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to associate with sb
She spent her adolescence associating with criminals.
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zadawać się z kimś
in association with
The exhibition was organized by the school in association with local artists.
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wspólnie z
assorted
A box of assorted chocolates makes a good gift.
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różne, różnorodne, mieszane
Pudełko mieszanych czekoladek to dobry prezent
assuage
alleviate, relieve, ease
The government tried to assuage the public's fears.
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ulżyć (w cierpieniu, bólu), koić (żal), zagłuszać (poczucie winy)
assume
But let's assume for the moment that everything goes according to plan. I made a mistake and I will assume responsibility for it. Her eyes assumed a strange, weary look.
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zakładać, brać na siebie (odp), przybierać
assumed name
alias, false name
Assumed name a name that has been assumed temporarily
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przybranym nazwiskiem
on the assumption that
objęcie (np. jakiegoś stanowiska), przejęcie (odpowiedzialności)
These calculations are based on the assumption that prices will continue to rise. Congratulations on the assumption of a new position
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przy założeniu, że / objęcie (np. jakiegoś stanowiska), przejęcie (odpowiedzialności)
Gratulacje z okazji objęcia nowego stanowiska
I can give you no assurances
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nie mogę ci dać żadnej gwarancji
astern
Astern indicates a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft. When 420 knots shows on the airspeed indicator, I fall in line astern of him.
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wstecz, na rufie
astir
By half-past six the camp was astir.
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w ruchu, na nogach
to my astonishment
To my astonishment it was dark when I woke up.
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ku mojemu zdziwieniu
astound
astounded, astounding
This goal astounded me.
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zdumieć
astray
The letter had gone astray. Don't worry, I won't lead you astray.
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zabłąkany
List się zawieruszył. Nie martw się nie zwiodę ciebie na manowce.
astride
Karen sat astride a large brown horse.
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okrakiem
astringent
You can use an astringent to make your skin less oily.
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uszczypliwy / środek ściągający (np. na rany lub tłustą skórę), tonik
astrologer
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astrolog
astronomical
The odds against another attack were astronomical.
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astronomiczny, ogromny
astute
He's always been a very astute politician and he always give an astute response to my question.
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bystry, przenikliwy (w radzeniu sobie z ludźmi, problemami)
asunder
apart
Their lives were torn asunder by the tragedy.
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na kawałki, na strzępy
at the top
manila - szary papier
So I wrote at the top of the manila folder, and I started looking at the data.
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na szczycie / na górze (czegoś)
Zapisałam to więc na górze teczki i zaczęłam przeglądać dane.
at times
Yet even now he found himself thinking of the problem at times. At times, I wish I didn't have to go to school.
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czasami
Ale nawet teraz łapał się czasami na myśleniu o problemie
at 50 km/h
Car crash at 50 km/h
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przy 50 km / h
to play at
The children were playing at Batman and Robin.
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bawić się w (jakąś obcą postać)
at his command
At his command a storm arose, and waves covered the sea.
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na jego rozkaz
Powiedział On i wzbudził wicher burzliwy, i spiętrzył jego fale.
anything at all will do
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może być obojętnie co
Atlas Mountains
The Atlas Mountains are a mountain range in the Maghreb. It stretches around 2,500 km (1,600 mi) through Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia
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Góry Atlas
ATM (Automated Telling Machine)
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bankomat
atoll
atoll sometimes called a coral atoll, is a ring-shaped coral reef including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon partially or completely
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atol
atomizer
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rozpylacz, atomizer, pulweryzator
atone
atonement
The director of the company has expressed a wish to atone for her past sins.
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odpokutować
atrocity
atrocious
Soldiers have been committing atrocities against civilians.
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okrucieństwo
atrophy
Their society is in a state of atrophy. Muscles only weaken and atrophy when they are not used.
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zanik
attaché case
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walizeczka
attachment
The vacuum cleaner has special attachments for curtains.
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przywiązanie, nasadka, końcówka
attain
attainments
She's attained a high level of fitness.
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osiągać
he made no attempt to help
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nie próbował pomóc
attend
Doctors were rare and only attended very sick patients. I had two items of business to attend to before I could relax. Are you being attended to?
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uczęszczać, zajmowąć się, obsługiwać (klienta)
Było mało lekarzy dlatego ci co byli zajmowali się tylko bardzo chorymi. Miałem tylko 2 sprawy żeby nimi się zająć przed tym jak mogłem się zrelaksować. Czy jest pan obsługiwany?
attendance
He decided to improve himself by attendance at evening classes. At Easter, attendances at churches rose.
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obecność, frekwencja
attendant... and its attendant dangers
Please make sure your attendant is with you at all times. We saw the queen and her attendants.
