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zrodzić, płodzić, spłodzić (stać się ojcem dziecka)
Bieda rodzi głód a głód rodzi przestępczość.
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beget (old use)
In the Bible it says that Adam begat Cain and Abel
Poverty begets hunger, and hunger begets crime.
nachylać się, pochylać się
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bend over
He was having a wash, bending over the basin and splashing his face.
schylać
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bend down
My shoelaces came undone/untied. She bent down and lace it up
cela śmierci (w której skazaniec oczekuje na egzekucję)
Gdybyś był w celi śmierci, jaki byłby twój ostatni posiłek?
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death row
If you were on death row, what would your last meal be?
rozpadać się/załamywać się rozpaść się, rozkleić się (nie radzić sobie z emocjami)
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fall apart
to break into pieces
My poor old boots are falling apart
sam/ zwykły/ tylko
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mere
used to emphasize how small or insignificant someone or something is.
The plane crashed mere minutes after take-off. It cost a mere 5 zlotys
ohydny, haniebny, okropny
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heinous
very bad and shocking
That was a heinous crime that shocked our town.
kłaść nacisk na coś
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put stock in sth
If you put stock in something that someone says or does, you have a high opinion of it:
Dad has been wrong before, so I don't put much stock in what he says any more. She puts stock in her best friend's advice because they both watch out for each other
uniewinniony (formalne), oczyszczony
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exonerated (formal)
to show or state that someone or something is not guilty of something:
The report exonerated Mike from all responsibility for the collision.
opuszczać pracę, porzucić, zwolnić urząd
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vacate a job, vacate an office
If you vacate a place or a job, you leave it or give it up, making it available for other people.
He vacated the flat and went to stay with an uncle. He recently vacated his post as Sales Director. Chris slumped down in the chair Mrs Tennant had just vacated.
pośrednik
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middleman
an intermediary or agent between two parties
The Internet helps consumers save money by buying products directly from companies and eliminating the middleman. We've cut out the middleman and can reduce prices for our customers.
pokazać komuś środkowy palec
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flip somebody the bird
To raise the middle finger (a rude gesture of anger or displeasure) at one.
What are you flipping me the bird for, I didn't even say anything insulting! I flipped my brother the bird after he said that he'd never seen a worse basketball player than me.
trzymać się tematu, pozostać przy swoim stanowisku
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stay on message
someone who is on-message says things in public that show they agree with the ideas and decisions of their political party, the government, etc.:
Stay on message is to be persistent in getting your point across. When you stay on message you don't allow yourself to be distracted from your purpose.
fuks, szczęśliwy traf, fart
Jego odkrycie było tylko szczęśliwym trafem
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fluke
achieve (something) by luck rather than skill.
His discovery was just a fluke
wprost, pełny, pełnoprawny, kategoryczny, zdecydowany, absolutny
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outright
Five-year-olds lie outright.
przewrotny
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perverse
Having an effect opposite to what is intended or expected
We are here because of the perverse miracle that Daniel is still alive, and because of the outright fluke that crucial DNA evidence was not lost, or thrown away, or destroyed.
jedyny/ wyłączny
Ona była jedyną osobą, która przetrwała katastrofę samolotu. Zobaczenie cię to jedyny cel mojej wizyty
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sole
She was the sole survivor of the plane crash. The sole purpose of my visit is to see you.
1 próbować coś zrobić 2.ścigać kogoś, ruszać w pogoń za kimś
Próbuję zdobyć awans. Spróbuję zdobyć trochę dodatkowych pieniędzy
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go after
I'm going after a promotion. I will go after some extra money
1. przepuścić wszystkie pieniądze 2. nie wytrzymać
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blow your wad
1. To lose or spend all of one's money. 2. To lose control of one's composure, temper, patience, or nerve in a given situation. A reference to premature ejaculation, it is usually used in the negative.
My Las Vegas trip was short lived—I blew my wad at the poker table in the first two hours! The game is in 30 minutes. I know you're nervous, but stay sharp, don't blow your wad now.
