unit 9.8

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resentment
George felt resentment at being replaced by a younger employee.
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niezadowolenie, żal, poczucie krzywdy
resent
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czuć się urażonym, oburzać się, mieć pretensje, nienawidzić, nie cierpieć
coach
She has a fitness coach who comes to her house three times a week.
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trener, instruktor
accountable for sth
Someone must be held accountable for the accident.
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odpowiedzialny za coś
bubble with
She came to the party bubbling with excitement.
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tryskać czymś, być pełnym czegoś
impose
The government plans to impose fines on companies who do not comply with the laws on health and safety.
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narzucić, nałożyć
imposition
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nałożenie, wprowadzenie (np. podatku, kary), narzucenie
sacrosanct
Freedom of the press is sacrosanct and should remain so.
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święty, nienaruszalny
scoot
She came into the house and scooted up the stairs to her room.
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pędzić
chartered
He was a highly successful chartered accountant.
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dyplomowany
corporate
The man sought corporate advice about setting up an e-mail business.
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korporacyjny, biznesowy, dla przedsiębiorstw
pounce on
The actress pounced on the photographer and grabbed his camera after he snapped a photo.
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rzucić się na kogoś
bundle off
The children were bundled off to a summer camp.
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wyekspediować, wysłać
go/slip down the drain/plughole
Millions of dollars have slipped down the plughole.
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marnować się, przepadać
awash
Steve was awash with guilt seeing his colleague take the blame for his wrongdoings.
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pełen, przepełniony
bendy
Pipe cleaners are bendy so they can clean round corners.
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giętki
prop up
Can you prop up the ladder against the wall?
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opierać
shoo away
I shooed her away so that she couldn’t see the birthday present.
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przegonić
vanish
My chocolate vanished without a trace. The old witch vanished into the dark and was never seen again.
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zniknąć
Moja czekolada zniknęła bez śladu.
ogre
The headmaster was perceived as a cruel ogre who scared all the young children.
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ogr, potwór

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