WORD OF THE DAY

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bust-up
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kłótnia, sprzeczka
look in/We're planning to look in on Kevin when we're in London.
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Wpadać do kogoś na chwilę
trustworthy
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godny zaufania
go at sb/The man behind the bar really went at my friend with his fists!
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rzucić się na kogoś
stuffy
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duszny
close in /As the rain was closing in, we decided to stay in the hotel.
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zbliżać się/nadchodzić
fatigue
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zmęczenie
run out of /We've run out of milk. I'll go to the shop and get some.
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kończyć się, brakować
delineate /The Rio Grande river delineates the boundary between Mexico and the United States.
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nakreślić, wyznaczyć
fix sth up /We haven't fixed up a date for the meeting yet.
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ustalić coś, zorganizować
creepy / There was something creepy about the way that man looked at Amy.
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przerażający, przyprawiający o gęsią skórkę
roll up /Crowds rolled up for the Edinburgh Festival.
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nadciągać
frenzied /A police officer was attacked and seriously injured in a frenzied attack.
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Szalony, dziki
look down on sb / You shouldn't look down on him just because he is much younger than you
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patrzeć (na kogoś) z góry
to foment / The man was accussed of fomenting hatred of Muslims.
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podżegać (do czegoś), nasilać (coś)
bring sb up / We were brought up by our grandmother.
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wychowywać kogoś
to pounce /The cat was waiting behind the tree, ready to pounce on the mouse.
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rzucać się, skoczyć (na kogoś/coś)
go in for sth/I don't really go in for sport.
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lubić coś, interesować się czymś
distasteful / The subject of their conversation was very distasteful.
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niesmaczny, przykry
do sth up /They are going to buy an old country house in Italy and do it up.
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odnowić coś lub zreperować
to clasp /The child clasped his mother's hands.
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ściskać
pick sb/sth up // I'm off to pick my sister up from the airport.
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odbierać kogoś/coś
stopover /They made a stopover in Berlin on the way to Paris.
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przerwa w podróży
leave off /He decided to leave off going to school for a while.
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przestawać
to constrict / His breathing passages are constricted during an asthma attack.
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ograniczać, kurczyć (się)
run across sb /I ran across my teacher at the cinema last weekend.
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wpaść na kogoś (spotkać)
to muffle/We were muffled up against the cold in coats and scarves.
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opatulić się
take sb out /They took their children out to the zoo on Sunday.
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wyjść (z kimś), zabierać (kogoś, gdzieś)
scuffle /A police officer was injured in a scuffle with a suspect.
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bójka, potyczka
try sth on /I'm going to try these black trousers on.
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przymierzyć coś
to glamorize /The actress was criticized for glamorizing single motherhood.
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upiększać, dodawać uroku, gloryfikować
look through sth /You should look through these files if you need that letter.
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przeglądać coś, wertować
irrelevant /Her comments were irrelevant to the discussion.
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nieistotny, nieważny, nie mający związku
to make sth up /She always makes up some funny excuses.
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wymyśleć coś
mansion /Her uncle is very rich and lives in an enormous mansion.
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rezydencja, dwór
to set sth up /At the age of 36 he set up his own business.
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zakładać coś
writhe /A woman was writhing in pain on the emergency room floor.
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wić się, skręcać się
give sth up /I managed to give up smoking six months ago.
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rzucać coś, skończyć z czymś
sternly /"I will not accept this kind of behaviour" said the teacher sternly.
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ostro, surowo, stanowczo
run down /The girl was run down as she was crossing the road.
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przejechać (kogoś)
kinsman /They called together all their kinsmen and close friends.
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krewny, powinowaty
pick at sth / I can't stop picking at food while cooking.
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dziobać, skubać (jedzenie)
suite /We spent the night in a lovely honeymoon suite.
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apartament hotelowy
fall out /She fell out with her parents again.
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pokłócić się z kimś
roly-poly /My uncle is a roly-poly little man.
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pulchny
let sb down /I promised to help my sister and I can't let her down
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zawieść kogoś, rozczarować
sham /The election was a complete sham.
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poza, pozór, fikcja, mydlenie oczu
fall over /The old lady fell over on the pavement.
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przewrócić się
chatterbox /That pupil is a real chatterbox!
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gaduła, papla
show off /He's always showing off and I can't stand him
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popisywać się
quack /I'm not going to listen to that quack!
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szarlatan, konował, znachor
set off /What time are you setting off for the train station?
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wyruszyć w podróż, wyjechać
to josh /He is always joshing about her poor French.
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żartować, podśmiewać się z kogoś
look sth up /Can you look up the German word for 'industry'?
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wyszukać coś, sprawdzić (w książce lub komputerze)
short-lived /Unfortunately their marriage proved short-lived.
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krótkotrwały, przelotny
go with sth /I'm not sure if that tie goes with my suit.
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pasować (do czegoś)
arch /He gave an arch smile when he finished his story.
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łobuzerski, figlarny
break down /My car broke down again on the way to work.
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psuć się, ulec awarii
stilted/She writes in a rather stilted style.
