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odzyskać, odnaleźć/pobierać, odnaleźć (dane w bazie danych)/naprawić, uzdrowić (sytuację)/wygrzebać, wyciągać (coś z miejsca, w którym nie powinno się znaleźć)/aportować start learning
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I want to retrieve my grandmother's ring. / I retrieved the data I needed from his computer. / I tried to retrieve the situation, but she still mad at me. / She retrieved some money from her sock. / My dog still can't retrieve a ball.
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mieszkać, rezydować, przebywać start learning
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The place I was residing in was strange and cold. / Do you know where whe resides at the moment?
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zabezpieczać/uzyskiwać, zapewniać (miejsce)/umocować, zamocować/zabezpieczać finansowo (dom, pożyczkę) start learning
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secured - zabezpieczony The police officer secured the crime scene. / I secured us places in the front row. / My dad secured a swing in the garden. / You should secure the house in case of your death.
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zasnąć, zapaść w sen, zasypiać start learning
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I fell asleep watching TV. / She fell asleep on the sofa. / He drank too much alcohol and fell asleep.
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zbliżać się, podchodzić (do kogoś, czegoś)/zwracać się (z pytaniem do kogoś)/zbliżać się, nadchodzić (o jakimś wydarzeniu)/zbliżać się (do jakiegoś poziomu), osiągać (jakąś wartość)/podejść (do problemu, sytuacji) start learning
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The soldiers are approaching the enemy. / I approached my boss with a request. / Your retirement is approaching. Are you happy? / Our income approaches our oiriginal goal. / I have no idea how to approach this.
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łapać, chwytać, złapać (szybkim ruchem ręki, wyjątkową okazję)/brać/korzystać, wykorzystać, chwytać (okazję)/zagarniać, zagrabiać (coś dla siebie np. wladzę)/przyciagać (uwagę) start learning
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I believe the message should short in order to grab attention. He grabbed her bag and ran away. / I grabbed the occasion and booked us a trip to Cuba. / I grabbbed some bread and went to work. / This was her chance, so she grabbed it. / The spokesperson said he was not trying to grab public funds.
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opróżniać (zmywarkę, śmietnik)/wypróżniać, wysypywać, wyrzucać (z czegoś) start learning
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Empty the dishwasher and clean the kitchen. / Empty these drawers, I will need them for my documents. / She emptied the jewellery out of the box. / Empty everthing from your bag, I'm sure your phone is there.
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zabierać się, przystępować, zaczynać coś robić/kontynuować, iść dalej/przechodzić dalej, robić coś po czymś, podążać start learning
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Could we proceed to the interview? / Let us proceed with our conference. / Can I proceed? / We proceeded to the top storey of the house.
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opanować (wiedzę)/kontrolować, panować (nad sytuacją) start learning
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She mastered the English language. / Tom mastered new skills. / How do you master such a situation? / He can master every situation, you should ask him for help.
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starać się, usiłować/walczyć (przeciw czemuś), zmagać się (z czymś)/dążyć (do czegoś), sięgać (po coś) start learning
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We strive to make our customers happy. / Stop striving against your fate. / He strives for success.
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unosić się, dryfować, być zawieszonym (na wodzie, w powietrzu)/spławiać/ustalać płynny kurs/puszczać w obieg/wypuszczać akcję start learning
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It will be the first company of this type of float on the market. He was floating on thr surface of the water. / Stones don't float, they sink. / The particles float in the gas. / The logs are cut and floated down the local river. / Poland has decided to float its money. / We should float these fake bills.
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tonąć (statek)/zatopić/obniżać się (słońce)/opadać, padać/spaść, tracić na wartości/pogorszyć się/utopić (pieniądze, oszczędności)/obniżać się, wyciszać się (głos) start learning
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The ship sank in the middle of the ocean. / The enemies sank our ship. / The sun is sinking. / My cake sank. / Your services are sinking. / His health is sinking. / He sinks money in alcohol. / Stop sinking your voice, I can't hear you.
