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wit
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dowcip, rozum, inteligencja
the ability to use words in a clever and humorous way:
a woman of great intelligence and wit Her conversation sparkled with her own subtle blend of wit and charm. He was known for his dry/ready/sharp wit.
hail from somewhere
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pochodzić skądś
to come from or to have been born in a particular place. to live somewhere or to have come from there originally:
Joe originally hails from Toronto. Both John and Leeza hail from South Carolina.
hail
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grad; padać (o gradzie); salutować, witać; pochwalić, okrzyknąć b. dobrym;
Did you get caught in the hail on your way home? They hailed the war heroes. The film was hailed as a masterpiece
forge
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fałszować; tworzyć, rozpoczynać
to make an illegal copy of something in order to deceive; to make or produce something, especially with some difficulty; to suddenly and quickly move forward:
If you forge a signature, you'll do it illegally, a forged passport; to forge your own path. She forged a new career for herself as a singer.; She forged through the snow.
embodiment
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ucieleśnienie, uosobienie, wcielenie (personifikacja)
He was the embodiment of the English gentleman. She is the embodiment of calmness.
downfall
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upadek (moralny, dynastii); opad
(something that causes) the usually sudden destruction of a person, organization, or government and their loss of power, money, or health:
Rampant corruption brought about the downfall of the government. In the end, it was the continual drinking that was his downfall.
thrice
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trzykrotnie
She had herself photographed not once, but thrice in her elegant riding habit.
defy sb to do sth
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wyzywać kogoś do zrobienia czegoś
I defy you to prove your accusations. I defy you to tell where I've painted over the scratch on my car.
to tell someone to do something that you think will be impossible:
defy
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przeciwstawiać się (prawu), ignorować (nakazy), postępować wbrew (komuś, czemuś)
to refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation, etc.:
More and more students are defying their teachers and school rules. They defied an evacuation order and stayed in town during the hurricane.
quizzical
/ˈkwɪz.ɪ.kəl/
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zagadkowy, pytający
seeming to ask a question without saying anything:
She gave me a quizzical look/glance/smile.
circlet
/ˈsɜː.klət/
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diadem, opaska; obręcz, kółko
The girls pick the flowers and twist them into circlets they put on their heads. The necklace is a delicate circlet of gold, wired with pearls and diamonds.
fit of rage
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napad wściekłości, szału
It said "I have killed my wife in a fit of rage to which she provoked me"
spurn
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wzgardzić, odtrącić
to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that thing or person is not worth having:
She spurned my offers of help. Ellis plays the part of the young lover spurned by his mistress.
crane
/kreɪn/
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żuraw; wyciągać szyję, zapuszczać żurawiaa
The crane lifted the container off the ship.; He craned forward to see the procession. Mike was craning his neck to get the first glimpse of the car.
shudder
/ˈʃʌd.ər/
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wzdrygnąć się, drżeć; dreszcz
I shudder to think what you write in your little diary.; I felt a shudder when he went into the room.
gossip away
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plotkować bez przerwy
When he was semi-retired he sat on a chair in the corner of the saloon, gossiping away to his customers.
flutter
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trzepotać, powiewać, dygotać (z nerwów), drgać (o powiece), kołatać (o sercu)
to make a series of quick delicate movements up and down or from side to side, or to cause something to do this:
Brightly coloured flags were fluttering in the breeze. Leaves fluttered down onto the path. Butterflies fluttered about in the sunshine. A white bird poised on a wire and fluttered its wings.
peck
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dziobać; cmoknąć
The hens are pecking at some grain. She pecked her grandmother on the cheek.
peck at sth
/pek/
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dziobać w czymś, wydziwiać, grymasić nad jedzeniem
to eat small quantities of something without any enthusiasm
The children just pecked at their food, hardly eating anything.
tantrum
/ˈtæn.trəm/
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furia, napad (złości, szału), histeria
a sudden period of uncontrolled anger like a young child's:
Charlie had/threw a tantrum in the shop because I wouldn't buy him any sweets. If she doesn't get her own way she has temper tantrums.
tyke
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małe dziecko, szkrab; urwis, łobuz, nieznośne dziecko
a young child:; a child who behaves badly in a way that is funny rather than serious:
These new toys aim to engage tykes' brains.; Come here, you cheeky little tyke!
chortle
/ˈtʃɔː.təl/
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rechot, chichot
to laugh, showing pleasure and satisfaction:
She chortled with glee at the news.
tabby cat
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pręgowany kot
huddle
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skupisko, gromada ludzi; narada; gromadzić się
a small group of people or things that are close together: to discuss something privately in a small group: to come close together in a group, for example because it is cold:
A small group of people stood in a huddle at the bus stop.; After huddling with advisors, the president gave a speech. It was so cold that we huddled together for warmth.
stunt
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wyczyn, popis
Her latest stunt was walking on a tightrope.
swoop
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nalot, obława (policji)
to move very quickly and easily through the air, especially down from a high position in order to attack: to make a sudden attack on a place or group of people in order to surround and catch them:
The eagle swooped down to snatch a young rabbit. Undercover police swooped on three houses in the city at 5.00 this morning.
collecting tin
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puszka na datki
think better of sth
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uznać, że coś nie jest dobrym pomysłem; rozmyślić się; zmienić pierwotny zamiar; odrzucić wcześniejsze plany
to decide that something is not a good idea:
He considered quitting college but thought better of it. I wanted to visit my sister, but I thought better of it because of the distance between our towns.
dash
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rzucić się (np. do ucieczki), lecieć, zasuwać, spieszyć się
to go somewhere quickly:
The dog ran off, and she dashed after him. UK I've been dashing around all day. UK I must dash - I've got to be home by seven.
shack
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buda, szopa, chałupa, chata
a very simple and small building made from pieces of wood, metal, or other materials
The family lived in a one-room shack. Perhaps you could live in that little shack off to the side.
perch
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okoń; żerdź; dogodne wysoko położone miejsce, wysokie stanowisko
to be in a high position or in a position near the edge of something, or to put something in this position:
I caught some perch last weekend.; He cut off a perch from the tree.; We watched the parade from our perch on the scaffolding. The village is perched on top of a high hill.
gleefully
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radośnie, trumfalnie
happily and with excitement or pleasure:
She talks gleefully about her adventures. The winner danced gleefully around the room.
amble
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iść spokojnym krokiem; spokojny krok
to walk in a slow and relaxed way:
He was ambling along the beach. She ambled down the street, stopping occasionally to look in the shop windows.
bob (v)
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podskakiwać w górę i w dół, falować (np. na wodzie)
In the harbour, the boats bobbed gently up and down on the water.
rations
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racje żywnościowe
shrivel (up)
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skurczyć się)
to become dry, smaller, and covered with lines as if by crushing or folding, or to make something do this: to become much smaller than is needed or wanted:
The lack of rain has shrivelled the crops. You ought to pick that lettuce before it shrivels (up) and dies. Profits are shrivelling as the recession gets worse.
splatter
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obryzgiwać (błotem), ochlapywać (kogoś czymś), rozpryskiwać (coś)
(especially of a thick liquid) to hit and cover a surface with small drops, or to cause this to happen:
The bike was splattered with mud.
filthy
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obrzydliwy, ohydby; obrzydliwie, nieprzyzwoicie
Your habit of biting your nails is filthy. The weather is just filthy today; The man is filthy rich. He owns a castle.
rattle
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grzechotka; grzechotać, turkotać; denerwować, zbić z tropu
From across the town came the rattle of machine-gun fire. I couldn't focus because of the rattle of the toys. Something rattles in my car.; His laugh rattled me. Her question rattled him.
mouldy
/ˈməʊl.di/
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spleśniały, stęchły
covered with mould:
mouldy bread/cheese
ragged
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obdarty, poszarpany, niechlujny; skonany, padnięty, wykończony
(of clothes) torn and not in good condition: (of a person) untidy, dirty, and wearing old, torn clothes: (especially of an edge) not smooth or straight: (of a sound) not regular or controlled:
The children were wearing dirty, ragged clothes. Two ragged children stood outside the station, begging for money. The leaves of this plant have ragged edges. The patient's breathing was ragged and uneven.
rag on sb
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wyśmiewać się z kogoś
to continually laugh at someone or say unkind things about them, either because you are joking or because you want to upset that person:
They've been ragging on me, but it's just in fun.
rejoice
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radować się
to feel or show great happiness about something:
Everyone rejoiced at the news of his safe return. She rejoiced in her good fortune.
shan't
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shall not
sighting
/ˈsaɪ.tɪŋ/
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obserwacja
an occasion when you see something or someone, especially something that is rare or trying to hide:
This is the first sighting of this particularly rare bird in this country.
downpour
/ˈdaʊn.pɔːr/
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ulewa
a lot of rain in a short time
snap
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kłapnięcie, trzask; pękać, zatrzaskiwać, robiś szybko dużo zdjęć, puścić (o nerwach)
The guard dog was snarling and snapping behind the fence. You'll snap that ruler if you bend it too far. When she asked me to postpone my trip to help her move to her new house, I just snapped. He was arrested for snapping photos of a military parade.
lot
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los; grupa ludzi; część
I am miserable and I fear this is my lot.; My lot won the competition.; My lot of inheritance is way smaller than my sister's.
to purse (v)
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ściągać, marszczyć, zaciskać
She pursed her eyebrows when he walked into the room. She pursed her lips in anger.
peer (v)
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przyglądać się barawczo/intensywnie
to look carefully or with difficulty:
The big man peered into the green light but could see nothing. The driver was peering into the distance trying to read the road sign.
quiver
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drżeć, drgać; trzepotać; kołczan
to shake slightly, often because of strong emotion: a long, thin container for carrying arrows
Lennie's bottom lip quivered and tears started in his eyes. The opening bars of the music sent a quiver of excitement through the crowd.
buckled
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zapięty, spięty (np. pasami, sprzączką)
fastened or decorated with a buckle (= a piece of metal used to fasten a belt or strap):
a tightly buckled belt, buckled boots, He wore old-fashioned buckled shoes.
crooked
/ˈkrʊk.ɪd/
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krzywy; nieuczciwy, szemrany
not forming a straight line, or having many bends: dishonest:
You have to drive slowly on these crooked country roads. His front teeth are crooked. Crooked nose; crooked police officers
tuck
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wkładać, chować, wtykać; składać (koszulę), podwijać (nogi), otulać, układać do snu
You should tuck your shirt in. I tucked my notebooks into my bag and left.; He tucked a shirt and put it into his backpack. She tucked her legs under her; She tucked the baby in. My wife fell asleep so I tucked her with a blanket.
spectacle
/ˈspek.tə.kəl/
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spektakl, widowisko
She made a spectacle of herself. The carnival was a magnificent spectacle. The television show was mere spectacle (= had an exciting appearance, but little value).
spectacles
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okulary
rummage
/ˈrʌm.ɪdʒ/
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grzebać, przeszukiwać, szperać, szukać, przewracać do góry nogami,
to search for something by moving things around carelessly and looking into, under, and behind them:
She rummaged in/through all the drawers, looking for a pen.
amuse
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bawić, rozśmieszyć, zabawiać
He amused us by his anecdotes. Our hosts amused us during the dinner. He always tries to amuse me when I am sad.
chuckle
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chichot, stłumiony śmiech; gdakać
I could hear his chuckle. The hens chuckled in their pens.
mutter
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mamrotać, mruczeć
Stop muttering and speak up! He was muttering (away) to himself. Laurence muttered something about his wife and left. He muttered something under his breath to the person next to him.
flick
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strzepnąć, pstryknąć, machnąć
to move or hit something with a short sudden movement:
He carefully flicked the loose hairs from the shoulders. She quickly flicked the crumbs off the table. Horses flick their tails to make flies go away. The lizard flicked out its tongue at a fly. His eyes flicked between her and the door.
