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Question		Answer
Pakistańczyk, Pakistanka start learning		pakistani We are negotiating an alliance with the Pakistani government. 10 other people were killed by terrorists and they were all Pakistani.
Palestyńczyk start learning		Palestinian One Palestinian was killed and three wounded during the action. Many people in his group are Palestinian students.
sadyba start learning		dwelling
polityka wewnętrzna start learning		domestic policy, Homme affairs
polityka zagraniczna start learning		the foreign policy
człapać, włóczyć nogami, szurać start learning		shuffle to walk by pulling your feet slowly along the ground rather than lifting them: I love shuffling through the fallen leaves. He shuffled into the kitchen, leaning on his walking stick. Don't shuffle your feet like that! Walk normally. The woman in front of me kept shuffling around in her seat all the way through the performance
znaleźć się w trudnej sytuacji start learning		be in a corner to be in a difficult situation in a tight corner
rozwierać szczene z zaskoczenia start learning		gape with surprise
przeliczać start learning		convert How to convert pounds into kilograms? convert the length measurement unit
jednostka długości start learning		unit of length
marudzić, wałęsać się start learning		loiter to move slowly around or stand in a public place without an obvious reason: She loitered, clearly divided in her mind as to what to do. A gang of youths were loitering outside the cinema.
przenikać, szerzyć się, owładnąć start learning		pervade When qualities, characteristics, or smells pervade a place or thing, they spread through it and are present in every part of it: all-pervading impression of gruesome inevitability. The film movie is a reflection of the violence that pervades our culture.
bluzaz kapturem lub bez), bluza sportowa, górna część dresu start learning		sweatshirt Last week, she wore my sweatshirt without asking. a grey hooded sweatshirt of mine
studiować jakiś kierunek start learning		major in He majors in robotics. I'm a norwegian philology major.
skórka chleba start learning		breadcrust He didn't eat the crust of his sandwiches.
karykatura, a karykaturalny start learning		caricature, cartoonish travesty (perversion) The journal always has a couple of cartoons. He published several books with his cartoons and political caricatures.
pochylenie (terenu); et forfall - upadek (np. cesarstwa), schyłek (np. dnia, życia) start learning		decline The decline of monarchies in Europe was observed in 19th century. The decline of his career was filled with educational pursuits. Territories in Norway are characteristic of many declines.
dwuizbowy system parlamentarny start learning		two-chamber parliamentary system. bicameral political system Tokammersystem unicameral
skłonność, pochyłość terenu start learning		inclination Neither of us has the time or inclination for emotional complications.
obojczyk start learning		collarbone a bone between your shoulder and neck on each side of your body
wyeksploatowany, zużyty (o pojazdach; koniec istnienia start learning		end - of - life Is it better to focus end-of-life care in the hospital or the home? This whole end-of-life thing is a big issue for everyone.
zawroty głowy, przyprawiający o zawroty głowy dizzy start learning		vertigo, vertiginous causing or experiencing the feeling that everything is spinning around: The two skyscrapers were connected by a vertiginous walkway. She can't stand heights and has always suffered from vertigo. he sat down, fighting away vertigo
róg mgłowy (donośny nieprzyjemny dźwięk) start learning		foghorn a horn that makes a very loud sound to warn ships that they are close to land or other ships: He has a voice like a foghorn (= an unpleasantly loud voice). My roommates snores like a foghorns.
odprawiać mszę start learning		to say mass celebrate Do you say mass at 11 o'clock? the priest of our local church says mass usually at 12 o'clock in the afternoon.
naładuj baterie, akumulatory (swoje) start learning		recharge one's batteries
najarany start learning		wrecked, toasted
sprzedaje się jak ciepłe bułeczki start learning		sell like hot cakes These TV sets sell like hot cakes.
pierwotny (uczucia, wierzenia), pradawny, dziewiczy start learning		primaeval primeval forests
kundel start learning		mongrel a dog whose parents are of different breeds Some people call English a mongrel language because it is a mixture of old German and French.
niezadowolenie, nadasanie start learning		disgruntlement I had thought this would at least disgruntle her. A disgruntled former employee is being blamed for the explosion. The players were disgruntled with the umpire.
