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/ˈærɪd/ commencer à apprendre
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arid land or an arid climate is very dry because it has very little rain Water from the Great Lakes is pumped to arid regions.
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commencer à apprendre
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zakończyć coś [spotkanie]; skończyć gdzieś [w sądzie] to bring an activity, meeting etc to an end /// informal to be in an unpleasant situation or place after a lot has happened SYN end up It’s time to wind things up – I have a plane to catch. /// You know you’re going to wind up in court over this.
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/ɪmˈpɪndʒ/ commencer à apprendre
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to have a harmful effect on someone or something Personal problems experienced by students may impinge on their work.
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/ˈspesɪmɪn/ commencer à apprendre
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(of rock, urine, blood, handwriting) próbka a small amount or piece that is taken from something, so that it can be tested or examined
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/ poʊtʃ / commencer à apprendre
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polować nielegalnie na coś to illegally catch or shoot animals, birds, or fish, especially on private land without permission Deer have been poached here for years.
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commencer à apprendre
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to gradually become less and less or smaller and smaller The elephant population is dwindling.
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to procure sth for sb/for oneself /proʊˈkjʊr/ commencer à apprendre
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postarać się o coś dla kogś to obtain something, especially something that is difficult to get He was accused of procuring weapons for terrorists
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/ˈkwoʊtə/ commencer à apprendre
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an official limit on the number or amount of something that is allowed in a particular period The government has imposed quotas on the export of timber.
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/ˈlevi/ commencer à apprendre
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to officially say that people must pay a tax or charge a new tax levied on all electrical goods
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/ˈtentətɪv/ commencer à apprendre
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[person, gesture, steps] niepewny not definite or certain, because you may want to change things The government is taking tentative steps towards tackling the country’s economic problems.
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to be indignant with sb/at, about sth /ɪnˈdɪɡnənt/ commencer à apprendre
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być oburzonym na kogoś/coś; angry and surprised because you feel insulted or unfairly treated Jess felt faintly indignant at the remark.v
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commencer à apprendre
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happy and willing to take risks However, to many devil-may-care young people London in the blitz was a place of exhilaration and excitement.
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/ˈfestər/ commencer à apprendre
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[wound, situation] zaognić się, [feeling] wzmóc się, [rubbish] gnić if an unpleasant feeling or problem festers, it gets worse because it has not been dealt with /// if a wound festers, it becomes infected /// if rubbish or dirty objects fester, they decay and smell bad The animal parts were allowed to fester in the hot sun.
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/ˈrænsɪd/ commencer à apprendre
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oily or fatty food that is rancid smells or tastes unpleasant because it is no longer fresh I was frequently sick through being forced to drink rancid milk that had been left standing in the playground for hours.
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/ˈboʊlʃi/ commencer à apprendre
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[child] uparty; [mood] kłótliwy tending to be angry or annoyed and not to obey people There’s no need to be so bolshie.
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poʊ ˈfeɪst commencer à apprendre
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having an unfriendly disapproving expression on your face /// SYN stern (sroga np. twarz) Jenkins was at his most po-faced here
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/ˈwaɪnd ʌp/ commencer à apprendre
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informal something that you say or do in order to make someone angry or worried, as a joke It was a hell of an elaborate plan just for a wind-up.
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commencer à apprendre
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[person] pisnąć, odezwać się słabym głosem to suddenly say something, especially when you have been quiet until then Mum suddenly piped up ‘No!’
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commencer à apprendre
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potraktować jak powietrze [person] to deliberately ignore someone when you meet them I saw Ian in town but he cut me dead.
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/maɪˈæzmə/ commencer à apprendre
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dirty air or a thick unpleasant mist that smells bad /// an evil influence or feeling that seems to surround a person or placemiasma of He looked up at me through a miasma of cigarette smoke. /// The miasma of defeat hung over them.
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/drəˈkoʊniən/ commencer à apprendre
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very strict and cruel - draconian measures/controls/penalties etc The measure is not as draconian as it sounds.
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to designate sb/sth as sth commencer à apprendre
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wyznaczyć kogoś na coś / uznać coś za coś to choose someone or something for a particular job or purpose The lake was recently designated a conservation area. /// She has been designated to take over the position of treasurer.
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/iːv/ commencer à apprendre
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the night or day before an important day Another student dies on the eve of term.
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/kriːp/ commencer à apprendre
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To exit slowly and often stealthily The cat crept out from under the bush to see if the dog was gone.