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rejestrować, notować/rąbać, ciosać start learning
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You should log everything he says. / Her phone calls were logged. / Lumberjacks log wood. / He logged trees in the forest.
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zaraz coś zrobić, zamierzać coś zrobić start learning
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You are about to leave. / I can see you are about to leave but I've got something important to discuss with you.
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podjąć ryzyko, podejmować ryzyko start learning
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I decided to take a risk and change my job. / I took a risk and I changed a job.
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start learning
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I think you should take a break.
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być przyzwyczajonym do czegoś start learning
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I'm used to cold weather. / I'm used to waking up early. / He isn't used to working here. / We aren't used to eating so late.
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rozwijać, rosnąć/opracowywać, wypracować (pomysł, teorię, produkt)/rozwijać się (choroba)/powstawać (uszkodzenie)/pogłębiać się (problemy)/nabawić się (choroby, problemów)/zagospodarować, zabudować (teren, miasto) start learning
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My problems developed when I met him. / You always develop problems. / Our president wants to develop this part of the town. Muscles develop with regular exercise. / You need to practise more if you want to develop your skills. / Scientists have developed a new cure for this disease. / We're not happy with how gis illness develops. / A crack in the wall has developed.
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roztapiać, topić, topić się/rozmywać się, znikać/mięknąć (o zachowaniu) start learning
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melt - roztopy - The melt caused a flood. Melt some butter on the frying pan. / Snow starts to melt, spring is coming. / My fire has melted. - zapał. / She smiled and he melted.
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wspominać, nadmienić, wspominać o start learning
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mention - wzmianka - When I ordered the catalogue, there was no mention of any payment. Did she mention me in her letter? / You have never mentioned you had a sister. / My brother mentioned seeing you the other day.
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prowadzić, zaprowadzać, oprowadzać, pokierować, naprowadzać/kierować, wpływać start learning
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The local guided us to the pub. / I don't know the city, can you guide me? / The hitchhiker guided us to the highway. / We got lost, we have to ask someone to guide us to the city. / The woman guided her husband not to move out.
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przedstawiać (sprawę), składać (rezygnację), dostarczać (dokumenty)/poddawać (analizie, projekt)/argumentować, wysuwać argument (w sądzie) start learning
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I submitted a formal request on her behalf. / You must submit your application by January 1st. / The sample will be submitted for analysis. / We've submitted the project for the final tests. / You have the right to submit your arguments.
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zauważyć, dostrzegać (zauważyć coś co jest trudne do zauważenia)/faworyzować, dawać fory/pożyczyć (niewielką kwotę) start learning
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spot - natychmiastowy - A spot reaction saved the man's life. A policeman spotted a man stealing a car. / The coach spotted my potential and I'm on the team. / When we play football, I don't spot anyone. / Can you spot me 3 bucks?
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zajmować się, podejmować/zainteresować, przyciągać (uwagę)/wciągać (do walki)/zatrudniać, angażować/ścierać się, nawiązywać walkę/rezerwować/poprzysięgać, że się coś zrobi start learning
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He engaged never doing that again. I don't want to engage in politics. / My article engaged the attention of the whole city. / He wanted to engage young boys in the battle. / My boss has recently engaged a new translator. / We engaged with the other tribe. / I engaged a room.
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odmawiać, nie zgodzić się/odrzucać (podanie) start learning
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to decline - synonim / to permit - przeciwieństwo She refused to come. / The bank refused to lend me any money. / I asked him to let me do that myself but he refused. / District office refused my application.
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ulepszać, poprawiać, polepszać, usprawniać start learning
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improvement - poprawa/ulepszenie, podniesienie jakości, usprawnienie - There are no signs of improvements. / We are working on the improvement of this machine. My English has improved since I started taking private lessons. / Maybe I should quit smoking to improve my health. / When the weather improves, we'll go outside. / You need to improve your technique.
