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dzień w dzień
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day in and day out
Jack wore the same T-shirt day in day out.
zredukować (np. listę kandydatów)
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whittle down
to gradually make (something) smaller by removing parts
We whittled the list down to four people.
nanieść, nanosić (np. warstwę błota, warzywa na patelnię), zdeponować, wpłacać pieniądze (do banku)
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deposit
deposit that mixture to the previous ingredients on the pan. You shouldn't keep your jewellery at home, you should deposit it. He deposited mud to the clean carpet. How much do you want to deposit into your account?
rosły, krzepki, zdrowy(silny), solidny; bogaty (o smaku)
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robust
(of a person or animal) strong and healthy, or (of an object or system) strong and unlikely to break or fail:
He looks robust and healthy enough. a robust pair of walking boots a robust economy
łuszczyć się, płatek, element mały
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flake
small piece. a small, thin piece of something, especially if it has come from a surface covered with a layer of something. to come off a surface in small, thin pieces
soap flakes This room needs decorating - flakes of paint keep coming off the walls. Patches of skin are starting to flake off.
wspierać (jakiś pomysł)
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advocate for
to publicly support or suggest an idea, development, or way of doing something
She advocates taking a more long-term view. He advocates the return of capital punishment.
lek farmaceutyczny
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pharmaceutical drug
zmierzch
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gloaming
twilight, dusk
If The Gloaming were a Stephen King thriller, the climax would undoubtedly take place at the crepuscular hour
snop (siana), sterta (papierów), pęk strzał, nawiązać w snopy
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sheaf
a number of things, especially pieces of paper or plant stems, that are held or tied together: bundle
The corn was cut and tied in sheaves. A lawyer walked in carrying a whole sheaf of papers.
nowicjusz, debiutant
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novice
a person who is not experienced in a job or situation:
I've never driven a car before - I'm a complete novice. This plant can be difficult for novice gardeners to grow.
kląć jak szewc
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to swear like a sailor
ezoteryczny, tajemniczy
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esoteric
very unusual and understood or liked by only a small number of people, especially those with special knowledge. RAREFIED
He has an esoteric collection of old toys and games. disapproving or humorous She has a somewhat esoteric taste in clothes.
krówka(cukierek), omijać (problem), rozmydlać (sprawę
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fudge
to avoid making a decision or giving a clear answer about something: a plan or action that avoids making a clear decision or giving a clear answer: a soft sweet made from sugar, butter, and milk
The government continues to fudge the issue by refusing to give exact figures. She suspects that this compromise deal will be nothing more than a fudge. It's a bit of a fudge but we could put the cost through on next year's budget.
toczyć się swoim torem i zakończyć się w sposób naturalny
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take its course/run its course
Sometimes we just need to let nature take its course. Rather, they should allow this process to take its course.
bezczynność, bierność
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inaction
failure to do anything that might provide a solution to a problem
The West's inaction has put millions of people at risk of starvation. This announcement follows months of inaction and delay.
srogi, ponury, (krajobraz, nastrój)
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dour
(usually of a person's appearance or manner) unfriendly, unhappy, and very serious:
I could recognize this dour expression anywhere. The normally dour Mr James was photographed smiling and joking with friends.
dryg, zdolność, talent, pociąg do czegoś
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bent
a natural skill(capacity). a strong inclination or interest: BIAS
She has a scientific bent/a bent for science. the organization's religious bent
zabiegać, prosić o uzyskanie czegoś; proponować seks, uprawiać nierząd
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solicit
to ask someone for money, information, or help: to offer sex for money, usually in a public place
to solicit donations for a charity It is illegal for public officials to solicit gifts or money in exchange for favours. She was arrested for soliciting.
1 na 1
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1:1
I was 1vs1 with the keeper. one on one
próbować coś wygrać
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make a run at
to attempt to win sth
The team is making a run at the championship
stowarzyszenie żeńskie/męskie (na uniwersytecie)
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sorority/fraternity
a club of women specifically: a women's student organization formed chiefly for social purposes and having a name consisting of Greek letters
zasada (w chemii)
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base
a chemical that dissolves in water and combines with an acid to create a salt
We need to use base in this chemical reaction.
po kosztach/w rozterce
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at a loss
unable to produce what is needed
was at a loss to explain the discrepancy
skłaniać, nakłaniać; wywoływać (emocje), wywołałac (poród)
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induce
The advertisement is meant to induce people to eat more fruit. No one knows what induced him to leave. Her illness was induced by overwork.
induce an electric current. Inducing is usually gentle persuasion; An inducement is something that might lure you to do something, though inducements are occasionally a bit menacing, like the Godfather's offer that you can't refuse.
chełpliwy, pyszałkowaty, chwalipięta
self-righteous, cocky, brag, boaster
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blowhard
a person who likes to talk about how important they are. an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person
was trapped in a hellish marriage to ... a struttingly insensitive macho blowhard. But he was seen by many in Congress as a blowhard, given to long-winded talks bristling with allusions to the Bible, ancient history, and the Constitution.
