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pomost, molo (do wsiadania i wysiadania z jachtów i łodzi)
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jetty
molo, pomost
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pier
zakwas, zaczyn
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sourdough
chleb na zakwasie
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sourdough bread / sour bread
pokryty pleśnią, spleśniały
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mildewed
strój, część garderoby
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garment
gentryfikacja, podniesienie statusu (np. sąsiedztwa, okolicy)
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gentrification
ścierać
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abrade
gwałtowny, potężny
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forcible
forcible art appreciation
1. opalarka 2. lampa lutownicza
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blowlamp British English blowtorch American English
obręcz, a ring of wood, metal, or plastic
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hoop
The dogs had been trained to jump through hoops
a brand name for a large ring, usually made of plastic, that children play with by putting it around their waist and moving their body so that it spins
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Hula-Hoop
kolczyki w kształcie obręczy
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hoop earrings
very expensive and fashionable, in a way that is intended to attract people's attention and admiration
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swanky
We stayed in a swanky hotel.
wsuwać, wkładać
Włożyłem list do skrzynki pocztowej
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pop
I popped a letter into a letterbox.
zaległy, nieuregulowany (np. rachunek) / not yet paid, solved, or done
Powinieneś zapłacić wszystkie zaległe rachunki.
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outstanding
$450 million in outstanding debts. There are still a couple of problems outstanding. I was tidying my outstanding emails I thought I would check. You should pay all outstanding bills.
wyścig eliminacyjny / a less important race or competition in which it is decided who will compete in the final event
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heat
Laura Muir says she’s "more prepared than ever" after easing through the 1500m heats in her pursuit of a first Olympic medal. There are 22 gold medals up for grabs and heats are taking place for some events.
przesunąć się powoli i ostrożnie
Byłem ranny, więc przesunąłem się ostrożnie na łóżku.
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to ease
I was hurt so I eased carefully on the bed. Laura Muir says she’s "more prepared than ever" after easing through the 1500m heats in her pursuit of a first Olympic medal.
szykować się do boju, zbierać się w sobie
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gird one's loins / gird up one's loins
Please take the time to reflect on what has been an exceptional and amazing year, and give yourself a well-earned pat on the back, before girding your loins, ready to go again. We need to celebrate this achievement and I hope we can do so somehow soon.
poklepanie po plecach
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pat on the back
ustalić spotkanie
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pop
Can you pop sometime in the diary with Joel, Daniel and Marek to introduce yourselves and give them an overview of your role/markets?
Powinno być napisane.
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It should read.
sztuczka, zręczność
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sleight
znak & (znaczący i czytany jako"and")
Please note the importance of using the ampersand “&” in the name and avoiding abbreviations like CUPA.
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ampersand
dzielenie
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division
przekrój poprzeczny
Schematyczny przekrój poprzeczny księzyca pokazuje różnice w grubości pokrywy.
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cross-section
A schematic cross-section of the Moon shows the difference of crust thickness.
Hydra (gwiazdozbiór)
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Sea Serpent / Hydra
dwuczłonowy (np. nazwisko)
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double-barrelled
First time I’ve been thankful for a double-barrelled second name otherwise me and Daniel would have the same initials, too.
błędnie (np wysłane zaproszenie)
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in error
Emails from Leanne about salesforce have been sent in error. Please ignore and do not accept meeting invitations.
słabnąć, zanikać, zmniejszać
Słabnaca odporność i rosnące zachorowania - czas by się martwić?
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wane
Waning immunity and rising cases - time to worry?
blednąć (o księżycu)
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wane
zanikający, ubywający (o fazach księżyca)
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waning
Dzięki. Bardzo interesujące. Muszę biec.
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Thanks everyone. Very interesting. Have to dash
układać naprzemiennie (np. zmiany w pracy, dni wolne)
John i Amy biorą wolne na zmiany.
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to stagger
John and Amy stagger their days off. Some countries have staggered school holidays so that holiday resorts do not become overcrowded.
kto pierwszy, ten lepszy
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first come, first served / FCFS
Current arrangements for free access to car parking on a first come, first served basis will continue for the time being. Free tickets will be given out on a first come, first served basis.
kruchy (twardy, ale łatwo łamliwy)
Żelazo jest twardsze od brązu, ale jest kruche.