łóżko piętrowe start learning		bunk bed They share a room and sleep on a bunk bed
objaśnić, demistyfikować start learning		demystify Being able to watch the Court at work would help demystify what is going on.
maska na oczy/do spania start learning		eye/sleep mask
roleta zaciemniająca start learning		blackout blind If he changed the bulb he would have to put up the blackout blinds first.
zejście, droga w dół start learning		descent a movement down. a change in someone's behaviour, or in a situation, from good to bad: The plane began (to make) its final descent into the airport. There is a steep descent (= way down, such as a path) to the village below. His descent into crime was rapid.
chrząknięcie, chrumkać, chrumkniecie start learning		grunt å grynte The other two women grunted something and started to stand with help.
uwzględniać start learning		make allowance for allow for, factor sth in You have to allow for the fact that I was sick all week.
drobne zastrzeżenie, spierać się (o szczegóły), sprzeczać się (o rzeczy nieistotne) start learning		quibble They are always quibbling about cat food. But given what they've created, that is a small quibble.
szkoła z internatem start learning		boarding school residential school
koloryzować, ubarwiać opowieść start learning		give colours to the story
"żółwik" start learning		knuckle bumb
pochylenie, upadek (moralny), deklinacja start learning		declension a situation in which a medical condition gets worse. a group of nouns or adjectives that decline in the same way: How many declensions are there in German? Rex is in the third declension
miejsce zamieszkania start learning		place of residence, dwelling place What's your place?
w krótkim terminie, bez uprzedzenia, na chwilę start learning		at short notice without much advance notice or warning It was the best he could do at short notice. There's a good local school prepared to take them at short notice. Do not invest money which you may need back at short notice.
dwie pierwsze cyfry numeru telefonu komórkowego start learning		the two first digits of a mobile phone number
trudna okoliczność start learning		the rabbit hole a complicated or difficult situation, especially one that is difficult to get out of: Let's avoid that particular rabbit hole and consider a broader and more unsettling point. Their advice is not meant to send you down a rabbit hole, and involve you in chaos and disorder.
układny, grzeczny, uprzejmy (o osobie, mnie? start learning		suave A suave man is very polite, pleasant, and usually attractive, often in a way that is slightly false: He is the suave, sophisticated owner of an advertising agency
możliwy do sprawdzenia, potwierdzalny start learning		verifiable capable of being verified. able to be proved: Throughout the trial, he didn't produce a single verifiable fact.
dobór naturalny start learning		a natural selection The animal world is shaped by natural selection.
logistyka start learning		logistics the careful organization of a complicated activity so that it happens in a successful and effective way: We need to look at the logistics of the whole aid operation.
szerzący się (zaraza, inflacja), niepohamowanie (o chwastach) start learning		rampant (of something bad) getting worse quickly and in an uncontrolled way: rampant corruption Rampant inflation means that our wage increases soon become worth nothing. He said that he had encountered rampant prejudice in his attempts to get a job. Weeds are growing rampant in the garden.
mezalians start learning		misalliance marry beneath oneself, beneath one's social position or class
herb start learning		crest He opened the door and saw the family crest on the wall.
gałka; łyżka (miara; ilosc);, sensacyjny materiał (bomba), zgarnąć (np. nagrodę), nabierać (np. łyżką, dłonią start learning		scoop information especially of immediate interest. to pick up quickly or surreptitiously with or as if with a sweep of the hand —often used with up got you a large scoop of chocolate ice cream. One scoop of mashed potatoes for me, please. This is the scoop that will get me promoted. She scooped up the main prize. He scooped the ice cream and put it in a cone.
torba na zakupy, nosić shopping bag start learning		tote bag to carry something, especially something heavy or awkward: a large open bag with two handles, often made of strong cloth She usually toted the pup around in her handbag. The building was surrounded with bodyguards toting sub-machine guns. Gun-toting security men were posted at all the entrances.
sklep z używanymi rzeczami start learning		thrift shop
a niech mnie! kurde! start learning		shoot, sugar!
rzucenie (nałogu), izolowanie się od innych; odosobnienie start learning		withdrawal His withdrawal of drinking has left him fragile. His withdrawal didn't affect his friends well. His withdrawal proved to be beneficial for his mental health.
