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przyjść na myśl
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cross sb's mind
An idea for a new business crossed my mind.
na cały głos, krzyczeć wniebogłosy, śpiewać ile tchu
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at the top of your lungs
nie do oszacowania, niewyobrażalny
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beyond reckoning
bez szans, na wszelki wypadek, na zapas
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on the off chance,
in case off, неудачу
on the off chance that
ten się śmieje, kto się śmieje ostatni
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he laughs best who laughs last
wykałaczka
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toothpick
a small, thin, pointed stick of wood, plastic, or metal that can be used for removing pieces of food from between the teeth, especially after a meal
The food got stuck between my teeth. I need a toothpick
być nastolatkiem
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be in one's teens
I was in my teens when I got interested in discovering not commonly spoken foreign languages.
zgadzać się z czymś, zaprenumerować
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subscribe to sth
to agree with or support an opinion, belief, or theory:
They all believe the same rumors, subscribe to the same theories, and write the same stories.
satysfakcjonujący, spełniający
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fulfilling
making you feel happy and satisfied
Nursing is hard work, but it can be very fulfilling.
okaleczyć, spowodować uraz psychiczny u kogoś, sparaliżować
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cripple
He wasn't hurt physically during the war, but the experience has crippled him. We crippled their communications, so they are helpless.
sprzeciwiać się czemuś
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object to something
object to experimenting on animals.
dostarczać, zaopatrzyć
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supply with
czerpać korzyść z
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benefit from
I benefit from her company, she is very wise. to take advantage of something
niedobór, brak, niedoskonałość
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deficiency
a state of not having, or not having enough, of something that is needed:
Pregnant women often suffer from iron deficiency. Deficiencies in the education system have been much in the news.
zaszufladkować, rozczłonkować
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compartmentalize
to separate something into parts and not allow those parts to mix together: sette i bås
His life was carefully compartmentalized, with his work in one city and his social life in another. Management by compartmentalisation does not work for our business.
na pamiątkę
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as a memento
I'll brought her your beheaded corpse as a memento, but your upper part I'll keep for myself.
student na studiach licencjackich
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undergraduate
a student who is studying for their first degree at a college or university
pozew sądowy, pochwała, wezwanie sądowe
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citation
a word or piece of writing taken from a written work: an official request for someone to appear in a law court:
All citations are taken from the 2007 edition of the text. The court issued a contempt citation against city council members who refused to comply with a court order.
bic się w pierś, obiwniac się
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beat yourself up
a beat-up old car
śmiało! dojść do skutku, mieć miejsce
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go ahead
When you finish this task you can go ahead with the next one. His concert went ahead on Monday - why didn't you come?
to jest w szczerym polu, na zadupiu
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it is in the middle of nowhere
ostrzec kogoś, dać komuś cynk
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give somebody a heads-up
pogratulować
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congratulate on
They congratulated the chieftain on his complicated, yet successful performance of an operation.
rewolucyjny
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revolutionary
the revolutionary government refused to hold any peace talks as long as it's conditions weren't approved.
testować, przetestować
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trial
Researchers have already trialled the effectiveness of using special varieties of bananas in the people treatment.
w okolicy czegoś, w zakresie czegoś
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in the region of
The minimum age to participate in the election for the president office is in the region of 30 or 35 years old.
w pełni wykorzystać, czerpać z czegoś garściami
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make the most of
You should make most of your life, don't waste your time. Should the opportunity arise, we will make the most of ot
gdyby nie
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but for
They would have visited me but for his illness. But for your help, I wouldn't have passed the last exam.
brać za pewnik, be doceniać
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take for granted
to believe something to be the truth without even thinking about it: If you take situations or people for granted, you do not realize or show that you are grateful for how much you get from them
I didn't realize that Melanie hadn't been to college - I suppose I just took it for granted. One of the problems with relationships is that after a while you just take each other for granted.
zaskoczyć kogoś
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take sb by surprise
poprzez światło na coś, rzucaj światło na coś
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through light on sth, shed light on sth
cast light
być dalece, wcale
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nowhere near
I told him that she had never been anywhere near the truth.
raz za razem
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time after time
countless times. again and again; repeatedly:
We're hearing the same news story time after time.
tam i z powrotem
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to and fro
in one direction and then in the opposite direction, a number of times:
She was gazing out the window, rocking rhythmically to and fro. Why are you pacing to and fro?
przemierzać miarowym rokiem
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pace
He paced up and down, trying to think of a plan
uważać za rzecz zasadniczą przywiązywać wagę do
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make a point
Making a point to get enough sleep has been a game changer.
