vocabularies

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two people who are married or in a romantic or sexual relationship, or two people who are together for a particular purpose
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COUPLE
- a married couple - Should the government do more to help young couples buy their own homes?
decydować
to choose something, especially after thinking carefully about several possibilities
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TO DECIDE
- They have to decide by next Friday. - In the end, we decided to go to the theatre
adresat (list), odbiorca (nagroda)
a person who receives something
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RECIPIENT
- Former nobel peace prize recipients include Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama -He was a recipient of the Civilian Service Award.
pogrzeb
a (usually religious) ceremony for burying or burning the body of a dead person
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FUNERAL
- The funeral will be held next Friday. - Over 300 mourners attended the funeral. a funeral procession
następny
the next one
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FOLLOWING
- The following day we went to the beach - We went to dinner the following evening.
pominąć coś, opuścić coś
to not include someone or something
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LEAVE SB/STH OUT
- You can leave the butter out of this recipe if you're on a low-fat diet. - I've made a list of names - I hope I haven't left anyone out.
przypadkowy, niezamierzony
happening by chance
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ACCIDENTAL
- Reports suggest that eleven soldiers were killed by accidental fire from their own side. - The site was located after the accidental discovery of bones in a field.
zemdleć
to suddenly become unconscious for a short time, usually falling down
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TO FAINT
- He faints at the sight of blood. - I nearly fainted in the heat.
krewny
a member of your family
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RELATIVE
- I haven't got many blood relatives. - All her close/distant relatives came to the wedding.
uświadomić sobie coś
to understand a situation, sometimes suddenly
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TO REALIZE
- They didn't realize the danger they were in. - I realize how difficult it's going to be, but we must try.
pędzić
to (cause to) go or do something very quickly
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TO RUSH
- rushed up the stairs/to the office/to find a phone. - Don't rush me!
tymczasem, w tym czasie, do tego czasu
until something expected happens, or while something else is happening
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MEANWHILE
Carl's starting college in September. - Meanwhile, he's travelling around Europe - Meanwhile, we have a few other things to do.
konkretny, szczególny
special, or this and not any other
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PARTICULAR
She wanted a particular type of cactus.- He wouldn't take just any book - he had to have this particular one!
odmrażać, roztapiać
If you thaw out, you gradually get warm again after being very cold
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THAW OUT
'm only just beginning to thaw out after taking the dogs out this morning. -
w czasie, podczas
from the beginning to the end of a particular period
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DURING
They work during the night and sleep by day. - There were huge advances in aviation technology during the Second World War.
wcześnie, prze czasem
used after a date or time to show that something will not happen before then
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EARLY
I'm very busy, so I won't be with you till four o'clock at the earliest. -You're early - what happened?

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