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explain: abuzz (with sth)
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filled with noise and activity
1. The air was abuzz with military helicopters OR 2. When we arrived, the party was in full swing and the room was abuzz.
przebiegły; nieszczery; podstępny / płytki, powierzchowny
1. Nie ufałbym takiej przebiegłej osobie jak on. 2. To był płytki film, ale nie mogłam się spodziewać niczego więcej po letniej superprodukcji.
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slick
1. I wouldn't trust a slick person like him. 2. It was a slick movie, but I couldn't expect more from a summer blockbuster
niezaradny (o osobie), nieudolny (np. o próbie)
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feckless
1. She can't rely on her feckless son. 2. A feckless manoeuvre that could only serve to strengthen the enemy
złowieszczy, złowrogi, ponury
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sinister
1. There was something sinister in his eyes. 2. I was frightened by the sinister shadow outside.
nikczemny, niecny
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nefarious
podejrzliwy, nieufny
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leery
fundament, siła napędowa
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lifeblood
Students are the lifeblood of the college.
explain: the ABC of something
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the basic or most important facts about a subject
nieuchronność [official]
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inexorability
The inexorable growth of multinational companies.
szczerość, otwartość
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candour (= honesty, even when the truth is not pleasant)
With brutal candour, he pointed out all the flaws in our plans.
wrócić do punktu wyjścia [idiomy]
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come full circle, go full circle, be back to square one
His idea didn't work, so he had to go back to square one.
wcisnąć coś (w grafik), dać radę coś zrobić (pomimo małej ilości czasu)
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squeeze sth/sb in
Do you think the doctor could squeeze us in today?
kopać rów, okop
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dig a trench
explain: read up on sth/sb
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increase one's knowledge of a person or topic by reading about them or it.
1. I read up on the places I plan to visit before I travel. OR 2. The more I read up on the political candidate, the more I came to distrust him.
przysłowie używane, aby podkreślić, że ludzie potrafią przejawiać dziwne zachowania (dosł. Nie ma nic tak dziwnego, jak ludzie)
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there's nowt so queer as folk
explain: put sth down to sth/sb
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to say or think that (something) happened because of (something)
Let's put the mistake down to your inexperience and forget about it.
explain: put sth behind oneself
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to stop worrying about or being upset by something that happened in the past
It was a disappointing loss, but we need to put it behind us and focus on winning the next game.
osłabiać, nadwątlać, podkopywać (np. czyjąś motywację)
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sap
zrogowacieć (o naskórku)
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to callous
explain: a yardstick
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something that you compare similar things to, as a way of judging their quality or value
explain: run over time
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to continue after the expected finishing time
We're starting to run over time, so could you keep your speeches short, please.
płochliwy, nieśmiały, bojaźliwy
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timid or shy
He was a rather timid child.
marudny, zrzędliwy
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crabby
definition: easily annoyed by unimportant things
puzzle, układanka
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jigsaw or jigsaw puzzle
It was like a jigsaw with too many pieces
explain: juxtapose
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to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) = zestawiać
The display juxtaposed images from serious and popular art.
modulacja, alteracja (tonu głosu)
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inflection
definition: the way that the sound of your voice goes up and down when you speak
rozmyślnie, z rozwagą
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advisedly (antonym: ill-advisedly)
trafność, stosowność
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aptness
explain: apt (adjective)
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1. very suitable (esp. a name, description, or comment) 2. good at learning
1. This analogy is a particularly apt one. OR 2. He's an apt pupil
wymowa nosowa, mówienie przez nos / mówić prze nos
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twang
explain: cadence [formal]
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the way in which someone’s voice gets higher or lower as they speak, especially the fall of their voice at the end of a sentence
explain: cadence (related to scheduling)
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how often a scheduled thing happens
Feedback and discussing performance needs to happen with a regular cadence.
przeciągające się dyskusje
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protracted discussions
serio, poważnie (spoken) / bez lodu (o drinku)
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straight up
1. I really don't like pizza, straight up. OR 2. I love a martini straight up.
wyraźny, wyrazisty
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pronounced (= very obvious or noticeable)
1. She still has a pronounced German accent. OR 2. He had a pronounced limp.
niemoc, zniedołężnienie (szczególnie w starszym wieku)
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infirmity
niszczące skutki (czegoś), zniszczenia spowodowane czymś
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the ravages of sth
osłabiać, pozbawiać sił (kogoś)
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debilitate [formal]
przykuty do łóżka, obłożnie chory
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bedridden or bed-bound
strach, lęk / bać się, lękać się
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dread
znośny, możliwy do zniesienia
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endurable
ujarzmiać, zniewalać (kogoś)
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subjugate [official]
owijać w bawełnę
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beat around/about the bush [idiom]
Don't beat about the bush!
epifania, objawienie
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epiphany
wulgarny, prostacki
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vulgar, low-minded
twardy, bezkompromisowy
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tough-minded
zdeterminowany, pełen determinacji
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single-minded
nie zważać na coś
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be oblivious to sth
zapomnienie, niepamięć
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oblivion
DVDs push video tapes toward oblivion.
