
a skilled person with experience who is in charge of and watches over a group of workers
odpowiedzialny za
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in charge of
gaża, wynagrodzenie
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wage
powlec, obić, okrycie, powłoka, palto
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coat
coat it with pitch inside and out
łokieć
miara
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cubit
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thigh
the part of a person's leg above the knee
pokład, talia kart
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deck
upper, middle, lower decks
przymierze, pakt, zawrzeć umowę
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covenant
a formal agreement or promise between two or more people
The contract contained a restrictive covenant against building on the land.
dzieje, rachunek, uważać, obliczać
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account
this is the account of Noah
skłonność
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inclination, tendency
a feeling that you want to do a particular thing, or the fact that you prefer or are more likely to do a particular thing
We should be basing our decisions on solid facts, not inclinations and hunches
niegodziwość
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wickedness
the fact of being morally very wrong or bad
They would be punished for their wickedness.
spółgłoska
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consonant
with the final consonant dropped
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contend with
to try deal with a difficult situation
contend with the death of both parents, humans
odpoczynek, leżeć spokojnie, odpoczywać
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repose
to rest or lie: nastawienie, złożenie (złamanej kości)
She reposed on the couch. reposition of fracture
niewinny
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innocent, blameless
udar mózgu
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stroke
rejs, długa podróż
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cruise, voyage
a long trip, especially by ship
The first year of a loving relationship is a voyage (= period) of discovery.
zmieszać, wymieszać, pomącić, poruszenie
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stir
to mix a liquid or other substance by moving an object such as a spoon in a circular pattern Stir the egg yolks into the mixture
as if something had stirred in me
stezony, zagęszczony, skoncentrowany
roztwór
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concentrated
concentrated solution
podobno
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supposedly, reportedly
natychmiastowy
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immediate
przeczytać uważnie, przyglądać się badawczo
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peruse
to read through something, especially in order to find the part you are interested in
He opened a newspaper and began to peruse the personal ads.
przejrzeć, ślizgać się po powierzchni
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skim, slide
to read or consider something quickly in order to understand the main points, without studying it in detail
We've only skimmed the surface of (= considered a small part of) the problem. skim a letter, We watched a child skimming stones across the lake
OCD - zaburzenia obsesyjno-kompulsyjne
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OCD - obsessive-compulsive disorder
(OCD) is a mental disorder in which a person feels the need to perform certain routines repeatedly (called "compulsions"), or has certain thoughts repeatedly (called "obsessions").
jeż
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hedgehog
mieszkaniec
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inhabitant, dweller
a city of five million inhabitants
biedronka
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Ladybug, ladybird
przyzwyczajony
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accustomed
familiar with something
I'm not accustomed to being treated like this. She performed the task with her accustomed ease
zapylenie
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pollination
the process in which pollen is taken from one plant or part of a plant to another so that new plant seeds can be produced
Many species of tree depend on the wind for pollination., When flowering begins, uncover the plants to allow pollination
pyłek
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pollen
zapylać
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pollinate
to take pollen from one plant or part of a plant to another so that new plant seeds can be produced
Bees pollinate the plants by carrying the pollen from one flower to another.
użyżniać, zapłądniać, nawozić
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fertilize
to cause an egg or seed to start to develop into a new young animal or plant by joining it with a male cell
Bees fertilize the flowers by bringing pollen. Once an egg is fertilized by the sperm, it becomes an embryo.
bimber
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moonshine
lakier, lakierować
ostatnia warstwa (bezbarwnego) lakieru
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varnish
a liquid that is painted onto wood or paintings to protect the surface, or the hard shiny surface it produces when it dries
a final coat of (clear) varnish
odłupać
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chip off
a small plastic disk used to represent a particular amount of money in gambling
The hostages are being held as a bargaining chip by terrorist organizations.
woźny
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janitor, caretaker
włóczyć się, włóczęga, bezładna mowa, mówić chaotycznie
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ramble
to walk for pleasure, especially in the countryside, to talk or write in a confused way, often for a long time
I love to ramble through the fields and lanes in this part of the country. Sorry, I'm rambling (on) - let me get back to the point.
unosić się
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to float
float on a boat in the endless sea
nagły
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sudden, abrupt
sudden and unexpected, and often unpleasant
The road ended in an abrupt (= sudden and very steep) slope down to the ocean.
hierarchia
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hierarchy
zapłodnienie, nawożenie
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fertilization
the action of spreading a natural or chemical substance on land or plants, in order to make the plants grow well:
Leave large wood on the ground for wildlife habitat and soil fertilization.
podzielić
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divide, apportion
to give or divide something, especially blame or money, among several people or things
The investigation into the air crash would inevitably apportion blame to certain members of the crew.
kosiarka
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mower
lawn mower
przejrzyj je najpóźniej do wieczora
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skim/review them by evening at the latest
wywoływać, wzniecać
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stir up
to cause an unpleasant emotion or problem to begin or grow
the photographs stirred up painful memories
zgiełk
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noise, hustle and bustle
miec krotki czas skupienia uwagi
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have a short attention span
miękisz, okruch, obtoczyć w bułce tartej
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crumb
A small amount of something, a very small piece of bread, cake or biscuit
A crumb of hope/comfort
plądrować
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plunder, ransack
uwodzenie, dbanie o siebie, oporządzać (konia)
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grooming, groom
to clean an animal, often by brushing its fur: to prepare someone for a special job or activity: a bridegroom
In general, women spend much longer on personal grooming than men. Polly spends hours grooming her pony. The cat still sat on its wall, grooming itself. She was being groomed for leadership. The bride and groom walked down the aisle together.
pogmatwać, wprawiać w zakłopotanie
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perplex, confuse
to confuse and worry someone slightly by being difficult to understand or solve
The disease has continued to perplex doctors.
znaczny, istotny, substancjalny
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substantial, considerable
large in size, value, or importance, relating to the main or most important things being considered
But it looks ever more likely that a substantial and especially valuable part of it will. The book deal is not substantial in the book world, but it's substantial in terms of my life. SUBSTANTIAL SUM OF MONEY
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utility room
zasłony
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curtains

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