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ciecierzyca, cieciorka, groch włoski start learning
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dawać komuś cynk (informować kogoś o czymś), ostrzegać kogoś A co jeśli pójdę do gliniarzy i dam im cynk? start learning
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What if I get along to the cops and tip them off?
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dużo znaczeń, między innymi: 1) nakaz sądowy 2) poręka, rękojmia, zabezpieczenie start learning
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wymanewrować, przechytrzyć / to cleverly get an advantage over someone, especially a competitor SYN: outsmart start learning
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In the negotiations, he outmanoeuvred his rivals by offering a higher price.
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nie do utrzymania, nie do obrony (np. stanowisko, opinia) 1) An x situation cannot continue as it is 2) not able to be supported or defended against criticism, or no longer able to continue start learning
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If three people in four no longer support the government, isn't this an untenable situation? The position of the players’ union has become untenable.
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(literary) dzierżyć (np. miecz, topór), władać (bronią) / to hold a weapon or tool and look as if you are going to use it start learning
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She was confronted by a man wielding a knife.
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dzierżyć władzę / to have or use power, authority, or influence, or to hold and use a weapon start learning
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Under the new city charter, the mayor wields most of the power. Wielding moral authority
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niszczyć, niweczyć, przekreślić (np. szanse) / to spoil something start learning
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A broken leg blighted her chances of winning the championship.
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rdza, śniedź, zaraza / a disease that damages and kills plants start learning
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plaga, nękające problemy / something that spoils or has a very bad effect on something, often for a long time start learning
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His arrival cast a blight on the wedding day.
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something that spoils or destroys or causes damage start learning
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The city stopped urban blight by rebuilding neighborhoods.
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a stroppy teenager / It's no use getting stroppy - I said no and I meant it!
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zdumiewający, szokujący, oszałamiający / very shocking and surprising start learning
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It costs a staggering $50,000 per week to keep the museum open to the public
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Discarded food containers and bottles littered the streets.
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interesujący, przykuwający uwagę / very exciting and interesting and making you want to watch or listen start learning
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I found the whole film very compelling. a compelling story
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compelling evidence / It's a fairly compelling argument for going.
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przygotowywać się / to prepare yourself physically or mentally for something unpleasant start learning
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Britons brace for the end of heatwave as UK battered by cold Arctic front. The weather forecasters told us to brace ourselves for a heavy storm.
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zbić, walić, tłuc, uderzać On tłukł worek treningowy przez godzinę. start learning
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He battered the punching bag for an hour.
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uderzyć, doświadczyć, poszkodować (np. przez silny wiatr) Miasto zostało poszkodowane przez Huragan Irma. start learning
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The city was battered by Hurricane Irma.
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rzadkie ciasto (np. na naleśniki) Przygotowałem rzadkie ciasto na naleśniki na śniadanie. start learning
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I've prepared pancake batter for breakfast.
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Uwielbiam kiedy smażona ryba ma chrupiącą panierkę. start learning
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I love when my deep fried fish has a crispy batter.
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zaczerwieniony, piekący (np. o zadrapanej skórze) start learning
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Her face was raw from the fusion of tears and acrylic.
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płytkość (wypowiedzi), banał, frazes synonim: truism / a remark or statement that may be true but is boring and has no meaning because it has been said so many times before start learning
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He doesn't mouth platitudes about it not mattering who scores as long as the team wins.
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marnować, trwonić (pieniądze) start learning
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the amount of possibilities she had squandered
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przeszukiwać, szperać, szukać start learning
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She quickly rummaged for the paper tissue that was stuffed up the inside sleeve of her polo neck.
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She returned to her train of thought.
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bomba (coś wyjątkowo interesującego, zabawnego) / British English spoken / (British English, informal) something that you think is very good, funny, etc. start learning
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This is crackers. It was a cracker of a goal. I've got a joke for you. It's a real cracker!
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obcesowy, opryskliwy / quick and rude in manner or speech start learning
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His secretary was a little brusque with me.
