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bow
I’m not sure I like the big velvet bow on this dress.
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kokarda
Nie jestem pewna, czy lubię dużą aksamitną kokardę na tej sukience.
cardigan
Take a cardigan with you, it might get cold.
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rozpinany sweter
Weź ze sobą rozpinany sweter, bo może być zimno.
checked
Pete’s wearing those awful checked trousers again.
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w kratkę
Pete nosi te okropnie spodnie w kratkę.
collar
It’s a nice shirt, but the collar’s too tight.
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kołnierzyk
To ładna koszula, ale kołnierz jest za ciasny.
cotton
Wearing cotton clothes is the best way to keep cool.
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bawełniany
denim
Denim cloth is very hard-wearing.
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dżinsowy
dress up
Do we have to dress up for dinner, or can I wear jeans?
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ubierać się odświętnie
dressed to kill
Susi’s dressed to kill tonight – she’ll certainly be noticed!
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ubrany szałowo
fit
I must be putting on weight, this shirt doesn’t fit me.
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pasować
fits her like a glove
That suit fits her like a glove, she had it especially made.
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pasować jak ulał
fur
I would never wear a fur coat – fur belongs on animals.
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futrzany
get changed
I need to get changed into some clean clothes.
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przebierać
get dressed
Hurry up and get dressed, or you’ll miss the school bus.
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ubierać
get undressed
The children got undressed and are ready for bed.
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rozebierać
hang up
I wish you’d hang up your coat on the hook.
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wieszać
hooded
You aren’t allowed to wear hooded tops in some places.
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z kapturem
in your shoes
That sounds like a difficult situation. I wouldn’t like to be in your shoes.
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na twoim miejscu
leather
I only wear leather shoes, plastic is uncomfortable.
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skórzany
linen
George has bought a really stylish linen suit.
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płócienny
long sleeved
długim rękawem That’s Henry over there, in the blue long-sleeved top.
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loose
You should wear loose clothing when you go to the gym.
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luźny
lycra
Serious cyclists wear lycra shorts.
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lycra
nylon
I’m looking for a white nylon running vest.
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nylonowy
old-fashioned
That tie’s very old-fashioned – it’s too wide.
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staromodny
pattern
I don’t like the pattern on this carpet.
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wzór
patterned
Wear a patterned shirt with a plain tie.
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wzorzysty
plain
Wear a patterned shirt with a plain tie.
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gładki, jednolity
pull his socks up
He will have to pull his socks up if he wants to pass.
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zakasać rękawy
rucksack
Have you got a good rucksack to take camping?
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plecak
sandal
Don’t forget to pack some sandals to wear on the beach.
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sandał
scarf
It’s very cold and windy, put a scarf round your neck.
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szalik
scruffy
He looks really scruffy – his clothes are old and worn.
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niechlujny
silk
I love silk shirts, but I hate ironing them.
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jedwabny
sleeveless
Joanna looked gorgeous in a sleeveless linen dress.
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bez rękawów
slipper
I’m getting mum some new suede slippers.
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kapeć
smart
Jeff always looks so smart in his army uniform!
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elegancko
spotted
Don’t wear a spotted shirt with a striped jacket.
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w kropki
stocking
Not many people wear stockings these days.
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pończocha
striped
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w paski
style
The styles invented by the young are often outrageous.
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styl
stylish
George has bought a really stylish linen suit.
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stylowy
suede
I’m getting mum some new suede slippers.
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zamszowy
Suit
Tom has bought a really expensive linen suit.
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garnitur
tight
These shoes are a bit tight, I should have bought the bigger size.
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obcisły
velvet
I’m not sure I like the big velvet bow on the back.
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aksamitny
vest
I’m looking for a white nylon running vest.
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kamizelka
V-neck
Have you got a blue V-neck woollen jumper in a size 10?
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z dekoltem w szpic
woollen
Have you got a blue V-neck woollen jumper in a size 10?
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wełniany
costume
Goths often wear black costumes.
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strój
neurotic
She’s quite neurotic – always worrying.
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neurotyczny
slightly
I found the article slightly boring.
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nieco, nieznacznie
survey
A worldwide survey has cast doubt on the results.
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sondaż
tribe
A ‘tribe’ of young people share ideas.
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plemię
achieve
We are very optimistic, we can achieve anything.
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osiągąć
alike
We’re all much more alike than we think we are!
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podobny
anthropologist
The anthropologist spent years studying them.