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towarzysz, opiekun... i związane z tym niebezpieczeństwa
Proszę się upewnić, że wasz opiekun jest z wami przez cały czas. Widzieliśmy królową ze swoim orszakiem
it has come to my attention that
It has come to my attention that you are not following the rules.
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zwróciło moją uwagę, że...
attentive
attentively, intent - skupiony
An attentive student is attentive to detail
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uważny, troskliwy, usłużny
attenuate
weaken, abate
The artillery could only attenuate somewhat the force of the attack.
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wychudły, wychudzony (negatywne określenie figury) / osłabić działanie (np. wirusa) / osłabić
attest
Having seen him in action, I could attest to that
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zaświadczać
attire
He donned his formal attire and went to the conference.
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strój
On założył swój formalny strój i poszedł na konferencję
her arms flung out in an attitude of surrender
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rozpostarła ramiona w geście rezygnacji
attrition
war of attrition
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zmniejszanie się składu osobowego w firmie / spadek lojalności / skrucha
wojna na wyczerpanie
aubergine
eggplant
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bakłażan
auburn
Auburn hair is a variety of red hair, most commonly described as reddish-brown in color or dark ginger. Auburn hair ranges in shades from medium to dark
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kasztanowe
audacity
guts, courage / audacious
I can’t believe she had the audacity to do it! She had the audacity to blame Baldwin for his own failure.
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śmiałość, zuchwałość, tupet
audible
Her breathing was barely audible.
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słyszalny
audition
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przesłuchanie
augment
formal: boost, devlop, expand
Any surplus was sold to augment their income
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powiększać, zwiększać
augur
it augurs well (for). This result augurs well for the Socialists.
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przepowiadać, wróżyć
to dobrze wróży
august
an august institution
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majestatyczny, dostojny
auspicious
inauspicious = niepomyślny, niezbyt obiecujący, złowieszczy, złowróżbny, niefortunny
This book is an auspicious start to a writing career
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pomyślny
Ta ksiązka jest obiecującym początkiem kariery pisarskiej.
austerity
austere
As always at times of austerity, cuts were made... the elegant austerity of these surroundings.
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surowość
Australasia
Australasia, a region of Oceania, comprises Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean
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Australazja
authoritative
My dictionary is the most authoritative work on aviation english vocabluary. He has a commanding presence and an authoritative voice.
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autorytatywny, miarodajny, wiarygodny
authorship
The Bible is a work of collective authorship.
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autorstwo
automaton
He took my hand and led me away from the automaton.
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automat, robot
avail
We searched the whole area but all to no avail. Robbie had disappeared.
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pożytek
avarice
extreme greed, avaricious
formal for greed is just a desire to have a lot of money that is considered to be too strong
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skąpstwo, zachłanność
avenge
He was determined to avenge his father's death.
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pomścić
to average out at
I suppose my working week averages out at about 40 hours.
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wynosić średnio
averse
aversion
to be averse to sth/doing sth I wouldn't be averse to. Strong and aggressive, he is not averse to a bit of shirt pulling and uses his arms effectively to hold off defenders.
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przeciwny
być przeciwnym or niechętnym czemuś/robieniu czegoś. nie miałbym nic przeciwko
avert
A war was averted by skilful negotiation. She averted her eyes from the figure on the bed.
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zapobiec, odwracać
aviary
Aviaries are great for birds
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woliera, ptaszarnia
avid
avidly/ arden, devoted
They are avid for fame. John is an avid collector of old jazz records
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zachłanny, gorllwiy
Oni są żądni sławy
avowed aim
The avowed aim of revolutionaries is to disrupt modern society.
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zdeklarowany, obrany cel
avuncular
advisory, counseling, helping
an avuncular, quietly spoken man His avuncular image belies his steely determination.
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dobroduszny, ojcowski
AWACS airborne warning and control system)
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AWACS powietrzny system ostrzegania i kontroli)
award
He received an award of 10,000 pounds in compensation for his injuries.
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nagroda, odszkodowanie
to develop people's awareness of
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rozwijanie świadomości ludzi na temat
awash
In the monsoon the whole place is awash. During the mid-1960s the world was awash with dollars.
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zalany
away game
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mecz wyjazdowy
awe
He is in awe of her learning.
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respekt
awe-inspiring
Our visit to the garden was a truly awe-inspiring experience.
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wzbudzający respekt, podziw
Wizyta w ogrodzie była doświadczeniem, które wzbudziło w nas ogromny podziw.
awestruck
She gazed awestruck at the jewels.