symulować / symulant
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malinger / malingerer
dawaj, dajesz, proszę bardzo (zwrot używany, gdy zgadzamy się na coś lub wyrażamy aprobatę)
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knock yourself out!
explain: to put lipstick on a pig
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make superficial or cosmetic changes to a product in a futile effort to disguise its fundamental failings
explain: try your hand at something
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to try a new activity in order to see whether it interests you or whether you are good at it
wyłożyć pieniądze, wysupłać pieniądze
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shell out (= to pay money for something, especially when the cost is unexpected and not wanted)
She ended up shelling out for two rooms.
to make (something) less intellectually demanding or sophisticated
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to dumb sth down
I know it must be tempting to dumb down news.
cwany, obrotny
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streetwise
explain: there's no telling [idiom]
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used to say that it is impossible to know something with certainty
There's no telling how long the strike will last.
explain: to be your own person/man/woman [idiom]
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to be in control of your life and not allow other people to tell you what to do
Nobody tells me how to live my life - I'm my own man.
sztywny, drętwy (o osobie)
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wooden
He's really wooden. He never laughs.
stawić komuś czoła, sprzeciwić się komuś, postawić się komuś
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stand up to somebody
I know you're scared of your teacher but you have to stand up to him.
explain: count one's blessings [idiom]
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to make a special effort to appreciate the good things in one's life
I try to remember to count my blessings every day.
explain: open a can of worms [idiom]
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to create a complicated situation in which doing something to correct a problem leads to many more problems
Our boss is reluctant to change the policy now because she doesn't want to open a can of worms.
zmniejszać coś, redukować coś
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pare sth down
rzucić się na kogoś, zaatakować kogoś
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go at somebody
udawana walka
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play fight (or play-fight)
izm (potocznie)
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ism (= ideology)
sprzeczka, zwada [oficjalnie]
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altercation
wihajster / jak to się tam nazywa
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thing-a-ma-jig OR thingy OR thing-a-ma-bob
pokazać komuś język (idiom]
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stick out one's tongue at somebody
explain: by the same token
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You use by the same token to introduce a statement that you think is true for the same reasons that were given for a previous statement.
If you give up exercise, your muscles shrink and fat increases. By the same token, if you expend more energy you will lose fat.
zgiąć się w pół, zwijać się (np. z bólu)
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double up / double over
The pain was so strong I was doubling up.
explain: fill the gaps [idiom]
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to add what is need to something to make it complete
He's trying to fill the gaps in his CD collection.
nierzucający się w oczy, niezwracający na siebie uwagi
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inobtrusive, unobtrusive
podpuszczać, podjudzać, zachęcać, skłaniać
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egg on
She is really evil, she keeps egging them on.
pochodzić skądś
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to hail from somewhere
She hails from Japan.
nałożyć na talerz (jedzenie, aby było gotowe do podania)
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plate up
explain: live from day to day
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To exist or survive within the means available to one on a single day at a time, as out of a lack of consideration of or options regarding future resources or opportunities.
There are too many families who are forced to live from day to day on the tiny pittance they are given through social welfare.
nienaturalny, dziwnie się zachowujący
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trippy
w głębi duszy [idiom]
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in one's heart of hearts
wytężyć słuch, nadstawiać uszu
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prick up one's ears
Jack pricked his ears when the boss mentioned pay rises.
wózek spacerowy
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stroller, pushchair, buggy
tani jak barszcz, za psie pieniądze
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dirt cheap
She bought dirt cheap cosmetics.
explain: wasteman [BrE, informal]
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someone who does nothing with their life (or nothing much) [=niedojda, pierdoła]
automatyzm
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automaticity
This online math program helps students achieve automaticity in the basic facts of addition and subtraction
cisza nocna
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lights-out (or lights-out period) / quiet hours
być może, przypadkowo (termin literacki)
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perchance
odrobina, krztyna [oficjalnie]
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modicum
explain: 'go on then!'
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used to accept an offer (1) or to say someone that they should proceed (2)
1. Would you like another pint, mate? | Yeah, go on then. 2. I'm going to go and ask her on a date. | Go on then.
giętkość (kończyn), zwinność (ruchów)
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suppleness
szkolenie z czegoś (np. pierwsza pomoc)
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instruction in something
dyskopatia / wypadający dysk
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slipped disc
ból, od którego pęka głowa
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splitting headache
nadwyrężenie wzroku
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eye strain
zerwane więzadło
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torn ligament
skurcz ręki, kurcz pisarski
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writer's cramp
pochlebstwo (uzyskane w celu zyskania poparcia lub aprobaty)
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blandishment
wydatny brzuch
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paunch
1. wypuścić pędy/pąki 2. rozwijać się, rosnąć w szybkim tempie
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to burgeon
za nic w świecie [idiom]
Za nic w świecie nie mogę zrozumieć dlaczego ją poślubił.