flicker
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migotanie, drgać, mrugać
to shine with a light that is sometimes bright and sometimes weak: to appear for a short time or to make a sudden movement:
I felt a cold draft and the candle started to flicker. A smile flickered across her face. He'd been in a coma for weeks, when all of a sudden he flickered an eyelid.
pinprick
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ukłucie szpilką, mała dziurka; punkcik; drobny kłopot
There was a pinprick on his arm. The darkness was broken by the odd pinprick of light. You have to ignore the pinpricks and just get on with the job.
beady eye
/ˈbiː.di/
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świdrować wzrokiem, patrzeć łakomie; + takie spojrzenie
His beady little eyes were fixed on the money I held out. She's always got her beady eyes on what I'm doing (= she watches me closely).
ruffle
/ˈrʌf.əl/
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wzburzyć, czochrać, mierzwić; drażnić, niepokoić
to touch or move something smooth so that it is not even: to annoy or upset someone, or to make someone very nervous:
She affectionately ruffled his hair with her hand as she passed. The birds ruffled their feathers (up) in alarm. He's easily ruffled by criticism
stiffly
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twardo, sztywno, ciężko
straight and not bending: in a way that is too formal: severely:
The soldiers stood stiffly to attention. "I don't think that it's anything to do with you," he said stiffly. I wrote a stiffly worded letter of complaint to the council.
feast
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przyjęcie / uroczystość / uczta
A huge feast is being held in your honour.
flinch
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wzdrygnąć się
to make a sudden, small movement because of pain or fear:
He didn't even flinch when the nurse cleaned the wound.
blush
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rumienić się, zarumienić się, zaczerwienić się (ze wstydu)
Jane blushed and changed the subject. He blushed as if he had been caught naked.
earmuffs
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nauszniki
It was cold, and she was wearing pink earmuffs.
rasp
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zgrzyt, chrypienie; raszpla, pilnik; pogardliwe prychnięcie
There was the rasp of a bolt and the door suddenly opened. I heard his breath rasping in his chest.
glumly
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ponuro, posępnie
falter
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słabnąć, opadać; chwiać się, zataczać;
to lose strength or purpose and stop, or almost stop: to move awkwardly as if you might fall:
Her friends never faltered in their belief in her. His career began to falter. He didn't falter in a very important moment. I faltered because everything was spinning around me.
astounding
/əˈstaʊn.dɪŋ/
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zdumiewający, wprawiający w osłupienie
very surprising or shocking:
an astounding fact/decision/revelation an astounding (= very great) victory/achievement/success
lace
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koronka; zaprawiać, wzmacniać
to add alcohol or drugs to food or drink, often secretly:
This shop sells only hand-made lace.; coffee laced with brandy
handkerchief
/ˈhæŋ.kə.tʃiːf/
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chusteczka (materiałowa)
My grandpa always carried a handkerchief in his pocket.
dab
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muśnięcie, dotknięcie, pacnięcie; muskać; odrobina
She dabbed at her eyes with a tissue. She dabbed a little perfume behind her ears. Put a dab of ointment on the wound.
grudgingly
/ˈɡrʌdʒ.ɪŋ.li/
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niechętnie, powściągliwie
unwillingly:
She grudgingly admitted that she had been wrong to criticize him. He grudgingly accepted that he would retire after the general election.
tangle
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splot, mieszanina, kłąb, plątanina; czochrać, plątać, gmatwać
an untidy mass of things that are not in a state of order, or a state of confusion or difficulty: to become or form, or to make something into, an untidy mass
a tangle of cables orof wires, a tangle of hope and fear. Her hair was in a tangle.; [T ] I tangled the cables and don’t know which is which. [I ] Her hair tangles easily. [M ] Who tangled these wires up?
tangle with someone
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zaplątać się z kimś
to disagree or fight with someone:
She’s not afraid to tangle with her father.
gingerly
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ostrożnie, delikatnie
in a way that is careful or cautious:
Holding her painful back, she sat down gingerly on the bench.
muffled
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stłumiony, przytłumiony (np. głos, dźwięk)
A muffled sound is quiet or not clear:
I could hear muffled voices next door but couldn't make out any words. The muffled roar of traffic could be heard in the distance.
slink
/slɪŋk/ slunk | slunk
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przesmykiwać się, oddalać się, uchodzić
to walk away from somewhere quietly so that you are not noticed:
I tried to slink out of the room so that nobody would see me go. disapproving He usually slinks off (= leaves) at about 3.30.
swish
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szykowny, elegancki, luksusowy; świst, szelest, pisk
fashionable or expensive: to (cause to) move quickly through the air making a soft sound:
a swish hotel, She was wearing a very swish dress.; I heard the rope swish through the air. The horses swished their tails to get rid of the flies hovering around them.
ruffle
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wzburzyć
hedge
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żywopłot
prod
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szturchać, kłuć, dźgać; popychać (do), skłaniać (do); bodziec, zachęta
to push something or someone with your finger or with a pointed object: to encourage someone to take action, especially when they are being slow or unwilling:
I prodded her in the back to get her attention. She prodded the cake with her fork to see if it was cooked.; He gets things done, but only after I've prodded him into doing them. She hasn't ordered that book for me yet - I must give her a prod.
pinch
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szczypta; szczypanie; szczypać; uciskać, uwierać
Add a pinch of salt to the soup. Somebody pinched his arm. "Mum, he pinched me!" These shoes are pinching my feet.
brass
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mosiądz; instrumenty dęte blaszane
Don't forget, even priceless brass turns black! He wants to talk about the brass instruments we're thinking about buying.
mantelpiece
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gzyms, obramowanie kominka, półka nad kominkiem
a shelf above a fireplace, usually part of a frame that surrounds the fireplace:
She has photographs of all her grandchildren on the mantelpiece.
shrill
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przenikliwy, piskliwy, przeszywający, wydawać taki dzwięk, mówić takim głosem
Despite their small size, crickets make very shrill noises. Your violin shrills, you should retune it. A group of boys were riding on their bikes and shrilling.
rap (v)
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pukać, stukać, postukiwać
She was rapping at my door
groan
/ɡrəʊn/
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jęczeć, wydawać jęki, pojękiwać; narzekać
a deep, long sound showing great pain or unhappiness: a complaining noise or phrase:
I groaned with pain. The patient groaned when he saw the needle. We could hear the groans of the wounded soldiers.; He looked at the piles of dirty dishes and gave a groan of dismay.
watery
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wilgotny, podmokły; pełen łez, załzawiony; wodnisty, blady, rozmyty
watery eyes; a thin, watery fluid; watery soup/coffee; The sun shed its thin watery light over the sea.
wig
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peruka
She was wearing a blonde wig. In Britain, judges wear white wigs in court.
atta boy, attaboy, thattaboy
also: 'at a girl!, atta girl!, attagirl!, that a girl! thattagirl!
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Brawo!
jerk
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szarpnięcie, szarpać, pchać, kurczowo pociągać; idiota
to make a short sudden movement, or to cause someone or something to do this: to (force or cause someone or something to) suddenly behave differently, usually by understanding something or becoming active again:
The car made a strange noise and then jerked to a halt. "What's wrong?" she asked, jerking her head up.; The shock of losing his job jerked him out of his settled lifestyle.
slug
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ślimak (bez muszli)
I saw a lot of slugs in the garden after the rain.
wail
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zawodzenie, żałosny płacz; długi, wysoki dźwięk, wycie
to make a long, high cry, usually because of pain or sadness: to complain loudly or strongly:
His crying turned into a wail. The women gathered around the coffin and began to wail, as was the custom in the region. [+ speech ] "My finger hurts," wailed the child. Business people wailed that their trade would be ruined.
scrawny
/ˈskrɔː.ni/
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chudy, kościsty, mizerny, wychudły
unpleasantly thin, often with bones showing:
His Adam's apple protruded in his scrawny unshaven neck. He came home after three months at college looking terribly scrawny.
revolve
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obracać się
to move or cause something to move around a central point or line:
The earth revolves around the sun. The gun turret revolved until the gun was aimed at the advancing soldiers.
hoodlum
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chuligan, bandzior, gangster
a violent person, especially one who is member of a group of criminals
Hoodlums robbed two people in a convenience store, police said.
snigger
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parsknąć śmiechem, podśmiewać się z czegoś, chichotać
to laugh at someone or something in a silly and often unkind way:
Why are you sniggering, you idiot? They spent half the time sniggering at the clothes people were wearing. What are you two sniggering at/about?
coil
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buchta, zwój; lok, pukiel (włosów)
He had a coil of rope tied to his backpack. I need only a coil of her hair.
waddle
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chodzić kiwając się (jak kaczka), dreptać; kaczy chód
The ducks waddled down to the river. A short, fat waiter waddled over. With a quack and a waddle, the duck continued on its way. Towards the end of her pregnancy, she developed a waddle.
hord
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gromadzić się w chmarę, gromadzić się w tabun
horde
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horda; duża grupa
Our enemy is a horde of bloodthirsty barbarians. The horde of buffalo trampled (stratowała) everything on its path.
gasp
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łapanie tchu; dyszeć, sapać, ziajać (z trudem łapać oddech)
to take a short, quick breath through the mouth, especially because of surprise, pain, or shock: to breathe loudly and with difficulty, trying to get more air:
When she saw the money hidden in the box she gasped in surprise. He pulled her aboard the boat and she sprawled on the deck, coughing and gasping for breath.
gibber
/ˈdʒɪb.ər/
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bełkot; bełkotać, ględzić, bredzić
Stop gibbering, man, and tell us what you saw.
strain
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napięcie, stres, obciążenie; nadwyrężać, wytężać,
a force or influence that stretches, pulls, or puts pressure on something, sometimes causing damage:
He's been under a lot of strain recently. Jogging puts a lot of strain on the knees. The hurricane put such a strain on the bridge that it collapsed. Their constant arguments were putting a strain on their marriage.
crutches
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kule inwalidzkie; podpora
a stick with a piece that fits under the arm, that you lean on for support if you have difficulty in walking because of a foot or leg injury: something that provides help and support and that you depend on, often too much:
Jim walked with the help of crutches. Martin broke his leg and has been on crutches for the past six weeks. As an atheist, he believes that religion is just an emotional crutch for the insecure.
constrictor
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dusiciel; zwieracz
boa constrictor; constrictor muscle
conprehensive
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wyczerpujący, obszerny, wszechstronny, pełny, kompleksowy
He lent me a comprehensive book on Italian cuisine. He offered us a comprehensive explanation. It is a very comprehensive study of drug addiction.
knickerbockers
/ˈnɪk.əˌbɒk.əz/
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pumpy
short, loose trousers that fit tightly below the knee, worn especially in the past
By this time the outfit had changed to magenta with navy knickerbockers.
knickerbocker glory
/ˌnɪk.əˌbɒk.ə ˈɡlɔː.ri/
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deser lodowy z owocami i śmietaną
a sweet dish consisting of layers of ice cream, fruit, jelly, and cream, served in a tall glass
gruffly
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szorstko, opryskliwie
in a low, unfriendly voice:
"You drive," Casey gruffly told Jack. "Hello," he said gruffly, "what do you want?"
dodge
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unikać; unik, sztuczka, trik
to avoid being hit by something by moving quickly to one side: to avoid something unpleasant: a clever, dishonest way of avoiding something:
We have dodged a bullet a lot of times in the last three or four years. He dodged to avoid the hurtling bicycle.; He avoided the arrow with a dodge. They bought another car as a tax dodge (= a way to avoid paying tax).
twang
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mówić przez nos; brzdąkać
a nasal/southern twang; He twanged the guitar string. The springs twanged.
parchment
/ˈpɑːtʃ.mənt/
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pergamin
I write with ink and parchment. It was an ancient parchment.
scruff
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kark; niechluj, brudas, kilkudniowy zarost
Cats carry their kittens by the scruff of the neck. I took/grabbed him by the scruff of his neck and threw him out of the hall.; I feel a bit of a scruff in my jeans.