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/ɪˈlɪsɪt/ commencer à apprendre
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[substance, activity] niedozwolony not allowed by laws or rules, or strongly disapproved of by society There is a strong tradition of smuggling, illicit goods being brought from nearby Flookburgh on the coast.
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commencer à apprendre
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pilnować porządku, patrolować /// nadzorować coś to keep control over a particular area in order to make sure that laws are obeyed and that people and property are protected, using a police or military force The demonstration was heavily policed.
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ræft commencer à apprendre
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a large number of things The company has launched a whole raft of new software products.
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/ɡɒːl/ commencer à apprendre
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to make someone feel upset and angry because of something that is unfair It really galled him to see Anita doing so well now.
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/ˌsuːpərɪnˈtendənt/ commencer à apprendre
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someone who is in charge of an apartment building and is responsible for making repairs in it The superintendent had just been fired for personnel improprieties.
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/ˈnoʊmɪk/ commencer à apprendre
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gnomic remarks are short, clever, and difficult to understand We must assume, of course, that these different aspects of his gnomic philosophy are to be unified into some coherent whole.
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/ɪnˈfrækʃən/ commencer à apprendre
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naruszenie (of sth czegoś) an act of breaking a rule or law (infraction of) Alleged infractions would be referred to the County Attorney for prosecution.
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/dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/ commencer à apprendre
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[behaviour, nature, act] przestępczy, [child] nieletni behaving in a way that is illegal or that society does not approve of (delinquent girls/boys/children/teenagers) He said collection of delinquent payments has increased from $ 8 billion to $ 11 billion under his administration.
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/trʌdʒ/ commencer à apprendre
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brnąć przez coś [snow, mud] to walk with slow heavy steps, especially because you are tired or it is difficult to w We trudged home through the snow.
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/ˈbrændɪʃ/ commencer à apprendre
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to wave something around in a dangerous or threatening way, especially a weapon A man leapt out, brandishing a kitchen kn
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/ˈskrɪbəl/ commencer à apprendre
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to write something quickly and untidily I scribbled his phone number in my address book.
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/ˈdɑːdʒi/ commencer à apprendre
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(untrustworthy) [person] podejrzany; (risky) [plan] ryzykowny seeming to be false, dishonest, or not to be trusted /// involving risk or danger That company is a bit dodgy financially - ta firma nie jest w najlepszej kondycji finansowej
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/bɪˈjɑːnd ðə peɪl/ commencer à apprendre
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offensive or unacceptable His opinions are entirely beyond the pale.
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/hɒːl/ commencer à apprendre
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(wy)ciągnąć coś (z czegoś) [heavy] to pull something heavy with a continuous steady movement They used tractor to haul the car out of the river.
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commencer à apprendre
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[rule] żelazny; [category, distinction] niezmienny clear, definite, and always able to be used It is impossible to give hard-and-fast rules, but here are some points to consider.
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the ins and outs of something commencer à apprendre
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wszystkie szczegóły czegoś all the facts and details of something The book guides you through the ins and outs of choosing and growing garden flowers.
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the length and breadth of something commencer à apprendre
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wszerz i wzdłuż (np. zjeździć kraj, okrążyć świat) in or through every part of a large area The police searched the length and breadth of the country.
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commencer à apprendre
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tranquillity and freedom from disturbance It often is used in wishes for this condition, as in All I want is a little peace and quiet.
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be somebody's pride and joy commencer à apprendre
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być dumą i radością kogoś
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/ˈsmɒːlˌhoʊldɪŋ/ commencer à apprendre
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British English a piece of land used for farming, that is smaller than an ordinary farm He said that there would be preference funding for smallholdings.
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commencer à apprendre
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a sports competition in which a cup is given as a prize They’ve won the European Cup twice.
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commencer à apprendre
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if an animal grazes, or if you graze it, it eats grass that is growing Groups of cattle were grazing on the rich grass.
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commencer à apprendre
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to walk proudly with your head high and your chest pushed forwards, showing that you think you are important I strutted around Chicago as if I were really somebody.
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/ˈwɑːloʊ/ commencer à apprendre
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wylegiwać się w czymś, taplać się w czymś [mud, morass]; pławić się w czymś [luxury, fame] if an animal or person wallows, it rolls around in mud, water etc for pleasure or to keep cool /// to seem to enjoy being sad etc, especially because you get sympathy from other people – used to show disapproval If you were fond of hot water, you wallowed in a sunken basin. /// He’d been feeling sorry for himself, wallowing in self-pity.