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odnosić się (do czegoś), dotyczyć (czegoś), tyczyć się (czegoś)/łączyć (dwie różne rzeczy), powiązać (coś ze sobą)/zrelacjonować (coś komuś)/rozumieć/utożsamiać się, identyfikować się (z kimś, czymś) start learning
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My speech will relate to climate change. / How are these two cases related? / You must relate your date to me. / They relate to each other. / I can't relate to the main character in the book.
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udowadniać, dowodzić/okazywać się start learning
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proof - dowód, dowody - You have no proof, I did it. / We have no proof that he lied. I can prove my innocence, if you'd give me time. / How may I prove my love to you. / The suspect proved his innocence. / The task proved to be difficult. / Our mission had already proved a success.
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martwić (kogoś)/dotyczyć (kogoś, czegoś) start learning
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Doesn't it concern you? / Her mental state concerns me. / This problem concerns your life. / We need to talk, it concerns your behaviour.
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zgłosić się na ochotnika, ofiarować usługi start learning
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volunteer - ochotnik, wolontariusz - Is there any volunteer for this exercise? / This charitable organization is looking for new volunteers. My brother volunteered to organisr Christmas Eve at his house. / He volunteered for service in the army.
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utrzymywać się, nie ustępować (ból)/nie ustępować, upierać się, nalegać, nie przestawać (robienia czegoś) start learning
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If the pain persists, call the nurse. / He persisted on his ideas, so we gave up.
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rzucać (palenie), odchodzić (z pracy)/przestać (robić coś denerwującego)/opuszczać (miejsce, lokal), rzucać, wyjeżdżać (skądś)/rezygnować, przestać, zaniechać/wyjść, wyjechać, odjechać start learning
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You really should quit smoking! / Quit doing those faces! / I quit my job, I didn't like it. / We had to quit the building and move to another office. / Why did you quit running? You were really good at it! / He quit the room without a word.
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przedstawiać (kogoś np. znajomych) / wprowadzać, sprowadzać, wnosić/zapoznawać, zaznajamiać (z tradycją, nowym tematem) start learning
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I'd like to introduce my husband. / You haven't been introduced to each other. / When we introduced this system no one believed it would work. / My wife's family introduced me to all their traditions.
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znikać, zniknąć/zgubić się, zniknąć/zniknqć, przestać istnieć start learning
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to vanish - synonim He disappeared immediately afterwards. / The picture disappeared from the screen. / He disappeared in the forest. / She disappeared in the crowd. / The iceberg disappeared in less than 10 years.
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znikać, pierzchnąć/wymierać, wyginąć (o gatunkach zwierząt, roślin) start learning
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The smile on her face vanished. / I haven't heard of him since he vanished. / Pandas are vanishing.
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sterować (statkiem), prowadzić (samochód)/nakierować (kogoś, coś)/odwieść (kogoś od czegoś)/być na czele (organizacji, firmy)/prowadzić (kogoś gdzieś) start learning
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I steered him in the direction of his house. Sometimes dad puts me in his knees and lets me steer the Jeep. / I steered the conversation towards a different topic. / He steered him away from this crazy idea. / He successfully steered the company for five years.
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przyczyniać się/wnosić, poświęcić (swój wkład do czegoś)/pisać (do gazety), składać (artykuł) start learning
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I really want to contribute to the success of our company. / The students contributed their own time to the project. / He contributed a lot to my life, I'm happy thanks to him. / I'm contributing an article for a local newspaper.
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biegać/uciekać/prowadzić, zarządzać (firmą)/ubiegać się o urząd, kandydować/ start learning
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He runs every morning. / We have to run, he is going to kill us. / She runs her own business. / Are you going to run for this position?
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kierować się (gdzieś), zmierzać w jakimś kierunku/być na czele/być na szczycie (listy) start learning
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We are heading home now. / I'm heading for a shop near your home. / Where are you heading? / He heads the rescue team. / My song heads the list of music hits.
