Think 4 Unit 9

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instantly (She jumps on her children instantly if they're disobedient.)
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natychmiast, w mgnieniu oka, od razu
overdramatise (He always tends to overdramatize everything.)
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nadmiernie dramatyzować
put something into perspective (You can put your worries into perspective when you realise how many people in the world are so much worse off than you.)
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oceniać sytuację z właściwej perspektywy
sleep on something (You've heard my offer. Why don't you sleep on it and let me know what you decide.)
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przespać się z czymś (odłożyć podjęcie ważnej decyzji na następny dzień) to think more about something overnight and make a decision about it later
simplistically (The issue should not be viewed simplistically.)
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w dużym uproszczeniu; in a way that is simplistic (= making something complicated seem more simple than it is):
snap at (My dad was really angry so he snapped at us.)
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odburknąć, mówić coś ostro, warknąć (na kogoś)
unreasonable (If he expects you to do that, I think he's being completely unreasonable.)
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nierozsądny
overreact (Right now we are overreacting and not thinking at all.)
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przesadnie reagować
perfection
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doskonałość, perfekcja
similarly (Both of her letters were similarly long.)
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podobnie
go somebody's way (Some days nothing seems to go my way))
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pójść po czyjejś myśli; if an event goes your way, it happens in the way you want
blame (We both messed up, but she blamed only me)
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winić
let somebody down (Don't let me down!)
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zawieść kogoś
try your hardest (Lilo... sometimes you try your hardest but things don't work out the way you want them to.)
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starać się
get in the way of something (She had a job which never got in the way of her leisure interests)
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stanąć na drodze do zrobienia czegoś; To get in the way of something means to make it difficult for it to happen, continue, or be appreciated properly.
work out well/badly (work out well)
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dobrze/źle itp. się skończyć, udać/nie udać się
live up to your expectations (He found it hard to live up to his parents' expectations.)
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odpowiadać czyimś wymaganiom, sprostać oczekiwaniom; to do as well as someone expects one to do
dwell on something (Stop dwelling on your problems, it won't help.)
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rozpamiętywać coś, rozwodzić się nad czymś, rozgrzebywać coś (np. przeszłość)
work experience (Please list your educational qualifications and work experience.)
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doświadczenie zawodowe
school leaver (School-leavers are having trouble finding jobs.)
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absolwent szkoły; someone who has left school usually after completing a course of study instead of continuing on to a college or university
careers advisor (His mother is a career adviser in New York.)
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doradca zawodowy
higher education (Students and their parents worry about the rising cost of higher education.)
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wyższe wykształcenie
degree (She has a degree in engineering.)
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stopień naukowy
graduate (She's a graduate of Harvard.)
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absolwent, po studiach podyplomowych; a person who has earned a degree or diploma from a school, college, or university
life experience
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doświadczenie życiowe
degree course (Next year is a big one for students who want to start a degree course.)
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kierunek studiów = major (AME)
lie in = sleep in (Let's lie in this Sunday!)
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poleżeć sobie w łóżku, pospać sobie, późno wstać, wylegiwać się
storm
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burza
misguided (She's been getting a lot of bad advice from misguided friends.)
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fałszywy, mylny, wprowadzający w błąd
butler
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kamerdyner, lokaj
dignity (She declined his offer and left the room with dignity.)
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godność, powaga
youth (It's a film for youth, we won't like it.)
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młodość, młodzieniec, młodzież
pleasure-seeker (John was a pleasure seeker and devoted himself to women.)
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amator przyjemnego spędzania czasu
vouch for something (You will enjoy staying in our hotel, I can vouch for it.)
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ręczyć za coś, poręczyć
aspiration (I've never had any aspiration to become famous.
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aspiracja, dążenie (do czegoś), pragnienie
contentment (There was a look of perfect contentment on her face.)
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zadowolenie, ukontentowanie
avoid (He somehow managed to avoid the accident because he's a great driver.)
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1. zapobiegać, unikać (np. wypadku, niebezpieczeństwa) 2. omijać, pomijać, unikać (np. niepożądanej osoby)
exaggeration (Today was probably the worst day of my life, and that's not an exaggeration.)
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przesada, wyolbrzymienie
to be out of touch (I didn't see any news all the time I was on holiday, so I'm completely out of touch.)
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nie mieć kontaktu z czymś (np. z nowinami, z językiem), nie orientować się, nie być na bieżąco, nie nadążać za czymś
There's no point (in) doing something (There's no point getting upset about it—let's just try to find a solution!)
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nie ma sensu czegoś robić
hasty (His departure was quite hasty.)
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pochopny, pośpieszny
jump to (hasty) conclusions (We should not jump to hasty conclusions about it)
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wyciągnąć pochopne wnioski
pursue (I pursue fame and money.) (Don't be afraid to pursue your goals.)
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dążyć do, realizować
tough (It was a tough time for her.)
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twardy, trudny, wymagający
thrilling (I find that idea thrilling.)
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ekscytujący, porywający, emocjonujący
They achieved their very best
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Osiągnęli wszystko, co w ich mocy
insightful (Her analysis of the problem was very insightful.)
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wnikliwy
villain (From what she has told me, this man is a villain.)
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drań, łajdak, łotr, nikczemnik, przestępca, złoczyńca;
obstacles (We've overcome all obstacles.)
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przeszkody, przeciwności
be fooled by (Do not be fooled by his kindness.)
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być oszukanym przez
be blinded by (Everyone can be blinded by love.)
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być zaślepionym przez coś
appeal(This guy has an appeal, which women love.)
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czar, urok, atrakcyjność
don't make your life a misery
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nie czyńcie swojego życia cierpieniem
steer clear of something (They warned their children to steer clear of drugs.)
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trzymaj się z dala od czegoś
negativity = negativeness (There is a lot of negativity about the new boss.)
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negacja, sceptycyzm
bring somebody down (I don't feel like going out tonight—learning that I didn't get the job really brought me down.)
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dołować kogoś, zasmucać kogoś
take something into consideration (We must take this problem into consideration)
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wziąć coś pod uwagę
first and foremost (He is first and foremost [=primarily, fundamentally] a teacher.)
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przede wszystkim
dedicated (He's a loving husband and dedicated father)
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oddany, zaangażowany
welfare officer (welfare officer)
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urzędnik ds. opieki społecznej
a bachelor's degree (I got my bachelor's degree at the end of the last semester)
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tstopień licencjata, tytuł licencjata, licencjat (stopień)
a master's degree / MA (I have a master's degree in criminal psychology)
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tytuł magistra, stopień magistra, magister (stopień)
pleasure-seekers
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people who are looking for fun; poszukiwacze przyjemności
flush of relief
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przypływ ulgi
courage
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odwaga
courageous
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odważny
outcome
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wynik, rezultat
contribution
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wkład, udział
cease
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zaprzestać = stop
pass away
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umierać = to die

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