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not for the life of me
I cannot for the life of me see why he married her. OR I can't for the life of me understand why you didn't think of it.
przestraszyć kogoś na śmierć [idiom]
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scare someone to death OR frighten/scare the life out of somebody
takie życie, samo życie [mówione]
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that's life OR such is life
used for encouraging someone to accept that bad things happen to everyone, not just them
explain: scuff [verb]
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1. to make marks on the surface of something by rubbing it against something rough OR 2. if you scuff your feet, you do not lift them completely off the ground when you are walking (szurać)
nigdy w życiu! [spoken][idiom]
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not on your life! (said as a way of strongly refusing someone's suggestion or request)
"So you're going to bring Kev, are you?" "Not on your life!"
explain: abnegate [formal]
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1. to not allow yourself to have sth, esp. sth you like or want OR to not accept something, or to say that you do not have something
2. examples: to abnegate responsibility/guilt | PL: zrzekać/wyrzekać się czegoś
wyrzekający się własnych interesów na korzyść innych, ofiarny
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self-abnegating
temat rozmowy / temat dyskusji
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talking point
faworyt, główny kandydat
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front runner
łeb w łeb (o wyścigu, rywalizacji)
Zawodnicy idą łeb w łeb.
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neck and neck
The competitors are neck and neck.
zielarstwo (wiedza)
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herbalism
ziołolecznictwo, medycyna ziołowa
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herbal medicine or herbalism
siedzący / bierny tryb życia
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sedentary lifestyle
praca siędząca
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sedentary work
Sedentary jobs involve light physical activity or sitting at a desk in an office.
explain: philandering [old-fashioned]
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a philandering man has many sexual partners but is not interested in a serious relationship with any of them
bulić za coś, niechętnie za coś płacić [potocznie]
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cough up [phrasal verb]
He has to cough up lots of money for his daughter's private medical school.
explain: talking past each other
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the situation where two or more people talk about different subjects, while believing that they are talking about the same thing.
The two debaters just talked past each other for the whole evening. They never actually addressed the other person's points in any meaningful way, instead just reiterating their own rhetoric.
niesłowny, niedotrzymujący słowa [potocznie]
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flaky
zrobić, co należy
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do the needful
Your driver's license has expired. Do the needful by going to get it renewed.
explain: pick and choose
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carefully choose only things you really want and reject the others.
1. As a vocational teacher I could pretty much pick and choose my work. 2. We, the patients, cannot pick and choose our doctors.
pozostawić bez rozpoznania
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leave unexamined
ochłapy, bardzo mały wybór, skromny wybór, resztki [potocznie]
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slim pickings, lean pickings
powiernik (osoba, z którą dyskutujemy o swoich pomysłach) / grupa konsultacyjna
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sounding board
1. My mother is my sounding board. 2. He doesn't have a sounding board.
okazać się inaczej
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prove otherwise
pobudzać / działać na wyobraźnię
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stimulate or capture somebody's imagination
nerwowy (odnoszący się do systemu nerwowego)
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nervous / neural
Her nervous system is damaged by the drugs. OR neural network
explain: high technology
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technology that involves the most modern or advanced methods, esp. electronic equipment and computers
explain: self-righteous
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showing that you are too proud of your own moral behaviour or beliefs, especially in a way that annoys other people
I find it difficult to talk with self-righteous people.
streszczać, skracać
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abridge
abridged text = skrócony/streszczony text
explain: insular
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insular: not interested in meeting anyone outside your own group or country, or not interested in learning new ideas or ways of doing things
terminologia prawnicza, żargon prawniczy [potocznie]
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legalese OR lawyerese
explain: careworn [mainly literary]
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looking tired, worried, and unhappy
rozwikłać, rozwiązywać, rozsupłać (dosłownie i przenośnie)
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disentangle
apart from the literal meaning: 1. to separate ideas so that they are no longer confused 2. to get yourself out of a situation that you no longer want to be involved in (e.g. disentangled myself from the relationship)
świecić / błyszczeć, poświata (np. księżyca)
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gleam
promyk nadziei
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gleam of hope
połyskiwać, mienić się
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glisten (used esp. when talking about sth wet)
This shampoo gives your hair a natural glisten.
migotać (o gwiazdach), błyszczeć (o tafli wody), lśnić (o złocie, srebrze)
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shimmer
poruszyć temat
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broach the subject
explain: profess
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to claim sth, esp. when it's not true OR to believe in a particular religion
Many wildlife smugglers profess to have an interest in conservation. OR In the Philippines, about 85% of the people profess Catholicism.
explain: purport
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to claim or seem to be something or to do something, especially when this is not possible or true
Some food supplements are purported to enhance memory.
jajogłowy / intelektualista [derogatory]
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pointy-head OR egghead
explain: to mong / mong out [very informal]
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to spend time relaxing
I need to mong out in front of the TV.
explain: to crack on
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to continue doing something as quickly as possible
We really need to crack on with this painting.
i jeszcze jeden na wszelki wypadek [informal]
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and one more for luck OR and one for luck
jeździć sobie dla przyjemności [idiom]
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tool around
gruchot, rzęch, grat (o starym samochodzie)
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banger [BrE] / beater [AmE]
beemka [slang]
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beemer OR beamer
explain: shoot the breeze/bull
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to spend time talking about unimportant things
The whole evening was spent on just playing video games and shooting the breeze.
niezdara, fajtłapa
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butterfingers
it's someone who has a tendency to drop things
przyznać się do błędu
Przyznaję się do błędu.
