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niepowodzenie, porażka
inaczej failure
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setback
Stay optimistic in spite of setbacks.
wiedza, doświadczenie, kompetencja
inaczej knowledge, experience, competence
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expertise
Promotion isn't the only way to increase your expertise.
niedociągnięcia, braki
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shortcomings
Ask for information about your shortcomings.
przeróbka, zmiana
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alteration
You may make alterations, but make sure your work is easy to read.
pojawiać się, powstawać
inaczej appear, arise
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emerge
Once you see patterns emerging it will help you decide whether the gaps you have u identified can be filled relatively easily.
niedopasowanie, niezgodność
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mismatch
If you cannot work out what the mismatch is, get back to selection panel.
załamany, przygnębiony
inaczej broken, depressed
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dispirited
Do not be dispirited if you are turned down for a job, but think of the reasons the employers give.
deficyt, niedobór
inaczej deficit, shortage
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shortfall
Interviews that generated them amd a list of where you think the shortfall in your perfomance lies in.
apatia
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apathy
apathetic --> apatyczny
However, do not use this as an excuse to apathy
nieufny
inaczej distrustful
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wary
wariness --> nieufność
It has not been a good investment and may make other employers wary.
czuły, przywiązany
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fond
to be fond of sth/sb - lubić coś/kogoś
On my living room wall I have a painting of a wildcat of which I am extremely fond.
obrazować, przedstawiać
inaczej illustrate, present
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depict
It depicts a snarling, spitting animal, teeth bared and back arched.
warczeć
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snarl
It depicts a snarling, spitting animal, teeth bared and back arched.
pluć
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spit
It depicts a snarling, spitting animal, teeth bared and back arched.
obnażyć
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bare
It depicts a snarling, spitting animal, teeth bared and back arched.
zwinięty
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coiled
A taut coiled spring ready to unleash some unknown fury
namacalny, konkretny
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tangible
However, the psychical differences are tangible.
tępy
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blunt
The tail is thicker and blunter, wtih three to five rings.
całkowicie, zupełnie
inaczej totally, completely
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altogether
The animal has an altogether heavier look.
utrapienie, niedogodność
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nuisance
It was during the nineteenth century, with the establishment, that the wildcat because a nuisance.
zdalny, odległy, oddalony
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remote
Especially in the remoter parts of northern and western Scotland.
w związku z tym
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therefore
This is a cause for real concern, given that the animals in these areas have less contact with domestic cats and are therefore purer.
wynika z
inaczej results from the
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stems from
Part of the problem stems from the fact that the accepted physical desciption of the species...
sztuczny
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artificial
In other words, an artificial collection of specimens were built up, exhibiting the features considered typical of the wildcat.
eksponować
inaczej display
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exhibit
In the foreground are exhibited only things that deserve attention.
odizolować
inaczej isolate
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seclude
Wildcat kittens are usually born in May/June in a secluded den.
nora, legowisko
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den
Wildcat kittens are usually born in May/June in a secluded den.
głaz
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boulder
Wildcat kittens are usually born in May/June in a secluded den, secreted in a gap amongst boulders.
spojrzenie
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glimpse
Catch a glimpse of one and the memory will linger forever.
pozostawać
inaczej remain, stay
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linger
Catch a glimpse of one and the memory will linger forever.
leśniczy
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gamekeeper
In Europe from 1914 to 1918 meant there was very little persecution, since gamekeepers went off to fight.
uniknąć, zapobiec
inaczej avoid, prevent
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avert
Extinction was narrowly averted.
nornik
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vole
Trying to detect the tell-tale movement of a vole or a mouse.
przeskok, skok
inaczej jump
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leap
But there is nothing, and in another leap he disappears into the gloom.
mrok
inaczej darkness
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gloom
But there is nothing, and in another leap he disappears into the gloom.
liściasty
inaczej leafy
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deciduous
They probably used deciduous and coniferous woodland for shelters.