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to wade through the mud/weeds /weɪd/ commencer à apprendre
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brnąć przez błoto/zielsko / przebrnąć przez coś [żmudną pracę] to walk through water that is not deep /// to read or deal with a lot of boring papers or written work Each day Parkin wades through lengthy court reports.
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/əˈkjuːt/ commencer à apprendre
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[pain] ostry, [person] wnikliwy, bystry eeling or noticing something very strongly Students are becoming acutely aware that they need more than just paper qualifications.
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/feɪnt/ commencer à apprendre
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difficult to see, hear, smell etc /// feeling weak and as if you are about to become unconscious because you are very ill, tired, or hungry The men went away, and we could hear their voices get fainter and fainter.
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/pɪˌkjuːliˈærəti/ commencer à apprendre
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dziwaczność /// dziwactwo the quality of being strange or unfamiliar /// a strange or unusual habit, quality etc She was well aware of the peculiarity of her own situation. /// Margaret regarded her mother’s peculiarities with a fond tolerance.
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/ˈpɪnpɔɪnt/ commencer à apprendre
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określić z maksymalną dokładnością [problem, causes, time] to discover or explain exactly the real facts about something or the cause of a problem It’s difficult to pinpoint the cause of the accident.
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/ˈskɜːri/ commencer à apprendre
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to move quickly with short steps, especially because you are in a hurry People were scurrying off (zmykać) to work.
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commencer à apprendre
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/ʌpˈwɪnd/ commencer à apprendre
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znajdować się pod wiatr od czegoś in the opposite direction to the way the wind is blowing A male moth flies upwind to a scent, and it goes through a very complicated repertoire to do it.
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/ˈfiːtʃərləs/ commencer à apprendre
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a featureless place has no interesting parts to notice Out of a starting point in a constant featureless environment, life spontaneously diversified.
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1 /pluːm/ commencer à apprendre
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a cloud of smoke, dust etc which rises up into the air A black plume of smoke rose above the city.
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/dɪˈˈplɔːr/ commencer à apprendre
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to disapprove of something very strongly and criticize it severely, especially publicly The UN deplored the invasion as a ‘violation of international law’.
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/plɔɪ/ commencer à apprendre
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a clever and dishonest way of tricking someone so that you can get an advant His usual ploy is to pretend he’s ill.
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/ʌnˈduːli/ commencer à apprendre
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more than is normal or reasonable She doesn’t seem unduly concerned about her exams.
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(cleaning/heating) apparatus /ˌæpəˈrætəs/ commencer à apprendre
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sprzęt (czyszczący/grzewczy) the set of tools and machines that you use for a particular scientific, medical, or technical purpose Astronauts have special breathing apparatus.
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/rɪˈfrækt/ commencer à apprendre
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if glass or water refracts light, the light changes direction when it passes through the glass or water More light is refracted below the surface, and algae, especially diatoms. rapidly become plentiful.
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/kənˈdʒektʃər/ commencer à apprendre
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when you form ideas or opinions without having very much information to base them on What she said was pure conjecture.
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/ɒːˈtɑːmətən/ commencer à apprendre
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a machine, especially one in the shape of a human, that moves without anyone controlling it
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consign somebody/something to something /kənˈsaɪn/ commencer à apprendre
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to put something somewhere, especially in order to get rid of it The shoes looked so tatty that I consigned them to the back of the cupboard.
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commencer à apprendre
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udać się gdzieś, zmierzać to go towards something, especially when this is difficult or takes a long time The team slowly made their way back to base.
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be under threat of something commencer à apprendre
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/ɪnˈænəmət/ commencer à apprendre
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[object] martwy; [nature, world] nieożywiony not living How can you get angry with a car? It's an inanimate object!
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/ˈperələs/ commencer à apprendre
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very dangerous Blondin soon became famous as a rope-dancer. Nothing was too perilous for him to attempt.
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to take/occupy centre-stage commencer à apprendre
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znaleźć się/znajdować się w centrum uwagi if something or someone is centre stage, they have an important position and get a lot of attention After his father’s death, he was able to rise to power and take centre stage.
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have the gall to do something commencer à apprendre
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to do something rude and unreasonable that most people would be too embarrassed to dov He even had the gall to blame Lucy for it.
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