plamić (honor), szargać (reputację) start learning		tarnish to adversely affect I didn't mean to tarnish your immaculate reputation
uwarunkowane, zależne od czegoś start learning		contingent on depending on something else in the future in order to happen: Outdoor activities are, as ever, contingent on the weather.
podaż i popyt start learning		supply and demand
przedsięwzięcie, zobowiązanie start learning		undertaking This journey is a dangerod and daring undertaking. The president gave an undertaking to reduce unemployment. noble undertaking
wartości odżywcze start learning		nourishment, goodnes nutrial content. I always check the goodness of the food I buy.
drogi wyrób start learning		hight-ticket item
postawić kogoś na nogi start learning		set somebody up ustawiać kogoś (finansowo) / wrobić kogoś (w przestępstwo A homemade chicken soup will set you up.
dołożyć wszelkich starań start learning		to leave no stone unturned They left no stone unturned to find their missing son. they went to great pains to make his expectations met. Well, we shall make every endeavour not to forget you in the space of a few months
błąd poznawczy start learning		cognitive bias A number of cognitive biases and deficits have been identified.
połać ziemi, obszar start learning		tract a large area of land The house is surrounded by vast tracts of woodland.
, niewymagający wcześniejszego umówienia się, niewymagający wcześniejszej rezerwacji start learning		drop -in drop by- call on. used to describe a place where people can go, usually to get help or advice, at any time without making an appointment (= an agreed date and time): a drop-in centre for the homeless a drop-in clinic/shelter. Can you drop by for dinner? He never warns you when he's going to drop by.
wścieklizna start learning		rabies a serious disease of the nervous system that can cause death. Rabies can be passed on to humans by other animals: Rabies can be fatal if it isn't detected early. Rabies is still a significant problem in many countries of the world. Dogs, cats, foxes, and bats can all carry rabies.
opatrzona rana start learning		dressed wound She dressed his wound with gauze.
regulamin start learning		statute rules and regulations The company's statute is rather strict.
wymierny, policzalny start learning		quantifiable The benefits of the new policy are not easily quantifiable. able to be measured the level of happiness is by no means easily quantifiable
burza mózgów start learning		brainstorm
, robić komuś dobrze, rozpieszczać, hołubić start learning		coddle to protect someone or something too much:(pamper, spoil). to cook food, especially eggs, in water just below boiling temperature The steel industry is coddled by trade protection and massive subsidies. coddled eggs
chaotyczny (negatywny), bez widocznego planu start learning		haphazard not having an obvious order or plan He tackled the problem in a typically haphazard manner. The new plan was introduced haphazardly.
interesowny, niepewny (przyjaciel) start learning		fair-weather someone who is a good friend when it is easy to be one and who stops being one when you are having problems a fair-weather friend
ożywiać, ożywić (np. pokój, przemowę) start learning		enliven I will enliven my speech with a joke.
iść w dziwną stronę, "wykoleić się" start learning		go off the rails begin behaving in an uncontrolled or unacceptable way. sport saved them from going off the rails as youngsters"
owijać, obkręcać, zawijać się start learning		wind, lap, wrap wrap The nurse wound the bandage around my arm. The motorway winds along the seaside. We observed the river winding lazily. I lapped my knee with a bandage.
motywator, czynnik pobudzający start learning		driver This photo should be a driver for you to work harder! He's my driver, he always supports me.
byk (znak zodiaku) start learning		Taurus (zodiac sign) stjernetegn
ocenianie, wycena, oszacowanie start learning		assessment to judge or decide the amount, value, quality, or importance of something We need to assess whether the project is worth doing. A college is going to assess a student’s ability based on grades.
palona kawa start learning		roasted coffee
wyższy rangą start learning		senior, superior higher rank The senior employee will show you around the office.
zaokrąglona (o kształtach ciała) start learning		curvy having a body with rounded parts, especially large breasts and hips. containing a lot of curves the famously curvy Marilyn Monroe I have a boyish figure. What can I wear to make me look more curvy? a curvy line The road narrows and becomes even curvier.
być z kimś na ty start learning		on first-name terms are you on first-name terms with her?
docinać komuś, kpina start learning		taunt to intentionally annoy and upset someone by making unkind remarks to them, laughing unkindly at them, etc.: The other kids used to taunt him in the playground because he was fat and wore glasses. The youngest in the group was taunted mercilessly. I was taunted in the childhood beacuse my skills in football were far from even the elementary ones.
