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abandon
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to leave, to quit porzucać, opuszczać.
abruptly
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sharply, rapidly ostro, gwałtownie, szorstko.
absorbed
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occupied, busy, worried zaabsorbowany, zaprzątnięty.
absorbing
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interesting, making one spend much time on it zajmujący, absorbujący
accelerate
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to move faster przyspieszać rozpędzać się.
according to
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in somebody's opinion, as someone states według (kogoś, czegoś)
accurate
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exact precise dokładny, ścisły celny.
accusation
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a statement that someone did something wrong oskarżenie.
accuse
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to state that someone is guilty of something oskarżać.
accused
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a person who is supposed to have committed a crime oskarżony.
accustom
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to get used to something przyzwyczajać się
accustomed
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used to sth nawykły, przyzwyczajony.
acknowledge
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to accept, to admit to accept someone's authority or right, uznawać, przyznawać, potwierdzać.
actually
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really, in fact naprawdę, rzeczywiście, faktycznie.
acute
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sharp, shrill ostry, przenikliwy.
addictive
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of a substance, activity) making one addicted easily uzależniający.
additive
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a substance which is added to e.g. food, dodatek, domieszka
adjust
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to make something such as quantity or fous, etc. suitable, dostosowywa, dostrajać, nastrajać
advisedly
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if a word is used advisedly, it has been thoroughly thought over, celowo, rozmyślnie, w przemyślany sposób.
affection
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a strong positive emotion, love, uczucie, przywiązanie.
agitation
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a state of being anxious or upset, podniecenie, niepokój, zdenerwowoanie, agitacja.
alarmed
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anxious, nervous, worried, zdenerwowany, zaniepokojony, zatroskany.
all_round
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gifted or talented in different fields, concerning many subjects, wszechstronnie utalentowany, ogólny (np. o edukacji)
allergic
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suffering from an allergy, uczulony, mający alergię.
aloof
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reserved, not involved, unfriendly, powściągliwy, pełen rezerwy, trzymający się z dala.
alteration
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change, rebuilding, zmiana, przeróbka, przebudowa.
ambiguity
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lack of, clearness, confusion, niejasność, dwuznacznoś.
ambiguous
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unclear, weird, dziwaczny, niejasny.
anniversary
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the day on which something such as birth, wedding, death, etc. happened exactly one or more years ago, rocznica.
announce
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to state something in public, to make something known officially, oznajmiać, ogłaszać, oświadczać, zapowiadać.
antenna
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antena, czułek.
appalling
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awful, terrible, shocking, przerażający, okropny, zatrważający.
apparently
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visibly, seemingly, probably, prawdopodobnie, jawnie, przypuszczalnie, widocznie.
appeal
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to attract someone, to appear interesting, podobać się, przemawiać do (wyobraźni, uczuć).
applaud
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to express approval or enjoyment, oklaskiwać, przyklaskiwać, wyrażać aprobatę.
apprehend
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to catch, to understand, ująć, pojmać, pojmować, rozumieć.
apprentice
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a student, especially of practical skills, uczeń, czeladnik.
approachable
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possible to reach, easy to communicate with, dostępny, przystępny.
appropriate
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suitable for a given person, situation, etc, odpowiedni, stosowny, właściwy.
arguable
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making people discuss or disagree, dyskusyjny, sporny.
armful
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a quantity of sth you can carry in both hands, naręcze.
art lover
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a person who's interested in and fond of art, miłośnik sztuk.
artificial
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not natural, produced from unnatural stuff, sztuczny.
artificially
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in an artificial (=unnatural) way, sztucznie, nienaturalnie.
asinine
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stupid, głupi, durny.
asocial
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not willing to spend time or cooperate with others, nietowarzyski, aspołeczny.
aspire
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to aim at sth, to try to achieve or dream about achieving sth, aspirować do, dążyć.
assent
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consent, the act of agreeing, to agree, zgoda, akceptacja, sankcjonować, zgadzać się, akceptować.
assign
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to give a particular task to someone, to decide where o when sth is to take place, przydzielać, przypisywać, wyznaczać.
assist
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to help, pomagać, asystować.
assumption
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something for granted, regarding something true without proof a belief założenie, przypuszczenie
astonished
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really surprised, stunned zdumiony, zdziwiony.
astound
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to surprise somebody very much zdumiewać, zadziwiać.
astounded
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really shocked zdumiony.
astounding
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amazing zadziwiający.
atrocious
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awful, bad cruel okropny, ohydny, wstrętny.
attain
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to reach, to gain, to achieve zdobyć, osiągnąć, uzyskać
attainable
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possible to be achieved osiągalny.
attempt
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to try hard to do sth the act of trying to do or achieve sth próbować, usiłować próba, usiłowanie.