1. Jaguar 2. faza
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jag
1. Jaguar automobile. What I really want is a jag. 2. a drinking bout; a prolonged state of alcohol or drug intoxication or any other emotional state
Is he off on another jag, or is this the same one? I’ve been on a jag and can’t get my work done. Is she still on her crying jag?
zainteresować (kogoś czymś)
Chcemy wyrazić się jasno we wszystkich sprawach dopóki oni są zainteresowani
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hook
something that is used to attract customers' attention, and encourage them to buy a product or service:
We want to make all our points while we've got them hooked!
rozgłos, zła sława
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notoriety
the state of being famous for something bad
He achieved/gained notoriety for being difficult to work with as an actor
chytry, zebiegły, podejrzany (o osobie)
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shifty
Having, displaying, or suggestive of deceitful character; evasive or untrustworthy
zlekceważyć (prawo, zasadę, zwyczaj, tradycję)
Zlekceważyłeś naszą tradycję i musisz ponieść karę. Jeśli zlekceważysz zasady, zostaniesz zwolniony
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flout
disregrad, show contempt for; scoff at:
You flouted our tradition and you have to suffer punishment. If you flout the rules, you'll be fired
zakała, czarna owca
Jedna czarna owca w rodzinie i karzemy całe stado.
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bad apple
One bad apple in a family, and we punish the whole barrel.
1. przesiać (mąkę, cukier) 2. dokładnie badać (fakty), przeczesywać (np. dokumenty)
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sift
1. To put (flour, for example) through a sieve in order to separate the fine from the coarse particles. 2. To examine and sort carefully:
John you need to sift the evidence.
zamach stanu
dokonać zamachu stanu
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coup
When there is a coup, a group of people seize power in a country.
In Turkey soldiers tried to stage a coup
próba przejęcia władzy
Temudżyn rozpoczął swoją drogę do władzy, oferując swe usługi bratu krwi swego zmarłego ojca, Toghrulowi, chanowi plemienia Kerait.
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bid for power
Temujin began his bid for power by offering himself as a vassal to his late father's blood brother, Toghrul, the Khan of the Kerait tribe.
odłam
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faction
A faction is an organized group of people within a larger group, which opposes some of the ideas of the larger group and fights for its own ideas.
A peace agreement will be signed by the leaders of the country's warring factions.
zemścić się, odwet
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retaliate
If you retaliate when someone harms or annoys you, you do something which harms or annoys them in return.
nerwowy, podenerwowany
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antsy
This is the end of a tour so I'm a little antsy, I guess.
If someone is antsy, they are nervous or impatient.
piśmienny
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literate
Someone who is literate is able to read and write. illiterate - niepiśmienny
Over one-quarter of the adult population are not fully literate.
zbić z tropu, wprawić w zakłopotanie, zaskoczyć, zaskakiwać, zmylić
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baffle
if a problem, someone’s behaviour, etc. baffles you, you cannot understand it or solve it
Sometimes the best way to baffle them is to make moves that have no purpose, or even seem to work against you
dzwonienie (np. dzwonka), dźwięczenie, brzęczenie
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tinkle
If something tinkles, it makes a clear, high-pitched, ringing noise, especially as small parts of it strike a surface.
Miss Peel tinkled her desk bell and they all sat down again
obciążenie, obowiązek, ciężar kłopot
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liability
If you say that someone or something is a liability, you mean that they cause a lot of problems or embarrassment.
Team-mates and coach began to see him as a liability. What was once a vote-catching policy is now a political liability.
1. moment trzymający w napięciu, chwila napięcia, chwila grozy 2. opowieść trzymająca w napięciu
Czasami filmy komediowe są prawdziwymi chwilami grozy. Wygląda na to, że wynikiem wyborów będą trzymały w napięciu.
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cliffhanger
a story or a situation that is exciting because its ending or result is uncertain until it happens:
Sometimesf comedy films are real cliffhangers. It looks as if the election is going to be a cliffhanger.
zniekształcenie, przeinaczenie, wypaczenie (np. prawdy)
How exactly do I benefit from your distortion of the truth?
