UNIT 3 Cutting Edge Upper Student's Book

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bang
I banged my knee on the corner of the bed.
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break
The vase fell off the shelf and broke. | I’ve broken the plate.
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złamać, zbić
break down
My car broke down on the way to work.
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zepsuć się
confused
He was totally confused by the tax form.
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zdezorientowany
damage
The house has been badly damaged by fire.
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uszkodzić
drop
Tom dropped his bag by the door. | Enemy aircraft dropped bombs on the city.
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upuszczać
fall over
I fell over on the ice. | She fell over the step (
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przewracać się
fell after hitting the step with her foot) and hurt herself.
lock out
He couldn't get in the house because Karen had locked him out.
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zamknąć na klucz
lose
He’s lost a lot of blood. | I lost a lot of money when the stock market crashed.
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stracić
get lost
We got lost driving around the city.
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zgubić się
miss
By the time we got there we'd missed the beginning of the film.
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przegapić, spóźnić się
oversleep
Sorry I'm late. I overslept.
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zaspać
petrol
How much petrol did you put in?
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benzyna
run out
We’ve run out of sugar.
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skończyć się
slip
Joan slipped on the ice and broke her ankle.
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poślizgnąć się
spill
I spilt coffee all over the chair. | Some water had spilt onto the floor.
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rozlać przez przypadek
get stuck
I tried to open the window but it was stuck. | The car got stuck in the mud.
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utknąć
traffic
There was heavy traffic on the road. | On Sundays $ there's usually less traffic on the roads.
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ruch drogowy
trip
He tripped and fell.
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potknąć się
valuable
a valuable ring
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wartościowy
wrong
Your calculations must be wrong. | The letter was delivered to the wrong address.
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nieprawidłowy
date
On their first date they went to the cinema.
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randka
poke
a poke in the eye
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szturchać, wkładac palec do oka
potato
I'll peel the potatoes.
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Ziemniak
remote
a remote village
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odległy
snore
My husband snores and it keeps me awake.
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chrapać
waiter
The waiter came to the table and we ordered our food.
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kelner
drunk
Bill got really drunk at Sue's party. | He was too drunk to walk home.
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pijany
laugh
The joke was so funny I nearly laughed my head off.
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śmiać się
sway
We saw a drunk walking along swaying from side to side.
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kołysać się
swear
Please stop swearing. | He swore at me.
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przeklinać
absolutely
Are you absolutely sure? | This is absolutely delicious!
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absolutnie
according to
According to our records he hasn’t paid his bill.
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według
certain
I'm absolutely certain I left the keys here.
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pewny
humiliate
She humiliated me in front of the whole class. | a humiliating defeat | I felt so humiliated.
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poniżyć
nightmare
The trip was an absolute nightmare. | a nightmare journey
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koszmar
reason
For some reason I felt like crying.
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powód
sudden
a sudden change in the weather | All of a sudden $ the lights went out.
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nagły
arrest
The police arrested Eric for shoplifting.
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aresztować
beg
children begging in the streets
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błagać, żebrać
care
Your father will need constant medical care. | When their father was sent to prison $ the kids were taken into care.
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opieka
be charged with sth
Soames was charged with murder.
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być oskarżonym o coś
community service
Instead of being sent to prison, he was given 200 hours of community service for his crime.
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Praca społeczna
crime
He committed a number of crimes in the area.
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przestępstwo
damage
I hope the storm doesn't do too much damage.
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szkody, uszkodzenia
drink-driving
He was arrested for drink-driving after causing an accident.
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jazda po pijanemu
drug
Many teenagers admitted taking drugs at some time.
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narkotyk
evict
She was evicted from her home because she had not paid rent for six months.
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eksmitować
expel
Jake was expelled from school for smoking.
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usunąć (ze szkoły)
fine
He was fined £100 for speeding.
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ukarać grzywną
fraud
She was found guilty of fraud.
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oszustwo
graffiti
The walls were covered with graffiti.
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graffiti
guilty
The jury found her guilty of murder.
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winny
harsh
We need harsher laws to deal with drink-drivers. | a harsh regime
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surowe (przepisy)
Potrzebujemy surowszych przepisów, aby poradzić sobie z pijanymi kierowcami. | surowy reżim
jail
He was sentenced to six years in jail.