attentively
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carefully, with attention uważnie, bacznie troskliwie.
attest
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to certify, to state something is true zaświadczać, poświadczać, świadczyć.
attitude
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an opinion, point of view, one's beliefs stosunek, pogląd postawa.
average
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typical, usual a typical or standard amount średni, przeciętny średnia, przeciętna.
awesome
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causing feelings of respect, fear wzbudzający respekt very good, impressive znakomity, świetny, robiący wrażenie
awkward
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difficult to cope with embarassing anxious trudny, kłopotliwy niezręczny, niezgrabny (n.p. ruch, styl)
backpacking
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travelling with a backpack for pleasure; podróżowanie z plecakiem, turystyka piesza. Backpacking used to be our favourite way of spending leisure.
backstreet
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a small, narrow street; uliczka, zaułek. They shared a flat in a neglected backstreet.
balanced
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not violent, peaceful, full of harmony; zrównoważony; wyważony. I hope the discussion will be balanced as usual.
banter
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to talk in an amusing, witty way; a small talk full of jokes; przekomarzać się; żartować; żarty, przekomarzanie się. The moment we approached the boys, they were bantering and laughing.
bareheaded
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wearing nothing on one's head; z gołą głową. Although it was very cold, he left bareheaded.
bearable
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possible to bear, to deal with, to cope; znośny, do zniesienia. Her behaviour was just bearable.
beastly
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unpleasant, awful, unkind; okropny, obrzydliwy, paskudny. You're so beastly to me. It's not fair.
beautician
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a cosmetician, a person who professionally looks after her clients' face and body; kosmetyczka (zawód) Mary and Anna were very excited about their first visit to a beautician.
becoming
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(of clothes, hairdo) suiting somebody's looks, making one look attractive; twarzowy. You have a really becoming hat on, dear.
begrudge
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to envy sth; to not want someone to get sth; zazdrościć komuś czegoś, żałować komuś czegoś. I had an impression she sort of begrudges Alice the position.
bellow
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to shout loudly; to roar; wrzeszczeć, krzyczeć; ryk, wrzask. The teacher bellowed: "Be quiet, will you?" and we all started to laugh.
beltway
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a motorway or road that goes around a site such as city; obwodnica. Check how to get to the beltway.
big
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hearted -kind, generous; dobry, wielkiego serca. Your mother was a big_hearted woman.
bigheaded
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thinking that he/she knows everything; przemądrzały. Tom's a bigheaded boy it's hard to stand his behaviour
bird_brained
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silly, stupid; głupi, ptasi móżdżek, głupiutki. Weren't he so bird brained, he would have realised the importance of that meeting.
bitterly (1)
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in a way showing disappointment, anger, sorrow, etc.; gorzko, srodze. I was bitterly disappointed.
bitterly (2)
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very, extremely (about cold weather); przeraźliwie, przeszywająco, potwornie (o zimnie). It can be bitterly cold here in February.
bizarre
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strange, odd; dziwaczny, groteskowy. She put forward her ideas employing a rather bizarre style.
blackmail
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threat used in order to gain something; to threaten someone in order to get something; szantaż, szantażować. He was trying to blackmail the whole family.
blank
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empty; containing no information; giving no reaction; pusty; czysty; bez wyrazu. What do I put in the blank space?
bleak
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gloomy, cold; posępny, ponury. The neighbourhood was bleak and not welcoming.
bleat
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to make a sound that goats or sheep make; to complain; beczeć; jęczeć; piszczeć. Did you hear that sheep bleat?
blissful
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full of joy and peaceful; błogi, szczęśliwy. It was a blissful time in my marriage.
blissfully
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in a way characterized by happiness and peace; błogo, szczęśliwie, bardzo (o szczęściu itp.). She was blissfully happy at that time.
blizzard
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a snow storm; burza śnieżna. They forecast a blizzard tomorrow.
blockbuster
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a very successful, bestselling book or film; przebój, hit, szlagier kinowy lub wydawniczy. I'm always skeptical about Hollywood blockbusters.
blotch
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a spot, to make a spot (with ink); plama; krosta; plamić; robić kleksy. Sally was unhappy to find an ugly blotch on her face.
blush
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to become red in the face because of e.g. embarrassment; czerwienić się, rumienić się. Tony blushed when he saw his ex.
boardroom
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a room where important meetings are held; sala posiedzeń, sala konferencyjna. Will you please follow me to the boardroom?
boardwalk
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a place you can walk at the sea shore, especially made of wood; promenada nadmorska. Let's have a walk at the boardwalk.
boast
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to speak proudly about e.g. one's achievements; chwalić się. Mike boasted that his parents were very rich.
boastful
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proud, showing_off; chełpliwy, zarozumiały Henry's always been a boastful boy.
