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beknięcie, beknąć; buchać, ziać (o wulkanie), wypuszczać gaz start learning
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to allow air from the stomach to come out noisily through the mouth: to produce a large amount of a substance such as gas or smoke, especially when this is unpleasant or harmful, or to be produced like this: We were disgusted by his loud belch. The volcano belched smoke and ashes. The exhaust pipe belched out dense black smoke. The haze is caused mostly by sulphur dioxide belching from coal-burning power plants.
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przebić, przygwasdzac; otaczać palisada start learning
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to push a sharp object through something, especially the body of an animal or person The dead deer was impaled on a spear. Walruses sometimes use their tusks to impale seals for food
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wulgarne słowo z UK, związane z sodomia start learning
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Leave me alone, you sod! This sod is awful, but it's not like we have much choice.
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a man or child, especially an annoying one The little blighters next door have trampled all over my flowers again.
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elokwentny, swobodnie wypowiadający się (o osobie). obszerny i płynny (o rozmowie) start learning
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speaking a lot, with confidence and enthusiasm: involving a lot of words spoken confidently and forcefully: She was a voluble, smart, funny interviewee. Two people walked by having a voluble argument.
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having drunk too much alcohol The Designated Driver programme offers not just a free ride home for inebriated drivers and their passengers, but the opportunity to get their car home safely as well.
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treating someone as if you are more important or more intelligent than them. haughty I hate the way he's so condescending to his staff! His condescending attitude offended his teammates.
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of sound or the speed at which sound travels in air In a sense, it is an entity of motion determined by the variables of sonic structure that link it together. A sonic boom is an explosive sound created by a shock wave formed at the nose of an aircraft
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skrzywdzony, potraktowany niesprawiedliwe start learning
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The father wronged his son in many ways.
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zapija swoje niepowodzenia (porażki) w piciu start learning
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he numbs his failures in drink
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przewinienie, ujemna cecha start learning
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a fault or disadvantage. a mark given to someone, especially a student in a school, because they have done something wrong or broken a rule: We need to consider the merits and demerits of the plan. She got three demerits for lateness on this term's report.
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osełka, kamień do ostrzenia start learning
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a stone used for sharpening the blades of knives or other cutting tools
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He talked me out of taking my own life. Christians believe that to take one's life is a sin.
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wypierać się, odprzysiegac, start learning
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to say formally or publicly that you no longer agree with a belief or way of behaving: to renounce upon oath. reject solemnly He abjured his religion/his life of dissipation. The assumption is that he had attained citizenship, either through marriage or through naturalization, and at that point may have been abjured from returning. He abjured his allegiance to his former country
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skandaliczny, oburzający, bulwersujący start learning
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detestable, wretched execrable crimes. execrable crimes.
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limit, kwota; określony przydział (obowiązków); dawka, norma start learning
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a fixed, limited amount or number that is officially allowed The caught quota has been raised again this year. Five minutes and I filled my quota for the week. Any salesman who goes over his quota gets a holiday here
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happy and not serious light-hearted rhyme deriding both the seriousness and solemnity of the occurrence.
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dwuznaczność, dwuznacznik start learning
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a way of speaking that is intentionally not clear and is confusing to other people, especially to hide the truth, or something said in this way: He answered openly and honestly without hesitation or equivocation. Her equivocations were not evasions. She accused the minister of equivocating, claiming that he had deliberately avoided telling the public how bad the problem really was.
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expressing a strong wish to punish someone who has harmed you or your family or friends: She sprayed red paint all over his car in one last vengeful act before leaving him for good.
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skipskjeks. a kind of biscuit made from flour and water and previously eaten especially by sailors and soldiers: Hardtack was ideal for long sea voyages as it would remain edible for a very long time. Hardtack is so dry and hard that you really need to dip it in something or soften it in a pan with some fat
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upiorny, wyglądający jak zjawa; widmowy(spektralny) start learning
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coming from or seeming to be the spirit of a dead person: of the set of colours into which a beam of light can be separated a spectral aspect of this peculiarly talkative squirrel. a spectral figure/presence. spectral light
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rozkoszny (o jedzeniu) przemiły(o człowieku) start learning
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looking or tasting extremely good, and giving great pleasure:
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odstrzał (zwierząt), ubój (selektywny), odstrzeliwać zwierzynet, czerpać (informacje z różnych źródeł), zbierać (pomysły start learning
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When people cull animals, they kill them, especially the weaker members of a particular group of them, in order to reduce or limit their number: to collect parts or pieces of something to use for another purpose: The plan to cull large numbers of baby seals has angered environmental groups. the annual red deer cull. She went to strange lands to cull recipes for her book.