whack
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grzmotnąć, walnąć, palnąć, uderzyć; umieścić, położyć, rzucić; grzmotnąć
to hit someone or something noisily:; to quickly put something somewhere:
He whacked the tree trunk with his stick. She whacked him in the mouth.; "Where shall I put my bag?" "Just whack it in the corner there."
strangled
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stłumiony, zduszony;
A strangled sound is a weak, high, interrupted sound made by an extremely frightened or worried and nervous person:
It came again, a strangled cry from the room next door.
tread
(v) trod, trodden
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stąpać, nadepnąć, nastąpić; bieżnik
I'm sorry that I trod on your foot. I accidentally trod on the dog's tail. I will tread the same path as my father; There is almost no tread on the tyre.
squashy
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gąbczasty, miękki
I've bought some squashy pillows for the couch.
slot
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otwór, wlot; wpasować w otwór/rowek; slot reklamowy
a long, narrow hole, especially one for putting coins into or for fitting a separate piece into:
I put my money in the slot and pressed the button but nothing came out.; The legs of the chair are meant to slot into the holes at the back. Do these two pieces slot together?
duck (v)
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robić unik (schylając się); uchylać się od czegoś; dać nura; podtopić, podtapiać
She ducked to avoid being hit by a snowball.; I always duck washing up after dinner.; The moment I saw my ex-boyfriend, I ducked into the bushes.; A lifeguard asked us not to duck each other. He ducked me and I got scared.
wrench
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zwichnąć, wykręcić (rękę); szarpać
He attacked me so I wrenched his arm. The phone had been wrenched from/off the wall. His hands were tied but he managed to wrench himself free.
sniff
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wąchać, pociągać nosem; kręcić nosem
He sniffed his socks to see if they needed washing. You're sniffing a lot - do you have a cold? "They didn't even serve wine at dinner!" she sniffed.
damp
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wilgotne, zawilgłe; wilgoć; zwilżyć
The clothes are still damp., a cold, damp day,
musty
/ˈmʌs.ti/
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stęchły
smelling unpleasantly old and slightly wet:
musty old books, a musty smell, a musty room
timidly
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trwożnie, nieśmiało
in a shy or nervous way:
"Um, excuse me," he said timidly. People peered timidly from their windows to assess the damage.
plough
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pług; orać; odśnieżać
These fields have been under the plough for centuries. Farmers start ploughing in the spring. We're going to plough the top field next week.
snivel
/ˈsnɪv.əl/
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biadolić, łkać, chlipać, mazgaić się
to cry slightly in a way that is weak and does not make other people feel sympathy for you:
He's sitting in his bedroom snivelling because he was told off for not doing his homework.
beak
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dziób, dzióbek; wystający nos
It is for my parrot Polly, to sharpen his beak.; Even in a crowd of people, I could always recognize his beak.
slug pellets
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trutka przeciw ślimakom
humbug
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blaga, lipa, nonsens, oszustwo; oszust, szachraj; oszukiwać; miętówka (BE)
the usual political humbug; mint humbugs
ferociously
/fəˈrəʊ.ʃəs.li/
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dziko, wściekle
lioness defends her young ferociously. He was ferociously attacked.
creak
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skrzypienie; skrzypieć, trzeszczeć
The door creaked on its hinges. I heard the floorboards creak as he crept closer.
crunch (v)
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chrupać; miażdżyć, chrzęścić
The glass crunched under pressure. He crunched the cereal. She was crunching noisily on an apple. The gravel crunched underfoot as we walked up to the house.
skid
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poślizg; płoza; poślizgnąć się, wpaść w poślizg
The car went into a skid after a sudden brake. The Mercedes skidded to a stop four metres from her.
hinge
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zawias
He took the door off its hinges.
glint
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błysk, zajączek (światła); błyszczeć, migotać
The stream glinted in the moonlight. A large diamond glinted on her finger. She smiled at him, her eyes glinting with mischief.
mane
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grzywa
mane of hair, The painting depicts a beautiful young man with a flowing mane of red hair.
stoop (v)
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garbić się
I asked you not to stoop. My son stoops all the time.
crouch
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kucać; przyczaić się
She crouched next to the wall. He crouched in the shadows, ready to strike. The leopard crouched behind the tree.
squeak
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pisk, piszczeć, kwiczeć
crinkle
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fałda, zmarszczka; marszczyć, zmrużyć
She crinkled (up) her nose in distaste. She felt him relax again, the crinkles deepening as his smile returned. It's much easier to sew without wrinkles and crinkles.
prune
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przycinać, przystrzygać; zmniejszyć ofertę poprzez wycofanie przestarzałych produktów
to cut off branches from a tree, bush, or plant, especially so that it will grow better in the future: to reduce something by removing things that are not necessary:
She spent the afternoon pruning roses.; Arco has reacted to the loss in revenue by pruning (back) its expansion plans. I felt his essay needed a little pruning.
grate (v)
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trzeć na tarce; zgrzytać, skrzypieć; irytować
I grated some apples for the baby. Mark was so annoyed that he grated his teeth in anger. I can hear his shoes grating.; This sound is really grating on my nerves!
grate (n)
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ruszt, palenisko; krata do kanału
He put some coal in the grate. She took the bucket and poured the water down the grate.
sag
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zwisać, uginać się; opadać, osłabiać się
to drop down to a lower level in the middle: to become weaker:
The shelf sagged under the weight of the heavy books. a sagging roof/floor/bed; The dollar held up well this morning but the pound sagged.
sizzle
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skwierczeć, skwierczenie
The bacon in the frying pan was beginning to sizzle, the sizzle of bacon
fidget
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wiercić się, kręcić się; niespokojny duch, wiercipięta
to make continuous, small movements that annoy other people:
Children can't sit still for long without fidgeting. Stop fidgeting!; Tim's a terrible fidget.
poker
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poker; pogrzebacz
The poker was hanging next to the furnace.
cower
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skulić się ze strachu
to lower your head or body in fear, often while moving backwards:
Stop cowering! I'm not going to hit you.
quill
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piórko, lotka, dutka (trzon pióra); kolec (no jeżozwierza)
drat
/dræt /
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niech to
used when you are slightly annoyed:
Oh drat! I don't have her phone number!
scuttle (v)
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truchtać, biec; samozatapiać; rujnować (szanse na coś), niweczyć (czyjeś plany)
A crab scuttled under a rock as we passed. he children scuttled off as soon as the headteacher appeared.; The chance has been scuttled. Angry workers scuttled all hope of quick agreement on a new contract.
tosh
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bzdury, banialuki
It's just a lot of tosh.
battered
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zniszczony, wysłużony; poturbowany, zmaltretowany, zdewastowany
damaged, especially by being used a lot: hurt by being repeatedly hit:
battered furniture/toys; She set up a sanctuary for battered wives.
codswallop
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brednie, dyrdymały, bzdury, nonsens
What a load of codswallop!
blazing
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płonący, palący; wściekły, gwałtowny; oślepiający
very bright and hot; powerful and impressive:
We quickly grew tired in the blazing sunshine. Usain Bolt's blazing speed. They used to have some blazing rows over money.
warty
/ˈwɔː.ti/
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brodawkowaty, pokryty brodawkami, kurzajkami
with a small, hard lumps (= a raised area) that grow on the skin, often on the face and hands
toad
/təʊd/
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ropucha
bean (v)
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puknąć, walnąć (uderzyć kogoś czymś w głowę)
She beaned him on the head with a frying pan. He wanted to bean me with a bottle but I was faster.
crackpot
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głupek, wariat, świr; coś głupiego
a person who is silly or stupid; relating to a person or an idea that is silly or stupid:
crackpot ideas This sounds like another crackpot conspiracy theory to me.
ruefully
/ˈruː.fəl.i/
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żałośnie, smutno
in a way that shows that you are feeling sorry and wishing that something had not happened:
"I wish we'd started six months earlier," he said ruefully. She shook her head and smiled ruefully.
expel
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usunąć, wydalić (ze szkoły), wyganiać, wypędzać
The student was expelled from school. The new government has expelled all foreign diplomats.
wriggle
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wiercić się, kręcić się, wić się, skręcać
to twist your body, or move part of your body, with small, quick movements:
A large worm wriggled in the freshly dug earth. Baby Martha was wriggling her toes in the sand. After twisting and turning for a while, he managed to wriggle free.
dormice
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popielicowate (rodz. gryzoni)
singular: dormouse
puncture
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przebicie, dziura; przebijać
a small hole made by a sharp object, especially in a tyre:
My bike has had two punctures in the last three weeks. I (= my car tyre) had a puncture when I was driving back from work. She had a puncture wound in her arm, from a wasp sting.
gleam
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poświata, poblask (np. księżyca); przebłysk, promyk;świecić, płonąć, lśnić, błyszczeć
The gleam of the Moon guided us; A gleam of hope appeared in her eyes.; She polished the table until it gleamed.
bungler
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patałach, partacz, fuszer
a person who does something very badly, in a careless or stupid way:
He's an incompetent bungler. She depicted her fellow investigators as bunglers.
pelt
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obrzucać (kogoś czymś), bombardować; biec z całych sił, pędzić; skóra zwierzęca
We saw rioters pelting police with bricks and bottles.; The children pelted down the bank.;
clamber
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wdrapywać się, wgramolić się; wspinanie, wspinaczka
to climb up, across, or into somewhere with difficulty, using the hands and the feet:
They clambered over/up the rocks. I clambered into/onto the bus. She clambered into bed.
stitch
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szycie, ścieg, szew; kolka
He had to have 7 stitches. For this pattern you'll need to use a different stitch.; I got a stitch in my left side.
pewter
/ˈpjuː.tər/
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stop cyny z ołowiem
a bluish-grey metal that is a mixture of tin and lead:
a pewter plate/tankard
broomstick
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miotła
In children's books, witches are often shown riding broomsticks.
bustling
/ˈbʌs.lɪŋ/
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zaaferowany, tętniący życiem
If a place is bustling, it is full of busy activity:
This used to be a bustling town but a lot of people have moved away over recent years. The house, usually bustling with activity, was strangely silent.
grasp
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chwycić, łapać, uścisnąć; pojmować, rozumieć + rzeczowniko
to quickly take something in your hand(s) and hold it firmly: If you grasp an opportunity, you take it eagerly: to understand something, especially something difficult:
Rosie suddenly grasped my hand. We must grasp every opportunity to strengthen economic ties with other countries. I think I managed to grasp the main points of the lecture.
hag
/hæɡ/
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wiedźma, czarownica
an ugly old woman, esp. an unpleasant or cruel one
plump
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puszysty / pulchny; okrągły
fat; having a pleasantly soft, rounded body or shape:
a nice plump chicken plump juicy grapes a child with plump rosy cheeks
apothecary
/əˈpɒθ.ə.kər.i/
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aptekarz
eel
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węgorz
spleen
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śledziona
an organ; a feeling of anger and disagreement:
She threatened, in a fit/burst of spleen, to resign.
tottering
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chwiejny, niepewny; poruszający się chwiejnym krokiem
She walked slowly with tottering steps. It is now so easy to buy books over the internet that the average home is bursting with tottering piles of paperbacks. It was the last decision of a tottering government.
swarthy
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śniady, smagły
a swarthy face/complexion a swarthy fisherman
heed
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uwaga, zwracać uwagę
attention; to pay attention to something, especially advice or a warning:
The company took no heed of (= did not consider) public opposition to the plans.; The airline has been criticized for failing to heed advice/warnings about lack of safety routines.
marble
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marmur; szklana kukla, marmurowa rzeźba
a marble floor/statue
stool
/stuːl/
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stołek, taboret; stolec
a bar/kitchen/piano stool a three-legged stool; He told the doctor he had been passing bloody stools.
dredger
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pogłębiarka; sitko kuchenne
a boat or a device that is used to dredge rivers, lakes, etc.
ledger
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księga główna rachynkowa, rejestr
The loan appears not to have been entered in the ledger. ledger accounts/books/systems
slope
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stok, zbocze; nachylenie, spadek; opadać, pochylać się
a ski/mountain slope Snow had settled on some of the higher slopes.; The roof is at a slope (= at an angle to a horizontal surface) of 30°.; The path slopes up/down to the house.
hurtle
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pędzić, mknąć, gnać
to move very fast, especially in a way that seems dangerous:
The truck came hurtling towards us. The explosion sent pieces of metal and glass hurtling through the air.
maze
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Labirynt, plątanina, gmatwanina
The old part of the town was a maze of narrow passages. There was a maze of wires inside the computer.
plunge
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gwałtownie spaść, wrzucić
to (cause someone or something to) move or fall suddenly and often a long way forward, down, or into something:
We ran down to the beach and plunged into the sea. The car went out of control and plunged over the cliff. Niagara Falls plunges 55.5 metres. Our income has plunged dramatically. I really enjoyed my plunge (= jumping in and swimming) in the pool.
billow out
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falować, nadąć się
to move in a way similar to large waves.
