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dożywocie (kara)
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life imprisonment, life sentence
He received a life sentence for the murder.
być dumnym
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to take pride in
Mr Green takes pride in his beautiful garden.
nie zwracać na coś uwagi
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to take no notice of something
Jim’s mother took no notice of his silly behaviour.
okazywać dezaprobatę
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to show disapproval of
The demonstrators showed their disapproval of the new law.
wylać (o rzece)
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burst its banks
The river burst its banks during the storm.
wziąć coś za pewnik
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to take something for granted
Young people take it for granted these days.
nie było to żadnym zaskoczeniem
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to came as no suprise
It came as no surprise to her that she had been fired.
nie udzielać żadnych wyjaśnień
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to give no explanation
Jack gave no explanation for his absence.
narażać swoje życie
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to put your life in jeopardy
You are putting your life in jeopardy if you drink and drive.
mieć pełne ręce roboty
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have your hands full
Giles has his hands full now that his dog has had puppies.
podlegać(np. karze), być podatnym na, narażonym na
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be subject to
The menu in this restaurant is subject to change.
nie mieć nic przeciwko
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no objection to
I have no objection to your going out.
zapotrzebowanie czegoś
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a demand for something
There is a demand for more mathematics teachers.
W odróżnieniu, w przeciwieństwie do
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in contrast to
The artist’s later work is in contrast to his earlier style.
niewielkie szanse
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little prospect to
There is little prospect of rain today
mieć poważny wpływ na
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have a serious effect on
His chronic depression has had a serious effect on his health.
można na (kimś) polegać
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can be relied on
Jacob can be relied on to do the job.
wystarczająco kompetentny, aby
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to be competent enough to
He isn’t competent enough to do the job.
zaskoczyć, zszokować kogoś
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to take aback
I was taken aback when I failed the exam.
zwolnić z
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to exempt from
Those who have completed two years of national service are exempt from being called up.
mieć mało pieniędzy
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to be short of money
I was always short of money as a student.
W interesie firmy
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In the company's interest
It would be in the company’s interests to upgrade its computers.
w nastroju na
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in the mood of
I’m really in the mood for going for a picnic.
do czyjejś dyspozycji
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at someone's disposal
ma pewne podobieństwo do
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to bears some resemblance to
Your brother bears some resemblance to Paul McCartney.
nie nadawać się do, nie być stworzonym do
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to be not cut out for
I am not cut out for the outdoor life.
nie ma sensu
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no point in(+ing)
There’s no point in trying to open it with that key.
doskonała znajomość czegoś
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an extraordinary command of
Gustav has an extraordinary command of Japanese.
ogromny wysiłek, zrobić wszystko, co możliwe, żeby coś osiągnąć.
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go to great lengths to do sth
priorytet nad, pierwszeństwo nad
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to take priority over
z wyjątkiem czegoś/kogoś
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with the exception of sth/sb
Everyone came with the exception of Karen.
nie do wytrzymania
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beyond endurance
The weather in summer is beyond endurance
nieświadomy czegoś
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unaware of
I’m sorry, but I was unaware of the new parking regulations.
skłaniać do refleksji, przemyśleń
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to give much food for throught/reflection
Professor Perlinski lecture gave much food for thought.
dać komuś do myślenia
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to give someone food for thought
to może być śmiertelne
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it could be fatal
A mistake in this job could be fatal
nigdy mi to nie przyszło do głowy
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it never occurred to me
It never occurred to me to take a taxi during the bus strike.
mam zaległości w płatnościach
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i am behind in my paymnets
mieć niewiele wspólnego
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to have little in common
Harold and his wife appear to have little in common.
być uznawanym za twórcę czegoś / przypisuje mu się zasługę czegoś.
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to be credited with
Mozart is credited with this symphony
zaniepokojony czymś
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to be concerned about something
Many ecologists are concerned about the new problem.
narzucić naszą gościnność, nadużyć czynejś gościnności
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to imposed on our hospitality
Jarosław imposed on our hospitality by coming uninvited.
do dyspozycji
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at the disposal of
The computer room was at the disposal of postgraduate students.
nie ma sposobu, żeby się dowiedzieć, nie mieć możliwości, by się dowiedzieć
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no way of knowing
być w trakcie budowie
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to be under construction
mieć szansę na zrobienie czegoś
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stand a chance of (–ing)
He doesn’t stand a chance of winning
zniechęcony do
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discouraged from
As I suffer from vertigo, I was discouraged from becoming a pilot.
nie jest zbyt popularny wśród
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not very popular among
Board games are not very popular among young people today.
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is of no concern to
The letter is of no concern to you.
nalegać na
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insist on (ing)
podjąć wysiłek, dołożyć wszelkich starań, bardzo się postarać, żeby coś zrobić
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to make effort
Anna said she would make every effort to complete the assignment.

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