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question		réponse
obalić commencer à apprendre		refute to say or prove that a person, statement, opinion, etc. is wrong or false These claims were refuted by the Ministry of Transport.
czołgać się commencer à apprendre		to crawl to move along on hands and knees or with your body stretched out along a surface The child crawled across the floor.
jedyny commencer à apprendre		sole being one only; single My sole objective is to make the information more widely available.
plamki commencer à apprendre		specks He'd been painting the door and there were specks of paint all over the floor.
francuska kuchnia commencer à apprendre		French cuisine
środki owadobójcze commencer à apprendre		insecticides
zamieszanie commencer à apprendre		fuss a show of anger, worry, or excitement that is unnecessary or greater than the situation deserves She made such a fuss when Richard spilled a drop of wine on her blouse!
piętnować commencer à apprendre		stigmatize to treat someone or something unfairly by disapproving of him, her, or it People should not be stigmatized on the basis of race.
szacunek commencer à apprendre		esteem respect for or a good opinion of someone Even the esteemed brands and products can face failure and setbacks.
wzmacniać commencer à apprendre		amplify to increase the size or effect of something A funeral can amplify the feelings of regret and loss for the relatives
przełomowe badania commencer à apprendre		groundbreaking research
wrodzone commencer à apprendre		congenital Some heart defects are congenitally and can be detected soon after birth.
uzębienie commencer à apprendre		dentition Sharks are known to have several rows of dentition to replace lost teeth.
próchnica commencer à apprendre		cavities Consuming too many sugary foods and drinks can lead to cavities in teeth if proper oral hygiene isn't maintained.
wylesienie commencer à apprendre		deforestation
cuchnący commencer à apprendre		stinking having a very unpleasant smell Due to heavy deforestation in Southeast Asia, the giant flower, which is also called stinking corpse lily, is quickly disappearing.
zwłoki commencer à apprendre		corpse a dead body, usually of a person Due to heavy deforestation in Southeast Asia, the giant flower, which is also called stinking corpse lily, is quickly disappearing.
rdzenny commencer à apprendre		indigenous used to refer to, or relating to, the people who originally lived in a place, rather than people who moved there from somewhere else However, it’s been used for many years by indigenous groups in Indonesia,
mucha commencer à apprendre		fly
narazić, zagrażać commencer à apprendre		to endanger to put someone or something at risk or in danger of being harmed, damaged, or destroyed He would never do anything to endanger the lives of his children.
oporny, krnąbrny commencer à apprendre		recalcitrant (of a person) unwilling to obey orders or to do what should be done, or (of an animal) refusing to be controlled The recalcitrant plant species are difficult to grow under controlled conditions.
pogarda commencer à apprendre		disdain the feeling of not liking someone or something and thinking that they do not deserve your interest or respect He regards the political process with disdain.
gardzić kimś commencer à apprendre		despise someone to feel a strong dislike for someone or something because you think that that person or thing is bad or has no value: He despised himself for being such a coward.
ślina commencer à apprendre		saliva
pluć commencer à apprendre		spit - spat - spat
smuga commencer à apprendre		streak
przypadkowo commencer à apprendre		chance upon sth Ten years after leaving school, we chanced on/upon (= unexpectedly met) each other in Regent Street.
ożywiać commencer à apprendre		revive to come or bring something back to life, health, existence, or use A hot shower and a cup of tea will revive you.
gwiazdorstwo commencer à apprendre		stardom the quality of being famous, especially for being a singer, actor, etc From childhood, Britney Spears seemed destined for stardom.
recepta commencer à apprendre		prescription
odwyk commencer à apprendre		rehab
rezydencja commencer à apprendre		a mansion
ukochany commencer à apprendre		beloved
jadalne commencer à apprendre		edible
szkodliwy commencer à apprendre		detrimental causing harm or damage Their decision could be detrimental to the future of the company.
