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1. geneza, źródło 2. pochodzenie
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origin
What origin do some words in European languages have? Some words in European languages have Latin or Greek origin.
1. autentyczny 2. niezwykły
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original
How much is an original painting by Picasso worth? An otiginal painting by Picasso is worth about $ 150.000
rozpocząć, założyć
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set up
In which of these cities was the capitl of the USA originally set up 1) New Yourk, 2) Washington, 3) Philadelphia? The capital of the USA was originally set up in Philadelphia
grzech, grzeszyć
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sin
Who committes the original sin? The first people, Adam and Eve committed the original sin.
namówić, przekonać
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persuade
przedsięwziąć, podjąć
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undertake/ undertook/ undertaken
What do the police undertake after a crime's been committed? The police undertake a criminal investigation after a crime's been committed.
1. badanie 2. prowadzić badania
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research
Why do scientists undertake research? Scientists undertake research to discover new facts about things.
zadanie
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task
What tasks must you undertake every day? I must undertake such task as working/ shopping/ cleaning every day.
dochodzenie
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investigation
zdanie
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clause
określać, precyzować
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identify
pominąć
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omit
Can we omit an identifying relative clause in a sentence? No we can't omit an identifying relative clause in a sentence.
(za)grozić, zagrażać
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threaten
Have you ever been threatened with dismissal at work? No, I have never been threatened with dismissal at work.
groźba
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threat
What do we mean by empty threats? By empty threats we mean something that won't really be done.
1. prowadzić śledztwo 2. badać
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investigate
Do the police have to investigate death or bomb threats? Yes, the police have to investigate death or bomb threats.
dyscyplina
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discipline
What happens if a teacher can't keep discipline in the classroom?
terror, paniczny strach
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terror
Some children live in terror of going to school when they're bullied.
terroryzm
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terrorism
The FBI is the famous organization in the USA which investigates into acts of terrorism or terrorist threats.
terrorysta
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terrorist
Terrorists threaten to blowa up buildings or kill people so that governments agree to their demands.
wysadzić w powietrze
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blow up
1. wiązać się z 2. wplątać
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involve
Many od the crimes today involve drugs because drug dealing is very profitable.
1. związany z 2. wplątany 3. wciągnięty 4. zaangażowany
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involved
Which country do some people believe was involved in the attempt to assassinate Pope John Paul II?
przedsięwzięcie
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undertaking
Running a restaurant and dealing in cars are commercial undertakings which often involve an element of risk.
1. ogłosić, oznajmić 2. zadeklarować
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declare (1. anounce)
Do we have to declare all our income in our tax declaration?
deklaracja
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declaration
cło, urząd celny
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customs
Is it a crime not to declare alcohol or cigarettes at customs?
dochód
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income
Do you think most people declare all their income? Yes because they fear that if someone found out they didn't declare all their income, they'd pay a high fine.
1. ciekawy 2. ciekawski
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curious
Disadvantage of having a curious neighbour is that he knows everything about us.
ciekawość
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curiosity
Curiosity is a strong desire to know about somebody or something.
1. pragnienie, pożądanie 2. pragnąć
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desire
Bill Gates has enough money to satisfy all his desires.
kierowca
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motorist
przeszkoda
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obstruction
1. stres, presja 2. akcent 3. podkreślić (zaakcentować)
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stress
It would cause me a lot of sress if my boss threatened me with dismissal.
1. pot 2. pocić się
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sweat
People sweat when they're under stress or in a state of excitement.
wzbudzać, podniecać
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excite
What excites your curiosity? Soap operas excite my curiosity.
podniecenie, zdenerwowanie
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excitement
A job in an office cant' hold the same excitement as a job with the police.
udawać, stwarzać pozory
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pretend
People sometimes pretend to be deaf when they hear a question they don't want to answer
spór
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argument
People sometimes pretend to be cheerful (pogodny wesoły) after an argument. Drivers in my city often get into arguments with other ones.
