unit 10.9

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penetrable
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przenikalny
penetrability
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przenikalność
cascade
When debris from outer space began to cascade, many species on earth became extinct.
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spadać kaskadą
descendant
Our family are descendants of the first family to settle in the area 300 years ago.
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potomek
descend
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pochodzić (od kogoś), wywodzić (się z czegoś), schodzić
descent
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pochodzenie, rodowód, zejście
shellfish
When the tide went out, lots of people came to the beach to collect shellfish from the sand. It’s a seafood restaurant, specialising in sea fish and shellfish.
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skorupiaki
małż
Kiedy przypływ ustąpił, wielu ludzi poszło na plażę, żeby powybierać małże z piasku.
dubious
I am a bit dubious about investing all my money in the stock market.
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sceptyczny, wątpliwy
degrade
The planet’s resources have been degraded due to industrial expansion.
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spowodować degradację, zniszczyć
degradation
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degradacja
porch
Please leave your muddy boots on the front porch.
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ganek / przedsionek
petite
Joanna is a petite blonde.
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(o kobiecie) drobna, filigranowa
foraging grounds
While on safari, we spent three days observing the wild buffalo’s foraging grounds.
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żerowiska
pound
His heart was pounding as he heard the footsteps coming closer to his bedroom door.
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walić, łomotać
rivet
As a child, I was riveted by TV cartoons.
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pochłonąć, wzmocnić, przykuwać (np. uwagę, wzrok), nit
riveting
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interesujący, intrygujący, pasjonujący, wciągający (np. o książce)
hop
The child played cheerfully in the street hopping from side to side.
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skakać, skok, chmiel
lunge forward
He lunged forward and grabbed the knife out of the attacker’s hand.
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rzucić się do przodu
lunge
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lonża (w jeździectwie)
scour
The police scoured the area looking for clues.
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przeszukiwać, przeczesywać

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