wątpliwy, dyskusyjny, niepewny, powątpiewający
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dubious
thought not to be completely true or not able to be trusted:
It doesn't involve dubious philosophical assumptions. These claims are dubious and not scientifically proven. He has been associated with some dubious characters. I'm dubious about his promises to change his ways.
fałszywy (zaciąga z francuska)
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faux
not real, but made to look or seem real: fake, fall
faux fur a faux-brick wall. faux-wool
sprzeczać się, kłócić się (mało ważnych problemach)
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bicker
kjekle. to argue about things that are not important
Will you two stop bickering! They're always bickering with each other about/over their personal problems
trampolina, odskocznia
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springboard
a board that can bend, helping people to jump higher when jumping or diving into a swimming pool or when doing gymnastics. something that provides you either with the opportunity to follow a particular plan of action (good start)
The firm's director is confident that the new project will act as a springboard for/to further contracts.
wybredny, grymaśny
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fastidious
giving too much attention to small details and wanting everything to be correct and perfect:
He is very fastidious about how a suitcase should be packed. They were too fastidious to eat in a fast-food restaurant
'jakże gadatliwym by nie był'
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verbose though he may be
tupecik, peruka
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toupee
a piece of artificial hair worn by a man to cover part of his head where there is no hair
niehigieniczny
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unsanitary
dirty or unhealthy and therefore likely to cause disease: unhealthy
unsanitary toilets unsanitary living conditions
podkradać (małowartościowe przedmioty), podbierać
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pilfer
to steal things of small value
He was caught pilfering (sweets) from the shop.
tangens, dygresja
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tangent
an abrupt change of course(digression)
the speaker went off on a tangent. the trigonometric function that for an acute angle is the ratio between the leg opposite to the angle when it is considered part of a right triangle and the leg adjacent. go off at a tangent
zagrożenie
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endangerment
harmful heritage of an ancient preparedness for endangerment.
od pucybuta do milionera
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from rags to riches
1) cęgi 2) ogromny, potworny. lanie
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walloping
lashes. astronomical. an act of punishing someone by hitting them hard
He cut me a walloping (great) slice of cake. I got such a walloping from my father when he came home. We gave the other team a real walloping.
sprawdzić ponownie, sprawdzić starannie, sprawdzić dwukrotnie
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double-check
to check something again or with extra care
I'll double check and leave a message for you on the system. Can you look through this report and double check my findings?
wiercić się (na dupie), wić się (jak wąż)
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squirm
The squirm of the worm was disgusting. The patient was squirming in pain
pępek
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navel, belly button
the small round part in the middle of the stomach that is left after the umbilical cord. the girl had a pierced navel
na przykład; ja (z kolei)
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for one
I for one would sign up to that project today. I don't like scary movies, my husband for one loves them.
brat zakonny
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lay brother
a man who is not a member of the clergy (= religious leaders, especially Christian priests) but who belongs to a religious group, especially a group living together in a monastery, and who does simple work for the group, such as preparing food:
After mass a lay brother offered to take us on a tour of the church. Brother Cook serves as lay brother, working the kitchen and bringing food to those in seclusion.
obszar, okres, odcinek, przesadna, osiadka
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stretch
They haven't seen each other for a long stretch of time. We landed on an empty stretch. He has to serve a six-year stretch for armed robbery. It would be a stretch to call this change revolutionary.
przegonić coś
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chase sth away
Chase the dark thoughts away.
klaczek
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hairball
jeść łapczywie, pałaszować
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wolf down
The children were so hungry that they wolfed down their dinner. She wolfed down her meal in a few minutes.
osuszanie, drenowanie; system kanalizacyjny;(adj.) odprowadzający
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drainage
The drainage after this flood can take weeks. I want your factory to stop production till the drainage system has been improved. This is the main drainage pipe of this building.
pępowina
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umbilical cord
the long, tube-like structure that connects a baby that has not yet been born to its mother's placenta (= the organ that provides it with food and oxygen):
The nurse cut the baby's umbilical cord
przygnębiony, przybity; spuszczony (wzrok,)
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downcast
sad and without hope. If someone's eyes are downcast, they are looking down... dejected despondent
I thought you were looking a little downcast this morning
moralizatorski
sentencja
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sententious
trying to appear wise, intelligent, and important, in a way that is annoying:
The document was sententious and pompous.
nieprzekonujący, nieprawdopodobne
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implausible
difficult to believe, or unlikely
The whole plot of the film is ridiculously implausible.
Kałamarz
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inkpot
pisać z łącznikiem
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hyphenate
write or separate with a hyphen
do you hyphenate willy-nilly?
sprawy mają się inaczej, sytuacja uległa zmianie
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the tables have turned
turn the tables
gruchać, gruchanie
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coo
When birds such as doves and pigeons coo, they make a low soft sound. to speak in a soft, gentle, or loving way
He let his voice become a coo of sympathy, just a bit exaggerated.

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