obserwacja
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observation
The FBI keeps people they suspect of making terrorist threats or attacks, drug dealers or anybody involved in offences under observation
obserwować
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observe
podejrzewać
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suspect
Have you ever suspected anybody of doing something illegal?
podejrzany
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suspect
złapać na gorącym uczynku
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catch sb red-handed
kraść w sklepie
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shoplift
kradzież sklepowa
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shoplifting
If i saw somebody shoplifting, I would inform the store security.
dokonywać wandalizmu
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vandalize
wandalizm
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vandalism
Acts of vandalism frequently take place during football matches.
podpalenie
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arson
ochrona
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security
szantażować
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blackmail
porwać (a plane)
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hijack
porwać (a person)
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kidnap (a person)
Kidnappers often threaten to kill their victim if the ransom is not paid.
okup
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ransom
przyznać (się)
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confess
An important politician should confess to a love affair immediately if he had one and someone blackmailed him by threating to tell the press about it.
pierwszeństwo, priorytet
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priority
Education should be a high priority for teenagers because it's difficult to find a well-paid job without good education.
pojazd
Droga do Green Mountain w sezonie jest zamknięta dla pojazdów.
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vehicle
The road to Green Mountain is closed for the season to vehicles.
zabezpieczenie, bezpieczeństwo
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security
Financial security is a top priority for most of us.
główny, większy
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major
Some synonyms od the word 'Major' are 'important', 'essential', 'key' and 'main'
mniejszy, drugorzędny
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minor
rak
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cancer
Smoking is one of the major causes of cancer.
pierś
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breast
Breast cancer is a major health problem for women in well-developed countries.
komentarz, uwaga
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comment
1. bałagan, 2. (po)brudzić 3. kłopoty
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mess
If I organised a party at home, the place would be in an awful mess afterwards
wściec się
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see red
zadzierać z
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mess with
It isn't wise to mess with lawyers.
spartaczyć
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mess up
If I mess up an exam, I have to study more and take it again.
większość
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majority
The majority of people in my country are for smoking bans in public places.
mniejszość
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minority
The human rights of miniorities are well protected in my country.
religijny
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religious
zakaz, zakazać
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ban
Courts sometimes ban people from leaving the country if they are suspected of committing an offence.
cukrzyk
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diabetic
If I were a diabetic, I'd have to leave beer out from my drinks.
przeoczyć, pominąć
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leave out
Leaving out letters at the end of words is a common spelling mistake.
zaręczony z
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engaged to sb
An engaged copule often needs to leave some guests out when they plan their wedding bacuse they may lack enough money to invite everyone to the wedding.
toaleta, WC
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lavatory
We can find a public lavatory at a railway station.
taloeta, WC (informal)
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loo (informal)
The informal word for 'lavatory' is 'loo'
1. zaangażować, zająć 2. przystąpić do walki
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engage
I know some games that engage both the body and the mind.
zajęty czymś
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engaged in sth
The majority of people aren't engaged in their work too seriously.
wolny (pusty)
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vacant
The opposite of an engaged lavatory is a vacant one.
uzyskać połączenie
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get through
zatoka
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gulf
za i przeciw
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pros and cons
If you asked me to weigh the pros of the Internet against the cons of it, I think the cons would turn out to be less important. [turn out-okazać się]
wojskowy
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military
Military training is compulsory in my country.
obowiązkowy
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compulsory
przede wszystkim, po pierwsze
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first of all
If I were to thank someone at a wedding party, it would be proper to start with "First of all"
przed (przedtem)
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beforehand
When I want to do the shopping I make a list beforehand.
dostępny
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available
Sunlight, wind and rain are renewable energy sources available in the environment.
odnawialny
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renewable
[renew-odświeżyć]
nieodnawialny
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non-renewable
źródło
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source
paliwo kopalne
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fossil fuel
zdecydować się, powziąć decyzję
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make up one's mind
It can be difficult to make up one's mind when there are too many choices.
zmienić zdanie, rozmyślić się
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change one's mind
I sometimes change my mind about who to vote for furing the elections.