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a small home that is dirty and in bad condition Their house was little more than a hovel.
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pobudliwy, wrażliwy na bodźce start learning
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easily and often becoming excited It's of no any distinctive artistic merit except for maybe the most excitable individuals in the group. The dog is excitable, so don’t come too close.
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someone who works in a library, is trained in the organization or running of libraries, or is in charge of a library: The young librarian is great at finding titles children will like. The Central Library saves money by hiring clerks paid by the hour rather than trained librarians. As an astronomy librarian, she is a member of a collaborative group of experts.
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nieprzyjazny, nieprzychylny, niesprzyjający (np. działanie, obszar, klimat) start learning
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harmful or limiting: Excessive managerial control is inimical to creative expression. Such a severe climate is inimical to plant growth
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złośliwy, zły, pełen złej woli, start learning
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A malignant disease or growth is cancer or is related to cancer, and is likely to be harmful: having a strong wish to do harm The process by which malignant cancer cells multiply isn't fully understood. He developed a malignant hatred for the land of his birth
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wysuszyć (pobawić emocjonalnego elementu), pozbyć się zawartości wody start learning
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dehydrate. to preserve (a food) by drying. to drain of emotional or intellectual vitality. to drain of emotional or intellectual vitality that historian's dryasdust prose desiccates what is actually an exciting period in European history. add a cup of desiccated coconut to the mix. Raisins are desiccated grapes; they're also dehydrated grapes.
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pozbawić lodu, pozbawić liści start learning
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"to strip of leaves. "to rid of ice"). deice an airplanes wings. Black spot, which looks like its name, attacks leaves. Left untreated, it spreads and multiplies, and can defoliate the plant.
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an intense personal quality expressive of feeling or emotion in an art (such as poetry or music)(exuberance). the quality or state of being songfullness. the sort of author who inspires lyricism or invective, not judicious interpretation
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grzęda, żerdź (schronienie dla ptaków), siedzieć na żerdzi start learning
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a support on which birds rest b: a place where winged animals and especially birds customarily roost pigeons flying home to roost on the roof
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attractive, appealing
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schludny, zadbany, starannie utrzymany; szczupły; podstrzyzenie start learning
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She had marvelous legs, and a trim figure. His lawn is always so trim... he has a trim beard. I went to the hairdresser for a trim.
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to reduce or eliminate pathogenic agents (such as bacteria) on the surfaces: to make (something) sanitary (as by cleaning or disinfecting). to make (something, such as text) more acceptable by removing, hiding, or minimizing any unpleasant parts They were also forced to "sanitize" reports that might show early church leaders or the official doctrine in a dim light. You can use sponges and dishcloths safely if you take care to sanitize them,
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Many thought it was sacrilege to move the bones to another place
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wnętrzności, organy wewnętrzne start learning
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entrails I got sick when I saw the viscera of the dead body.
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a small ball, usually made of coloured or transparent glass, that is used in children's games
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moszno (obraźliwie kutas, chujek) start learning
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My guts tell me that something is off out here. Or maybe that is my scrote?
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kraina(granicą) możliwości start learning
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If you say that something is not beyond the realms of possibility, you mean that it is possible A fall of 50 per cent or more on prices is not beyond the realms of possibility
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Your compassion is a boon in this troubled time. Whilst a sleeping tablet is a boon, many sleeping tablets can be fatal.
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szmatławe czytadło, tandetna powieść, start learning
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pomyłka, poruszać się niezdarnie, wpadać na kogoś; popełnić gafę start learning
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I've made an embarrassing blunder. A woman died as a result of a doctor's blunder. I blundered badly by calling my wife by my ex-girlfriend's name. I could hear him blundering in the darkness.
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zapłonąć, zapalić się, spalać się start learning
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to start to burn: He had finally found a company that would not combust. The whole ship might spontaneously combust (= start burning without being set on fire).
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very silly or stupid. ridiculous, senseless absurd The very idea is preposterous! a preposterous suggestion
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We don't have to win. We'll be pleased with a tie. The tie of my bag came unstitched.
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a wild bush with thorns, that produces blackberries: We carefully pushed our way through the low brambles.
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delikatny, przeczulony, skłonny do mdłości (np. na widok czegoś) start learning
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easily upset or shocked by things that you find unpleasant or that you do not approve of: She's really squeamish and can't stand the sight of blood. Many cooks are squeamish about putting live shellfish into boiling water.
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nieprzepuszczalny, obojętny start learning
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not allowing liquid to go through:. impenetrable. impermeable How does glue bond with impervious substances like glass and metal? He is impervious to criticism and rational argument.
