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w ogóle
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by and large
when everything about a situation is considered together:
There are a few small things that I don't like about my job, but by and large it's very enjoyable.
pomost, molo
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pier
He went to the end of the pier and sat down to look at the sea
nieśmiałość, niepewność
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coyness
1. behaviour in which someone intentionally tries to keep something secret: 2. behaviour in which someone is or pretends to be shy, or like a child:
1. The unwritten rules of political conduct demand a certain coyness. 2. He commented on their coyness about revealing the thinking behind those decisions.
niezależnie od czegoś
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notwithstanding
1 Notwithstanding some members' objections, I think we must go ahead with the plan. 2 Notwithstanding the low price, I wouldn't buy it.
punkt zwrotny
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tipping point
a time during an activity or process when an important decision has to be made or when a situation changes completely:
a tipping point in sth Many developed countries are getting close to a tipping point in their attitude to the environment.
okropnie, fatalnie, beznadziejnie
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abysmally
in an extreme and bad way:
1 It was an abysmally poor interview. 2 The critics were abysmally wrong on almost every point.
tragiczne, okropne
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dire
This decision will have dire consequences for local people.
be in dire need of pilnie czegoś potrzebować
samotność,
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solitude
the situation of being alone without other people:
1 a life of solitude 2 After months of solitude at sea it felt strange to be in company. 3 It provides one with a chance to reflect on spiritual matters in solitude.
dźwięk uderzenia, głuchy odgłos
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thud, thump
the sound that is made when something heavy falls or hits something else:
The boy fell to the ground with a thud
zdziesiątkować
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decimate
przechwałki / szczycić się / chwalić się
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boast
He didn't talk about his exam results in case people thought he was boasting
wysiłek
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exertion
the use of a lot of mental or physical effort
1 I get out of breath with any kind of physical exertion. 2 We were exhausted after our exertions.
oswojone (zwierzęta)
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tame
NOT WILD) (especially of animals) not wild or dangerous, either naturally or because of training or long involvement with humans:
After a few months' contact the monkeys become very tame.
porywisty,
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boisterous
full of energy and not easy to control
boisterous children a boisterous game
powaga, dotkliwość, srogość (np. zimy), ostrość (np. krytyki), surowość (kary)
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severity
Even the doctors were shocked by the severity of his injuries. I don't think you quite understand the severity of our financial problems.
poddawać się czemuś
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subject yourself to sth
He was subjected to some complicated medical tests.
wartość przypisan(dla kogoś coś jest warte x)
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impute value
to calculate something when you do not have exact information, by comparing it to something similar:
The Treasury imputes a notional income from such interest-free loans of 8% a year.
przechwycić / przejąć
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intercept
to stop and catch something or someone before that thing or person is able to reach a particular place:
1Law enforcement agents intercepted a shipment of drugs from Central America. 2 Barry intercepted Naylor's pass and scored the third goal.
różnica zdań, sprzeciw, mieć odmienne zdanie
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dissent
a strong difference of opinion on a particular subject, especially about an official suggestion or plan or a popular belief:
Anyone wishing to dissent from the motion should now raise their hand.
zmieniać kierunek
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divert
to cause something or someone to change direction:
Our flight had to be diverted to Newark because of the storm.
wysiadać (ze statku, samolotu), opuszczać pokład, wyładowywać (statku, samolotu)
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disembark
get off synonim
zarzut, ściganie
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allegation, prosecution
a statement, made without giving proof, that someone has done something wrong or illegal:
1 The allegations of corruption were not true. 2. Several of her patients have made allegations of professional misconduct about/against her.
1. podburzać, podżegać, jątrzyć, namawiać, judzić, zachęcać, agitować, pobudzać (np. do buntu) 2. wzniecać, wszczynać (np. kłótnię, bójkę)
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incite
to encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent:
1 She was expelled for inciting her classmates to rebel against their teachers. 2 They denied inciting the crowd to violence.
wymówić, deklarować, ogłaszać (mówić coś na głos)
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pronounce, declare, proclaim
(to speak something out loud)
She pronounced his name so badly he didn't even recognize it.
postawić coś w sprzeczności z
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put sth at odds with
długotrwały
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longstanding
having existed for a long time:
It’s been our long-standing policy not to allow pets at the hotel.
ekspert, specjalista
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pundit
a person who knows a lot about a particular subject and is therefore often asked to give an opinion about it:
a political/foreign-policy/sports pundit
narzeczona
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fiancée
dziedzictwo
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heritage
features belonging to the culture of a particular society, such as traditions, languages, or buildings, that were created in the past and still have historical importance
These monuments are a vital part of the cultural heritage of South America.
pradziad, przodek
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ancestor
a person related to you who lived a long time ago:
There were portraits of his ancestors on the walls of the room.
szmaty do bogactwa
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rags-to-riches
used to describe what happens to a person who was poor but becomes rich
a rags-to-riches story
pojawić się,
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spring up
to start to exist suddenly:
Thousands of new businesses have sprung up in the past couple of years.
prawowitość
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legitimacy
1. the fact of being allowed by law or done according to the rules of an organization or activity: 2. state of being honest
The lawyers expressed serious doubts about the legitimacy of military action.
powiększać, zwiększać (za pomocą czegoś)
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augment
to increase the size or value of something by adding something to it:
He would have to find work to augment his income. He augmented his income by taking a second job.
wyrównanie, współpraca, sojusz, wsparcie
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alignment
1. Unfortunately, the single currency has not resulted in economic alignment so far. 2. Our alignment with NATO remains in effect
zagadka
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riddle
I like solving riddles they put in the newspapers
inspirowanie pomysłów, przekazywanie pomysłów
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chanelling ideas
Language is a very complex method of communicating ideas, emotions and desires by means of produced symbols.
wytchnienie
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reprieve
temporary relief from sth bad or tedious or annoying
The injection provided a temporary reprieve from the pain.
wiercić dziurę w brzuchu, zasypywać pytaniami, uporczywie nakłaniać kogoś do czegoś, zamęczać prośbami
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badgering
Stop badgering me.(Przestań wiercić mi dziurę w brzuchu.) I badgered my wife into buying a new TV.
czcić
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venerate
to honor or have great respect for a person or thing:
The American writer Mark Twain has been venerated for almost a century.
cnota (konkretna dobra cecha charakteru), zaleta
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virtue
an advantage or good thing:
Would there be any virtue in taking an earlier train?
ciasto (przed upieczeniem)
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dough
Could you give me the recipe for that dough?
zrodzony z czegoś
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born of sth
existing as the result of something
With a courage born of necessity, she seized the gun and ran at him.
drożdże
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yeast
obfity (o posiłku), pokaźny (o sumie), znaczny (o rozmiarze)
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substantial
They served us a substantial meal
pewnik, znany fakt, ustalony fakt, pewna rzecz, coś pewnego
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given fact
The party will lose the next election, you can take it as a given
niezliczony
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innumerable
too many to be counted:
The project has been delayed by innumerable problems.
metoda prób i błędów
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trial and error method
jeśli coś przestaję funkcjonować (idiom)
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fall by the wayside (idiom)
if something falls by the wayside, people stop doing it, making it, or using it:
So why does one company survive a recession while its competitors fall by the wayside?
mieć całkowitą kontrolę nad czymś, zdawać sobie z czegoś sprawę, być na bieżąco z czymś
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stay on top of sth
odkładać (np. książkę na półkę) odkładać na później (sprawę), zaniechać (czegoś)
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shelve
DELAY) to not take action on something until a later time:
I've had to shelve my plans to buy a new car, because I can't afford it at the moment.

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