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Question		Answer
grymas start learning		grimace twist She put down the receiver with a grimace. His mouth twitched in an involuntary grimace. Your twist told me that you didn't like my offer.
Konwencja Genewska start learning		Geneva Convention
zapadnięte policzki start learning		hollow cheeks
przechył, szarpnięcie, szarpnąć (o samochodzie), chwiać się start learning		lurch an abrupt jerking, swaying, or tipping movementThe boat sank because of its sudden lurch the car moved forward with a lurch. The man was drunk and he lurched towards me. My car lurched when I tried to start the engine.
podzespol start learning		component, unit, subteam Can you name some units of a computer?
przedawniony start learning		time-barred barred by the passage of time under a statute of limitations, statute of repose, or procedural rule barred by the passage of time under a statute of limitations, statute of repose, or procedural rule
zastępca (osoby wyższej rangą), szeryfa, poseł start learning		deputy worker who replaces the head of the team, department or other business unit and has the same authority He had his business ran by a deputy while he was gone. The boss is out of town and I, as his deputy, have to take care of the company
wystarczy powiedzieć start learning		suffice it to say
posąg na koniu start learning		equestrian statue nude statue. statuesque
aureola, aureola start learning		halo, aureola A halo surrounds the moon. Angels are commonly depicted wearing a halo over their heads
wyłączyć się, odpłynąć (myślami) start learning		sone out "People need to zone out for a bit to get back their concentration," he said in a statement.
w żadnym wyobrażalnym wypadku start learning		by any stretch of imagination Beyond ordinary limits, especially of the imagination. If you say that something is not true or possible by any stretch of the imagination, you are emphasizing that it is completely untrue or absolutely impossible. She could not, by any stretch of the imagination, be considered a great actress.
wiązać kogoś umową start learning		tie SB into sth to make someone accept a particular situation as part of an agreement Mobile phone companies usually tie customers into a minimum 12-month contract.
podkomisja start learning		subcommittee Our subcommittee looks into violations of human rights
cynk, poufna informacja; dać komuś cynk start learning		tip-off, to tip somebody off a secret warning or piece of secret information: What if I get along to the cops and tip them off? Acting on a tip-off, the police arrested the drug dealers. Following a tip-off from a friend, we sold all our shares in the company.
jeden na jednego (o walce) adjective, nominative start learning		toe-to-toe directly opposing or competing with each other: go toe-to-toe. We don’t have to go toe-to-toe with our competitors in every market.
sekatory start learning		pruning shears
słuchawka z mikrofonem, zestaw słuchawkowy start learning		handset the part of a phone in two parts that you hold in front of your mouth and against your ear. the outer part of a mobile phone that does not include the battery or the sim card
leżak/leżanka start learning		deckchair/lounger Tom was sitting in a deckchair in his garden. We mustn't forget the beach chair when we go to the beach.
bezczelny; nieskromny, zarozumiały start learning		immodest having too high an opinion of yourself. showing too much of the body: smug, arrogant, He makes these immodest statements of his own brilliance. showing an immodest amount of leg
wilk morski start learning		sea dog, salt Her husband is a salt, he's never home.
zamożny ludzie zamożni, ludzie dobrze sytuowani start learning		well-to-do be well-off The problem with a private health servicesl is that only well-to-do can afford it.
powszechnie uznany start learning		well-established Microsoft is a well-established tech company founded by Bill Gates.
dobrze strzeżony/utrzymany start learning		well-kept
wyjazd wakacyjny połączony z pracą zdalną, start learning		workation Thanks to the workation in Spain I was able to work and relax at the same time.
wakacje, które spędzamy w swoim kraju lub w domu start learning		staycation
potrącać, szturchać delikatnie, truchtać, trucht, lekkie trącenie start learning		jog dash, gallop, run, He jogged his friend's elbow to get his attention. The horse jogged around the paddock. He slowed his pace into a jog.
upór, uporczywość, start learning		obstinacy the quality of being unreasonably determined, especially to act in a particular way and not to change at all, despite what anyone else says: I stayed until the end out of sheer obstinacy. the obstinacy of the human spirit
przenośnia, metafora wykorzystywana w szczególnej dziedzinie oklepany wątek lub motyw ( start learning		trope something such as an idea, phrase, or image that is often used in a particular artist's work, in a particular type of art, etc.: Human-like robots are a classic trope of science fiction.
