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the lowest end of the bowels, down which solid waste travels before leaving the body through the anus She took the baby’s temperature with a rectal thermometer.
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pęd, kiełek (także poetycznie), sesja, polowanie start learning
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the first part of a plant to appear above the ground as it develops from a seed, or any new growth on an already existing plant. an occasion on which a group of people go to an area of the countryside to shoot animals Two weeks after we'd planted the seeds, little green shoots started to appear. figurative The first green shoots of economic recovery have started to appear. photo shoot
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at an angle of 90° to a horizontal line or surface We scrambled up the nearly perpendicular side of the mountain. The wheel rotates around an axis that is perpendicular to the plane.
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szpikulec na szaszłyki, rożen, szpads, skrytykować ostro start learning
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He skewered the meat and put it on the barbecue. He has been skewered for his attitude
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dug-out dwelling For now, they lived in a dugout
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Cyanide is put into the water to make them easy to catch.
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to deal with a problem or difficulty calmly and not to allow it to influence what you are doing: When you become a politician, you soon learn to take criticism in your stride.
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used to introduce a phrase that explains why or how much something described in another part of the sentence is true: Inasmuch as you are their commanding officer, you are responsible for the behaviour of these men.
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niefrasobliwie, nonszalancko start learning
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not considering other people's feelings or safety: That's a rather cavalier attitude. Never in her whole life had she been treated so cavalierly.
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nieśmiało, z zakłopotaniem owca start learning
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in a way that is embarrassed because you have done something wrong or silly He sheepishly admitted he hadn’t done his homework. The 35-year-old man grinned sheepishly when officers asked why he didn't have a licence. She gave me a sheepish smile and apologized.
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Take one pace backward, please.
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leżący na brzuchu, leżący twarzą w dół, skłonny (do zrobienia czegoś, podatny na choroby start learning
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lying face down I've always been prone to headaches. He was prone to depression even as a teenager. The photograph showed a man lying prone on the pavement, a puddle of blood around his head. injury-prone
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an occasion when people laugh or have an enjoyable time together Sounds of merriment came from the kitchen. His unusual name has long been a source of merriment among his friends.
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to add proof to an account, statement, idea, etc. with new information: Recent research seems to corroborate his theory.
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bezpośredniość, bliskość; natychmiastowość, pilność (potrzeby) start learning
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the fact that something seems real and important, so that you feel involved with it: Pre-recorded TV programmes have so much less immediacy and warmth than live theatre. She brought them back to the immediacy of the present.
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przypuszczenie, domysł; przypuszczać start learning
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guess about something based on how it seems and not on proof. surmise There's been a lot of conjecture in the media recently about the marriage. We'll never know exactly how she died; we can only conjecture.
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odpowiadać (na zarzuty), odeprzeć (krytykę), odpowiedzieć (błyskotliwie. powrócić (do towarzystwa) start learning
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to give a quick answer to what someone has said, in an angry or humorous way. to return to someone or something "No, I do not have time to help you," he rejoined impatiently. She rejoined her husband in Toronto, after her holiday in Paris.
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chwiać się, zataczać się; balansować na krawędzi start learning
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to appear to be about to fall while moving or standing: If something is teetering on the brink/edge of a bad situation, it is likely that the situation will happen soon Danielle was teetering around in five-inch heels. What we are seeing now is a country teetering on the brink of civil war.
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rozpieszczać, hołubić; gotować(poniżej temperatury wrzenia) start learning
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to protect someone or something too much: coddled eggs The steel industry is coddled by trade protection and massive subsidies. coddled eggs. to cook food, especially eggs, in water just below boiling temperature:
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prąd podwodny, ukryty nurt zabarwienie, nuta start learning
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I sensed an undercurrent of hostility in his words.
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to make a hole or holes in something: He suffered from bruises and a perforated eardrum in the accident.
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a thin piece of skin inside the ear that moves backwards and forwards very quickly when sound waves reach it, allowing you to hear sounds He suffered from bruises and a perforated eardrum in the accident.
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mleko dla niemowląt (nie od matki) start learning
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a type of milk that can be given to babies instead of milk from their mother
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hałaśliwy, wrzaskliwy, trudny do opanowania start learning
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noisy, energetic, and rough The party was a noisy rumbustious affair. The shouting, swearing, rumbustious chef returns for a new series next week.
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My grandfather hit me with the switch because I was naughty and rambustious. You should switch your old phone for a new one.
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siedzieć w niehumorze i przygnębieniu start learning
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to be unhappy and unwilling to think or act in a positive way, especially because of a disappointment: brood? There's no point in sitting at home and moping - get out there and find yourself another job!
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strong worry and unhappiness, especially about personal problems: All my children went through a period of late-adolescent angst.
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opiekun (osób starszych lub niepełnosprawnych) start learning
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She's the primary caregiver for her grandmother.
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doniosły, ważny, wielkiej wagi start learning
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very important because of effects on future events: the momentous news of the president's death Whether or not to move overseas was a momentous decision for the family.
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nakaz lub postanowienie sądu start learning
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an official order given by a law court, usually to stop someone from doing something: She is seeking an injunction banning the newspaper from publishing the photographs. The court has issued an injunction to prevent the airline from increasing its prices.
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zmusić kogoś do szybkiego działania (np. podjęcia decyzji) przybić start learning
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formal start learning
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the traditional customs and ways of behaving that are typical of a particular (part of) society: middle-class mores the mores and culture of the Japanese
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a man whose wife deceives him by having a sexual relationship with another man Go and find your wife, who's making a cuckold of you.
