quiz 4

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podziwiać
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to admire
przemawiać do kogoś, podobać się
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To appeal
His arguments didn't appeal to me. I found them very naive.
Dołączyć
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To attach
Siniak
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A bruise
His head was covered with bruises after he fell down the stairs.
złożony
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complex
This matter is too complex to explain in just five minutes. There are so many details.
trafić gdzieś
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to find one's way somewhere
I was astonished when I saw my wife's photo in a French office. How on earth did it find it's way there?
odpowiedzialny za
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in charge of
Don't ask me what to do. I'm not in charge here. Go and ask the boss.
wszczynać kłótnię
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to pick a quarrel
He's a real nuisance, whenever he goes to a disco, he picks a quarrel with someone.
zburzyć budynek, rozebrać
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to pull down a building
the old house will be pulled down and the new one will be built in its place.
odróżniać
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to tell apart
These to twins are identical. I can't tell them apart.
ograniczony umysłowo
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narrow-minded
He is so narrow-minded. He will not admit you are right, however convincing your arguments could be.
oddzielić ziarno (pszenicę) od plew
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to separate the wheat from the chaff
In the Bible God says that when he comes again he will separate the wheat from the chaff.
Zapisy historyczne
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historical records
Few historical records of Alexander the Great have been preserved.
opiekować się
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to look after
I can't go to the cinema tonight because I'm looking after my sister's children.
współczesny, dzisiejszy, z dzisiejszych czasów
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present-day
Much of present-day art is virtually unrelated to either quality or meaningful messages.
związany z, spokrewniony z
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related to
Crime is often indirectly related to lack of love in the families of future criminals.
wierzchołek góry lodowej
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a tip of an iceberg
What the police have found is the tip of the iceberg. They still don't know the true extent of the phenomenon.
kula ziemska
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the globe
Two thirds of the globe are covered with water: the seas and the oceans. The rest is land.
niebo
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heaven
Heaven is something one must deserve by trying to avoid the sin and living according to the ten commandments.
nieistotny
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irrelevant
What you are saying is irrelevant. could you stick to the topic?
prawnik
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lawyer
After this crime you will need a good lawyer.
soczewka
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lens
The scientists took the lens and examined the butterfly's wing closely.
mianowicie
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namely
They are thinking of a very interesting job for you: namely, that of an MP.
Przemyśleć
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Think over
Think it over carefully before you decide. You shouldn't hurry with this decision.
równoległy
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parallel
Two parallel lines are ones which never touch each other.
szczególny
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particular
Did you have any particular reason for acting the way you did or did you just do it out of boredom?
odrzucone
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rejected
my application for that job was rejected because I didn't have enough qualifications.
pilot od telewizora
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remote control
It is very convenient to have the remote control for your TV set.
rzeźbiarz
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sculptor
egoistyczny
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selfish
Stop thinking about yourself. Must you be so selfish?
trójkąt
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triangle
bliźniaki
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twins
Znany
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well-known
he was a well known karate champion.
ugruntowany, ustabilizowany, znaczacy
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well-established
Manuscript is a well-established firm on the local market.
dobrze zaprojektowane
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well-designed
a well-designed project should not be turned down.
zasłużony
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well-deserved
after the class we had our well-deserved dinner.
to było coś bardziej tajemniczego
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it was something more of a mystery
Nie jestem zbytnim poetą
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I'm not much of a poet
nie jest zbytnim optymistą
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he isn't much of an optimist
nie jest to dla mnie zbytnim odkryciem
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that's not too much of a discovery for me
należało się nim opiekować
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he needed to be looked after
należy się nim zająć
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he needs to be taken care of
nie jest miło się z nim kłócić
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he is not nice to fall out with
należy o tym pamiętać
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it must be remembered about
nadrobimy to nasza wydajna praca
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it will be made up for by our efficient work
woleć coś od czegoś
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to prefer sth to sth
I prefer coffee to tea.
narzucać coś komuś
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to impose sth on sb
New taxes have been imposed on us.
za mojego życia
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in my lifetime
I don't think I will again witness something like that in my lifetime.
na pewno coś robisz
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you must be doing sth
You must be coming from a remote (distant) place.
Chyba żartujesz
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you must be joking
przemawiać do kogoś, być dla niego przekonującym
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to appeal to sb
gdybym miał
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were I to
Were I to win a million dollars, I would buy a big house.
... przyszle
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... to come
We must leave something for generations to come.
aż, tylko
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as... as...
I have as many as ten brothers. I have as few as three sisters.
powinno się coś
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ought to
You ought to help him. I know I ought to study more.