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nienaturalny, wymuszony, sztywny
turn down/He was offered a new job but he turned it down because it involved moving to another city.
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odrzucić
slothful /He's a slothful guy who neglects his work
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leniwy, gnuśny
turn in /I'm exhausted. I'm going to turn in now.
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iść do łóżka, kłaść się spać
spiel /My brother gave us a spiel about why we needed to buy a new car
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gadka, wykład
make it up to sb /I'm really sorry about forgetting your birthday- I'll make it up to you, I promise!
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wynagrodzić coś komuś
shortbread /I like shortbread more than chocolate.
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kruche ciastko maślane
call back /I wasn't there when David called so I'll call him back tomorrow.
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oddzwonić
stolid /His wife is a very calm and stolid woman
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powściągliwy, nie emocjonujący się
give in /He asked me so many times to buy him a new computer that eventually I gave in.
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poddawać się, ustępować
supersonic /The first official record of a manned supersonic flight was Charles Yeager flying the Bell X-1 in 1947.
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naddźwiękowy, ponaddźwiękowy
put up with sb/sth //He's so mean! How does she put up with him?
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wytrzymywać z kimś, znosić kogoś/coś
to throng /Crowds thronged the famous restaurant.
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tłoczyć się, gromadzić się, zapełniać
stand out /She was bullied in her new school as she was smarter than others and stood out.
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wyróżniać się
inedible /The steak was so burnt that it was inedible.
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niejadalny
knock sth off/Two teenagers knocked some TVs off from an electrical store.
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podprowadzać coś, zwędzić
roughly/The meeting wasn't long. It lasted roughly 40 minutes.
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w przybliżeniu, około
take sth in/I'll have to take my new skirt in at the waist - it's too big.
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zwężać coś
to sublet/The lease specifies that a tenant is not allowed to sublet his apartment.
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podnajmować (coś komuś)
come up/A beggar came up to me and asked for money.
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podchodzić
bagful/The robbers abandoned the car and a bagful of cash and fled from the place.
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torba, torebka (czegoś)
go by/Days went by and there was still no sign of Andrew.
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mijać, przemijać, płynąć
canny/He proved to be a canny businessman who successfully ran the family business for nearly 20 years.
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sprytny, obrotny
die out/There are many theories about why the dinosaurs died out nearly 65 million years ago.
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wymierać
stocky /English bulldogs have a short stature and stocky body build.
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krępy, przysadzisty
fall off/Demand for our products is falling off in America but it remains high in Europe.
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obniżać się, zmniejszać
utmost/They must attach the utmost importance to public safety.
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najwyższy, największy
run sb down/I don't like the way he runs his neighbours down.
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obgadywać kogoś, objeżdżać
to sweep/Could you sweep under this table too? There's a lot of dust here.
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zamiatać
make up for sth/She had to work hard yesterday to make up for being late.
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wynagrodzić (coś komuś), zrekompensować
ungodly/He made me get up at some ungodly hour in the morning and go jogging.
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nieludzki, piekielny
blow sth up/We blew up some balloons before the party to decorate the house.
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nadmuchać coś
to rethink/It is time for the government to rethink its policies on drugs.
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przemyśleć
move in/We moved in last week. Come round and see our new flat.
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wprowadzić się
brash/The politician's brash manner makes him unpopular with voters.
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zuchwały
go for sb/As he opened the gate, a big dog went for him.
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rzucać się na kogoś
pitch-black/It was pitch-black outside so there was no way we could see what was going on.
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czarny jak smoła, zupełnie ciemny
matchless /This biography is a tribute to the artist's matchless talent and extraordinary life.
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niezrównany, nieprześcigniony
pay sb back/I'm going to pay her back for all those nasty things she said about me.
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odpłacić komuś
wide-eyed/I was still a wide-eyed youngster at that time and I believed everything he told me.
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naiwny, łatwowierny
order sb about/Stop ordering me about! You're not my boss.
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dyrygować kimś, rozkazywać komuś
toil/His father finally retired in June after years of toil.
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harówka, znój, trud
walk out/She was so disgusted that she walked out of the meeting.
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wychodzić (ostentacyjnie)
to trudge/We trudged through deep snow to the cottage.
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posuwać się z trudem naprzód, brnąć
close down/A large number of restaurants close down for a month or more in summer here.
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zamykać
to uncover/The initial investigation failed to uncover many important facts.
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odkrywać, odsłaniać, wykryć
wait behind/We waited behind to help Suzie with the cleaning up.
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zostawać, pozostawać
ajar/They left the door ajar so we could hear what they were saying.
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uchylony
play up/If the kids start playing up, just call me.
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rozrabiać, dawać się we znaki
enviable /Dan is in the enviable position of not having to work for a living.
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godny pozazdroszczenia
settle down/I'm sure that when Dave meets the right person, he'll settle down.
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ustatkować się
sortie/ It was our first sortie from the hotel to the town centre.
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wypad
come apart/The old book that I picked up from the floor came apart in my hands.
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rozpadać się

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