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to stand corrected
I stand corrected.
drażnić kogoś
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grate on somebody
1. zmniejszać (np. inflację), studzić (zapał), gasić (entuzjazm), 2. tłumić (hałas), wyciszać (dźwięk), 3. nawilżać (np. szmatkę), zraszać (ziemię)
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dampen
1. zjeść, zjadać wszystko, 2. zżerać (o negatywnych emocjach)
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eat up
1. Eat up the dinner or else you won't get the dessert., 2. I was eaten up by guilt for many days.
przyjść komuś na pomoc, zjednoczyć się wokół kogoś (w celu udzielenia wsparcia)
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rally round [phrasal verb]
Friends and neighbours rallied round to help.
explain: the gold standard
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1. the best available thing of its kind, 2. an economic system in which the value of money is calculated according to the value of gold
1. The test is the gold standard for detecting colon cancer.
explain: set for life [idiom]
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having everything one needs for the rest of his or her life
If we win the lottery, we'll be set for life.
explain: make the best of a bad situation
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To deal with and create the best possible outcome of a bad, unfortunate, or unpleasant situation or set of circumstances.
I know this data entry job isn't what you wanted for a career, but for the time being try and make the best of a bad situation.
zadufany w sobie, zarozumiały, przemądrzały
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self-righteous
= showing that you are too proud of your own moral behaviour or beliefs, especially in a way that annoys other people
zadawać komuś coś (np. zadanie w szkole)
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set sb sth
The teacher set us 3 tasks by Monday OR He set me a difficult question - I still don't know the answer.
dobrze przemyślany
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well-conceived
równina
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a plain
akcja (gatunek drzewa)
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thorntree or acacia
explain: what gets me is...
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what irritates/frustrates me is...
świadome zatajenie [termin prawniczy]
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active concealment
zbieg okoliczności, traf
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happenstance
konflikt (np. małżeński), spór (np. polityczny) OR
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strife
The political strife has been a problem in our country for years.
ostrożność, przezorność OR opatrzność (Bóg)
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providence
We must proceed with a certain amount of providence.
widz
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viewer / spectator / watcher / looker-on
teleturniej
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game show
oklepany, kiepski, ckliwy, łzawy (określenie pejoratywne)
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corny (= corny stories, jokes, songs etc have been used so much that they seem silly)
I know it sounds corny, but it was love at first sight.
ukrywanie, skrywanie
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concealment
robotnik rolny
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farmhand OR fieldhand
łatwowierny, podatny na wpływ (emocjonalny, moralny), łatwo ulegający wpływom
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impressionable
kiwnąć głową, skinąć głową (np. aby się z kimś zgodzić lub go powitać)
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nod
She nodded to greet us when we walked in.
1. jasny, zrozumiały, 2. przezroczysty, przejrzysty, 3.
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lucid
In rare lucid moments she recognised me and smiled at me.
z czystym sumieniem
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with a clear conscience
znaleźć się w kłopotliwym położeniu
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find yourself in a predicament
dylemat, kłopot, trudne położenie
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predicament
I'm not sure how we found ourselves in this predicament.
explain: pay heed to [formal]
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to give careful attention to someone’s advice or warning
People should pay no heed to these ill-informed views.
explain: hook, line, and sinker
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without hesitation or reservation
fell for the story hook, line and sinker
w tych okolicznościach, wobec tego, jako że
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that being so...
do takiego stopnia
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so much so that
wypoczęty
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fresh, refreshed, rested, well-rested
You need to be fresh to be able to think.
odpychać, odsuwać
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push away
She pushed away and looked at him as if he had lost his mind.
spychać coś/kogoś na bok OR nie myśleć o czymś nieprzyjemnym
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push sth/sb aside
She pushed her doubts aside and carried on.
blokować, zasłaniać, tamować
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block out [phrasal verb]
The curtains block out the light. OR I can't block these memories out.
całkowicie usuwać coś z pamięci OR przysłaniać coś
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blot sth out
zapadający w pamięć OR niedający spokoju, dręczący
zapadająca w pamięć melodia
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haunting
haunting melody
explain: pay through the nose [idiom
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pay much more than a fair price
They paid through the nose for one-to-one intensive tuition
pleść co ślina na język przyniesie [idiom]
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talk through one's hat OR chew one's ear off
zacząć rozmawiać
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get talking
przyzwyczajać się do czegoś
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become/get accustomed to something OR accustom oneself to something
We have had time to get accustomed to him.
explain: contrived
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false or artificial
1. aktualny, na czasie, bieżący (np. temat), 2. miejscowy (o lekarstwie, znieczuleniu), 3. tematyczny / odnoszący się do tematu
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topical
1. His book is funny and very topical., 2. He received topical anaesthesia.
naruszający, z naruszeniem (termin prawniczy)
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in breach of
Corporations who are in breach of local and national green policies.
