Lesson 17

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terrific
the work provided terrific material for her first novel.
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excellent
reverberate
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If a sound ..., it is heard for a long time as it is sent back from different surfaces. rozbrzmiewać
to pinch
my headphones were pinching
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to hurt by being too small or tight uwierać
train of thought/events
I was interrupted and lost my train of thought.
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a series of connected thoughts, ideas, or events that come or happen one after the other tok myśli /bieg wypadków
booth
Sitting in a darkened booth at the back of a huge conference hall,
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a small area that is separated from a larger public area, especially used for doing something privately budka, kiosk, stoisko
breakthrough
medical and political breakthroughs
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an important discovery or development that helps solve a problem przełom
momentous
That momentous day, she had placed my...
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A ... decision, event, etc is very important because it has a big effect on the future. doniosły
playpen
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a small structure with net or bars around the sides that young children are put into so that they can play safely kojec
to drone
The lecturer droned on and on.
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to speak in a dull, boring voice mówić monotonnym głosem
conduit
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a pipe or passage for water or electrical wires to go through:
proximity
you’re working in such close proximity
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how near one thing is to another, or the fact of being near something bliskość
contradiction
There is a clear contradiction between what she says and what she does.
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a big difference between two things that are said or written about the same subject, or between what someone says and what they do sprzeczność
rip off
I wanted to rip off my headphones
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zerwac np sluchawki
regurgitate
Instead, I had to sit there and regurgitate opinions in violent contradiction with my own. Sometimes
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to bring back (food) into the mouth after it has been swallowed zwrócić
jocular
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funny or intended to make someone laugh
redress
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to correct something that is wrong, unfair, or not equal wynagrodzić, zrekompensować
struggle to do sth
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to try very hard to do something difficult starać się, zmagać się
resentment
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a feeling of anger about a situation that you think is unfair rozżalenie, oburzenie
mistranslate
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to translate words, documents, etc. (= change them into a different language) in a way that is not correct:
a well
Falling into a well is just a childhood memory.
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a deep hole in the ground from which you can get water, oil, or gas studnia, szyb
tremendous
I think she's doing a tremendous job.
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extremely good niesamowity, wspaniały
tenfold
a tenfold increase
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ten times as big or as much:
footage
video footage
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film of an event materiał (filmowy)
deploy
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to move soldiers or equipment to a place where they can be used when they are needed rozmieszczać
predecessor
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the person who was in a job or position before poprzedni-k/czka
gather
gather and exploit data
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to collect several things together, often from different places or people zbierać
derive
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to come or develop from wywodzić (się)
fraudulent
fraudulent claim
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dishonest and illegal fałszywy
assemble
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to join other people somewhere to make a group, or to bring people together into a group gromadzić (się), zbierać (się)
dodgy
His friend's a bit dodgy.
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bad, or not able to be trusted podejrzany
tailor
By analysing “basket data”, supermarkets can tailor promotions to particular customers’ preferences
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to make or change something so that it is suitable dostosować, dopasować
bureaucracy
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complicated rules and processes used by an organization, especially when they do not seem necessary biurokracja
rake
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a tool which consists of a usually metal bar with teeth at the end of a long handle, used for smoothing earth, gathering eg leaves together etc grabie
flee
Police think the suspect has now fled the country.
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to leave a place quickly because you are in danger or are afraid uciekać (z), opuszczać
stoppage
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an occasion when people stop working because they are angry about something their employers have done przerwa w pracy, strajk / zatrzymanie, przerwa
predecessor
He seems a lot better than his predecessor.
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the person who was in a job or position before poprzedni-k/czka
forefathers
His forefathers emigrated to America.
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ancestors przodkowie
descendant
She is a descendant of Queen Victoria.
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someone who is related to someone who lived a long time ago potomek
soar
House prices have soared.
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to increase to a high level very quickly rosnąć (gwałtownie)
sag
Our mattress sags in the middle.
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to sink or bend down zapadać się, uginać się, obwisać
stifle
to stifle a sneeze/yawn
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to stop something from happening or continuing zdusić, dławić
retort
"That doesn't concern you," she retorted sharply.
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to answer someone quickly in an angry or funny way odpierać, odparować
mumble
He mumbled something about it being a waste of time.
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to speak too quietly and not clearly enough for someone to understand you mamrotać
perch on/in, etc
The children perched on the edges of their seats.
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to sit near the edge of something przysiąść na/w itp.
prosecution
The prosecution will begin presenting evidence today.
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the lawyers who are prosecuting someone in a court of law oskarżenie
allegation
allegations of corruption
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a statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal, made without proof that this is true zarzut
arousal
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the state of being sexually excited podniecenie
dungeon
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a dark, underground prison, used in the past loch
scope
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(often with for) the opportunity or chance to do, use or develop pole działania
solemn
Everyone looked very solemn.
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serious or sad uroczysty, poważny
sparse
sparse population/vegetation
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existing only in small amounts over a large area rzadki, skąpy
extent
Her face was injured to such an extent (= so much) that he didn't recognize her.
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the size or importance of something rozmiar, zasięg, stopień

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