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antropolog
appreciate
I appreciate all your help.
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doceniać
beige
That idiot spilt red wine on my beige linen suit!
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beżowy
cast doubt on
A worldwide survey has cast doubt on results.
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rzucić cień wątpliwości
category
Which category doe this CD go in – rock, or pop?
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kategoria
ceremonial
They make excellent ceremonial costume.
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okolicznościowy
compliment (v)
People often compliment us on our good manners.
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prawić komplementy
conspicuous
He wears highly conspicuous clothes – they’re so bright.
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rzucający się w oczy
distant
He’s very interested in the distant past.
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daleki, odległy
eccentric
My great uncle is very eccentric.
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ekscentryczny
elderly
The elderly are best looked after in residential homes.
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udzie starsi
emigration
Historically there has always been a lot of emigration.
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emigracja
establish
We used a survey to establish the data.
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ustalać, ustanowić
generalize
It’s difficult to generalize about young people.
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uogólniać
heritage
We’re very proud of our identity and cultural heritage.
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dziedzictwo
high-class
The tailor makes high-class men’s suits.
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wysokiej klasy
high-heeled
I want to get some high-heeled shoes.
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na wysokich obcasach
imitate
Their styles are often imitated by designers.
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imitować
inability
Many people have an inability to learn languages.
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niezdolność
inaccurate
The information you gave was inaccurate.
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niedokładny
individualist
I think we are strong individualists – we want few rules.
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indywidualista
inherited
I have inherited the typical optimism and drive.
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odziedziczony
innovative
MP3 players are examples of ‘innovative technology’.
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innowacyjny
inventive
He’s really inventive, he built a wind-up radio.
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pełen inwencji
linked
The companies are closely linked.
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połączony, powiązany
macabre
The Goths wear macabre black costumes.
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makabryczny
marginalized
Some communities feel marginalized by society.
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odsunięty na margines
materialistic
He’s so materialistic, he’s only interested in money.
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materialistyczny
measure (n)
The measure of success for most people here is money.
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miara
melancholy
We do have a tendency to melancholy.
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melancholia
multi-ethnic
London has a very multi-ethnic population.
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wieloetniczny
nostalgic
She’s quite nostalgic – she often speaks about the past.
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nostalgiczny
outrageous
His dress sense is outrageous – I’m shocked by him.
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skandaliczny
pale
I got a pale grey suede jacket in the sale, it only cost £35.
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blady
patriotic
English people are very patriotic, especially during sporting events.
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patriotyczny
no regard for
He has no regard for peoples’ opinions.
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nie zważając na
(in many) respects
I think I’m typical in many respects, I like the same as everyone else.
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pod wieloma względami
scenery
The Highlands have some beautiful scenery.
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sceneria, krajobraz
specific
Can you be more specific about when you last saw him?
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konkretny
tendency
She has a tendency to talk too much.
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tendencja
tolerant
I’m very tolerant and open-minded.
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tolerancyjny
unwillingness
She shows an unwillingness to learn foreign languages!
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niechęć
vampire
Dracula is the most famous fictional vampire
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wampir
cabin
During the turbulence, bags flew around the cabin.
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kajuta
cling (clung)
Passengers desperately clung to their seats.
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trzymać się kurczowo
miracle
It’s a miracle that nobody was hurt.
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cud
scream
He screamed, ‘We’re going to crash!’
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wrzeszczeć
stagger
się We all staggered off the plane in a state of shock.
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zataczając
swan
A swan can easily cause an accident to an aeroplane.
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łabędź
turbulence
We were relaxing when the plane hit some turbulence.
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turbulencja
wheelchair
There is always a shortage of wheelchairs for people.
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wózek inwalidzki
abort
The pilot had to abort the take off.
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odwołać
accelerate
There is a critical moment when the plane is accelerating.
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przyspieszać
aisle
You can usually ask for a window or aisle seat.
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nawa
anecdote
He told me an anecdote about his time as a pilot.
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anegdota
anonymous
‘Air Babylon’ is written by an anonymous author.
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anonimowy
board
Have you ever had a problem with a passenger on board?
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pokład
chaos
There was chaos at Heathrow.
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chaos
consequence
We use ‘so’ / ‘such’... (‘that’) to express consequence.
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konsekwencja
controllers
It is important for controllers to have good English.
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dyspozytor
co-pilot
It was the co-pilot who landed the aircraft.
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drugi pilot
courtesy
We received a free flight courtesy of British Airways.