The sails billowed out in the strong wind; Her skirt billowed out in the breeze
ravine
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wąwóz, jar
I'm headed east along the main road by the ravine. The stag (jeleń) went into the woods and led us to the deep ravine.
/rəˈviːn/
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/ rəˈviːn /
grubby
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brudny, niechlujny; haniebny
dirty; If you describe an activity or someone's behaviour as grubby, you do not think that it is honest, fair, or acceptable:
He was wearing some old shorts and a grubby T-shirt. Don't wipe your grubby hands on my clean towel!; She sees the business of making money as just grubby opportunism.
squat
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kucać, przykucnąć; mieszkać na dziko / nielegalnie; przysadzisty, krępy
We were squatting by the fire. He squatted down and examined the front wheel of his bike.; They squatted (in) an old house in King's Cross when their money ran out.; a row of ugly, squat houses a heavily built, squat man
mauve
/məʊv/
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fiołkoworóżowy, fioletowo-różowy
In the grounds is a lily pond dabbed with white, pink, and mauve flowers.
gamekeeper
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gajowy, leśniczy
drawl
/drɔːl/
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przeciąganie samogłosek, mówić przeciągając
to speak in a slow way in which the vowel sounds are made longer and words are not separated clearly:
"Hey, what's the rush? Slow down, baby!" he drawled.
duffer
/ˈdʌf.ər/
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matołek
a person who has little skill or is slow to learn
befuddle
/bɪˈfʌd.əl/
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zamroczyć, odurzyć, przytępić
to confuse someone:
Federer has a wide repertoire of clever shots that befuddle even the best of his opponents.
stammer
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jąkać (się), dukać (coś), zacinać (się)
to speak or say something with unusual pauses or repeated sounds, either because of speech problems or because of fear or nervousness:
"Wh-when can we g-go?" she stammered. He dialled 999 and stammered (out) his name and address.
spindly
/ˈspɪnd.li/
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wiotki, patykowaty,
long or tall and thin, and looking weak:
spindly legs a plant with a spindly stem. Carrie, almost six, was all spindly arms and legs.
tingle
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swędzić, ciarki, mrowienie, dreszcz
to have a feeling as if a lot of sharp points are being put quickly and lightly into your body: When you tingle with an emotion, such as excitement or fear, you feel it very strongly:
My fingers and toes are tingling with the cold. There's a line in that poem that makes my spine tingle every time I read it. She tingled with fear as she entered the dark alleyway.
prickle
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cierń, kolec; ciarki, dreszcz; kłuć, piec, szczypać
The fruit can be eaten once the prickles have been removed. I felt a hot prickle of embarrassment spread across my cheeks. This jumper prickles my skin.
swishy
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zniewieściały;
A swishy man behaves or appears in a way that is generally considered more suited to a woman.; Something, especially a piece of clothing, that is swishy, moves through the air making a soft sound:
; a long swishy skirt
armpit
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pacha; dziura, zadupie
How am I supposed to live in this armpit?
crumple
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zgnieść, zgniatać, zmarszczyć, załamać się
Someone or something that crumples falls suddenly:
This shirt crumples easily. Her face crumpled with laughter. The top of the mast was starting to crumple.
beechwood
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buk, drewno bukowe
wood from beech
whippy
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giętki, elastyczny
ebony
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heban, hebanowiec, czarny jak heban
a holly
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ostrokrzew
gawp at sth
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gapić się na coś
laden
/ˈleɪ.dən/
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obciążony, załadowany, wyładowany, obładowany, objuczony
carrying or holding a lot of something:
He always comes back from France laden with presents for everyone. The table, as always, was laden with food.
ruddy
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rumiany, czerwonawy, świerzy (cera); cholerny
I sat under the tree on the ruddy leaves. Her ruddy cheeks were a delightful sight. I envy your ruddy complexion (cera).; This ruddy dog bit me! The ruddy cat! It ate the meat!
pip (v)
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sprzątnąć komuć coś sprzed nosa, wygrać w ostatniej chwili lub minimalnie
to beat someone either by a very small amount or right at the end of a competition:
I got through to the final interview, but I was pipped at the post (= in the final stage) by a candidate with better qualifications.
briskly
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dziarsko, żwawo, energicznie
She walked briskly into town. Beat the eggs whites briskly until soft peaks form. "Let's get it over with," he said briskly.
gangling, gangly
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wysoki i niezdarny, patykowaty
A person, usually a boy or young man, who is very tall and thin and moves awkwardly:
He was a tall and skinny, almost gangling man, in his late twenties.
jostle
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popchnąć, potrącić, szutchnąć; rozpychać się, przepychać się
to knock or push roughly against someone in order to move past them or get more space when you are in a crowd of people:
Someone jostled her from behind. As we came into the arena, we were jostled by fans pushing their way towards the stage. She always jostles when she sleeps.
scarlet
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szkarłatny
wrought-iron
/ˌrɔːt ˈaɪən/
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kute żelazo, z kutego żelaza
wrought-iron gates
wound (v)
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zranić, też urazić
Flying glass wounded her in the face and neck. The police chief was badly wounded in the explosion. He was deeply wounded by her fierce criticism.
hoot
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trąbienie, wycie; pohukiwanie sowy; wyć, pohukiwać
She gave three short hoots on the car horn. He gave a hoot of laughter/derision. He hooted with laughter. There were some hoots from the audience at these so-called experts. They heard the hoot of an owl.
disgruntled
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niezadowolony, rozczarowany, zawiedziony
A disgruntled former employee is being blamed for the explosion. The players were disgruntled with the umpire (sędzia/arbiter).
babble
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bełkotać, paplać
to talk or say something in a quick, confused, excited, or silly way:
The children babbled excitedly among themselves. She was babbling something about her ring being stolen.
shriek
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piszczeć, wrzeszczeć
shrieks of delight He suddenly let out a piercing shriek. The maid shrieked when she discovered the corpse.
poke (v)
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wpychać, pchać, szturchać; sterczeć, wystawać, wystawiać
You'll poke someone in the eye with that umbrella if you're not careful! Stop poking your fingers into your nose!; The price tag is poking out of your shirt.
compartment
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przedział w pociągu
On business trips, I travel in a first-class compartment.
shove
/ʃʌv/
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pchnięcie, pchać, przepychać się; wsadzić coś szybko i niedbale
She was jostled and shoved by an angry crowd as she left the court. Just wait your turn - there's no need to shove.; I'll just shove this laundry in the washer before we go out. "Where should I put this suitcase?" "Shove it down there for the moment."
heave
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dwigać; ciskać; falować; zbierać się na wymioty
He heaved the bag onto his shoulder.; She picked up a heavy book and heaved it at him.; As the wind increased, the deck of the ship began to heave beneath his feet.; The smell of the fish made me/my stomach heave.
fondly
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czule, z czułością
My father speaks fondly of my mother. She remembers her grandpa fondly.
ickle
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mały (używane przez dzieci)
"I want that 'ickle pony," called out a small voice from the audience, at which remark even the manager smiled.
blurt (sth) out
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wypaplać, wygadać
He blurted out that I'm pregnant. She trusted me but I blurted her secret out.
tenpin bowling
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gra w kręgle 10 kręglami
tripe
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flaki, flaczki; bzdura, bajda
His mother makes delicious tripe and she gave me her recipe.; She said my last essay was complete tripe. This is complete tripe!
bogey
/ˈbəʊ.ɡi/
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postrach, straszak; straszydło
The bogey of recession scared us.; In this house lives a bogey. There was a bogy in my dream.
nibble
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skubać, skubnąć (jedzenie); gryz, kęs; podgryzać
Do you have some peanuts for us to nibble while the party warms up? A mouse has nibbled through the computer cables.; She nibbled his ear.
wail
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zawodzenie
mellow
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łagodny, miękki, rozpływający się w ustach; na rauszu, odprężony
smooth and soft, or not too sharp, bright, new, or rough:; relaxed and pleasant or not severe:
mellow flavours / mellow sounds / mellow autumn sunlight / a mellow mood/atmosphere After a few drinks, he became very mellow.
dud
/dʌd/
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niewypał, bubel; ofiara losu; coś co nie ma wartości / nie działa
Are there any more batteries? This one's a dud. A customer had tried to pay with a dud cheque (= one for which a bank will not give money). The movie turned out to be a dud.
dumbfounded
/ˌdʌmˈfaʊn.dɪd/
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oszołomiony, zdumiony, oniemiały
so shocked that you cannot speak:
Ray is dumbfounded at the questions.
tinge
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zabarwienie, lekki odcień; domieszka, nuta; zabarwiać
His hair is ginger with a tinge of brown. The grass has a grey tinge. I heard a tinge of bitterness in his voice. She said the compliment with a tinge of envy.; I tinged my sweater with pink.
riff-raff
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draństwo, hołota, motłoch; ktoś z marginesu społecznego
people with a bad reputation or of a low social class:
She says that charging high prices will keep the riff-raff out.
to rib sb
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wyśmiewać się, dokuczać
to laugh at or joke about someone in a friendly way; tease:
The two leaders ribbed each other good-naturedly during the press conference. His brothers ribbed him about his new girlfriend.
knuckle
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knykieć / kostka
scowl
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patrzeć gniewnie, patrzeć wilkiem (na kogoś), patrzeć spode łba; grymas (niezadowolenia), gniewne spojrzenie
to look at someone or something with a very annoyed expression:; a very annoyed expression:
The boy scowled at her and reluctantly followed her back into school.; She was clearly annoyed, as you could tell from the scowl on her face. After I lost the tender (przetarg), my boss greeted me with a scowl.
sniffy
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lekceważący, nadęty, kręcący nosem
showing disapproval and a low opinion:
She's a bit sniffy about my taste in music.
lurcher
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mieszaniec charta z owczarkiem szkockim
crammed
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zatłoczony, zapełniony, wypchany
very full of people or things:
a crammed train/room The docks were crammed with/crammed full of people trying to board the boats.
throng
/θrɒŋ/
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gromada, chmara, natłok, tłum; tłoczyć (się), gromadzić (się), zapełniać (jakieś miejsce)
a crowd or large group of people:; to be or go somewhere in very large numbers:
A huge throng had gathered around the speaker. Crowds thronged the market place. The narrow streets were thronged with summer visitors.
to beam
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uśmiechnąć się promiennie; nadawać, wysyłać (np. sygnał telewizyjny), świecić, promieniować, emanować
to smile with obvious pleasure: to send out a beam of light, an electrical or radio signal, etc.:
She beamed with delight/pleasure at his remarks. The sun beamed (= shone brightly) down on the boat as it drifted along. The concert was beamed (= broadcast) by satellite all over the world. He seemed to beam with happiness.
parched
/pɑːtʃt/
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wysuszony, spierzchnięty, spragniony
(especially of earth or crops) dried out because of too much heat and not enough rain:
parched earth/fields/corn It was the height of summer and the land was parched and brown. I'm parched, I need a drink.
perched
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siedzący/umieszczony na krawedzi lub wieszchołku
The village is perched on top of a high hill.
