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question		réponse
seizure commencer à apprendre		the action of taking something or taking control of something, especially using power or force
cessation commencer à apprendre		an end to something
drudge commencer à apprendre		someone who has to do a lot of boring and unpleasant work
dredge commencer à apprendre		to remove dirt and sand from the bottom of a river or lake
trudge commencer à apprendre		to walk somewhere with slow heavy steps
begrudge commencer à apprendre		to feel annoyed because someone has got something that you want, and you think they do not deserve it
dregs commencer à apprendre		the small amount of liquid and solid pieces left in the bottom of a container
venomous commencer à apprendre		capable of producing poison
venerable commencer à apprendre		very old and wise or respected
strew - strewed - strawn commencer à apprendre		sprinkle, pour (past simple & participle form)
loose - loosed - loosed commencer à apprendre		to start holding someone or something less tightly (past simple & past participle)
broadcast - broadcast - broadcast commencer à apprendre		nadawać (tv) (past simple & participle)
to spill - spilt - spilled commencer à apprendre		sprinkle, pour (past simple & participle)
to spit - spat - spit commencer à apprendre		splunąć (ps & pp)
to glide - glided - glided commencer à apprendre		szybować (ps & pp)
to dwell - dwellt - dwelled commencer à apprendre		live, maintain (ps & pp)
to shoe - shod - shod commencer à apprendre		okuć, podkuć buty (ps & pp)
to creep - crept - crept commencer à apprendre		skradać, pełzać (ps & pp)
to knit - knit - knit commencer à apprendre		ściągać, złożyć (ps & pp)
to shear - sheared - shom commencer à apprendre		pozbawiać (ps & pp)
to hew - hewed - hewn commencer à apprendre		rąbać (ps & pp)
to arouse - aroused - aroused commencer à apprendre		obudzić, przebudzić (ps & pp)
to bleed - bled - bled commencer à apprendre		krwawić (ps & pp)
to forbear - forbore - forbore commencer à apprendre		wytrzymać, znosić (ps & pp)
to sting - stung - stung commencer à apprendre		oszukać (ps & pp)
to speed - sped - speeded commencer à apprendre		przyśpieszać, gnać (ps & pp)
to withhold - withheld - withheld commencer à apprendre		powstrzymać się, cofnąć (ps & pp)
to mow - mowed - mown commencer à apprendre		kosić (ps & pp)
nice distinction commencer à apprendre		miła odmiana
sit pretty commencer à apprendre		To rest with the torso vertical and the body supported on the buttocks.
take a leaf out of someone's book commencer à apprendre		Imitate or follow someone's example
teeth are chattering commencer à apprendre		szczękać zębami
as warm... commencer à apprendre		... as a toast
black as... commencer à apprendre		... as coal
white as... commencer à apprendre		... as a sheet
quick as... commencer à apprendre		... as a lightning
as good as... commencer à apprendre		... as gold
as like as two peas commencer à apprendre		really looking alike
be saddled with sth/sb commencer à apprendre		zajęty, zaabsorbowany
pot luck commencer à apprendre		whatever food happens to be available without special preparation
as safe as houses commencer à apprendre		very safe
safe and sound commencer à apprendre		cały i zdrowy
overdose of sth commencer à apprendre		przedawkować coś
let sleeping dogs lie commencer à apprendre		zostawić coś w spokoju
be a towering rage commencer à apprendre		be furious
cock and bull commencer à apprendre		nonsensical, unbelievable
stuff and nonsense commencer à apprendre		rubbish!