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więzienie
judge
The judge sentenced him to six years in jail.
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sędzia
law
the anti-terrorism laws
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prawo
lenient
The judge was too lenient.
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łagodny
let (sb) off
I'll let you off this time but don't be late again.
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odpuścić komuś
licence
a driver's licence | He lost his licence to sell alcohol.
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licencja, uprawnienie
neighbour
My neighbours often look after the kids after school.
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sąsiad
plagiarism
She was accused of plagiarism in her thesis.
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plagiat
possession
He was found in possession of a stolen car.
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posiadanie
powerless
The police were powerless to stop last night's shootings.
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bezsilny
prosecute
The police prosecuted him for theft.
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zaskarżyć
punishment
The punishment for murder is life in prison.
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kara
sentence
She received an eight-year prison sentence. | He's serving a life sentence for murder.
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wyrok
sentence
He was sentenced to six years in jail.
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skazywac kogoś za coś
suspend
The talks have been suspended. | a two-year suspended sentence
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zawieszać
play truant
He was caught playing truant.
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chodzić na wagary
warning
They have issued a warning about severe storms this evening.
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ostrzeżenie
row
They rowed about money all the time.
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kłócić się
steal
Some of these children are so poor that they are forced to steal. | Someone stole my passport. | a stolen car
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skraść
back
The bank gave £45,000 to back the programme. | Several witnesses came forward to back him.
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wspierać, popierać
Bank przekazał 45 000 funtów na wsparcie programu. | Kilku świadków zgłosiło się, by go poprzeć
call
a call for tougher controls
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apel
apel o surowsze kontrole
flooding
The heavy rain has caused more flooding.
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powódź
headline
a front-page headline
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nagłówek
injury
She was taken to hospital with serious head injuries. | He has missed several games through injury.
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zranienie, kontuzja
recent
a recent photo | Cases of skin cancer have increased in recent years.
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niedawny
set in motion
An inquiry into the incident was set in motion.
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wszczynać coś
Wszczęto śledztwo w sprawie incydentu.
The death toll
The death toll has risen to 83.
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Liczba ofiar śmiertelnych
Liczba ofiar śmiertelnych wzrosła do 83.
vow
I vowed that I would never drink again.
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przysięgać
Przysiągłem sobie, że już nigdy nie będę pił.
access
software for accessing the Internet
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dostęp
account
a bank account | an email account
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konto
affair
Ed's having an affair with his boss's wife.
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romans
Ed ma romans z żoną swojego szefa.
alert
As soon as we suspected it was a bomb, we alerted the police.
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zaalarmować, powiadomić
atom
carbon atoms
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atom
authority
Write a letter of complaint to the local authority. | the San Diego Water Authority
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władza
Napisz list ze skargą do władz lokalnych. | Urząd Wodny San Diego
bars
He was back behind bars last night.
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kratki
Zeszłej nocy wrócił za kratki.
charge
He appeared in court on a charge of murder.
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zarzut
Stanął przed sądem pod zarzutem zabójstwa.
concern
There is growing concern about pollution in our cities. | concern for her children's safety
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zaniepokojenie
W naszych miastach rośnie zaniepokojenie zanieczyszczeniem. | troskę o bezpieczeństwo swoich dzieci
confess
He has confessed to the crime. | He confessed that he had sent the money to an overseas account.
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przyznać się
consent
He took the car without the owner's consent.
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zgoda
couple
married couples
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para
curiosity
I opened the box to satisfy my curiosity.
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ciekawość
debt
debts of £50 million | I was heavily in debt.
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dług
divorce
She wants to get a divorce. | Many marriages end in divorce.
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rozwód
freeze
Our budget for next year has been frozen.
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zamrażać
hack
Somebody hacked into the company's central database.
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włamać się
husband
Have you met my husband Roy?
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mąż
inquiry
a government inquiry into the causes of the disaster | a murder inquiry
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dochodzenie, śledztwo
rządowe dochodzenie w sprawie przyczyn katastrofy | śledztwo w sprawie morderstwa
legal
It's perfectly legal to charge a fee. | He had twice the legal limit of alcohol in his blood.
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legalny, prawny
motivation
What was your motivation for writing the book?
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motywacja
nuclear reactor
The power plant had a new nuclear reactor.
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reaktor jądrowy
privacy
Teenagers need some privacy.
