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zwędzić, buchnąć; uszczypnąć, lekko ugryźć; podskoczyć gdzieś commencer à apprendre
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Every member of the army will take one' nip at you. Can you nip out/round/down to the shop for me? Shall we nip in to the café for a bite to eat?
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żwawy, zwrotny; chłodny, rześki (pogoda) commencer à apprendre
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able to change speed and direction easily: a nippy little car. It's a little nippy today - you might need a coat.
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być loterią, być ryzykowną próbą (zapytać kogoś) commencer à apprendre
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It was a long shot, but I thought maybe he could tell us something about them.
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kryterium, miara (sposób oceny czegoś); test wydajności, test porównawczy commencer à apprendre
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We will use his performance as a benchmark for other students. For the moment, we consider only the opening benchmark on justice, freedom and security to be met. I need to benchmark this machine before I can analyse the problem.
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ergonomiczny (wygodny w użyciu) commencer à apprendre
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relating to the design of furniture or equipment which makes it comfortable and effective for people who use it: ergonomic design/features I use an ergonomic desk chair.
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zmiażdżyć, przeżuc krawędź (podbita) commencer à apprendre
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commencer à apprendre
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Were they on their way to a big shindig or coming from one?
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odparcie, odparowywać (cios), odpierać (atak commencer à apprendre
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repel an attack. to defend yourself from a weapon or an attack by pushing the weapon away or by putting something between your body and the weapon Predictably the president parried enquiries about the arms scandal.
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commencer à apprendre
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wyruszyć, zrobić wypad (gdzieś) commencer à apprendre
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They sally out for prey, taken in flight or the ground. The rest had sallied out the rear and were now on his back!
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commencer à apprendre
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rozprawa naukowa, traktat commencer à apprendre
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a formal piece of writing that considers and examines a particular subject a six-volume treatise on trademark law
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commencer à apprendre
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ostrożny, wymijający (odpowiedź) commencer à apprendre
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unwilling to give information He was very cagey about what happened at the meeting.
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poprawczak, szkoła poprawcza commencer à apprendre
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reformatory, reform school
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obrót, wirowanie, kręcenie (się); kręcić (się), kręcić (czymś commencer à apprendre
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She did a twirl and a bow. He pushed the button and all the cogs twirled.
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wkurzać, zawracać głowę; założyć podsłuch commencer à apprendre
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Stop bugging me. We need to bug his phone.
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commencer à apprendre
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to push or send away an attacker or other unwanted person: He managed to fend off his attackers with a stick. She spent the entire evening fending off unwanted admirers.
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rozdawać coś/podawać coś (jedzenie na tacy) commencer à apprendre
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dole out. to give or say things to people without thinking about them carefully: to give or serve food to people: A good doctor listens to the patient rather than just dishing out drugs. He's very keen to dish out criticism. He’s mad at me for teasing him – he can dish it out, but he can’t take it! Jon, could you dish the carrots out for me, please?
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a long sharp stick used in the past as a weapon by soldiers on foot: A soldier with a pike could bring down a charging horse.
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a stupid and obvious mistake, especially in something that someone says or writes I called her by the name of his first wife, which was a bit of a howler. So far in the election, no candidate has committed a shocking howler.
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commencer à apprendre
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ześlizgiwać się, odbijać się (o mieczu) commencer à apprendre
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to hit or touch something quickly and lightly at an angle and move away in another direction: The bullets glanced off the car
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commencer à apprendre
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(especially of arms and legs) to move energetically in an uncontrolled way A wasp came towards us and Howard started flailing his arms around. She ran from the house in a terrible rage, her arms flailing in the air.
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commencer à apprendre
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having no knowledge of or education in a particular subject To my untutored eye that just looks like a load of random brush strokes, and yet it's a very valuable painting.
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wycofywać się (np. z obietnicy) commencer à apprendre
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Can you believe she has just backpedalled on her promise?
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commencer à apprendre
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Your decision has really threw me.
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Remember to put your glass on a coaster.
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kierować (np. fundusze), wlewać, commencer à apprendre
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channel. to send something directly and intentionally: We can funnel all the liquid into a seperate container. I made them funnel all the money into my account. No one knows who has been funnelling weapons to the terrorists. These laws ensure that local revenue for education is funelled into schemes
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something that protects you from dangerous or unpleasant situations: My savings were to be a bulwark against unemployment.
