unit 6.4

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endowed with sth
He was endowed with great physical strength.
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obdarzony czymś
fictitious
All the characters in this film are fictitious, and any resemblance to real people is coincidental.
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fikcyjny
riveting
I find tennis riveting although I don’t often have a chance to play.
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pasjonujący, zajmujący
zealous
She was a zealous supporter of human rights and frequently went on protest marches.
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żarliwy, zagorzały
zeal
In his zeal to get his work finished on time, he made a lot of mistakes.
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gorliwość, żarliwość, zapał
gripping
The film on television last night was so gripping I didn’t get to bed until 1 a.m.
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porywający, zajmujący, trzymający w napięciu
congenial
She had such a congenial personality that she was popular with everyone at work.
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miły, przyjemny
congeniality
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sympatyczność, przyjazne usposobienie
figurative
What she said was quite figurative, I’m sure she didn’t mean it literally.
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przenośny
figuratively
Figuratively speaking, it was a blow right between the eyes
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w przenośni, metaforycznie, symbolicznie, niedosłownie
evocative
The magnificence of the castle is highly evocative of the medieval period.
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działający na wyobraźnię, sugestywny
evocatively
He writes evocatively about nature.
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sugestywnie, w sugestywny sposób
pottery
When she retired, she took a course in pottery and gardening.
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garncarstwo
charcoal
Δhe food was cooked over a charcoal fire.
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węgiel drzewny, węgiel do szkiców
brush stroke
His brush strokes are harsh and violent, conveying intense emotions.
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pociągnięcie pędzlem, ślad pędzla
oppressive
The living room was cluttered with all sorts of useless objects, making it quite an oppressive place to be in.
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przytłaczający
gloomy
It was damp and gloomy inside the cave.
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mroczny, ponury
gloom
Bergman's films are often full of gloom and despair.
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ciemność, mrok
gloomily
Kelly shook her head gloomily.
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ponuro, posępnie
surrealist
Dali was a surrealist and his paintings met with much criticism.
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surrealista, artysta tworzący według zasad surrealizmu

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