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bantamweight is a boxer who weighs between 51 and 53.5 kilograms, or a wrestler who weighs between 52 and 57 kilograms. A bantamweight is heavier than a flyweight but lighter than a featherweight. start learning
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joke, kid [informal], rib [informal], tease The CEO bantered with the director of engineering, who ran the project. She heard Tom exchanging good-natured banter with Jane start learning
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droczyć się, przekomarzać Dyrektor generalny przekomarzał się z szefem inżynierów, który prowadził projekt
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He is simply the best goalscorer we have ever had, bar none. start learning
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1... an iron bar.2. This was no bar to anyone who wanted to emigrate. 3. There should be a bar on people coming across...4. I tried to enter but one of his bodyguards barred the way start learning
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1. sztaba 2. przeszkoda 3. zakaz 4. zagradzać 5. barykadować
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1. He beat a bear with bare hands. Two hundred is the bare minimum. 2. She bared her back at the red carpet. He bared his soul to her. start learning
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1. goły 2. podstawowy/absolutny 3. obnażać, odkrywać, odsłaniać
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I rode bareback to the paddock. start learning
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1. jechać na oklep 2. bez prezerwatywy Jechałem na oklep na wybieg dla koni
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barefacedly - bezczelnie, barefacedness /barefaced, bold, unashamed, shameless Why are you telling such barefaced lies? start learning
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Dlaczego opowiadasz tak bezczelne kłamstwa?
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Barents Sea (Norwegian: Barentshavet; Russian: Баренцево море) is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean,[1] located off the northern coasts of Norway and Russia divided between Norwegian and Russian territorial waters. start learning
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. All right, sir, you drive a hard bargain. I'll sell you this car for $12,450. You drive a hard bargain, Jane, but I'll sign the contract. start learning
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twardo walczyć o swoje, twardo negocjować
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Caffeine is a brain-stimulant, does not have any beneficial effects on health and is mildly addictive into the bargain. start learning
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I decided to move to Spain, but I didn't really bargain for all the complicated paperwork. start learning
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spodziewać się czegoś, liczyć na coś
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Tom barged in on a meeting without any invitation. start learning
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wleźć, wpraszać się, wtrącać się
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I hate shopping in town -- people are always barging into you. Gestapo cops in Pittsburgh forcefully barge into woman's home over uncut grass start learning
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wpadać na kogoś, włazić do np pokoju/mieszkania
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bough - konar Barge-pole - A large stick or thick bough. Also generally used for any large piece of wood. start learning
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I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole If I were you, I wouldn't touch that property with a barge pole. start learning
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nie chcę mieć z tym nic wspólnego, brzydzę się tym
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she's barking up the wrong tree If you think I'm the guilty person, you're barking up the wrong tree. The hitters blamed the team's bad record on the pitchers, but they were barking up the wrong tree. start learning
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w ten sposób nic nie wskóra, źle kombinować skupiać się na niewłaściwym problemie grubo się mylić mylić się w ocenie czegoś
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sty - jęczmień na oku start learning
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‘this is a barmy decision’ start learning
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zwariowany, kopnięty, stuknięty
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dam We will fire a barrage to cover your assault. He found himself under barrage after his last answer. start learning
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On znalazł się w krzyżowym ogniu pytań po swojej ostatniej odpowiedzi
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If you are looking down the barrel of a gun, you would need to have serious mental issues not to want to have your own gun start learning
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barrel organ (or roller organ) is a mechanical musical instrument consisting of bellows and one or more ranks of pipes housed in a case, usually of wood, and often highly decorated start learning
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He prayed that his barren wife would one day have a child. The room was austere, nearly barren of furniture or decoration. start learning
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jałowy, niepłodna, nieurodzajny, jałowy, suchy
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We got arrested once, for singing bawdy songs in a cemetery. start learning
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"if you address a problem, you start trying to solve it." start learning
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zajmować się sprawą/problemem
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Her jilted boyfriend, Jorge Tavares, who denies the attack, is in jail awaiting trial start learning
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her ex-boyfriend allegedly doused her with acid, leaving her scarred from forehead to chin. Carlos Gomez ducks out of the way as teammate Ryan Braun tries to douse him start learning
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oblewać, zgasić świeczkę/ogień
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police officials admit they have not been able to subdue the rebels. He forced himself to subdue and overcome his fears. Does it really take 3 cops to subdue a topless female protester? start learning
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tłumić (ból, emocje), ujarzmić, poskromić (bunt)
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I will always be scared to get out of my car and walk home because I will relive that scene again and again.' start learning
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She therefore remained resolutely single, fearing for her safety – and that of any future boyfriend start learning
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This car is making so much din! Can you hear the din? Loud music dins me. start learning
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hałas, łoskot, ryk (np. silników)
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Barring rain, they'll play a match tomorrow. Barring complications, the aircraft will be in operation next year. start learning
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o ile nie będzie, wyjąwszy O ile nie będzie padać, zagrają jutro mecz.
