BBC Learning English / Lingohack / First woman of colour completes a solo expedition across Antarctica / EPISODE 220406 / 06 APR 2022

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biegun północny / the point on the earth's surface that is furthest north
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the North Pole
biegun południowy / the point on the earth's surface that is furthest south
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the South Pole
odnieść sukces / to be very successful
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make it
She's very ambitious but I doubt she'll ever make it to the top. He told me about his plans to make it big as an actor. She paid tribute to the hit sitcom for helping her make it in Hollywood.
dać radę (np. dotrzeć gdzieś na czas) / to succeed in reaching a place in time, especially when this is difficult
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make it
The flight leaves in twenty minutes—we'll never make it.
być w stanie pójść na umówione spotkanie / to be able to be present at a place
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make it
I'm sorry I won't be able to make it (= for example, to a party) on Saturday.
stąd, tak więc, dlatego / with this result/ as a result of something just mentioned / SYNONYM hence, therefore
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thus
They planned to reduce staff and thus to cut costs. He is the eldest son and thus heir to the title.
wyczerpujący, wymagający wysiłku, ponad siły / extremely tiring and difficult, and demanding great effort and determination
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gruelling
Junior doctors often have to work a gruelling 100-hour week. He eventually won the match after five gruelling sets.
znosić, cierpieć, wytrzymać, przetrzymać (np. ból, biedę) / to suffer something difficult, unpleasant, or painful
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endure
We had to endure a nine-hour delay at the airport. She's already had to endure three painful operations on her leg.
sanki / a vehicle for travelling over snow and ice, with long narrow pieces of wood or metal instead of wheels. Larger sleds are pulled by horses or dogs and smaller ones are used for going down hills as a sport or for pleasure.
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sled
He explored Greenland on a dog sled. I went down a hill on a sled.
komplet, zestaw / a set of things, such as tools or clothes, used for a particular purpose or activity
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kit
a first-aid kit / atool kit / a pregnancy-testing kit / a drum kit
liofilizować, odsublimować / to preserve food or drink by freezing and drying it very quickly
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to freeze-dry
liofilizowany (po obróbce technologicznej suszenia produktów żywnościowych)
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freeze-dried
The seeds were freeze-dried and then weighed. freeze-dried coffee. freeze-dried vegetables
trudny, wymagający / having or causing problems or difficulties
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tough
It was a tough decision to make. During the interview I was asked some really tough questions.
rozłożyć coś na części, wyłożyć coś (tak, żeby było bardziej zrozumiałe) / to divide something into smaller parts
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break something down
It’s easier to handle the job if you break it down into several specific assignments. Break your expenditure down into bills, food and other. Each lesson is broken down into several units.
wlec (ciągnąć coś z trudem) / to move something by pulling it along a surface, usually the ground
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to drag
Pick the chair up instead of dragging it behind you! She dragged the canoe down to the water.
trud, niewygoda, niedostatek, ciężkie doświadczenia życiowe / a situation that is difficult and unpleasant because you do not have enough money, food, clothes, etc.
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hardship
economic/financial, etc. hardship / People suffered many hardships during that long winter.
zamierzać (mieć zamiar coś zrobić) / to have as a plan or purpose
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intend
We intend to go to Australia next year. Somehow I offended him, which wasn't what I'd intended.

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