pasza commencer à apprendre		forage
żywica commencer à apprendre		resin
niedostatek commencer à apprendre		scarcity a situation in which something is not easy to find or get the scarcity of skilled workers
horrendalny, wygórowany, przesadny commencer à apprendre		prohibitive If the cost of something is prohibitive, it is too expensive for most people Hotel prices in the major cities are high but not prohibitive
starsi commencer à apprendre		elderly
luka w prawie podatkowym commencer à apprendre		tax loophole The company employed lawyers to find loopholes in environmental protection laws.
prowizoryczny commencer à apprendre		makeshift temporary and of low quality, but used because of a sudden need Thousands of refugees are living in makeshift camps.
susza commencer à apprendre		a drought
niezdecydowanie, wahanie commencer à apprendre		hesitation
uszczuplić commencer à apprendre		diminish
lękliwy commencer à apprendre		apprehensive feeling worried about something that you are going to do or that is going to happen I'm very apprehensive about tomorrow's meeting.
nieodwołalny commencer à apprendre		irrevocable
kiełkować commencer à apprendre		sprout to produce leaves, hair, or other new developing parts, or (of leaves, hair, and other developing parts) to begin to grow
zużyć się commencer à apprendre		wear out
chwalić commencer à apprendre		praise to express admiration or approval of the achievements or characteristics of a person or thing He should be praised for his honesty.
hodować commencer à apprendre		breed - bred - bred
opary commencer à apprendre		fumes strong, unpleasant, and sometimes dangerous gas or smoke Petrol fumes always make me feel ill.
konserwowanie commencer à apprendre		preserving the activity of treating food and storing it in closed containers that air cannot enter so that it can be kept for a long time without going bad Before fridges, preserving was the only way to store fruit.
konserwować commencer à apprendre		to preserve
nieuchwytny commencer à apprendre		elusive difficult to describe, find, achieve, or remember: Success, however, remained elusive for her.
ujawnić commencer à apprendre		to disclose to make something known publicly, or to show something that was hidden The company has disclosed profits of over £200 million.
wzrost / zwiększenie commencer à apprendre		surge a sudden and great increase There has been a surge in house prices recently.
utorować drogę commencer à apprendre		pave the way If something paves the way for/to something else, it makes the other thing possible Scientists hope that data from the probe will pave the way for a more detailed exploration of Mars.
na równi z commencer à apprendre		on a par with the same as or equal to someone or something The country has over 500 resorts, placing it on a par with France.
dopełnienie commencer à apprendre		complement to make something else seem better or more attractive when combining with it Strawberries and cream complement each other perfectly.
wyparować commencer à apprendre		evaporate to cause a liquid to change to a gas, especially by heating Plants keep cool during the summer by evaporating water from their leaves.
kopalnia commencer à apprendre		mine
zamieniać commencer à apprendre		swap to change or replace one thing with another Thanks to new technologies some old tools can be swap out for new, more efficient ones.
rzeźnik commencer à apprendre		a butcher a person who sells meat in a shop
środki do życia commencer à apprendre		livelihood (the way someone earns) the money people need to pay for food, a place to live, clothing, etc. Many ship workers could lose their livelihoods because of falling orders for new ships.
gorzki commencer à apprendre		bitter with an unpleasantly sharp taste
kwitnąć (rośliny) commencer à apprendre		to blossom When a tree or plant blossoms, it produces flowers before producing fruit that can be eaten. The cherry tree is beginning to blossom.
niezgłębiony commencer à apprendre		unfathomable impossible to understand For some unfathomable reason they built the toilet next to the kitchen.