iglasty
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coniferous
They probably used deciduous and coniferous woodland for shelters.
zarośla
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thickets
And hunted over more open areas such as open woodland, thickets and scrub. grassy areas and marsh.
bagno, mokradło
inaczej swamp
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marsh
And hunted over more open areas such as open woodland, thickets and scrub. grassy areas and marsh.
wzbudzać
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arouse
As the animals emerge, their curiosity is aroused by every moment and rustle in vegetation.
szeleścić, szum
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rustle
As the animals emerge, their curiosity is aroused by every moment and rustle in vegetation.
roślinność
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vegetation
As the animals emerge, their curiosity is aroused by every moment and rustle in vegetation.
ludowy
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folk
It is a typical image most folk have of the beast, but it is very much a false one.
tajemne
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arcane
arcane knowledge --> tajemna wiedza
Clarifying the arcane for the layman.
laik
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layman
Clarifying the arcane for the layman.
wartościowy
inaczej valuable
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worthwhile
We can make this a really worthwhile project for the EU.
zaprzeczenie, wyparcie
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denial
Questions concerning the quest of beauty in architecture, or its rejection or denial.
zniechęcający, onieśmielający
inaczej discouraging
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daunting
To walk him across daunting threshold of architecture.
zdumiewający, kłopotliwy
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perplexing
Yes, the irregularities of the nervous system can be... perplexing.
nudny
inaczej boring
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dull
De Botton never once discusses the importance of such dull.
odważny
inaczej brave
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bold
Alain de Botton has a great time making bold and amusing judgements about architecture.
zabawny,śmieszny
inaczej funny
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amusing
Alain de Botton has a great time making bold and amusing judgements about architecture.
wystawny, rozrzutny
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lavish
Alain de Botton has a great time making bold and amusing judgements about architecture with lavish and imaginative references.
obojętny, bezwładny
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inert
He worries away, as many architecture do, at how inert materials can convey meaning and alter consciousness.
poddawać, wyrażać, przekazywać
np. emocje, treść
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convey
He worries away, as many architecture do, at how inert materials can convey meaning and alter consciousness.
zmienić
inaczej change
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alter
He worries away, as many architecture do, at how inert materials can convey meaning and alter consciousness.
angażujący
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engaging
However, this is an engaging and intelligent book on architecture.
zaledwie
inaczej barely
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merely
Do we want our buildings merely to shelter us, or do we also want them to speak to us?
wesoły
inaczej happy
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jolly
He makes the most of his theme on his jolly trip through the world of architecture.
oddział, gałąź
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branch
Genealogy is a branch of history.
dotyczyć
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concern
It concerns family history rathen than the national or world history studied in school.
zainteresowany, zatroskany, zmartwiony
inaczej interested
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concerned
koszt
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expense
The internet enables millions of people worldwide to approach information about their history, without great expense.
wywnioskować
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conclude
The survey also concluded that the further back you follow your family line...
ogromny, szeroki, olbrzymi
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vast
However, the vast majority of people who participated in the survey, discovered that...
zauważać
inaczej notice
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remark
Baba remarks that this kind of instantaneous and mechanical life is also reflected in the mother-child relationship.
kaskader motocyklowy
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stunt rider
I work as a motorbike stunt rider - that is, I do tricks on my motorbike at shows.
wybrukowana droga
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causeway
And it's joined to the mailand by a causeway called the Stand.
szeroki
inaczej wide
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broad
It's about four kilometres long and two kilometres wide at its broadest point.
odcinek (jako teren)
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stretch
The mainland is just a vast stretch of tall grasses and brown mud.
przypływ (wody)
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tide
But when there's a high tide and the water rises a half a metre or so...
rzucić, wrzucić
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sling
He had been talking non-stop from the moment he'd slung his rucksack in the boot.
paplać
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jabber
I mean talking as in jabbering like a mad thing.
mglisty, zamglony
inaczej foggy
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hazy
Stretched out before us, clear and dry, beatifully hazy in the heat
pasek, pas
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strip
A raised strip of grey concrete bound by white railings and a low footpath on either side.