garbić się, ciamajda start learning		slouch to stand, sit, or walk with the shoulders hanging forward and the head bent slightly over so that you look tired and bored. If you say that someone is no slouch at a particular activity, you mean that they work hard at it and produce good results Straighten your back - try not to slouch. A couple of boys were slouched over the table reading magazines. She's no slouch when it comes to organizing parties.
namaszczać, posmarować olejem start learning		anoint to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance 2 a: to apply oil to as part of a religious ceremony anoint the wound with antiseptic to prevent infection
być na bieżąco, być z aktualnymi informacjami start learning		be up to date/speed; in the loop be in the swim. nie na bieżąco - be out of touch I'm not up to speed - what happened between them yesterday
pojawiać się, być częścią (na liście) start learning		figure, come up, emerge - come out Your name figures at the top of the list. If my name comes up in the conversation, please try to change the subject. The question about his modesty never came up. A woman emerged from the shadows.
Pięta achillesowa, newralgiczny punkt start learning		Achilles' heel, an underbelly Mathematics is my underbelly.
mieć dużo na głowie start learning		have a lot on one's mind With a newborn and four dogs they sure have a lot on their plate.
wmieszać się w tłum w celu nawiązania rozmowy (np. na bankiecie start learning		mingling
młody biznes, początkująca firma poszukująca modelu biznesowego, który zapewni szybki start learning		start-up a new company that has just begun to operate Our company began as a small start-up. early-stage venture
zaharowywac się, pracować do upadłego start learning		work yourself to the ground
osoba choleryczna, w gorącej wodzie kąpana start learning		spitfire
wykupić, wykup start learning		ransom After all, only the Government has the money with which to pay a ransom.
przelew bankowy start learning		Bank transfer Payment was in advance by bank transfer. remittence. The money was awarded by bank transfer and the certificate delivered.
" rozumiem cię" start learning		I hear you I acknowledge what you have said and am sympathetic to it. The phrase is sometimes used as a prelude to disagreeing with what has been said. I hear you, honey. I know you're in a lot of pain right now. I hear you, but we just can't afford to make any big changes like that at this time.
baraszkować, dokazywać, swawolić, swawola start learning		romp Then she asked what the deal was with my naked romps through her woods. I took her to my country house for a week of romping
wziąć pod uwagę start learning		to take into account, allow for, factor in bear in mind. to include something as relevant while making decisions We have to take account of the fact that she was ill at the time of writing the exam. Have you factored the speed of wind in as well? Did you allow for my opinion?
grać pierwsze skrzypce start learning		play the first fiddle Ever since the power shift in Congress, Senator Smith has been playing first fiddle in the agenda for tax reforms.
transwestyta start learning		transvestite an offensive word for a person who sometimes wears the clothes usually worn by people of a different gender, especially a man who sometimes wears the clothes, make-up, jewellery, etc. usually worn by women. trænzˈves. taɪt
poparzenie start learning		scorch burn mark. a slight burn, or a mark caused by burning The fire left scorch marks halfway up the wall. Just cook it enough to get the grill marks and a little scorch here and there.
przedsiębiorczy start learning		entrepreneurial having to do with the creation and development of economic ventures: of, relating to, characteristic of, or suited to an entrepreneur entrepreneurial zeal
żarówka się przepaliła start learning		the bulb popped
sauna start learning		a sauna finish bath
scierpnąć start learning		go to sleep my legs went to sleep, I can't move
profesura start learning		professorship Why should he care whether our boys get their professorships?
nie chcący nic powiedzieć, z wodą w ustach start learning		tight-lipped He is tight-lipped about his plans.