atop
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na szczycie, na czubku
on or at the top of:
She sat atop a two-metre wall. A bow was atop her hair.
starry
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gwiaździsty; promienny (o uśmiechu), błyszczący (o oczach)
a starry night/sky; I fell in love with her starry eyes.
turret
/ˈtʌr.ət/
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wieżyczka (na szczycie wieży); wieża (w czołgu), wieża artyleryjska (na okręcie)
glide
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poślizg, ślizg; szybowanie, lot ślizgowy; ślizgać się, szybować
He forced the car into a glide. I love my new pen - it just glides across/over the paper. We saw a condor gliding high above the mountains.
pebble
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kamyk, otoczak;
This part of the coast has pebble beaches.;
blissfully
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błogo
without knowing any of the unpleasant facts about something: in an extremely happy way:
All this time I was blissfully unaware of the situation. We've been able to blissfully ignore these things because it all looked so far off.; They seemed blissfully happy. She sank blissfully into a hot, bubbly bath.
ember
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niedopałek, żażący się węgielek
We sat by the glowing/dying embers of the fire.
hunched
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zgarbiony, skulony
Sitting hunched over a computer all day can cause problems. He stood with his shoulders hunched and his head down.
shrilly
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piskliwy, prezraźźliwie; ostro, gwałtownie
in a way that is loud, high, and unpleasant or painful to listen to: in a way that is too forceful in its arguments or criticism:
The maid jumped and began to scream shrilly. These incidents were shrilly denounced in the news pages.
snuffle
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węszyć; ciężko oddychać, sapać
He snuffles when he sleeps. He was snuffling and blowing his nose. The dog snuffled around and began digging at the base of the tree.
squint
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zez; mrużyć oczy
The sun was shining straight in her eyes and made her squint. Lili's left eye squinted slightly when she was tired.
snout
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mordka, pysk, ryj
a pig's snout
beckon
/ˈbek.ən/
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kiwać, skinąć, przywołać skinieniem; kusić, przyciągać
The customs official beckoned the woman to his counter. "Hey you!" she called, beckoning me over with her finger.; For many young people, the bright lights of the city beckon, though a lot of them end up sleeping on the streets.
flit
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przemknąć, fruwać, śmigać, mknąć
In the fading light, we saw bats flitting around/about in the garden.
glimmer
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błysk, migotanie; migotać
to shine with a weak light or a light that is not continuous:
The lights of the village were glimmering in the distance. The sky glimmered with stars. a glimmering candle
scurry
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pędzić szybkimi krokami
to move quickly, with small, short steps:
The mouse scurried across the floor. The noise of the explosion sent everyone scurrying back into their homes.
petrified
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skamieniały ze strachu, sparaliżowany, osłupiały, przerażony
I stood petrified as the most enormous dog I've ever seen came bounding up to me. She's petrified of being on her own in the house at night.
doorpost
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futryna, pionowy element ościeżnicy (drzwi)
wheeze
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charczenie, dyszeć, sapać, parskać
I could hear the old man behind me wheezing. I know when I've been smoking too much because I start to wheeze when I run for a train.
splutter
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bełkotać, wykrztuszać (słowa), wyrzucać z siebie niezrozumiałe wyrazy; prychać, parskać (ze złością)
"But, er ... when, um, ... how?" he spluttered. The old gentleman was spluttering with indignation. He sputtered an apology about being 14 minutes late.
doorknob
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gałka do drzwi
squeal
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pisk, piszcześć, kwiczeć
We could hear the piglets squealing as we entered the farmyard. The brakes squealed as the van rounded the corner. The two children squealed with joy.
cackle
/ˈkæk.əl/
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gdakanie, trajkot, chichot, rechot
The hens cackled in alarm. A group of women were cackling in a corner. a cackling witch. He burst into cackles of laughter.
bellow
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zaryczeć, ryknąć, wyć, zawyć
"Keep quiet!" the teacher bellowed across the room. We could hear the sergeant bellowing orders to his troops. The bull bellowed in pain.
slam into
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uderzyć w coś/kogoś, zderzać się z; wtargnąć, wpaść
I had to stop suddenly, and the car behind me slammed into the back of me. The police slammed into the party and arrested the drunk teenagers.
whoosh
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podmuch, świst, nagły ruch; przemykać pędem
The train sped through the station with a whoosh. I felt a great whoosh of adrenalin. A fast motorboat whooshed by.
drool
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ślinić się, obślniniać
The dog lay drooling on the mat. I drooled all over my pillow.
grope
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iść po omacku; macać, obmacywać (kogoś, kto sobie tego nie życzy)
She groped for her glasses on the bedside table. I had to grope my way up the dark stairs. He groped me as I was going to the bar.
screech
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pisk (np. opon), zgrzyt (np. zamka), wrzaskliwy głos
I heard the screech of the tires. She was screeching at him at the top of her voice. He was screeching with pain/laughter.
glee
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radość
She opened her presents with glee.
barred
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zakratowany
They arrived at the house to find the door locked and barred.
spite
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niechęć, uraza, złość; celowo rozzłościć, robić na złość
She feels spite towards her mother-in-law. Don't let your spite ruin this evening.; She married him to spite her parents.
stray off
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błąkać się, błądzić bez celu, zbłądzić
The ship strayed off course during the storm.
stray
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bezpański. bezdomny;
stray dog
bolt
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błyskawica; rygiel; śruba; zaryglować; rzucić się do ucieczki,
I closed the window and drew the bolt; The house next to ours was struck by a bolt of lightning.; Frightened by the car horn, the horse bolted.
bedspread
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narzuta, kapa
The bed was covered with a blue bedspread.
sleek
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wymuskany (np. samochód) elegancki, zadbany (o osobie) gładki, przylizany (o włosach), lśniący (o futrze)
The cat had sleek fur. Who owns that sleek black car parked outside your house? disapproving He's one of those sleek (= seeming rich and dishonest) businessman types.
hoop
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obręcz, pierścień; bramka (krykiet)
He should jump through a burning hoop. She was wearing large gold hoops in her ears.
to club (v)
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pałować, tłuc pałką
I saw the policeman clubbing some young man.
rounders
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rounders (gra podobna do palanta)
bludger
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osoba unikająca pracy, leń; naciągacz
People thought I was lazy and a bludger. I find it quite disgusting that employers readily assume if you're off work sick you're just a bludger.
jet black
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czarny jak kruk, kolor kruczoczarny
jet-black hair
reel sth off
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powtarzać coś z pamięci, wyrecytować coś
The old man reeled off the names of his 22 grandchildren.
offhand
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bezceremonialny, niegrzeczny; improwizowany; nieprzemyślany, bezmyślny
I didn't mean to be offhand with her - it's just that I was in such a hurry. I can't quote the exact statistics for you offhand, but they're there for you to see in the report.
snitch
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donosić, kablować; zwędzić, buchnąć
She thought I'd snitched on her. UK He snitched to my boss that I'd been making long-distance calls at work!; "Where did you get that money?" "I snitched it from my dad when he wasn't looking." Dad snitched the Halloween sweets.
trudge
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brnąć, iść z trudem; mozolny chód, forsowny marsz
You can't trudge through this snow. It's too deep. The trudge through the tundra took us the whole day.
zoom
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pomykać, śmigać; wznosić się szybko; przybliżać
They got into the car and zoomed off. House prices suddenly zoomed up last year.
flick
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trzepnięcie
windmill
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wiatrak
gown
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suknia (np. ślubna), szlafrok, toga (np. sędziowska)
a ball gown, a hospital gown, Students wore black gowns for the graduation ceremonies.
stutter
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jąkanie, jąkać się; zacinać się
She stutters a little, so be patient and let her finish what she's saying. [+ speech ] "C-c-can we g-go now?" stuttered Jenkins. Suddenly the engine stuttered and then it stopped completely.
askew
/əˈskjuː/
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krzywo, krzywy
Isn't that picture slightly askew? My hat was askew so I adjusted it in the mirror.
foul
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faul; zanieczyszczony, brudny; okropny, obrzydliwy, odrażający
The oil spill fouled the river and destroyed habitats.; Those toilets smell foul! I've had a foul day at work.
stench
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smród
It seems impossible, but you can feel his stench all the way up here. I was wondering what is the source of this foul stench.
waggle
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kiwać, machać, potrząsać, poruszać w górę i w dół
He can waggle his ears.
slouch
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zgarbiona postawa, przygarbienie niedołęga, łajza
Straighten your back - try not to slouch. A couple of boys were slouched over the table reading magazines. In a bad mood, the boy slouched off to the beach.
fumble
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niedołężnie obchodzić się z czymś, nieporadnie coś robić; wypuścić, wpuścić (np. piłkę w meczu)
I fumbled with the lock. He fumbled in his pockets for some change. She fumbled around/about in her handbag, looking for her key.; If Wilson hadn't fumbled that catch, we might have won the match.
lumber
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człapać, ciężko stąpać; stare meble, graty, rupiecie; drewno (w budownictwie)
In the distance, we could see a herd of elephants lumbering across the plain.; I have to throw away all this lumber.
berserk
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szaleństwo; oszalały, wściekły
My mother will go berserk (= be extremely angry) when she finds out I've ruined her favourite dress.
flail (v)
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młócić, bić kijem wymachiwać
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.
cling
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przylgnąć, opinać, kurczowo trzymać się, uparcie trwać przy czymś, uczepić się czegoś
My son clings to me all the time. I cling to the hope that he will come back. I don't like the way this shirt clings to me.
thud
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łomot, głuchy odgłos; spadać z łomotem, uderzać głucho (o coś)
The boy fell to the ground with a thud. I could hear the thud of horses' hoofs down the dirt road.; A small ball thudded to the ground close by. The soldiers marched along the street, boots thudding.
sway
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huśtanie, kołysanie; kontrola, władza; wpływ
I can't handle the sway of the ship.; He held the whole country in his sway.; Many people are under the church's sway.
bogie
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wózek; postrach, straszak, widmo (
It is believed that an object fell on the track and derailed the bogie.; He has raised the bogie of "privatization", striking a nationalist chord with many.
racket
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rakieta; harmider, wrzawa; machinacje, wymuszanie okupu, wyłudzanie pieniędzy
They were making such a racket outside that I couldn't get to sleep. They were jailed for running a protection/prostitution racket.
swift
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jerzyk (ptak); błyskawiczny (o działaniu), natychmiastowy (o odpowiedzi), szybki (o transakcji)
I saw a swift in the forest today.; He took very swift action, for which I should like to thank him most sincerely. We will then crush the rebellion with one swift stroke.
mind you
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przecież, no ale; proszę zwrócić uwagę, proszę zauważyć
He's very untidy about the house; mind you, I'm not much better.
beaver
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bóbr; przyłbica (hełmu); broda (długa i gęsta)
We couldn't see his face because his beaver was closed
conjure
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czarować, wyczarowywać
In an instant, the magician had conjured (up) a dove from his hat.
to limp
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utykać, kuleć
Three minutes into the game, Jackson limped off the pitch with a serious ankle injury.
restless
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niespokojny, nerwowy
It was a restless night, I couldn't sleep at all. The children always get restless when we are travelling.
ajar
/əˈdʒɑːr/
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uchylony, półotwarty
We left the door ajar so that we could hear what they were saying.
mangled
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zniekształcony, poszarpany
All that remains of yesterday's car crash is a pile of mangled metal. He made fun of his own mangled syntax and grammatical errors.
to nobble
/ˈnɒb.əl/
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podtruwać; przekupić, dopaść, dorwać (np. żeby porozmawiać)
The jury who convicted him were suspected of being nobbled. He nobbled her in the corridor to sign the invoice.
binoculars
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lornetka
clamber
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wdrapywać się
to belt (v)
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pędzić, gnać; mocno uderzyć, złoić skórę; przypinać, opasywać
The car was belting along/down the road.; He belted him in the face.; I belted my coat tightly.