explain: to keep the wolf from the door
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to have enough money to avoid going hungry
być z kimś na tym samym poziomie (np. pod względem umiejętności)
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be on a par/level with sb
explain: turn the air blue [idiom]
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to swear a lot (= use rude words), or to involve a lot of swearing
I backed the car into a wall and turned the air blue, I'm ashamed to say.
explain: be/hang in the balance
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If something hangs in the balance, nobody knows if it will continue to exist in the future or what will happen to it
After a bad year, Judd's career hung in the balance.
defetysta (osoba niewierząca w powodzenie)
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defeatist
komentarz wypowiedziany mimochodem
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throwaway comment
jednorazowy, jednorazowego użytku OR bardzo tani, o niskiej jakości
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throwaway
kręcony na żywo
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fly-on-the-wall
o silnej budowie, wytrzymały (o rzeczy) OR silnie zbudowany, krzepki (o człowieku)
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rugged
wychudły, wyniszczony (np. o twarzy, o osobie, o figurze) OR surowy (o krajobrazie, o budowli)
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gaunt
rozwlekły (np. przemowa) OR nużący (np. praca)
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long-winded
łasy na pieniądze, skąpy [nieformalnie]
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moneygrabbing
explain: ready-made
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1. already made and therefore ready to be used immediately, 2. already existing or available, and not needing to be created or invented for a particular situation
1. ready-made curtains OR 2. ready-made excuse
kubek smakowy (na języku)
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taste bud
The human tongue has around 6,000 taste buds
rozkładać na etapy, przeprowadzać etapami
Powinieneś rozłożyć na etapy proces nauki języka, żeby stopniowo stawać się coraz bardziej biegłym.
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phase
You should phase your language learning process, so that steadily you become more and more fluent.
odbijać się na czymś (np. na zdrowiu), rzutować na coś
Cały ten stres odbił się na jej zdrowiu.
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impinge on/upon sth
All of that stress impinged on her health.
pogodzić się z czymś, zaakceptować coś
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resign oneself to sth
Resign yourself to the fact that she doesn't love you.
służalczy, czołobitny (o osobie) OR podległy, podporządkowany
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subservient
In some countries women are subservient to men.
ważny i wstrząsający (np. wydarzenie, tragedia)
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earth-shattering
niesłabnący (np. wiatr), niekończący się (np. ból)
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unabated
1. ochrona zabytków, 2. zachowanie, ochrona (np. zagrożonych gatunków zwierząt, przyrody)
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conservation
There was only one thing to consider now, the conservation of human life.
niedysponujący wystarczającymi środkami
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under-resourced
explain: to hold the key to sth
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to make it possible to explain or solve something
Tourism holds the key to the region’s recovery.
explain: mainstay
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the person or thing that something depends on most in order to continue or be successful
Oil exports are the mainstay of the economy.
explain: to hector
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to make sb do sth by talking or behaving in an aggressive way
nieporozumienie
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mix-up (in sth)/misunderstanding
narażać, odważyć się, ośmielić się ryzykować, ponosić ryzyko (w związku z tym, co mówimy lub robimy, aby nikogo nie urazić, zdenerwować)
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venture
I would venture to say better late than never
zaryzykować stwierdzenie/przypuszczenie
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venture a guess (that)
zakłamany, obłudny
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hypocritical
claiming to have certain moral principles or beliefs but behaving in a way that shows you are not sincere
1. po kolei, 2. z kolei / w rezultacie
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in turn
1. My mother looked at each of us in turn., 2. This, in turn, will reduce costs and lead to lower prices.
spowodować coś, dać czemuś początek
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give rise to something
That one lie gave rise to all our problems.
powtarzać coś wielokrotnie (w celu podkreślenia znaczenia lub wyjaśnienia)
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reiterate
mieć swoje źródło w czymś
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be rooted in sth
The conflict in the area was rooted in history and religion.
kuchenka indukcyjna
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induction cooker
płyta indukcyjna
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induction stove
1. olać kogoś, 2. mieć kogoś w dupie
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1. blow sb off / ghost 2. shit on sb
What hurts the most is when somebody ghosts you after quite a long time of building a relationship.
szczera rozmowa, rozmowa od serca
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heart-to-heart
wziąć sobie coś do serca
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take sth to heart
I'll take your advice to heart.
przemówić komuś do rozsądku
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talk some sense into someone OR bring sb to their senses
mówić z sensem, mówić na teamt
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talk sense
kłamać w żywe oczy [idiom]
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lie through one's teeth
urlop okolicznościowy (np. z powodu czyjejś śmierci)
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compassionate leave
apodyktyczny, despotyczny, władczy
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domineering OR overbearing
wojowniczy, zadziorny, skory do walki [oficjalnie]
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pugnacious
płochliwy, nieśmiały, bojaźliwy
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timid OR shy
He was a rather timid child.
robić fale (powodować kłopoty) [idiom, potocznie]
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make waves
Don't worry, I'm not going to make waves.
mieć coś pod kontrolą
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keep sth under control
redukcja zatrudnienia
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job cuts
Job cuts were made in all departments of the company.
explain: the rule of law
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a set of laws that people in a society must obey
Everyone is subject to the rule of law.
explain: the law of the jungle [idiom]
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a situation in which there are no laws or rules to govern the way that people behave and people use force to get what they want.