bold
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risky; confident and brave; śmiały, odważny. In a bold step the management decided to downisize the staff.
bold_faced
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cheeky, bold; zuchwały. Her neighbour called her a bold_faced girl.
bonnet
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a metal cover under which there is the engine of a car; maska samochodu. I thought something was wrong, so I looked under the bonnet.
bookkeeper
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an accountant; księgowy, buchalter. He started his career as a bookkeeper.
bore
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someone or something really boring; nudziarz; nuda, nudziarstwo. He's such a bore! How can you spend so much time with him?
bossy
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acting like a boss, making others do what he or she wants; władczy, apodyktyczny. Though she's a bossy person you can find a way to reach a compromise
bothersome
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annoying; uciążliwy, kłopotliwy. It's the most bothersome situation we've ever faced.
breakthrough
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an important event that makes a vital change possible; przełom. We counted on a breakthrough in the negotiations till the very end.
breathless
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unable to breathe; making you feel unable to breathe; uptight; bez tchu, zadyszany; zapierający dech w piersiach; duszny, napięty. The exhibition left us breathless.
breathlessly
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without breathing or a chance to breathe; bez tchu; z zapartym tchem. The children were breathlessly watching the cartoon.
breathtaking
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exciting, surprising, beautiful, impressive; zapierajacy dech w piersiach. We had a breathtaking view from our hotel room.
breathtakingly
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in a manner that takes your breath away, extremely; niezwykle, zadziwiająco. It was a breathtakingly beautiful place.
breeze
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light wind which is quite pleasant; bryza, wietrzyk. I like such cool breeze.
brevity
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the quality of being brief, short; zwięzłość. Brevity is what counts in your essays.
brevity
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the quality of lasting a short time or being brief; the quality of being economic with words; krótkotrwałość, krótkość; zwięzłość. He's a master of brevity. I really admire his works.
bribery
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the act of giving e.g. money illegally in order to obtain something; przekupstwo, łapownictwo. He was acuused of bribery.
bridecake
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a special cake eaten during a wedding; tort weselny. Aunt Helen made the bridecake herself.
brisk
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quick; active, full of energy; rześki, ożywiony, energiczny, żwawy. He took a brisk walk to relax and think the problem over.
bud
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a part of a plant which becomes a leaf or flower; pączek, pąk. Little Kate was watching buds of the flowers in the garden and asked lots of questions about plants.
buffer
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the car part that protects it; something that protects something else; to protect; zderzak; bufor; zabezpieczenie; zabezpieczać. She was wrong to buy those shares as a buffer against future inflation.
buffet (1)
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a restaurant in a station; a meal where different types of food can be eaten; bufet; zimny bufet (posiłek) We had nothing to eat and there was no buffet in the station, so we were starving.
buffet car
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a special carriage on a train with a restaurant; wagon restauracyjny. I'm starving. Why don't we go to the buffet car and have something to eat?
bulging
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if something is bulging, it’s either full or sticking out; pełny; wybrzuszony, brzuchaty; wypukły. This lady with a bulging suitcase is my aunt.
bulk
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a large amount; something or someone massive, large; masa, duża ilość, większość; in bulk in large amounts; w dużych ilościach the bulk of- the majority of; większość. Actually, the bulk of the screenplay is worthless.
bulky
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if something is bulky, it’s too big or too heavy to be carried without difficulties; nieporęczny, ciężki, obszerny. The wardrobe was too bulky for us to move.
bulletproof
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resistant to the impact of a bullet; kuloodporny. The policemen were wearing bulletproof vests.
bully
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cruel person who threatens others; to act like a bully; tyran, osoba znęcajaca się nad innymi; znęcac się nad innymi, tyranizować. These guys are known for bullying younger pupils.
bumpy
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uneven, characterized by rough motion; wyboisty, nierówny. We were driving along some bumpy road.
bundle
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a small package; things fastened together; zawiniątko; kłębek; wiązka, plik. When she was leaving, a small bundle was all she possessed.
bystander
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a passer_by, an onlooker; przechodzień, widz, gap. A group of bystanders gathered where the accident had happened.
byway
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a small road or way which not many people travel; droga boczna. If you drive that byway, it may take longer but you won't get lost.
cackle
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to laugh unpleasantly in a loud voice; rechotać. this cackling man is really annoying.
calamity
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a misfortune, disaster; katastrofa, klęska, nieszczęście. The whole village suffered from serious calamities, such as frequent floods.
calling
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vocation; occupation; summoning; powołanie; zajęcie, fach, profesja; zwołanie, wezwanie. I admire him for the worthy calling he has chosen.
callow
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immature, inexperienced; niedojrzały, niedoświadczony. She's just a callow teenager so you shouldn't expect too much.