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distortion
Jaki pożytek miałabym mieć z twego wypaczania prawdy?
1. ogólnie coś omawiać wyczerpująco 2. przekonywać kogoś, namawiać kogoś
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talk something/somebody around
They spent hours talking around the problem without looking at ways of solving it. The students tried to talk the teacher around to cancel the test
ukrywać się
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lie up
to hide from police officers, soldiers, etc. who are looking for you
The escaped prisoners lay up in a barn for a few weeks, until the search had been called off.
wzruszający
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affecting
causing a strong emotion, especially sadness
The story that she told me was deeply affecting. It was an affecting sight.
1. pewny, niesłabnący (np. pewność siebie) 2. niepewny, chwiejny (np. kroki)/ jąkać się, dukać (w mowie), zacinać się (o silniku)
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unfaltering (formal) 2. falter
never stopping or losing strength; not faltering:
Try to maintain an unfaltering belief in your ultimate success. I was so tired that my voice faltered. My best friend always falters.
przyśpieszyć coś, przesunąć
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bring sth forward
The meeting's been brought forward to Tuesday.
w przybliżeniu
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roughly
1. without being exact or fully authenticated; approximately:
roughly half the candidates were successful.
osprzęt/ impreza sportowa
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fixture
1. a permanently fixed piece of furniture in a house, such as a bath, that would not be taken by someone when moving to a new home:2. a day and usually a time agreed for a sports event:
The opening fixture of UEFA Euro 2012 took place in Warsaw, a game in which Poland drew 1–1 with Greece
1. punkt orientacyjny 2. przełomowy
Ratusz miejski to popularny punkt orientacyjny w tym mieście. W tym dniu ma miejsce przełomowe osiągnięcie dla naszej firmy
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landmark
landmark decision - przełomowa decyzja
The city hall is a popular landmark in this city. This day marks a landmark achievement for our company
ozdobić
Ona ozdobiła swoje włosy wstążką. Oni zdecydowali się udekorować dom światełkami
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adorn (formal)
She adorned her hair with a ribbon. The bride’s hair was adorned with fresh flowers. They decided to adorn the house with lights.
prymas
Prymas nie zgadza się z tym stanowiskiem
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primate
a priest with the highest position in his country
The Primate does not agree with this position
1. podobizna, wizerunek, postać 2. kukła (stanowiąca czyjąś podobiznę)
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effigy
a model or other object that represents someone, especially one of a hated person that is hanged or burned in a public place
Crowds marched through the streets carrying burning effigies of the president
prałat
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prelate
an official of high rank in the Christian religion, such as a bishop or an abbot
mąż stanu
Jako senator Jordan był politykiem o najwyższej uczciwości. Twój ojciec to prawdziwy mąż stanu
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statesman
n experienced and respected politician or member of a particular profession
Senator Jordan was a statesman of the highest integrity. Your dad's a true statesman
Czcigodny/ Sługa Boży
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Venerable
deserving respect because of age, high position, or religious or historical importance:
a venerable tradition/company/family She has worked at such venerable institutions as Boston's Museum of Fine Arts and the Metropolitan Art Museum in New York
klasztor
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1. cloister 2. monastery
a covered stone passage around the four sides of a courtyard (= a square or rectangular space) especially in a religious building such as a church or monastery
cloister is a covered walk, open gallery, or open arcade running along the walls of buildings and forming a quadrangle or garth
pod tym względem, w tej kwestii, w tej sprawie
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on that score
about the thing or subject that has just been mentioned:
I'm perfectly capable of looking after myself, so please don't worry about me on that score.
stary druh
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old chap
Noun. old chap (plural old chaps) (Britain, dated) Affectionate term of address for a man
poza granicami, miejsce, do którego nie ma wstępu, miejsce, do którego wstęp jest zabroniony
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out of bounds
If an area is out of bounds, people are not allowed to go there.
