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uwalniać, wyzwalać
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unshackle
Conservative Sir Bill Cash says Brexit will give the UK the chance to "unshackle ourselves from the fact the European Commission determines our trade deals".
1) bolesny, nieprzyjemny 2) oszałamiający / extremely surprising, because of being great in amount
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eye-watering
The oil giants' profits are eye-watering. Despite taking an eyewatering pay cut, he has no regrets about his career change.
budrysówka (rodzaj kurtki)
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duffel coat / toggle coat
warczenie, pomrukiwanie
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growling
growling stomach
V: łączyć N: połączenie, zlepek
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meld
The Vulcan mind meld, also known as the mind link, mind probe, mind fusion, mind touch, or simply meld, was a telepathic link between two individuals. / expression from Star Trek
gwałtownie, raptownie
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exponentially
Malthus wrote about the risks involved in the world's population increasing exponentially. We are growing exponentially in resources, people, and financing.
na zewnątrz (widziane z zewnątrz) / in a way that relates to how people, situations, or things seem to be, rather than how they are inside
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outwardly
Being unconfident or outwardly nervous can cause noise. Perhaps you are droning on, reading the slides while those around you switch off or tune out. The audience may be more focused on your posture, shaking hands, or the colour of your shoes than...
na zewnątrz (widziane z zewnątrz) / in a way that relates to how people, situations, or things seem to be, rather than how they are inside
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outwardly
... on listening to your messages. Outwardly, he seemed happy enough. The men led outwardly normal lives as fathers and husbands.
przynudzać
Nauczyciel zawsze przynudza długimi opowiadaniami.
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drone on
The teacher always drones on with long stories.
ignorować, wyłączyć (się)
Mogłabyś powtórzyć? Wyłączyłam się na chwilę.
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tune out
Could you repeat? I tuned out for a moment.
wietrzny, nieosłonięty od wiatru (np. obszar)
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windswept
a windswept concourse
hala, zgromadzenie / a large space or room in a public building such as a station or airport that people meet in or pass through
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concourse
There's a ticket machine in the main concourse. the station concourse/ There are lots of shops leading off the main concourse.
treściwy (np. opis), lakoniczny (o odpowiedzi), zwięzły (o wyjaśnieniu) / synonyms: brief, concise
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succinct
Keep your letter succinct and to the point. Keep your answers as succinct as possible. a succinct explanation
negatywny rezultat, niekorzystny skutek
Nadal radzimy sobie z niekorzystnymi skutkami jego rezygnacji z urzędu.
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fallout
We're still dealing with the fallout of his resignation from the office. The political fallout of the revelations has been immense. The fallout from the financial crisis is spreading to the consumer technology sector.
pozyskać nowego klienta
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land a new customer
absolutny, całkowity, kompletny / complete, often describing something bad or unsuccessful that has no good or positive points
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unmitigated
The whole venture has been an unmitigated disaster.
karafka (na alkohol)
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decanter
a cherry decanter / a cut-glass sherry decanter / a crystal port decanter
niewłaściwy, niestosowny (np. uwaga)
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untoward
Unless anything untoward happens we should arrive just before midday. That's the plan—unless anything untoward happens. He had noticed nothing untoward. The dose can be increased slightly without any untoward effects.
not to be accurate in a guess, statement, etc. / If something someone says or writes is off the mark, it is not correct / być zupełnie nietrafionym
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be way off the mark
No, you're way off the mark. His criticisms are way off the mark. Bedini and Curzi were probably not far off the mark in their analysis.
odpowiedniość, zgodność / the quality of being similar to or in agreement with something / To model that what we say and what we do are in harmony and alignment.
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congruence
the congruence of the two systems / a congruency of values
niezgodność, nieodpowiedniość / the state of not being suitable or not fitting well with something else
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incongruence
a review of the incongruence between their beliefs and practices regarding marriage / Incongruence occurs when nonverbal behaviour contradicts a person’s words.
opór, bunt, przekora
Dorastając, nieświadomie wyrobiłem sobie tendencję do zadzierania nosa na znak sprzeciwu wobec moich dwóch braci, przez co stałem się nieco wyniosły.
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defiance
I’d also unwittingly developed a tendency for sticking my nose in the air in defiance of my two brothers whilst growing up, which gave me a slightly haughty air.
pozbyć się materiałów
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dispose materials
wrzucić do kosza / na śmieci lub do pojemnika na odpady nadające się do recyklingu
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toss in the bin / the rubbish or recycling bin
odzyskać przez osoby nieupoważnione
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to retrive by unauthorised people
nurkowanie w śmietnikach
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skipping / (Am En) dumpster diving
N: noszenie na barana
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piggyback
I gave her a piggyback ride. Uncle Sean loves to give Tyler piggyback rides. Martha rode piggyback on her dad. Dom carried his daughter piggyback when she got too tired to walk.
