unit 3.7

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repel
I seem to repel women. Why - do I smell?! The army finally managed to repel the enemy from their territory.
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odstraszać, wzbudzać niechęć
odeprzeć
Wygląda na to, że odstraszam kobiety. Dlaczego - brzydko pachnę?
repellant
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budzący wstręt/obrzydzenie, mogący odeprzeć coś (np. substancję)
biased
The newspaper is a bit biased. They write more positively about the government than the opposition. The referee was definitely biased as he favoured the away team.
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stronniczy
nieobiektywny
Ta gazeta jest nieco stronnicza. Lepiej piszą o rządzie niż o opozycji.
unbiased, impartial
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bezstronny
innuendo
I object to that innuendo - if you want to say something, say it straight out.
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insynuacja
analogue
Analogue TV is the forerunner of digital TV.
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analogowy
digital
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cyfrowy
allude
Although subtle, her comments alluded to the fact that accounts had been tampered with.
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robić aluzję, nawiązywać do czegoś, wspominać
commercial break
When the commercial break comes on, I usually flick to another channel.
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przerwa na reklamę
gritty
The documentary presented a gritty look at the real problems of an inner-city ghetto.
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naturalistyczny
grittiness
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realistyczność, wytrwałość, odwaga, determinacja
grinding
The train came to a grinding halt.
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zgrzytliwy
grindingly
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zgrzytliwie
gripping
The book was so gripping that I couldn’t put it down.
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porywający, trzymający w napięciu
grasping
No wonder he is so rich, he is a very grasping type of person who never buys anything.
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pazerny
grating
His character is very grating – he manages to annoy everyone.
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drażniący, działający na nerwy
gratingly
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drażniąco
commentator
The football match was made much more exciting by the commentator’s thorough knowledge of the game.
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komentator
in some respects
Overall, his ideas are very strange, but in some respects I think he’s right.
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pod pewnymi względami, w niektórych aspektach
at short notice
We were told at very short notice that the order had to be sent as soon as possible.
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w ostatniej chwili

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