Test 3, 13.12.18 r.

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inevitable
certain to happen; unavoidable
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nieunikniony, nieuchronny
booming
having a period of great prosperity or rapid economic growth; (of a sound or voice) loud, deep, and resonant
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kwitnący, prosperujący, gromki (np. śmiech);
conspicuous
clearly visible
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wyjątkowy, rzucający się w oczy, widoczny
excess
an amount of something that is more than necessary, permitted, or desirable
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nadmiar, przesada
all-encompassing
including or covering everything or everyone; comprehensive
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wszechogarniający, całościowy;
retail
the sale of goods to the public in relatively small quantities for use or consumption rather than for resale
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sprzedaż detaliczna
to span
extend from side to side of something
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rozciągać się, trwać, obejmować
to entice
attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage
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kusić, wabić, przyciągać
to linger
stay in a place longer than necessary because of a reluctance to leave
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trwać, zwlekać, ociągać się
respite
a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant
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ulga, odpoczynek
elaborate
; involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning
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wyszukany, złożony, rozbudowany
extravaganza
an elaborate and spectacular entertainment or production
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kosztowna, duża impreza
sprawling
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rozciągnięty, rozległy
juxtaposition
the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
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zestawienie
requisite
; made necessary by particular circumstances or regulations
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– konieczny, niezbędny
TO BOW TO
to do what someone else wants you to do
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– ugiąć się pod czyimś wpływem
TO PERCH
to be in a high position or in a position near the edge of something, or to put something in this position
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umieścić (się), usadowić (się)
ACCUSTOMED
if you are accustomed to something, you have experienced it often enough for it to seem normal to you
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PRZYZWYCZAJONY
CONTENTMENT
a state of happiness and satisfaction
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ZADOWOLENIE
ELUSIVE
- difficult to describe, find, achieve, or remember
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ulotny, nieuchwytny
OUTLOOK
the likely future situation; the way a person thinks about something
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perspektywy, spojrzenie, podejście, pogląd
DELUGE
a great quantity of something arriving at the same time; a severe flood; a heavy fall of rain
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lawina, powódź
TO LOITER
to stand in a place or walk slowly around without any purpose
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szwędać się,
TRANSFIXED
unable to move or stop looking at something because you are so interested, surprised, or frightened
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skamieniały, znieruchomiały
TO OGLE
to stare at in a lecherous manner
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– patrzeć pożądliwie, pożerać wzrokiem
BENIGN
not causing death or harm
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ŁAGODNY, dobroduszny, niezłośliwy
TO SKEW
to cause something to be not straight or exact; to twist or distort; to suddenly change direction or position
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skręcać, zniekształcać, wypaczać
NOTION
an idea or belief
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pojęcie, koncepcja, pogląd
OMNIPRESENT
present or having an effect everywhere at the same time
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WSZECHOBECNY
TO WRIGGLE
(out of) to avoid doing something that you have agreed to do; to twist your body or move part of your body with short, quick movements
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– kręcić się; wykręcać się od czegoś
GLEE
delight, especially from one’s own good fortune or another’s misfortune
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RADOŚĆ, satysfakcja
WARY
feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems
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OSTROŻNY, nieufny
HOARDING
a large board in a public place, used to display advertisements
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billboard
ONSLAUGHT
when someone attacks or criticizes someone or something; an overwhelmingly large number of people or things
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atak (słowny także), inwazja, najazd (w przenośni)
INQUISITIVE
wanting to discover as much as you can about things
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CIEKAWY, dociekliwy
TO RELENT
to allow something that you refused to allow before
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ustąpić
ASSERTION
a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief
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TWIERDZENIE, zapewnienie
TO REDEEM
- to make something seem less bad; to do something that makes people have a better opinion of you after you have done something bad
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– zrehabilitować (się
TO RECUPERATE
to become healthy again after an illness or injury
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wracać do zdrowia
