vocabulary alphabet

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zamożny x3 / zamożni ludzie, bogaci ludzie
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affluent, wealthy, well-off/ the affluent
obmawianie, obgadywanie
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backbiting
a lot of backbiting goes on in our office. Don't trust these people.
naśladowca, papuga
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copycat
You stole my brilliant ideas. You're just a copycat!
łupież/ szampon przeciwłupieżowy
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dandruff / anti-dandruff shampoo
o sokolim wzroku
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eagle-eyed
The error was caught by an eagle-eyed bank employee.
fałszywy przyjaciel x2
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fair-weather friend, false friend
przyjść na przyjęcie bez zaproszenia / nieproszony gość
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gatecrash / gate crasher
Although he didn't receive any invitation, he decided to gatecrash the wedding
zadzierający nosa, snobistyczny
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hoity-toity
can you hear what that hoity-toity creature is saying? She said she won't sleep in a dorm.,
niedoinformowany x2
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ill-informed, uninformed
przechodzić przez ulicę w niedozwolonym miejscu / nieuważny pieszy / sójka
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jaywalk / jaywalker / jay
I got a fine because I decided to jaywalk. That wasn't a good idea at all.
wpychać się bez kolejki
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queue jump
Next time you have to be more assertive and say don't jump the queue
kobieciarz x2
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womanizer, lady-killer
karuzela x2
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a merry-go-round - American English /roundabout - British English
Turn left at the first roundabout.
ckliwy, sentymentalny
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namby-pamby
In the end, the Beast turns back into a namby-pamby prince.
wszechmocny, wszechmogący
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omnipotence
powtarzający jak papuga
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parrot- fashion
wyścig szczurów
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rat race
zazdrość, zawiść / zazdrość (o inną osobę) / zazdrość
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sour grapes jealousy envy
I don't think it's such a great job - and that's not just sour grapes because I didn't get it It was a case of jealousy. I used to look at people in restaurants with envy.
oniemiały / zapomnieć języka w gębie / Zapomniałeś języka w gębie? Mowę ci odjęło?
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tongue-tied, be tongue-tide /Cat got your tongue? Lost your tongue?
I was completely tongue-tied during my last job interview. What's a shame
niekontrolowany rozrost miast
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urban sprawl
We drove through miles of urban sprawl before we finally got out into the countryside.
lusterko przed siedzeniem pasażera
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vanity mirror
ziewać, zaraźliwy
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yawn, contagious
It is said that yawning is contagious
zapał, werwa, entuzjazm
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zest
It's a wonderful to see the children's zest for life.
robić w bambuko, wykiwać, wykołować, bałamucić potocznie
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bamboozle
wypasiony, świetny American English potocznie
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bodacious
narzucać coś komuś, nałożyć coś na kogoś,
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impose sth on sb
zarozumiały x2 / bardzo zarozumiały i próżny
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conceited, big-headed / conceited as a barber's cat
My friend became as conceited as a barber's cat after she won the award at school.
zawiły, skomplikowany / wyrafinowany, wyszukany
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intricate, intricate/sophisticated,
zabawny, komiczny not funny
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hilarious
The film was absolutely hilarious. You should read this book - it's hilarious.
zabawny, komiczny
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hilarious, hilarious, hilarious
The film was absolutely hilarious.
fatalny, katastrofalny, zgubny
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disastrous
disastrous effects, disastrous consequences
niesamowity, fantastyczny, wspaniały
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terrific

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