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uprzejmość
crew
Most air crew enjoy their jobs.
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załoga
customs
The flight has landed, they’ll go through customs soon.
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urząd celny
cut-price
‘Ryanair’ and ‘Easyjet’ are two cut-price airlines.
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przeceniony
damage
In some cases birds can do some damage to engines.
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szkoda, uszkodzenie
declare
The official asked, ‘Do you have anything to declare?’
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zgłaszać do oclenia
delay
There was such a long delay because of fog.
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opóźnienie
departure
Passengers leave from Departures.
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odlot, odjazd
distinctly
I distinctly remember having met you before.
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wyraźnie
force
The company had to force their pilots to speak in English.
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zmuszać
fumes
If there’s a fire there will be smoke and fumes.
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opary
imposing
He looked very imposing, nearly two metres tall.
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olśniewająco
incapable
I felt terrible – incapable of doing anything at all.
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niezdolny
incapacitated
What would happen if they were both incapacitated?
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obezwładniony
major
Birds are one of the major problems for any airport.
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ważny, główny
martial
Steven Seagal is a martial arts expert.
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wojskowy
nap
You’re sleepy – have a nap.
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drzemka
notorious
Some airports are notorious for losing luggage.
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notoryczny
policy
There is a sensible drinking policy on all airlines.
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polityk
porter
We had such heavy cases that we had to ask for a porter.
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bagażowy
reclaim
He went to baggage reclaim to pick up his luggage.
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odbiór
recover
I slept so badly that it took me two days to recover.
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przychodzić do siebie
snore
He was snoring the whole journey.
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chrapać
sprint
sprintem I had to sprint to catch the train this morning.
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biec
surviving
The chances of surviving a crash are not high.
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przeżycie
terminal
Most big airports have several different terminals.
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terminal
transferred
A lot of transferred luggage got left behind at Heathrow.
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przeniesiony
transported
Passengers are transported to the plane by a bus.
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przewożony
typhoons
Thunderstorms and typhoons cause a lot of turbulence.
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tajfun
vital
It’s vital for pilots and controllers to have good English.
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ważny
warning
There was no advance warning, so many people were hurt.
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ostrzeżenie
beg
She begged him to let her join him in New York.
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błagać
bounce (v)
Mommy bounced him on her knee.
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huśtać, bujać
button
He pressed the black button to start the machine.
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guzik
frantic
‘Dad!’ she shouted,‘I’ve been frantic. You’re late again.’
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oszalały z niepokoju
poodle
He bought a new dog, a poodle.
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pudel
tear, tore, tore
He showed her how to tear the paper and open the boxes.
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drzeć, rozrywaćtore,
trip over
She tripped over the dog that was lying on the floor.
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potykać
wrapped (up)
I wrapped up all the presents on Christmas Eve.
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owinąć, zawijąć
anxiously
She begged him anxiously to let her join him.
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z niepokojem
apart
She tore the box apart as she quickly opened her present.
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na kawałki
applaud
At the end of the concert, everybody applauded.
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oklaskiwać
babbling
Jack was babbling baby talk and smiling his happy smile.
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gaworzyć
block
He likes to build, he has lots and lots of wooden blocks.
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klocek
cracked
The windshield cracked and popped out.
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pękać
demand
‘How long has he been off?’ Peter’s mother demanded.
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żądać
firm
Peter felt his mother’s firm grip on his shoulder.
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mocno
generation gap
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różnica pokoleń
gipsy
The gipsy had warned her about this man.
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Cyganka
grab
She grabbed Peter’s arm and spun him around.
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chwytać
gradually
He gradually began to realise that she didn’t love him.
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stopniowo
hardly
Her French isn’t very good, she can hardly say anything.
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zaledwie
hose
The fire engine had lights, a siren, and hoses.
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wąż, szlauch
howl
Little Brother™ started to cry, and soon he was howling.
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wyć
hug
Peter was so excited that he gave him a big hug.
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uścisk
immediately
She recognized the writing on the envelope immediately.
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natychmiast
increasingly
Since his wife’s death his son had become increasingly difficult.
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narastająco
incredibly
Have you seen this incredibly good looking man?
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niewiarygodnie
lap
Mommy picked up Joe and sat him in her lap.
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podołek
limp
Suddenly, Little Brother™ was limp on the floor – lifeless.
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bezwładny, wiotki
package
The postman delivered two packages this morning.
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paczka
pat
He was patting the dog when it bit him.