speck
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pyłek, szczypta, odrobina, kropka, punkcik
He'd been painting the door and there were specks of paint all over the floor. There's not a speck of (= not any) dust/dirt in their house. We could see a speck (= a small amount) of light at the end of the tunnel.
spurt
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tryskać; przyspieszać, zwiększać; zryw; struga, strumień
Blood was spurting out all over the place.; Shares of the jewellery store chain spurted $6.; There was a sudden spurt of activity in the housing market. He tends to work in spurts.; The water came out in spurts.
lurch
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przechył, gwałtowny zwrot; uchylać się, chwiać się
The boat sank because of its sudden lurch. When he put the truck into gear, it lurched forward. The party's lurch (= sudden change) to the left will lose it a lot of support.
buck someone off
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zrzucić kogoś (z konia)
Buck him off the horse and run as fast as you can. Your son bucked my daughter off her bike!
jinx
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pech, przekleństwo, fatum; rzecz przynosząca pecha; pechowiec
There's a jinx on this computer – it's crashed three times this morning! I thought we would win, but I didn't say so – I didn't want to jinx it.
hem
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rąbek, brzeg (ubrania, tkaniny), margines, obrzeże, krawędź, granica; obrębiać
A hem is a folded and sewn piece of fabric on the edge. I need to hem those curtains. She was busy hemming her skirt.
yelp
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skowyt, wycie; skomleć, skowyczeć
I accidentally stepped on the dog's foot and it yelped. She yelped, as if being punched in the stomach. "Nooooo," yelped a small girl at one point. "This is an outrage!" he yelped.
scoop
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łyżka do lodów; bomba, sensacja; najnowsze informacje
The paper managed to secure a major scoop and broke the scandal to the world. Talk to his friends to get the scoop on his love life.
draughty
/ˈdrɑːf.ti/
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pełen przeciągów
a draughty old house
taunt
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drwina, kpina, uszczypliwa uwaga
He used taunts to enrage his enemies. A simple taunt will not affect me.
fir
/ˈfɜːr/
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jodła
The tree they cut down was a fir.
puffing
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dyszenie, sapanie
He came puffing up the stairs. "I ran all the way home," she puffed (= said while puffing).
silkily
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jedwabiście
smirk
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ironiczny uśmiech, złośliwy uśmieszek; uśmiechać się ironicznie, złośliwie; uśmiechaćsię z wyższością
"Maybe your husband does things that you don't know about," he said with a smirk. "I told you it would end in disaster," said Polly with a self-satisfied smirk on her face.
festoon
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girlanda, przyozdabiać
The hall was festooned with Christmas lights and holly.
mistletoe
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jemioła
In some cultures a kiss under the mistletoe is considered a kiss of love.
blossom
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kwitnąć
Most fruit trees blossom in spring.
duster
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łachman, ścierka do kurzu; kitel, fartuch
She used his old T-shirt as a duster.; fartuch, kitel
fortnight
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dwa tygodnie
once a fortnight, a fortnight ago
crumpet
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placek, racuch
We had tea and buttered crumpets.
marshmallow
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pianka cukrowa; prawoślaz
Why don't we toast some marshmallows over the fire?
battered
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poobijany
turnip
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rzepa
whittle
/ˈwɪt.əl/
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strugać, ciosać
An old sailor sat on the dockside, whittling a toy boat.
sellotape
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taśma klejąca
Inside was a brown envelope, sealed with sellotape.
fudge
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krówka (słodycz); nonsens, bzdury; partactwo, fuszerka, fuszerstwo; omijać (problem), rozmydlać (sprawę)
She suspects that this compromise deal will be nothing more than a fudge. It's a bit of a fudge but we could put the cost through on next year's budget.; The government continues to fudge the issue by refusing to give exact figures.
maroon
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kasztanowy (kolor); porzucić, odciąć od świata
They would invite him to follow them onto the roof, then slip back inside and lock the window, marooning him up there for the rest of the day.
slither
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pełzać (o wężu); pośliznąć się, ślizgać się
She watched the snake slither away.
thickly
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grubo, gęsto (np. zarośnięte)
The bread had been cut very thickly. Dust has settled thickly on the dark wood furniture. This is a thickly wooded area.
frog-march, frogmarch
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poprowadzić siłą, zmusić kogoś do pójścia gdzieś, trzymając go na celowniku
He was frogmarched off by two police officers.
chipolata
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mała kiełbaska
tureen
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waza
gravy
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sos (pieczeniowy)
Would you like some gravy on your potatoes?
feeble
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słaby, nikły, marny
The feeble old man collapsed on the sidewalk. She made a feeble attempt to explain the issue.
bonnet
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czapeczka dziecięca, czepek; maska samochodu
I looked under the bonnet and clouds of smoke poured out.
lopsided
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nierówny, niesprawiedliwy (np. walka); koślawy, krzywy
The Yankees won by the lopsided score of 17 to 2.; a charming, lopsided grin
four-poster
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łoże z baldachimem
eerie
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upiorny, pełen grozy, niesamowity; przedziwny, tajemniczy
strange in a frightening and mysterious way:
She heard the eerie noise of the wind howling through the trees. He had the eerie feeling that he had met this stranger before. He told me an eerie tale of vampires.
curdle
/ˈkɜrd·əl/
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zsiadać się (o mleku) zwarzyć się (np. o mleku) krzepnąć (o krwi), psuć się, pogarszać się
Over time, the milk thickens or curdles into a yogurt-like substance with a strong, sour flavor.
shriek
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piszczeć
upturned
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zadarty w górę, odwrócony do góry dnem, odwrócony (np. gleba po zaoraniu
An upturned boat on the beach provided shelter.
prop
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podpierać; podpora; rekwizyt
I propped my bike (up) against the wall. She was sitting at the desk with her chin propped on her hands.; The set is minimal and the only props used in the show are a table, a chair, and a glass of water.
crossly
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ze złością, gniewnie
"He's so unreliable!" she said crossly. "Of course not," he denied crossly.
paisley
/ˈpeɪz.li/
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tkanina w tureckie wzory
My sister loves paisley. a paisley tie
transfixed
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nieruchomy, znieruchomiały ze strachu
Rabbits transfixed in the glare of car headlights are common victims on the roads. He sat transfixed all through the film.
entranced
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urzeczony, oczarowany
The children sat silent on the carpet, entranced by the puppet show.
dwell
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zamieszkiwać, przebywać, rezydować
She dwelt in remote parts of Asia for many years.
sinister
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złowieszczy, złowrogi, ponury
There was something sinister in his eyes. It just makes the whole thing seem sinister. I was frightened by the sinister shadow outside.
frantically
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panicznie, nerwowo, gorączkowo (np. w pośpiechu)
I've been working frantically all week to get it finished on time. I got home to find Lara frantically searching for her keys.
pep talk
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motywujące przemówienie, mowa dopingująca
The boss gave the staff a pep talk this morning in an attempt to boost sales.
somersault
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salto; koziołek, fikołek, przewrót
Do you want to see me do a somersault? She was so happy she turned three somersaults on the lawn.
fixedly
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niewzruszenie, nieruchomo
Taylor was staring fixedly at her.
scuffle
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bójka, szamotanina, przepychanka
Two police officers were injured in scuffles with demonstrators at Sunday's protest.
spill
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rozlać, rozlewać, wylewać; rozsypywać
Do you have a rag? I spilt some water on the floor. When the game was over, people spilled from the stadium. Be careful with the sugar, don't spill it.
brood (n)
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potomstwo, młode, lęg, miot gromadka, trzódka, zgraja;
a group of young birds all born at the same time: Ann was at the party with her brood.
The blackbird flew back and forth to its brood. Ann was at the party with her brood.
brood (v)
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rozmyślać; rozpamiętywać, wysiadywać
to think for a long time about things that make you sad, worried, or angry:
I wish she wouldn't sit brooding in her room all day. He brooded over the insult.
spat
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sprzeczka
She was having a spat with her brother about who should do the washing up.
shed
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budka, szopa; zrzucać (liście, sierść)
We keep all the tools in the shed at the back of the house.; All trees in my garden have already shed leaves for winter. My dog started to shed his coat.
prowl
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skradać się (o zwierzęciu) wałęsać się, grasować
There have been reports of a masked man prowling in the neighbourhood. At night, adult scorpions prowl the desert for (= trying to catch) insects.
steady (v)
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podtrzymywać, podpierać; stabilizować, ustalać; uspokajać
You have to steady this tree, otherwise it will fall.; Let's meet and steady our plans for the holidays.; I had to steady my cat after the fireworks.
stand up to sb
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przeciwstawić się komuś, stawić komuś czoła
You have to learn to stand up to your mother. I know you're scared of your teacher but you have to stand up to him.
drone
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brzęczeć, buczeć, warkotać; cedzić przez zęby; warkot; truteń
the drone of an engine Outside the tent I could hear the constant drone of insects.
peer (v)
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przyglądać się badawczo, z trudem
to look carefully or with difficulty:
When no one answered the door, she peered through the window to see if anyone was there. The driver was peering into the distance trying to read the road sign. The judge peered over his glasses at the jury.
to smart (v)
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piec, szczypać; odczuwać zniewagę, odczuwać porażkę
My eyes were smarting from the onions.; The police are still smarting from their failure to prevent the robbery.
linger
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trwać, utrzymywać się (np. o zapachu, smaku); ociągać się, zwlekać; wlec się (np. czas)
After the play had finished, we lingered for a while in the bar hoping to catch sight of the actors. The smell from the fire still lingered days later. It's impossible to forget such horrific events - they linger (on) in the memory forever.
jolt
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wstrząs, szarpnięcie
The train stopped unexpectedly and we were jolted forwards. I was jolted out of bed by the earthquake.
doom
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śmierć, fatum, nieuchronność przeznaczenia; skazać, skazywać (np. na niepowodzenie, na zrobienie czegoś)
Each race is bound to this fate, this one doom.; This plan was doomed to failure from the start.
ruff
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kołnierz, kreza
The portrait was of a bearded man wearing an Elizabethan ruff. He wore a tunic of crimson velvet and a big starched ruff around his little neck.
goblet
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kielich, puchar, czara
frayed
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postrzępiony, wytarty
The whole experience left me with frayed nerves (= feeling worried).
twitch
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drgawka, skurcz (mięśni), tik (nerwowy); szarpać, ciągnąć
He tried to suppress a smile but felt the corner of his mouth twitch. She twitched her nose like a rabbit.; You'll feel something twitch the line when you get a fish.
rip
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rozerwać, rozpruwać, drzeć, rozłupać; przedzierać się, przeszywać
His trousers ripped when he fell off his bike. Can you rip this nut? The pain suddenly ripped through her body.
bowler
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melonik; kręglarz
Bowler hats were very popular in England.
sleek
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gładki
chivalry
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rycerstwo, rycerskość, galanteria, wyszukana grzeczność
the age of chivalry
set sb/sth apart
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wyróżniać się, przeznaczać na specjalną okazję
What set her apart from the other candidates for the job was that she had a lot of original ideas.
daring
/ˈdeə.rɪŋ/
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odważny, śmiały; brawura, odwaga, śmiałość
As I have said, this is an ambitious and daring strategy. The Council feels your daring may put others in danger.
toil
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trud, harówka, znój; harować
Lindi has achieved her comfortable life only after years of hard toil. I toil every day so you could have a good life.
cunning
/ˈkʌn.ɪŋ/
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sprytny, zręczny, przebiegły; (US old fashioned) wdzięczny, uroczy
a cunning plan/ploy He's a very cunning man.; a cunning little child/puppy/kitten
flap
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trzepotać
Birds flap their wings. The flag was flapping on the wind.
greasy
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tłusty, przetłuszczony
greasy food/dishes/skin/hair
catcall
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wygwizdać, wygwizdywać gwizdać (zwykle za kobietą na ulicy)
jog
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biec truchtem, kus konia
amid
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wśród, pośród, pomiędzy
Jenny lay amid the pile of cushions, in a deep sleep.