świątynia commencer à apprendre		temple
blady commencer à apprendre		pale
trzeźwy commencer à apprendre		sober not drunk or affected by alcohol Are you sober enough to drive, Jim?
obładowany commencer à apprendre		laden carrying or holding a lot of something: He always comes back from France laden with presents for everyone.
skromny, pokorny commencer à apprendre		humble 1. not proud or not believing that you are important. 2. ordinary; not special or very important: He's very humble about his success. At that time she was just a humble mechanic.
prosperować commencer à apprendre		thrive - throve/thrived - thriven/thrived
wybredny, grymaśny commencer à apprendre		picky
posiekać commencer à apprendre		chop to cut something into pieces with an axe, knife, or other sharp instrument: He was chopping wood in the yard.
wyluzowany, opanowany commencer à apprendre		laid back relaxed in manner and character; not usually worried about other people's behaviour or things that need to be done I've never seen her worried or anxious in any way - she's so laid-back
zachęta, wsparcie commencer à apprendre		encouragement, support words or behaviour that give someone confidence to do something Children need lots of encouragement from their parents.
nagły spadek commencer à apprendre		slump (of prices, values, or sales) to fall suddenly The value of property has slumped. Car sales have slumped dramatically over the past year.
wyznaczyć commencer à apprendre		designate to choose someone officially to do a particular job Thompson has been designated (as/to be) team captain.
zamieszki, rozruchy commencer à apprendre		riots an occasion when a large number of people behave in a noisy, violent, and uncontrolled way in public, often as a protest Food protests and riots have erupted in more than 30 countries.
wznieść się commencer à apprendre		soar to rise very quickly to a high level 1. All night long fireworks soared into the sky. 2. Temperatures will soar over the weekend, say the weather forecasters. 3. House prices soared a further 20 percent.
gnić commencer à apprendre		rot
żniwa commencer à apprendre		harvest the time of year when crops are cut and collected from the fields, or the activity of cutting and collecting them, or the crops that are cut and collected We had a good harvest this year.
dziedziczny commencer à apprendre		hereditary (of characteristics or diseases) passing from a parent to a child through the genes Depression is often hereditary.
efektowny, uderzający commencer à apprendre		striking very unusual or easily noticed, and therefore attracting a lot of attention: There are striking similarities between the two cases.
cecha commencer à apprendre		trait a particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behaviour His sense of humour is one of his better traits.
foka commencer à apprendre		seal
pióra commencer à apprendre		feathers
zachłanny commencer à apprendre		greedy
wytrzymałość commencer à apprendre		endurance the ability to keep doing something difficult, unpleasant, or painful for a long time Running a marathon is a test of human endurance.
dron podwodny commencer à apprendre		submersible a type of ship that can travel underwater, especially one that operates without people being in it
skarbiec (np. w banku) commencer à apprendre		vault (e.g. in a bank) a room, especially in a bank, with thick walls and a strong door, used to store money or valuable things in safe conditions She entered the vault with an armed guard.
zaparzać commencer à apprendre		to brew
czajnik commencer à apprendre		a kettle
podrzucić coś commencer à apprendre		to drop something
odstraszać commencer à apprendre		deter
nękać commencer à apprendre		harass to continue to annoy or upset someone over a period of time Stop harassing me!
skromność commencer à apprendre		modesty the quality of not talking about or not trying to make people notice your abilities and achievements She does a lot of work for charities, but her modesty forbids her from talking about it
bogactwo, majątek commencer à apprendre		wealth a large amount of money or valuable possessions that someone has During a successful business career, she accumulated a great amount of wealth
zszywka commencer à apprendre		staple
odkopany commencer à apprendre		unearthed to discover something in the ground Building at the site was halted after human remains were unearthed earlier this month
mozolny commencer à apprendre		arduous difficult, needing a lot of effort and energy an arduous climb/task/journey
niekonsekwentny commencer à apprendre		erratic 1. moving or behaving in a way that is not regular, certain, or expected 2. changing suddenly and unexpectedly She can be very erratic; one day she is friendly and the next she'll hardly speak to you. An erratic schedule
leśnictwo commencer à apprendre		forestry
magistrat, gmina commencer à apprendre		municipality a city or town with its own local government, or the local government itself The municipality provides services such as water and rubbish collection.
