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obecność (pojawienie się gdzieś) (czyjaś obecność gdzieś)/prezencja (wygląd, umiejętność zaprezentowania się) start learning
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Your presence is optional. / I was disturbed by her presence. / His presence is not welcome here. / You have no presence to be a dancer.
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He lives alone and has no relatives in the city. / She has no close relatives who could help her.
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wskaźnik (bezrobocia), współczynnik (umieralności)/cena (za produkt, usługę), opłata (za coś), stawka (za przejazd)/klasa, gatunek (czegoś)/szybkość, tempo (wzrostu), prędkość (robienia czegoś) start learning
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I told my assistants to work on their own rate. The unemployment rate in this region has risen. / During fhe flu season the mortality rate has increased by 1%. / The taxi rate is higher on Sundays. / We haven't agreed a rate yet. / We were served a first-rate food.
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hol (w hotelu)/pokój wypoczynkowy, salon/komfortowy bar (w hotelu, pubie)/poczekalnia (na lotnisku) start learning
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lobby - hol (w hotelu) // transit lounge - poczekalnia (na lotnisku) The elevator is in the lounge. / The lobby was crowded with hotel guests. / He's waiting for you in the lounge. / They were drinking some fancy drinks in the lounge. / I know the bartender up at the Air France lounge.
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naruszenie, pogwałcenie, profanacja, wykroczenie (praw)/coś gwałcącego, naruszającego (przepisy), narzędzie profanacji start learning
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So far, no violations have been reported by either side. / The violation of my rights is not ok. / The last thing we need is another animal rights violation.
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biegłość, wprawa, sprawność/kompetencja, fachowość start learning
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Proficiency in English is required for this job. / We rely on you to deal with the issue with due proficiency.
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stan (w jakimś coś, ktoś się znajduję)/państwo (administracja, rząd, kraj)/stan (jednostka administracyjna państwa)/bajzel, chlew start learning
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His car is in terrible state. / I don't know if her state of mind will improve. / My grandpa always complains about the state. / He is a head of our state. / Alaska is the largest state in the USA. / Your room is a total state.
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śmiertelność, umieralność (liczba zgonów) start learning
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immortality - nieśmiertelność // mortal - śmiertelny // immortal - nieśmiertelny The mortality rate is constantly increasing because of the ongoing war.
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ankieta, sondaż/głosowanie, wybory/liczba oddanych głosów start learning
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to poll - przeprowadzać sondaż, ankietę/zbierać, zdobywać (głosy) - I don't have an idea how to poll. / We polled a lot of votes. A new poll suggests there is support for our proposal. / I always go to the presidential polls. / Two students counted the poll.
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badanie, sondaż, ankieta/pomiar/inspekcja, przegląd start learning
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to survey - przeprowadzać sondaż/przyglądać się, obserwować/przeprowadzać inspekcję - Green Peace surveyed us on the street. / She surveyed him carefully. / We need to survey our new house. The survey is completely anonymous. / The survey isn't completely accurate. / The manager cleaned the restaurant one day before the survey.
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podpalenie (przestępstwo) start learning
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He has been accused of arson. / There will be an investigation into the alleged arson.
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zawieszenie broni, przerwanie ognia start learning
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truce - rozejm, zawieszenie broni - I was negotiating a truce between the two armies. The ceasefire of 23 January is extremely fragile and only really exists on paper.
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banquet - biesiada, uczta This dinner was a real feast. / There was a feast after the ceremony.
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przewód, kabel/sznur, sznurek/sztruks start learning
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cord - sztruksowy - He wore cord pants. Check the cord before you use it. / Unfortunately, this cord isn't long enough. / Connect the cord to the printer. / I tried two sticks together with a cord.
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drąg, drążek, laska/pręt, kij/różdżka/rózga/spluwa, gnat start learning
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He hit his dog with a rod. / He picked up a metal rod and used it as a weapon. / The girl drew a fairy with a magical rod. / She received a rod for Christmas. / The rod was touching his forehead.