TO ARRAIGN
to formally accuse someone in a law court of a particular crime and ask that person to say if they are guilty or not
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skrytykować, postawić w stan oskarżenia
LIBEL
writing which contains bad information about someone which is not true
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OSZCZERSTWO, zniesławienie
SLANDER
the crime of saying bad things about someone that are not true
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– zniesławienie, pomówienie
PREMISE /PREMISS/
a previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion
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przesłanka
PREMISES
a house or building, together with its land and outbuildings, occupied by a business or considered in an official context
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– teren, siedziba
TO CLUTCH AT
- to try very hard to hold something
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trzymać się czegoś kurczowo
inhospitable
(Of an environment) harsh and difficult to live in
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niegościnny, surowy (o klimacie)
illiterate
Unable to read or write
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analfabeta, niepiśmienny
overcharge
Charge (someone) too high a price for goods or a service
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przeceniać
rescheduled
Change the time of (a planned event)
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zmiana czasu jakiegoś wydarzenia
outplayed
Play better than;
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ograny, pokonany
prematurely
Before the due time; ahead of time
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przedwcześnie
ill-advised
Not sensible, wise, or prudent
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nieroztropny
impose
Force (an unwelcome decision or ruling) on someone
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narzucać nakładać
interfere
Prevent (a process or activity) from continuing or being carried out properly
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ingerować
limp
Walk with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or stiff leg or foot
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; utykać, wlec się, iść z trudnością
reinforce
Strengthen or support (an object or substance), especially with additional material
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umacniać
endure
Suffer (something painful or difficult) patiently
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znieść, wytrzymać
allure
The quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating
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pokusa
impure
Mixed with foreign matter; adulterated
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niejednorodny
obscure
Not discovered or known about; uncertain
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nieznany, niepewny
marvel at
Be filled with wonder or astonishment
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zachwycać się
lapping
One circuit of a track during a race;
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; okrążenie (w czasie zawodów
flutter
(Of a bird or other winged creature) fly unsteadily or hover by flapping the wings quickly and lightly
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trzepotać skrzydłami, kołatać
hunch
Raise (one’s shoulders) and bend the top of one’s body forward
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” zgarbić się
prevalence
The fact or condition of being prevalent; commonness
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rozpowszechnienie
toss
Throw (something) somewhere lightly or casually
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podrzucać, rzucać
crutch
A long stick with a crosspiece at the top, used as a support under the armpit by a lame person;
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kula inwalidzka
dismantle
Take (a machine or structure) to pieces
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; rozbrajać, demontować
misprint
An error in printed text
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błąd wydruku
whim
a sudden desire or change of mind, especially one that is unusual or unexplained
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kaprys
counterpart
one of two or more copies of a legal document
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duplikat
pesky
causing trouble; annoying; 'pesky mosquitoe
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– nieznośny, cholerny
fiendishly
devilishly; 'fiendishly difficult'
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diabelsko
intrepid
fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect)
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nieustraszony
concoct
make (a dish or meal) by combining various ingredients
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wymyślać
impairment
the state or fact of being X, especially in a specified faculty
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osłabienie, nadwyrężenie
thaw
a period of warmer weather that thaws ice and snow;
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odwilż
concise
giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words
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zwięzły
long-winded
(of speech or writing) continuing at length and in a tedious way
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długotrwały, rozwlekły
derogatory
showing a critical or disrespectful attitude
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uwłaczający
with hindsight
understanding of a situation only after it has happened
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z perspektywy czasu
impeccable
- (of behavior, performance, or appearance) in accordance with the highest
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bez zarzutu
coup
a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.
