Vocabulary (Matasek. 01)

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withstand (v)
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wytrzymać (v)
inquiry
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śledztwo, zapytanie, dochodzenie
merely
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tylko
scarceness
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niedostatek; także: scarcity
allowance
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zasiłek
shortcoming
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niedociągnięcie
tresspasser
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osoba wkraczająca na teren prywatny
responsive
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czuły; żywo reagujący
runways
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pasy startowe
scarcity
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niedostatek
perilous
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niebezpieczny
utterance
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wypowiedź
to give sb away
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wydawać kogoś [przed kimś]; wyjawić czyjś sekret; wydawać za mąż
inflections
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fleksje
pitch
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wysokość tonu (dźwięk)
attain
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osiągać
to have a stake in something
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if you have a stake in something, you will get advantages if it is successful, and you feel that you have an important connection with it
Young people don’t feel they have a stake in the country’s future.
stack
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stos, kupa; układać
stag
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jeleń
stab
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dźgać
mingle
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mieszać
intrude
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niepokoić
infuse
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wprowadzać, dodać; zabarwić; zaparzać
bomb planting
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sadzenie bomb:-)
put to the purpose
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do celu
to cast an eye on
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rzucić okiem (= to have a look at)
be abound with/in sth
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obfitować w coś/w czymś
To give commands to sb
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rozkazywać; to order sb about
to remove
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usunąć; to take out
to recover from
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wydobrzeć; to pull through
to withdrawn from
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wycofać; to drawn back
be cut out for
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być stworzonym do; be suitable
to receive
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otrzymywać; to come by
to attribute
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przypisywać; to put down to
Everybody put Mr Spark's success down to his extraordinary cleverness.
to find sth accidentally
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znaleźć coś przypadkowo; to run into sth
to cause
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spowodować; to bring about
to start with the work
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zacząć od pracy; to set about
to explain sth
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wyjaśnić; to get sth across
bringing a lot of shame
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niechlubny, kompromitujący; discreditable
carefully prepared
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elaborate
quick
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instantaneous
cruel
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okrutny; vicious
very small
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miniaturowy; midget
passionate
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namiętny, gorliwy; zealous
the most unusual
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weird
very old
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starczy; senile
sympathetic
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współczujący
very delicate
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fragile
proud and pleasant with oneself
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zarozumiały; conceited
not guilty
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innocent
large
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solidny, znaczny; substantial
only
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tylko / jedynie; sole
to persist in
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obstawać, upierać się, nalegać
to be as right as a rain
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jak nowy, w doskonałym stanie, zdrów jak ryba
in compliance with
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zgodnie z
to someone's credit
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deserving praise and respect
It is to his credit that he's willing to admit he has a problem.
to be baffled by sth
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być zdumionym czymś
If something baffles you, you cannot understand it or explain it.
trigger off
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wywołać
to do a good turn to sb with sth
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zasłużyć się komuś czymś
to lost confidence in sb
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stracić zaufanie do kogoś
ransom (n)
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okup (n)
indigenous
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rodzimy
decimate
Communities afflicted with acute destitution are additionally confronted with illiteracy, life in appalling conditions and infectious diseases decimating the indigenous populations.
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zdziesiątkować
appalling
Communities afflicted with acute destitution are additionally confronted with illiteracy, life in appalling conditions and infectious diseases decimating the indigenous populations.
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przerażający
afflict
Communities afflicted with acute destitution are additionally confronted with illiteracy, life in appalling conditions and infectious diseases decimating the indigenous populations.
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dotknąć
acute
Communities afflicted with acute destitution are additionally confronted with illiteracy, life in appalling conditions and infectious diseases decimating the indigenous populations.
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ostry
destitution
Communities afflicted with acute destitution are additionally confronted with illiteracy, life in appalling conditions and infectious diseases decimating the indigenous populations.
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nędza
whereabouts
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miejsce pobytu
to find sth of use
If you give him more money, he will certainly find it of use.