łoś amerykański commencer à apprendre		moose
wilgoć, wilgotność commencer à apprendre		moisture, humidity
zaparowany commencer à apprendre		steamy
spadający (np. cena) commencer à apprendre		falling (e.g. price)
wychowywać dziecko commencer à apprendre		raise a child
wydalić kogoś commencer à apprendre		to expel somebody (from school) to force someone to leave a school, organization, or country The new government has expelled all foreign diplomats.
nierozważny, nierozsądny commencer à apprendre		reckless, unreasonable
podatny na coś commencer à apprendre		prone to sth likely to show a particular characteristic, usually a negative one, or to be affected by something bad, such as damage or an illness I've always been prone to headaches.
zapadać commencer à apprendre		collapse to fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support: Thousands of buildings collapsed in the earthquake.
skandaliczny, oburzający commencer à apprendre		outrageous shocking and morally unacceptable: These prices are just outrageous (= much too high).
wiarygodny świadek commencer à apprendre		credible witness
okazja commencer à apprendre		bargain something on sale at a lower price than its true value The airline regularly offers last-minute bookings at bargain prices.
spopielać commencer à apprendre		incinerate The spacecraft and its crew were incinerated by the billion-degree temperatures generated by the fireball. to burn something completely
składowiska odpadów commencer à apprendre		landfills
kara cielesna commencer à apprendre		corporal punishment
powierzyć commencer à apprendre		to entrust To give someone a thing or a duty for which they are responsible He didn't look like the sort of man you should entrust your luggage to.
skandal commencer à apprendre		outrage a feeling of anger and shock These murders have provoked outrage across the country.
napaść commencer à apprendre		assault a violent attack He was charged with sexual assault.
ogrodzenie, płot commencer à apprendre		fence
nudności, mdłości commencer à apprendre		nauseous feeling as if you might vomit Roller coasters make me feel nauseous.
przechodzień commencer à apprendre		passer-by
zszyć commencer à apprendre		stitch to repair clothes or close a wound I guess it will be faster to just stitch your socks now instead of going to town to buy new ones.
naprawić commencer à apprendre		mend to repair something that is broken or damaged Could you mend this hole in my shirt?
olbrzmi commencer à apprendre		tremendous very great in amount or level, or extremely good They were making a tremendous amount of noise last night
smucić się z powodu commencer à apprendre		grieving feeling very sad She expressed her feelings of grieving after cancelling the performances.
alejki sklepowe commencer à apprendre		shopping aisles
wózek sklepowy commencer à apprendre		a trolley
piętro commencer à apprendre		floor a level of a building 1. a three-storey house 2. Their new house has four storeys including the attic.
renomowany commencer à apprendre		renowned
obfity commencer à apprendre		abundant
lęk, obawa commencer à apprendre		anxiety, fear an uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worry about something that is happening or might happen in the future Children normally feel a lot of anxiety about their first day at school.
uzależniony od czegoś commencer à apprendre		hooked on to be amused by something very much, so that it is hard for a person to stop doing it Look at Jane. She is hooked on this new series. She can’t stop watching it.
ogromny commencer à apprendre		immense extremely large in size or degree They spent an immense amount of time getting the engine into perfect condition.
skórka chleba commencer à apprendre		bread crust
skorupa ziemska commencer à apprendre		the earth's crust
rykoszet commencer à apprendre		rebound to bounce back after hitting a hard surface
rzeźbić / wycinać nożem commencer à apprendre		carve / cut with a knife to make something by cutting into a hard material, especially wood or stone, or to cut into a hard material in order to make something: Some of the tunnels in the cliff are natural, some were carved out (= cut into the rock) by soldiers for defensive purposes.
zryw, tryskać commencer à apprendre		spurt to (cause to) flow out suddenly and with force, in a fast stream Blood was spurting out all over the place
rozpuszczać się commencer à apprendre		melting
mieć dziecko, urodzić dziecko commencer à apprendre		bear a child be pregnant and give birth She found out that her medical condition made it impossible for her to ever bear a child
pozew sądowy commencer à apprendre		a lawsuit
napięte relacje commencer à apprendre		strained relationships If a relationship is strained, problems are spoiling it Relations between the two countries have become strained (= difficult) recently.
nawadnianie commencer à apprendre		irrigation

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