calumny
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something unfair said about a person in order to make others believe the person is wrong, evil, dishonest, etc.; kalumnia, oszczerstwo. He will pay them back for the calumny.
can_do
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positive, optimistic; pozytywny, optymistyczny. Ann's can-do attitude always makes me feel more confident.
cancel
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to decide that something planned won't take place; odwoływać. The concert was cancelled, which annoyed me.
cancellation
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the act of deciding that something won't happen; odwołanie, rezygnacja. There were several cancellations, so the latecomers were able to buy tickets.
capricious
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moody, changeable; kapryśny. She tends to be capricious, but generally she's a well-behaved girl.
capture
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to catch; schwytać, złapać, pojmać. The robber was finally captured.
caring
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kind, supporting others; troskliwy, opiekuńczy. You're the most caring person in the world.
carport
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a place to park the car, under a roof supported by two poles; wiata na samochód Why didn't you use the carport?
cash machine
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a machine from which you can take out money using a special card; bankomat. I have to find a cash machine.
cash_desk
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the place in a shop where customers pay; kasa w sklepie. Where's the cash-desk?
cashpoint
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cash machine; a machine from which you get cash; bankomat Is there any cashpoint near here?
cast_off
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not wanted or needed any more (about a thing that has been used, usually clothes); used clothes that you don't want any more; porzucony, używany; używane ubrania They are always happy to receive cast-offs. New clothes are what they cannot afford.
castaway
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a person who escaped a wreck after it sank and managed to get to an island or land; rozbitek. It's another story about a miserable castaway.
casualty
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a victim, a person injured; ofiara (wypadku, wojny) There were no casualties in the accident.
catchy
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likely to attract attention, melodious; tricky; wpadający w ucho, chwytliwy; zwodniczy, podchwytliwy. This singer is famous for catchy hits and spectacular concerts.
catchy
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about a tune) easy to remember; (about illness) contagious; łatwo wpadający w ucho (o melodii); zaraźliwy (o chorobie) Mary's been ill. I wonder if it's catchy.
catnap
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a short nap, a short sleep, usually during the day; krótka drzemka. I was working all night long. A catnap would do me good.
catwalk
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the area where models present clothes; wybieg na pokazie mody. The first time Anne entered the catwalk was pretty stressful.
cautious
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avoiding risk; careful; ostrożny, rozważny, przezorny. She's always been a cautious driver.
cautiously
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in a careful way, avoiding risk; rozważnie, ostrożnie. You should deal with the issue cautiously.
cease
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to stop an activity or something; przestać, zaprzestać, ustać. The protests ceased after a long dispute.
celebrity
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a very famous or admired person; sława, zankomitość. The presence of celebrities added splendour to the banquet.
challenging
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difficult, requiring commitment; trudny, ambitny, wymagający. She tends to be satisfied with easy tasks. She should be given a challenging one to develop her skills.
charity
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the system in which poor people in need are provided food, medicine, etc.; an organization which raises funds for the poor or the diseased; dobroczynność; organizacja charytatywna. Mary started voluntary work at a charity.
charmless
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lacking charm, lacking grace; pozbawiony wdzięku. After the fire the town was rebuilt in a charmless way.
chary
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very careful; mean; ostrożny, rozważny; skąpy. He's always been really chary whatever he was doing.
chatty
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talkative; gadatliwy Who's thatchatty boy you were talking to?
cheekily
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in a way which is impolite or rude, without respect; bezczelnie. She answered me way too cheekily.
cheeky
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offensively bold; bezczelny, impertynencki. His questions sound rather cheeky.
chirpy
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lively, light-hearted, happy; ożywiony, w dobrym nastroju. What's happened? You seemed so chirpy in the morning and now you're upset.
choosiness
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the quality of being choosy; wybredność-Her choosiness isn't easy to bear.
chop
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to cut into small pieces; siekac, rąbać. Chop the meat and I'll prepare the sauce.
citation
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words taken from a particular text; cytat, przytoczenie. You must indicate the sources of the citations.
cite
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to mention something that someone else said or proved; cytować, przytaczać; wymieniać. He cites Bertrand Russell in his work.
citizen
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a member of a certain country; obywatel. She became a German citizen after her marriage.
citizenship
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the state of being a member of a certain country; obywatelstwo. He didn't actually apply for American citizenship.
civic
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relatig to a city; miejski. Civic authorities have faced a serious conflict.
civil servant
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a person who works for the goverment; urzędnik państwowy. Sally is planning a civil servant career.
civilized
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polite, calm; grzeczny, kulturalny. I wish you behaved in a civilized way.
claim
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to state that something is true; to demand; twierdzić, utrzymywać (że); żądać, domagać się. She claims that it wasn't her fault.