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opaska ochronna (np. na kolano), rękaw ochronny (na łokieć) {NA KLEJNOTY] commencer à apprendre
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He kicked me in my tackle!
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commencer à apprendre
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skruszony, przepraszający commencer à apprendre
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showing that you feel sorry about having caused someone problems or unhappiness She was so apologetic about forgetting my birthday it was almost embarrassing. I hope he was suitably apologetic for breaking your glasses.
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to waste money, time, or an opportunity If I've got money in my pocket, I tend to fritter it away. She fritters so much money away on expensive make-up.
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majątek ruchomy, ruchomości commencer à apprendre
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You have to pay the tax if you have any effects. I inherited all my grandfather's effects.
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commencer à apprendre
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nautical term
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namiar, położenie (np. wskazywane przez kompas) commencer à apprendre
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In an underground passage you have no bearings except for what the signs provide.
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commencer à apprendre
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When a person bottles things up, they refuse to talk about things that make them angry or worried. I couldn't bottle my sorrow up any longer.
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sformułowane w terminologii prawniczej, FORMULERE commencer à apprendre
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couched in legal terminology to express something in a particular way
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tymczasowa fantazja, kapryz commencer à apprendre
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commencer à apprendre
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roztrzepany, roztargniony commencer à apprendre
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He got hit by a piece of shrapnel and went down.
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zmusić kogoś do zrobienia czegoś, do pracy na statku commencer à apprendre
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to force or strongly persuade someone to do something they do not want to do I've been press-ganged into taking the kids swimming.
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commencer à apprendre
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patron
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We've got black ice showing up all over the place.
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shooting, Pictures for the film
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the quality or state of being viscous (= thick and sticky and not flowing easily The viscosity of the fluid in the system can be modified. Fish oils reduce inflammation in the arteries, and improve your blood viscosity.
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commencer à apprendre
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in reality, swords are quite springy
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Some of the old pillboxes are still in place today.
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wycofać się skądś, zwiać skądś, uciec od czegoś; katapultować się z samolotu 🪂 commencer à apprendre
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He was thinking of a way to bail out of this relationship.
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pękać, łamać się (wydawać trzaskający dźwięk) commencer à apprendre
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Then it moved forward again and he thought she was going to snap off his hand. Then he released my hand and the cold thing snapped off
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commencer à apprendre
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komunikat, znak zgłoszenia (w komputerze) commencer à apprendre
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A prompt on your screen shows that the computer is ready.
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commencer à apprendre
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blekksprut
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commencer à apprendre
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a rude or unscrupulous person b: a person who uses foul or abusive language
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pozbyć się, zabić (jakąś osobę lub zwierzę) przestarzale efektywnie) commencer à apprendre
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kill someone Our handsome hero manages to dispatch another five villains.
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wymuskany, gładki, elegancki 💇🚗 przygładzać, przylizywać (np. włosy) commencer à apprendre
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Jim's long black hair was sleeked down his face and shoulders. Everybody had a mustache and hair that was sleeked back.
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rozsznurowywac, ściągać naramiennik commencer à apprendre
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Willie nodded agreement and began to unbuckle the pauldron.
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One reason for all these problems, is the brutish past. The brutish woman came then, when everyone else was outside.
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commencer à apprendre
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draw weight
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We don't use sparkles here as we don't want to fire any holes on the floor.
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intrinsically There's nothing inherently wrong with his ideas.
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to move repeatedly from one position to another: The needle on the dial oscillated between full and empty. My emotions oscillate between desperation and hope.
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These two documents provide a useful anchor point for the data reported here.
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a company that issues (= produces or provides) something such as bank cards or financial products: The document isn't legally binding without a signature from the issuer. Credit card issuers have seen their profits soar recently. California is one of the largest issuers of municipal bonds.
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commencer à apprendre
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a feeling of friendship that a group of people may share, especially at work
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zaczątki, ekscytujący (o wydarzeniu), inspirujący commencer à apprendre
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beginnings, exciting (of an event), inspiring This year's conference was less stirring than the last one. The artist succeeded in making a stirring album. His actions marked the stirring of an entirely new political movement.
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