unit 10.12

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concession
Today’s grammar class was devoted to concession.
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zdanie okolicznikowe przyzwalające
notwithstanding
He is always late for work, notwithstanding the fact that he lives five minutes away from the office.
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pomimo
luxuriant
In the spring our garden is full of luxuriant vegetation.
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bujny
luxuriance
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bujność
luxuriantly
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bujnie
hoover
Our hoover isn’t working very well; it doesn’t pick up cat hairs or large crumbs.
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odkurzacz
allied
During World War Two, allied troops fought side by side to defeat the Nazi regime.
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sprzymierzony, sojuszniczy
spew
The factory chimneys spewed black smoke.
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wypluwać, wyrzucać z siebie
blot
The new electricity pylons spoil the view and are definitely a blot on the landscape.
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plama, poplamić, zaplamić (zabrudzić)
reptile
Snakes and crocodiles are reptiles.
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gad
reptilian
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gad, gadzi
mammal
Humans are mammals, just like whales.
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ssak
mammalian
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należący do gromady ssaków
cormorant
Cormorants usually live near the sea and eat fish.
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kormoran
tortoise
Most tortoises sleep through the winter.
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żółw lądowy
at the helm/tiller
With Mrs Davies at the helm, our venture is bound to succeed.
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u steru, na czele
cargo
When the ship docked, the cargo had to be checked by the customs officers.
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ładunek
dweller
Archaeologists have discovered evidence that the original inhabitants of the area were cave dwellers.
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mieszkaniec
reconcile
Only after the death of their mother were the two brothers finally reconciled.
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pogodzić

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