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He is known for his concussive hits - in practice. He can fire powerful bolts of this concussive force energy from his hands.
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efemeryczny, ulotny (np. sława, przyjemność) start learning
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lasting for only a short time: Fame in the world of rock and pop is largely ephemeral.
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przekonać ludzi do udzielenia poparcia, zwyciężyć, wygrać (np. zdrowy rozsądek) start learning
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to persuade people to support your ideas or opinions In the end, my heart carried the day. But deep down inside the human being, reason does not always carry the day. But a small voice from a young girl clearly carried the day.
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to try very hard to persuade someone to do something: beseech, plead, We would spend every meal time entreating the child to eat her vegetables.
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At first I thought they were true animals, managing to survive in putrescence. Of meat left in the earth, the way she liked it, still on the bone and half gone to putrescence. It was the scent of decay, of putrescence and death.
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the range within which one may hear a person's unaided voice waited until he was out of earshot. They were within earshot of each other.
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poświęcenie, złożenie w ofierze poprzez spalenie start learning
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to kill or destroy especially by fire to offer in sacrifice especially: to kill as a sacrificial victim a man who immolated himself as an act of protest a ceremony in which they immolated their cherished possessions so that the gods would send rain
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marnieć, tracić wigor, (o człowieku) więdnąć (o roślinach) padać (z wyczerpania, upału) start learning
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(of a plant) to become weak and begin to bend towards the ground, or (of a person) to become weaker, tired, or less confident Cut flowers will soon wilt without water. After only an hour's hiking they were beginning to wilt in the heat.
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and mortar he took the mortar and the pestle.
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the action of spreading across or moving away over a large area, or of making people or things do this: We have seen the violent dispersal of crowds of protesters. The seeds are adapted to dispersal by ants.
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przekręcić się (umrzeć), przewrócić się, przewracać się do góry dnem (o łodzi) start learning
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to fall over suddenly He finished the bottle, stood up to leave, and keeled over. The storm raged and they struggled to stop the boat from keeling over. After running the marathon, Jasper keeled over with exhaustion.
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pijus, pić nałogowo alkohol start learning
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someone who often drinks too much alcohol I'm not the kind of guy who happen to pop on parties in nightclubs, where people tend to do nothing but boozing, which by extension make despicable sots of them.
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a man, often one who is considered to be ordinary: Paul's a really good bloke (= I like him a lot). He's a funny (sort of) bloke (= slightly strange).
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soczysty, smakowity, interesujący start learning
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Succulent food is pleasantly juicy: toothsome The chicken you made was succulent. I've never seen such a succulent film before!
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zaostrzyć (nóż), pobudzać, podniecać, wyostrzać (np. apetyt) start learning
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to increase someone's interest in and wish for something, usually by giving them a small experience of it: I've read an excerpt of the book on the Web and it's whetted my appetite. That one kiss had whetted his appetite.
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splendid start learning
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having a very bright or beautiful appearance: the queen's resplendent purple robes I saw Anna at the other end of the room, resplendent in a red cocktail dress.
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lotka, piórko(trzon pióra), gęsie pióro do pisania start learning
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a pen made from a bird's feather, used in the past. any of the long sharp pointed hairs on the body of a porcupine
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to visit or go to a lot of different places, enjoying yourself and not worrying about other things you should be doing: Well you won't be able to go off gallivanting around like this when there's a baby to be taken care of. Presumably, the rich could gallivant and have what and whom they want.
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the quality of being easily deceived or tricked, and too willing to believe everything that other people say: godtroenhet His arguments are aimed at the public's gullibility rather than their intelligence. The couple asked not to be named because they were embarrassed at their gullibility.
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celebrating an important event or a special occasion: When we heard she'd got the job, we all went off for a celebratory drink.
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wstrętny, okropny, ohydny, nieznośny, odpychający start learning
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extremely unpleasant. odiously or disgustingly objectionable: highly offensive His behaviour was obnoxious today! What an obnoxious smell! you behave like an obnoxious know-it-all. Let's get right into it. The title of your book, Why We Suck, is pretty obnoxious. Are we really that bad?
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My brother is a terrible know-all.
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dodatek, kończyna, wyrostek start learning
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something that exists as a smaller and less important part of something larger: an arm, leg, or other body part: The committee is a mere appendage of the council and has no power of its own. The organism has small leaf-like appendages. He had a tattoo on every visible appendage. The author appends a short footnote to the text explaining the point.
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dumać, zamyślać się, zaduma start learning
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to think about something carefully and for a long time: I began to muse about/on the possibility of starting my own business.