zachwycać się czymś
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be in rapture over something
extreme pleasure and happiness or excitement:
I went into raptures over her new album. The prime minister's supporters greeted her speech with rapture.
wyskoczyć na spadochronie, zwinąć się, wymigać się
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bail out
to help a person or organization that is in difficulty, usually by giving or lending them money:
She keeps running up huge debts and asking friends to bail her out. Taxpayers are being asked to pay billions of dollars to bail out failing banks and other companies.
skontaktować się z kimś
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touch base
to talk to someone for a short time to find out how they are or what they think about something:
I just wanted to quickly touch base with you: did you get an email from my secretary about the meeting?
dźgać, uderzać, szabla
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saber
a heavy sword with a wide, usually curved blade, used in the past by soldiers on horses
odpokutować
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atone
to do something that shows you are sorry for something bad that you did or for something that you failed to do:
The director of the company has expressed a wish to atone for her past sins.
oblicze, wyraz twarzy, poparcie, przyzwalać
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countenance
the appearance or expression of someone's face: approval. to approve
He was of noble countenance. We will not give/lend countenance to any kind of terrorism. The school will not countenance bad behaviour.
zaprzeczyć
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negative, contravene
to deny. to do something that a law or rule does not allow, or to break a law or rule
The company knew its actions contravened international law. He wanted to go to the cinema with her but she had to negative because she had other plans. Don't negative the truth.
przygotowany / wykwalifikowany, zręczny. względny, połowiczny, częściowy, warunkowy (np. o sukcesie, zgodzie na coś
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qualified, skilled
having finished a training course, or having particular skills, etc.: trained
I'm not qualified to give advice on such matters. There seems to be qualified support for the idea.
rozlanie, wyciek
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spillage
During the last lesson our teacher explained how to avoid the spillage of the chemicals in the lab
w przeciwieństwie do
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contrary to something/ as opposed to/ In contrast to, unlike
Unlike a current account, a savings account doesn't allow you to withdraw money before a given period, specified in the agreement.
oddać głos
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to cast a vote
making a decision on who or what to vote for
I haven't made up my mind yet on which candidate to cast a vote for. Some politicians didn't even deign to come to the polling station and cast a vote.
owiany tajemnicą
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shrouded in mystery
Not like the result was close anyone.
coś przestaje istnieć lub działać, coś znika
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go out of the window
When he arrived all my confidence flew out of the window.
opanowanie, spokój
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composure
the feeling of being calm, confident, and in control: equanimity (formal
keep one's composure. I find their composure in this stressful situation really impressive. I didn't want to lose my composure in front of her.
wystawić (np. język), wychylić (np. głowę skądś), wychylić
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stick (stuck, stuck)
He kept sticking his head out of the car window, so I yelled at him. Do not stick your tongue out, it's rude.
kontrola, przegląd, inspekcja
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inspection
Many of the alleged mysteries have proven not so mysterious upon close inspection, with misinformation and inaccuracies circulating over the decades.
nakładać coś, nałożyć
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put sth on
impose something
They put a limit on the amount of luggage you can take onto a plane.
w razie
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in case
I'll remind them in case they forget.
wpadać na kogoś, wjechać (pojazdem w kogoś)
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bump into sb/sth
to meet someone unexpectedly. to run into somebody while riding a vehicle.
She turned right and bumped into a pedestrian. I wasn't paying attention and I bumped into the streetlamp.
przewracać
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knock over
to hit something or someone so that the person falls down
Who knocked over the chair? Cyclists in the race have to worry about fans knocking them over.
przyozdabiać, obwieszać ozdobami
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festoon
to decorate a room or other place for a special occasion by hanging coloured paper, lights, or flowers around it, especially in curves:
The hall was festooned with Christmas lights and holly. If you're not festonned with deflective lights and reflectors don't worry
wycieraczka
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wiper
The driver switched the windscreen wipers on. The rain got heavier, so I turned the wipers on.
lusterko boczne
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wing mirror
side mirror
He opened the car window and adjusted the wing mirror
przymknąć oko
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to turn a blind eye
to overlook a troublesome problem. to pretend not to see a
It appeard that a referee had turned a blind eye to the foul of one of the players during the championship final.
umożliwiać coś, ustąpić drogę
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make way
They cut down huge acres of forest to make way for the sweeping agricultural development in the region.
z dnia na dzień, natychmiastowy
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overnight
suddenly and unexpectedly
She became a star overnight. The book was an overnight success. It didn't happen overnight but took some long-lasting weeks to sail across ocean and reach the destination.