gale
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wichura, zawierucha, wicher
The darkness and the gale deafened her.
swagger
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wywyższać się, kozaczyć, pysznić się, iść dumnym krokiem
They swaggered into the room. A group of young men swaggered around outside the bar.
hiss
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syczeć, syczenie, syk
Why do snakes hiss? The iron was hissing and spluttering. People in the audience were hissing their disapproval.
thirst
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pragnienie, żądza (np. władzy), łaknienie (np. wiedzy)
His thirst for power was so strong that he ignored the needs of the people.
peculiar
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dziwny, osobliwy
The man we met was very peculiar.
scroll (n)
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zwój, rolka
His teachings were preserved on a leather scroll. He just used up our last scroll of toilet paper.
nitwit
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przygłup, głupek
With his stupid laughter, Jim is usually taken for a nitwit.
blubber
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beczeć, mazgaić się
There he sat, cowering against the wall, blubbering like a child. (UK informal blub) Oh stop blubbing! Your knee can't hurt that much.
oddments
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resztki, pozostałości
small pieces, usually of cloth, that have been cut from larger pieces:
a few oddments of fabric
tweak
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podrasować (np. samochód), ulepszać (np. program), dopracowywać (coś)
He spent the entire week tweaking his car.
miffed
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urażony
She hadn't called for a week and I was getting miffed.
seize
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przejmować, zawładnąć, chwytać,
I seized his arm and made him turn to look at me. I seized his arm and made him turn to look at me.
gaunt
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wychudły, wyniszczony (np. o twarzy, o osobie, o figurze); surowy (o krajobrazie, o budowli)
Her face was gaunt and grey. The house looked gaunt and unwelcoming.
treacle
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melasa; przesadna słodycz, ckliwość, cukierkowatość
treacle toffee
trifle
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deser m.in. z ciasta biszkoptowego, galaretki i owoców; drobnostka, bagatela, drobiazg
a sherry trifle; I brought a few trifles back from India - pieces of jewellery and fabric mainly. It was such a trifling sum of money to argue about.
meringue
/məˈræŋ/
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beza
lemon meringue pie
sallow
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ziemisty, blady
Her complexion became sallow because she had been smoking for years. a sallow complexion/face
scabby
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pokryty strupami; obrzydliwy, ohydny
a scabby knee, scabby potatoes
fluff (n)
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puch, kłaczki
He brushed the fluff off his coat.
fluff (v)
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schrzanić/skopać coś
I fluffed my driving test three times before I finally got it.
trot
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kłusować; truchtać, biec truchtem; gnać, pognać
She was trotting along on her pony. The dog trotted down the path to greet me.
clutch (v)
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chwytać, ściskać, trzymać kurczowo
Silent and pale, she clutched (onto) her mother's hand. Clutching the money to his chest, he hurried to the bank.
to pop
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wyskoczyć, wystrzelić, szybko włożyć,
Pop your shoes on and let's go. If you pop the pizza in the oven now, it'll be ready in 15 minutes. Paula popped out for a minute.
to double back
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zawrócić, zawracać (np. z drogi), wracać (tą samą drogą)
We realized we had taken the wrong road and had to double back.
sweeping
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zamaszysty, ogromny, doszczętny, rozległy
~ changes, ~ victory, ~ reforms,
rickety
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kulawy, koślawy, chwiejny, rozklekotany
in bad condition and therefore weak and likely to break:
Careful! That chair's a bit rickety. She slowly climbed the rickety wooden steps. figurative The recession put a lot of strain on an already rickety economic system.
tickle
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łaskotać, smyrać, gryć, uwierać
I tickled her feet and she laughed. I tickled her feet and she laughed.
rug
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dywanik, dywan; peruka, tupet
conk
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nochal, nos; przywalić (zwykle w głowę)
A book fell from the shelf and conked him on the head.
bulging
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wybałuszony, nabrzmiały, wydęty, wypuczony
sticking out in a rounded shape:
She dragged her bulging suitcase up the stairs. big, bulging eyes
whisk
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szybko zabrać; ubijać (pianę)
to take something or someone somewhere else suddenly and quickly:
Our coffees were whisked away before we'd even finished them. We only had half an hour to see her before she was whisked off to some exotic location. Her husband whisked her off to Egypt for her birthday.; Whisk the vanilla into the batter. Whisk the egg
dumpy
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krępy, kluchowaty, przysadzisty
a dumpy little woman
topple
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przewracać (się), obalać (się)
to (cause to) lose balance and fall down:
The statue of the dictator was toppled (over) by the crowds. The tree toppled and fell.
ward off
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zapobiegać czemuś, ustrzec się przed czymś
He used his umbrella to ward off the fierce sun.
owlery
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sowiarnia
scrawl
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bazgranina, gryzmoły; gryzmolić
I scrawled a quick note to Judith and put it under her door. Someone had scrawled graffiti across the wall.
shimmer
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migotać (o gwiazdach), błyszczeć (o tafli wody), lśnić (o złocie, srebrze)
She could see her reflection in the water, shimmering in the moonlight.
to creep (v)
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skradać się, zakradać, pełzać; podlizywać się
to move slowly, quietly, and carefully, usually in order to avoid being noticed:
She turned off the light and crept through the door. Someone was creeping around outside my window. The spider crept up the wall. The traffic was creeping along at a snail's pace.
creep (n)
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wazeliniarz, podlizywacz; czubek, świrus, psychol, dziwak
Making coffee for the boss again? You creep!; He's a creep, known for stalking celebrities.
ensnare
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usidlić, omotać; złapać w sidła (np. zwierzę)
Spiders ensnare flies and other insects in their webs. They wanted to make a formal complaint about their doctor, but ended up ensnared in the complexities of the legal system.
dunderhead
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kretyn, cymbał, głupek
asphodel
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złotogłów (rodzaj roślin)
infusion
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napar; zastrzyk (np. gotówki)
She drinks an infusion of herbs.; This infusion of money will help me get through the month.
wormwood
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piołun; gorycz, jad
bezoar
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bezoar (rodzaj kamienia jelitowego)
stumped
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zakłopotany, skołowany, być zbitym z tropu
Scientists are stumped by this mystery virus.
monkshood, wolfsbane
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tojad (rodzaj roślin)
to snap at sb
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warknąć na kogoś
to snap at sth
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wykorzystać sytuację,
snap at sb's heels
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deptać komuś po piętach
With so many younger women snapping at her heels, this year may be her last chance to win the championship.
draught
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powiew, przeciąg; zanurzenie łodzi
The sudden draught knocked down my desk lamp.
nettle
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pokrzywa; parzyć (o pokrzywie), irytować, denerwować
seep
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przesączać, sączyć; przeciekać, wyciekać
Pesticides are seeping out of farmland and into the water supply. Given the intense secrecy of the arms business, information only seeps out in company literature.
trenches
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okopy, pierwsz linia frontu; pracować froncie
The boss understands the difficulties we face here in the trenches.
whimper
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biadolić, jęczeć, skomleć, łkać
Stop whimpering like a two year old. Babies whimper from time to time.
porcupine
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jeżozwierz
crossbow
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kusza
frantic
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szalony, oszalały; gorączkowy, paniczny (wysiłek, próba); rozszalały
Where on earth have you been? We've been frantic with worry. Rescuers made frantic efforts to dig out people buried by the mudslide.
boarhound
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pies do polowań na dziki
pheasant
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bażant
git
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głupek, dupek, palant
You stupid/lying git! He's a miserable old git.
hang-glider
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lotnia, lotniarz
gloatingly
UK /ˈɡləʊ.tɪŋ.li/ US /ˈɡloʊ.t̬ɪŋ.li/
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tryumfalnie, tryumfująco
in a gloating way (= feeling pleasure because of your good luck or someone else's failure):
They gloatingly described how they had infiltrated every household in the land. "I thought you would be interested," he said, and he rubbed his hands together gloatingly.
barn owl
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sowa płomykówka
slop
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pomyje; breja; rozlewać się; przelewać się
We feed the slops to the pigs. Have you tried the slop that they call stew in the canteen? Careful, you've just slopped coffee all over the carpet!
ripple
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marszczyć się, falować, szemrać; zmarszczka
My sensors pick up some ripples in the electrical current. The stone thrown into the water created a ripple. The ripple of the stream was calming.
twig
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gałązka
We collected dry twigs to start the fire.
quaver
/ˈkweɪ.vər/
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drżeć (o głosie)
Her voice began to quaver and I thought she was going to cry.
hobble
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chromać, kuleć, utykać; pętać (np. konia)
He hobbled home on his twisted ankle.; A long list of amendments have hobbled the new legislation.
lump
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guz, guzek; bryła, gruda, kawałek
she found a lump in her breast.; a lump of coal, a sugar lump
stick up for sb/sth
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popierać, bronić kogoś lub coś
I can stick up for myself. It's sweet the way he sticks up for his little brother.
javelin
/ˈdʒæv.lɪn/
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1. oszczep 2. rzut oszczepem
His career best is 214 feet in the javelin.
mingle
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przyłączać (się), mieszać (się); socjalizować się
The excitement of starting a new job is always mingled with a certain apprehension. The two flavours mingle well. You've been talking to Roger all evening - you really ought to be mingling with the other guests.
numbly
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tępo, bez emocji
"He's dead," she said numbly. Many people numbly accept whatever their doctor suggests.
wake (n)
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kilwater; czuwanie (przy zmarłym)
I saw a wake on the surface of the sea.; I couldn't stop crying on the wake.
in the wake of sth
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po czymś, w ślad za czymś
If something happens in the wake of something else, it happens after and often because of it:
Airport security was extra tight in the wake of yesterday's bomb attacks.
cane
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trzcinal; trzcinowy; laska do chodzenia; dyscyplina (patyk)
burly
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tęgi, krzepki, duży i silny
A burly man is large and strong:
a burly policeman
clang
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dzwonienie, szczęk
He woke up to hear the sound of bells clanging in the distance.
flatten
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spłaszczyć, rozpłaszczyć, zrównać z ziemią
Several trees were flattened (= knocked down) by the storm.
flank
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bok ciała; flanka, skrzydło; otaczać z obu stron, oskrzydlić
He was laying on his flank.; Our platoon is supposed to cover the left flank.; Our battalion will flank the enemy while the main force will charge at them.
loom
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wyłaniać się, majaczyć, widnieć; wisieć (np. w powietrzu, zagrażać); warsztat tkacki
Dark storm clouds loomed on the horizon. Her final exams are looming.
dressing gown / bathrobe
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szlafrok
I got out of bed and put on my dressing gown.
ridgeback, Rhodesian ridgeback
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ridgeback, rasa psa
sweep
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zamiatać; zamieść, porwać; pędzić mknąć
sweep the floor; She was swept into the sea. The fire swept (= spread quickly) through the house.
moan
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jęczeć, zawodzić, narzekać
My grandma is always moaning about her health. I was scared when the wind started to moan.
longingly
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tęsknie, z upragnieniem
in a way that relates to the feeling of wanting something or someone very much:
She gazed longingly at the box of chocolates. We passed olive trees, staring longingly at their cool shade.
shifty
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chytry, przebiegły, podejrzany (o osobie)
He has shifty eyes. There's a couple of shifty-looking people standing on the street corner.
tame (v)
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poskramiać; oswajać, okiełznać ugłaskać
He'll need to tame his temper if he wants to succeed.
stiflingly (hot)
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duszno, duszący
It's stiflingly hot in here. Violent storms and stiflingly high temperatures can strain the equipment.
stoat
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gronostaj
swell
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spuchnąć, wzrastać, nadymać, wezbrać
It was obvious she had broken her toe, because it immediately started to swell (up). His heart/breast swelled with pride (= he felt very proud) as he stood watching his son graduate.
stoke
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palić w piecu, dokładać (do pieca/ognia); wzbudzać, wzniecać (złe idee, uczucia)
Once the fire had been stoked up, the room began to get warm. He's been accused of stoking up racial hatred in the region.