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klepać
place (v)
Peter placed the bricks carefully one on top of the other.
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umieszczać
pleasure
He’s reading this book for pleasure, not for study.
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przyjemność
scooped
Mommy scooped up the doll and turned him on.
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podnosić
servant
They have a housekeeper and three servants.
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służący
siren
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syrena alarmowa
spanking
He was given a spanking for breaking the toys.
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lanie, klapsy
spin
She grabbed his arm and spun him around.
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obracać się
stack (v)
The blocks I stacked up fell over.
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układać w stos
swat
She swatted the mosquito that had been bothering us.
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pacnąć
threaten
Peter threatened to turn the TV off.
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grozić
toddle
Peter let the baby toddle over and knock down the tower.
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dreptać
tottering
Little Brother™ took tottering baby steps toward Peter.
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chwiejny
tremble
Little Brother™ trembled and screeched loudly.
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trząść się
unbelievably
She felt unbelievably happy as she stepped on board.
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niewiarygodnie
wad (v)
Peter wadded the paper into balls and threw them.
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zwinąć w kulkę
windshield
The windshield cracked in the crash.
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przednia szyba
wrinkle
His face wrinkled up as if he were about to cry.
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marszczyć
yell
‘I’ll do it!’ he yelled.
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krzyknąć
acquit
He was acquitted and allowed to go free.
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uniewinniać
arrest
They were arrested and taken to a police station.
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aresztować
assassination
The assassination of JFK shocked the world.
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zabójstwo
blackmail (n)
He was convicted of blackmail.
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szantaż
blackmail (v)
He was blackmailed into paying her to keep quiet.
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szantażować
blackmailer
The blackmailer said he would go to the newspapers.
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szantażysta
break in
Someone broke in to our flat and stole my laptop.
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włamywać się
bribe (n)
He was arrested for offering the policeman a bribe.
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łapówka
bribe (v)
He tried to bribe me to keep quiet about the robbery.
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przekupywać
burglar
The burglar who broke into our flat was only sixteen.
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włamywacz
burglary
The burglary had a terrible effect on my mother.
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włamanie
capital punishment
Britain abolished capital punishment in 1965.
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kara śmierci
the death penalty
Several states in the US still apply the death penalty.
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kara śmierci
commit
There was no proof that he had committed the crime.
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popełniać
court
The mugger was charged and taken to court.
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sąd
fine (n)
Don’t expect to get off with a fine if you’re caught.
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grzywna
fraud
Three bank employees were found guilty of fraud.
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oszustwo
guilty
Three bank employees were found guilty of fraud.
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winny
hijack
Two men tried to hijack the plane.
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porywać samolot
judge
The judge sentenced the rapist to 15 years in prison.
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sędzia
jury
The kidnapper was found guilty by the jury.
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ława przysięgłych
kidnap
A woman walked in and tried to kidnap a baby.
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porywać
life sentence
The murderer was given a life sentence.
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dożywocie
manslaughter
When a killing is not intentional it is manslaughter.
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nieumyślne spowodowanie śmierci
mug
Someone tried to mug my sister and steal her mobile.
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napaść z bronią w ręku
murder (n)
We abolished capital punishment for murder in 1965.
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morderstwo
murderer
The murderer was given a life sentence.
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morderca
not guilty
He was accused of rape, found not guilty.
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niewinny
proof
The police were sure he did it, but there wasn’t proof.
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dowód
evidence
The jury had to examine all the evidence.
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dowod
rape (v)
The girl said she had been raped by a stranger.
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gwałcić
rapist
The judge sentenced the rapist to 15 years in prison.
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gwałciciel
rob
The gang robbed the post office last year.
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kraść
robber
The two robbers were wearing masks.
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rabuś
sentence
The burglar was given a sentence of 2 years.
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wyrok
set off bombs
Animal rights campaigners set off bombs at the lab
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podkładać bomby
smuggler
Drug smugglers sometimes swallow packages.
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przemytnik
smuggling
Smuggling diamonds is a highly-organised crime.
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przemyt
steal
Someone stole my bag while I was in the restaurant.
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kraść
theft
Theft from shops is called shoplifting.
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kradzież
thief
The security guard saw the thief steal the jacket.
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złodziej
vandalize
The school was vandalized and all its windows broken.
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demolować
verdict
The jury are going to deliver their verdict tomorrow.
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werdykt, wyrok
witnesses
There were no witnesses to the attack.
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świadek

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