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walk off
to leave someone by walking away from them, especially in a rude or angry way
He walked off without an explanation.
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odejść (ale tak nagle)
push something/sb over
to make someone or something fall to the ground by pushing them
to make someone or something fall to the ground by pushing them
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przewrócić coś/kogoś
help somebody up
To assist someone in rising or standing up from something, such as a chair.
"Help me up," said grandpa to his grandson.
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pomóc komuś wstać
pull (somebody) up
to drag or haul someone or something upward or to an upright position.
Jane had slipped down into the creek, so I reached down and pulled him up.
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podciągnąć (kogoś) w górę, żeby wstał
hold somebody down
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przytrzymać kogoś na ziemi
back away
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wycofać się
walk into sb
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wejść w kogoś
run into sb
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wpaść na kogoś
hand something over
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podawać, oddawać (np. słuchawkę telefonu)
catch up with sb
John had to catch up with his classmates after an illness.
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dogonić kogoś
drive somebody out
to force someone or something to leave or stop doing something
When he entered the house, his disciples asked him in private, “Why could we not drive the spirit out?”
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wypędzać kogoś, wypierać kogoś (np. lokalny biznes)
windfall
an amount of money that you win or receive from someone unexpectedly
How should workers use such time windfalls?
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gratka, uśmiech szczęścia
free someone/something up
to make someone or something available to be used for something or to do something:
I hope my favourite writer will free his new book soon. She said she would free her new album up.
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udostępnić coś
log
to officially record something:
You should log everything he says. Her phone calls were logged.
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rejestrować, notować
blueprint
a photographic copy of an early plan for a building or machine
Their blueprint for economic reform was published yesterday.
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plan, strategia
iterate
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powtarzać
hinder
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utrudniać
due diligence
the process of evaluating risks before entering a business transaction, e.g. before acquiring a company
The investigation was carried out with due diligence
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należyta staranność
referral
I was offered a bonus for an employee referral.
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1. skierowanie 2. polecenie (pracownika)
virtuous
having good moral qualities and behaviour:
He described them as virtuous and hard-working people.
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cnotliwy
cumbersome
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nieporęczny
parity
equality, especially of pay or position: disparity - nierówność
Firefighters are demanding pay parity with police.
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równość (np. pod względem płac czy stanowisk w pracy)
in-house
We run in-house courses for our staff.
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w biurze, w firmie (na miejscu, np. praca)
splashy
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efektowny, na pokaz
one-off
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jednorazowy
realisation
an act of becoming fully aware of something as a fact.
Edie came to a disturbing realization.
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uświadomienie (sobie czegoś), zdanie sobie sprawy (z czegoś
pooh-pooh
dismiss (an idea or suggestion) as being foolish or impractical.
Some seemingly reasonable people go on holiday and pooh-pooh the idea of wearing sunblock.
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naśmiewać się, wyśmiewać, odrzucać z pogardą
nicety
a detail or small difference that is only obvious after careful thought:
They spent a lot of time arguing about legal niceties.
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subtelność, niuans
shock-and-awe
Shock and awe (technically known as rapid dominance) is a military strategy based on the use of overwhelming power and spectacular displays of force to paralyze the enemy's perception of the battlefield and destroy their will to fight
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szok i przerażenie
impound
If the police impound something that belongs to you, they take it away because you have broken the law:
The vehicle was impounded by customs.
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konfiskować
shrivel
to become dry, smaller, and covered with lines as if by crushing or folding, or to make something do this
The lack of rain has shrivelled the crops.
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kurczyć
purse
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fundusze, zasoby finansowe (oficjalnie)
frenetic
involving a lot of excited movement or activity:
After weeks of frenetic activity, the job was finally finished.
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szalony, gorączkowy
churn
to move something, especially a liquid, with great force:
The sea was churned up by heavy winds.
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wzburzyć, zryć (np. wodę, powietrze, ziemię)
tally
a record or count of a number of things:
According to our tally, we spent less money than last month.
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zestawienie, lista
blustering
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wściekły, gwałtowny
latitude
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1. swoboda, tolerancja 2. szerokość geograficzna
rescind
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odwołać
worrisome
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niepokojący
corollary
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następstwo
injunction
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nakaz lub postanowienie sądu
reprieves
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ułaskawienie, zawieszenie (wyroku)
wilfully
in a way that is wilful (= intentional, or determined to do as you want):
Some basic safety rules were wilfully ignored.
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umyślnie
aggrandisement
an increase in power or importance:
He gives a lot of money to charity, but personal aggrandizement is his motive.
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powiększenie
throes
experiencing or doing something that is difficult, unpleasant, or painful:
Country is presently in the throes of the worst recession since the Second World War.
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stan gwałtownych wyrzutów, bólu lub drgawek
tussle
to have difficult disagreements or strong arguments:
The residents are still tussling over the ever-scarcer street parking.
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bijatyka
stave off
to stop something bad from happening, or to keep an unwanted situation or person away, usually temporarily:
We were hoping to stave off these difficult decisions until September.
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oddalać, chwilowo powstrzymywać (np. groźbę niebezpieczeństwa)
upending
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przewracanie do góry nogami
get short shrift
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przejść niezauważonym
alacrity
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skwapliwość
barrage
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zapora
acquiescent
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przychylny
flak
He got flak from his family
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ogień krytyki, ostra krytyka
purging
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oczyszczanie, przeprowadzanie czystki (np. w partii), czyszczenie, oczyszczanie (np. język)
be an overture
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być przygrywką (większego i ważniejszego wydarzenia)
tall order
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trudne zadanie
out of joint
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