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bass
A bass is a man who sings with a low-pitched voice.
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bas
blowing his own trumpet
He’s always blowing his own trumpet.
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chwalić się
catchy
This song’s got a really catchy tune.
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wpadający w ucho
cello
I love playing the cello, but it’s difficult to transport.
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wiolonczela
composer
I enjoy writing songs – I’d like to have been a composer.
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kompozytor
conductor
Who’s the conductor of the orchestra you play in?
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dyrygent
drums
There aren’t many women who play the drums.
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bęben
face the music
The others ran away, leaving him to face the music.
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wypić piwo, które się nawarzyło
incomprehensible
This song has incomprehensible lyrics.
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niezrozumiały
monotonous
This music is very monotonous and boring.
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monotonny
moving
I find some of Beethoven’s music very moving.
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wzruszający
out of tune
I’d join a choir if I didn’t always sing out of tune!
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fałszować
piano
We’ve got a keyboard at home, but it’s not as good as a piano.
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pianino
trumpet
The trumpet is quite a difficult instrument to play well.
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trąbka
tune
This song’s got a really catchy tune.
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melodia
violin
The best violins were made in 17th century Italy.
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skrzypce
affect
na There are many ways music can affect the way we feel.
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wpływać
commit suicide
samobójstwo Depressed people sometimes commit suicide.
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popełnić
compared with
Compared with other music fans, opera lovers are older.
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w porównaniu z
conventional
Fans of pop music tend to be quite conventional.
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konwencjonalny
curious
Fans of gangsta rap tend to be curious about the world.
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ciekawy
exploit (vb)
The people who exploit this most write film soundtracks.
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wykorzystywać
high pitched
Faster, higher-pitched music usually sounds happy.
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na wysokich tonach
above-average
Doctors typically have above-average intelligence.
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ponadprzeciętny
according to
According to psychologists music is a popular topic.
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zgodnie z
accurate
The report provided remarkably accurate predictions.
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dokładny
blame (v)
A spokesman blamed the manufacturers for the mistake.
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obwiniać
candle
We light candles to make the room relaxing.
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świeca
charismatic
Psychiatrists are typically quite charismatic.
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charyzmatyczny
chorus
This song has a very catchy chorus.
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refren
circumstance
I can’t remember the circumstances I first heard it.
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okoliczność
clue
Personality clues are conveyed in the music’s tempo.
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wskazówka
conveyed
Personality clues are conveyed in the music’s tempo.
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przenoszony
cult
Soft Machine was a cult group in the early seventies.
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kultowy
discipline
Family and discipline are important life values.
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dyscyplina
energetic
Energetic and rhythmic music attracts talkative people.
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energiczny
expand
After the lecture you may want to expand your notes.
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rozszerzać (się)
folk
Folk music was very popular in the 1960s.
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folklorystyczny
funk
Funk music was popular in the 1970s.
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funky
genre
Dance music is a very broad genre.
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rodzaje sztuki
impulsively
She would often express herself impulsively.
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impulsywnie
intellectual
Someone who is intellectual might enjoy jazz.
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intelektualista
intense
Fans of intense music are usually physically active.
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głęboki, intensywny
rebellious
Fans of gangsta rap tend to be rebellious.
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buntowniczy
recognition
Social recognition is very important to teenagers.
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uznanie
reflective
My mum likes peaceful, reflective music.
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refleksyjny
regarding
Regarding lifestyle, fans of rap tend to be liberal.
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odnośnie
remarkably
It provided remarkably accurate results.
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niesamowicie
reveal
Choices can reveal information about people’s lifestyle.
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odsłaniać, ujawniać
sophisticated
Fans of this kind of music tend to be quite sophisticated.
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wyszukany
upbeat
I like upbeat, positive stories.
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optymistyczny, entuzjastyczny
vary
Music choice can vary according to mood.
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różnić się
visually
A visually emotionless scene can be altered by music.
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wzrokowo
crawl
He crawled along the 21-metre arm of the crane.
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czołgać się
admire
We admire people who function on very little sleep.
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podziwiać
apparent
For no apparent reason, he killed his mother-in-law.
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oczywisty
artificially
Most people are woken up artificially by an alarm clock.
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sztucznie
blanket
Do you sleep with a duvet or blankets?
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koc
brief
Sleepwalking can be very brief – a few minutes.
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krótki
contribute
się Tiredness contributed to the accident.