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From 1911 to 1912 he worked as a barrister and judge. start learning
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W latach 1911-1912 on pracował jako adwokat i sędzia
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The base of the vase is very heavy. start learning
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podstawa, baza, spód (najniższa część czegoś) Spód wazy jest bardzo ciężki
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mean, offensive, vulgar, low His mind and thoughts always had base and unpatriotic motives. I didn't know you could be so base start learning
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Nie wiedziałem, że możesz być tak podły
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CAA is a Warsaw-based organisation start learning
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ULC jest organizacją z siedzibą w Warszawie
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slam, strike, punch / bashing, bash up She was bashing him over the head with a saucepan. He bashed into a tree start learning
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walnąć, rąbnąć, grzmotnąć
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I thought I'd have a bash at fixing the washing machine tonight. I've never programmed a video before but I'll have a bash if you want. start learning
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She likes bashing people for no reason start learning
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przejechać się (np. po kimś), mocno skrytykować (kogoś) Ona lubi jeździć po ludziach bez powodu
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shy, embarassed, confused "I never laughed, being bashful. / Lowering my head, I looked at the wall" start learning
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Every bashing Black people bashing, gay-people bashing, queer bashing is just awful. start learning
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The pH of this substance is basic. For this experiment we will need any basic substance. The facilities are terribly basic. start learning
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1. zasadowy 2. podstawowy, prymitywny PH tej substancji jest zasadowe. Do tego eksperymentu będziemy potrzebować dowolnej zasadowej substancji. Ten sprzęt jest strasznie prymitywny/podstawowy
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For a year I learnt the basics of Italian language. start learning
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on the basis of what you've said start learning
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na podstawie tego, co powiedziałeś
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Seals basked on the rocks. People enjoy Sunday basking at the beach in Beirut on an early spring sunshine as temperatures. They basked in the glory victory had brought them. start learning
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wygrzewać się na słońcu / rozkoszować się czymś
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to pour hot fat and liquid over meat while it is cooking: Baste the turkey at regular intervals start learning
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blink - mrugać normalnie, wink - migotać He didn't even bat an eye. He is batting because he has some sand in his eye start learning
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mrugać (szybko zamykać i otwierać oczy) On nawet nie mrugnął okiem. On mruga, bo ma trochę piasku w oku
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1. Batch of bread 2. Batch of papers 3. Batch of apllicants 4. Batch of work 5. Batch of goods start learning
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grupa (podobny zestaw przedmiotów czy osób
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in an excited or anxious way They waited with bated breath as the results were read out. start learning
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If you bathe a part of your body or a wound, you wash it gently or soak it in a liquid. start learning
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przemyć, przemywać (ranę)
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bathe in light, love, the Sun etc bather - kąpiacy się w Morzu np Atapa Snana is the yogic phrase for the healing science of sun bathing. start learning
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skąpany w słońcu, miłości itp
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He has no idea where his batman is. start learning
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On nie ma pojęcia gdzie jest jego ordynans. Ordynans – żołnierz, zazwyczaj szeregowy lub podoficer, pozostający w dyspozycji oficera, do wszelkiego rodzaju posług pomocniczych
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VP Mike Pence sends warning to Kim Jong-un as he pays visit to perilous Demilitarized Zone amid claims America sabotaged North Korea's missile launch with a cyber-hack start learning
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zagrożenie, niebezpieczeństwo
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barefaced, bold, unashamed, shameless Brazen mother, 33, who launched a crowdfunding page asking strangers to fund her holiday to Disneyland rakes in £6,500 start learning
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His comments provoked a barrage of criticism... But she was forced to take the page down after raising just £10 and receiving a barrage of abuse from internet users start learning
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fala (krytyki, pytań) krzyżowy ogień pytań
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scrounge - naciągnąć, wysępić, wycyganić Peter never buys anything - he just scrounges (off his friends). He thinks that people who receive welfare benefits are scroungers. start learning
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pasożyt, naciągacz (osoba żyjąca czyimś kosztem)
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Batten is long piece of wood, often attached to something to make that thing stronger. The boxes were securely battened before the journey. start learning
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listwa stolarska, przybijać listwę