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fairies - wróżki When he was little, I used to be his tooth fairy.
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zastępca (osoby wyżej rangą) start learning
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The boss is out of town and I, as his deputy, have to take care of the company.
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She struggled with all her might to free herself. / We shouted with all our might but nobody heard us.
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suma, całość, wynik łączny start learning
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aggregate - łączny, całkowity - The aggregate demand for electric cars has grown significantly this year. // to aggregate - gromadzić, sumować - Our website aggregate news fron various sources around the world. The team won 2-1 on aggregate after two matches. / The data is an aggregate of responses from over a thousand participants. / They purchased the building for an aggregate of 2million.
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różnorodność, rozmaitość, zróżnicowanie/wybór (asortyment czegoś)/rodzaj, typ, odmiana (rośliny) start learning
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Różnica z diversity - Główny nacisk: na ilość opcji i wybór (asortyment) / Typowy kontekst: zakupy, jedzenie, przedmioty, opcje //Gdy idziesz do lodziarni i widzisz 20 smaków lodów, to jest to a variety of flavors. What makes nature so beautiful is its variety. / We have a great variety of ties in our shop. / This is a new variety of a fern. / There are one thousand varieties of this plant.
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zbieg, uciekinier, dezerter start learning
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defector - dezerter (wojskowy) - An American defector was captured and sent to prison. // deserter - dezerter The police have caught the fugitive.
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masa (duża ilość czegoś)/masa, tłum (duża grupa ludzi)/msza (święta)/masa (wielkość fizyczna)/bryła (fragment czegoś bez określonego kształtu) start learning
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mass - masowy - We are starting a mass production of these shoes. We have received a mass of postcards from friends. / A furious mass was shouting and singing. / I go to a Sunday Mass every week. / How big is the mass of the box? / This mass is unpolished diamond.
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belka, dźwigar/wiązka, promień (światła)/promienny uśmiech/równoważnia (w lekkoatletyce) start learning
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to beam - uśmiechnać się promiennie/nadawać, wysyłać (sygnał telewizyjny)/promieniować, emanować (energią, szczęściem) - He beamed at his 3 customers. / We've beamed a message into the space. / He seemed to beam with happiness. Jet fuel can't melt steel beam. / Don't look at the laser beam. / Your beam always makes me happy! / My sister practices on the beam.
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badania, badanie, badania naukowe start learning
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to research - badać, przeprowadzać badanka naukowe - He researches on animals. / I'm researching the cause of autism. Some types of research cost a lot of money. / I don't have enough money to do my research.
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skorupka, łupina (jajka, orzecha)/skorupa (ślimaka)/pocisk artyleryjski/nabój start learning
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to shell - ostrzelać, ostrzeliwać (pociskami)/łuskać (orzechy), obierać (groszek, ugotowane jajka) - Our city was shelled many times during the war. / Could you shell the peas for me? // seashell - muszelka I can't crack this nut's shell. / I stepped on a snail's shell. / A shell destroyed our gun emplacement. / How many shells do you have in your gun? / Do you carry the shells in your pockets?
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pochodzenie, środowisko (społeczne np. rodzina)/tło, kontekst, przeszłość (coś, co wyjaśnia obecną sytuację)/wykształcenie, przygotowanie, wiedza (w jakiejś dziedzinie)/tło (obszar poza 1 planem, dźwięki, tapeta) start learning
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Rosa has a questionable background. / Do you know the background of the case? / I have a background in economics and politics. / Who is this pretty girl in the background? / In the background, a radio played music. / Have you seen my desktop background?
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obszar, rejon, okolica/miejsce, strefa (w której nie można palić)/obszar, dziedzina (czyichś zainteresowań)/powierzchnia/pole (powierzchnia figury geometrycznej) start learning
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There are many lakes in this area. / This is a no-smoking area. / Mathematics isn't an area of my interests. / Poland covers an area of over 300 000 square kilometres. / The area of fhe triangle is 20 centimeters square.