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przyprawiać, doprawiać (jedzenie)/sezonować (suszyć np. drewno) start learning
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to spice - przyprawić / season - pora roku/sezon - Summer is the hottest season of the year. / Pink will be the color of the new season. Don't forget to season the soup. / You need to season the meat before putting it on the barbecue. / The soup is tasteless - you have to season it. / The wood needs to be seasoned to be used in a furnace.
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rysować, szkicować/losować, wyciągać/przyciągać (uwagę, zainteresowanie) start learning
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draw - remis/losowanie - The match ended in a draw. / The results of the draw are still unknown. Can you draw a map? / We'll draw names from a hat. / He drew all his money out of the pocket and gave it to Kate. / His speech drew a lot of attention. / The picture on the wall drew my attention.
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przywitać, witać, powitać start learning
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The singer greeted his fans. / Jacob, come greet the guests. / She greeted the news with a smile.
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dowiadywać się, dowiedzieć się (o czymś) start learning
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to come to know How did you get to know about this event?
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start learning
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International community should unite.
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zarabiać (pieniądze)/mieć zysk/zasłużyć, zasługiwać, wypracować sobie (coś) start learning
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He earns a lot of money. / How much do you earn? / How much did your company earn last year? / It's not easy to earn his respect. / You have earned my trust.
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irytować, drażnić, zirytować, rozdrażnić (zachowaniem, uwagami)/podrażniać (ranę) start learning
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irritation - irytacja, rozdrażnienie/podrażnienie - My neighbours are the main source of my irritation. Your dirty socks on the floor irritate me. / She has irritated me since the day she was born. / Don't scratch it or you will irritate the wound. / This cream irritated my skin.
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wymijać, mijać, przechodzić (obok czegoś, przez coś)/podawać, przekazywać (klucze, informację, wiedzę)/przemijać, mijać (o czasie)/zdawać (egzamin)/uchwalać (ustawę)/znikać, kończyć się/przekraczać (jakaś wartość)/owijać, przewlekać (linę) start learning
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This chance had passed. / I didn't buy the car because its total price passed 8000 dollars. / Pass the rope over the hook on the ceiling. He passed the library. / You need to pass through a gate to enter inside. / Pass me the key, please. / I can't come to your party, can you pass it to John? / Several hours passed. / I passed my driving test! / The new law was passed yesterday.
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robić, produkować, przygotowywać, sporządzać (jedzenie)/powodować/zmuszać/tworzyć/osiągać/zarobić, dostawać (pieniądze)/zdobywać (punkty)/równać się/ścielić, (łóżko)/powodować, robić (hałas)/czynić (coś jakimś), sprawić (że coś jest jakieś) start learning
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Two plus two makes four. / Jimmy, make the bed! / Who is making so much noise? / This explanation isn't good. It makes everything more difficult. Could you make me some tea? / It makes no difference. / He made me regret my decision. / He made me say it. / She makes music for other artists. / I've made my success. / I'm making money by teaching English. / I made 10 points for my team.
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związywać, krępować, zawiązywać (ręce)/łączyć, złączać, jednoczyć (rodzinę, wspólnotę)/łączyć (składniki)/oprawiać (książkę)/skarżyć się, narzekać, marudzić start learning
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She bound my hands with her scarf. / This dinner has bound our families. / Bind egg whites and sugar. / I like to bind my books in colorful paper. / Don't bind, it's not so bad.
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zgłaszać, zgłaszać się, składać sprawozdanie/donosić, informować/meldować/relacjonować start learning
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You must report any faults. / Report to your supervisor as soon as possible. / He reports me all the relevant developments of this situation. / He reported that his platoon is ready for action. / This event is reported on the news every year.
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zakradać się (gdzieś), wykradać się (skądś)/przemycać (coś)/zwędzić (coś), podkradać (coś) start learning
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He snuck out of the house. / I snuck some beer into my room. / I have been sneaking candy out of my grandmother's cabinet.
