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Wygląda na to, że
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It appears as though
założyciel
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founder
obserwatorzy, widzowie
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onlookers
pogarszać się
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deteriorate
the mental state doesn't deteriorate
pasja i zapał
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passion and drive
nieodłączny
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inherent
siedziba
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headquarters
samowystarczalny
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self-sustaining
posypka
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sprinkles
nieznośny
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tiresome
we właściwym czasie
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in due course
zwrócić uwagę
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to take notice of
udziałowiec, akcjonariusz
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shareholder
być zszokowanym
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be taken aback
You must be taken aback to know most people spend less than half the time actually working.
pochwalić kogoś
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to laude sb
konieczność
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necessity
nuda
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boredom
śmietnik
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dumpster
powstrzymać się od czegoś
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abstain from sth
You are just not trying to obstain from things you don't like.
kiwnął głową
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nodded
opony i felgi
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tires and rims
rusztowanie
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scaffolding
błagać kogoś
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implore sb
nabrać, oszukać kogoś
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fool sb into sth
złudzenie
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delusion
chętni inwestorzy
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eager investors
and announce it to the world in order for eager investors to fund your thought experiment. The
rzeczywistość musiała w końcu nadejść
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reality had to set in eventually
Co dziwnie,
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Oddly enough,
Oddly enough, making Nothing appear to be Something took a lot of work.
prześcignąć kogoś
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outdo sb
bańka
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bubble
rzekome innowacje
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supposed innovations
referat
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paper
zwisający, dyndający
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dangling
On wcale nie jest nieśmiały
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He is anything but shy
Prawnie,...
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By rights,...
przedsięwzięcie
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venture
przede wszystkim
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most notably
He’s also battling nations—most notably Russia and China
podważyć (autorytet)
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to undermine (authority)
wyrobić sobie markę
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to make a name for oneself
zadać druzgocący cios
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deal a devastating blow
prawie na pewno
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almost assuredly
przebudować
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to revamp
ekskluzywny (lokal), wysokiej klasy (sprzęt)
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high-end
wartość netto
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net worth
unicestwienie
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annihilation
opaska na oczy
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a blindfold
rodacy
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compatriots
schrzaniony
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screwed up
I think my back is still screwed up
wyśmiewać kogoś
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to ridicule sb
dołożyć wszelkich starań
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go to great lengths
skarcić kogoś
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to chastise sb
gardzić kimś
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to despise sb
ujawnić
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to reveal
krytyk, przeciwnik
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detractor
pozornie
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seemingly
drwić/szydzić z kogoś
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to taunt sb
podbój kosmosu
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conquest of space
korzystać z czegoś (wykorzystywać coś)
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to make use of sth
W chwili pisania tego tekstu
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As of this writing
Tak było w przypadku
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Such was the case with
los człowieka
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man’s fate
garść
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a handful
wskazać / zwrócić uwagę na
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to point out
kipieć
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to boil over
plemię
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tribe
Powstanie w Soweto
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Soweto Uprising
nakładać na kogoś sankcje/podatki
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to impose sanctions/taxes (on sb)
skłonności
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inclinations
wyjątkowy
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exceptional
wkrótce potem
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shortly thereafter
rozgłos
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notoriety
wścibski
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meddlesome
miesięczna wyprawa
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monthlong expedition
składane krzesła
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folding chairs
wyczuć coś intuicyjnie
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to intuit sth
według kogoś
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according to sb
nieustępliwy
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relentless
brzdąc
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tot
pajacyki
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jumping jacks
przymus
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compulsion
The most striking part of Elon’s character as a young boy was his compulsion to read
wyczyn
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feat
Elon, in fact, churned through two sets of encyclopedias—a feat that did little to help him make friends
niezdarny
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clumsy
zaledwie
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merely
dark is merely the absence of light
wada, skaza
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flaw
Elon genuinely thought that people would be happy to hear about the flaws in their thin
rodzina się rozpadła
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family fell apart
wywierać presję
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exert a pressure
milczeć
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to clam up
Whenever the topic of Errol arrives, members of Elon’s family clam up
zrzędliwy
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grumpy
przedsiębiorcza kobieta
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enterprising woman
Pozornie,
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On the surface,
za granicą, zagraniczny
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overseas
gospodynie
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housekeepers
opowiadać
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to recount
związki chemiczne
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chemical compounds
chlor
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chlorine
siarka
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sulfur
zniewolony
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captivated
ujawniać, podawać do wiadomości
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to disclose
wywabić kogoś
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to lure sb out
drżący głos
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quivering voice
wytchnienie
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respite
końcowy
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latter
Musk spent the latter stages of his high school career at Pretoria Boys High School
znośny
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bearable
świętokradcza postawa
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sacrilegious stance
spróbować swoich sił w
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to try one's hand at
kanadyjskie pochodzenie
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Canadian ancestry
Nie ma wątpliwości, że
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There's no question, that
łopata
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shovel
uparty
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headstrong
przystojny
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personable
przejawiać się jako
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to manifest as sth
Several different researchers have proven psychological pain can manifest as physical pain.
pociągać za sobą, wiązać się z
Inwestycje w nowe urządzenia mogą pociągać za sobą wzrost kosztów amortyzacji.