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przyczyniać
deprivation
Coffee can mask the symptoms of sleep deprivation.
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pozbawienie
duty
Doctors on night duty are often sleep deprived.
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dyżur
duvet
Do you sleep with a duvet or blankets?
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kołdra
habitually
75% of people habitually consume caffeine.
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zwyczajowo
harness
He carefully wrapped the girl in a safety harness.
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uprząż
impair
Lack of sleep can seriously impair reactions.
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upośledzać
implication
A chronic lack of sleep has serious implications.
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konsekwencja
insomnia
He can’t sleep because he suffers from insomnia.
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bezsenność
intending
They were worried she was intending to commit suicide.
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mający zamiar, zamierzający
jet-lagged
When you cross time zones you can become jet-lagged.
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zmęczony po długiej podróży samolotem
judgement
Lack of sleep can seriously impair your judgement.
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osąd
log
I sleep like a log for eight hours every night.
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kłoda
mask
Drinking caffeine can mask the symptoms.
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maskować
nap
Short naps are very effective in restoring energy levels.
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drzemka
owing
dłużny I ended up owing myself 25-30 hours of sleep.
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należny,
passer-by
A passer-by saw the girl when he was out walking.
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przechodzień
pillow
I like to sleep with two pillows.
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poduszka
priority
You should give sleep a high priority in your life.
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priorytet
recurring
Do you often have nightmares or recurring dreams?
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nawracający
restoring
Naps are very effective in restoring our energy levels.
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ożywczy
spot
He spotted the 15-year-old girl lying on the crane.
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zauważać
summit
A world summit meeting was discussing the environment.
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szczyt
axed
Thousands of jobs have been axed in the north.
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redukować
biased
Jim thinks the news on Channel 5 is really biased.
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stronniczy, nieobiektywny
crossword
I always do the newspaper crossword when I go to bed.
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krzyżówka
freelance journalist
As a freelance journalist, I can write for who I like.
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dziennikarz pisący na zlecenie wielu gazet
newsreader
You have to speak very clearly to be a newsreader.
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czytelnik
quiz (v)
Police are hoping to quiz another witness.
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wypytywać
quit
The United boss says he’ll quit after his team’s defeat.
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rezygnować
review
He wrote a review of my recent play.
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recenzja
row
She was involved in a row over a bill in a restaurant.
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kłótnia
sensational
The report was sensational, they made it sound shocking.
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sensacyjny
tipped
Quentin Tarantino has been tipped to win an award.
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wytypowany
weather forecast
The weather forecast was good, so we might go out.
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prognoza pogody
wed
Look at this: Prince to wed 18-year-old star!
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poślubiać
bound to
Some balls are bound to go over the wall.
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z pewnością tak się stanie, musi się tak stać
down side
One of the main down sides is the unpredictability.
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wada, minus
make a living
There are much harder ways to make a living than this.
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zarabiać na życie
shed
He locked the equipment inside his shed.
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szopa
shoot
‘Their strikers should learn to shoot better,’ said Vose.
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strzelać
spectacular
I have seen the most spectacular moments in sport.
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widowiskowy
spokesman
A spokesman blamed the manufacturers.
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rzecznik
convince
The negotiators tried to convince him not to jump.
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przekonywać
deny
Barker denied being in the bank during the robbery.
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zaprzeczac
doorstep
A suitcase with his things in it was on the doorstep.
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próg
exquisite
I get the chance to eat the most wonderful, exquisite food.
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wyrafinowany
extent
To some extent I agree with her.
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zakres, stopień
gossip (n)
We love to read all the celebrity gossip in the paper.
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plotka
insist
He insisted on driving me home.
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nalegać
lawn
The kids are playing football on the lawn outside.
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trawnik
misspelling
Local officials have apologized for misspelling the word.
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błąd ortograficzny
persuade
They persuaded the girl to come down from the roof.
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nakłaniać
posh
Everyone loves a free meal in a posh restaurant.
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wytworny
refuse (v)
He refused to give back their balls.
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odmawiać
remind
Can you remind me to buy some milk when we go out.
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przypominać
sue
A football team have threatened to sue a neighbour.
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pozywać (w sądzie)
unpredictability
One of the main down sides is the unpredictability.
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nieprzewidywalnie
unrepentant
But Vose is unrepentant: ‘They should shoot better.’
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nieokazujący skruchy
weird
The job has very weird hours.
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dziwny

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