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When you're coming down with flu all you can do is batten down the hatches and wait for it to pass. start learning
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zamykać luki / przygotoywać się na trudności
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The ship was being battered by the waves. The country has been battered by winds of between fifty and seventy miles an hour. start learning
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targać, miotać (deszcz, wiatr)
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taran (do rozbijania murów)
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They stopped beside a battery of abandoned guns... a battery of journalists and television cameras. We give a battery of tests to each patient. start learning
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seria, zestaw, zespół (duża ilość czegoś)
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chów przemysłowy, chów intensywny
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Getting through traffic to the airport was half the battle. The flight was nothing at all. start learning
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we're fighting a losing battle For years it seems we have been fighting a losing battle against poverty and hunger. In an old house, you're always fighting a losing battle with dust and dirt. start learning
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toczymy beznadziejną walkę
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(Military) the ordinary uniform of a soldier, consisting of tunic and trousers start learning
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blanki, krenelaż (zwieńczenie murów obronnych i baszt)
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Christmas ball The bauble fell to the floor and broke. Sparkling Christmas balls hung on the Christmas tree. start learning
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1. bombka na choinkę 2. błyskotki, świecidełka
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is the unit for symbol rate or modulation rate in symbols per second or pulses per second. start learning
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w telekomunikacji i informatyce jednostka szybkości transmisji danych
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ore - ruda An aluminium ore, is the world's main source of aluminium start learning
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ilasta skała osadowa składająca się głównie z wodorotlenków glinu, jest głównym źródłem aluminium na świecie
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yell, cry, shout You'd better kiss me before I break down and bawl. The bawl of the storm filled their ears. start learning
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1. ryk, darcie się 2. drzeć się, ryczeć
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He put the CD into the bay of the playback and pressed play. Image of inserting the drive partway into the computer bay start learning
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kieszeń, wnęka (np. miejsce na dysk w komputerze)
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I planted a bay-tree in the garden. start learning
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drzewo laurowe, wawrzyn / liść laurowy
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I held the attacker at bay while Mary got away and called the police. The dogs held the bear at bay while I got my gun loaded. start learning
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bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room start learning
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stanowiąca wystający z lica elewacji fragment budynku poszerzający przylegające wnętrze, nadwieszony powyżej parteru na wysokości jednej lub kilku kondygnacji.
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is an undergraduate or postgraduate academic degree awarded for a course taken in the study of divinity or related disciplines, such as theology or, rarely, religious studies. start learning
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Wojtek is nowhere to be seen start learning
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Wojtka nigdzie nie było widać
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you are to report to the boss start learning
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masz się zgłosić do szefa
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Maggie realized she was the only "victim" on the program, Well, so be it. start learning
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l am sorry to hear about your troubles, but, be that as it may, you still must carry out your responsibilities. Be that as it may, I still cannot help you. I know what you are saying is true, but be that as it may, I cannot give you any more money. start learning
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tak czy owak, mniejsza o to
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Never do evil that good may come of it start learning
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nie rób nigdy złego, aby osiągnąć coś dobrego
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The sailor beached his boat. We have to beach the boat because the storm is coming. start learning
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dune buggy or beach buggy is a recreational motor vehicle with large wheels, and wide tires, designed for use on sand dunes, beaches, or desert recreation. start learning
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mały pojazd z silnikiem o dużej mocy i wielkimi oponami umożliwiającymi jazdę po wydmach
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Beachcombing is an activity that consists of an individual "combing" (or searching) the beach and the intertidal zone, looking for things of value, interest or utility start learning
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nadmorski turysta, mieszkaniec Pacyfiku
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We don’t offer such high discounts to our new clients on principle. I am catholic so I opposed the death penalty on principle. start learning
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Z zasady nie oferujemy nowym klientom tak wysokich zniżek. Jestem katolikiem więc z zasady jestem przeciwny karze śmierci.
