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fabled
the fabled movie director Cecil B. De Mille
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legendarny
sanitised
The majority of public swimming pools are sanitized with chlorin
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zdezynfekowany
exertion
I get out of breath with any kind of physical exertion.
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wysiłek
haggle over sth
I wanted to buy a hat at the market, so I haggled over it with the seller until he knocked 20% off his asking price.
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targować się o coś
Chciałem kupić kapelusz na targu, więc trochę potargowałem się ze sprzedawcą, aż w końcu zszedł z początkowej ceny o 20%.
labyrinthine
Beneath the city lies a labyrinthine network of tunnels. It takes a fair amount of concentration to follow the movie's labyrinthine plot.
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labiryntowy
souk
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suk
targ w krajach arabskich
slump
Joshua slumped into his chair and fell asleep.
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bessa
załamanie, osunąć się
Joshua osunął się na krzesło i zasnął.
sag
The shelf sagged under the weight of the heavy books.
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zwis, obwisać, uginać się
plunge
We ran down to the beach and plunged into the sea. The car went out of control and plunged over the cliff.
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gwałtowny spadek, gwałtownie spadać
allude to sth
He alluded to problems with the new computers.
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nawiązywać do czegoś, wspominać, robic aluzję
loophole
The company employed lawyers to find loopholes in environmental protection laws.
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kruczek prawny
vociferous
A vociferous opponent of gay rights, he is well-known for his right-wing views.
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krzykliwy
gerrymandering
The boundary changes were denounced as blatant gerrymandering.
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manipulowanie przebiegiem granic okręgów wyborczych
purveyor
a purveyor of fine wine a leading purveyor of online news a food/tea/water purveyor
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dostawca
whinge
Oh stop whinging, for heaven's sake! She's always whingeing (on) about something.
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Nieustajaco narzekać, biadolić
doolally
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irracjonalny, szalony
golconda
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źródło dostatku, kopalnia złota
raggle-taggle
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obdarty, obszarpany
motley
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pstrokacizna
hornswoggle
They could have hornswoggled the townspeople easily.
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wyprowadzić w pole, wykiwać

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