łączony, złączony, oprawiony
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bound
A raised strip of grey concrete bound by white railings and a low footpath on either side.
błyszczeć
inaczej shine
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glint
Beyond the railings, the water was glinting with that wonderful silver light.
leniuchować, wylegiwać się
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laze
With that wonderful silver light we sometimes get here in the late afternoon which lazes through to the early evening.
wrzosowisko
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heathland
There's nothing but small cottages, farmland, heathland and a couple of hills.
instynktowny
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instinctive
What we ballet dancers do is instinctive.
utrzymywać się
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persist
And so the idea persists that dancers spend every waking hour in pain.
naderwać, niszczyć
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tear
There is no need to break bones or tear muscles to achieve ballet positions.
drążek, poręcz
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barre
Starting with the left hand on the barre, the routine unrolls over some 75 minutes.
rozwijać się, rozwinąć się
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unroll
Starting with the left hand on the barre, the routine unrolls over some 75 minutes.
wprowadzony w błąd
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misled
But I am shocked when consumers are knowingly and deliberately misled.
zapewniać (o czymś)
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reassure
Gives an example of how Gavin reassured his son.
osoba lub czynnik demokratyzujący
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democratiser
No one avoids this, it is ballet's great democratiser, the well established members of the company working alongside the newest recruits.
gruntowny, wyczerpujący
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comprehensive
Both a rigorous and comprehensive fitness regime and highly nutritious diet.
wytrzymałość
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endurance
It is carbohydrates, rathen than proteins and fat, that provide athletes with the endurance.
podatny na, skłonny do
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prone to
Sports people are prone to injury but a quality training regime can ensure that...
poważnie, surowo
seriously
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severely
All boats within 800m were severely damaged.
ciężkość, dotkliwość
np. urazu
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severity
Examples of different degrees of severity of each lesion should be described.
poświęcić
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devote
No doubt this is why serious works devoted to colour are rare.
znajdować, zamieszkiwać
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reside
Many authors search for the universal or archetypal truths they imagine reside in colour.
czołowy, najważniejszy
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foremost
Colour is first and foremost a social phenomenon.
zrozumieć, pojąć
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grasp
What many books based on poorly grasped nuerobiology.
zaśmiecać, zagracać
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clutter
Such books unfortunetaly clutter the bibliography on the subject, and even do it harm.
tworzyć/ wyobrażać sobie
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conceive
We couldn't conceive that someone is in our office.
zmienić, modyfikować
inaczej change, modify
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alter
As time has altered them and not as they were originally.
dyfuzja, rozproszenie
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diffusion
Despite the current diffusion of colour photography, our was of thinking have remained more or less black and white.
borykać się
inaczej struggle
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grapple
He must grapple with a host of factors all at once.
dotyczyć, odnosić się
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pertain
Because among the numerous facts pertaining to colour, a researcher tends to select those facts...
motyw, wątek, wzór
inaczej motive, theme
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motif
On various concrete factors such as the rate of occurrence of particular objects and motifs.
pojęcie, pogląd, idea
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notion
While the notion of primary and secondary colours did not become common until the nineteenth century.
aspekt
inaczej aspect
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facet
All kind of objects in order to consider the different facets of the history of colour.
obrazowy, malarski
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pictorial
Most studies devoted to the history of colour consider only the pictorial, artistic or scientific realms.
sfera, dziedzina
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realm
Most studies devoted to the history of colour consider only the pictorial, artistic or scientific realms.
oszałamiać, zadziwiać
inaczej to dazzle, to amaze
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bewilder
bewildering --> oszałamiający
Analysis is complicated by the bewildering number of natural colours.
patrzyć z góry, pogardliwie
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look down upon
Colour has been rather looked down upon as a fit subject for academic study.
wyróżnienie
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distinction
The writer says that the historian writing about colour should be careful, when making basic distinctions between key ideas.