claimant
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someone who claims a right to something; osoba wysuwająca roszczenie, domagająca się czegoś. Claimants of the benefit are getting stronger every day as a group.
clamour
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loud outcry; to protest, to make loud demands; zgiełk, wrzawa, oburzenie; podnosić wrzawę, głośno się czegoś domagać. The news resulted in clamour from the people.
clarify
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to make clear; to explain; klarować, oczyszczać; wyjaśniać. I hope he'll clarify this point. Otherwise I won't understand it.
clarity
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the quality of being clear; jasność, przejrzystość, klarowność. As a writer, he's a master of clarity.
class monitor
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a student in class who is responsible for certain jobs; dyżurny w szkole. The teacher said Amy was a perfect class monitor.
clockwise
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moving) according to the direction of clock's hands; zgodnie z ruchem wskazówek zegara. Each player moves clockwise, throwing the dice twice each turn.
closure
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the process or moment of finishing something, such as a business, activity, discussion; making people not use a particular place or object; zamknięcie; blokada. The increase in school closures is a real threat to teachers.
cloudlet
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a small cloud; chmurka, obłoczek. Amy's drawn a cloudlet in the sky.
clumsy
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lacking skill, grace or coordination; niezgrabny, niezręczny. Why are you being so clumsy?! You've broken my favourite cup!
cluster
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a group, to come together; grupa; gromadzić się. A cluster of fans followed the model wherever she moved.
coach
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a trainer; a tutor; to train someone; to teach someone on oneto-one basis; trener, korepetytor; trenować; udzielać korepetycji
coarse
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rough, not soft; rude; szorstki, gruby; nieokrzesany, grubiański. I'd rather you didn't use such coarse language
coauthor
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one of authors of something; współautor Isn't she a coauthor of this book?
cocksure
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too self-confident, conceited; zarozumiały, zadufany I would like him if he wasn't so cocksure.
cocksureness
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characteristic of being too confident and rude; zarozumialstwo, zadufanie Jamie's cocksureness makes me sick.
comfiness
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comfort; wygoda, luksus She claimed that comfiness was more important than the price of the room.
comfortless
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not involving comfort; gloomy; unhappy, miserable; pozbawiony wygód, komfortu; ponury, nieszczęśliwy. She spent ten long years in that comfortless country.
comfy
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comfortable, cosy, nice (about a room, etc.); wygodny, przytulny. Her room was tiny and a bit messy, but really comfy at the same time.
command
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to order, to tell somebody to do something; nakazywać, rozkazywać. The colonel commanded the soldiers to shoot.
commandment
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a religious principle which ought to be obeyed by believers; przykazanie. I wish all Christians obeyed the Ten Commandments.
commemorate
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to remember and give respect, usually in an official way; czcić pamięć, upamiętniać. The government decided to commemorate the anniversary.
commentator
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a television or radio journalist who relates or describes an event; komentator (radiowy lub telewizyjny) His dream was to become a sports commentator
commercial break
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a break in a programme when commercials are broadcast; przerwa na reklamy. I made some tea in the commercial break.
commit
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to do something that is considered wrong, such as a crime; to promise one's loyalty, money, etc. to a particular purpose, person, etc.; popełniać (np. zbrodnię, samobójstwo); popełniać; przeznaczać; angażować się
committed
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loyal and devoted, willing to work hard one's belief; wierny, oddany, zaangażowany. He's always been a committed member of our party.
commonplace
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usual, common; something common, something that occurs every day; pospolity, powszechny, zwyczajny; rzecz codzienna, powszechne zjawisko. Mobiles have become commonplace.
companion
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a friend, usually at a specific situation, job, etc.; towarzysz, kompan. Jenny would be a perfect travel companion.
company
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the people one is with; the people surrounding you; towarzystwo (ludzie, którzy spędzają z nami czas) It's actually impolite to ignore your company during a meal.
compassion
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a feeling of sympathy and sadness; współczucie, litość. As the author claims, all the basic emotions, such as love, guilt, compassion, anger, are essential to living happily and healthily.
compassionate
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showing compassion, merciful; współczujący, pełen współczucia, litościwy. We didn't expect such a compassionate response to our appeal.
competitive
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enjoying competition; requiring competition; lubiący rywalizację; wymagający rywalizacji. I am very competitive and enjoy challenge.
complain
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difficult, complicated; złożony, skomplikowany. The whole issue appears much more complex than it really is.
complex
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difficult, complicated; złożony, skomplikowany The whole issue appears much more complex than it really is.
complexion
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the quality and colour of one's face; the character of something; cera, karnacja; charakter, zabarwienieShe was a young woman with dark eyes and fair complexion.
