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zabrania prawa do głosowania w wyborach
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disenfranchisement
The enfranchisement of foreign residents in local elections
rozczarowanie
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disillusionment
There is widespread disillusionment with the present government.
przeciążyć
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overburden
He did not appear to be overburdened with guilt.
niepokój, przerażenie
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dismay
She could not hide her dismay at the result. He looked at her in dismay. To her dismay, her name was not on the list.
słabo/mało wykorzystywany,
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underutilized
Much of the space is unused, or completely underutilized
projekt ustawy
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bill
To introduce/approve/oppose a bill. Let's ask for the bill. She always pays her bills on time. A ten-dollar bill
ignorować, wyłączyć (się)
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tune out
When she started talking about her job, he just tuned out.
zmartwiony / podekscytowany
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worked up
There's no point in getting worked up about it.
mówić / zarzucać fakty
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brandish facts
nazdór społeczny
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community oversight
brać pod uwagę, rozważyć okoliczności
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weigh the circumstances
zostawać przy swoim, nie zmieniać opinii
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stand one ground
osiągnąć kompromis
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meet halfway
postępować zgodnie z linią partii
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toe the party line
kadencja
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term of office
This is my first term of office in this Parliament
Spełniać wymagania / odpowiedni
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be eligible
Only those over 70 are eligible for the special payment.
Poddawać się, ulec
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succumb
They were all offered bribes and some of them succumbed.
deklarować, obiecywać
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pledge
The government pledged their support for the plan.
stanowisko (opinia na temat jakiejś sprawy)
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stance
What is the newspaper's stance on the war?
przekazywać, wyrażać
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conveys
Colours like red convey a sense of energy and strength.
jasne, w sposób oczywisty
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patently
It was patently obvious that she was lying.
podłoże braku zaufania
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undercurrents of distrusts
oszukańczy, podstępny
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oszukańczy, podstępny in English
underhanded
I would never have expected her to behave in such an underhand way.
mocno przecenić
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vastly overestimate
They overestimated his ability when they promoted him.
cios poniżej pasa
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cheap shot
It would be too easy to step on the old man, a cheap shot.
słabsza drużyna (od której nie oczekuje się, że wygra mecz, zawody)
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underdog
Before the game we were definitely the underdogs.
zyskiwać przewagę
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gain ground
torować sobie drogę
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cut through the undergrowth
pokładać w czymś duże nadzieje
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pinning one's hopes on sth
korupcyjny układ polityczny
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political underworld
Ciężar, brzemie, obowiązek
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burden
The main burden of caring for old people falls on the state.

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