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rechot, rechotać, chichot (raczej pozytywny) start learning
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to laugh, showing pleasure and satisfaction: She chortled with glee at the news. chuckle
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ironicznie się uśmiechać; uśmieszek start learning
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a smile that expresses satisfaction or pleasure about having done something or knowing something that is not known by someone else: Maybe your husband does things that you don't know about," he said with a smirk. "I told you it would end in disaster," said Polly with a self-satisfied smirk on her face.
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good, pleasing, or effective. peachy a nifty piece of work/footwork a nifty little gadget
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to cause a baby or young animal to stop feeding on its mother's milk and to start eating other food, especially solid food, instead: The studies were carried out on calves that had been weaned at five weeks of age.
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grey, green, or yellow plant-like organism that grows on rocks, walls, and trees The lichen cannot be the only form of life on the planet.
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pogorszyć, zaostrzyć(stan) start learning
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to make something that is already bad even worse: This attack will exacerbate the already tense relations between the two communities. Exposure to mould has been associated with exacerbation of asthma.
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samobieżny,. skromny, trzymający się na uboczu, unikający rozgłosu start learning
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modest Quiet and self-effacing, he was nothing like other celebrities.
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usunąć; usuwać się w cień (zachowywać skromność) start learning
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to remove something intentionally: to behave in a modest way and treat the good things that you have achieved as if they are not important, often because you do not have much confidence The whole country had tried to efface the memory of the old dictatorship.
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wyróżnić kogoś, wybierać kogoś start learning
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I was singled out by the headmaster himself. We have to single out the best singer
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smark, glut; zasmarkaniec start learning
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mucus produced in the nose. a person who is rude and thinks that they are better than other people
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grubo pokryty, inkrustowany start learning
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covered with something hard or decorative She arrived home with her knees encrusted with mud. The manuscript is bound in gold and silver and encrusted with jewels.
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aberrant, abnormal, deviant different from what is typical or usual, especially in an unacceptable way: aberrant behaviour/sexuality
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napomnienie, nawoływanie, upomnienie start learning
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the act of strongly encouraging or trying to persuade someone to do something Despite the exhortations of the union leaders the workers voted to strike. The book is essentially an exhortation to religious tolerance. The governor exhorted the prisoners not to riot.
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skakać, rzucić się (na kogoś) 🦁 start learning
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to jump or move quickly in order to catch or take hold of something: swoop The cat sat in the tree ready to pounce on the ducks below. The police were waiting to pounce when he arrived at the airport.
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having a deep spiritual (= religious) quality or connection: shrouded in the mist of sacred mystery. the numinous mysteries of Mozart, Schumann, and Mahler
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, ograniczyć, zdefiniować (granicę, przestrzeń rolę) start learning
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to limit something. If you circumscribe a triangle, square, etc., you draw a circle that surrounds it and touches each of its corners. Their movements have been severely circumscribed since the laws came into effect. There followed a series of tightly circumscribed visits to military installations.
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skwapliwość, ochoczosc (z ochotą) start learning
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speed and eagerness She accepted the money with alacrity. He invited us all to visit, and we agreed with alacrity.
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any unpleasant, soft, dirty substance, often one that you cannot recognize: It was amazing how much gunge had accumulated in the pipe.
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the part of an engine that mixes fuel and air, producing the gas that is burned to provide the power needed to operate the vehicle or machine
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information that you have heard but do not know to be true: The evidence against them is all hearsay.
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to watch something or someone carefully I like to keep tabs on my bank account so that I don't spend too much.
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Students who spoke out of turn did not get called on. If he spoke out of turn, things might get difficult.
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a complicated system of paths or passages that people try to find their way through for entertainment. an area in which you can get easily lost because there are so many similar streets or passages: The old part of the town was a maze of narrow passages. labyrinth. It's almost impossible to get through the maze of bureaucracy
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It's almost impossible to get through the maze of bureaucracy Every time I get on a plane, I quake with fear. The play was so funny, we were all quaking with laughter. His entire body quaked when he stood up in front of the judge.
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nieskończoność bezgraniczność, bezkres start learning
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the state of having a limit or end The finitude of human life is a blessing for every individual. SMART Vocabulary:
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starting to exist or to become known: There are also emergent trends that could lead to improvements. When emergent nations assert their independence from other states, they are demanding their cultural freedom.
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wyciek, przeciek, przesączanie start learning
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leakage There are seepage areas and a spring in the north of the site. There'll be some seepage through the leather, but not too much.
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czynnik towarzyszący, współistniejący (n+adj) start learning
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something that happens with something else and is connected with it: accompaniment Loss of memory is a natural concomitant of old age.
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przyrodzony dar, uzdolnienie; dotowanie, dofinansowanie start learning
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something that you have from birth, often a quality: It's hard to live a life without any endowments. There are tests that can establish a baby's genetic endowment.
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kurs podyplomowy (dla studentów studiów magisterskich lub doktoranckich) start learning
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Graduate Course has been closed down because of the new policy.
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niewypowiedziany, nie do opisania start learning
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causing so much emotion, especially pleasure, that it cannot be described ineffable joy/beauty. Her beauty is ineffable
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wieloletni (jak roślina), wieczny, nieprzemijający, bylina start learning
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lasting a very long time, or happening repeatedly or all the time: recurrent The film "White Christmas" is a perennial favourite. We face the perennial problem of not having enough money. Roses and geraniums are perennials, flowering year after year.
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