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Prywatność
radiation
radiation sickness
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promieniowanie
radioactive
radioactive waste
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radioaktywny
receipt
Always keep the receipt.
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paragon
regular
regular meetings | We hear from him on a regular basis.
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regularny
reimburse
The company will reimburse you for your travel expenses.
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zwracać koszty
remind
Remind me to go to the bank. | Thanks for reminding me about tonight’s party.
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przypominać
responsibility
It's your responsibility to pay the bills on time.
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odpowiedzialność
suspect
I suspected she would leave.
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posądzać
sympathise
I can sympathise with the way you're feeling.
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współczuć
treat
We're treating Jill to dinner for her birthday.
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leczyć
violate
Their human rights have been violated.
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naruszać
wife
Joe introduced his wife to his boss.
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żona
amazingly
Amazingly nobody was hurt. | an amazingly generous offer
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zadziwiająco, o dziwo
fortunately
Fortunately the weather was excellent.
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na szczęście
gesture
Tom gestured for me to move.
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dać komuś znak (gestem)
Tom dał mi znak, żebym się ruszył.
ironically
Ironically a lot of crimes are committed quite close to police stations.
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ironicznie
robber
a bank robber
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złodziej, rabuś
stage
By this stage we should know the results.
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etap
travel agency
We went to the travel agency to book a holiday.
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Biuro podróży
while
He'll be gone for a while.
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podczas
announcement
the announcement of the election results
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ogłoszenie
domestic
US foreign and domestic policy
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krajowy
dye
Her hair was dyed blonde.
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farbować (włosy)
lean
She leant towards him and listened.
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pochylać się
passenger
Rail passengers are facing even longer delays.
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pasażer
gym
Sam is training at the gym.
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siłownia
scooter
You should always wear a helmet when you ride your scooter.
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hulajnoga
unfortunately
Unfortunately, the show had to be cancelled.
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Niestety
desperate
Joe had been unemployed for over a year and was getting desperate.
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rozpaczliwy, desperacki
Joe był bezrobotny przez ponad rok i popadał w desperację.
dreadful
What dreadful weather!
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straszny
freezing
It's freezing in here.
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mroźno
Tu jest mroźno.
smart
a smart London restaurant
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elegancki
snow
It snowed throughout the night.
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padać (śniegu)
straightaway
We’ll have to leave straightaway to catch the train.
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od razu
temporary
a temporary job
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tymczasowy
artifact
ancient Egyptian artefacts
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artefakt
confiscate
Customs officers confiscated his passport.
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konfiskować
gift
He thanked them for all their gifts.
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prezent
valid
a valid passport | Your return ticket is valid for three months.
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ważny
to get on the wrong train
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wsiąść do złego pociągu
to slip on some ice
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poślizgnąć się na lodzie
to spill your drink
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rozlać swój napój
antisocial behaviour
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zachowanie antyspołeczne
begging
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żebranie
drink-driving
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jazda po pijanemu
to commit fraud
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popełnić oszustwo
to commit plagiarism
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popełnić plagiat
possesion of illegal drugs
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posiadanie nielegalnych narkotyków
to write graffiti on the wall
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pisać graffiti na ścianie
to be charged with sth
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być oskarżonym o coś
to be evicted
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zostać eksmitowanym
to be fined
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zostać ukarany grzywną
to be given community service
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otrzymać prace społeczne
to be let off with a warning
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zostać zwolnionym z ostrzeżeniem
to be prosecuted
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być ściganym
to be suspended
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mieć wyrok w zawieszeniu
to be sentenced to six months in jail
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zostać skazany na sześć miesięcy więzienia
to ba taken into care
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być wziętym pod opiekę
to lose your driving licence
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stracić prawo jazdy
to receive a suspended sentence
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otrzymać wyrok w zawieszeniu
after a while
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po chwili
all of a suddden
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nagle
to access someone's email account
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uzyskać dostęp do czyjegoś konta e-mail
to claim a prize
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ubiegać się o nagrodę
to go through a divorce
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przejść przez rozwód
to pay off a debt
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spłacić dług
to reimburse a person
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dawać odszkodowanie jakiejś osobie
to violate someone's privacy
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naruszać czyjąś prywatność
spoonful of mashed potatoes
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łyżka puree ziemniaczanego
a remote part of Wales
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odległej części Walii
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