Letni dzień nie był na tyle ciepły abyśmy poszli popływać
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The summer day wasn't warm enough for us to go swimming
ingerować w coś (np. w czyjeś prawa, wolności)
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infringe on /upon
The infringing company consciously tries to make money off a product that infringes on the issued patent. infringe a patent
prowadzić badania/zbierać informacje
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do research
zasądzać, przyznawać (pieniądze dla kogoś), przyznawać (np. punkty w grze, rzut karny)
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award
The court awarded me 300 dollars of reparation. I hope they will award money to those children. The team was awarded a penalty kick. Obviously, the damages awarding can be much more in a willful case but simply refusing to investigate may also result in
wagarowac
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play truant
The school is testing a new scheme to discourage students from playing truant.
dozorca, bramkarz, stróż, opiekun
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keeper
The keeper says he heard some noise in the corridor last night. The keeper saves the ball.
wgrywać, wysyłać, wgrać, załadować (np. pliki na serwer internetowy)
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upload
they uploaded extremely blurred photographs of the victim. Upload photos to the fanpage.
odrzucić (ofertę), odmówić
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turn down
Think twice before you turn this advice down. I have to turn down your job offer.
prestiżowy (np. posada), wytworny, uroczysty, czarujący, olśniewający, wspaniały
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glamorous
attractive in an exciting and special way
The real life is a lot less glamorous. She was looking very glamorous.
. jak tylko, kiedy tylko, gdy tylko, w momencie gdy, moment, w którym
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the moment that. the instant
The moment she came back home, we sat down and discussed this problem. The instant she said these words, she regretted them.
pogratulować
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congratulate on
Carol congratulated Jack on passing his driving test.
atak zarazy, plaga, zaraza (insekty atakujące rośliny)
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infestation
używane w kontekście szkodników, insektów, chwastów czy uporczywych roślin, które stanowią problem przez swoją obecność
Fly infestation at state banquets. The basement is infested with mice.
psychiatra
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psychiatrist
The psychiatrist evaluated the mental state of the inmate.
sprężyna, sprężynka
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spring
There is a little spring in my pen. There are metal springs in this mattress.
dodatkowy, rozszerzenie
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add-on
a piece of equipment that can be connected to a computer to give it an extra use:
A printer is a useful add-on.
w powietrzu
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mid-air
a point in the air, not on the ground:
She caught the ball in mid-air.
strumień, wytrysk
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jet
a thin stream of something, such as water or gas, that is forced out of a small hole
It controls tiny jets of compressed air that would change the angle of the device in mid-airm. She turned on the hose and a jet of water sprayed across the yard.
pediatra
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paediatrician
powściągliwie, z rezerwą, umiarkowanie (witać, zachowywać się)
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cautiously
Reserved, moderate
My in-laws welcomed me cautiously. He reacted cautiously to the news. Plan to introduce amendments to the law have been cautiously welcomed.
całkowicie, zupełnie; w sumie; ogólnie rzecz biorąc
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altogether
This didn't altogether surprise me. not altogether... We have an altogether different idea. There are only six people altogether.
Być pozostawiony własnemu losowi, osiąść na mieliźnie, utknąć gdzieś
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be stranded
You stranded me in the middle of nowhere! make sure that you won't be stranded there in a far remote place, as nobody would be able to come and rescue you.
drenaż mózgów, emigracja zarobkowa młodych i wykształconych ludzi
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brain drain
the situation in which large numbers of educated and very skilled people leave their own country to live and work in another one where pay and conditions are better:
Britain has suffered a huge brain drain in recent years.
czy masz jakieś zastrzeżenia do mojego przymierzenia tego swetra?
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do you have any objections to my trying this sweater on?
przyszpilić, przygwoździć, kręgiel
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pin
to force someone or something to stay in a particular place by putting weight on him, her, or it:
bowling pin, She was pinned (down) under a pile of rubble. A guy leaped out at me and pinned me (up) against the wall. The bowling ball knocked all the pins over.
czekam na wiadomość od Ciebie
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look forward to hearing from you
wynajmować, wynajem
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to let
to rent (British)
If you don't pay the rent on time, I will let this room to someone else. This is a long-term let.
rozszerzać się (o źrenicy), poszerzyć, rozwodzić się, rozpisywać
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dilate
to (cause a part of the body to) become wider or further open:
The pupils of the eyes dilate as darkness increases. This drug will dilate the arteries. I shouldn't have dilated so much in the matura writing part.

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