The ball was ruled out of bounds
rozprysk
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spatter
to drop small drops of liquid, etc. on a surface, or (of liquid) to fall, especially noisily, in small drops
Blood can be seen spattered across the ground outside the snack bar
1. cecha charakterystyczna 2. cecha, stempel probierczy
hallmarking = oznaczanie stemplem probierczym silver hallmark = próba srebra hallmark of excellence = najwyższa renoma marki, najlepsza reputacja marki
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hallmark
a typical characteristic or feature of a person or thing
They also added that the incident 'did not bear the hallmarks of a terrorist attack. Simplicity is a hallmark of this design
okropność, okrucieństwo, potworność, bezeceństwo
Człowiek ma w sobie tyle okrucieństwa, ile może sobie wyobrazić
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atrocity
Man is capable of as much atrocity as he has imagination
odprawiać (odprawić perf) (z niczym or z kwitkiem)
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turn away
hulaka, biesiadnik
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reveller
zbrodnia w afekcie (popełniona na skutek silnych emocji)
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crime of passion
okres pełnego rozkwitu, szczyt (sławy, osiągnięć), pełnia (młodości)
przeżywać swój najlepszy okres
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heyday
be in your heyday
okres pełnego rozkwitu, Szczyt (Sławy, osiągnięć), pełnia (młodości)
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okres pełnego rozkwitu, szczyt (sławy, osiągnięć), pełnia (młodości)
mrowienie
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pins and needles
pękaty, tłusty
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podgy
patroszyć, brzuch
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paunch
obwarowane, pomiędzy
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flanked by
przemawiać komuś do rozsądku
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to reason with sb
Send Tony Blair as "peace envoy" to try to reason with Isis. Let's see how far he gets.
wysłannik
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envoy
został zwolniony za kaucją
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he was released on bail
odgrodzać
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cordon off
urzeczony
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bewitched
wędrować, włóczyć się
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roam
He roamed the streets at night...
kawał/psota, oszustwo/fałszerstwo
Oni planowali jakieś większe oszustwo
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rig
to arrange dishonestly for the result of something, for example an election, to be changed:
They've been planning a major rig. Previous elections in the country have been rigged by the ruling party.
tylny/ tyłek, pupa (pośladki)
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posterior
1. Located behind a part or toward the rear of a structure. 2. Relating to the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the back of the body in humans and other primates. 3. Coming after in order; following. 4. Following in time; subsequent.
If you would kindly move your posterior just a fraction to the right, I might get by.
omdlenie
On wpadł w zachwyt na jej widok.
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swoon
swooning = wpadanie w zachwyt, bycie oszołomionym, bycie w stanie uniesienia +1 znaczenie swoon theory = teoria spiskowa głosząca pozorną smierć Jezusa na krzyżu swooner = akcja bardzo wrażliwa na dobre lub złe wiadomości
He swooned at the sight of her
przypowieść
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parable
A simple story illustrating a moral or religious lesson.
When Jesus finished these parables, he went away from there.
średnik
Średnika używa się, aby oddzielić różne części zdania.
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semicolon
mark of punctuation (;) used to connect independent clauses and indicating a closer relationship between the clauses than a period does.
The semi-colon is used to separate different parts of a sentence.
ukryć
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conceal
To keep from being observed or discovered; hide
A high wall concealed the house.
skąpo ubrane
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scantily clad
She is scantily clad, she's dancing on your coffee table, and she's singing "Hit Me Baby One More Time.".
1. skąpo, kuso 2. niedostatecznie, niewystarczająco
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scantly
in a basic way; not to a great extent:
It was a great performance by a scantly known actor. a scant cup of sugar. Student paid scant attention to the lecture.
panikarz
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scaremonger
a person who spreads stories that cause public fear
Only scaremongers who are seeking to make political capital out of the situation are peddling such malicious and unjustified rumours.
sroka
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magpie
a bird with black and white feathers and a long tail:
Magpies are attracted to small, shiny objects, which they carry away to their nests
wirowy
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eddy
If water, wind, smoke, etc. eddies, it moves fast in a circle:
The water eddied around in a whirlpool.
gmach
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edifice
building is a man-made structure with a roof and walls standing more or less permanently in one place.