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brittle
Iron is harder than bronze, but it's brittle.
teczka (kartonowa, plastikowa, ze skóry)
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document wallet
przeszkoda, utrudnienie, szkopuł
Wesele udało się bez przeszkód.
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hitch
The wedding went off without a hitch. There were some hitches with the opening the webinar.
włączać, nastawiać (np. radio)
On próbował nastawić radio. Dlaczego nie nastawisz telewizora?
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pop something on
He tried to pop the radio on. Why don't you pop the TV set on? Pop your mic on and ask your question verbally.
Już minęła godzina (wykładu).
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We are on the hour.
1) przypuszczać, domyślać się 2) snuć domysły SYN speculate
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conjecture
We'll never know exactly how she died; we can only conjecture. He conjectured that the company would soon be in financial trouble.
przypuszczenie, domysł
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conjecture
There's been a lot of conjecture in the media recently about the marriage.
za kilka slajdów
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in a few slide time
tabliczka mnożenia
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multiplication table / times table
to immediately work hard and successfully at a new activity / 1) przystąpić do robienia czegoś bez ociągania się 2) zacząć odnosić sukcesy
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hit the ground running
In October 2019 we were delighted to have Niamh join the Delivery Team in CLS as a Project Manager, hitting the ground running with Global Perspectives 7-9, which she managed to produce ahead of schedule.
a person who loves expensive things and pleasure / compare: hedonist (hedonism)
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sybarite
stajnia, stajenka, też w znaczeniu produktu (grupy produktu)
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stable
redeveloping some of the principal properties in our IB stable
opacznie, na opak
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awry
Perfect plans can go awry.
1) ciekawostka 2) smaczny kąsek, łakomy kąsek / a small piece of interesting information, or a small dish of pleasant-tasting food
Grandma always has a few titbits for the children if they're visiting at lunchtime.
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titbit (UK), tidbit (US)
Our guide gave us some interesting titbits about the history of the castle. This magazine is full of juicy titbits (= small pieces of interesting information, especially about other people's private lives).
bluza (z kapturem lub bez), bluza sportowa, górna część dresu / a piece of informal clothing with long sleeves, usually made of thick cotton, worn on the upper part of the body
On nosił ciemną bluzę z kapturem.
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sweatshirt
He was wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt. She was dressed casually in jeans and a sweatshirt.
krótka bluzeczka odsłaniająca brzuch, krótki top
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cropped top
spodnie nad kostkę, spodnie 7/8
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cropped pants / trousers
bielizna damska
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lingerie
mucha (od garnituru)
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bow tie
koszulka z krótkim rękawem, koszulka
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T-shirt also tee shirt also tee
1) podszewka (np. w kurtce, sukience) 2) futrówka (w bucie)
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lining
falbanka
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flounce
1) mankiet (na końcu rękawa) 2) mankiet (spodni)
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cuff
Poszukiwane: Czy ktoś ma bagażnik rowerowy, który można zamontować na haku holowniczym, który mógłby mi pożyczyć w ten weekend (18/19 września)?
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Wanted: Does anybody have a bike rack that can be mounted on a towbar they would be able to lend me this weekend (18/19 September)?
obmawianie, obgadywanie
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backbiting
1) psioczyć, narzekać 2) plotkować
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bitch
We’ve all encountered backbiting, bitching, and inappropriate comments in the workplace.
praca z biura vs praca zdalna
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working from my regular workplace vs working remotely
obciach
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cringe
What's the most cringe that's ever happened to you. / most cringe moment
luksusowy, kosztowny, elegancki
On zaprosił mnie do luksusowej restauracji.
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fancy
He invited me to a fancy restaurant. dress fancily
powściągliwość, delikatne ujęcie (czegoś), umniejszanie, niedopowiedzenie
Zmęczony to delikatnie powiedziane, jestem wyczerpany!
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understatement
Tired is an understatement, I'm exhausted!
skrajny, przesadzony, naciągany, wyolbrzymiony / too extreme and not suitable, or demanding too much attention or effort, especially in an uncontrolled way
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over the top / OTT
I thought the decorations were way (= very) over the top. The speech was a bit OTT. He realized he'd gone over the top with the seating arrangements.
banalny, wyświechtany, oklepany / often said, used, or done, and therefore not original and not interesting
To banalna i nudna historia.
