Translate #8

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come back to sb
When she saw his car, the horror of the accident came back to her.
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przypominać się komuś, odżywać w kimś
to get it
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kapować
downplay
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bagatelizować
stash
He had a stash of money/drugs under the bed.
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skrytka, ukrywać, ukryte(pieniądze, narkotyki)
indifference
t's a matter of complete indifference to me
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obojętność
indifferent
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obojętny
indifferent to sb's wrong
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obojętny na czyjąś krzywdę
to pin the blame on sb
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przypisywać komuś winę
pin sth on sb
You can't pin this one on Dave - he wasn't even there!
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obarczać kogoś winą za coś
drop away
Support for him has begun to drop away lately.
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slabnąć, wygasać
forgetful
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zapominalski, roztargniony
in terms of sth
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w odniesieniu do czegoś, pod względem czegoś
in sb's terms
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z czyjegoś punktu widzenia
stalemate
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sytuacja patowa
mussel
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omułek, małż
undone
Although it was very cold, his coat was undone
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rozpięty, niezapięty
come undone
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wyjść z siebie, stracić panowanie nad sobą
flipper
My new flippers are fun to swim with.
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płetwa (do nurkowania)
fin
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płetwa (ryby)
palm sb off
She palmed me off with an excuse about why she couldn't come to my party.
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zbywać kogoś
muted
His proposal received only a muted response.
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powściągliwy, przytłumiony
fool with sb/sth
It’s time you stopped fooling with these guys.
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niebezpiecznie sobie poczynać z kimś/czymś
uncertain
She's uncertain whether to change her job or not.
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niepewny, niezdecydowany
bear in on/upon
Suddenly it was borne in upon her that she was becoming too old to start a new career.
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docierać do kogoś
forensics [or forensic science]
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kryminalistyka
in-depth
He acquired in-depth knowledge in the field of mathematics and computer science.
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dogłębny
film over
When she saw her mother's photo, her eyes filmed over with tears.
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zamglić się, zajść łzami
bump up against sth
They bumped up against inflexible regulations.
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napotykać na coś (problem, przeszkody) [phrasal]
plainly
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po prostu, zwyczajnie, jasno, szczerze, otwarcie
put sth plainly
To put it plainly, I want you out of this house immediately.
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mówiąc wprost, wyrazić się jasno, stanowczo
astounded at sth
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zdumiony czymś
astound
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zdumiewać
to do maintenance to eyebrows
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depilować (korygować) brwi
nether regions
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okolice intymne
crotch
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krocze, pachwina
to stoop down
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schylić się
count towards sth
College credits that students gain during the year count towards their final degrees.
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wliczać się, liczyć się do czegoś
decelerate
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zwalniać (prędkość)
accelerate
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przyśpieszyć
pass on sth
She passed on the chance to get a promotion because she didn't want to move to another city.
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rezygnować z czegoś
scrape by [on]
When he lost his job, the family had to scrape by on £100 a week.
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z trudem poradzić sobie, wiązać koniec z końcem
needless to say...
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ma się rozumieć, że, trzeba powiedzieć
bang about
We could hear the children banging about in the garden.
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hałasować, tłuc (czymś)
cohabit
Kate refused to cohabit with Mark before the wedding.
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żyć w konkubinacie, mieszkać ze sobą
rough sth out
I've roughed out a few ideas for my essay.
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naszkicować coś, zarysować
take sb through sth
I don’t understand the contract. Could you take me through it?
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wyjaśniać, pokazywać coś komuś
fuss
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zamieszanie
a lot of fuss about nothing
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wiele hałasu o nic
to make [such] a fuss about sth
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robić awanturę o coś
wacky
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stuknięty, głupi, szalony
to scoff at sb
She was upset as he scoffed at her poems.
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naśmiewać się, pokpiwać sobie, szydzić z kogoś
plagiarism
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plagiat
to be a plagiarist
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być plagiatorem
plagiarize
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popełnić plagiat
bloodcurdling
Suddenly we heard a bloodcurdling scream from the woods.
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mrożący krew w żyłach
reason with sb
The police reasoned with the hijacker to let the children go free.
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przemawiać komuś do rozsądku, przekonywać kogoś
hijacker
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porywacz samolotu
pipe dream
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mrzonka
appear for sb
Mr Gilbert is the lawyer appearing for the defence.
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wystąpić w czyimś imieniu (w sądzie)
bounce sth off sb
If you have a moment, I'd like to bounce a couple of ideas off you.
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zderzyć swoje pomysły z kimś innym
ready-made
I hardly ever eat ready-made meals. I prefer to cook.
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gotowy
insure against sth
We were advised to insure against sickness or injury.
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zabezpieczać przed czymś
jolly sth up
You could jolly up the room with colourful cushions on the sofa.
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rozweselić coś (np. pokój)
cushion
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poduszka (jasiek)
melt into sth
The security men kept their distance and melted into the background.
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wtapiać się w coś
to feast one's eyes on sth
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napawać, sycić czymś wzrok
feast on sth
We sat on the sofa feasting on strawberries and champagne.