poplątać, zamieszać
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muddle
An idea recurring in the text is that people who have studied colour have been muddled about their aims.
powtarzający, powracający
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recurring
An idea recurring in the text is that people who have studied colour have been muddled about their aims.
odważny,śmiały
inaczej brave, bold
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daring
He took the daring step of forming relationships with the animals, bringing them food to gain her acceptance.
rozwiać
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dispel
The insight, this has given him into their behaviour has allowed him to dispel certain myths.
twierdzić
inaczej claim
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contend
He contends that bears do not bother as much for fruit as previously supposed.
okrutny, brutalny, dziki
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ferocious
He killed his parents in a particularly ferocious manner.
łapa
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paw
Such as swatting paw on the ground, as this is a defensive, rather than an agrresive act.
pacnięcie np. owada
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swatting
swat --> packa na muchy, strzał, cios
kwestionować
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dispute
It is hard to dispute the claim that their availability helps make GNU/Linux more popular.
wysiłek, staranie
inaczej effort
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endeavour
It's a realisation that makes all the more impressive, the endeavours of the explorers to come here.
przysiąść na skraju, znajdować się na szczycie (czegoś)
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perch on
Here at Brothers Point, perched on a headland off the island's east coast.
przylądek, cypel
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headland
Here at Brothers Point, perched on a headland off the island's east coast.
nędzny, nieszczęsny, przeklęty
inaczej miserable, unfortunate
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wretched
Arriving in 1822, Douglass called Macquire "the most wretched place".
wynikający
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resultant
The resultant landships have devastating consequences.
bulgotać
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gurgle
Only their gurgling barks tell me when to jump.
odrętwiały
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numbed
As i lose feeling in my fingers, numbed by glacial temperatures.
lodowcowy
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glacial
As i lose feeling in my fingers, numbed by glacial temperatures.
zbieżność, styk
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convergence
Forced to the surface by the convergence of two tectonic plates - an ongoing process.
potykać się, potknąć się
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stumble
I am stumbling, blinded by tiny missiles of ice and snow driven horizontally into my face.
pocisk, rakieta
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missile
I am stumbling, blinded by tiny missiles of ice and snow driven horizontally into my face.
wichura
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gale
Into my face by a howling gale.
skakać, przeskakiwać
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leap
I'm leaping skyward in undignified panic as a foot narrowly misses an outraged elephant seal.
niegodny, poniżający
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undignified
I'm leaping skyward in undignified panic as a foot narrowly misses an outraged elephant seal.
mrużyć oczy
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squint
Squinting painfully through torchlight, I've little hope of seeing the beasts.
przytulny, kameralny, wygodny
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cozy
Later, inside a cosy hut, I decided to chill for a bit.
rana, bolące miejsce
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sorer
sore --> obolały, bolesny
Sporting a patch over the sorer of my eyes.
wyczarować, wywołać
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conjure
Or to be precise, Macquire Island: a silver of land conjured abruptly from the vast wilderness.
pozbyć się, uwolnić(od czegoś)
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rid
Impossible task - to rid the entire island of every rabbit, rat and mouse.
nagle, niespodziewanie
inaczej suddenly, unexpectedly
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abruptly
Next morning, I abruptly change my mind
przyczółek
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outpost
I awake to a view that justifies the three day voyage to this remote outpost of Australia.
odległy, odosobniony
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remote
I awake to a view that justifies the three day voyage to this remote outpost of Australia.
płaskowyż
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plateau
The island is painted white, from highland plateaus, with frozen lakes.
kamyk,żwir, kamyczkowy,żwirkowy
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pebble
To rocky black sand and pebble shore.
błysczeć, lśnić
inaczej to shine
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glisten
All glistens in rare sub-Antarctic sunshine.
zmierzch, zmrok
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dusk
The delay while we doubled back made it impossible to reach the hut before dusk.
błąd, popełnić błąd
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blunder
I had also blundered, deciding snow goggles were unnecessary.
na brzeg, na ląd
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ashore
Our first challenge was getting ashore as there is no safe place to hide.
mnóstwo, szereg (czegoś)
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host of
Over the next few days, seals, penguins and a host of seabirds are a constant presence.
roślinożerca
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herbivore
Unaccustomed to the herbivores teeth, the island flora has been overgazed.
nadmiernie wypasać zwierzęta
co prowadzi do erupcji gleby
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overgaze
Unaccustomed to the herbivores teeth, the island flora has been overgazed.
