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akin to
This is akin to a theatrical act, which takes place on open space and becomes more widespread.
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podobny do (a)
confinement
Nothing like forcible confinement or abduction...
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uwięzienie / zamknięcie
outskirts
And they ventured into the outskirts of a village.
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obrzeża
nasty
A nasty virus crashed 1,500 systems in one day.
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niemiły, nieprzyjemny
plethora of
I have wine or... of course a plethora of non-alcoholic drinks.
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mnóstwo
heady
Required - sweet and sometimes sickly heady perfume.
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mocny
gloat
Look, at their pretend divorce, you can sit in the pretend courtroom and gloat.
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triumfować (g)
flatly
Many even flatly refuse to wear the old, strange things.
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kategorycznie / stanowczo
rewind
I wish we could pause this day and rewind it.
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przewijanie do tyłu
novelty
It should be something unusual, some kind of a novelty...
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nowość / nowinka
relent
Naturally, if both these strategies fail, there is nothing but to relent.
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ustępować, łagodnieć
matriculate
And all of our students matriculate to top-tier universities.
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zdać egzamin wstępny
tack
The strong instant tack makes SIMALFA unique and bonds parts immediately on application.
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przyczepność / pinezka
disposable
The timing chip is disposable and refundable.
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jednorazowy
dull
That's a little excitement in an otherwise dull day.
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nieciekawy, nudny
groomed
He's being groomed to take over the business.
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przygotowany / utrzymywany (zadbany)
empower
Education should empower students to succeed not just in school but in life.
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umożliwiać / upoważnić
gaudy
And this earring was gaudy, with rhinestones and stuff.
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krzykliwy / jarmarczny
relucantly
Our nation enters this conflict reluctantly.
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niechętnie
appliance
We design every appliance to make life easier.
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urządzenie
decanter
The whiskey in the decanter was of a cheaper variety.
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karafka
bind
His soul will bind with a the blackest human soul nearby.
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wiązać
meticulous
Whoever we're dealing with here is meticulous and calculating.
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skrupulatny / drobiazgowy (m)
specimen
For the time being put it in your specimen bag.
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okaz / próbka
nubile
"I removed my robe and stood before her..." taut, nubile, proud.
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ponętny
certitude
It's acceptable to raise this question; it's resented when it is answered with the certitude of faith.
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pewność
imperceptibly
Then, gradually, almost imperceptibly, things changed.
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niepostrzeżenie
intricacies
I am a hopeless romantic and thrive on the intricacies of a wedding day.
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zawiłości
dredge up
I don't think we need to dredge up the past.
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rozgrzebywać
antsy
She gets antsy if she doesn't get outside enough.
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nerwowy / podenerwowany
detachment
A small detachment, for communication purposes only.
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oddział / oderwanie
interim
The withdrawal is, however, to be considered as an interim measure.
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tymczasowy / przejściowy (i)
sludge
This sludge or slime gathered into large lumps and slowly formed different shapes.
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osad / szlam
profusely
Yes, but a wound like this would have bled profusely.
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obficie / wylewnie
garb
This princess garb is so uncomfortable.
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strój
initiate
We must initiate adaptation measures now, and in many policy fields.
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inicjować / rozpocząć
sidetrack
Well, I suppose we better go back to a sidetrack.
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boczny tor
iffy
Bone marrow transplants are risky, and their success is iffy, at best
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niepewny / wątpliwy (i)
proficiency
The most important thing is the proficiency and responsibility of the work operator
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biegłość / sprawność
interrogatory
Maybe my face just has, like, a naturally interrogatory exp... expression.
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przesłuchanie
somatic
Effects on somatic development and behaviour of the offspring were not observed.
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somatyczny
unconfined
Large windows make the space feel open and unconfined.
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nieograniczony
genteel
In Manhattan, this is where city luxury meets genteel country living.
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dystyngowany
sentry
Meanwhile, the lone sentry stands watch at the castle gate.
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wartownik
exceptional
They say your voice is exceptional.
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wyjątkowy
scrub
They do a killer sea salt body scrub.
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peeling / zarośla
compile
Otherwise, you must compile the program from sources.
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sporządzać / zbierać / kompilować
reckless
Others would say talented but reckless, undisciplined.