Uważa się, że jest on
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he is thought to
He is thought to be an authority in this area.
nie miec szans
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to stand no chances
You stand no chances of winning the race
zaakceptować / przyjąć, aprobować
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to approve of
I often swim against the stream, but I don't approve of violence.
wymagać, potrzebować
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to call for
chociaż, mimo że
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even though
even though he was tired, he continued to work
poznać kogoś (lepiej)
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to get to know somebody
trzymać się kogoś, lgnąć do kogoś, nie chcieć się pozbyć
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to hang on to sb or sth
he hangs on to his car so much. he winter get rid of it.
W wielu aspektach, po wieloma względami
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in many respects
Poland is similar to Slovakia in many respects, but there are also differences.
błędnie wziąć za, pomylić
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to mistake for
he resembles his brother so much that I once mistook him for him.
skutkować, spowodować
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to result in
her horrible experience resulted in a nervous breakdown.
jak dotąd
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so far
so far the police have caught five of the escaped prisoners.
płynąć pod prąd
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to swim against the stream
voicing opinions different from those of the majority is like swimming against the stream.
powodować
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to bring about
the war brought about a serious crisis in the country's economy.
wymyślić, wpaść na
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to come up with
I haven't been able to come up with any solution to this problem.
lubić bardzo, przepadać za
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to be fond of
I'm not fond of fat meat. I prefer fish.
zdołać przekazać informacje
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to get the message across
I spoke to him in such easy language but I didn't get the message across. he's a hard one to talk to.
domowej roboty
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home-made
home-made bombs are often used by terrorists.
patrzeć na kogoś z góry / gardzić
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to look down on
she always looked down on people who were bot of noble origin.
wymieszać / zmieszać
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to mix up
I always mix up all Arabic names because there are so similar.
popisywać się
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to show off
intelligent people don't show off with their expensive clothes or cars.
podlegać
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to be subject to
all the citizens should be subject to the same law
nie wart czegoś
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unworthy of
the ambassador considered the unimportant meeting to be an event unworthy of his attention
było widać, można było zobaczyć
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were to be seen
they were amazed by enormous number of souvenirs of different shaprd which were to be seen there.
do kogoś, do czyjegoś domu
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to somebody's place
jet kept wondering why bis host bad come up with the idea of inviting them to his place.
to czy
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whether
this will depend on whether he will help us.
wierzyć, że coś
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to believe something to
they believe this to be unrealistic
mój
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mine
he said that in light of the new regulations houses like mine should be pulled down.
cierpieć
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to suffer
He suffered injuries in the crush
cierpieć na
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to suffer from
he suffers from cancer.
ujść na sucho, nie zostać ukaranym
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to get away with
you won't get away with murder in this country. you will end up in prison sooner or later.
napaść / zaatakować
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to hold up
The police caught them red handed trying to hold up a bank.
wprost przeciwnie
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on the contrary
he's not my enemy. on the contrary- he's my friend.
uciekać się do
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to resort to
policemen who restore to violence will be prosecuted.
wymazać, zetrzeć z powierzchni ziemi, zniszczyć
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to wipe out
as a result of the natural disaster, many species were wiped out.
przeprosić za
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to apologise for
the manager apologised to me for offending me in public. he said he was sorry.
za rogiem
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round the corner
I don't feel like going to the supermarket, I go to the small shop round the corner.
wybuchać, eksplodować
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to go off
when another bomb went off in the town centre, it was clear that terrorists were involved.
sprostać (oczekiwaniom)
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to live up to (expectations)
your work as manager let us down. it didn't live up to our expectations.
nieaktualne, przestarzałe, nie na czasie
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out of date
bill Clinton is not the American president, mr Jones. your information is out of date.
nie o to chodzi
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that's not the point
I could punish you for cheating in the test, but that's not the point. I would to teach you to want to act honestly.
w głębokim śnie
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fast asleep
I was fast asleep and I didn't hear the clock alarm.
zależeć od, być w czyjejś gestii, być czyjąś sprawą
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to be up to
according to Arky, it was up to God to judge people.
dokumentacja, zapiski, wzmianki
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records
there are lawyers and other people in charge of following people's criminal records.
mniej ... niż...
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less... than...
america was going to seem less friendly than before.
tak ... jak...
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so/ as... as...
I'm not as old as you.