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– zamach stanu
ceasefire
a temporary suspension of fighting
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zawieszenie broni
loot
steal goods from (a place), typically during a war or riot;
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ograbić
ally
combine or unite a resource or commodity with (another) for mutual benefit
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sprzymierzyć
siege
a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building
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oblężenie
retreat
of an army) withdraw from enemy forces as a result of their superior power
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wycofać się
awry
away from the appropriate, planned, or expected course; amiss
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na opak
mellow
to relax, to soften, to smooth out,
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łagodzić, odprężyć, sprawić że coś dojrzeje
frazzled
extremely tired in a nervous or slightly anxious way after a lot of mental or physical effort; N: zmęczenie; wear oneself to a frazzle – być u krańców sił
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wypompowani, zmęczenie
formidable
causing you to have fear or respect for something or someone because they are impressive, powerful or difficult,
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onieśmielający, ogromny, potężny
last-ditch attempt/effort
an effort or attempt which is made at the end of a series of failures to solve a problem, and is not expected to succeed,
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ostatni desperacki wysiłek/próba
make good a gap
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wypełnić lukę
amid
- in the middle of or surrounded by; among, pośród
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wśród
castigate
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- to criticize someone or something severely
ferocious
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fierce and violent
flag
to become tired or less interested
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, opadać z sił, stracić tempo/zapał
fierce glare
sharp, angry glare/glance
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- piorunujące/ostre spojrzenie
Suave
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swa: v] – łagodna (muzyka), umiarkowany (klimat), układny, grzeczny, uprzejmy (o osobie)
limelight
attention from the public
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centrum uwagi; She's been in the limelight for most of her career
glitzy
- showy, ostentatiously
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efekciarski
to roam
move around a place without any purpose
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wałęsać się, błąkać
herder
a person who takes care of a large group of animals of the same type
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pasterz
haughty
showing that you think you are much better or more importantthan other people
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wyniosły, dumny
public scrutiny
analiza społeczna, opinia społeczna
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public opinion
retinue
a group of people who travel with an important person to help them
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świta, orszak
livelihood
the way that you earn the money you need for living
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- źródło utrzymania
engender
- to beget, to bring forth
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zrodzić, wywołać;
to play havoc
to ruin, to wreck
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zrujnować
pomposity
when someone is pompous
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pompatyczność
rudeness
- behaving in a way which is not polite and upsets other people
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- nieuprzejmość, niegrzeczność
well-adjusted
even-tempered, level-headed, sustainable, balanced
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przystosowany, zrównoważony
ill-at-ease
not oneself
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skrępowany, zażenowany, nieswój
inconvenience
cumbersome situation
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niedogodność
devotion
great love or loyalty for someone or something
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oddanie, poświęcenie
embody
to represent an idea or quality exactly -
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uosabiać
array
a large number of different things
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wybór, gama
egg sb on
- to encourage someone to do something, usually something that is wrong, stupid, or dangerous -
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zachęcać kogoś, podjudzać
insatiable
always wanting more of something
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nienasycony
neutrality
impartiality
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neutralność, bezstronność
to succumb
to surrender, to give in, to be defeated
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ulegać
underbelly
the weakest or most unpleasant part of something that is mostlikely to fail or be easily defeated
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czuły punkt
flipside
the opposite, less good, or less popular side of something
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- druga, gorsza strona
self-centred
- egocentric
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skupiony na sobie, egocentryk
reflection
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odbicie czegoś
disillusioned
feeling disappointed because something is not as good as you thought it was
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rozczarowany
wax images
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wizerunki woskowe
stability
when something is not likely to change or move -
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stabilność
glamorous
attractive, glam, eye-catching
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efektowny, olśniewający, wspaniały
difficulty
when something is not easy to do or understand
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trudność
popularity
the quality of being liked by many people
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popularność
partnership
when two people or organizations work together to achievesomething
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partnerstwo, spółka
delighted
very pleased
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zachwycony
leaflet
a piece of folded paper or a small book which containsinformation
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ulotka
to have an influence on
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mieć wpływ na
to have a say on
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mieć coś do powiedzenia na temat...
