March II 2012 FCE

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grad, krzyknąć, przywołać
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hail
There was hail the size of baseballs.
opłata za przejazd, powodzić się
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fare
<residents of the flood-ravaged town are faring much better than one might have expected>
przyrzeczenie, obietnica, ślubowanie, zobowiązywać się, dawać w zastaw
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pledge
He will pay 15.66zł-million of the pledge, and his name will remain on two halls and an auditorium.
raczkować, pełznąć, czołgać się
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crawl
She crawled to the phone and dialed 911
rów
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ditch
He lost control of his car and went into a ditch.
okop, rów, wykop
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trench
Workers dug a trench to install the sewage system.
ścieki, nieczystości
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sewage
The simplest, and least effective, method of treatment is to allow the undissolved solids in raw sewage to settle out of suspension forming sludge.
łaskotać
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tickle
taca
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tray
The waitress dropped the tray.
droczyć (się z kimś), dokuczać (komuś)
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tease
Kids will always find some reason to tease other kids.
naprawić, poprawka
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mend
The town needs to mend these roads.
rzecznik
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spokesperson
We need to employ a spokesman for our company.
przejście (w samolocie, pociągu, między rzędami krzeseł w kinie itp.)
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aisle
The bride walked down the aisle to the altar.
próbka (np. krwi), okaz, egzemplarz
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specimen
It was a very rare specimen.
zgnieść, zgniatać (na płasko)
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squash
I've stood on my glasses and squashed them.
nastąpić, nadepnąć, zdeptać, bieżnik (na oponie)
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tread
Don't tread on the grass.
kaszel, kaszleć
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cough
She was coughing badly and seemed ill.
niechęć (do zrobienia czegoś), opór (przed czymś), ociąganie się
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reluctance
Falling sales are discouraging hiring, which is adding to consumers' reluctance to spend.
zlekceważyć, zignorować
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disregard
I could think of one good reason to disregard it.
przewodniczący (komitetu), prezes (firmy)
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chairman
He was appointed chairman of the committee.
zakłócać, pokrzyżować
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disrupt
I hope your plans haven't been disrupted.
żyzny, urodzajny, płodny
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fertile
Taiwan is a fertile and productive island.
zaniedbywać, lekceważyć, zaniedbanie
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neglect
You shouldn't neglect your homework.
gleba, grunt
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soil
Gardeners in search of better soil are right up there on the admiration list too.
chwalić się, przechwalać się, przechwała
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boast
I'm not sure that's something to boast about.
widelec, widły, rozwidlenie
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fork
He put down his fork and looked at her.
obcinać, przycinać (krzaki), ścinać, okrajać
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truncate
Harrity said there were no plans to truncate the show if the needed funds were not raised.
łączyć, powiązać, spinać, sprzęgać
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concatenate
The first is the concatenation operator ('.'), which returns the concatenation of its right and left arguments.
tkać, wyplatać, snuć (opowieści)
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weave
Weave the long end of wire through the next two corners, allowing them to overlap slightly.
węzeł, supeł, robić węzeł
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knot
Can you untie this knot?
łąka
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meadow
The meadow was covered with flowers.
brak pewności siebie, poczucie zagubienia
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insecurity
I feel shy and insecure around strangers.
namoczyć
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soak
talia, pas
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waist
nora, jama
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burrow
Safely hatched young stay within the birth burrow for several weeks.
basen, zlewisko, dorzecze, miska
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basin
The fish are scattered throughout the lower basin.
pochodzić, wywodzić (się), czerpać (np. przyjemność), odnosić (korzyści, zyski)
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derive
If we're lucky, we may derive one great benefit from this horrible experience.
pewność (informacji), niezawodność (działania czegoś)
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reliability
regularny, ciągły, jednostajny, opanowany
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steady
They're making steady progress.
stromy
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steep
okiennica, migawka (w aparacie fotograficznym)
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shutter
kamyk
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pebble
drapać, skrobać, szarpać (się)
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scrabble
podenerwowany, poirytowany
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cross
szczypać, uciskać, szczypta
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pinch
pięknie rosnąć, dobrze się rozwijać, prosperować
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thrive
skrzyć się, lśnić, błyszczeć (oczy)
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sparkle
I like to watch stars sparkling in the sky.
zapasowy, dodatkowy, wolny
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spare
Do you have a spare set of keys?
przedmieścia
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suburbs
Living in the suburbs is cheaper and safer.
rekrutować, przyjmować (do szkoły, uniwersytetu, na kurs)
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enrol

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