..., To jest (czyli)
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..., that is
age isn't important, that is -we shouldn't overestimate this factor.
aby nie
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not to
they advised me not to be careless.
lodowaty
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ice cold
I'll pour a bucket of ice cold water on your dignified back.
po kostki
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ankle-deep
he was ankle-deep in water
śnieżnobiały
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snow-white
the paint is snow-white
błękitny jak niebo
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sky-blue
the sky-blue sea...
o rozmiarach kota
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cat-size
it is a cat-size animal
szczeblu państwowym
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state-level
state-level negotiations
podobny do wojska, armiopodobny
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army-like
his army-like manners
uważać na, zważać na
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to mind
mind your words! mind the low ceiling.
ryzykować coś
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to risk sth
they would risk being thaught wisdom.
siebie nawzajem
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each other
together with Sean, the would need to rely on each other.
jedna dziesiąta
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one-tenth
dwie trzecie
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two-thirds
odpyskować
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to answer back
you should listen to your father's remarks on your bad behaviour rather than answer him back.
nadawać się
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To be cut out for
to be frank with you, Tom, you are not cut out for the job of lawyer. you lack the skill of arguing.
Być winnym
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To be to blame for
it's nobody else's fault that you can't find a job. you are yourself to blame.
wykonywać, przeprowadzać
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to carry out
the scientists who carried out the experiment claim that the results are suggestive, but not conclusive.
chętny do zrobienia czegoś
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eager to do something
knowing that his competitors would be present at the party, the businessman was not all that to come.
w świetnym humorze
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in high spirits
he was in high spirits after finding out that he passed all the exams.
trzymać się z daleka od / nie wchodzić
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to keep out of
keep out of my business if you don't want to get into trouble.
zrozumieć, wyłowić sens
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to make out
I couldn't make out the road sign because the colours had faded.
maksymalnie coś wykorzystać
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to make the most of sth
the children were making the most of the summer, as only a week of their holiday was left.
postanowić, mieć za cel
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to set out to
the green party say the have set out to win this year's elections.
zemścić się na kogoś za coś, odegrać się
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to take revenge on sb for sth
next Thursday liverpool football club will be trying to take revenge on Juventus for having lost last month's match.
odebrać komuś dech
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to take sb's breath away
it really took my breath away when my one year old son nearly fell off the stairs.
spróbować szczęścia
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To try one's luck
połączyć kogoś
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to put sb trough
hold on for a while, I'll put you through. what is the extension number?
ścigać kogoś
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to be after sb
unaware of the fact that police were after him, the wanted criminal carelessly walked on the street.
mieć przed sobą, mieć jeszcze coś przejść
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to be in for
the sentenced prisoner had little idea of what he was in for.
bez cienia wątpliwości
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beyond a shadow of a doubt
beyond a shadow of a doubt, he's guilty. we have enough evidence to support this claim.
zdrowy rozsądek
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common sense
In doing logical exercises you don't need any extra skills. just make good use of your common sense.
od góry do dołu
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from top to bottom
the police searched my house from top to bottom - they were looking for drugs.
puszczać (fajerwerki)
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to let off (fireworks)
when the Russian troops defeated their enemy in the battle, the soldiers let off rounds from their machine guns and their cheered a lot.
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to make good use of
mieć sens
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to make sense
your story has no meaning to me. it just doesn't make sense.
z drugiej strony
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on the other hand
he is to blame for what happened. on the other hand, however, we could have helped him to avoid it.
ten pierwszy, ten drugi
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the former, the latter
John is stronger than Tom, but the latter is smarter than the former.
mieć do czynienia z
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to have to do with
it's not me who did this. I had nothing to do with it.
poddany
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subjected to
the group of students were subjected to an examination.
dość, całkiem
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pretty
he is pretty hard-working. I was pretty scared.
tak... że...
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so... that...
he was so lazy that he even neglected his fundamental duties.
zasadzka
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ambush
zakopany - zakopany
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burry - burried
pokonany
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defeated
cudownie
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miraculously
próbka
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sample
zwały gruzu
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heaps of rubble
świętować
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celebrate
starcia
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clashes
wiara
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faith
malejący
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diminishing
cmentarz
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cemetery
pamiętnik
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diary
porzucić
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abandon
winowajca
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culprit
tchórz
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coward
zgodny
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consistent
zarumieniła
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blushed
nie doceniać
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underestimate
przyczynić się
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contribute
ścigać
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To chase
rzekomo
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allegedly
śmieszny / żałosny
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ridiculous
ledwo
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barely
znacząco / w znacznym stopniu
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considerably
zniekształcać
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distort
spotkanie
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encounter
bieda
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mischief
zaniedbanie
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neglecting
szczyt góry
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peak
stos
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pile
zasada
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principle
ulga
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relief
uciekanie się
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resort
przełożony
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superior
skarb
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treasure

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