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uroczy, urokliwy, klimatyczny (o miejscu) / attractive because of being unusual and especially old-fashioned start learning
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a quaint old cottage / quaint stone terraced houses
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płowy (kolor) / synonim: fawn / of a light yellowish-brown colour, like that of a lion start learning
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The two-way twit-twoo of tawny owls.
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The rest was sold for next to nothing.
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wielka wytwórnia płytowa (jedna z wytwórni wchodzących w skład Wielkiej Czwórki wiodącej na rynku muzycznym) start learning
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przedostatni / second from the last start learning
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It's the penultimate episode of the series tonight.
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nienawidzić, nie cierpieć / to feel angry because you have been forced to accept someone or something that you do not like start learning
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She bitterly resented her father's new wife. [+ -ing verb ] He resents having to explain his work to other people.
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spodnium (kostium damski składający się z żakietu i spodni) start learning
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(slang) naćpać się, nawalić się start learning
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1) spiżarnia 2) pokój kredensowy start learning
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naparstek (ochrona na palca) start learning
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to throw a thimble of water on a bonfire
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marzłoć, wieczna zmarzlina start learning
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Wynurzyła się z wody, wyglądając jak syrenka. start learning
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She surfaced out of water looking like a mermaid.
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Ten lodowiec zawsze jest w ruchu, więc musimy być ostrożni. start learning
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This glacier's always moving, so we have to be careful.
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She imagined herself as just another brilliant freak of nature. Just another sentient animal, trying their best.
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nadciągający, bliski, nieuchronny Firma ta jest w bliskim niebezpieczeństwie upadku. start learning
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The company is in imminent danger of collapse.
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bis (dodatkowy utwór grany na koniec koncertu) Wygląda jak bis ostatniego występu. start learning
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Looks like an encore of the last performance.
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niebezpieczny, ryzykowny, zagrażający start learning
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The lorry was lodged in a very precarious way, with its front wheels hanging over the cliff. Many borrowers now find themselves caught in a precarious financial position.
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Hej, Brian ma kilka dodatkowych biletów na mecz Lakersów. Chcesz iść? start learning
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Hey, Brian has some extra tix for the Lakers game. Fancy going?
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przygnębiony, przybity, zdeprymowany, rozczarowany, niezadowolony, zawiedziony / unhappy, disappointed, or without hope start learning
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She looked a bit dejected when they told her she didn't get the job.
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zatrzymywać się (samochodem) Zatrzymaliśmy się pod małą kawiarnią. Zatrzymaj się tutaj, chcę wysiąść z auta. start learning
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We pulled up at a small café. Pull up here, I want to get out of the car.
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chrzęst (dźwięk miażdżenia, np. szkła) / też czasownik On usłyszał chrzęst w salonie. start learning
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He heard a crunch in the living room. She crunched over the gravel towards fans.
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nieskazitelny, nieskazitelnie czysty Przenieśliśmy się do nieskazitelnie czystego, nowego biura. start learning
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We moved into a pristine new office.
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sądowy zakaz zbliżania się do kogoś start learning
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1) natręt (śledzący kogoś) 2 natręt, dewiant (osoba chodząca stale za kimś, w kim jest nieszczęśliwie zakochana) start learning
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zejść na złą drogę, zacząć wariować (źle się zachowywać), zachowywać się w niekontrolowany i zwariowany sposób to start behaving in a way that is not generally acceptable, especially dishonestly or illegally start learning
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He went off the rails in his first year at university.
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Wazon się wywrócił i na stół wypadły kwiaty. Zawsze wywracam ten stojak na parasole. start learning
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The vase tipped over and the flowers fell out to the table. I always tip over the umbrella stand.
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niebezpieczeństwo, zagrożenie Jego życie było w niebezpieczeństwie, więc musiałam działać. start learning
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His life was in jeopardy, so I had to act.
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1) ustępować (o bólu), opadać (o emocjach) 2) uspokajać się (o burzy), słabnąć (o wietrze) / If a condition x-s, it becomes less strong or extreme start learning
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The police are hoping that the violence will soon subside. As the pain in my foot subsided, I was able to walk the short distance to the car.