We hope for a world where the rule of law, not the law of the jungle, governs the conduct of nations.
explain: come/get to grips with sth
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to make an effort to understand and deal with a problem or situation
The president has failed to come to grips with the two most important social issues of our time.
nie do pokonania
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insurmountable
borykać się z czymś, zmagać się z czymś, mocować się z czymś
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grapple with sth
explain: exacerbate
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to make sth worse
The symptoms may be exacerbated by certain drugs.
explain: to touch the surface
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To do, engage with, or understand something to only a minimal or superficial degree.
I know you feel like you know everything about philosophy now, but this is an introductory course—it only touched the surface.
milcząco, bez słów
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tacitly
pod pewnymi względami
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in some respects
niepewny (np. gest), nieśmiały (np. uśmiech) OR tymczasowy (o rozwiązaniu), wstępny (o projekcie)
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tentative
A tentative figure, she said today, would be 200 to 400 people.
wagarowanie
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truancy
czynnik powstrzymujący, środek odstraszający, odstraszacz
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deterrent
The punishment for this crime is enough of a deterrent for people not to commit it.
explain: crack down (on sth)
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To start dealing with someone or something much more strictly
The school is cracking down on smoking.
wysłać kogoś na pobyt w areszcie
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remand sb in custody
zwalniać za kaucją
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release on bail
budzący emocje, silnie zabarwiony emocjonalnie, emotywny (np. język)
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emotive
It's a highly emotive issue.
mieć oko na coś (pilnować czegoś) [idiom]
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to keep a weather eye on sth
wziąć coś szturmem (gwałtownie coś przejąć np. przemocą)
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take sth/someone by storm
burza w szklance wody [idiom]
konflikt, którego przebieg jest zbyt gwałtowny w stosunku do jego przyczyn, zwykle dość błahych
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storm in a teacup [idiom]
cisza przed burzą [idiom]
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calm/lull before the storm [idiom]
mieć trudności z czymś, pomimo tego, że jest to łatwe [idiom]
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make heavy weather of sth
przetrwać bez szwanku [idiom]
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ride the storm / weather the storm
It was a difficult time but they managed to ride the storm.
pomyje LUB lura (o kawie, herbacie)
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dishwater
staw zasilający młyn, jeziorko przy młynie
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mill pond
wykańczający nerwowo, stresujący
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nerve-wracking
1. dedukcja, wniosek, 2. odliczenie, potrącanie
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deduction
1. All this evidence leads me to a simple deduction., 2. It will be 200$ after deductions.
zagrożenie dla bezpieczeństwa publicznego
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public menace
potajemny, tajemny, ukradkowy
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furtive
prowokujący (o zachowaniu), wyzywający (o spojrzeniu), nieposłuszny (o osobie)
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defiant
surowy (głos), stalowy (wzrok), z żelaza (o nerwach) OR nieugięty (o osobie), niezłomny (o postanowieniu)
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steely
1. I admire his steely determination. OR 2. I was scared of his steely voice.
rzucić na kogoś spojrzenie
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cast/throw a glance at sb
zerknąć, rzucić okiem
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have a peek
He only peeked at the paper, so he didn't remember the details.
czerwony z podekscytowania
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flushed with excitement
spuścić wzrok
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drop your gaze
powstrzymać czyjś upadek, zapobiec czyjemuś upadkowi
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break somebody's fall
He slipped on the ice and hurt his hand when he tried to break his fall.
explain: have a head for heights
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be able to stand on a high place without feeling ill or afraid.
I won’t go up the church tower with you. I’ve no head for heights.
akrofobia, lęk wysokości
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acrophobia, fear of heights
explain: calculated risk
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a risk that you take after carefully considering the possible results
explain: unbiased
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fair and not influenced by your own or somebody else’s opinions, desires
explain: terms of reference
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a description of what must be dealt with and considered when something is being done, studied, etc.
The terms of reference for the committee are narrow and specific.
u szczytu czegoś
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at the peak/height of sth (e.g. popularity)
wyjątek od zasady
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exception to the rule
wysługiwanie się
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lackeying
pachołek, sługus ALBO lokaj
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lackey
explain: have a good laugh about sth
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If you have a good laugh about something, you find it amusing and realize that it is funny, especially when the situation was at first upsetting.