heart and soul commencer à apprendre		devote all one's attention and energy
off and on commencer à apprendre		known with some intermissions
so-and-so commencer à apprendre		euphemism for any term of abuse
skimp and scrape commencer à apprendre		economise, do without things
down-and-out commencer à apprendre		fed up with
once and for all commencer à apprendre		raz na zawsze
up-and-coming commencer à apprendre		ambitious and with good prospects
over and done with commencer à apprendre		finished and forgotten about
dead and alive commencer à apprendre		dull, uninteresting
high and mighty commencer à apprendre		giving oneself airs of importance
by and large commencer à apprendre		generally speaking
rack and ruin commencer à apprendre		fall into ruins or into disorganisation
a free-for-all commencer à apprendre		a fight in which everyone take part
there and then commencer à apprendre		on the spot, immediately
life and soul of the party commencer à apprendre		the amusing person who makes party better
far and away commencer à apprendre		long way ahead of the others
long and short commencer à apprendre		to put long story short
touch and go commencer à apprendre		very uncertain
to depose commencer à apprendre		to force a political leader or a king or queen out of their position of power
to dispose of sth commencer à apprendre		to get rid of something that you no longer need or want
disposal commencer à apprendre		the process of getting rid of something
disposition commencer à apprendre		the way that someone normally thinks and behaves, that shows what type of person they are
inexhaustible commencer à apprendre		never completely used up, and therefore always available
indefatigable commencer à apprendre		never showing signs of getting tired
gargoyle commencer à apprendre		a stone statue of an ugly creature, used mainly on old churches for directing water away from the roof
to gargle commencer à apprendre		to move liquid around in the back of your mouth, in order to clean your mouth and throat
to gurgle commencer à apprendre		to make the low sound that water makes when it is poured quickly from a bottle
to bungle commencer à apprendre		to spoil something by doing it very badly
to ramble commencer à apprendre		to talk for a long time in a confused way, especially about other things instead of the subject that you should be talking about
to rumble commencer à apprendre		to make a continuous deep sound
to rumple commencer à apprendre		give a creased, ruffled, or disheveled appearance to
to crumple commencer à apprendre		to crush something such as paper or cloth so that it forms untidy folds, or to be crushed in this way
to crumble commencer à apprendre		to break something into very small pieces, or to be broken into very small pieces
to grumble commencer à apprendre		to complain, especially continuously and about unimportant things
to inundate commencer à apprendre		to send or provide much more of something than someone can easily deal with
to clinch commencer à apprendre		to manage to win or achieve something by doing one final thing that makes it certain
to clench commencer à apprendre		if you clench a part of your body such as your hand or your mouth, or if it clenches, you close it tightly, especially because you are angry or upset
shipshape commencer à apprendre		tidy and in good condition
shipwreck commencer à apprendre		an accident in which a ship is destroyed during a journey, usually because it hits rocks
book-end commencer à apprendre		a support for the end of a row of books to keep them upright, often one of a pair.
standard lamp commencer à apprendre		a tall light that stands on the floor and consists of a pole with a lampshade (=cover) at the top
lamp standard commencer à apprendre		a tall metal or concrete post supporting a street lamp
boat-house commencer à apprendre		a building or shelter for keeping small boats in when they are not being used, often at the edge of a river or lake
insolvent commencer à apprendre		a company or person that is insolvent does not have enough money to pay what they owe
insolent commencer à apprendre		rude, especially when you should be showing respect
dissolve commencer à apprendre		if a solid substance dissolves in a liquid, it is mixed into the liquid so that it becomes included in it
irresolute commencer à apprendre		unable to make decisions
executioner commencer à apprendre		someone whose job is to execute criminals
remainder commencer à apprendre		the part of something that is left after the rest has gone or been finished
remnants commencer à apprendre		a small remaining part of something
stationery commencer à apprendre		pens, paper, envelopes, pencils, and other things used for writing
stationer commencer à apprendre		someone whose job is to sell stationery
stationary commencer à apprendre		not moving
adversity commencer à apprendre		not moving
adversary commencer à apprendre		an enemy or opponent
adverse commencer à apprendre		negative, unpleasant, or harmful
to be averse to sth commencer à apprendre		to dislike or not enjoy something
