Word of a day #1

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dash sth off
She sat down and dashed the letter off in five minutes.
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skrobnąć, szybko coś napisać
treason
Ukraine's parliament has accused former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko of committing high treason.
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zdrada (stanu)
puffed
I can't play any further - I'm puffed!
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zadyszany
get sth back
Don't lend her any money, you'll never get it back.
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odzyskać coś
focus
Everyone can see that David likes to be the focus of attention.
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ognisko, centrum (np. zainteresowania)
find sth out
I'll just go and find out what's going on over there.
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dowiedzieć się o czymś
insult
She made several insults about my friend's appearance.
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obraza, zniewaga
strap sb in
Make sure your child is strapped in correctly for every journey.
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przypinać pasami
scarce
Clean water and medicines were scarce in the disaster area.
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rzadki, trudny do zdobycia
hang over sb/sth
The threat of jail sentence was still hanging over him.
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wisieć nad kimś/czymś
patch
I'm going to sew a patch on these jeans - they're ripped at the knee.
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łata
root for sb
Good luck! The whole family will be rooting for you.
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kibicować komuś
bittersweet
Being raised by a single parent has been a bittersweet experience.
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gorzko-słodki
allow for sth
They should allow for the train being delayed.
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uwzględniać, brać pod uwagę
mysterious
They are still investigating the mysterious disappearance of a young woman.
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tajemniczy
nose sth out
They soon nosed out the details of the accident.
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wywęszyć coś, wyniuchać
sell sth off
They're selling off last year's collection at half price.
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wyprzedawać coś
sensible
I think the sensible thing to do is to ask him for permission.
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rozsądny, sensowny
hand sth in
Please finish writing and hand in the essays.
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wręczyć coś
fallible
We know that doctors are fallible but we still place our trust in them.
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omylny, zawodny
side with sb
My sister has always sided with my father against me.
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stać po czyjejś stronie, trzymać z kimś
reliance
The modern world has placed too much reliance on technology.
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zaufanie, poleganie na czymś/kimś
fend for yourself
After her mother died, she had to learn to fend for herself.
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radzić sobie, być niezależnym
meaningful
She raised one eyebrow in a meaningful way.
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znaczący, wymowny
go out
When we woke up the fire had gone out.
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gasnąć

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