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high-profile
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attracting a lot of attention and interest from the public and newspapers, television, etc. - Some very high-profile British players have transferred to clubs abroad.
deem
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to consider or judge something in a particular way - She is currently deemed to be the best British athlete.
perch
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to sit on or near the edge of something - We perched on bar stools - A blackbird was perching on the gate.
perch c.d.
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okoń; to be in a high position or in a position near the edge of something, or to put something in this position - The village is perched on top of a high hill.
enormous
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extremely large - an enormous car/house - He earns an enormous salary - You've been an enormous help.
notable
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important and deserving attention - Getting both sides to agree was a notable achievement.; an important or famous person - Other notables among his pupils were the kings of Saudi Arabia and Thailand.
organ
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organy (instrument); the organ of sth - a newspaper or broadcasting station produced by a particular organization and giving only the opinions of that organization - he newspaper Pravda was the official organ of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union.
organ c.d.
She edits the company's house organ that is distributed to employees twice a year.
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a newspaper or magazine that represents the opinions of a group or organization, or that is produced for a particular group of people - The monthly journal was once the official organ of the Communist party. -
organ c.d. c.d.
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an organization that works as part of a larger organization, for example, a government - China's top national security policy organ - the courts and other government organs
bagpipes
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dudy - narodowy instrument szkocki
barley
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jęczmień
fringe
the southern fringe of the city - the radical fringes of the party - He attended several of the fringe meetings at the conference - There is some industry on the fringes of the city. -
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the outer or less important part of an area, group, or activity; również - grzywka, frędzle
His organization is a fringe group (= one that represents the views of a small number of people).
be fringed with sth
The coast is fringed with islands and beaches.
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If a place is fringed with something, that thing forms a border along the edge;
pavement
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chodnik, bruk (also = paving); any paved area or surface
pave
the yard at the front was paved with flagstones
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brukować - to cover an area of ground with a hard, flat surface of pieces of stone, concrete, or bricks
pave the way (for/to sth)
This merger will revolutionize the industry and pave the way for more international alliances.
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to make it possible for someone to do something or for something to happen
flagstone
A mosaic of paving stones, red flagstones, cobblestones, and sandstone lintels salvaged from a demolished (demolish - zburzyć) school form the paving
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fliza, płyta chodnikowa - a large, flat piece of stone or concrete typically rectangular or square, used for paving; a flat piece of stone used esp. outside a building to make floors, stairs, and paths
merger
She's an attorney who advises companies about mergers and takeovers. - The merger of these two companies would create the world's biggest accounting firm.
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fuzja = the combining of two or more companies or organizations into one
paving stone
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kostka brukowa - a flat piece of stone, usually used in groups to cover a path or an area
cobble
The cart rumbled over the cobbles.
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brukowiec - a rounded stone used on the surface of an old-fashioned road
cobble sth together
I just had to cobble this meal together from what I had in the fridge.
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to do or make something quickly and not very carefully
salvage verb
gold coins salvaged from a shipwreck - After the fire, there wasn't much furniture left worth salvaging.
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to save goods from damage or destruction, especially from a ship that has sunk or been damaged or a building that has been damaged by fire or a flood
salvage verb c.d.
It was a desperate attempt to salvage the situation. - After the fraud scandal he had to make great efforts to salvage his reputation.
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to try to make a bad situation better
salvage - noun
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the act of saving goods from damage or destruction, especially from a ship that has sunk or been damaged or a building that has been damaged by fire or a flood:
salvage - noun c.d.
He started trading in architectural salvage when he saw church interiors being destroyed. - Thousands of dollars' worth of marine salvage was landed at the piers.
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things that have been salvaged from a ship, or from a fire, destroyed building, etc.
salvage - verb c.d. c.d.
salvage a deal The country still held out hope of salvaging its largest foreign investment deal.; salvage a business He is a corporate firefighter brought in to salvage a business that still has some valuable assets.; salvage share prices
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to succeed in achieving or saving something that is in a difficult situation
salvage material
The pigs ate contaminated pet food sold to farms as salvage.
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waste material or material that has not been used that has value because it can be sold:
demolish
A number of houses were demolished so that the supermarket could be built.; He completely demolished all her arguments; Joe demolished an enormous plateful of chicken and fries.
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to completely destroy a building, especially in order to use the land for something else; to prove that an argument or theory is wrong; humorous - to quickly eat all the food you have been given
demolish - c.d.
In a surprising win, the Jaguars demolished the Broncos 42-7.
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to easily defeat someone

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