We've both had a good laugh about the accident despite what's happened.
wyluzowany, spokojny, niefrasobliwy
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easy-going OR laid-back
explain: auspicious
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showing signs that suggest that something is likely to be successful
This is not an auspicious time to be opening a new factory.
niemający szacunku
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irreverent
ludzie wywłaszczeni, ludzie pozbawieni środków do życia
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the dispossessed
1. dyfuzja (np. gazów), rozpraszanie się (np. światła), przesączanie (płynów) 2. szerzenie (się), rozpowszechnianie się (np. informacji)
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diffusion
Yet the development of technology is too slow and its diffusion, especially to developing countries, is particularly slow.
nienasycony popyt
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insatiable demand
1. zadziwiający, zdumiewający, 2. alarmujący
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startling
być przejawem czegoś / świadczyć o czymś, wskazywać na coś
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be indicative of sth
tożsamość kulturowa
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cultural identity
wykazywać się, sprawdzać się
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prove oneself
Tonight we will have a chance to prove ourselves on stage.
explain: interloper
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someone who is in a place or group but is not wanted by the other people there
wywołujący dobre samopoczucie
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feel-good
przegonić coś, odgonić coś (np. złe duchy)
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chase sth away
e.g. chase the clouds away
przejmujący (np. głos, atmosfera)
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spine-tingling
mrożący krew w żyłach
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chilling / bone-chilling / spine-chilling
explain: warts and all [idiom]
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describing or including all the bad qualities in a person's character, with no attempt to hide them
Philip must learn to accept me, warts and all.
explain: will-they-won't-they
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1. Of or pertaining to a potential coupling between two people who share romantic chemistry, but whose relationship is threatened by uncertainty, external obstacles or internal strife.
idealna para [idiom]
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match made in heaven
zwątpienie w siebie
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self-doubt
You gotta push through your self-doubt.
rozdrażnienie, drażliwość
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stroppiness
na dodatek, w dodatku [idiom]
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in the bargain / into the bargain
I lost my job and had a fight with my husband in the bargain.
nie jakiś, nie byle jaki
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not just any
It's not just any old painting - it's Picasso!
z całą pewnością [idiom]
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well and truly
1. zniechęcać kogoś, 2. odłożyć coś, przełożyć coś na później, opóźnić coś
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put off
1. She put me off with her bad language., 2. He put off writing the essay until the last minute.
niezauważalnie, nieuchwytnie, niepostrzeżenie
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imperceptibly
nieodpowiedni, niestosowny, niewłaściwy LUB nieudolny
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inapt
The inapt investigation led by the police, as well as the prosecutor, has been criticised repeatedly.
bezsporny (np. fakt), niepodważalny (np. o alibi), niezbity (np. argument)
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unassailable
górować, dominować
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bestride
przymus
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coercion
The documents have been signed under conditions free from stress and coercion.
język uniwersalny
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lingua franca
explain: high-profile
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often seen in public, mentioned in newspapers, or appearing on television
He's a high-profile politician.
porównywalny
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comparable (to sth)
1. My flat is comparable in size to this one., 2. The standard of living is comparable in Italy and France.
rządzić się, panoszyć się [idiom]
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throw one's weight around/about
wykręcać się od czegoś (np. od odpowiedzialności), wywinąć się od czegoś
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wriggle out of sth [phrasal verb]
explain: too big for your boots
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behaving as if you are more important than you really are
He's been getting a bit too big for his boots since he got that promotion.
robić zamieszanie wokół czegoś [idiom][informal]
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make a meal out of sth
nie ustąpić ani na krok [idiom]
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not give/budge an inch
przygotować coś naprędce (np. posiłek)
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throw sth together
próba ukrywania/zatuszowania faktów
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cover-up
zdawać ponownie LUB egzamin poprawkowy [BrE]
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to resit OR a resit
wyrzucać coś komuś
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throw sth back in somebody's face
= to be unkind to someone after they have been kind to you or helped you (e.g. I felt that everything I’d done for them was thrown back in my face.)
explain: put a brave face on something
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act as if something unpleasant or upsetting is not as bad as it really is.
He was putting a brave face on it but she knew he was shattered.
na pierwszy rzut oka, pozornie
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on the face of it [idiom]
krzywy, przekrzywiony, koślawy
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lopsided
explain: aptitude
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natural ability that makes it easy for you to do something well
I had no aptitude for accountancy and began to hate it.
po dziurki w nosie
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up to one's ears
coś komuś wychodzi uszami (mieć czegoś w nadmiarze)
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have something coming out of one's ears
explain: "heard it all before"
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You can say this if you've the heard the same ideas, promises, excuses, etc. in the past, and you're no longer impressed by them.
"They had no new ideas. I'd heard it all before a thousand times."
ktoś będzie musiał długo czegoś wysłuchiwać
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somebody will never hear end of it
podsłuchiwać coś/kogoś
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listen in on sth/sb
explain: be quick/slow on the uptake
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to understand things easily/with difficulty
He's a little slow on the uptake, so you may have to repeat the instructions a few times.
uchylić, uchylać, unieważnić (np. plan, osąd, decyzję)
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overrule
zapewnić kogoś o czymś
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give an assurance that...
zachęcać (kogoś do czegoś)
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spur
The money spurs her to study more.
procedury zwalniania [HR term]
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dismissal procedures
wtrącać, wcinać się (np. do rozmowy)
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cut in / butt in
Sorry to butt in, but could I speak to you for a moment?
złowiona na wędkę (o rybie)
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line-caught
w podobnym tonie
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in the same vein / in a similar vein
utrzymywać, twierdzić [formalnie]
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purport
rzekomo coś zrobić
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purport to do something
wystąpić wspólnie przeciwko komuś
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line up against sb
wyrachowany, myślący o sobie
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self-serving
explain: make off with sth
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to steal sth and hurry away with sth
explain: to make like
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to pretend to be, know or have sth in order to impress people
He makes like he's the greatest actor of all time.
