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cut to the chase = get to the point
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przejść do rzeczy
so on and so forth
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itd. itp
confine / restrict
The fugitive was caught and confined to jail. // The illness confined him to his bed // In the previous job I was confined to doing only one thing
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ograniczać
impede
In short, states could not impede the development of a national market. // Though his course was a longer one, nothing impeded him. // Even if they had impeded him, he would have gone on anyway.
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utrudniać
hamować (postęp), zatrzymywać, blokować, przeszkadzać, utrudniać (ruch, postęp), zakłócać
back up (american) / reverse (british)
You're blocking my gate - can you reverse a little? // I reversed my car into a litter bin. // She carefully reversed out of the parking space
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cofać (pojazdem)
back somebody up
Many celebrities backed Hillary Clinton up in the 2016 elections. // Back me up, I need your support.
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poprzeć kogoś, popierać kogoś
capacity
She has an innate capacity for learning foreign languages.
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zdolność (np. do uczenia się)
capacity
We've reached our maximum capacity. // The capacity of the tank is 87 litres. // We've reached our maximum capacity
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zdolność produkcyjna / pojemność, ładowność
likelihood
It greatly increases the likelihood of accidents. // In one of those cases, the likelihood was 90 percent.
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prawdopodobieństwo
spill over
She held the cup up high so the light spilled over me. // It spilled over into a discussion of the old days. // Many Americans can understand complaints about work spilling over into family time.
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rozlewać się (np. kryzys)
psychologically
They would tell him when he was psychologically ready to move // But she'll probably never be psychologically ready to work outside again.
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psychologicznie
utterly
The buildings were dark and utterly silent. // She looked utterly miserable. // This user manual is utterly useless.
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całkowicie, zupełnie, z kretesem, kompletnie
irresistible
Utterly irresistible pancakes // She tried not to look into those eyes but they were irresistible // It's what makes him irresistible to a great many women.
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nieodparty, przemożny / zniewalający, porywający (np. uśmiech)
indulgent
W kontekście gotowania: indulgent pancakes (że nie można im się oprzeć?)
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ulegający słabościom
indulgent
A less indulgent person might have told us to get lost. // She gave the indulgent smile one gives to pretty children.
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pobłażliwy, wyrozumiały
loaded
Look at this car - the guy must be loaded!
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nadziany
shoestring budget
Many operate on a shoestring budget, with private or local money. // Despite a shoestring budget, the show was a high quality product. // All of this was done on a shoestring budget by a tiny staff.
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głodowy budżet
straightaway
Start work straightaway. // But just you up and answer his questions straight away!
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natychmiast
straight ahead
Go straight ahead.
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prosto (przed siebie)
hold off
The case was held off due to the lack of evidence. // Let's hold off for a while and see what he says next.
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odroczyć, odraczać // wstrzymać się (np. burza, opady deszczu)
purge oneself
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uwolnić się od czegoś (np. od złych wspomnień)
up to par = acceptable
Your speech was up to par, congratulations // Every time they made love, he would want to know how he'd been, if his performance was up to par. // It took me a few days to feel up to par.
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na przyzwoitym/oczekiwanym poziomie
fatal
It was a fatal accident. // In both studies, some of the heart problems were fatal.
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śmiertelny
fatality
Fortunately, there were no fatalities. // At least 45 of the fatalities were children under 16 years.
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ofiara śmiertelna
road fatalities
I will mention three important ways of reducing the number of road fatalities.
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śmiertelne wypadki drogowe
inflammatory
Or, for some other reason, the inflammatory response simply will not stop. //
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podburzający, podżegający
inflammatory
Its inflammatory effects cause the eyes to close, taking away vision
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np. stan zapalny
the devil makes work for idle hands
Meaning: When people say that the devil finds work for idle hands, they mean that if people don't have anything to do with their time, they are more likely to get involved in trouble and criminality.
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bezczynność prowadzi do złego - przysłowie
public display of affection
PDA makes me feel uncomfortable. // My parents find public display of affection unacceptable.
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pda (skrót)
brash
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krzykliwy (np. kolor, strój)
gulf
This city is very close to the Gulf of Mexico
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zatoka
lure
She must think of something else, some way to lure him here. // I was lured in the same way as everyone else.
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kusić, nęcić, wabić
solitary confinement
He has been held in solitary confinement for most of the time.
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izolacja więzienna
contentious
What to do with the money is one of the country's most contentious political issues. // "The process has been more contentious than John would have expected."
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kontrowersyjny
be fond of somebody / something
You're very fond of her, aren't you? // John is clearly fond of Mary.
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lubić kogoś / coś
prejudice
He has a prejudice against people from different countries // I don't tolerate racial prejudice
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uprzedzenie
bigot
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osoba nietolerancyjna (np. rasista, antysemita)
bigotry
We've got to start by understanding where this bigotry comes from. // Social and economic bigotry has no place in our multicultural society.
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bigoteria, dewocja, fanatyzm
vegetate
Four days he had lived, or rather vegetated in this way. // I sat vegetating, living a life without sense or purpose.
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wegetować (o osobie)
narrow-mindedness
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ciasnota poglądów, ciasnota umysłowa
discontent
Their policy has been a cause of major discontent. // Many customers voiced their discontent on the quality of service.
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niezadowolenie
slump
I was working so hard to get out of my slump. // Another 5 percent said the slump would start in 1991. // They will be the first to go in a slump. // The slump is likely to go on for another two years.
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krach, gwałtowne załamanie, kryzys (ekonomiczny)
flattered
"I felt so flattered and special that everyone liked what they were hearing." // I am always so flattered when people notice the family resemblance.
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taki, któremu jest miło (np. z powodu komplementu, pochwały), zaszczycony
resemblance
The photo bears some resemblance to me, I admit. // She saw much resemblance between these and the young man.