to change people's minds about
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zmienić zdanie ludzi na temat czegoś
to put forward your views on
to present your opinion on
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przedstawić swoje poglądy na
to put pressure on
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kłaść /wywierać presję na
jumble sale
a sale of old items, especially clothes, usually to make moneyfor an organization
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wyprzedaż rzeczy używanych
face value
nominal value
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wartość nominalna
stand up for your principles
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stanąć w obronie swoich zasad
to launch a campaign
to mount a campaign
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rozpoczynać kampanię
household name
someoneor something that everyone knows
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ktoś znany, znane/popularne nazwisko/imię
to underpin
to support, to sustain, to shore up
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podtrzymać, podbudować
to squabble
to quarrel, to fight
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się sprzeczać
rivalry
when two people or things are rivals
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rywalizacja
superstitious
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przesądny, zabobonny;
full of himself
when sb talks about himself a lot
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egocentryczny
to have cross words with sb
when you get annoyed with sb and start to quarrel -
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sprzeczać się z kimś
not to take oneself too seriously
if you are able to laugh at yourself
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nie brać się zbyt poważnie
to tread on one's toe
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nadepnąć komuś na odcisk
sth is not always a bed of roses
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when a situation is not always happy or easy
to have a good sense of humor
if you're able to enjoy things that are funny or you can make people laugh
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mieć poczucie humoru
to have a good eye for sth
if you are good at noticing things
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mieć dobre oko do czegoś
a heated discussion
a discussion, argument or debate that is full of angry and excited feelings
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ożywiona dyskusja
to help sb out
when you assist sb who is busy or has problems
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pomóc komuś
better by a mile
much better
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o wiele lepszy
a fair bit
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quite a lot
approachable
a person who is easy to deal with or to talk to
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przystępny
knowledgeable
knowing a lot
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obeznany
resilient
strong enough to get better quickly after damage, illness, shock, etc
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odporny, prężny
last in first out
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ostatni na wejściu, pierwszy przy wyjściu;
to work like clockwork
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pracować jak w zegarku
child-rearing
the work of taking care of children until they are old enough to take care of themselves
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- wychowywanie dziecka;
tightly-knit
closely and firmly integrated
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zwarty
strong bond
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silna więź
rely on sb
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polegać na kimś
to have a lot of interests in common
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miec wiele wspólnego
extended family
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rodzina wielopokoleniowa
to have high expectation of sb
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mieć wysokie oczekiwania wobec kogoś
black sheep
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czarna owca
be done for
be ruined
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, być zrujnowanym, skończonym
come about
happen,
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wydarzyć się
come across
find sth or meet sb by Chance,
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natknąć się
come by
= obtain sth,
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otrzymać, dostać
come down to
be passed to sb
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być przekazanym
come forward
step forward
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wystąpić
come in
become fashionable,
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przyjąć się (o modzie
come into
inherit
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odziedziczyć
come on
progres
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pojawiać się/postępować na przód
come out
= (1) become known, (2) be published
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wyjść na jaw
come over
can't think what came over me. – nie wiem co we mnie wstąpiło
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happen; have a result or effect on sb
come round to
change one's opinion to another point of view; be persuaded
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zostać przekonanym, przyjąć czyjś punkt widzenia
come round/to
regain consciousness
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ocknąc się
come through
continue to live after (sth bad
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dojść do siebie po czymś
come to
amount to a total,
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zsumować się
come up to
reach, equal sth
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osiągnąć jakiś poziom
come up with
have an idea about a way to solve a problem
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znaleźć rozwiązanie
deal in
trade in sth,
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handlowac czymś
deal with
tackle a problem; cope with,
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uporac się z czymś
do away with
abolish
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pozbyć się
do down
criticise
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krytykować
do out of
= deprive of
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pozbawić
do up
fasten (a coat etc
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zapiąć
do with