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myśl/zdanie, opinia/namysł/myślenie, zamyślenie/troska/zamiar/myśl (sposób myślenia) start learning
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thought - myślowy - He explained his thought process to me. / The scientist was researching the thought process of a mouse. It was just a thought. / I don't care about your thoughts. / I'll give you some time for thought. / She woke up from thought. / Thanks for your thought but I'll be OK. / I don't have bad thoughts. / You have to explain your thought.
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organizacja charytatywna, dobroczynna/dobroczynność, cele dobroczynne/jałmużna, zapomoga/miłosierdzie, miłość bliźniego start learning
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I'm giving money to charity. / All the money they raise goes to charity. / They donated 1000 dollars to charity. / He's homeless and lives on charity. / I don't need your charity.
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I will buy a nice Buddhist altar and place flowers every day.
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publiczność, widownia/audiencja (u papieża)/grono, grupa odbiorców start learning
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Actors can't exist without an audience. / The audience was delighted with the performance. / This is a picture of Queen Elizabeth at an audience.
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wielka przyjemność/zachwyt/rozkosz start learning
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to delight - zachwycić, zachwycać - My cooking skills delight her. / Your performance delighted me. I saw the delight on her face when she saw her new car. / The children screamed in delight when they saw their new toys. / She ate the dessert with delight.
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pleśń/forma, foremka (na ciasto) start learning
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mould (GB) There is mold all over the wall.
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wentylator/wiatrak (w komputerze)/wachlarz/kibic/fan, miłośnik start learning
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to fan - wachlować, dmuchać/podsycać (emocję, ogień)/przeszukać podejrzanego - She fanned herself with a newspaper. / The wind fanned the flames. / I have to fan the suspect. He turned on the fan. / This fan is too loud, I need to replace it. / I used my road map as a fan. / The stadium was full of fans. / I'm a big fan of pop music.
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zamknięcie (pasa ruchu, fabryki)/zamknięcie obrad start learning
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What can be said about the closure of the Chinese market? / The participants discussed the issue even after the official closure of the meeting.
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nielegalny handel (ludźmi, narkotykami) start learning
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illegal trade - nielegalny handel There is a connection between poverty and trafficking in children.
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łaska (w religii)/gracja (elegancki sposób poruszania się)/wdzięk, gracja (sposób zachowania)/łaska boska/modlitwa dziękczynna start learning
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After the last confession, I'm in a state of grace. / Models should move with grace. / She always moves with grace. / May you be blessed with grace! / We always said grace before dinner.
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opłata (za wejście, za członkostwo)/honorarium (za specjalistyczną usługę)/czesne (za szkołę) start learning
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legal fee - honorarium prawne, adwokackie, opłata sądowa The entrance fee is 20$. / There's a high membership fee in this golf club. / We had to pay 12 000 dollars in legal fees. / All students are required to pay fees.
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mandat (za złe parkowanie)/grzywna (nakładana przez organ państwowy) start learning
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ticket - mandat (za wykroczenie drogowe) - I got a ticket for speeding. / The policeman gave me a parking ticket. If you do this again, you may get a heavy fine. / I got a fine for speeding. / The highest fine for this crime is 500$. / He received a heavy fine.
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pożyczka, kredyt/pożyczenie (akt pożyczenia czegoś komuś) start learning
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to loan - pożyczać (coś komuś) - This painting was loaned to a British museum. / I loaned him some money for a ne bicycle. The couple took a loan to buy a house. / Student loans usually have a low percentage rate. / I was a witness of this loan, you can't frame him in a theft.
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równowaga, balans/saldo (stan konta)/waga, szala start learning
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I was never able to keep my balance for more than 5 seconds. / Are you a dancer? You have an amazing sense of balance. / What's the balance on my account? / The balance on my account is positive. / He put 2 slices of bread on the balance.
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rewelacja (nowinka)/odkrycie, ujawnienie, odsłonięcie (czegoś)/pozytywne zaskoczenie/objawienie (świętego) start learning
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Did you hear the revelation about John? / The revelation was all over the news yesterday. / It was a revelation to hear everything is alright. / The Pope is investigating a possible case of revelation.