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przestrzegać (czegoś), stosować się (do czegoś), spełniać (wymogi, prośby) start learning
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Failure to comply - Niezastosowanie się, nieprzestrzeganie The building doesn't comply with safety standarts. / Failure to comply with the law can result in a heavy fine. / Please comply with the instructions provided in the manual. / She refused to comply with her parents' wishes.
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narzekać/skarżyć się, składać skargę/zgłaszać reklamację, zareklamować, reklamować (wadliwy, produkt) start learning
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Complaning about something doesn't change anything. / The customer complained to the manager of the store. / Come in person if you want to complain about a product.
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żonglować (piłeczkami, słowami, wyjaśnieniami) start learning
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juggling - żonglerka
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zrezygnować (z zajmowanej funkcji) start learning
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to resign oneself to something - pogodzić się z czymś, zaakceptować coś - All I can do is resign myself to the new situation. / Resign yourself to the fact that she doesn't love you. He was my best worker but he didn't like his job, so he resigned. / She was forced to resign from being a chairman. / I resigned from being the chief effective immediately.
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odważyć się, ośmielić się/mieć czelność/zaryzykować/wyzywać, prowokować start learning
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I didn't dare to ask her. / My husband didn't dare ask any questions. / I dare you to give me one reason to stay. / I dare you to talk her.
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rozkładać się (o ciele), gnić (o jedzeniu)/dysocjować (rozkładać związek chemiczny na cząsteczki) start learning
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decomposed - w stanie rozkładu // to break down - rozkładać się, rozłożyć się - Food starts breaking down in your mouth. A tourist found a decomposing body in the woods.
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ciągnąć, holować/transportować start learning
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She hauled his car back home. / He is hauling goods across the country.
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umacniać (wiarę), utrwalać (więzi), cementować (związek)/zasilać (wojska), fortyfikować (twierdzę, miasto)/wzmacniać (wartość waluty), umacniać (gospodarkę)/dodawać sił (komuś) start learning
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Cooking dinner together will strengthen our relationship. / I want to strengthen my faith, so I go to the church every Sunday. / Over 100 new soldiers strengthen tha army. / This company will strengthen our local economy. / This syrup will strengthen you.
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wpychać, wciskać/zatkać się, zakleszczyć się, zablokować się (maszyna)/improwizować/zagłuszać (radio)/zacinać się, zakleszczyć się start learning
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jam - zatrzymanie, zablokownie (maszyny)/ścisk, tłok/tarapaty, opały/zator, coś blokującego pracę maszyny - Would you help me fix the jam of paper in the printer? / The jam in the store has made me feel dizzy. / I don't care about his jam, I have mine. I jammed my keys somewhere and now I can't find them. / My printer jammed. Can you fix it? / We jammed on guitars all evening. / Your guitar is jamming our conversation. / This key always jams in the lock.
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ufać/wierzyć, polegać (na faktach, na statystykach)/polegać (wierzyć, że coś działa właściwie) start learning
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trust - zaufanie - It's just a matter of trust. / Being honest helps to build trust. I want you to trust me! / Why didn't she trust him? / I'll trust your judgement. / These statistics don't lie, you can trust them. / Don't trust your computer, it's just a machine. / I know I can trust my car, it has never let me down.
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naruszać, zakłócać (porządek), łamać (prawo)/profanować, bezcześcić/gwałcić (zmuszać do stosunku) start learning
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People violate law all the time. / His anarchist speech violated the peace. / He violated her grave and went to jail. / You cannot violate the shrine! / She was violated at the age of 15.
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przerabiać, modyfikować, konwertować, przetwarzać (na coś innego)/przekształcać się/rozkładać się (sofa)/przeliczać, przewalutować/przerabiać (coś na coś)/nawracać (kogoś)/zmienić (wyznanie)/przechodzić, przerzucać się (na abonament)/przywłaszczać start learning
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The priest converted her to Christianity. / I converted to Catholicism. / I've converted to an electric car. / He converted my car, so I sued him. I converted those wooden boards into a bench. / Can you convert a text file into a PDF? / She's converting into a lady. / The sofa converts, you two can sleep on it. / How to convert pounds into kilograms? / We converted an old barn into a garage.