need/would like
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chcieć
do without
manage in spite of lack
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obejść się bez czegoś
drive at
imply, suggest
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pić do czegoś, robić aluzję
go off
happen
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odbyć się
be dying for sth
really want sth
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oddać wszystko za coś
be fit for
be good enough for
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wystarczać
be worn out
be very tired
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być wyczerpanym
cook one's goose
end one's plans abruptly
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zrujnować czyjes zamiary
fair and square
within the rules,
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uczciwie, zgodnie z regułami
fall head over heels
fall in love quickly
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zakochać się po uszy
feel one's ears burning
have a feeling that sb is talking about you,
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mieć wrażenie, że jest się obgadywanym,
gatecrasher
sb attending a party, event etc without an invitation
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nieproszony gość
get off on the wrong foot
argue or disagree at the beginning of a relationship,
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zacząć znajomośc od kłótni
give and take =
compromise
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kompromis
have a frog in one's throat
inability to speak due to nervousness
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zaniemówć ze zdenerwowania
have the gift of the gab
be able to talk well, persuasively
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mieć zdolność przekonywania
hear it through/on the grapevine
find out information indirectly
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usłyszeć coś z drugiej ręki
in a flash
very quickly
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w mgnieniu oka
it's all Greek to me
sth new or foreign; not easily understood
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to dla mnie czarna magia
keep a straight face
manage to look serious under difficult circumstances
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zachować pokerową twarz
meet behind closed doors
meet secretly
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spotkać się za zamkniętymi drzwiami
one's flesh and blood
family member
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, tej samej krwi
plenty more fish in the sea
there are many other people or things that are as good as the one somebody has failed to get.
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To nie koniec świata”, nadaży się okazja
put ones foot on
insist on sth
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nalegać
bring to one's knees
destroy, humble
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miażdżyć, zniszczyć, pokonać
put one s foot in it
= make a tactless comment
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zachować się nietaktownie
bury one's head in the sand
avoid or ignore reality
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chować głowy w piasek
take sb for granted
= not appreciate sb
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niedoceniać czegoś, ponieważ jest stale obecne
be/have at one's fingertips
be/have easily available/have free access to
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mieć coś w zasięgu ręki
blow a fuse
become very angry/ lose one's temper
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wpadać w szał
come to the fore
become important or popular
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zyskac na ważności, popularności
put on a brave face/put a brave face on a situation
try to hide one's disappointment
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robic dobrą minę do złej gry
without fail
do sth no matter what
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musieć coś zrobić bez względu na cokolwiek
few and far between
scarce/rare
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rzadko
in the flesh:
in person
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we własnej osobie, na żywo
in full flow
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talking) at length,
bear fruit
be successful
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przynosić korzyście
on the face of it
: judging by how sth appears
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sądzić po pozorach
point the finger of suspicion
blame sb for sth,
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obwiniać kogos za coś
see fit
think suitable or right,
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uważac za stosowne
not have the foggiest idea:
not know sth at all
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nie mieć zielonego pojecia
get cold feet
be nervous or frightened because sth might fail
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być niespokojnym w obawie, że coś się nie uda
by/from force of habit
used to doing sth without thinking
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robic cos z przyzwyczajenia
rear
to look after one's young until fully-grown
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hodowac, uprawiać
bring up
to look after and educate until fully-grown
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wychować
breed
= to keep animals for the purpose of producing young
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rozmnażać zwierzęta
grow
to become or cause to become bigger
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wzrastać, powodować wzrost
nurture (a young child, or young plant)
care for it while it is growing and developing
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odżywiać
pinch
informal) steal an object
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zwędzić, zakosić, zajumać
pilfer
steal small amounts usu from your place of work,
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podkradać
rip off
(informal) steal from a person
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ukraść coś komuś, „skroić kogoś
swipe
steal sth very quickly while sb is not looking,
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zwędzić
acquire
formal) to obtain for oneself; (a skill, habit etc) develop /learn
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nabywać, zdobywać
abduct
to take away (a person) unlawfully, often byforce
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uprowadzać
gather (information, evidence