AME - pejoratywne określenie na kobietę, która ma wygórowane wymagania, jest często roszczeniowa start learning		karen demanding lady
solnisko, Saltslette start learning		salt pan En saltslette, eller saltpanne, er et uttørket innsjøbekken, som regel restene av en endorheisk saltsjø.
podbój, zdobycz terytorialna Musiałeś publicznie chwalić się swą zdobyczą?) start learning		conquest His plans of conquest never became reality. Did you have to make your conquest public?
umieścić kogoś w pudełku start learning		put someone in the box to judge an individual broadly and unfairly based on very few factors compartmentalise, label. Teacher labelled him as a naughty pupil.
ustępstwo (kompromis), USTĘPSTWO, ulga start learning		concession, concede an act of granting something in a response to a demand. something that is allowed or given up, often in order to end a disagreement, or the act of allowing or giving this: CONCEDE A concession on his part allowed me to pass this exam. Maybe we can negotiate a concession regarding the deal. As a student, you get a concession in various places. Both sides involved in the conflict made some concessions in yesterday's talks.
formuła start learning		formula Do you remember the formula for the area of a circle? formula for converting the pounds into kilogram.
PRZYPISYWAĆ, atrybut, cecha, przymiot start learning		attribute a quality or characteristic that someone or something has Organizational ability is an essential attribute for a good manager. Self-confidence is a rare attribute in a 17-year-old. Trustworthiness is our company's main attribute. At least one death has been attributed to the fire.
uciekanie się do start learning		recourse using something or someone as a way of getting help, especially in a difficult or dangerous situation: It is hoped that the dispute will be settled without recourse to litigation. we were able to communicate and to fix the price without a recourse to any translator. resort
komunikować się, nawiązywać relacje (np. z klientami), współdziałać; sprzęgać, łączyć, SPRZĘŻENIE start learning		interface a connection between two pieces of electronic equipment, or between a person and a computer: a situation, way, or place where two things come together and affect each other Set up and be ready to interface with his computer. I'm gonna teach you how to interface with the public.
nawał pracy, obciążenie pracą start learning		workload the amount of work that someone has to do The translation office employed another translator to cope with the workload
pączkowanie start learning		gemmation reproduction by gemmae. budding Gemma. an asexual reproductive body that becomes detached from a parent plant
oskrzydlony, otaczać z obu stron, oskrzydlić start learning		flanked Our battalion will flank the enemy while the main force will charge at them. He was flanked by his mother, three children and other family members.
posmak, intensywny zapach (czegoś) nuta (np. sarkazmu), ton (np. radości start learning		tang a strong, sharp taste or smell a strong, sharp taste or smell. There was a strong tang of ozone in the air.
poinformować kogoś o czymś, wprowadzić kogoś (w temat) start learning		brief somebody on something they briefed their parents on their move. She briefed me on her pregnancy.
nowatorski, innowacyjny start learning		innovative I came up with an innovative idea.
nieznośny, nie do wytrzymania start learning		pesky annoying or causing trouble Those pesky kids from next door have let the air out of my car tyres again!
narzekać, kolka start learning		gripe moan. the gripes Her main gripe is that she's not being trained properly. There's no point griping about the price of things.
dopasować start learning		tailor to make something so that it is exactly right for a specific need or a particular purpose We need to tailor our approach to individual situations. Treatment is tailored to the needs of a patient.
ćpun, osoba uzależniona (np. od czekolady czy telewizji start learning		junkie This junkie is always sitting by my front door. I'm a caffeine junkie. I can't survive without five coffees a day.
wyczerpujący start learning		gruelling extremely tiring and difficult, and demanding great effort and determination Junior doctors often have to work a gruelling 100-hour week. He eventually won the match after five gruelling sets.
świadczyć o czymś, mówić start learning		to speak to be indicative of, testify to His yell speaks to the lack of arguments.
sKurcz żołądka start learning		stomach cramp abdominal cramp
zanieczyszczenie krzyżowe start learning		cross-contamination the process by which a substance that is harmful or dirty spreads from one area to another: New hygiene standards were introduced to avoid cross-contamination of cooked and raw meat. Cross-contamination can occur when farmers use the same equipment to harvest, store, and transport wheat and oats.
nietrwałość, tymczasowość start learning		impermenance the state or quality of lasting indefinitely - permeance The hair was new and had the look of permanence.
plan średni (rodzaj ujęcia) start learning		medium shot waist shot
akademik start learning		a hall of recidence/ dormitory The college has two halls of residence, one each for boys and girls.
dziekan start learning		dean an official of high rank in a college or university who is responsible for the organization of a department or departments: She is the new dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences. the Dean of Medicine
wydział start learning		faculty a group of departments in a university or college that specialize in a particular subject or group of subjects the Psychology/Law Faculty

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