ściernisko
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stubble
Unaccustomed to the herbivores teeth, the island flora has been overgazed and reduced to stubble.
blizna po ospie/trądziku
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pockmark
The hills and plateaus are pock marked with holes and soft surfaces.
zatem
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thus
Petrel and albatross chicks are thus more vulnerable.
drapieżnictwo
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predation
A number of factors have been proposed, including competition and predation by introduced species.
dziedzictwo
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heritage
Convention discussed whether the island should lose its World Heritage Status.
przyznawać
np. tytuł
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confer
However, the status was also conferred because of its outstanding natural beauty.
estetyczny, estetyka
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aesthetic
Daniel Burnham was an architect whose ever-shifting style and aesthetic made him a true architectural chamma-leeon.
bujnie
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lushly
Given that the wild hillsides that should be lushly covered are bare.
kępka, pęk
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tussock
And are animated not by the movement of wind in tussock, but by rabbits.
komora, sala, komnata (pokój)
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chamber
Some of the largest underground chambers even host concerts, conferences and business meetings.
niepokojący
inaczej disturbing
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unsettling
Most people find change unsettling and difficult to adapt to.
opowiadać się (za czymś)
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advocate
Another strategy advocates learning to avoid set patterns of routine behaviour.
uwieczniony, kontynuowany, zachowany
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perpetuating
Refers to someone who understood the self perpetuating nature of laughter.
szkodzliwy, niekorzystny
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detrimental
Desciribes laughter having a detrimental effect.
świadczenie. postanowienie
również warunek/ zaopatrywać
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provision
This provision applies only among GATT Contracting Parties.
analogiczny, odpowiednik
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parallel
The scrupulous tending of strains of plants finds its parallel in the domesticating of animals
zachować
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retain
A visitor, and one wanting to retain his anonymity, I should say.
szew
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seam
One designer recently showed off a liquid that can be used to produce clothes that are seamless.
rozwikłać, rozplątąć
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untangle
Untangling the Web by Aleks Krotoski.
przemierzać kontynent
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traverse
All the possible routes one could take in traversing or exploring it.
nałożyć, nakładać
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superimpose
Superimpose on the street map the actual traffic flows that are observed.
kończyć, lądować
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wind up
What we actually wind up doing with it is, at any point in time, largely unknown.
powiedzenie
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adage
This adage is corroborated every time most of us go online.
potwierdzać
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corroborate
The bartender who could corroborate his involvement has disappeared.
uosabniać, ucieleśniać
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embody
That embody our biases towards things that affect those who are closest to us.
uprzedzenie
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bias
biased --> stronniczy
That embody our biases towards things that affect those who are closest to us.
szczęśliwy zbieg okoliczności
również szczęśliwy traf, zdolność do przypadkowych odkryć
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serendipity
Engineering serendipity, however is a tougher proposition.
przyrząd, urządzenie
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contraption
Has been doing the conference rounds with an intriguing contraption.
zagrożenie, niebezpieczeństwo
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peril
at one’s peril - na własne ryzyko
People underestimate Krotoski at their peril.
ilustrować
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exemplify
She's a rare combination of academic, geek, which her chapter on the concept of friendship online exemplifies
znaczący, faktyczny
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substantial
Connecting in a substantial way with other cultures.
dziedziczyć
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inherit
The arts matter because they link society to its past, a people to its inherited store of ideas.
przedsięwzięcie
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venture
The arts challenge those links in order to find watys of exploring new paths and ventures.
