second week of november

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challenge prevailing paradigms
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kwestionować panujące paradygmaty
to shed light on an underlying issue
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rzucić światło na podstawowy problem
to be inextricably bound up with
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być nierozerwalnie związanym z
notwithstanding the fact that
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Pomimo tego, że
inconsiderately
People often drive carelessly and inconsiderately.
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in a way that shows someone does not think or worry about other people or their feelings
broadcast-broadcast-broadcast
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odmiana słowa broadcast
come-came-come
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come-come-come
the reporting of a particular important event or subject
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coverage
a) The case has attracted a huge amount of press coverage. b) Keep up to date with our latest news coverage. c) There was very little media coverage of the event.
deal-dealt-dealt
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deal-dealt-dealt
zajmowali się elektroniką
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they dealt in electronics
(example) to downplay ones achievements or feelings to avoid appearing boastful or arrogant
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Although I'm excited, I'm playing down my promotion so that the others don't get jealous.
spokesperson, spokespeople
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rzecznik, rzecznicy
Military spokespeople tried to play down the seriousness of the disaster.
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Rzecznicy wojskowi próbowali umniejszyć powagę katastrofy.
means to make something seem less important or less bad than it really is
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to play sth down
The documentary played down the break-up of his first marriage.
to talk someone out of something
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odwieźć kogoś od robienia czegoś
I eventually talk her out of quitting her job at the design agency
cut-cut-cut
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cięcie cięcie cięcie
means to do something that you have not been given permission to do, but you do it anyway because you think it is acceptable or because you want to help.
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to take the liberty of doing something
He took the liberty of answering the phone because he thought it was an emergency.
pozwoliła sobie zaprosić swoich przyjaciół ba przyjęcie bez pytania gospodarza
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She took the liberty of inviting her friends to the party without asking the host.
ponieść stratę
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suffer a loss
to find sense in
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to make sense of
grasp the concept
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uchwycić koncepcję
It takes time to fully grasp a concept and grasp a meaning when reading a complex philosophical text.
Spieszy się, bo ma mnóstwo spraw do załatwienia.
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She's in a hurry because she has a lot of errands to run.
If you want to buy a flat in a top-drawer neighbourhood, you're going to have to shell out more.
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Jeśli chcesz kupić mieszkanie w prestiżowej dzielnicy, będziesz musiał wydać więcej.
sięga wieków wstecz
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dates back centuries
spiritually stripped bare
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duchowo obnażony
For example, someone who has gone through a difficult experience may feel spiritually stripped bare, as if they have been stripped of their emotional defenses.
wolny od przeszkód
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free from hindrances
Nakręciła serię filmów dokumentalnych na temat relacji rodzinnych.
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She has made a series of documentaries on the subject of family relationships.
Na jednej ze ścian znajdowały się książki na każdy możliwy temat.
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Books on every conceivable subject lined one wall.
Liczba samolotów przelatujących nad miastem budzi obawy już od ubiegłego lata.
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The number of planes flying over the town has been the subject of concern since last summer.
discern
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rozeznać
I take your indiscretions all in good fun
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Twoje wybryki traktuję jako dobrą zabawę (taylor swift)
something, especially a sexual relationship, that is considered embarrassing or morally wrong; niedyskrecje
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indiscretions
They have been rather indiscreet about their affair.

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