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clichéd / /ˈkliː.ʃeɪd/
It's a clichéd and boring story. He made some clichéd remark. It might sound clichéd, but knowing that you're doing something worthwhile makes a big difference.
(informal) smarkający się, zakatarzony, zasmarkany / covered with mucus from the nose
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snotty
You could have told me I had a snotty nose! I don't want to use your snotty handkerchief!
(informal) zadzierający nosa (o osobie) /rude and behaving badly, especially by treating other people in a way that shows that you believe yourself to be better than them
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snotty
I hate having to deal with snotty customers. a snotty teenager She was so snotty to me!
[U] śluz, wydzielina
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mucus
zarazek
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germ
Not bringing germs to the office. I don't want to pass on my germs.
pomagać, służyć pomocą
Jego obowiązkiem jest pomagać przy dziecku. Chcę pomóc w kuchni.
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help out
It's his responsibility to help out with the baby. I want to help out in the kitchen.
szyjka macicy / relating to the cervix (= the narrow, lower part of the uterus)
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cervix
cervical cancer cervical screening
szyjkowy, szyjny
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cervical
badania przesiewowe szyjki macicy
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cervical screening / used to be called a 'smear test'
wymaz (krwi, wydzieliny jakiegoś narządu)
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smear
macica
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formal: uterus / womb
jajnik
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ovary
pochwa, wagina
Zewnętrzna część pochwy zawiera wiele zakończeń nerwowych.
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vagina
The outer part of the vagina contains many nerve endings.
skracać się, dzień w porze zimowej
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draw in
They chat about how terrible the weather has been and how soon the nights will be drawing in and there hasn't been much of a summer.
rutyna, utarte sposoby postępowania
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rut
She seems to have got herself into a bit of a rut.
zawodzić kogoś
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let somebody down
She was supposed to be meeting up to go to the cinema with an old work colleague but at the last minute was let down. The outing was planned some time ago and so Fiona felt very disappointed by this and spent the evening at home alone.
obniżka (cen) / a reduction in the price of something
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markdown
We're offering a ten percent markdown on selected items.
kundel / a dog, especially one whose parents are of different breeds
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mutt
zmienić coś (na lepsze), przeformułować coś / to cause a situation or organization to change in a positive direction
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turn something around
They were losing badly but they turned things around in the second half of the game. We become the guilty pleasure of the publishing world and that is how we turn it around.
wstydliwa przyjemność, przyjemność, która wywołuje poczucie winy
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guilty pleasure
sprzeniewierzenie się (wartościom, ideom), odstępstwo (od zasad), zdrada (np. lojalności) / the act of leaving a country, political party, etc. to go to another one
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defection
Over the years there were hundreds of defections to the West/defections from the East. Recent changes in policy have resulted in large-scale defection from the party.
podnosić, wciągać, dźwigać
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hoist
Lift, swing, hoist (about lifting a canoe), turn, march.
opieszałość, powolność, opóźnienie, spóźnienie, spóźnialstwo / the quality of being late or slow
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tardiness
Tardiness will result in a detention. I know how frustrating it can be to get behind schedule because of one person's tardiness.
To wielka prośba.
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It's a big ask.
to zwykłe pdfy
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flat PDFs
wietrzny (o pogodzie)
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blustery
wyczerpujący, wymagający wysiłku, ponad siły
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gruelling
najwyższy / najnizszy punkt w historii / An all-time high, low, best, etc. is the highest, lowest, best, etc. level that has ever been
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all-time high / low
Real estate prices are at an all-time high. After three years of drought, the water in the lake had reached an all-time low.
wiele, dużo, cała kupa (slang)
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buttload
The my boss dumped a Butt Load of work on my desk for me to finish. After that I quit.
1) N bryła, gruda, kawałek 2) V: grupować, wrzucać do jednego worka / to consider or deal with as a group
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lump
Children of various abilities are lumped together in one class. I'm sick of Mary lumping me into the same age category as him.

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