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Łatwo dostępny
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Accessible
N: accessibility, OPP: inaccessible, OPPN: inaccessibility
The northern part of the park is virtually inaccessible unless you have a four-wheel drive.
Dokładny, trafny
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Accurate
N: accuracy, OPP: inaccurate, OPPN: inaccuracy
It is not always easy to give accurate measurements for the strength of an earthquake.
Przepraszający, skruszony
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Apologetic
Audrey was extremely apologetic for having kept us waiting so long.
Sporny
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Arguable
Whether or not this is the way forward is arguable.
Lubiący dyskutować
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Argumentative
I've never met anyone more argumentative than Jenny; she will tell you that black is white.
Zgodny, spoisty
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Coherent
N: coherence, OPP: incoherent, OPPN: incoherence
This is a clear and coherent explanation of the workings of the internal combustion engine.
Stanowczy, potrafiący podejmować trudne decyzję, decydujący
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Decisive
N: decisiveness, OPP: indecisive, OPPN: indecision
Winston Churchill's decisive policies rallied the country round him at a difficult and dangerous time.
Dyskretny, ostrożny
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Discreet
N: discretion, OPP: indiscreet, OPPN: indiscretion
Try to be as discreet as possible as he's very sensitive and easily upset.
Nadmierny, przesadny
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Excessive
Don't you think that a 25% price increase is excessive, even allowing for inflation?
Zorientowany, kompetentny
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Knowledgeable
Malcolm is knowledgeable about computer hardware and will tell you everything you want to know.
Czytelny
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Legible
N: legibility, OPP: illegible, OPPN: illegibility
I can't possibly read this; her handwriting is illegible.
Logiczny
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Logical
N: logic, OPP: illogical
There is no logical explanation for this behariour.
Wierny, lojalny
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Loyal
N: loyalty, OPP: disloyal, OPPN: disloyalty
A loyal friend will stand by you through good and bad times.
Normalny
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Normal
N: normality, OPP: abnormal, OPPN: abnormality
It's not abnormal for boys of his age to want to join the army.
Posłuszny
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Obedient
N: obedience, OPP: disobedient, OPPN: disobedience
Jo is a very disobedient child and refuses to do what she is told.
Oficjalny
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Official
OPP: unofficial
This is the only official biography of the author currently on the market.
Tradycyjny
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Orthodox
N: orthodoxy, OPP: unorthodox, OPPN: unorthodoxy
He always gets outstanding results, despite his unorthodox teaching methods.
Wiarygodny
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Plausible
N: plausibility, OPP: implausible, OPPN: implausibility
The special effects in the film were excellent but I didn't think the plot was very plausible.
Grzeczny, uprzejmy
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Polite
N: politeness, OPP: impolite, OPPN: impoliteness
Timothy was a polite young man with impeccable manners.
Praktyczny, mający sens
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Practical
N: practicality, OPP: impractical, OPPN: impracticality
Banning all vehicules from the city centre is a lovely idea but I don't think it's practical at all.
Dokładny, precyzyjny
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Precise
N: precision, OPPN: impercision
This machine has brought an unprecedented degree of precision to the business of dating trees.
Specjalne traktowanie
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Preferential treatment
Harry gets preferential treatment at work, with an office all to himself, just because he is boss's nephew.
Wymienny, możliwy do zastąpienia
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Replaceable
OPP: irreplaceable
Many of the paintings lost in the fire were irreplaceable old masters.
Odpowiedzialny
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Responsible
N: responsibility, OPP: irresponsible, OPPN: irresponsibility
Sharon is the perfect employee; hardworking and responsible.
Dojrzały
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Ripe
N: ripeness, V: ripen, OPP: unripe, OPPN: unripeness
I'm not buying these tomatoes; they're unripe.
Skrupulatny
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Scrupulous
N: scruples, OPP: unscrupulous
Socrates was known for his scrupulous adherence to the truth and his refusal to compromise.

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