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They have agreed to the proposal in principle but we still have to negotiate the terms. In principle, an approach based on partnership is preferable to a confrontational one. start learning
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W zasadzie zgodzili się na tę propozycję, ale musimy jeszcze wynegocjować warunki. Zasadniczo preferuje się podejście oparte na partnerstwie niż na konfrontacji
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I needed to accommodate to the new working hour at my job. It's hard to accommodate to changes start learning
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przyzwyczaić się, dostosować się Musiałem przyzwyczaić się do nowych godzin pracy w ULCu. Ciężko jest dostosować się do zmian.
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There was a power struggle in the boardroom, and the finance director had to resign start learning
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próba sił, walka o władzę Na szczeblu kierowniczym toczyła się walka o władzę dlatego dyrektor finansowy musiał złożyc rezygnace
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What is the newspaper's stance on the war? The whole international community followed with a very similar stance. Kobe assumed a defensive stance. start learning
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1. stanowisko, nastawienie do jakiejś kwesti 2. pozycja, postawa Jakie jest stanowisko gazety w sprawie wojny? Cała społeczność międzynarodowa zajęła bardzo zbliżone stanowisko. Kobi przyjął postawę obronną.
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You've set me up! He's set us up into helping him start learning
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Wrobiłeś mnie! On wrobił nas do pomocy mu
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Your mother will set the dinner up. I've set the outfit up for you. He set our meeting up. You promised to set the party up start learning
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przygotować coś, przyszykować coś, aranzować Twoja mama przygotuje obiad. Przyszykowałem ci strój. On zaaranżował nasze spotkanie. Obiecałeś zorganizować imprezę.
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What do you see? This optical illusion seems quaint and pleasant at first - but take another look and the horrifying details will start to emerge start learning
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niezwykły, osobliwy, uroczy Co widzisz? To złudzenie optyczne w pierwszej kolejności wydaje się osobliwe i przyjemne- ale jeszcze raz spogladajac wyłanaiją się nagle przerażające szczegóły
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Towering over the waves like an ice colossus, it dwarfs the remote Newfoundland town below start learning
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Wznoszący się nad falami niczym kolosy lodu, góra przycmiewa oddalone miasto w Nowej Funlandii
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My dad's death clouded the joy of celebrating my daughter's birth. The accident clouded her life. start learning
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przyćmić (np. radość z czegoś), rzucić cień (na coś) Śmierć mojego taty przyćmiła radość z świętowania narodzin mojej córki. Wypadek rzucił cień na jej życie
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Enormous iceberg 50ft floats past the Canadian coast causing bumper-to-bumper tailbacks as tourists flock to see the monster block of ice start learning
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zderzak w zderzak (jechać bardzo wolno i blisko siebie) Ogromna góra lodowa wypłynęła na kanadyjskim wybrzeżu, powodując bardzo wolno jadący korek, podczas gdy turyści przybywają zobaczyć potwora lodu
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traffic jam It seemed as if the whole city was gridlocked. Tailback is a situation in which cars stand in a 'queue'. start learning
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Wydawało się, że całe miasto było zakorkowane. Zator to sytuacja, w której samochody stoją w 'kolejce'
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Photographers, both amateur and professional, caused traffic jams along the Southern Shore highway over Easter weekend as hundreds jostled to see the hulking mountain of ice. At the start learning
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Fotografowie zarówno amatorscy, jak i zawodowi spowodowali korki wzdłuż autostrady na południowym brzegu w okresie wielkanocnego weekendu, gdy setki ludzi prezpychało się aby zobaczyć ogromną górę lodu
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a friendly relationship I've got a good rapport with the directors from my work start learning
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bliski kontakt (z kimś); dobre stosunki, relacje Mam dobry kontakt z dyrektorami z mojej pracy
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Try being gruff by getting a stubble look or a mustache. start learning
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opryskliwy, szorstki (np. głos, zachowanie)
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kilkudniowy zarost (na twarzy
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