to collect it especially over a period of time and after a lot of hard work
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gromadzić informacje
collect
gather; get a large number of things because they interest you
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zbierać
derive
to get sth such as pleasure or benefit from a person or from an activity/situation
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czerpać
deduce
to reach a conclusion because of other things that you know to be true
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wywnioskować dedukować
inhabit
to live in a place or region
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zamieszkiwać
inhabitant
person who lives (permanently) in a region or town
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mieszkaniec
dwell
formal) to live in a place
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zamieszkiwać
dweller
person or animal that lives in an environment
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mieszkaniec, lokalny
settle
to start living in a place permanently
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zasiedlić
settler
person who has come to live in a (previously uninhabited or developing) country or area,
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osadnik
reside
to have one's home at in a place
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rezydować
resident
person who lives in a house, block of flats, area or country
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rezydent
wide open
open widely
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szeroko otwarte
stone deaf
completely deaf, not hearing anything
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kompletnie głuchy, głuchy jak pień
dog tired
extremely tired
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bardzo zmęczony
dirt cheap
very cheap
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tanie jak barszcz
pitch dark
very dark
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egipskie ciemności
stark naked
not wearing any clothes
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goły jak święty Turecki
brand new
as new as possible
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nowiutkie
bone idle
utterly lazy
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leniwy
fast asleep
in a deep sleep
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śpiący głęboko
wide awake
awake and very alert
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obudzony
bone broke
not having any money
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spłukany
crystal clear
completely clear and understood; visually clear, sharp image
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przejrzysty
razor sharp
very sharp
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ostry jak brzytwa
paper thin
very thin
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cienki jak papier
blind drunk
so drunk that you’re unable to see
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pijany
flat dry
– extremely dry
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suchy jak pieprz
thin air
an unknown location
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nieznane miejsce, „nie wiadomo gdzie
blind devotion
blindly following something, following something without thinking
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– ślepo podążać za czymś, ślepe oddanie
all-out war
a war in which neither of the sides hold back
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wojna absolutna
bitter end
an end to something difficult and unpleasant
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gorzki koniec, koniec czegoś trudnego
dire need
desperate need
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silna, desperacka potrzeba
rock-bottom
the very lowest possible level
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dno, najniższy poziom
blank amazement
pure amazement, shock
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czyste zdziwienie
broad daylight
natural illumination during the day
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światło dzienne
out of the blue
unexpectedly, without warning or preparation
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niespodziewanie
once in a blue moon
very rarely
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od święta, bardzo rzadko
to have green fingers
to be good at keeping the plants and making them grow
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mieć rękę do kwiatów; mieć smykałkę do roślin
in the red
in debt
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być zadłużonym
red tape
time-consuming regulations and bureaucratic procedures
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zbędne procedury biurokratyczne
in black and white
in writing, clear and understood
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czarno na białym, pisemnie
a black sheep
an odd member of a group, especially family
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Czarna owca
green with envy
very envious
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zielony z zazdrości, zazdrosny, zazdroszczący czegoś aż tak, że to widoczne
to catch someone red-handed
to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong
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złapać kogoś na gorącym uczynku
red-carpet treatment
special, royal treatment
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specjalne traktowanie
a red herring
something that takes people’s attention away from the main subject
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coś odwracającego uwagę
blue-eyed boy
the favourite person or group
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ulubieniec
to see red
be angry
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być wściekłym
a white-collar job
a job involving professional, managerial or administrative work
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pracownik umysłowy
a white lie
well-intentioned untruth
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biale kłamstwo, kłamstwo z dobrą intencją
rose-coloured spectacles
if someone looks with them at something they think that it is more pleasant than it actually is
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różowe okulary
a green belt
zone of farmland or parks surrounding the city
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pas zieleni, zielona strefa dookoła miasta
obituary
a report about a person that recently died
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nekrolog
editorial
an article in a newspaper expressing the editor's opinion