głosować
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vote
prawo wyborcze
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the vote
Whomen in my contry got the vote in 1918.
skutek, rezultat
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effect
Renewable energy sources have a less serious effect on the environment.
skuteczny, wydajny
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effective
The most effective way to discipline a lazy employee is to pay them less.
przejść, zostać poddanym, ulec
np przejść procedurę, ulec zmianie
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undergo/underwent/undergone
naprawa
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repair
Roads and hotels often undergo repair before important public events.
przekształcić, przeobrazić
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transform
przekształcenie, przeobrażenie
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transformation
My country has undergone a major transformation in the last 20 years.
poza
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beyond
There are no questions in this stage that are beyond my abilities.
przekonać
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convince
It isn't easy to convince a stubborn (uparty) person to do something.
rozczarować
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disappoint
Films at the cinem sometimes disappoint me.
rozczarowany
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disappointed
If I were disappointed with a gift, I'd be able to hide it easily.
rozczarowanie
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disappointment
A holiday during which it rains all the time can be a real disappointment.
nastrój, humor
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temper
humorzasty, łatwo wpadający w gniew
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bad-tempered
It wouldn't be easy to have a telephone conversation with a bad-tempered person.
utknąć, ugrząźć
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be/get stuck
Some drivers lose their temper quickly when they get stuck in a traffic jam.
postawa, nastawienie
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attitude
Long-term unemployed people have a passive attitude towards searching for an occupation.
mieć (dobre) nastawienie wobec
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have a (good) attitude towards
I'd have a good and active attitude to an occupation which gives a lot of satisfaction.
1. zawód 2. zajęcie 3. okupacja (formal)
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occupation (formal)
The main occupation of some celebrities is going to parties and shopping.
chirurg
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surgeon
chirurgia plastyczna
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plastic surgery
People often need the help of a plastic surgeon when they've beeninjured in an accident [injure - ranić, skaleczyć]
zdawać sobie sprawę
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be aware of
The dangers of smoking athat I'm aware of are certain health problems and passive smoking.
efekt uboczny
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side effect
blizna
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scar
pacjent
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patient
przeszczep
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transplant
pośladek
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buttock
brzuch
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abdomen
udo
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thigh
cofać
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reverse
People have plastic surgies because they think they can reverse ageing.
starzenie, starzejący się
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ageing
The risk of death increases with ageing.
przeważać, mieć większe znaczenie
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outweigh
czynnik
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factor
If I were going to buy a house, the size of the house would be a major factor...
szybki, prędki
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rapid
The number of people in my country is rapidly decreasing.
1. (z)bić 2. uderzenie
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beat/beat/beaten
I'm against beating children for misbehaving as a punishment.
rekord
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record
lekkoatletyka
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athletic
It's currently so difficult to beat some world records in athletics because the human body has its limits.
limit, granica
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limit
Science has some limits.
sprint
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sprint/dash
gorzki
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bitter
We sometimes bitterly regret that we said something/ we bought something that broke quickly.
żałować, żal, ubolewanie
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regret
If someone let me down but then showed sincere regret, I'd forgive them.
szczery, uczciwy
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sincere
szczerze
z poważaniem - yours sincerely
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sincerely
We add 'Yours sincerely' to a formal letter addressed to a person by name.
szczerość
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sincerity
I can speak to my friend with complete sincerity.
sztuczny
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artificial
Natural light is better for plants to grow in than artificial light.
udział
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share
People buy and sell shares of different companies at a stock exchange.
giełda
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stock exchange
udziałowiec
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shareholder
Bill Gates is the major shareholder of Microsoft.
zapobiegać, zaradzić
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prevent
Governments can prevent terrorism by fighting countries that support terrorist organisations.
