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ukrócić coś, podjąć zdecydowane kroki przeciw commencer à apprendre
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clamp down on sth, curb something, take decisive action against it
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ograniczyć coś (coś niepożądanego, np. palenie, ryzyko, wydatki) commencer à apprendre
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cut down/back on sth, limit something, reduce something, curb sth
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commencer à apprendre
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to disagree, be at odds (with) My boss is at odds with Mary. | They're at odds over the funding of the project. | Her version of events was at odds with (= very different from) the police report.
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the act of encouraging a particular activity, especially one that causes trouble commencer à apprendre
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-mongering (suffix) (i. e war-mongering, panic-mongering. They accused him of rumour-mongering/scandal-mongering. | Fear-mongering often takes the place of thoughtful and objective analysis.
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zaszufladkować coś, sklasyfikować - potocznie commencer à apprendre
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to pigeonhole something, to classify sth He is a film producer who can't be conveniently pigeonholed. | We decided to drop the.com in our name because we didn't want to be pigeonholed as an internet company.
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the person who encourages a particular activity, especially one that causes trouble commencer à apprendre
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warmonger, panic-monger, doom-monger They're nothing but a bunch of war-mongers.
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wbić klin między kogoś a kogoś (coś a coś) to damage the good relationship that two people or groups of people have commencer à apprendre
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drive a wedge between someone and someone (something and something) It doesn't make sense to let things that happened in the past drive a wedge between us now.
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chcieć coś np. kupić, uganiać się za czymś, szukać czegoś commencer à apprendre
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The police are after him. | I'm after a tie to go with this shirt. | I'm sure she's after my husband. | He's after Jane's job (= wants it for himself). | Being a movie star has been difficult and isn't really what I was after.
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to be careful and not take risks (idiom) commencer à apprendre
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To play safe, I'd allow an extra ten minutes, just in case.
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(idiomatic) A small amount of insight or truth, often mixed in with falsehoods or nonsense commencer à apprendre
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There's not a grain of truth in what you just told me. | It may be a tall tale, but there is a grain of truth to it as well. | It is a silly story, but it has a grain of truth.
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(of fruit or crops) completely developed and ready to be collected or eaten commencer à apprendre
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Those bananas aren't ripe yet - they're still green. | The oil is made by crushing and pressing ripe olives. | The fruit is picked before it turns ripe.
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(phrasal) to chase or follow someone in order to catch them commencer à apprendre
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The police went after him but he got away. | Rules are needed to go after brokers who sell unsuitable investments. | Joe went after her to make sure she was unhurt.
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a way of behaving that is honest/dishonest commencer à apprendre
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Buyers have no right to keep a stolen car once it has been identified as stolen, even if it was bought in good faith. | They acted in bad faith by selling her a car that they knew had problems.
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... cytuję... (także żeby podkreślić dystans do tego co się zaraz powie commencer à apprendre
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He hailed the performance as, quote, an extraordinary achievement.
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the fact that something is very common or happens often commencer à apprendre
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the prevalence of smoking among teenagers | The prevalence of the disease is higher in some families | There is concern over the prevalence of fine dust as an air pollutant | There are many misconceptions about the prevalence and treatment of depression
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uznać kogoś za (nie)winnego commencer à apprendre
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find someone (not) guilty
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used to say that doing something too quickly causes mistakes that result in time, effort, materials, etc., being wasted (gdy się człowiek spieszy, to się diabeł cieszy) commencer à apprendre
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Stop trying to rush through three things at once—haste makes waste, you know
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(idiom) what I have said about one person or thing is also true for or relates to another person or thing (to samo dotyczy kogoś/czegoś) commencer à apprendre
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the same/that goes for someone/something You really need to take more care with your appearance, Chris - and the same goes for the rest of you.
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(phrase) to be useful for a particular purpose commencer à apprendre
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come in handy(US)/useful (Br) Keep it, it might come in useful. | The money will come in handy when I want to travel. | Oh, that spanner will come in handy for fixing the plumbing. | Thanks for lending me your bike. It came in handy while my car was in the shop.
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(noun) the giving of control of or responsibility for something to someone else commencer à apprendre
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The United Nations is to supervise the handover of the prisoners of war.
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commencer à apprendre
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They protect from contamination, prevent mechanical damages, and they leave no trace of adhesive. | Love the Farm, leave no trace”: a mission accomplished by eleven blue tractors powered by 100% biodiesel
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być podpiętym do kroplówki commencer à apprendre
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be connected/attached to a drip, be on a drip My little daughter will have to live being on a drip and parenteral nutrition bags. | On the matter itself, the European motor industry is not on a medical drip.
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to deal with only a small part of a subject or a problem, zrobić coś po łebkach, niedokładnie commencer à apprendre
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to scratch the surface, do something haphazardly, slip through
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uraz (np. głowy), ciężkie przeżycie, trauma, obsesja na skutek ciężkich przeżyć commencer à apprendre
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You were found two months ago with a severe head trauma. | Death was caused by a physical trauma and loss of blood. | The emotional trauma must have been too intense for him.
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commencer à apprendre
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He's a very versatile young actor who's as happy in highbrow dramas as he is in TV comedies. | A leather jacket is a timeless and versatile garment that can be worn in all seasons.
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(idiom) used to say there are many things to choose from, co tylko chcesz commencer à apprendre
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We have everything - laptops, gaming computers, tablets, you name it. | Gin, vodka, whisky, beer - you name it, I've got it. I've tried every diet going - you name it, I've tried it.
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an imaginary line used as a starting point for making comparisons | a minimum level of quality, safety, etc. that is considered to be necessary in a particular situation | rzeczownik: punkt odniesienia, przymiotnik: bazowy, podstawowy, commencer à apprendre
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$13 million was added to the baseline budget. | a baseline price/figure/rate | Europe's steelmakers have proposed a system that sets a baseline for carbon efficiency. | The new features should provide a baseline of security for Windows users.
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swell | swelled | swollen If your knee continues to swell, try putting ice on it.
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swell | swelled | swollen The sea swelled, we have to go back to the harbor.
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swell | swelled | swollen a bruised, swollen face | The stream is swollen because of the heavy rain.
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as good as or better than all others commencer à apprendre
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second to none (drugi względem niczego, od niczego nie gorszy) The conditions that these prisoners are kept in are second to none.
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information that proves who committed a crime, dowód winy dowód koronny commencer à apprendre
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The tape recordings provided prosecutors with the smoking gun they needed to prove he'd been involved in the conspiracy.
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The working hypothesis is that companies with the same ROS will have a return on capital employed. | As working hypothesis, the study considers the two following extreme scenarios
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a recent event that is the latest in a series of related events commencer à apprendre
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an important development in the fuel crisis | Call me if there are any new developments.
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