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entail
Investments in new facilities may entail increases of costs for depreciation.
ogrom
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enormity
The enormity of his work ethic at that age and his intensity jumped out
kolega
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fellow
uwagi
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remarks
The remarks from the professor were spot-on
zemścić się
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retaliate
prowizoryczny
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makeshift
They fashioned tables by laying plywood on top of used kegs and came up with other makeshift furniture ideas
trzeźwy
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sober
dryg do czegoś
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knack for sth
staż
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internship
chwilowa moda
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fad
prowizje
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commissions
podnoszący na duchu
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uplifting
Kimbal was the eternal optimist, and he was very, very uplifting
imponujący
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imposing
stracić panowanie nad sobą
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to lose one's temper
przywracać na stanowisko
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reinstate
okrutny
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atrocious
Sorkin considered Musk’s behavior through the whole affair atrocious
pochwała, chwalić
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praise
Well, and you, Sergey Kokin, deserve a special praise.
ptasie odchody
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bird droppings
Trzeba przyznać, że
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To his credit,
To his credit, Musk did not fully buy in to this playboy persona
wątpliwy, niepewny
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iffy
But even by Silicon V alley’s high-risk standards, it was shocking to put so much of one’s newfound wealth into something as iffy as an online bank
uciekać się do czegoś
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to resort to something
Musk had a modicum of banking experience and had resorted to buying a book on the industry to help understand its inner workings
starcie
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clash
przymilać się, łasić się
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fawn over sb
sprzeczka
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squabble
zamach stanu
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a coup
szantaż
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blackmail
pozyskiwać fundusze
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raise funding
równać się czemuś
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to amount to sth
chwalić się, przechwalać się
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to boast about sth
Shortly after the deal closed, X.com raised $100 million from backers including Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs and boasted that it had more than one million customers.*
przestarzały
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dated
many of whom viewed Microsoft as a dated evil empire and Linux as the modern software of the people
rozgoryczony
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embittered
mściwy
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vindictive
“You would expect someone in Elon’s position to be bitter and vindictive, but he wasn’t,” said Botha. “He supported Peter. He was a prince
następstwa
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aftermath
The PayPal episode was a mixed bag for Musk. His reputation as a leader suffered in the aftermath of the deal, and the media turned on him in earnest for the first time
sprowokować (kogoś do zrobienia czegoś)
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to goad (sb into doing sth)
The tone of the book along with the blog posts goaded Musk in 2007 into writing a 2,200-word e-mail to V alleywag meant to set the record straight with his version of events.
wrodzony
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innate
He demonstrated an innate ability to read people and technology trends at the inception of the consumer Web.
ostoja, filar
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mainstay
He envisioned many of the early pieces of technology—directories, maps, sites that focused on vertical markets—that would become mainstays on the Web
pogrążony w
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mired in
and then sold to eBay for an astronomical sum while the rest of the technology industry was mired in a dramatic downturn.
uciążliwy
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oppressive
For a long time, his oppressive hours and his roommates put a crimp on the relationship.
ponury
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grim
Justine knew all about Musk’s grim childhood and the intense range of emotions he could exhibit.
złożony chorobą, przykuty do łóżka
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bedridden
Musk returned to California in January, which is when the illness took hold. He started to get sick and was bedridden for a few days before Justine took him to a doctor
chwalić się czymś
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to brag about sth
People liked to brag about the crazy hours they worked
odskocznia
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stepping-stone
Musk’s entire life had been about chasing a bigger stage, and Palo Alto seemed more like a stepping-stone than a final destination
wielkość
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grandeur
spleśniały
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moldy
“We’re all hanging out in this cabana at the Hard Rock Cafe, and Elon is there reading some obscure Soviet rocket manual that was all moldy and looked like it had been bought on eBay
rozmnażać się
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to procreate
ożywić
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to reinvigorate
He wanted to inspire the masses and reinvigorate their passion for science, conquest, and the promise of technology
spleciony
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intertwined
There was nothing. It seemed crazy.” Musk believed that the very idea of America was intertwined with humanity’s desire to explore
odpowiednik, ekwiwalent
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counterpart
wrogi
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hostile
odwieść kogoś od czegoś
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talk sb out of sth
zemsta
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vengeance
Aren’t you hell-bent on completing it like a man on a vengeance
wielokrotnie
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repeatedly
schludny
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neat
I work on making the email look neat, understandable, digestible from the readers perspective,
silnik spalinowy
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combustion engine
chłopi
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peasants
“We sat there in silence looking at the Russian peasants shopping in the snow.”
ponury
nastrój
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somber
The somber mood lingered all the way to the plane,
stuknąć kieliszkami
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clink glasses
So, Griffin and I got drinks and clinked our glasses.”
osłupiały, oniemiały
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dumbfounded
Musk passed his laptop over to Griffin and Cantrell, and they were dumbfounded
ominąć coś
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to bypass sth
Musk used first principles thinking to break the situation down to the fundamentals, bypass the high prices of the aerospace industry, and create a more effective solution.
sprowadzać się do czegoś
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boil down to sth
First principles thinking is the act of boiling a process down to the fundamental parts that you know are true and building up from there
zawiłość
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intricacy
the group led by Buzza and Mueller began the process of exploring every intricacy of the engines
ochrzcić
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to christen
The SpaceX employees christened the site in fitting fashion
test trzeźwości
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sobriety test
zawór
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valve
On one occasion, a fuel valve refused to open properly

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