The town hall is the only edifice surviving from the 15th century.
kamienica czynszowa
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tenement
a large building divided into apartments, usually in a poor area of a city
Rapid development is replacing old neighborhoods and tenements with modern office buildings
trafnie
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aptly
in a way that is suitable or right for a particular situation:
"Perseverance" aptly describes his hard work to complete the project.
patrzeć z dezaprobatą/krzywo patrzeć na kogoś
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frown on/upon somebody/something
to disapprove of someone or something, especially someone’s behaviour
Even though divorce is legal, it is still frowned upon.
zahamowanie
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inhibition
a feeling of embarrassment or worry that prevents you from saying or doing what you want:
After a couple of drinks he lost his inhibition and started talking and laughing loudly.
daremność
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futility
the fact of having no effect or of achieving nothing:
People have got tired of the futility of war. What's his latest book about?" "Oh, the usual - the transience of love and the futility of life
natrętny, natarczywy, nachalny
Bezczelni sprzedawcy naprawdę działają mi na nerwy
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pushy
Pushy salesmen really get on my nerves.
afiszować, obnosić się, wystawiać na pokaz, paradować
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flaunt
to show or make obvious something you are proud of in order to get admiration
He's got a lot of money but he doesn't flaunt it. Flavio was flaunting his tan in a pair of white trunks.
przesadny, nazbyt wylewny
Jego najnowsza powieść została chwalona przez krytyków. Nasi goście byli wylewni jeśli chodzi o komplementy na temat jedzenia.
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fulsome
expressing a lot of admiration or praise for someone, often too much, in a way that does not sound sincere:
His latest novel has received fulsome praise from the critics. Our guests were fulsome in their compliments about the food.
dziwactwo, dziwny nawyk
Musisz przyzwyczaić się do dziwactw i słabostek innych ludzi.
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quirk
an unusual habit or part of someone's personality, or something that is strange and unexpected:
You have to get used to other people's quirks and foibles.
rozkładać na coś (na części)
Mieszanina rozdzieli się na dwa oddzielne związki. Spór przerodził się w niespokojny rozejm.
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resolve (something) into something
to separate into parts, or to separate something
The mixture will resolve into two separate compounds. The argument resolved itself into an uneasy truce.
zrozumieć, przyjąć do wiadomości
He couldn't take in this plan. Did you take this text in?
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take something in
Ona nie mogła zrozumieć tego planu. Zapamiętałeś ten tekst?
oszalały, wściekły
very angry, often in a violent way or without control
He went berserk when he found out where I'd been. People were going berserk with excitement.
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berserk
send somebody berserk
1. walnąć, rąbnąć 2. bicie, lanie, nagonka
She likes bashing people for no reason. This picture is distorted religious privilege does not enables LGBTQ bashing
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1. bash 2. bashing
Ona lubi jeździć po ludziach bez powodu
być źródłem czegoś, zrodzić, powodować
to make people have a particular feeling or make a situation start to exist
Her latest book has engendered a lot of controversy.
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engender
Jej ostatnia książka zrodziła wiele kontrowersji.
szukanie wiatru w polu
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wild goose chase
a foolish and hopeless search for or pursuit of something unattainable
Physicists searching for the hypothetical particle may be on a wild goose chase
fool's errand
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daremny trud, próżny trud
an effort that is unlikely to be successful
It's a fool's errand trying to get Lena to join in anything. I was sent on a fool's errand to buy some flowers. I knew the shop would be closed by then
intrusive
It's none of your business. Don't be intrusive. This call from her was intrusive. I hate social media they are so intrusive
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wścibski, natrętny, nachalny, natarczywy
To nie twój interes. Nie bądź wścibski. Ten telefon od niej był niepożądany
famine
Following the fighting, some five million people in Tigray are in need of food aid and more than 350,000 are living in famine conditions, according to a recent UN-backed estimate
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głód, klęska głodu
Po walkach około pięciu milionów ludzi w Tigray potrzebuje pomocy żywnościowej, a ponad 350 000 żyje w warunkach głodu, zgodnie z ostatnimi szacunkami wspieranymi przez ONZ

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