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otumaniony, półprzytomny
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groggy
weak and unable to think clearly or walk correctly, usually because of tiredness or illness:
I felt a little bit groggy for a couple of days after the operation
1. wyładować się, wyczerpać się (o baterii, akumulatorze) 2. wyczerpywać się
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run down
These batteries can be recharged when they run down.
dąsać się
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sulk
to be silent and refuse to smile or be pleasant to people because you are angry about something that they have done:
He's sulking in his room because I wouldn't let him have any more chocolate.
1. trwać, utrzymywać się (np. o zapachu, smaku) 2. ociągać się, zwlekać 3. wlec się (np. czas)
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linger
to take longer than usual to leave or disappear:
We went to small cafes where we could linger over cappuccino. The smell lingered in the kitchen for days.
przeszkadzać
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disturb
to interrupt what someone is doing:
Please don't disturb your sister - she's trying to do her homework. I'm sorry to disturb you so late, but my car's broken down and I don't have my phone with me.
wypaczać, przekręcić (np. wypowiedź), zmienić radykalnie (np. poglądy)
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pervert
to change something so that it is not what it was or should be, or to influence someone in a harmful way:
Her ideas have been shamelessly perverted to serve the president's propaganda campaign.
nie wprost (np. zapytać)
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obliquely
adverb (not direct) Add to word list said in a way that is not direct, so that the real meaning is not immediately clear:
The article refers to the controversy only obliquely.
opracować/wymyślić plan
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devise a plan
to invent something, esp. with intelligence or imagination:
He devised a new way to treat mental depression. The committee is devising an agenda for the upcoming political convention.
działać zdecydowanie
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to act decisively
quickly, effectively, and confidently:
If we had acted earlier and more decisively it might not have come to this. He decisively changes lane with no signal.
ciągnik siodłowy
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tractor unit
obowiązki domowe, obowiązki
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chores
biorąc pod uwagę fakt, że
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given the fact that
1. okres stabilizacji 2. zastój, stagnacja
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plateau
1. limit 2. określony udział, przydział (np. obowiązków) 3. norma
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quota
a fixed limit on the amount of something that someone is allowed to have or is expected to do: lift/reduce/raise a quota Many agricultural quotas will be lifted.
an annual/monthly/daily quota The annual quota of 140,000 green cards is far lower than the demand. impose/introduce/set a quota This fiscal year, Congress set a quota of 65,000 visas. fill/meet/reach a quota
wyczerpujący, obszerny, wszechstronny, pełny, kompleksowy
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comprehensive
complete and including everything that is necessary:
1. We offer you a comprehensive training in all aspects of the business. 2. Is this list comprehensive or are there some names missing?
niewykorzystany
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untapped
untapped assets/resources/markets/talent
If a supply of something valuable is untapped, it is not yet used or taken advantage of:
obrażony/urażony przez
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offended by
upset and angry, often because someone has been rude:
Many staff members were deeply offended by his email.
przyciągać kogoś do czegoś, zainteresować kogoś czymś
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draw sb to sth
to make someone become involved in a difficult or unpleasant situation:
They tried to draw me into their argument, but I refused.
udoskonalenie, ulepszenie
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refinement
the process of improving something:
[C ] The accuracy of the machine has been increased through a number of refinements. [U ] The refinement of sugar cane produces sugar.
rozpłynąć się
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melt up
dostosować się do
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adjust to
to change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable:
1. If the chair is too high you can adjust it to suit you. 2. As a teacher you have to adjust your methods to suit the needs of slower children.
akceptacja elastyczności
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embrace flexibility
zamknąć lukę
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close the gap
radca prawny
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solicitor
wydatki
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outgoings
amounts of money that regularly have to be spent, for example to pay for heating or rent
expenditures, spendings
akt notarialny
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deed
property right
(DOCUMENT) law specialized a legal document that is an official record of an agreement or official proof that someone owns land or a building
kojący
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soothing
making you feel calm:
I put on some nice soothing music. Her words had a soothing effect.
przekonujący
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convincing
able to make you believe that something is true or right:
a convincing argument/explanation convincing evidence The end of the book wasn't very convincing.
nikczemny
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nefarious
(especially of activities) morally bad:
The company's CEO seems to have been involved in some nefarious practices/activities.

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