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life sentence He was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
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dostęp, wstęp (prawo do dostępu do miejsca, materiałów)/dostęp, dojście, dostanie się (możliwość dostępu do miejsca, materiałów)/dojazd, dojście (dostanie się do miejsca)/prawo do kontaktu z kimś (dziećmi)/dostęp, połączenie (do neta)/zajęcie (terytorium) start learning
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The access of the land took the army less than a week. // to access - dostawać się, docierać, zdobywać dostęp/mieć dostęp - You need a password to access this database. / We wanted people to be able to access the information. I don't have access to my daughter's medical history. / The Czech Republic has no access to the sea. / The access to the parking lot was a bit problematic. / She has no access to her children. / Do you have internet access?
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sygnalista (informator) (osoba nagłaśniająca jakieś nielegalne lub nieuczciwe działania np. rządów lub organizacji) start learning
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odpowiednik, ekwiwalent, równowartość start learning
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There is no exact English equivalent for this Polish word. / 8 kilometers is roughly equivalent to 5 miles.
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hałas, szum (nieprzyjemny dźwięk)/odgłos dźwięk/szumy, zakłócenia (elektryczne) start learning
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noisy - hałasujący (dzieci)/hałaśliwy (miejsce) - I wish my children weren't so noisy. / It's very noisy down there. / The shop was crowded and noisy. The engine noise got lauder. / What's that noise? / Stop making that noise! / They weren't able to to cantact the Earth due to heavy noise.
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tłum (ludzi)/paczka (znajomych) start learning
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The crowd of people got on the bus. / She got lost in the crowd. / I'm waiting for my crowd - we're going to the cinema.
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porozumienie, ugoda (sądowa)/spłacenie, uregulowanie (rachunku)/osada, osiedle/zasiedlenie/rozrachunek (księgowość) start learning
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We haven't reached a settlement. / The settlement of the bill was postponed. / This is settlement for rich people. / Settlement of this territory will take us at least 4 years.
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różnorodność, rozmaitość/bogactwo, różnorodność/zróżnicowanie, wielostronniść start learning
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Różnica z variety - Główny nacisk: na odmienność cech i unikalność elementów // Typowy kontekst: ludzie, kultura, natura, biuro, biologia. // Gdy wchodzisz do pokoju i widzisz ludzi z całego świata o różnych kulturach to jest to diversity. Employers should promote ethnic diversity. / Are you aware of the diversity of cultures in this city? / Diversity of the world is beautiful. / The diversity of her work was extraordinary.
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ruch (grupa ludzi)/ruch (poruszenie się)/manewr (wojsk)/część (symfonii)/mechanizm (zegarka) start learning
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Różnica z motion - Główny charakter: dynamiczny i opisowy // Gdy opisujesz proces przemieszczania się lub ruch społeczny. // I watched the movement of the clouds. / Every movement of the dancer was perfect. The demonstration was organized by a peaceful movement. / They know all my movements. / This movement was the reason why the army lost the battle. / I didn't enjoy the first movement of his symphony. / I need to oil the movement.
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ruch, poruszanie się (samochodu)/ruch, gest (ręki, głowy)/propozycja, wniosek/stolec start learning
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Różnica z movement - Główny charakter: techniczny i formalny // Gdy mówisz o stanie fizycznym (byciu w ruchu) lub wniosku w sądzie // The car was in motion. / Newton's laws of motion. / The judge denied the motion. The motion of a car makes me want to accelerate. / The smooth motion of the waves. / His hand motions suggested that he was nervous. / Did you submit your motion? / The patient's motion is very loose due to the pills he takes.
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wkład, udział (w interesie)/stawka (w grze hazardowej)/pal, słupek start learning
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to stake - ryzykować - Do you want us to stake our lives on that? He acquired substantial stakes in the company. / I doubled the stake. / He saw a head on a stake at the city gates.
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