Sabrina 4

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gaggle
A gaggle of geese waddled out of the farmyard and onto the street.
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stado gęsi
gęgać
Stado gęsi wyszło z podwórza i weszło na ulicę.
disciple
Jesse Jackson was a disciple of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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uczeń, zwolennik
tongues wagging
this will set tongues wagging
Do you think if we leave the party together it will set/start tongues wagging? They tried to keep their affair secret, but it wasn't long before tongues began to wag.
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gadanie, plotkowanie
dopiero zacznie się gadanie
decorum
As young ladies we were expected to act/behave with proper decorum.
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dobre maniery
tryst
Meeting in a waterborne tryst, the lovers are literally carried away.
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schadzka
assignation
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ustalenie
flagellation
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biczowanie
legitimate
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prawowity
brush up on sth
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podszlifować, odświerzyć
formidable
They're going to be formidable team.
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groźny
Oni będą bardzo groźnym zespołem.
torment
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męka
conjuring
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przywoływanie
circumference
The circumference of the circle measures around 31 centimetres.
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obwód
Obwód okręgu wynosi około 31 centymetrów.
seal
Seal the package (up) with tape. He sealed (down) the envelope and put a stamp on it. This floor has just been sealed (with varnish), so don't walk on it!
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opieczętować, zakleić
volatile
Food and fuel prices are very volatile in a war situation. The situation was made more volatile by the fact that people had been drinking a lot of alcohol. The substance is highly volatile.
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lotny, zmienny, nieprzewidywalny
vermin
Flies, lice, and cockroaches can all be described as vermin.
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robactwo
dispatch
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wysyłka, depesza
spawn
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ikra, rozmnażać
father
He's fathered three children.
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spłodzić
conceive
I think my uncle still conceives of me as a four-year-old. He couldn't conceive of a time when he would have no job. Do you know exactly when you conceived? The baby was conceived in March, so will be born in December.
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pojąć, stworzyć, począć, zajść w ciążę
engender
Her latest book has engendered a lot of controversy.
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wywołać
screech
She was screeching at him at the top of her voice. He was screeching with pain/laughter. The economic recovery is likely to screech to a halt/standstill (= stop very suddenly) if taxes are increased.
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pisk, wrzask, wrzasnąć
volition
The singer wished it to be known that he had left the band (out) of his own volition.
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wola
rile up about sth
Many farmers have been riled by Department of Agriculture fines. Your loud parties rile up the neighbors.
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wkurzyć się o coś
folly
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szaleństwo
get a chill
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poczuć chłód, przeziębić się
hierarchy
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hierarchia
impudence
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bezczelność

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