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bezlitosny, pamiętliwy Unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy. start learning		unforgiving Species like the emperor penguin have overlapping layers of insulating plumage,
upierzenie Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s body; feathers used ornamentally. start learning		plumage Species like the emperor penguin have overlapping layers of insulating plumage,
przewidywać to imagine or expect something to happen, appear, etc. in a particular way: start learning		envision We envision and design solutions that deliver results today and shape tomorrow.
wyskakiwać, pojawiać się start learning		pop up But fossils of ancient penguins have popped up along the Equator,
równik Od czasu mojej ceremonii przejścia przez równik, przekroczyłem równik wiele razy. start learning		Equator ut fossils of ancient penguins have popped up along the Equator,
balsamiczny, kojący (np. powietrze, pogoda) (of weather) pleasantly warm: start learning		balmy To determine how penguins transitioned from balmy, tropical waters to polar seas
błahostka, drobiazg, nic ważnego someone who is not important and does not deserve respect: start learning		pipsqueak "You little pipsqueak!
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rzadkość Taka szczerość to rzadkość w dzisiejszych czasach. Gratuluję bycia jednym na milion! start learning		rarity rarities like the endangered yellow-eyed penguin and showstoppers like the yellow-tufted rockhopper penguin.
przedstawienie, które jest tak dobre, że zostaje przerwane przez aplauz publiczności a piece in a stage performance that the audience enjoy so much that their clapping and shouts of approval interrupt the performance start learning		showstopper rarities like the endangered yellow-eyed penguin and showstoppers like the yellow-tufted rockhopper penguin.
kępka (np. trawy), kłak (np. włosów), pęk (np. kwiatów) a number of short pieces of hair, grass, etc. that grow closely together or are held together near the base: start learning		tuft rarities like the endangered yellow-eyed penguin and showstoppers like the yellow-tufted rockhopper penguin.
pochodzenie, ród the members of a person's family who are directly related to that person and who lived a long time before him or her: start learning		lineage She's very proud of her ancient royal lineage.
niejasny, mało znany not known to many people: start learning		obscure an obscure island in the Pacific
różnorodny, urozmaicony, pstry consisting of many different types that do not appear to go together: start learning		motley The people who turned up for the meeting were a motley crew (= a group consisting of many different types of people).
żeglaż a person who travels by sea: start learning		seafarer Portugal, a land of seafarers
sprecyzować, dokładnie określić to discover or describe the exact facts about something: start learning		pinpoint Emergency workers at the site are still unable to pinpoint the cause of the explosion.
wpaść, gwałtownie spaść, rzucać się (np. do wody), przepychać to (cause someone or something to) move or fall suddenly and often a long way forward, down, or into something: start learning		plunge We ran down to the beach and plunged into the sea.
beczeć, mazać się (płakać), tłuszcz / sadło to cry in a noisy way like a child; the thick layer of fat under the skin of sea mammals start learning		blubber Some of these genes aided penguins’ ability to pack on blubber,
pomarszczony, zeschnięty much smaller than is needed or wanted: start learning		shriveled Some of these genes aided penguins’ ability to pack on blubber, while others molded their shriveled wings into streamlined flippers.
uproszczony, opływowy improved or made simpler: start learning		streamlined Some of these genes aided penguins’ ability to pack on blubber, while others molded their shriveled wings into streamlined flippers.
płetwy (na dole) one of two parts like arms on the bodies of some sea creatures, such as seals and penguins, used for swimming start learning		flippers Some of these genes aided penguins’ ability to pack on blubber, while others molded their shriveled wings into streamlined flippers.
wzmocnić to support or improve something or make it stronger: start learning		bolstered Some even bolstered penguins’ immune systems or helped them tolerate low oxygen during deep dives.
dostroić to make very small changes to something in order to make it work as well as possible: start learning		fine-tune The researchers also identified genes that helped fine-tune penguin eyes to peer through icy depths.
podczas compared with the fact that; but: start learning		Whereas Whereas most birds have four color cones in their eyes, one of these is inactive in penguins,
czopki (w oczach) start learning		cones Whereas most birds have four color cones in their eyes, one of these is inactive in penguins,
przeszkadzać, hamować, utrudniać to prevent someone doing something easily: start learning		hampering Whereas most birds have four color cones in their eyes, one of these is inactive in penguins, hampering their ability to see green and red.
kłopotliwy confusing, often because you do not know how to solve something: start learning		perplexing Some missing genes were perplexing to the researchers.
pożerać, jeść bardzo szybko to eat food too fast: start learning		gobble While modern penguins gobble krill, the team found evidence that their ancestors lacked genes that would have helped break down crustacean shells.
skorupiak start learning		crustacean While modern penguins gobble krill, the team found evidence that their ancestors lacked genes that would have helped break down crustacean shells.
przebijać start learning		spearing This may be evidence that ancient penguins were spearing larger prey, like fish and squid
zachować (cos) to keep or continue to have something: start learning		retain She has lost her battle to retain control of the company.
podniebienie the top part of the inside of your mouth start learning		palate Go ahead and run your tongue along the hard palate
dziwaczny very strange, bordering on the unimaginable. start learning		bizarre Because they look so bizarre, this glacial rate of change seems surprising
pulchny having a pleasantly soft, rounded body or shape; polite word for FAT start learning		plump But it reveals how successful the penguin’s plump yet streamlined body plan is
Na południe toward the south: start learning		southward Juliana Vianna, an ecologist at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, says this idea is consistent with the southward march of penguins occurring during bouts of global cooling.
Polegać na start learning		rely on Warming temperatures will impact the biogeographic ranges of penguins, the species they rely on as food and the species that, in turn, hunt them
Nieuchwytny difficult to describe, find, achieve, or remember: start learning		elusive The small, puffinlike bird probably lived in ancient New Zealand, but its fossils have proved elusive.
wydatny brzuch a fat stomach, especially on a man start learning		paunch I'm in a different range, am bald and have a paunch
brodzić to walk through water or other liquid with some effort, because it is deep enough to come quite high up your legs, or thick start learning		wade They had to wade through a swamp.
wyczerpujący, obszerny, wszechstronny complete and including everything that is necessary: start learning		comprehensive We offer you a comprehensive training in all aspects of the business.

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