skłonność
inaczej tendency
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inclination
Humanity's love of the arts somehow reflects some inherent inclination.
sprzyjać, wspierać
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foster
Does strengthen the individual and fosters independence.
dźwignia, uchwyt
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lever
As if they were just another economic lever to be pulled.
nieodłączny
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intrinsic
Yet retain their intrinsic value to humanity.
wrodzony
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innate
Without a doubt, the arts are at the very centre of society and innate in every human being.
niewątpliwie
inaczej definitely
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admittedly
My personal though admittedly controversial, belief is that...
bezpośredni, prosty
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straightforward
How much this affects the economy as a whole, which is by no means straightforward.
wysiłek
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endeavour
It goes without saying that end products of artistic endeavour can be seen as commodities.
zgadzać się
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concur
They have concluded, and I have no reason not to concur.
nacisk
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emphasis
Nevertheless, emphasis on these in preference to the arts fails to promote.
jedyny, wyłączny
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sole
And when the baby's born in prison, Michael will have sole custody.
jednolitość, jednorodność
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uniformity
A believe that in an age of dull uniformity.
oświecający, pouczający
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enlightening
The arts are an enlightening and humanising force.
wzrosnąć (np. do czegoś)
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rose
Laughter in a group of schoolgirls rapidly rose to epidemic proportions.
wahać się
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fluctuate
Fluctuating in intensity, the epidemic laughter lasted for around two and a half years.
dotknąć, wpływać
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afflict
14 schools were closed and about 1000 people were afflicted.
stado
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herd
When we hear laughter, we become beast of the herd.
ukryty, potajemny
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surreptitious
Further clues about the social context of laughter came from surreptitious observation of 1200 people.
sprzeczny z intuicją
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counterintuitive
Another counterintuitive discovery was that the average speaker laughs 46%...
zaniedbywać
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neglect
They neglect the social nature of the laughing relationship.
rzadko
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seldom
The speaker and the audience seldom interrupted the phrase structure of speech with ha-ha.
regulować
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govern
That a neurologically based process governs the placement of laughter.
być niewypłacalnym/na minusie
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be in the red
I'm in the red. There is no more money on my bank account.
z nienacka
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out of the blue
We didn't expect sally to come. She arrived out of the blue.
zzielenieć z zazdrości
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green with envy
My neighbour was green with envy when he saw my brand new volvo.
być w świetnej formie
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be in the pink
How's your health mike? -Thanks, I'm in the pink, can't be better.
być wypłacalnym
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to be in the black
There's loads of money on my bank account - I'm in the black.
raz na ruski rok
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once in a blue moon
Their windows are so dirty. I assume they clean them once in a blue moon.
wpaść w furię
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see red
I'm afraid Tom will see red when you tell him you've scratched his car.
niewinne klamstewska
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white lies
Our little son likes to tell white lies, really harmless ones.
czarna owca
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black sheep
Ronald is the black sheep in our family. We prefer to keep away from him.
tchórzliwy
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yellow-bellied
Collin's not shy. He is simply afraid of everything. He's so yellow-bellied.
kłamstewko
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fib
I could tell by the smirk on your face that you were telling a fib – that’s the word for a small, inoffensive lie.
oszukiwać, okłamywać
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deceive
Often what we mean by lying is someone setting out to deceive us with their words
opóźniona odpowiedź
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response latency
Some good advice from Richard Wiseman. So to detect lies we need to listen out for the response latency
obiecanki cacanki
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porkies
I’m afraid. Lawyers, as well as politicians, are not allowed to enter the competition. It’s claimed "they are judged to be too skilled at telling porkies"
bezczelny
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barefaced
How can you be so barefaced?
kłamstwo ma krótkie nogi
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A lie has no legs
A lie has no legs so don't deceive someone on a regular basis.
uczciwość popłaca
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Honesty is the best policy
Honesty is the best policy, sooner or later your kindness will be returned.