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zaskarżać (kogoś do sądu), procesować się (o coś), wnosić pozew, złożyć wniosek/ start learning
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He wants to sue the driver for health damage. / If he doesn't give you your money back, you should sue him. / I wanted to sue him but he paid me not to do that.
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pasuje mi, dla mnie ok, odpowiada mi start learning
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Doesn't work for me - nie pasuje mi, nie odpowiada mi, jest nie do przyjęcia 2 p.m. works for me. / Tomorrow works for me. / This date works for me. / This solution doesn't work for me. / Your proposal / offer doesn' work for me.
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dyskutować/omówić, omawiać (zagadnienie, sprawy) start learning
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discussion - dyskusja - Is there anyone who sees further need for discussion? / When our discussion was over, they stood up to leave. He only likes to discuss topics he knows well. / We discussed our plans with a circle of friends. / In the next class we will discuss American modern poetry. / We have discussed this issue more than once.
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radzić, poradzić, doradzić, udzielić porady/radzić, zalecać/zawiadamiać powiadamiać, zakomunikować start learning
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It is advise - zaleca się / It's not advise - nie zaleca się // advice - rada, rady - Could you give me some advice on buying a computer. / Can I ask your advice about something? The teacher advised his students to visit the library. / I advise you to get out of my way. / The doctor advise me to take these pills. / It's not advised to take tablets with milk. / Your teacher has advised me on your behaviour.
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śpiewać, intonować/skandować (imię, slogan)/monotonnie śpiewać, śpiewnie recytować start learning
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They have to chant certain spells, certain words. / The audience was chanting the winner's name. / Before you die, chant this Mantra.
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wierzyć, uwierzyć/sądzić, uważać, przypuszczać, mniemać/wierzyć, dać wiarę (akceptować coś jako prawdziwe, często nie mając pewności)/wierzyć (mieć wiarę) start learning
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I just can't believe it. / I don't believe you! / I believe you have something for me. / Do you believe that dinosaurs really existed? / I believe in ghosts. / She said that those who believe will go to heaven.
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rozwieść się/rozdzielić (idee, tematy)/oddzielić się, odejść start learning
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You have to divorce these 2 topics, and deal with them separately. / Mark decided to divorce his team. // to get divorce - Dostać rozwód, rozwieść się - I think you should get a divorce. / The lawyer says I can get divorce and keep the house. When parents divorce, children suffer the most. / I never thought they would divorce. / My father divorced my mother 5 years ago. / Although she doesn't love him, she decided not to divorce him.
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zbiec, zbiegać, uciec, uciekać, zdezerterować (z ojczyzny do innego kraju) (często używane w kontekście ucieczki i dołączenia do innej grupy, partii politycznej itd.) start learning
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defect - defekt, wada, usterka - His car was sent back to the factory because of an engine defect. The soldier decided to defect to the enemy side during the night. / The politician shocked everyone when he defected to thr opposition party.
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to spit out - wypluć Then he turned around and spat at me. / Mom, she spat at me. / Jack spat on the floor.
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mierzyć, oceniać/wymierzyć, zmierzyć (ocenić rozmiar, wagę, ilość, itd.)/mierzyć (być określonej długości lub szerokości) start learning
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I have to measure my windows because I want to buy new curtains. // measure - miara (określona objętość czegoś) Will you able to measure the results of these changes? / I don't believe that we can measure who has suffered more in this conflict. / Measure the distance from the sofa to the window, please. / You should measure the room before buying furniture.
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uczyć się (zdobywać nową wiedzę, umiejętność)/dowiadywać się/zrozumieć, nauczyć się start learning
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You need to learn to live with them. / He has just learnt that his wife is pregnant. / I learnt something new about her. / Shut up and listen, maybe you will learn something.
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