1. popierać 2. utrzymywać (np rodzinę) 3. poparcie
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support
You need to earn about $1000 a month to support a family in this country. The government in this country has a lot of support from the population.
zakazać
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prohibit
Passangers are prohibited from using their mobile phones on a plane.
zakaz
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prohibition
There is no prohibition against selling soft drugs in the Netherlands.
ostry
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sharp
pomylony, szlaony
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crazy
It's a bit crazy to swim in the sea in the middle of winter.
bardzo coś lubić, szaleć za
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be crazy about
spadochron
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parachute
składać
zawinąć, zgięcie, fałdować
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fold
Every person who wants to do a jump must fold their parachute themselves so that no one else can be blamed if it doesn't open in the air.
winić
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blame
być zwariowanym, szalonym
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be nuts/bananas
denerwować, doprowadzić do szału
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drive sb nuts/bananas
Certain noises/traffic jams drive me bananas.
1. główny 2. szef, dowódca
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chief
'major', 'key' or 'important' can be a synonym of te world 'chief'
polegać na (np. o pracy)
polegać (na czymś)
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consist in
My work chiefly consists in sending emails.
zdradzać
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cheat on
Some people cheat on their partners because they are bored.
podrzeć, rozerwać
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tear/tore/torn
Trousers can easily be torn.
małżonek/-ka
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spouse
obrócić przeciwko
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turn against
Spouses frequently turn against each other when they are splitting up.
1.(roz)dzielić 2. rozedrzeć
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split / split / split
If I won the lottery, I'd split the money with my family.
rozstać się
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split up
When people split up with someone, they often tear up their photographs.
kwestia, sprawa
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issue
Monitoring employees' emails is a sensitive issues.
1. akceptować 2. godzić się (z faktem)
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accept
przyjęcie, wstęp
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admission
obywatel
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citizen
granica (państwa)
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frontier
Can the xitiziens of Mexico cross the frontier with the USA without any limits?
przesunąć
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push back
When you say that the frontier of computer science are pushed back every jear, you mean that the development of computer science is very rapid.
odpowiedzialny/nieodpowiedzialny
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responsible / irresponsible
odpowiedzialność, obowiązek
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responsibility
niesławny, okrutny
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infamous
odmówić, odprawić, odwrócić
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turn away
Have you ever been turned away from entering a club?
uchodźca
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refugee
Are you for or agains opening frontiers for refugees?
bieda
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poverty
What can be done to fight poverty in the world?
oświadczenie, wypowiedź
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statement
1. rejestr, 2. czyjaś przeszłość, 3. nagrywać
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record
Would it be easy to get a job if you had a criminal record?
1.ściszyć 2. odrzucić
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turn down
I have a special button on my computer keyboars to turn the volume up and down. People may be turn down at job interviews if they don't have enough skills for a job.
1. zgłośnić 2. pojawić się
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turn up
What would you do if someone whom you invited to your birthday party didn't turn up?
siła głosu
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volume
macocha
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stepmother
sierota
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orphan
bajka, bajkowy
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fairy tale
Kopciuszek
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Cinderella
Królewna Śnieżka
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Snow White
zmienić się w
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turn into
duckling turn into a swan; a piece of coal can turn into a diamond; bitter experiences can sometimes turn a person int either someone.
kaczątko
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duckling
czysty
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pure
kartoteka, akta
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file
dostęp, mieć dostęp
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access
ważny
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valid
przechowywać
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store
What do we use to store papers in order?
gromadzić inf. na czyjś temat
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keep a file on somebody
szkoda, krzywda, zaszkodzić
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harm
Love affair could harm a politician's reputation
poczta pantoflowa
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word of mouth
Word of mouth is important to most businesses because positive word of mouth can help to increase the number of customers.
wyrządzić więcej złego niż dobrego
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do more harm than good
odwrócić uwagę
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distract
What kind of things distract your attention? Strange noises distract my attention.
targi
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fair
turystyka
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tourism
spierać się, dowodzić
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argue
przekonać
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argue sb into sth
niesprawiedliwość
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injustice
oskarżyć, (ob)winić (o coś)
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accuse (of)
oskarżenie
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accusation
zaprzeczać, odrzucić
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deny
If somebody accused me of something I didn't do, I'd deny the accusation
obchodzić
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celebrate
rocznica
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anniversary

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