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Question		Answer
complex A selfdriving bus is pretty complex. It’s an amazing feat of engineering and design. start learning		złożony not simple, involving many different parts
complicated This is a complicated task. start learning		skomplikowany To skomdifficult to use, difficult to doplikowane zadanie.
Subtle The humour in Alan Partridge is quite subtle. start learning		subtelny, delikatny (trudny do uchwycenia lub zrozumienia) This means so delicate, specific and precise that it’s difficult to describe or understand
Incompetent Alan is utterly incompetent because he always ruins his TV interviews by saying the wrong thing start learning		Niekompetentny Someone who is incompetent is just bad at what they do, they often fail, they make mistakes, they do things badly
Tactless I suppose it was tactless to be so astonished at where he lived. start learning		Nietaktowny socially careless, often offending people by mistake or without realising it
Petty I think that attitude is a bit petty. start learning		małostkowy, drobiazgowy (o człowieku) caring too much about small details to the point of being unkind.
Domineering Alan is very domineering towards Lynn, his assistant start learning		Apodyktyczny who is domineering tends to dominate other people in an arrogant or cruel way.
Career oriented Alan is oriented towards his career start learning		ukierunkowany na karierę When career is the most important thing in ones life, which also means that other things become less important
Socially inept As a character, he is socially inept and frequently depressed. start learning		Społecznie nieudolny Socially inept then means that a person is just bad at socialising with other people
Deluded You poor deluded fool! start learning		pod wpływem złudzeń Someone who is deluded believes something that is not true.
delusion This was not optimism, it was delusion. start learning		złudzenie Delusion is the state of believing things that are not true.
Deceit His need for public attention drives him to deceit and shameless selfpromotion and sometimes violence. start learning		fałsz, oszustwo, nieuczciwość the intention to mislead people by lying or not telling the truth.
To deceive people She was upset when she learned that her friend had deceived her start learning		oszukać kogoś, zwieść kogoś to mislead people, to lie to people
Deceitful How deceitful of you not to have told your spouse. start learning		oszukańczy, kłamliwy (o osobie) is used to describe the sort of person who intends to lie or mislead people.
Shameless self promotion Alan is guilty of unironic shameless self promotion. start learning		Bezwstydna autopromocja phrase which is used to describe when people have absolutely no shame about promoting themselves
An inflated sense of selfimportance He has an inflated sense of importance and celebrity start learning		Nadmierne poczucie własnej ważności If you have a lot of selfimportance, it means you think you’re very important, which is a bad thing because it means you’re arrogant.
To go straight over your head It might just go straight over your head. start learning		wleciec jednym uchem wyleciec drugim If something goes straight over your head it means you don’t understand it at all.
To read between the lines the ability to read between the lines start learning		Czytanie między wierszami to find implicit meaning that is not stated directly by the words used.
To pick up on something You need the ability to pick up on nonverbal clues and other subtle details in order to enjoy the comedy”. start learning		wychwytywać coś it means you become aware of something that’s not obvious because there are little clues that you notice
Obscurity start learning		Zapomnienie when you are known by only a few people, it’s like the opposite of fame.
To drift into obscurity Alan’s career is going badly. He’s drifted into obscurity start learning		Dryfować w zapomnienie
To drift start learning		Dryfować move slowly away, usually due to water or wind
drift apart start learning		oddalać się od siebie (o dwojgu ludzi) when relationships go wrong and people start to go in different directions, just naturally)
drift away or drift off He tried to think about it but his mind kept drifting away. start learning		odpłynąć lub odpłynąć meaning move slowly away or lose concentration or consciousness)
drift into People slowly drifted into the main room of the party. start learning		dotrzeć do meaning to move slowly into a place or a state).
go through a bad patch According to Lynn, Alan is just going through a bad patch and he’ll be able to smile at the end of it start learning		przechodzić zły okres you can have a bad patch in your life (the rest of your life is fine, except for this brief period)
To cool someone/something down The weather will cool down after it rains, I think. start learning		chłodzić się, studzić się, stygnąć, przestygnąć to lower the temperature of something.