skinąć, zaprosić gestem start learning		beckon to move your hand or head in a way that tells someone to come nearer. If an event or achievement beckons, it is likely to happen The customs official beckoned the woman to his counter. "Hey you!" she called, beckoning me over with her finger. She's an excellent student, for whom a wonderful future beckons.
kokieteria start learning		coquetry behaviour in which someone tries to attract attention by pretending to be sexually interested in people, in a pleasant but not serious way: She often resorts to girlish coquetry to get her way.
przygnębiony start learning		dejected low in spirits: DEPRESSED The dejected players left the field. the dejected players slowly made their way back to the locker room, where they could mourn(grieve, agonize) their defeat in private
lista potencjalnych klientów, do których dzwonią maklerzy giełdowi, namawiając ich na zakup akcji start learning		leads
aktorstwo (studiować) start learning		drama, stage My friend Tom studies drama. He has always seen the stage as his future career.
do trzech razy sztuka start learning		third time's a charm the third time is successful
Jestem w siódmym niebie start learning		I'm on cloud nine
kuratela, opieka start learning		tutelage help, advice, or teaching about how to do something: Strict parental tutelage is necessary for troubled youngsters. Under the tutelage of Professor Roberts, the 900 delegates assessed and discussed the social market economy.
chusta, szal start learning		shawl a large piece of cloth worn especially by women or girls over their shoulders and/or head
połowac i zabijać dla jedzenia start learning		prey : to make raids for the sake of booty She was prey to sexual abuse during her childhood. worry preyed upon his mind. Too often elderly people are easy prey for swindlers and other criminals.
krytykujący, osadzający start learning		judgmental too quick to criticize people You must try not to be so judgmental about people.
sonda, dochodzenie (śledztwo), badać, zgłębiać, sondować start learning		probe He likes to probe about the universe and the meaning of life. Another space probe entered the orbit of Mars. The probe is nearly finished, we found the killer.
ponieść (straty), odnieść obrażenia; znosić start learning		sustain to suffer or experience, especially damage or loss; to cause or allow something to continue for a period of time He sustained a severe head injury Most buildings sustained only minimal damage in the earthquake... during the car crash. I can't sustain this heat. There wasn't enough water to sustain them. The company has sustained heavy losses this year.
steryd start learning		steroid one of the different types of chemical substances that are produced in the body something on steroids. I'm taking steroids/I'm on steroids for my asthma.
zaciskać (np. pięść), ścisnąć, uścisk start learning		clench to close or hold something very tightly, often in a determined or angry way: He clenched his fist as if he wanted to hit me. After her comment, he clenched his jaw. He has a very strong clench.
właściciel lombardu start learning		pawnbroker a person who lends money in exchange for objects that he or she can sell if the person leaving the objects does not pay an agreed amount of money in an agreed time pawnbroker's, pawnshop
dezodorant start learning		deodorant a substance that you put on your body to prevent or hide unpleasant smells Someone should tell him to use (a) deodorant. He sprayed deodorant under his arms to ward off an unpleasant scent/ odour of sweat.
kierować kogoś do czegoś, odsyłać kogoś gdzieś (np. do przypisu) start learning		refer to direct someone or something to a different place or person for information, help, or action: I will refer you to a blood test. The decision to refer the bid to the commission will open the way for a foreign company to launch an offer.
przycinać, podcinać (włosy, zdjęcie), skubać, przygryzać (np. trawę, rośliny) start learning		to crop a short hairstyle. to make something shorter or smaller, especially by cutting. When animals such as sheep or horses crop grass or other plants, they eat the top parts. You should crop your hair every month. This image is too big. Try to crop it. I observed the goat which was cropping the grass. I hope my apple trees will crop this year.
smark, smarkacz start learning		snot mucus produced in the nose. a person who is rude and thinks that they are better than other people Amber is such a snot!
popielniczka start learning		ashtray askebeger I'm a plant, not a ashtray.

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