Lekcja 9

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budować, wznosić
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rear up
Three new buildings were reared up in the centre of the city.
rozpraszać, dekoncentrować
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distract
She liked to work with the radio playing and said it did not distract her.
podżeganie, podburzanie
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incitement
the act of encouraging someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent
They were imprisoned for incitement to commit grievous bodily harm.
kontrowersyjny
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contentious
causing, involving, or likely to cause disagreement and argument
1. a contentious decision/policy/issue/subject 2. She has some very contentious views on education.
hałaśliwy, awanturniczy
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rowdy
noisy and possibly violent
a rowdy party rowdy behaviour
wzgardzić, odrzucać z pogardą
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spurn
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
bicz, biczować
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whiplash
żart, celny (np. uwaga)
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quip
a humorous and clever remark
przetrwać, utrzymać się
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outlast
to exist or operate longer than someone or something:
1. This type of battery outlasts the ordinary kind 2. The question in the end is which side can outlast the other.
nadmuchiwać, pompować
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inflate
wewnętrzny,
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intrinsic
nagle, gwałtownie, szybko
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abruptly, sharply, rapidly
rozchodzić się (o grupie), rozproszyć się (po okolicy), rozpełzać się
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straggle
to move alone or in small groups slowly and usually separated in distance or time from those who went earlier:
1. The injured refugees straggled down the Hill. 2. The village straggles along the coast
szum wokół czegoś
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hype
a situation in which something is advertised and discussed in newspapers, on television, etc. a lot in order to attract everyone's interest:
1. media hype 2. There's been a lot of hype around/surrounding his latest film. 3. I've been put off reading the book by all the hype.
wybuch, nagłe wystąpienie
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outbreak
a time when something suddenly begins, especially a disease or something else dangerous or unpleasant:
an outbreak of cholera/food poisoning/rioting/war
Kupiec
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merchant
a person whose job is to buy and sell products in large amounts, especially by trading with other countries:
1. krawędź 2. być wypełnionym czymś, być pełnym czegoś
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brim
1. the very top edge of a container: 2. to become full of something, especially a liquid:
1. She passed him the mug, filled/full to the brim with hot black coffee 2. Her eyes brimmed with tears when she heard that he was alive.
bez zakłóceń
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seamless
happening without any sudden changes, interruption, or difficulty
The intention is to achieve a seamless transition with a continuity of management.
wstążka
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ribbon
żmudny
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tedious
a tedious job
oszustwo
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deceit
(an act of) keeping the truth hidden, especially to get an advantage:
1. The story is about theft, fraud, and deceit on an incredible scale. 2. When the newspapers published the full story, all his earlier deceits were revealed.
wszechobecność, powszechność
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ubiquity, pervasiveness
the fact that something or someone seems to be everywhere:
1. The real power of the Internet lies in its ubiquity and simplicity. 2. Lawyers said that the pervasiveness of the Internet made it difficult to insulate jurors from reports on a case.
podpisać się, popierać, aprobować
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endorse
to make a public statement of your approval or support for something or someone:
1. I certainly don't endorse her views. 2. The proposal was endorsed by the majority of members. 3. I fully endorse what the speaker said.
gorączka
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fever
zwariować, oszaleć
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go nuts
to become extremely angry
My sister will go nuts when she finds out I crashed her car.
punkt
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juncture
a particular point in time or stage in a series of events
1. At this juncture, it is impossible to say whether she will make a full recovery. 2. Negotiations are at a critical juncture.
synchronizacja, harmonia//synchronizować
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sync
1. How do I sync my phone to my computer? 2. The action on the screen syncs perfectly with the music.
widok domyślny
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default view
biuletyn, formularz, gazetka
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bulletin
a short news programme on television or radio, often about something that has just happened, or a short newspaper printed by an organization
wypowiadać, wymawiać
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utter
to say something or to make a sound with your voice:
She barely uttered a word all morning.
kompletny (np. porażka), całkowity (np. szczerość), bezdenny (np. rozpacz)
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utter
complete or extreme
1. utter confusion/misery/chaos 2. utter nonsense/rubbish/drivel 3. The meeting was a complete and utter waste of time.
czule, z czułością
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affectionately
in a way that shows liking or love:
1. She smiled affectionately at him. 2. He spoke affectionately about his family.
bohater, uczestnik, uczestniczka
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protagonist
1. one of the main characters in a story or a play 2. an important supporter of an idea or political system:
dobrodziejstwo, zbawienie
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boon
something that is very helpful and improves the quality of life:
Guide dogs are a great boon to the partially sighted.
niewykonalny, niemożliwy
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unviable
not able to work as intended; not able to succeed:
She concluded that the plan was unviable with the resources that were available
rozważać, rozmyślać formal zastanawiać się
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ponder
to think carefully about something, especially for a noticeable length of time:
She sat back for a minute to ponder her next move in the game.
przyjmować, rywalizować (pv)
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take on
to fight or compete against someone or something:
1. I’ll take you on in a game of chess. 2. You have to be brave to take on a big corporation in court.
1. wyróżniać kogoś (np. jakością) 2. przeznaczać coś na specjalną okazję
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set apart
If a quality or characteristic sets someone or something apart, it shows him, her, or it to be different from, and usually better than, others of the same type:
What set her apart from the other candidates for the job was that she had a lot of original ideas.
prowadzić wojnę
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wage a war
to fight a war or organize a series of activities in order to achieve something:
1. Doesn't the president need Congress' permission to wage war on another country? 2. They've been waging a long campaign to change the law.
nieporęczny, kłopotliwy
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unwieldy
(DIFFICULT TO MOVE) or (NOT EFFECTIVE)
1. A piano is a very unwieldy item to get down a flight of stairs. 2. an unwieldy bureaucracy
początek
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outset
the beginning
From the outset we planned to conduct our research together
następstwa
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aftermath
the period that follows an unpleasant event or accident, and the effects that it causes
1. We all worked together in the aftermath of the earthquake. 2. Many more people died in the aftermath of the explosion.
rozwikłać, rozplątać
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untangle
to make a complicated subject or problem, or its different parts, clear and able to be understood
It took years to untangle the legal complexities of the case
uznaniowy
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discretionary
available to someone by choice, without having to get permission or authority:
1. discretionary benefits/bonuses/payments 2. The draft law gives companies discretionary power to block merger and acquisition deals with foreign investors.
dogmat, doktryna, zasada
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tenet
a principle that is an accepted belief of a particular group
A major tenet of the women’s movement has been that society needs their talents.
pułapka
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pitfall
an unexpected danger or difficulty:
Who knows what kind of pitfalls they’re going to run into.
1. uwodzenie (kogoś) 2. pokusa, powab (czegoś)
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seduction
the attractive quality of something:
The seductions of life in a warm climate have led many Britons to live abroad, especially in Spain
obeznany, zorientowany
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savvy
having or showing practical knowledge and experience:
1. She's very intelligent, but hasn't got much savvy 2. Teenagers are savvier about handling their digital information than adults.
złośliwość, zły zamiar
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malice
the wish to harm or upset other people
1. I found no malice in him, only concern and love. 2. That was true enough, but I read the malice in it.
ustawiony/sfałszowany
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rigged
to arrange dishonestly for the result of something, for example an election, to be changed
1. Previous elections in the country have been rigged by the ruling party. 2. Oli rig platforma

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