complexity
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the quality of being complex, that is difficult to understand, usually because of too many aspects, plots, problems, etc. being involved; złożoność, zawiłość It was an issue of great complexity.
comprehend
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to understand, to take in; rozumieć, pojmować This community finds it hard to comprehend. They simply discuss why she acted that way.
comprehensive
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including much, esp. information or knowledge; obszerny, kompletny, wszechstronny This comprehensive study is where you can find reasonable answers to your questions.
compulsive
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addictive; entertaining; interesting so much that you cannot stop doing it; being an addiction; wciągający, nałogowy, trudny do zaprzestania. She tried to find consolation in compulsive shopping.
compulsory
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being a must, a duty; obowiązkowy. It was a compulsory piece of homework, unlike the other exercises.
conceive
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to form in the mind, to make up; to plan; to get pregnant; wymyślić, obmyślić, wyobrażać sobie; planować; zajść w ciążęThe plan she's conceived will never be accepted by her boyfriend.
conclude
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to make a conclusion, to understand something basing on certain data; dochodzić do wniosku, stwierdzać. The boss concluded no further training was necessary.
concussion
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damage to the brain which is temporary and is caused by e.g. falling down or a hit on the head; wstrząśnienie mózgu He's in hospital now with a concussion.
conferee
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a participant of a conference; uczestnik konferencji A large group of conferees gather around him.
confusing
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causing confusion; pomieszany, mylący, wprowadzający w zakłpotanie, niepewność The questions were quite confusing- I was well prepared and still had lots of doubts during the test.
connected (with)
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linked to, related to; związany (z)Is your job in any way connected with television?
conscience
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the part of mind that is responsible for distinguishing between good and bad things; sumienie Have you got no conscience? Why are you doing this to me?
conscience_stricken
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feeling guilty; dręczony wyrzutami sumienia. She must feel conscience-stricken now
conscientious
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reliable, meticulous; sumienny, skrupulatny He's an extremely conscientious student.
conscientious
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diligent, putting much effort into one's work; sumienny, skrupulatny In my opinion, such conscientious students should be praised more.
considerate
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showing care for others, thinking about people; troskliwy, delikatny, ostrożny Being a very considerate person, Susie avoided the difficult subject which might have worried her mother.
consideration
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thinking about something carefully; being kind and caring; rozwaga; uwaga, względy. She always shows consideration to others.
constrain
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to limit someone by telling them what they’re not allowed to do and controlling them; to force someone to do sth; ograniczać; zmuszać; zniewalać. I felt constrained to obey my teacher though I hated the idea.
constraint
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limitation; the act of forcing someone to do sth; ograniczenie; przymus. Your decision to cooperate with them would mean additional constraints.
contemporary
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modern, living, existing or creating nowadays; współczesne I wouldn't say he belongs to the most interesting cntemporary artists.
contentment
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the state of being glad, content, merry; zadowolenie, radość, uradowanieHer self-confidence and contentment make others trust her as a leader.
contingency
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a possibility; an accident; mnożliwość, ewentualność; wypadek, przypadek. Have you discussed all the possible contingencies?
contingency plan
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a plan you make in case something goes wrong; plan awaryjny. Suzie always makes up a contingency plan!
contingently
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accidentally; under condition; przypadkowo; warunkowo. There were some soldiers who had been contingently trapped during the expedition.
contract
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a written formal agreement; umowa, kontrakt. They are going to sign a contract with the studio.
contrary
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opposite; przeciwny; przeciwnie, odwrotnie I think the contrary, if you ask me.
convenient
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comfortable, suited to one's needs; wygodny, dogodny We kindly ask you to inform us whether the date of the meeting is convenient for you.
converse
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to talk with somebody for a long time; konwersowaćThe neighbour used to visit my grandfather every afternoon and they would converse long hours.
convince
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(sb of sth) to make someone agree, to persuade; przekonać (kogoś o czymś) They won't convince the court of their innocence.
convincing
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making you believe something or change your opinion about sometning; przekonujący, przekonywającyThe chairman's speech was so convincing everybody applauded.
convoy
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a group of people, vehicles, etc. that protect an important person or valuable goods; to protect the above mentioned in a group; konwój, eskorta; konwojować, eskortować. It took over half an hour for the convoy to leave the jammed area.
coolness
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the quality of being cool; the quality of being calm; chłód; spokój, opanowanie. Her coolness was really impressive.
corpulent
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plump, full, obese; korpulentny, pulchny; tęgi. Well, he was short, corpulent and dressed neatly.
cosy
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nice and comfortable; przytulny, miły. My grandma’s room is very cosy.
couch potato
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an idler, a person who spends a lot of time on a couch or sofa, usually in front of a tv set; leniuch, obibok, osoba spędzająca większość czasu na kanapie przed telewizorem. Sally's a real couch potato- she won't be happy to join you.