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zajadać się czymś
broom
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miotła
dismantle
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rozmontować, demontować
to repent of sth
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żałować czegoś
tusk
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kieł (słonia, dzika)
fine
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mandat / kara
to be livable in
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nadawać się do zamieszkania
livable city
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miasto warte zamieszkania
russian dolls
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rosyjskie baby (zabawka)
propitious
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pomyślny, sprzyjający
to be propitious for sth
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sprzyjać komuś
pick through sth
I had to pick through the rubbish to find the receipt.
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przetrząsać coś
windpipe
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tchawica
cheeky
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bezczelny, zuchwały
conceive
It may harm a baby if conceived before, during or soon after treatment. I can conceive of no act of terror greater than the unforgivable the ultimate destruction, that of a human soul.
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pojąć, wyobrażać, wymyślać, począć
bias
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stronniczość
emulate
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naśladować
disruption
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zakłócenie, niezgodność
to cause disruption to sth
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zakłócać coś
grown-up
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dorosły
to think sth out
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rozważać coś
mouth-watering
Just look at those mouth-watering cakes.
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przepyszne, apetyczne, smakowite
stand out against sth/sb
He stood out against the guilty verdict.
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wystąpić przeciwko czemuś/komuś
intoxicated
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odurzony, pijany, upojony
indefinite
She will be away for an indefinite period.
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nieokreślony
board sth up
Most shops along the street had been boarded up.
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zabić coś deskami
listen in on sth/sb
I wish my sister would stop listening in on my phone conversations.
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podsłuchiwać coś/kogoś
bendy
There are a lot of bendy and dangerous roads in Crete.
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kręty, giętki
take sb off sth
The police officer leading the investigation has been taken off the case.
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odsunąć kogoś od czegoś
mileage on the car
What's the mileage on your car? Oh, only about 10,000.
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przebieg samochodu
repulse
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odpierać (atak), odrzucić, odtrącić (przyjaźń), napawać wstrętem
forth
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naprzód, do przodu
back and forth
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tam i z powrotem
and so forth, and so on
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i tak dalej
courageous
It was a courageous decision to quit her job and start her own business.
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odważny
perpetrate
A lot of violent crimes are perpetrated by people who have been drinking alcohol.
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popełnić, dopuścić się (przestępstwa)
conspire against sth
Circumstances had conspired against them and all their plans failed.
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sprzysiąc się, spiskować przeciwko czemuś
to conspire to do sth
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knuć coś
serviceable
Our old carpet is worn but still serviceable.
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nadający się do użytku, sprawny
slice sth off
I almost sliced off the tip of my finger.
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odkroić coś
tip
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koniuszek, czubek
decapitation
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ścięcie głowy
blend into sth
We didn't want to be seen so we blended into the crowd.
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wtapiać się (np. w tłum)
jaw-dropping
The yesterday's performance was absolutely jaw-dropping.
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oszałamiający, zaskakujący, "szczęka opada"
stay around
Will you stay around here for a while?
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pozostać gdzieś w pobliżu
pull sb up
She's always pulling me up for my lateness.
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strofować kogoś, krytykować
zealous
He has always been a zealous supporter of free speech.
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gorliwy, zagorzały
slap sb down
All his suggestions were slapped down by the manager.
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ochrzanić kogoś
austerity
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tarapaty, trudna sytuacja (finansowa)
grind
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zemleć, mielić (pieprz, kawę)
mince
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siekać, mielić (mięso)
mill
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mielić (zboże)
grind
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męczarnia, harówka
decimate
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zdziesiątkować
pension
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emerytura
bailout
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ratunek, wsparcie finansowe, poręczenie finansowe, kaucja
disprove
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odeprzeć, obalić (teorię, mit)
reckless
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lekkomyślny, nieostrożny
ascent
ascent to power
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wspinaczka, wznoszenie się
wring sth from/out of sb
In the end, we managed to wring the truth out of him.
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wycisnąć coś z kogoś
balance sth against sth
Development should be balanced against environmental concerns.
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rozważać coś w kontekście czegoś
negotiable
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do uzgodnienia, do negocjacji
bottle out
She was going to enter a dancing contest but she bottled out at the last minute.
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wycofać się, stchórzyć
drool over sb/sth
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pożerać kogoś/coś wzrokiem, zachwycać się kimś/czymś
drool
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ślinić się
understatement
To say that the hotel was bad is an understatement. It was terrible!
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niedomówienie, niedopowiedzenie
toss sth out
I tossed out most of my old books when we moved.
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pozbyć się czegoś
annoyance
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irytacja / rozdrażnienie
cut sth down
Trees are being cut down too quickly for earth to regenerate new forests.
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ścinać coś (np. drzewo)
unshaven
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zarośnięty, nie ogolony
explorer
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badacz, odkrywca
run sth by sb
Would you run your ideas by me one more time?
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spytać kogoś o coś, pokazać coś komuś
blister
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bąbel, pęcherz

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