unit 10.13

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reconciliation
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pojednanie
reconcilable
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do pogodzenia
strip mining
Strip mining irrevocably ruins the landscape.
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wydobycie odkrywkowe, eksploatacja odkrywkowa
bleachers
The fans filled the bleachers to watch their team play.
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trybuny, (niezadaszone) miejsca siedzące w obiekcie sportowym
ridge
We walked along the ridge of the hills and admired the views.
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grzbiet, pasmo górskie
state regulator
State regulators will be appointed to supervise the closure of the factory.
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kontroler państwowy
shovel
Ian helped his mother shovel snow off the driveway. We borrowed our neighbour’s shovel to dig a hole in the garden.
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łopata, szufla, przerzucać, odgarniać łopatą/szuflą
lop off
Using an electric saw, they managed to lop off all the dead branches in no time.
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odciąć
veritable
Our trip was a veritable nightmare; everything that could go wrong did go wrong.
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istny, prawdziwy
blast
The bomb blast killed 13 people.
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wybuch
blasting
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wybuchowy, strzałowy
toss
He tossed the ball up into the air.
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rzucać, podrzucać (szczególnie coś lekkiego), rzut
reclamation
Land reclamation is a serious problem for farmers and builders.
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rekultywacja gruntów
reclaim
The government has decided to pay the mining company to reclaim the area by the old mine.
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odzyskać, przygotować do ponownego wykorzystania
bond
My sister and I are bonding by going away on a trip together. State treasury bonds are a safe investment.
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obligacja
Moja siostra i ja budujemy naszą więź, wspólnie wyjeżdżając na wycieczkę.
go belly up
When her business went belly up, she had to work as a waitress.
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splajtować
forfeit
Convicted criminals forfeit their freedom when they are sent to jail for their crimes.
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stracić, utracić
barren
The land was so dry and barren, Emily didn't think it would make a good spot for growing vegetables. Because of the drought, the area became barren.
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jałowy
Grunt był tak suchy i jałowy, że Emily nie sądziła, że będzie nadawać się pod uprawę warzyw.
barrenness
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bezpłodność, jałowość (np. ziemi)
from scratch
When the flood destroyed their village, they had to move further north and start again from scratch.
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od zera

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