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artykuł redakcyjny
cuff
the bottom part of a sleeve that goes around your wrist
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mankiet
creases
a line on cloth or paper where it has been folded or crushed
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zagięcie; kant w spodniach
formally
officially
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formalnie, oficjalnie
button-hole
a hole that you push a button through on a piece of clothing
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dziurka
tucked
when a material is pushed in somewhere so that it looks tidy
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wetknięty (np. koszula w spodnie
double-breasted
with two sets of buttons in the front
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dwurzędowy
lanky
very tall and thin
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patykowaty
bow-tie
- a piece of cloth around the neck in the shape of a bow
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muszka
bowler hat
a round, hard, black hat worn by men
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melonik
grin
to smile a big smile
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szczerzyć się, szeroki uśmiech
lapels
the part of a collar that is folded against the front of a shirt or jacket
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klapy (od kurtki/koszuli)
pigeon-toed
a person who is pigeon-toed bends their feet in towards each other when they walk
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szpotawy, kierujący stopy do środka podczas chodzenia
slanting
sloping in particular direction
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nachylać się
plain
simple and not complicated
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prosty, zwykly
patched
with pieces of material over holes
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łatany
casually
not formal, relaxed
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swobodnie, zwyczajnie
bare-footed
not wearing anything on one’s feet
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boso
hips
part of body between legs and stomach
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biodra
upright
as straight as possible
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pionowo, prosto
waist
the part around the middle of your body where you wear a belt
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talia, pas
closely-cropped
cut short
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krótko obcięte
bare-headed
not wearing anything on one’s head
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z gołą głową
buckle
a metal object used to fasten the ends of a belt or strap
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klamra, sprzączka
broad
wide
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szeroki
strongly-built
muscular
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silnie zbudowany
clean-shaven
with no beard or moustache
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gładko ogolony
bow
a knot with two curved parts and two loose ends, that is used to tie shoes or as decoration
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kokardka
teens
the teenage years
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wiek nastoletni
clasped
holding something tightly
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zaciśnięty
polo-neck
upper piece of clothing with tube-like part covering neck
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golf
pleated
with regular, vertical folds
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plisowany
high-heeled
with heels raised high from the ground
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na wysokim obcasie
checked
with a pattern of squares in different colours
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w kratę
obese
extremely fat
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otyły
rolled-up
long sleeves of shirt rolled so they are shorter
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podwinięte rękawy
baggy
big and loose clothes
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workowaty, luźny
sideburns
hair that grows on the side of a man’s face
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bokobrody
braces
adjustable straps or bands worn over the shoulders with the ends clipped to the waistband of a pair of trousers to support them
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szelki
flat cap
a hat that is not rounded on top and has little height
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kaszkiet
bow-legged
a person with legs that curve out at the knees
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krzywonogi, szpotawonogi
wellingtons
long waterproof boots
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kalosze
single-breasted
jacket or coat fastened in the centre, with only one row of buttons
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jednorzędowy
knock-kneed
a person with knees that bend towards each other
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iksowate nogi, o koślawych nogach
spectacles
glasses
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okulary
double-chinned
having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin
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podwójny podbródek
stooped
standing or walking with a forward inclination of head, body or shoulders
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zgarbiony
spotted
marked with spots or dots
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w groszki, kropki
cleft chin
chin with a dimple
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podbródek z dołkiem
waistcoat
a piece of clothing with buttons at the front and no sleeves
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kamizelka
cardigan
– a piece of clothing, often made of wool, fastened at the front
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sweter rozpinany
top hat
a tall hat worn by men on some formal occasions
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cylinder
striped
with a pattern of stripes
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w paski
lean
not plum or fat, thin
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chude
singlet
a man’s undershirt or jersey
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podkoszulek
tousled
messy, untidy, disordered
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rozczochrany, zmierzwiony
flared
wide at the bottom
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rozszerzany

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