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oniemiały, pod wrażeniem
an awful lot (of)
honkie - białas (obraźliwie)
It must have taken an awful lot of courage.
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strasznie dużo (z)
awhile
Can't you just wait awhile?
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chwilę
awl
Awl is a pointed tool for making small holes in wood or leather
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szydło
awning
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markiza, daszek płócienny
to be awry / to go awry
The last minute changes caused our plans to go awry or In a position that is turned or twisted toward one side; askew.
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być w nieładzie / nie powieść się
to have an axe to grind
grind - ostrzyć
The group claimed that it had no axe to grind. Tom, I need to talk to you. I have an ax to grind. Bill and Bob went into the other room to argue. They had an axe to grind.
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kierować się własnym interesem
axiom
axiomatic
It is a widely held axiom that governments should not negotiate with terrorists. Euclid's axioms form the foundation of his system of geometry.
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aksjomat
Axletree
A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve.
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wał osiowy
the ayes
All those in favor say aye.
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głosy za
azalea
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azalia, różanecznik
azure
The once azure skies of Athens have been ruined by atmospheric pollution.
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lazur
abbess
a woman who is in charge of a convent
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matka przełożona
abjure
formal SYN renounce - zrzekać się / wyrzekać
He abjured his religion/his life of dissipation. abjuration = wyparcie się, wyrzeczenie się (czegoś) abjure rights = wyzbyć się praw
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wyprzeć się, wyrzec się (czegoś)
abominable
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wstrętny
abut
abutter = sąsiad, właściciel sąsiadującej nieruchomości abuttal, także: abutment = granice nieruchomości abuting real estate = nieruchomość granicząca
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graniczyć (z czymś), przylegać (do czegoś)
accident-prone
Someone who is accident-prone often has accidents
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podatnych na wypadek
acolyte
server, altar boy
anyone who follows or helps another person, or someone who helps a priest in some religious ceremonies
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akolita, ministrant
acrimony
ferocity
This is angry, bad feelings between people like between Trump and H. Clinton
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żółć, zaciekłość
actuary
An actuary is a business professional who deals with the measurement and management of risk and uncertainty
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rzeczoznawca ubezpieczeniowy
add insult to injury
add fuel to the fire
First, the basement flooded, and then, to add insult to injury, a pipe burst in the kitchen. My car barely started this morning, and to add insult to injury, I got a flat tire in the driveway.
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na domiar zlego
add-on
They add on about nine per cent for service.
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dodatek
adduce
None of the evidence adduced in court was conclusive.
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powoływać się (na coś), cytować, przytaczać (jakiś tekst)
adjunct
Online instruction is a useful adjunct to the real thing. I hoped I would find the computer course a useful adjunct to my other studies. I am an Irish citizen and, as a complementary adjunct to that, I am a European citizen.
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dodatek, wspomagający,
Jestem obywatelem irlandzkim i - co stanowi dodatkowe uzupełnienie - jestem obywatelem europejskim
adulation
compliment, flattery
Shame on any Member who proclaims such obscene adulation of men of blood!
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pochlebstwo
Głoszenie tak wstrętnej pochwały krwawych morderców to hańba dla posła do PE!
adze
The adze is a cutting tool shaped somewhat like an axe that dates back to the stone age. It can be any tool with a sharp cutting edge
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ciosło (do obróbki drewna)
Aeolian Island
are a volcanic archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea north of Sicily, named after the demigod of the winds Aeolus
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Wyspy Liparyjskie / Eoliczne
grupa siedemnastu (siedmiu większych i dziesięciu małych) wysp pochodzenia wulkanicznego, położonych na Morzu Tyrreńskim, na północ od Sycylii
AFAIK
As Far As I Know
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AFAIK
→ O ile wiem; z tego, co wiem
afforestation
This is the act of planting trees in order to make a forest OPP deforestation
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zalesienie
afterglow
You could see the afterglow of the victory in his face.
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poświata
agape
We watched, our mouths agape in excitement.
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z otwartymi ustami, z rozdziawioną gębą
ahold
Drugs are too easy to get ahold of. I'd like to get ahold of Debbie and talk to her about this.
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uścisk
Łatwo wpaść w uścisk narkotyków, Chciałbym skontaktować się z Debbie i porozmawiać z nią o tym.
innuendo
The advertisement was criticized for its sexual innuendo.
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insynuacja, podtekst seksualny
jaundice
You can't give blood if you suffered from jaundice.
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żółtaczka
Nie możesz oddawać krwi, jeżeli cierpiałeś na żółtaczkę.
innate
innately = naturalnie, od urodzenia
He has an innate desire to win. Children have an innate ability to learn language.
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wrodzony

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