On the rocks Alan’s career is on the rocks. start learning		w rozsypce, w kiepskim stanie If something is on the rocks, it means it is experiencing difficulty and might end soon.
In disarray Manchester United’s defence were in disarray last night against Liverpool. start learning		W nieładzie This means ‘disorganised’ and ‘confused’, a mess.
At a loose end Alan claims that he’s just at a loose end, rather than depressed or perhaps having a bad time or going through a bad patch start learning		nie mieć zajęcia, nudzić się, nie mieć nic szczególnego do roboty If you’re at a loose end it means you’re bored, you’ve got nothing to do.
To knock off What time do you knock off? start learning		kończyć (pracę) this just means “finish work”.
Knock off I was wearing a backpack and I knocked loads of plates off a shelf accidentally. start learning		stracic cos to accidentally hit something and cause it to fall.
Do you fancy + ing/ noun? Do you fancy going for a drink? Do you fancy a drink? start learning		czy masz ochote
(a) breath of fresh air Do you fancy a breath of fresh air? start learning		(a) powiew świeżego powietrza A breath of fresh air means a chance to go outside for a little refreshing break.
stuffy It’s a bit difficult to breathe in here. It’s a bit stuffy. start learning		duszny (pomieszczenie) A stuffy room or building is unpleasant because it has no fresh air
To take precautions We just didn’t take precautions start learning		zabezpieczac skie This means to use protection, or contraception, like a condom or perhaps the pill.
Delighted we were delighted! start learning		Zachwycony very pleased
Mortified at first I was mortified start learning		zawstydzony, upokorzony extremely ashamed, extremely disappointed, extremely embarrassed. It’s like you could die, because you feel so bad.
To get caught I got caught in a taxi that broke down. To get caught in traffic / To get stuck in traffic start learning		jak cos cie zatrzyma getting caught can mean to get stuck, be delayed or be trapped in a situation.
To break down I hate when my car breaks down! start learning		zepsuc sie when a car stops working because of a technical problem.
A breakdown I think he has a breakdown start learning		Załamanie a nervous breakdown
roll back start learning		stoczyc sie autem
in neutral This is about the gears. You can be in first gear, in second, in third, fourth, fifth, in reverse, or in neutral start learning		bieg zerowy (luz)
wiggle If you ever learn to drive Lynn, when you stop the car, just give it a bit of a wiggle. start learning		strzasnac to (cause to) move up and down and/or from side to side with small, quick movements:
A stopgap It's only a stopgap solution start learning		prowizorka, tymczasowe rozwiązanie something intended for temporary use until something better or more suitable can be found
To frown on something Don’t wear jeans and trainers in this restaurant, they frown on that. start learning		niezgadzac sie (marszcyc brwi) means that you disapprove of something.
a flaw This document is full of flaws start learning		skaza an imperfection
to pop Just pop your clothes off, you can pop them all on that chair.(in gp) start learning		wskakiwac, klasc itp pop is a replacement for put.
Bruises His arms and back were covered in bruises start learning		Siniaki an injury or mark where the skin has not been broken but is darker in colour
go off Fireworks go off. Your alarm goes off. A bomb goes off. Guns go off. An airbag should go off when you have a crash. start learning		wystrzelic
To beep the horn start learning		uzyc klaksonu to use horn in a car
The glove compartment I have an ice scraper in the glove compartment start learning		Schowek w aucie This is what we call the little storage space in front of the passenger seat.
indicators start learning		wskaźniki
cloud cuckoo land ... Alice in Wonderland. If you think Brexit is going to be a walk in the park or a piece of cake you’re living in cloud cuckoo land. start learning		ktos odklejony od rzeczywistosci If someone is living in cloud cuckoo land, it means they’re not in touch with reality. They’re dreaming.
To drop someone (off) somewhere Come on, I can drop you off at school. start learning		podrzucić (np. samochodem) You can also drop someone off somewhere, meaning deliver them to that place and let them get out of the car.
A cab rank I’ll drop you at a cab rank. start learning		postoj taksowek a place where you can get a taxi

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