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coś krotkowiecznego, przedmiot do kolekcjonowania, który miał szybko tracić popularność i zainteresowanie start learning
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objects that, when they were produced, were not intended to last a long time or were specially produced for one occasion Amongst other pop ephemera, the auction will be selling off rock stars' stage clothes.
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nieoświecony, pogrążony w mrokach niewiedzy start learning
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Nothing to do with the health of that benighted nation, we understand. The poor, benighted innocent had never seen such a man.
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zalany (np. zadaniami, powodzią) start learning
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You might just be inundated with business and get behind.
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gąsior, przelotne spojrzenie start learning
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a male goose. a quick look I heard she had a new car, so I went out to take a gander at it.
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pogłos, odbicie (dźwięku), echa (skandalu) start learning
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a sound that lasts for a long time and makes things seem to shake: effects that spread and affect a lot of people: She felt the reverberation(s) in her chest and cursed the drilling outside. This move is likely to have reverberations throughout the health service
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udoskonalić (umiejętność), doprowadzić do perfekcji, szlifować, ostrzyć; osełka start learning
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to make an object sharp (whet). to make something perfect or completely suitable for its purpose The bone had been honed to a point. His physique was honed to perfection. Her debating skills were honed in the students' union. He does not work alone, but as part of a well-honed team.
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porywający, eskcytujacy, gromki (o oklaskach), gorący (np. powitanie) start learning
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rousing applause. The whole production had turned out to be a rousing success. Under his rousing energy the whole party was stirred into action.
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to prevent yourself from saying or doing something, especially in a way that shows control, good judgment, or kindness to others: His plan was such a success that even his original critics could scarcely forbear from congratulating him. The doctor said she was optimistic about the outcome of the operation but forbore to make any promises at this early stage.
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able to experience feelings: It is hard for a sentient person to understand how any parents could treat their child so badly.
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feeling that you have the right to do or have what you want without having to work for it or deserve it, just because of who you are: These kids are spoiled, entitled, self-absorbed, and apathetic.
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a disappointment After all I'd heard about the movie, it turned out to be a bit of a letdown.
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gościć, raczyć, biesiadny start learning
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to entertain someone with stories or jokes Grandpa regaled us with tales of his small-town childhood.
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przyprzeć kogoś do muru w sprawie czegoś; zmusić kogoś do szybkiego działania (np. podjęcia decyzji start learning
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to make someone give you exact details or a firm decision about something: If you nail down an arrangement or decision, you decide and agree to the details of it: They nailed him down to a specific time and place. After a five-hour meeting, we finally nailed down a deal.
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to push, throw, or force something out of a place: to force someone to leave a particular place: Small splatters of molten lava were ejected from the crater. When X-rays are absorbed by matter, electrons are ejected from the atoms of which it is composed. A number of fans had been ejected from the bar for causing trouble.
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wspólny cel, punkt zborny, rzecz, bądź osoba, wokół której koncentrują się osoby start learning
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someone or something that makes people join together to support a person, cause, etc His promise to improve education has become a rallying point for his supporters
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a very poor person
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twisted into a firm, messy mass Her hair was matted with mud and rain.
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to cook food slowly in a covered dish in a little fat and liquid: braised celery Braise the lamb in wine
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willingness to believe that something is real or true, especially when this is unlikely But it stretches credulity to argue that the problem here is one of bounded rationality.
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sympatyczny, przyjemny, odpowiedni (klimat do pracy) start learning
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friendly and pleasant congenial company/surroundings
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a man who behaves badly or dishonestly, especially to women He's a cad and a bounder - I'm not in the least surprised he let you down. I treated you like a brother and you acted like a cad!
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dirty and unpleasant: morally wrong and shocking There are lots of really sordid apartments in the city's poorer areas. He told me he'd had an affair but he spared me the sordid details. The first part is a very dark and sordid story.
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udobruchać (kogoś), ustępować (komuś), pobłażać (komuś), Czasownik ten używany jest, gdy wskazujemy, że ktoś podporządkowuje się życzeniom kogoś innego, nawet jeśli są niedorzeczne start learning
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to agree to someone’s wishes in order to help improve that person’s mood or to avoid upsetting him or her: But she liked to run things, and we humored her. We've humored you for several years because we could afford to.
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(of an animal) to cause an injury to someone, or damage something, with the horns or tusks:
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to worry someone or make someone nervous. to (cause something to) make a noise like a series of knocks The creaking upstairs was starting to rattle me. The explosion rattled the cups on the table. The dying man's voice rattled in his throat. My car engine is making a strange rattling noise.