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podobieństwo
play around
We can't afford to play around. // He was bored and he was playing around. // Do not play about, Tom! Be serious. // Why are you always playing around?!
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pajacować, wygłupiać się, psocić // marnować czas
domino effect
I learned a long time ago that every action has a domino effect. // You have to look at what the political domino effect is going to be.
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efekt domina
daydream
You can't daydream at work! // He sat on the meadow and daydreamed.
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śnić na jawie, marzyć, fantazjować
counterintuitive
It may seems counterintuitive
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sprzeczny z intuicją
numb
His mind still felt numb, but something was clear to him. // She was quite numb and did not think of anything.
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zdrętwiały, odrętwiały (np. z zimna), bez czucia // otępiały, sparaliżowany
emerge
The problem was emerging from our long discussions. // I was really surprised when the truth emerged. // The sun emerged from behind the clouds. // A woman emerged from the shadows.
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wyłaniać się, pojawiać się, ukazywać się
stress something
He stressed that it wasn't our fault. // She stressed her personal needs // How should this word be stressed?
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podkreślić coś
vulnerable
She is a very vulnerable girl. // The security company says this is the most vulnerable point.
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odsłonięty, na odsłoniętej pozycji, wystawiony na ciosy, trudny do obrony, czuły, podatny // bezbronny, wrażliwy, czuły (o osobie)
reignite
Reignite the creativity // She had thought their passion was over but it is reignited. // He said that the loan move reignited his love for the game.
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rozpalić na nowo
strike a chord with somebody
This example really strike a chord with me
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trafić do odbiorcy, odnaleźć wspólny punkt (i wywołać pozytywne reakcje)
poruszyć czułą strunę
rejuvenate
Now, he said, they should use the money to rejuvenate the place.
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odnowić (rzecz, miejsce) / odmłodzić, ożywić (o duchu), odświeżyć (o wyglądzie)
flakey, flaky
During the 2012 election cycle, he criticized Republican rival Michele Bachmann as "too flakey for me".
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niesłowny, niedotrzymujący słowa
flaky
He can be a little flaky sometimes, but we've got a lot in common. // All right, it was a flaky plan, for sure, but the best one anybody thought of.
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nieprzewidywalny, zwariowany, postrzelony
lean back
She leaned back and fell down. // He leaned back and looked her in the eye. // Is it rude to lean your seat back on an airplane?
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lean back Anglais
przechylić się do tyłu / przechylać
bail
This party sucks! Let's bail.
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spadać, zmyć się (wychodzić)
bail
My daddy was ready to bail one of us out.
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wpłacić za kogoś kaucję, poręczyć
vice
His vices saddened his mother. // He went to jail for his vices. // He had only one vice: smoking. //
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zły nawyk / występek, niemoralne zachowanie (zwłaszcza związany z narkotykami, prostytucją, hazardem)
virtue
She leads a life of virtue. // Patience is a great virtue. // He has many virtues, but he lacks courage.
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cnota (ogólna dobroć charakteru)
constipation
She often suffers from constipation
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zatwardzenie, zaparcie
tentacles
"They are looking to move our tentacles into the Hollywood area." // This is easy for him to do since he has eight tentacles. // Her two arms became three tentacles, still holding him tight.
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macki (np. władzy), zasięg (czyichś wpływów) // czułek, macka (u stworzeń morskich)
comprehension
This affair is beyond my comprehension. // She looked at me with little or no comprehension on her face.
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zrozumienie, zdolność pojmowania, pojętność, pojmowalność
species
Each species of bird has its own characteristic song. // It's a very rare species. // The list of endangered species in this country is growing at an alarming rate
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gatunek
sacred
The family is sacred to me. // This choir took part in the sacred music festival. // My grandmother gave me a sacred cross.
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poświęcony, święty
aesthetics
I like the aesthetics of this room // Do you have any aesthetic values?
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estetyka
chant
He's singing a death chant. // You could hear a chant from the church // That was our chant before the games, before we came out.
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monotonny śpiew, śpiewna i monotonna intonacja
stamp
She stamped loudly to show that she's angry // He stamped to the kitchen. // She stamped her foot in anger // My daughter always stamps when she wants to get something.
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stąpać, iść ciężko
termite
This tree was eaten by termites from the inside.
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termit
duck
Not my fault those people don't know how to duck. // I ducked down, because the ball was flying right at me.
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robić unik
crack a joke
I asked whether he had ever cracked a joke in class. // He shook their hands, cracked a joke, said good night and returned to his story.
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opowiedzieć kawał
hard-pressed
We live quickly, we are hard-pressed, busy, solving hundreds of problems per day. // They would be hard-pressed to make it back... pun
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pod naciskiem, pod presją, przyciśnięty
pun
I'm sure someone can come up with a better pun. // To this end, his name is often used as a pun.
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gra słów
deliberately
He hadn't done it deliberately. // She has deliberately ignored my note!
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umyślnie, celowo, rozmyślnie, specjalnie
risk-averse
Women have also been shown to be more risk-averse than men. // Yet 15 percent may be too high for some risk-averse investors.
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bojący się ryzyka, ostrożny
reckless / foolhardy
Would she be reckless enough to end up in their hands again? // The way she called out his name made him reckless. // On the other hand, I had never known him to be reckless.
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nieostrożny, nierozważny, niebaczny, lekkomyślny
avalanche
What if there's an avalanche? // I hope he's not trying to start an avalanche!
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lawina
leap
My dog leaped over the fence and ran away // The cats were leaping around, playing with each other. // I took a leap and caught the ball. // Our investment was a leap into the darkness but it was worth it.
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przeskoczyć, skakać / skok

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