counselling
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giving advice to people; doradztwo, poradnictwo, pomoc terapeuty; They specialize in counselling services.
counterfeit
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to produce an illegal imitation; an illegal imitation; podrbiać, fałszować; podróbka, fałszerstwo. Lots of counterfeited tools can be bought at bazaars.
courgette
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an oblong vegetable with a green skin; cukinia. I love the way he prepares courgette with tomato sauce!
coven
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a meeting of witches; zlot czarownic, sabat czarownic The Little Witch was punished for taking part in the covet without permission.
coven
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an assembly of witches; zlot czarownic, sabat The girl vividly described the coven which is an opening scene of the movie.
coyly
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in a modest or shy way; skromnie; nieśmiało She answerd coyly, blushing and looking down.
cradle
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a small swinging bed for babies; the place where something important began; kołyska, kolebka (także metaforycznie) Ancient Greece was the cradle of European civilisation.
cramp
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a sudden muscle pain that makes one unable to move for a while; skurcz. That terrible cramp in the leg made me wake up several times during the night.
crash helmet
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a helmet you wear in case of accident; kask ochronny. You're not allowed to enter here without a crash helmet.
craven
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cowardly, fainthearted; bojaźliwy, tchórzliwy, nędzny. Your strategy has been craven submission, which will lead you nowhere.
crawly
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making you feel scary; przyprawiający o gęsią skórkę. It must have been a crawly experience.
craze
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fashion, a trend; przelotna moda, szaleństwo. This game is the latest craze among teenagers.
creak
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to produce an unpleasant, sharp sound; skrzypieć, trzeszczeć "What was it?" "It might be the door creaking in our neighbour's garage."
credible
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possible to be believed; wiarygodny. This piece of news appears credible.
credibly
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in a manner which involves trust and belief; wiarygodnie. You cannot credibly compare this household to an average one.
credulous
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nive, eager to believe what others say; łatwowierny. It sometimes makes me worried, really. She's so credulous and naive.
creep
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to move slowly and quietly; to crawl; skradać się; czołgać się. He crept to the door without being noticed.
creepy
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scary, terrible; straszny, niesamowity, przyprawiający o gęsią skórkę. Sarah likes such creepy movies.
crossly
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angrily; gniewnie, ze złością "She was late again!" the teacher said crossly.
crucial
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of great importance, basic; zasadniczy, kluczowy; decydującyIn my opinion, we omitted crucial aspects of the issue.
cruise
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a journey on a ship for pleasure; to go on such a journey; rejs; płynąć w rejs. The cruise was a wonderful idea!
crumble
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to break sth into small pieces; kruszyć. A couple of children were crumbling bread for birds in the park.
crumple
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to make many folds; to become full of folds; gnieść (się), miąć. This dress will crumple easily.
crunch
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to eat with a cracking sound; chrupać. We watched the rabbit crunch carrots.
crunchy
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making a special sound when you grind it; chrupki, chrupiący, I love crunchy vegetables.
crutch
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a special stick which supports you if you have problems with walking; kula (stanowiąca podporę w przypadku problemów z chodzeniem) Since the accident Darek's been on crutches.
cuddle
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to hold (someone) with affection; tulić, przytulać. The girl cuddled her teddy.
curse
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to swear, to use offensive language; przeklinać, kląć. He realised the bus had left and cursed
cursory
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not thorough, not reflected upon; powierzchowny. This article is a typical mixture of stereotype and cursory judgements.
customary
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traditional; habitually practiced; tradycyjny; zwyczajowy; zwyczajny. She's not behaving in her customary manner.
customized
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made in accordance with customer's specific needs; dostosowany do wymagań klienta. Customized goods are what they specialize in.
daft
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stupid; unintelligent; głupi, głupkowaty. He's so daft, what's he doing in the team?
dance floor
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an area which is for dancing only (at a disco, at a restaurant, etc.); parkiet taneczny. She spent the whole night at the dance floor.
danceable
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such that one can dance at/to; taneczny, nadający się do tańczenia. If you're coming, bring some danceable CDs!
daunting
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about something that makes one frightened or worried because of being difficult; zniechęcający, odstraszający. Don’t leave me alone with the daunting task of cleaning up the whole house!
deafening
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so loud you can't hear anything else; ogłuszający. Deafening sounds of techno music made our conversation impossible.
deafening
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extremely loud; ogłuszający. Out of a sudden, we heard a deafening noise from the outside.
deathly
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causing death; terrible and gloomy; śmiertelny, śmiercionośny; grobowy, trupi. His words were followed by nothing but deathly silence.
debris
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remains of something that has been destroyed; szczątki, gruzy; odłamki; pozostałości, resztki. Victims were trying to make their way through the debris.