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used to say that something begins, continues for a time, and then ends The disease usually runs its course in a few days.
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upiorny, straszny(z nutką fascynaci) start learning
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causing horror or revulsion(gruesome. wan and ghastly pale in appearance) The tabloids gave all the lurid details of floating wreckage and dismembered bodies. LURID adds to GRUESOME the suggestion of shuddering fascination with violent death and especially with murder.
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przyjąć na siebie (np. odpowiedzialność, ciężar), zarzucić na ramiona (worek), pchać ramieniem start learning
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I won't shoulder the responsibility for your mistakes. He shouldered the sack with letters and set off. She shouldered the door open because she was carrying something in both hands.
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dziura, grajdołek, zadupie (obraźliwe, używane do mówienia o okropnym, obskurnym miejscu, np. o mieście pacha start learning
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How am I supposed to live in this armpit? I live in the suburbs, next to an old ruined factory. Well, that's the armpit of the universe
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walka konna na kopie, walczyć na kopie, współzawodniczyć start learning
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(in the past) to fight with a lance (= a long pointed weapon) while riding on a horse, especially as a sport. to compete, especially for power or control The two teams are jousting for position at the top of the league.
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spłukać coś; płoszyć coś, WYKURZYĆ start learning
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to force a person or animal to leave a place where they are hiding: Planes bombed the guerrilla positions yesterday in an attempt to flush out snipers from underground tunnels. We used a dog to flush the rabbits out
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a war fought between groups or smaller countries that each represent the interests of other larger powers, and may have help and support from these: The new nuclear superpowers fought their first proxy war for global supremacy in the Asian heartland of Korea
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small in numbers or amount, often spread over a large area a sparse population/audience sparse vegetation/woodland a sparse beard. Information coming out of the disaster area is sparse.
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wydostawać się, dobiegać (np. o głosie), emitować, wypuszczać (np. akcje) start learning
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While my mother was baking a cake, a sweet smell was issuing from the kitchen. A company issued new stock. A terrible scream issued from the room.
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fagas, sługus; piesek salonowy start learning
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a small pet dog that is given a lot of attention by its owner. someone who is willing to do anything that a more important person tells them to do: Opposition parties accuse the newspaper's editor of being a government lapdog.
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to throw something with a lot of force, usually in an angry or violent way: In a fit of temper he hurled the book across the room. Youths hurled stones at the soldiers.
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kubek do piwa (z pokrywą) start learning
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a very large cup, usually made of clay and often decorated, that has a handle and a lid and is used for drinking beer
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a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon. to hit with heavy impact. to attack or overcome by aggressive argument: BULLY the bludgeon of satire. was bludgeoned to death. We do not talk—we bludgeon one another with facts and theories to attack or overcome by aggressive argument: BULLY
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trunek, popijać alkohol, upijać się start learning
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to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess. to drink (liquor) especially continuously in small amounts I do tipple now and then.
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to look for or get food or other objects in other people's rubbish: If a wild animal scavenges, it feeds on the flesh of dead decaying animals. The flood has left people and animals desperately scavenging for food. We managed to scavenge a lot of furniture from the dump.
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skilful, clever, or quick Her movements were deft and quick. She answered the journalist's questions with a deft touch. He's very deft at handling awkward situations. She's a deft cook.
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feeling shocked, usually because of something you were not expecting: When they announced her name, the winner just sat there, flabbergasted. She is flabbergasted by the whole affair.
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rąbnąć, walnąć (mocno uderzyć), uderzyć (zszokować), zbesztać old-fashioned slang start learning
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a powerful hit: to hit someone a sock on the jaw. He socked his brother in the eye. He socked me for calling him ugly. The news socked me. His sister socked him for using her phone without permission.
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to bury someone or something. inter The nuclear waste has been entombed in concrete deep under the ground.
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to become less strong, high The storm/wind/rain has started to abate. The fighting in the area shows no sign of abating. Inflation is finally showing signs of abating.
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It was a slavish reproduction of the novel.
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dawne użycie start learning
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a small woods: COPSE
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przekonać kogoś, przekabacić na swoją stronę start learning
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to persuade someone to support you or agree with you, often when they were opposed to you before: He's not sure about the idea, but I'm sure we'll win him over in the end. This is the last chance for the candidates to win over voters.
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to help and give advice to a younger or less experienced person, especially in a job or at school I can't believe you're not going to mentor me anymore.
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ability and determination when competing or doing something difficult The team showed/proved its mettle in the final round. The real test of her political mettle came in the May elections.
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Her eyes were huge and velvety, the color of night.
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