trowel
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rydel, łopatka; kielnia, gładzik (formierski)
flushed
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zarumieniony
You look a little flushed - are you hot? flushed cheeks flushed with anger/embarrassment
usher
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bileter; przewodnik; wprowadzać, zaprowadzać
The guard ushered the jury members into the courtroom. She ushered us into her office and offered us coffee.
bated
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zmniejszony, osłabiony, uciszony; zaparty (np. dech)
I waited for the results with bated breath.
snout
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zmięty
stub
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kikut, końcówka, niedpałek, pień drzewa
lurking
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przyczajony; cichy, dziwny, niepokojący (np. przeczucie, wątpliwości)
She said she had a lurking suspicion that he wasn't telling the truth.
furl
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składać, zwijać (gazetę, flagę, żagiel)
He took down the flag and furled it carefully.
drag by
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wlec się, dłużyć się
On the first day, the minutes drag by in silence.
detention
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pozbawienie wolności
detention
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pozbawienie wolności; koza (kara),
He was sentenced to two years detention. to get ~ - zostać za karę po lekcjach
feeble
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słaby / marny
hourglass, sandglass
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klepsydra
meddle
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wtrącić się, mieszać się
My sister's always meddling in other people's affairs. People shouldn't meddle with things they don't understand.
kindle (v)
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zapalić, rozpalić (np. ogień, drewno); wzniecić, rozpalić, (np. nadzieję, pożądanie)
Her imagination was kindled by the exciting stories her grandmother told her.
furore
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furora, wrzawa; poruszenie, skandal
The government's decision to raise taxes has caused a great furore. the furore over his latest film
leer
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chytre spojrzenie; pożądliwe spojrzenie
He was always leering at female members of staff.
oaf
/əʊf/
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niezdara, safanduła
a drunken/insensitive/stupid oaf You clumsy oaf! You broke it!
gaze
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wpatrywać się intensywnie
When I stood up, everybody in the class started to gaze at me.
winding
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meandrowy, wijący się (np. zakręt). kręty,; meander, zakręt
There's a very long, winding path leading up to the house. The TV series featured a winding, complex story line.
stagger
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zataczać się, słaniać się
After he was attacked, he managed to stagger to the phone and call for help.
mossy
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omszony, pokryty mchem
a mossy tree/rock/lawn They sat together on the mossy tree-trunk.
trail (v)
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ciągnąć za sobą; ciągnąć się, snuć się; podążać tropem, śledzić
Katherine, your skirt's trailing in the mud! After a mile or two the youngest children were trailing behind.
sorrowful
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smutny, żałosny, bolesny
With a sorrowful sigh she folded the letter and put it away.
fling
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ciskać; rzucać; zarzucać; zrobić coś szybko i energicznie
He crumpled up the letter and flung it into the fire. She flung her arms around his neck. The door was flung open by the wind.
skywards
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w niebo, w stronę nieba
He raised his eyes slowly skyward.
undergrowth
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krzaki, zarośla, poszycie lasu
Police discovered the body hidden in thick undergrowth.
slender
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smukły, szczupły
As always, the strength in his slender body surprised me.
pearly
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perłowy, perlisty
palomino
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palomino - barwa i rasa konia (b. jasno beżowy)
livid
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wściekły; siny
He was livid when he found out.; He had a long, livid scar across his cheek.
growl
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warczeć, gderać
The dog growled at her and snapped at her ankles. [+ speech ] "Not now, I'm busy," he growled.
paw (v)
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drapać, skrobać; obmacywać, obłapiać
The cat pawed on the window.; I think this guy wanted to paw me.
talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey
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dużo gadać, być bardzo gadatliwym
hind
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tylni, zadni; łania
a hind leg. Phil’s dog stands on her hind legs to greet me.
dappled
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pstrokaty, jabłkowaty (koń)
a dappled pony The dappled sunlight fell across her face as she lay beneath the tree.
sweltering
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duszny, parny, gorący
In the summer, it's sweltering in the smaller classrooms.
snuff-box
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Tabakiera
dripping
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ociekający, kapiący, przemoknięty; tłuszcz z patelni
im had just been on a run and was dripping with sweat. UK It's raining really hard - I'm absolutely dripping (wet). beef dripping
fret
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denerwować się, martwić się; próg gitary
Don't fret - I'm sure he's OK. She spent the day fretting about/over what she'd said to Nicky.
batty
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zwariowany, stuknięty, zbzikowany
my batty old aunt
flock
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stado / gromada
a flock of sheep/goats/geese The shepherd is bringing his flock down from the hills. A noisy flock of tourists came into the building.
flop
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zwalić się, opaść; klapa, zaliczyć klapę
Hugh's hair keeps flopping over/into his eyes. Her first book flopped, but her second became a bestseller. The play was a complete/total flop.
tentacle
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macka
octopus tentacles
squid
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kalmar, kałamarnic
This restaurant serves the best squid in the city.
to bask
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wygrzewać się; pławić sięw czymś; upajać, rozkoszować
We could see seals on the rocks, basking in the sun. Marina basked in the crowd’s admiration (= enjoyed it).
shallows
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mielizna, płycizna
Alligators live in the shallows.
frantically
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frenetycznie
skulk
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kryć się, czaić się, podkradać się; uchylać się (od obowiązków)
I thought I saw someone skulking in the bushes - maybe we should call the police. Dogs were skulking in the alleys.
hoarse
UK /hɔːs/ US /hɔːrs/
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ochrypły, zachrypły
a hoarse voice. She sounded a bit hoarse. You'll make yourself hoarse if you keep shouting like that! He was hoarse from shouting.
scoot
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pędzić, zasuwać
I need to scoot over to the post office. I'm scooting off to the seaside for a few days' holiday.
slump
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osunąć się, zapaść się; gwałtownie spaść (pod względem wartości, liczby); zastój, kryzys
The value of property has slumped. She slumped into the chair, exhausted. There's been a slump in the demand for new cars. an economic slump
gloom
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mrok, ciemność; przygnębienie, ponurość, smutek
Up ahead they could see lights in the gloom. Bergman's films are often full of gloom and despair. There is widespread doom and gloom about the company's future.
flump
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klapnąć, siąść; klapnięcie
to move or fall suddenly and heavily
flumped down into the chair; to place or drop with a flump
thump
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dźwięk uderzenia, głuchy odgłos; bić, grzmocić (kogoś), uderzać (np. pięścią)
Someone was thumping on the door. He thumped him in the face.
creeper
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pnącze
snare
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sidła, pułapka; łapać w sidła
He fell straight into her snare.
wring
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ukręcić, wykręcić, wyżymać; wymuszać, wyciskać (uzyskiwać coś od kogoś siłą)
She wrung out the shirt and hung it out to dry. Why did we have to wait for four months for that information to be wrung out of him?
trickle
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cieknąć, kapać, ściekać; cienki strumyczek, strużka
Blood trickled out of the corner of his mouth. Oil was trickling from a tiny hole in the tank. Gradually people trickled back into the theatre for the second half.
rustling
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szelest, szmer; kradzież bydła
the sound that paper or leaves make when they move: ] the crime of stealing farm animals
I could hear (a) rustling in the bushes. A small animal was making rustling noises among the leaves.
clink
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brzęk
The clink of the coins was soothing for him. The clink of keys woke me up. (Obudził mnie brzęk kluczy.)
budge
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drgnąć, poruszyć; nakłonić, nakłaniać (np. do zmiany zdania, zmiany stanowiska)
If something will not budge or you cannot budge it, it will not move: to change your opinion or to make someone change their opinion:
I've tried moving the desk but it won't budge/I can't budge it. I've tried persuading her, but she won't budge.
midst
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środek; w środku, pośród
He was in the crowd's midst. She caught sight of Johnny in their midst (= among them), laughing and talking. I'm sorry but I'm too busy - I'm in the midst of writing a report.
knack
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dryg, talent; wprawa
She has a knack for putting people into federal prison. He had no knack for football but he kept playing; He has a knack in manual jobs, so he'll manage.
pounce
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skakać, rzucić się (na kogoś)
to jump or move quickly in order to catch or take hold of something:
The police were waiting to pounce when he arrived at the airport. The mountain lion pounced onto the back of an elk.
evermore
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na zawsze, odtąd, na przyszłość
always in the future:
Their name will live on evermore.
slyly
/ˈslaɪ.li/
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przebiegle, sprytnie, chytrze
in a way that suggests that you know secrets: in a clever way, especially when it deceives people in order to get what you want:
She grinned slyly and refused to tell me where the money came from. Two police officers catch them, but the criminals slyly explain their way out of it.
treble
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potroić, potrójny
He earns almost treble the amount that I do. The price of property has almost trebled in the last ten years.
idly
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bezczynnie; leniwie, dla zabicia czasu
Don't stand idly, help me. He wandered idly around the park.
be on to sth
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wpadać na pomysł (np. rozwiązania czegoś)
loath
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niechętny
unwilling; reluctant:
I'm loath to spend it all at once. She’d be loath to admit it, but she doesn’t really like opera.
flit
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przemknąć
slit
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szczelina, szpara, nacięcie; rozcięcie (w spódnicy, sukience)
He peeked through the slit in the wall. The skirt has ripped at the slit.
vain
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próżny, zarozumiały; daremny
She is so vain that only her appearance matters to her. The doctors gave him more powerful drugs in the vain hope that he might recover.
sear
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przypalać (o słońcu), parzyć (skórę), wyryć (coś w świadomości), podsmażać
/sɪər/
The heat from the explosion seared their hands and faces. The image was seared into her memory
blister
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bąbel, odcisk, pęcherz
I walked so much yesterday that I have blisters on my feet today. Make sure there are no blisters under the foil.
lunge
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lonża, prowadzić na lonży; rzucać się, robić wypad, uderzać
He made a lunge for the ball. He suddenly lunged at her with a broken bottle.
lavatory
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ubikacja, sedes
alas
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niestety
The question may seem simple but, alas, the answer is not.
hatred
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nienawiść
Violence and hatred cannot be accepted in the name of religion.
detest
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nienawidzić (kogoś lub czegoś), czuć wstręt (do kogoś lub czegoś)
to hate someone or something very much:
I detest any kind of cruelty. [+ -ing verb ] I detest having to get up when it's dark outside.
earwax
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woskowina
off ones rocket
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stuknięty, zbzikowany, zwariowany
If you say that someone is off their rocker, you mean that that person is behaving in a very strange or silly way. Barmy; crazy; insane.
steamroller
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walec; zmuszać, przeforsować,
He steamrollered the plan through the committee. I hate being steamrollered into doing something I don't want to.
bustle
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rozgardiasz, krzątanina, bieganina, młyn
to do things in a hurried and busy way:
Thora bustled around the house, getting everything ready.
sidle
/ˈsaɪ.dəl/
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przemknąć się ukradkiem
She sidled past him, pretending that she had not seen him.
grief
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żal, rozpacz, smutek, zmartwienie
I doubt that anyone of us is a stranger to grief. Her disease was a grief of the whole family.
remorse
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wyrzuty sumienia, skrucha
The convicted man had shown no remorse.
deck sth (out)
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dekorować coś, udekorować coś, wystroić coś
I have to deck my room for the party!
waffle
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gofry, wafel; wodolejstwo; nie móc się zdecydować
to talk or write a lot without giving any useful information or any clear answers: I waffled a lot before finally deciding to take the job.
If you don't know the answer, it's no good just waffling (on) for pages and pages.
din
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hałas, łoskot, ryk (np. silników)
This car is making so much din!
serpent
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wąż
What did the serpent promise them if they ate from the apple? Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it.
abysmal
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bezdenny; okropny, fatalny, beznadziejny
very bad
abysmal working conditions. The food was abysmal. The standard of the students' work is abysmal.
wizened
/ˈwɪz.ənd/
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poorany zmarszczkami, pomarszczony, zasuszony
small and having dry skin with lines in it, especially because of old age:
He was a wizened old man with yellow skin and deep wrinkles.

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