Word of a day #4

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to unbend
After a glass of wine she unbended a little.
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odprężyć się
stand over sb
Don't stand over me all the time - I can't work!
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stać nad kimś
selfless
She's the most giving and selfless person I know.
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bezinteresowny, pozbawiony egoizmu
cupful
Beat two eggs with half a cupful of powdered sugar.
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szklanka/filiżanka czegoś
cool off
Leave Mark to cool off and then talk to him.
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uspokoić się
cover sth up
It was a scandal but the company tried to cover the whole thing up.
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ukrywać coś
to overhear
I overheard a funny conversation on the train this morning.
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podsłuchać
lean on sb
She's always had her two brothers to lean on.
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liczyć na kogoś, polegać na kimś
posh
They used to eat in some really posh restaurants in London.
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modny, elegancki, najwyższej jakości
knock sb out
The player was unexpectedly knocked out in the first round.
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wyeliminować kogoś (np. z zawodów sportowych)
to glitter
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błyszczeć, świecić się
track sb/sth down
The police tracked the man down on the social network Facebook.
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wyśledzić, tropić kogoś/coś
unpalatable
The unpalatable truth is that the team isn't going to get any better.
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trudny do przełknięcia, przykry
whip sth up
I've just got enough time to whip up something to eat.
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upichcić coś, przygotować coś szybko
pile sth up
Newspapers and magazines were piled up on the carpet.
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gromadzić (się), piętrzyć
to flourish
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kwitnać, rozwijać się
drag down
Don't let yourself be dragged down to her level.
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obniżać status, obniżać poziom
to twinkle
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migotać, iskrzyć, błyszczeć
horn in on sth
Karen's always horning in on our conversations.
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wtrącać się do czegoś (przeszkadzać)
unwieldy
The piano was unwieldy and hard to get down the stairs.
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nieporęczny, ciężki do obsługi
shut sth down
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zamykać coś
opulent
He lived an opulent lifestyle that included buying expensive luxury goods.
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bardzo bogaty, obfity, luksusowy
freeze sb out
He was frozen out of official life for several months.
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wykluczyć kogoś, wyłączyć
dowdy
She looked dowdy and plain in that old dress.
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nieciekawy, zaniedbany, bez gustu
dress up
You don't have to dress up to go to a pub.
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przebierać się, ubrać wyjściowe ubranie
unwind
A glass of wine will help you to unwind after work.
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odprężać się, relaksować się
face up to sth
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pogodzić się z czymś
frizzy
My long, thick hair is always frizzy and difficult to manage.
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kręcony, kędzierzawy
search sb/sth out
He finally searched out a perfect job for himself.
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wyszukać, odszukać kogoś/coś
to overbook
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sprzedać za dużą ilość (np. biletów na samolot), przyjąć za dużo rezerwacji
lean (sth) against sth
She leaned her head against his shoulder and started to cry.
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opierać (się) o coś
to cram
Ten people were crammed into the back of the van.
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napakować, upychać, tłoczyć się
tie sb down
She'd like to travel more but having two small children ties her down.
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ograniczać kogoś

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