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an interruption in the usual way that a system, process, or event works
zakłócenia
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disruption
often use it before an adjective to emphasise what they are saying
very, really
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dead
Is it lunch time yet? I’m dead hungry!
A "..." disease can be caught by touching someone who has the disease or a piece of infected clothing:
zaraźliwy, zarażona osoba
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contagious
The infection is highly contagious, so don't let anyone else use your towel. Keep him out of school until he's not contagious anymore.
it means you 'behave in an unhelpful way' – possibly sending someone from one place to another to get help
zbywać kogoś
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Give someone the runaround
When I called the bank to ask for a loan, they just gave me the runaround. She went to the hospital to get the results of her test, but she just got the runaround. Now she's going to make a formal complaint.
gofry
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waffle
(informal) comfortable
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comfy
The process of becoming less formal and more relaxed, more casual
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casualisation
a style of casual clothing especially worn by young people from urban settings
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streetwear
appear or happen gradually over time
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filter through
the trend for streetwear filtered through from its specialised area into mainstream fashion until everyone was following it
the state of being healthy
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wellness
lumpy; having many raised areas on the surface
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knobbly
zgrubny
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coarse
An XML schema describes the coarse shape of the XML document
If something someone says or does is "...", it is unpleasant or not suitable and it is likely to upset or offend people
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out of order
His behaviour in the meeting was out of order.
someone is experiencing a series of successes, one after another.
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be on fire
without success
bez sukcesu lub na próżno (in a way that has no purpose or meaning)
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in vain
We walked on, looking in vain for a taxi. Did all these young men die in vain?
suma częściowa
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subtotal
the action or process of throwing away or getting rid of something.
pozbycie się
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disposal
verb: dispose
to decide to forget about or ignore someone or something
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push sb/sth aside
naruszenie, pogwałcenie
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Infringement
wodorosty
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seaweed
siać spustoszenie
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wreak havoc
nadający się do zamieszkania
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habitable
goić się, zagoić się (np. rana)
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heal
recenzować
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peer review
zwabić do, przyciągnąć
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to lure
Spain works to lure tourists from beach to shops
deficyt, niedobór
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deficit
wyrrmontować, przejrzeć dokładnie
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overhaul
wzmacniać, zwiększać
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amplify
which means 'to choose the best or most desirable things from a group'
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to cherry-pick
We need to cherry-pick the best food for our new restaurant – we really want to impress our customers.
a gentle push
lekkie popchnięcie, zachęta
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a nudge
to make a strong effort against something
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to fight (something) tooth and nail
and of course this is something that the coffee shops have been fighting tooth and nail.
przeczucie
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hunch
przykrywka, wieczko
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lid
keep something under control and stop it from increasing
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keep a lid on something
(of a plan) to have the opposite result from the one you intended
spalić na panewce, nie wypalić
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backfire
China has issued a strong warning to Hong Kong's protesters, saying their attempts "to play with fire will only backfire".
na skraju
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on the verge of
"on the verge of a very dangerous situation".
irritating inconvenience.
kłopot, męczarnia
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hassle
If a piece of work or problem is '...', it is difficult to deal with and needs careful attention or skill:
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tricky
It's tricky to learn to ride a skateboard, but you never forget how. I'm in a tricky situation - whatever I do I'll offend someone
to cause something to continue:
uwiecznić, umocnić
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perpetuate
nieszkodliwy
harmless
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innocuous
to suggest an idea for consideration:
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put forward/forth something

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