(potocznie) wjechać (gdzieś) na plecach innych (osiągnąć sukces korzystając z pracy innych)
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piggyback on somebody/something
Everyone wants to piggyback on the phenomenal success of the TV series.
1) (also tailboard) a door at the back of a lorry that opens downwards and that you can open or remove when you are loading or unloading the vehicle 2) the door that opens upwards at the back of a car (called a hatchback) that has three or five doors
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tailgate
siedzieć komuś na ogonie / to drive too closely behind the vehicle in front
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to tailgate
Am Em piknik z jedzeniem wykładanym na otwartych tylnych drzwiach samochodu / ​a party held by a group of fans in a parking lot before a sports event
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tailgate party
The parking lot looked like a tailgate party before a college football game.
trwałość przeżycia
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the persistence of experience
rybaczki / drelichy, kombinezon, spodnie robocze
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dungarees
(potocznie) przebiegły, podejrzany (o osobie) / looking or seeming dishonest
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shifty
He has shifty eyes. There's a couple of shifty-looking people standing on the street corner.
wyplątywać, wyciągać, wyswobadzać, wydobywać
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extricate
... How to extricate herself from the affair with the Prime Minister
przestraszyć, zaskoczyć, spłoszyć (kogoś)
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startle
She was concentrating on her book and his voice startled her. The noise of the car startled the birds and the whole flock flew up into the air. Her article on diet startled many people into changing their eating habits.
kręcić bata na siebie, stwarzać sobie problemy
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make a rod for your own back
By giving in to the terrorists' demands, the government will simply be making a rod for its own back.
delikatny, przeczulony, skłonny do mdłości (np. na widok czegoś) / easily upset or shocked by things that you find unpleasant or that you do not approve of
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squeamish
She's really squeamish and can't stand the sight of blood. Many cooks are squeamish about putting live shellfish into boiling water.
bezduszność, bezwzględność / behaviour that is unkind, cruel, and without sympathy or feeling for other people
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callousness
She felt the rules showed a callousness and indifference to the suffering of others. I am appalled by the callousness of some business people.
zadowolony z siebie, pełen samozadowolenia
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complacent
a complacent smile/attitude / We can't afford to become complacent about any of our products.
1) przepaść, czeluść, urwisko 2) niebezpieczna sytuacja
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precipice
1) The film opens with a shot of a climber dangling from a precipice. 2) This latest tax increase may push many small companies over the financial precipice.
1. tajny, potajemny, sekretny
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clandestine
Through these documents, he has constructed a quite brilliant novel about a clandestine love affair.
1. tajny, potajemny, sekretny
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clandestine
The group held weekly clandestine meetings in a church. He has been having a clandestine affair with his secretary for three years. She undertook several clandestine operations for the CIA.
jednolity, zjednoczony, połączony
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unified
Good infographic design uses strategic layout, intentional visual hierarchy and unified consistency.
łącznik (między kimś lub czymś)
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conduit
In addition, Mel will represent and act as a voice for the global Business Development teams and will therefore expect to establish strong links with each of our nine regions, acting as a conduit, to and from the regions.
(oficjalnie) szkodliwy, zgubny, groźny
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pernicious
The cuts in government funding have had a pernicious effect on local health services.
uwieczniać, utrwalać, zachowywać / to cause something to continue
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perpetuate
Increasing the supply of weapons will only perpetuate the violence and anarchy. The aim of the association is to perpetuate the skills of traditional furniture design.
wrócić do gry / doing something that you stopped doing for a period of time
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be back in the saddle / get back in the saddle
I'm happy you're back in the saddle.
wyreguluj biegi / ewentualnie wymień łańcuch i kasetę
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tune up gears / maybe replace chain and cassette
liczba ludzi odwiedzających dany sklep w określonym przedziale czasu
liczba ludzi odwiedzających dany sklep w określonym przedziale czasu
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footfall
For a retailer, data may include customer demographics, footfall and sales data
v: musować, pienić się, burzyć się
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effervesce
If a liquid effervesces, it produces small bubbles. effervescent vitamin C supplements
v: tryskać energią, tryskać radością
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effervesce
adj: (approving) (of people and their behaviour) excited, enthusiastic and full of energy / synonym bubbly
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effervescent
a warm effervescent personality / She's one of those effervescent personalities that you often see hosting TV game shows.
poparzyć (wrzątkiem lub gorącą parą) / syn: burn
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scald
Be careful not to scald yourself with the steam. (figurative) Tears scalded her eyes.
płukać, obmywać (coś) / synonym rinse / to cause a liquid to flow around or over something, often in order to clean it
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swill
She swilled the glasses with clean water. The dentist handed me a glass of water to swill my mouth out with. These are to be dissolved in a small amount of water and swilled around all the teeth or crunched up in the mouth.
ślina
Przełknąłem ślinę i odwróciłem się. On musiał zebrać ślinę, zanim mógł coś powiedzieć.
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saliva
I swallowed my saliva and turned away. He had to gather saliva before he could speak.

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