the office 1

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a whiff
I caught a whiff of smoke
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powiew, lekki zapach
to rave
Critics raved about the movie, He was raving in his sleep
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zachwycać się/ majaczyć, bredzić
hoist sb
The fans hoisted the singer into the air during the concert
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podniesc kogos, uniesc na rekach
crass
That was a crass comment about her appearance
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prostacki, wulgarny
haze smn
The drugs hazed him and he couldn’t think clearly
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otumanić, zamącić komus w glowie
to disguise
He disguised himself as an old man, They tried to disguise the cocaine smell with coffee
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przebrac sie, ukryć, zamaskować
storm out
He stormed out of the room after the argument
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wyjść gwałtownie / trzasnąć drzwiami i wyjść
be laid off
He was laid off when the company downsized
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zostać zwolnionym z pracy, często nie ze swego powodu tylko np redukcji personelu
severance
He received a severance package after being laid off
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odprawa (przy zwolnieniu z pracy)
relish sth
I relish spending time with my family
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rozkoszować się, czerpać duza przyjemnosc
to gag
I started gagging while brushing my tongue
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ksztusić się, dławić
be subjected to
The prisoners were subjected to torture. The material was subjected to high temperatures
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być poddanym (czemuś) / być narażonym na (coś, zwykle nieprzyjemnego)
be appalled
The audience was appalled by what they saw
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być oburzony, przerazony, zszokowany
to snicker
The students snickered when the teacher mispronounced the word
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chichotać, podśmiewywać się
wonky
The table is wonky
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krzywy, chwiejny, wadliwy
flimsy
We built a flimsy shelter from branches
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lichy, cienki, nietrwaly,
ferocity
They fought with great ferocity until the end
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zacieklosć, dzikosc, zawziętosć
demote
He was demoted after making several serious mistakes
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≠ promote; obnizyc range, degradowac
to floss
I forgot to floss before going to bed
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nitkować zęby
a banter
I miss the daily banter with my old football teams
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zartobliwe docinki, śmianie się
avid
He is an avid football fan
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zagorzaly, zapalony
give a toss
My girlfriend doesnt give a toss about football
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~care
wanker
Don’t be such a wanker
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palant
aplomb
He handled the crisis with great aplomb
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pewnosc siebie, opanowanie
avert
Quick action helped avert a disaster
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zapobiec, odwrócic
egregious
The company made an egregious mistake in handling the case
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skandaliczny, razacy
nifty
She came up with a nifty solution to the problem
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sprytny, pomyslowy, praktyczny
lodging
The company provided lodging for its employees
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zakwaterowanie, nocleg
masses
Masses of people gathered in the square
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tlumy, duzo ludzi

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