avert commencer à apprendre		to prevent something bad or harmful from happening
subsistence commencer à apprendre		the ability to stay alive when you do not have much food or money
subsidence commencer à apprendre		the process by which a building becomes damaged because the land it is on has sunk
subsidy commencer à apprendre		an amount of money that the government or another organization pays to help to reduce the cost of a product or service
subsidiary commencer à apprendre		a company that is owned by a larger company
sustenance commencer à apprendre		food and drink
drunkard commencer à apprendre		someone who frequently drinks too much alcohol
concise commencer à apprendre		expressed using only a few words, but in a way that is easy to understand
to impoverish commencer à apprendre		to make a person or country very poor
foreleg commencer à apprendre		one of the two front legs of an animal that has four legs
dissolute commencer à apprendre		spending too much time and money on physical pleasures in a way that most people consider immoral
to catch hold of commencer à apprendre		to suddenly start holding someone or something
invaluable commencer à apprendre		extremely useful
ounce commencer à apprendre		a unit for measuring weight, equal to 28.35 grams
to pounce commencer à apprendre		to quickly jump on or hold someone or something
paunch commencer à apprendre		a fat stomach, usually on a man
pouch commencer à apprendre		a small bag made of cloth or thin leather
poach commencer à apprendre		to cook an egg without its shell in water that is boiling gently
arbour commencer à apprendre		a shelter in a garden that is made by growing plants over a frame
ardour commencer à apprendre		very strong feelings of admiration or determination
impunity commencer à apprendre		freedom from any risk of being punished for doing something wrong or bad
immunity commencer à apprendre		a situation in which someone is not affected by something such as a law because they have a special job or position
immunisation commencer à apprendre		uodpornienie
potent commencer à apprendre		powerful, or effective
to elicit commencer à apprendre		to make someone react in the way that you want
illicit commencer à apprendre		relationship, activity, or situation that people do not approve of
to floor sb in an argument commencer à apprendre		to defeat sb in an argument
to corner the market commencer à apprendre		to monopolize the market
to thumb a lift commencer à apprendre		catch a driver (złapać stopa)
to shoulder responsibility commencer à apprendre		to undertake responsibility
to tiptoe in commencer à apprendre		to enter very quietly
to man a ship commencer à apprendre		to collect, organise the crew or to be a crew
to board up a window commencer à apprendre		to put blanks for safety (zabić okna deskami)
to sponge on sb commencer à apprendre		to abuse sb's generosity
to house the survivors commencer à apprendre		to give the shelter to the survivors
to referee a match commencer à apprendre		to be a referee at a match
to vacuum the carpet commencer à apprendre		to clean the carpet with vacuum cleaner, to hoover
to coat sth with varnish commencer à apprendre		to cover sth with paint, to put a layer on sth
to ship goods abroad commencer à apprendre		to sent, transport goods abroad
to outline government policy commencer à apprendre		to present the main points, to sketch
to cotton on to sth commencer à apprendre		to finally understand, come to conclusion
to head for somewhere commencer à apprendre		go somewhere, in some direction
to dwarf something commencer à apprendre		to make sth smaller
to dog sb's footsteps commencer à apprendre		to follow closely (wlec się za kimś)
to peter out commencer à apprendre		to come to an end, to disappear
to guy sth / sb commencer à apprendre		to imitate sb in a funny way
to map out a holiday commencer à apprendre		to organise, plan (holiday)
to egg someone on commencer à apprendre		to encourage sb to do sth stupid, unwise
to loaf about commencer à apprendre		to fool around
to beard the lion in his den commencer à apprendre		to face sth/sb bravely (wejść do jaskini lwa)
to cash in on sth commencer à apprendre		to profit from, take advantage of
to be doged by misfortune commencer à apprendre		być prześladowanym przez pecha
poultry (plural) commencer à apprendre		drób, mięso drobiowe (singular or plural)
cattle (plural) commencer à apprendre		bydło (singular or plural?)
bacterium commencer à apprendre		singular from BACTERIA
many a day has passed commencer à apprendre		nie jeden dzień upłynął
to squander commencer à apprendre		trwonić, marnować
to strive commencer à apprendre		to make a lot of effort to achieve something
to deal a blow to sb commencer à apprendre		to harm, upset, or shock someone or something
to endeavour commencer à apprendre		to try to do sth
refrain from + ing commencer à apprendre		odmówić czegoś + infinitive/gerund
to kindle commencer à apprendre		to inflame

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