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lekkomyślny
expertise
This means that systems integration expertise is essential.
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wiedza specjalistyczna / doświadczenie
epiphany
And epiphany is lending direction to life, body to soul.
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objawienie (e) - swięto 3 króli
venting
All openings must be closed during the test, but venting systems must remain operative.
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odpowietrzanie / wentylacja
fare
Calculated fare and duration may vary from actual result.
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opłata
sloppily
We don't work sloppily, because we care about the highest quality of our products.
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niechlujnie / byle jak
tendon
This one actually was the most dangerous one because he hit a tendon.
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ścięgno
swirl
The world begins to swirl around the small, such defenseless creatures.
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wirować
ransack
But I'm not letting him ransack and torch our home.
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plądrować (r)
pun
Bad movie, bad pun, even bad paper stock.
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gra słów
subpoena
What I need is some evidence to justify a subpoena.
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nakaz / wezwanie do sądu
fierce
Competition was fierce, and the creativity was boundless.
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zaciekły
stellar
These profiles are useful in the study of stellar winds in many types of stars.
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gwiezdny
stumble over
"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened."
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potknąć się
contend
Is it possible, as ancient astronaut theorists contend, that Akhenaten was actually an extraterrestrial being?
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walczyć (c)
conscience
Everyone should do what their conscience dictates.
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sumienie
slouch
There is also posture taping for individuals who tend to slouch.
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garbić się / niedołęga
harrowing
The television images of victims of the conflict that reach us daily are harrowing.
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wstrząsający
tutelage
I'm becoming quite the sailor under your tutelage.
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opieka / kuratela
viable
We think now that a lobectomy may be a viable option
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realny / rentowny
convict
Every convict on this ship knows who you are.
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skazaniec
commencement
However, the lack of financial resources prevented the commencement of construction works.
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rozpoczęcie
contraption
I can't believe that contraption actually worked.
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ustrojstwo
saunter
Saunter from temple to temple.
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przechadzać się
unsavory
I know some very unsavory people
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nieprzyjemny / niesmaczny
innately
People are not, you know, innately good.
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z natury
boast
These areas boast of the highest quality excellent cultivation.
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pochwalić się / szczycić się
metastasize
Because if the tumor doesn't metastasize, the survival rate is 75%.
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przerzuty
eclipse
I bet the eclipse shocked him.
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zaćmienie
hatchet
Me, I got a little hatchet, and I keep it right under the seat.
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topór / siekiera
misconception
There is a common misconception that eating eggs is dangerous.
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błędne przekonanie / mit
blankly
Marla sat at a distance from the group, her mouth open, staring blankly at the floor.
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tępo / bez wyrazu
dissent
After all, dissent and academic debates are the essence of progress in research.
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niezgoda / rozłam
extricate
The objective is to extricate him from this predicament with his balls still intact.
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wyplątać / uwolnić
intact
The objective is to extricate him from this predicament with his balls still intact.
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nietknięty
rowdy
And now I have two loud, rowdy, exhausting, wonderful boys.
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hałaśliwy / awanturniczy
swivel mechanism
An office chair must be durable and have a solid swivel mechanism.
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mechanizm obrotowy
shard
It looks like a shard or something with shard-like properties.
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odłamek
exquisitely
Its most characteristic feature is the spacious, exquisitely appointed bathroom with a chandelier.
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znakomicie / kunsztownie
commonalities
We believe that these commonalities are more than coincidence.
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podobieństwa (c)
sore
I figured you were sore from that punch.
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ból / obolały
mellow
You can make the whole world seem mellow
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łagodny
facilitate
It should be transparent and facilitate high ambition.
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ułatwiać
vehemently
When they disagree with your feedback, perhaps even vehemently, take them seriously.
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gwałtownie / stanowczo
gawky
Your gawky human friend gave it to me.
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gamoniowaty / niezdarny
plummet
I hope it doesn't plummet to the basement
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spadać (p)
tapestry
After fixing the first thread, begin to weave the tapestry.
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gobelin
interference
Free of atmosphere, with no interference - how brightly those stars must shine and how beautifully.
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ingerencja / zakłócenie
adhesive
That explains the adhesive we found.
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spoiwo / klej
prominent
Many prominent lawyers and constitutionalists participated in the conference.
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wybitny / prominenty

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