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convenient
My secretary will call you to arrange a convenient time to meet.
useful to you because it saves you time, or does not spoil your plans or cause you problems
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dogodny / wygodny
Moja sekretarka zadzwoni do Ciebie, aby umówić dogodny czas na spotkanie.
go crazy
You have to maintain a balance, otherwise you go crazy.
to do something too much, in a way that is not usual or sensible, especially because you are excited
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zwariować
Musisz zachować równowagę, w przeciwnym razie zwariujesz.
handful of
There were only a handful of people there.
a very small number of people or things
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garstka
Tam była tylko garstka ludzi.
kip
I’ve only had an hour’s kip.
a period of sleep
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drzemka
Miałem tylko godzinę drzemki.
cram for an exam
She’s been cramming hard all week.
to prepare yourself for an examination by learning a lot of information quickly
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wkuwać do egzaminu
Przez cały tydzień ciężko wkuwała.
consolidate
The company has consolidated its position as the country’s leading gas supplier.
to strengthen the position of power or success that you have, so that it becomes more effective or continues for longer
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umacniać
Spółka umocniła swoją pozycję wiodącego dostawcy gazu w kraju.
fad
Interest in organic food is not a fad.
something that people like or do for a short time, or that is fashionable for a short time
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chwilowa moda
Zainteresowanie żywnością organiczną nie jest chwilowe.
taboo
Death is still a taboo subject for many people.
a taboo subject, word, activity etc is one that people avoid because it is extremely offensive or embarrassing
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tabu
Śmierć jest nadal tematem tabu dla wielu ludzi.
dye
Dozens of eggs were boiled in bright red dye.
a substance you use to change the colour of your clothes, hair etc
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barwnik
Kilkadziesiąt jajek zostało ugotowanych w jaskrawoczerwonym barwniku.
brass
The metal element was gleaming like molten brass.
a very hard bright yellow metal that is a mixture of copper and zinc
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mosiądz
Metalowy element lśnił jak stopiony mosiądz.
swelling
These tablets should reduce the swelling.
an area of your body that has become larger than normal, because of illness or injury
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opuchlizna / obrzęk
Te tabletki powinny zmniejszyć opuchliznę.
discharge
The swelling will probably discharge pus.
if a wound or body part discharges a substance such as pus (=infected liquid), the substance slowly comes out of it
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ropieć
Obrzęk prawdopodobnie zacznie ropieć.
navel
She had an emerald in her navel.
the small hollow or raised place in the middle of your stomach
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pępek
W pępku miała szmaragd.
hepatitis
Some organisations knew about the different types of viral hepatitis.
a disease of the liver that causes fever and makes your skin yellow.
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wirusowe zapalenie wątroby
Niektóre organizacje wiedziały o różnych typach wirusowego zapalenia wątroby.
tetanus
The decision to give tetanus immunisation depends on the patient's immunity
a serious illness caused by bacteria that enter your body through cuts and wounds and make your muscles, especially your jaw, go stiff
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tężec
Decyzja o szczepieniu przeciw tężcowi zależy od odporności pacjenta.
groovy
I've got a real groovy idea.
a word meaning fashionable, modern, and fun, used especially in the 1960s
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bombowy
Mam naprawdę bombowy pomysł.
on the spur of the moment
We would often decide what to play on the spur of the moment.
suddenly, without any previous planning or thought
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pod wpływem chwili
Pod wpływem impulsu decydowaliśmy, w co grać.
establishment
Local people are against having a nuclear establishment on their doorstep.
an organization or institution, especially a business, shop etc
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instytucja / placówka
Miejscowa ludność jest przeciwna co do placówki nuklearner w swoim otoczeniu.

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