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smycz (wieszana na szyi, np. do kluczy) start learning
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By the time her stoned and heavily inebriated older brother realised what she was doing, it was too late. The swim was under the way.
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równo oddalony, znajdujący się w jednakowej odległości / equally far or close start learning
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Australia is roughly equidistant from Africa and South America.
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lekko drwiący, kpiący / showing that you find a bad or difficult situation slightly funny start learning
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Rich, tracimy Ciebie (podczas rozmowy na Teamsie, gdy urywa się połączenie) start learning
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w nieładzie, w opłakanym stanie, zszargany start learning
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She looked terrible after sleeping on the carpet in a baggy T shirt. She felt her face and it was creased from where she had been lying and her hair felt dirty and bedraggled.
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zagubiony, skołowany / syn: confused and nervous start learning
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She seemed a little flustered. If I look flustered it's because I'm trying to do so many things at once.
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nieudany, spartaczony / used to describe something, usually a job, that is done badly start learning
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Scotland's first minister has apologised for the botched introduction of the country's vaccine passport app. Our landlord redecorated the bedroom, but it was such a botched job that we decided to redo it.
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plaga (np. szczurów), zmora (rzecz powodująca cierpienia, nieszczęścia) / utrapienie (o osobie) start learning
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Malaria has been one of the biggest scourges on humanity for millennia and mostly kills babies and infants.
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konar / a large branch of a tree start learning
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odwracać role / to change from being in a weaker position in relation to someone else to being in a stronger position start learning
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The plaintiff’s lawyer turned the tables this morning by producing some strong new evidence.
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It shows assorted animals being pursued, including a representation of an ostrich above the southwest window with a horseshoe in its mouth. This was a convention sometimes used by artists at the time to ~ the tradition that ostriches could consume iron.
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unkempt beard / an unkempt lawn
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severed head / The knife severed an artery and he bled to death. Her foot was severed from her leg in a car accident. Electricity cables have been severed by the storm.
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przysłówrk: jeden za drugim, gęsiego / noun: a way of walking with one person behind another start learning
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The schoolchildren were told to walk in single file.
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kaplica mariacka (w kościołach angielskich) start learning
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nabrzeże, nadbrzeże, przystań start learning
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Carrack Gladden (Cornish: Karrek Gladn, meaning rock on a bank) is a coastal headland in St Ives Bay at the eastern end of Carbis Bay beach between Hayle and St Ives in west Cornwall.
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nieproszony, niezamawiany (np. towar) / given or done without being asked start learning
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No unsolicited nude pictures.
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I was completely mesmerised by the performance. Flowers mesmerised her with the most exquisite purple she had ever seen.
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dawne dzieje, zeszłoroczny śnieg; coś, na co już nie mamy wpływu i jest mało istotne start learning
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water under the bridge / dam Yes, we did have our disagreements but that's water under the bridge now.
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On lubi instrumenty dęte. start learning
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He likes wind instruments.
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Namocz ubrania w ciepłej wodzie, aby pozbyć się plam. Namocz fasolę przed ugotowaniem. start learning
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Soak the clothes in warm water to get rid of the stains. Soak the beans before cooking.
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1) N: klej 2) ADJ: lepki, przyczepny (łatwo przyklejający się) start learning
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1) wacik, tampon (medyczny) 2) wymaz (pobierany do badań) start learning
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Will coffee drinkers plump for potato milk?
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cukierek mleczny, karmelek start learning
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Agnes takes the stairs, two in a time.
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odezwać się nie w porę, wyrwać się jak filip z konopi / to say something that you should not have said start learning
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I'm sorry if I spoke out of turn, but I thought you already knew.
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not be a patch on something This new washing machine isn't a patch on our old one. My new phone isn’t a patch on the old one. The camera is rubbish. My holiday at home wasn’t a patch on a trip abroad. Overseas travel is so much more fun.