pielęgnować, cenić, dbać
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cherish
There's something very special between us that I will always cherish.
długopielęgnowany
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longcherished
You have to fulfill the long-cherished dream and become a master fisherman!
prosty, zwykły, surowy
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austere
It gives our bags very distinctive, simple and austere style which distinguishes us.
zawstydzony, speszony
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abashed
I was abashed when my mistakes were pointed out.
wytarty, odrapany, obskurny
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shabby
Although clean, all areas of the hotel were shabby, desperately in need of decoration and or modernisation.
niechlujny (o osobie)
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shabby
Its probably because you're a bit shabby.
przewidywać
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foresee
There are three things we can't foresee how they'll change.
przewidywać, oczekiwać, spodziewać
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anticipate
anticipated --> przewidywany, oczekiwany
The highly anticipated solo debut of the Big Bang leader is a versatile and innovative album.
pochłonięty (inaczej absorbed)
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engrossed
They sit engrossed, listening, but their faces express nothing, no emotions, no feelings.
ożywiać
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enliven
enlivened --> ożywiony
This gives rise to the spirit which must enliven dialogue in the context of mission.
prześcigać, celować
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excell
We've always excelled at killing one another.
pretensja, rozszczenie
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pretension
You're dear and honest and open, without a trace of pretension.
rzadki, ograniczony, niewystarczający
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scarce
scarcely --> niewiele, ledwie
Such schools are relatively scarce and often difficult for families to locate.
ostro (poj. medyczne)
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acute
acutely --> dotkliwie, ostro, wnikliwie
Increased blood loss, lower blood pressure and acute pain.
przebiegle, przenikliwie
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astutely
Kundera astutely illustrates that identity is not something constant and unchanging.
rozwijać, rozbudowywać
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expand
Secondly, we need to expand high-quality childcare.
zmniejszać, umniejszać
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diminish
diminishing --> znikający, malejący
In this way we can diminish the cost of the climate/energy package to our economy.
zręczny, zwinny
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agile
In addition, they are very agile and skilled in their field.
nieudolny
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inept
He was lazy and inept in all facets of his business.
bojaźliwy (aprehensive)
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timorous
which brought us to a more timorous and closed process than the process in the Convention which paved the way for a Constitution
chwytać, przejmować, zawładnąć
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seize
seizure --> napad, atak have a seizure --> atak padaczkowy
Totomaru seizes this opportunity and gets ready to launch his strongest attacks on Natsu.
zachwycać, zachwyt
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rapture
A bouquet of fresh tulips in March led us into raptures.
zagrażać, narażać
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endanger
Schengen is facing challenges that might endanger its very existence.
dostępny, osiągalny
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reachable
✓ Stay reachable abroad with free voicemail to email.
kazanie (w kościele)
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sermon
In his first sermon, Khomeini addressed the West.
przystępny
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approachable
The owner, who speaks several languages is always approachable and helpful.
dodatek, współudział
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accessory
Convictions for theft, burglary, accessory to robbery.
wepchać
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force in
A guy named Jimmy lanucci tried to force me in.
przysłowiowy, słynny
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proverbial
You look like the proverbial cat that swallowed the canary, Doctor Monro.
być biegły (w czymś)
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adept at
Some people are very adept at keeping their pain hidden.
wydzielać, wydawać (np. dźwięk)
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give off
High temperature photopolymer resin can give off fumes that can cause discomfort.
liczyć (na coś), sądzić
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reckon
Do you reckon people can change?
spowodować, sprowokować
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bring about
Otherwise the situation might really destabilise in this fragile region and bring about frightening and unforeseeable consequences.
stanowić (np. przyczynę)
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account for
Oil and gas account for around three-quarters of the country's export earnings.
przydzielić, przeznaczyć
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allot
The ECB decides to allot a total of EUR 105 million.
ciężki, niezgrabny, nudny
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ponderous
They are among the most ponderous of weapons, but successful strikes will crush enemies to powder.

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