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znaleźć coś, czego można użyć
to be deprived of freedom
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być pozbawionym wolności
to put sb on the spot
to cause sb's embarrassment or difficulty by forcing them at that moment to answer a difficult question or make an important decision
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wprawić kogoś w zakłopotanie trudnym pytaniem
to improve gradually
The patient's condition is gradually improving.
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to improve by degrees
to disregard sb
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ignorować; not take a notice of sb
to congratulate on making a big headway
The student was congratulated on making a big headway.
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pogratulować dokonania wielkiego postępu
not to think much of
Sarah doesn't think much of the book.
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have a low opinion of
Sarah has a low opinion of the book.
not to be on speaking terms
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nie rozmawiać ze sobą (gniewać się)
If you are not on speaking terms with someone, you refuse to speak to them because you are angry with them:
by and large
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ogólnie mówiąc; on the whole
pull through
They said the operation had been successful and they expected his wife to pull through.
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wyzdrowieć; to become well again after a serious illness, especially when you might have died
affluent man
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zamożny człowiek
take something in good part
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to not be offended or upset by a joke or criticism
to take a delight
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rozkoszować się
to risk one's neck
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ryzykować czyjś kark (?); put one's life in danger
to fall prey to
The refugees fell prey to criminal gangs.
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paść ofiarą; to be attacked, cheated, or harmed by someone bad
to be all thumbs
I'm all fingers and thumbs today. That's the second plate I've dropped this morning.
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mieć dwie lewe ręce; to move your hands in an awkward way
on the brink/verge of extinction
The white rhinoceros is on the brink of extinction.
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na skraju wymarcia
to cut a fine figure
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to look elegant (usually referring to a male); to cause people to admire you because of your appearance
The young soldier cut a fine figure in his new uniform.
to churn out
The factory churns out thousands of pairs of these shoes every week. She churns out a new best-selling novel every year.
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wypuszczać masowo jakiś badziew; to produce large amounts of something quickly, usually something of low quality:
effluent
Hardly ever do we realize how much effluent gets discharged (odprowadzać) into water.
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ścieki
discharge
Patients were discharged from the hospital because the beds were needed by other people. More than half of all prisoners discharged are reconvicted within two years.
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opuszczenie; to allow someone officially to leave somewhere, especially a hospital or a law court:
A peace protester was conditionally discharged for twelve months (= allowed to go free only if they do not commit a crime again for this period of time).
The ozone layer is being depleted due to the greenhouse effect.
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Warstwa ozonowa jest wyczerpana ze względu na efekt cieplarniany.
abysmal
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nędzny
get out of
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wymigać się; to avoid doing something that you should do or that you said you would do
I said I’d meet him, but now I want to get out of it. Ruth always tries to get out of doing the washing up.
catch in
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złapać w
size up
He sized up the situation and immediately decided what to do.
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oceniać wielkość; to think carefully and form an opinion about a person or a situation
take in
I’m not sure how much of his explanation she took in.
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to understand and remember something that you hear or read
leaf through
She sat leafing through a newspaper, watching the door.
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to turn the pages of a book or a pile of papers quickly and without looking at them carefully
clear up
Obviously the misunderstanding will have to be cleared up. The case was never cleared up.
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rozjaśnić; to solve a problem or a mystery
harp on
Stop harping on about how ill you feel.
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ględzić, rozgadywać się; to keep talking or complaining about something in a way that makes people bored or annoyed
turn away from
Many shoppers turned away from products that were not environmentally friendly.
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to refuse to accept or to use something any longer
wear off
The numbness in his shoulder was starting to wear off. I got bored with the job once the novelty wore off.
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słabnąć; if something such as a pain, an emotion, or a feeling wears off, it gradually disappears
vouch for sth/sb
Are you willing to vouch for him?
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ręczyć za; to say that you believe that someone is good and will behave well in future
ward off
Sheila carried a knife to ward off attacks.
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fight off; to do something to prevent someone or something from harming you

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