Immigration / Synonyms

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potomek
a person who belongs to the same family as sb who lived a long time ago
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descendant
Her family are descendants of one of the first Englishmen to arrive in America.
wynosić 10%
to form the total of something
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to account for 10%
Students account for the vast majority of our customers.
ludzkość / człowieczeństwo
all the people in the world, thought of as a group
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humanity
nieodpowiedni
not enough; not good enough
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inadequate
kufer
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trunk
czujny
watching, listening, etc. for sth with all your attention
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alert
Security guards must be alert at all times.
zaludnienie
the number of people who live in a particular area, city or country
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population
What is the population of your country?
zapełniać
to fill a passage, space, etc., so that nothing can pass through
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to choke sth with sth
The roads to the coast were choked with traffic.
dławić się czymś
to be or to make sb unable to breathe because sth is stopping air getting into the lungs
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to choke on sth
She was choking on a fish bone.
bystry / o jasnym spojrzeniu
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clear-eyed
ściskać
to hold sb/sth tightly
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to clasp
Kevin clasped the child in his arms.
zbierać się (np. o łzach w oczach)
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to well (in one’s eyes)
Tears were welling in her eyes.
zagadkowy
difficult to explain or understand
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puzzling
It's a rather puzzling film.
przyszły / oczekiwany
likely to be or to happen; possible
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prospective
They are worried about prospective changes in the law.
być w martwym punkcie
a situation when there is no movement, progress or activity
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to be at a standstill
The traffic is at/has come to a complete standstill.
przelewać się (o łzach)
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to brim over
facet / gość
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fellow
umiejętność czytania i pisania
the ability to read and write
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literacy
stawać przed czymś / zmierzyć się z czymś
to have to deal with sth unpleasant; to deal with sb in a difficult situation
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to face sth
They faced a lot of problems when they moved house.
komisarz
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commissioner
górnik węglowy
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coal miner
limity
the number or amount of sth that is allowed or that you must do
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quotas
We have a fixed quota of work to get through each day.
zachwycony
extremely pleased
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delighted (at/with/about sth)
She was delighted at getting the job/that she got the job.
drżący / roztrzęsiony
to shake slightly, usually because you are cold, frightened, or very emotional
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trembling
When he came out of the water, he was trembling with cold.
oświadczać / orzekać
to give your opinion on sth, especially formally
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to pronounce
The play was pronounced ‘brilliant’ by all the critics.
gleba / grunt
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soil
cios (niekorzystna sytuacja)
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sth is a blow
zbity z tropu
to be unable to answer a question or solve a problem because it is too difficult
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stumped
I'm completely stumped - how did she manage to escape?
odstraszanie
the action or the fact of deterring people from doing something
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deterrence
They believed in the principle of nuclear deterrence.
przesiedlać
to force something or someone out of its usual or original position
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to displace
The building of a new dam will displace thousands of people who live in this area.
zasady dotyczące imigracji
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immigration policies
więzienie
to put someone in prison
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imprisonment
She was sentenced to five years' imprisonment.
patrolować
to keep control in a place by using the police or a similar official group
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to police
The cost of policing football games is extremely high.
równocześnie
happening or done at exactly the same time as sth else
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simultaneously
The programme will be broadcast simultaneously on TV and radio.
prześladowanie
unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion, orpolitical beliefs
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persecution
They left the country out of fear of persecution.
Trzeba wiele zrobić.
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Much needs to be done.
osoba starająca się o azyl
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asylum seeker
wywłaszczać
to take sb's property, land or house away from them
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to dispossess
uchodźca
a person who has been forced to leave their country for political or religious reasons, or because there is a war, not enough food, etc.
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refugee
Thousands of refugees fled across the border.
gorliwość / zapał
very strong feelings about sth
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fervour
poparcie / aprobata
the act of saying that you approve of or support something or someone
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endorsement
The campaign hasn't received any political endorsements.
wybory
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elections
olbrzymi
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huge, enormous
gigantyczny
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gigantic
obszerny / rozległy
extremely big
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vast
a vast sum of money / a vast country
bogaty / zamożny
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rich, wealthy, prosperous, well-off, affluent
mordować
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to murder
masakrować / dokonać masakry
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to massacre
szlachtować / robić masakrę
to kill a large number of people at one time, especially in a cruel way
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to slaughter
Men, women and children were slaughtered and whole villages destroyed.
mordować / dokonać zamachu na kogoś
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to assassinate
It is not known who assassinated J.F. Kennedy.
ranić
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to injure / to hurt / to wound
okaleczać
to hurt sb so badly that part of their body can no longer be used
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to maim
Many children have been maimed for life by these bombs.
wyrządzać krzywdę
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to harm
kłótnia / sprzeczka
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argument / row / quarrel / squabble
zaufanie
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trust / faith
przekonanie / wiara
a feeling that sb/sth is true, morally good or right, or that sb/sth really exists
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belief
She has lost her belief in God.
zaufanie / ufność
trust or strong belief in sb/sth
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confidence (in sb/sth)
They don't have much confidence in him.
wykwalifikowany / zręczny
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skilled
biegły / wprawny
able to do a particular thing well; skilled
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proficient (in/at sth/doing sth)
We are looking for someone who is proficient in French.
znakomity / utalentowany
highly skilled at sth
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accomplished
an accomplished actor
kompetentny / sprawny
having the ability or qualities necessary to do sth
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capable of (doing) sth
He's capable of passing the exam if he tries harder.
bardzo kompetentny
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highly competent
przekonywać
to make sb do sth by giving them good reasons
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persuade sb (to do sth); persuade sb (into sth/doing sth)
It was difficult to persuade Louise to change her mind.
przekonujący
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convincing / compelling
wprowadzać w błąd
to make sb have the wrong idea or opinion about sb/sth
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to mislead
Don't be misled by his charm – he's a ruthless man underneath.
oszukiwać / naciągać
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to trick
mamić / zwodzić
to make sb believe sth that is not true
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to delude
If he thinks he's going to get rich quickly, he's deluding himself.
okłamywać / oszukiwać
to try to make sb believe sth that is not true
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to deceive sb/yourself (into doing sth)
Her story didn't deceive me – I knew it was a lie.
oszukiwać / robić z kogoś głupca
to trick sb
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fool sb (into doing sth)
Don't be fooled into believing everything that the salesman says.
taktyka
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tactics
strategia
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strategy
ostrożnie / starannie / uważnie
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carefully
dokładny / gruntowny
careful and complete
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thorough
The police made a thorough search of the house.
wyczerpujący / kompletny
including everything possible
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exhaustive
This list is certainly not intended to be exhaustive.
denerwować / irytować
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to annoy
drażnić
to make sb angry; to annoy sb very much
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to exasperate
This lack of progress exasperates me.
zawracać głowę
something wrong in a system or machine, especially a computer
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to bug
There's a bug in the software.
ważny / istotny
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essential / vital / crucial
przerażony
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terrified
ogarnięty panicznym strachem
very frightened in a way that stops you from thinking clearly
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panic-stricken
skamieniały ze strachu
very frightened
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petrified

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