explain: to have all the makings of sth
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to have the qualities that are necessary to become sth
explain: be on the make [idiom]
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seeking to improve one's social or financial position, usually at the expense of others or of principle
explain: make good
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to pay for, replace or repair sth that has been lost or damaged
It may cost several billion euros to make good the damage.
wóz albo przewóz
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sink or swim OR make or break
zadowalać się czymś
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make do with sth
in other words, to manage with sth that's not really good enough.
explain: make/head for sth
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to move towards sth
We made for the door OR The coach was heading for Warsaw.
jakby (w sposób, który wydaje się być prawdziwy)
Garnitur pasował jakby był zrobiony na zamówienie.
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as though
The suit fit as though it had been custom-made.
dzięki temu, ponieważ
Obudziłam się wcześnie, i dzięki temu nie spóźniłam się na autobus.
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in that
I woke up early and in that I wasn't late for my bus.
szeroki wybór/zakres
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broad range
The EU needs to engage with Libya across a broad range of issues.
explain: to trial
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test (something, especially a new product) to assess its suitability or performance.
Teachers all over the UK are trialling the materials.
ucieleśniać, uosabiać, reprezentować (np. cechę, ideał)
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embody
negatywne skutki czegoś
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fallout of/from sth
explain: reams of sth
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a large quantity of something
reams of useful information
tajny, potajemny, ukradkowy
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covert
podstępny, pozornie niewinny (np. wróg, choroba)
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insidious
explain: ditto
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Used when you want to say the same thing in return to someone, but you can't be arsed to type the full thing. Means 'same here' pretty much.
łagodny, niezłośliwy (np. choroba)
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benign
egocentryzm
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egocentrism or self-absorption or self-centredness
ćwok, jełop, baran [slang]
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nobhead OR nob OR nobber
mangusta
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mongoose
explain: to make headway [idiom]
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to move forward or make progress
We're gradually making headway with the project. OR The boat made little headway against the strong current.
explain: make heavy weather of [idiom]
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to treat (something) in a way that makes it seem more important or difficult than it really is
An actor who makes heavy weather of what should be a simple scene.
kanalia, drań, bydlak [BrE]
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rotter
explain: walk it [idiom][BrE]
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achieve a victory easily or do sth successfully and easily
The team should walk it on Saturday. OR It's an easy exam. You'll walk it.
to go to a place by walking
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to walk it
"Should we take the car?" "It's not that far. Let's just walk it."
figurka, pionek, symboliczny przywódca (np. marionetkowy przywódca polityczny)
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figurehead
a figurehead is a leader who has no real power or influence, especially a leader of a political party
explain: strike a chord [idiom]
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cause someone to feel sympathy, emotion, or enthusiasm OR to cause you to remember that something is connected to you in some way
The healthcare reforms struck a chord with voters. | PL: trafić do odbiorcy, odnaleźć wspólny punkt (i wywołać pozytywne emocje).
sklep monopolowy [BrE][Slang]
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offie OR offy
I think the offie is still open.
rola epizodyczna / rola statysty
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walk-on part/role
explain: to walk the line
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To remain neutral rather than committing to a particular position, view, or thing.
When my kids fight, I try to walk the line rather than siding with one of them.
kurczak z rożna
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rotisserie chicken
explain: underfucked
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sexually deprived
być w zmowie, zmawiać się, zmówić się
Został oskarżony o bycie w zmowie z terrorystami.
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collude
He was accused of colluding with the terrorists.
zamaskować, utajnić [oficjalnie]
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obfuscate
zobowiązania [AmE]
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payables
zobowiązania kontraktowe
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contract obligations
Jestem zobowiązany!
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Much obliged!
Thank you. I'm much obliged.
pokrzyżować komuś plany [idioms]
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cook sb's goose OR put a spoke in sb's wheel
lud
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commons / folk / the people
The commons will agree on everything if it resonates with them on an emotional level.
służyć również jako coś innego
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double as sth OR double up as sth
This table can double as a chair.
1. konsekwencja (czegoś), implikacja, 2. gałąź (drzewa), 3.
Będziesz musiał ponieść konsekwencje swoich czynów.
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1. consequence (of something), implication, 2. branch (of trees), 3.
You will have to face the ramifications of what you have done.
specyficzny, charakterystyczny, dziwaczny
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idiosyncratic
leżeć w łóżku z powodu choroby
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keep one's bed OR be laid up
zwolnienie, uwolnienie (np. od podatku), ulga (np. podatkowa) / zwolnienie z czegoś (np. z egzaminu)
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exemption from sth
święty, nietykalny
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sacrosanct
explain: you get what you pay for
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In commercial transactions, the quality of goods and services increases as the prices increase, i.e., the more one pays, the better the merchandise.
posługiwać się pseudonimem...
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go by the moniker
explain: coffee hour
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a usually fixed occasion of informal meeting and chatting at which refreshments are served

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