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cytuję, ..., koniec cytatu We’re talking about the phrase ‘quote... unquote’ which people say when they are repeating something someone has said, often when they don’t agree with it. So, have you got it, Neil? start learning
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You told me, quote “this car will last you a lifetime” unquote, but after a few months, it’s already broken down! The company said, quote “staff will get a pay rise in August” unquote – but it’s September and we’re still waiting.
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dokuczliwy, kłopotliwy, dolegliwy start learning
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pokryty żłobieniami / having long, thin lines, marks, or strips of colour start learning
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The canyon walls were striated with colour. striated muscle fibre, striated rock
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I thought she squared up to the situation admirably.
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The wreck was covered in a fine layer of silt. The tunnel had been blocked with silt.
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szpakowaty, siwy o osobie / having hair that is grey or becoming grey: start learning
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Grizzled veterans in uniform gathered at the war monument.
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pokryte pleśnią, zapleśniały, spleśniały start learning
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pleśń, pleśnieć, pleśniowy start learning
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knot, świeczki, lampy naftowej start learning
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a piece of string in the centre of a candle, or a similar part of a light, that supplies fuel to a flame
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She seizes the cool waxy column of a candle and holds its wick to an ember. The candlewick catches, the flame guttering, nearly vanishing, then gathering strength.
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gryźć, obgryzać, wygryzać start learning
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She looms at the nails she cannot stop herself gnawing the minute they emerge.
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11 listopada, rocznica zakończenia pierwszej wojny światowej (w państwach alianckich oprócz Włoch) start learning
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A two-week armistice has been declared between the rival factions.
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He'd been planting marigolds in the border opposite. Another option is the slightly lurid marigold, which flowers generously once you dead-head it.
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prostoduszny, prostolinijny, szczery / honest, not able to deceive start learning
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She regarded him with wide, guileless blue eyes. guileless gaze
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działać komuś na nerwy / If something, especially a noise, sets your teeth on edge, it annoys you very much. start learning
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set somebody's teeth on edge That DJ's voice really sets my teeth on edge.
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półgłówek, głupek / a stupid person start learning
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dręczyć, nękać (np. o wyrzutach sumienia) / to make you feel worried or uncomfortable start learning
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I've been gnawed by guilt about not replying to her letter yet. The feeling that I've forgotten something has been gnawing at me all day.
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łaciaty, pstry, srokaty (o koniu) start learning
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czarnoksiężnik, czarodziej / in stories, a man who has magical powers and who uses them to harm other people start learning
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He was suspected of misusing his magical powers as a sorcerer.
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osoba na której nie można polegać start learning
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pierwszy, najwcześniejszy, dziewiczy (np. o pierwszym rejsie statku) start learning
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We hope you enjoy reading this maiden issue of Connect News!
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nieprzewidywalny, zwariowany, postrzelony / (informal, sometimes offensive) behaving in a way that is strange, not responsible or not expected start learning
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Teams seems very flaky for me too this morning! The central character of the play is a flaky neurotic.
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lamówka, obwódka, obszycie start learning
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Choose your favourite model: oversized cardigan or asymmetric pullover with rubber piping.
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słaby, marny, słaby (o argumentacji, wyjaśnieniu, wymówce) / A x argument, excuse, etc. is weak and difficult to believe start learning
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flimsy vaccination / When I asked him why he was late, he gave me some flimsy excuse about having car trouble.
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podburzać, podżegać, jątrzyć, namawiać, judzić, zachęcać, agitować, pobudzać (np. do buntu) / to encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent start learning
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She was expelled for inciting her classmates to rebel against their teachers. They denied inciting the crowd to violence. She incited racial hatred by distributing anti-Semitic leaflets.
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I second/third/fourth the recording, thanks
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płatkowaty, łuskowaty, łuszczący się, odpadający płatami / coming off easily in small, flat, thin pieces start learning
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dry, flaky skin / a flaky scalp
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hamować, powstrzymywać, utruniać, np rozwój, proces / to prevent someone from doing something by making them feel nervous or embarrassed start learning
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Some workers were inhibited (from speaking) by the presence of their managers.
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kraciasta bawełna / a gingham dress/tablecloth start learning
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