decay
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to become gradually worse or damaged; gnić; niszczeć, podupadać. The whole lawn was covered with decaying leaves.
deceive
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to trick, to cheat, to hide the truth; oszukiwać, okłamywać, wprowadzać w błąd. If you deceive her once, she's never going to trust you.
deceiver
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a person who deceives others, that is, lies and cheats; oszust, kłamca. I used to trust him, but now I perceive him as a deceiver.
deceiving
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cheating; false, not true; oszukańczy; zwodniczy. He spoke to me with a deceiving smile.
decelerate
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to move more slowly; zwalniać. He decelerated at the sight of the police, but it was too late.
decent
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alright, proper, good; porządny, przyzwoity. I hope we'll finally have a decent meal
decently
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in a socially accepted way, in a satisfactory way; przyzwoicie. You ought to dress decently.
deception
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the act of cheating, the act of hiding the truth; oszustwo. He obtained the money by deception, which has been just discovered.
decided
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obvious; certain; zdecydowany; stanowczy. It's obvious that they have a decided advantage over us.
decidedly
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obviously, absolutely; zdecydowanie, stanowczo. She was decidedly mean to her daughter
deck
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the open surface of a ship; pokład. We decided to sleep on the deck.
deckchair
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a folding chair which you use outside, to sunbathe or relax; leżak. What a lovely deckchair! How much is it?
declared
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topenly affirming one's views, announcing something in a clear way; zdeklarowany, otwarty, stanowczy. I'm a declared supporter of this party.
decline
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to become smaller or weaker; to refuse, to reject; zmniejszać się, malec, podupadać; nie przyjmować, odmawiać The politician's popularity declined after his decision.
dedicated
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involved, devoted; oddany, zaangażowany, ofiarny. Sheila is really dedicated to her new work.
deep_fried
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fried in a deep pan in a large amount of fat; smażony w głębokim tłuszczu. You should avoid deep_fried food.
deep_fry
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to fry in a large amount of fat; smażyć w głębokim tłuszczu. Now deep_fry the vegetables.
defeat
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a terrible and serious failure; klęska, porażka. What happened ysterday was a crushing defeat and I cannot call it otherwise.
defensive
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done in order to defend oneself; defensywny, obronny. She made a defensive gesture as if she were scared.
definitive
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complete, final, not to be questioned; definitywny, ostateczny, rozstrzygający. You're being naive if you want to find a definitive answer to this question.
delay
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to put off; the act of putting sth off; opóźniać, zwlekać, odkładać na później; zwłoka, opóźnienie. I must apologize for the delay I hope you will understand.
deniable
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possible to deny; zaprzeczalny, dający się zaprzeczyć. You must understand that these simple facts are not deniable.
denial
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statement that something is not true; refusal; zaprzeczenie; odmowa. Did they believe her denial that she had witnessed the robbery?
denomination
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a religious group sharing certain beliefs; wyznanie. He said he didn't belong to any particular denomination.
deny
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to refuse; to say that something is not true; odmawiać; zaprzeczać. She denies that she took my notebook, but I don't believe her.
departure lounge
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the place where you wait before you get on a plane; hala odlotów. I must have left my rucksack in the departure lounge.
dependable
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reliable; słowny, rzetelny, niezawodny. Diana is not the most dependable person in the office.
deplete
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to use up e.g. resources; to reduce the amount of sth; wyczerpywać, uszczuplaćWe should be more cautious as far as natural resources are concerned. People shouldn't continue to deplete them.
deplore
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to be sorry because of sth; to not approve of sth; ubolewać, wyrażać ubolewanie; nie pochwalać, potępiać. The students' behaviour was deplored.
deportee
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a person that should be/is deported; deportowany, osoba deportowana. Eventually, he ended up as a deportee.
deranged
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confused; thrown out of mental balance; szalony, zaburzony, obłąkany. Now that I've observed his behaviour for a while I'm sure he's mentally deranged.
derision
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mockery, scornful opinion or treatment; drwina, kpina, pośmiewisko. Shouts of derision made her feel helpless.
derisive
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mocking; drwiący, szyderczy. His derisive remarks should be ignored.
deserted
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about a place: without people, abandoned; opuszczony, opustoszały (o miejscach). It gave me the creeps to walk in the deserted city.
despair
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the state of hopelessness; to feel that everything is wrong; rozpacz; rozpaczać. There's no time for despair now. You've got to act.
detailed
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full of details, not general; szczegółowy She gave me a detailed description of the situation, which made certain things clear.
develop
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to make something (or oneself) grow, become larger, stronger or better; rozwijać (się). Hopefully the enterprise will develop.
devote
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to give something or one’s time etc. to somebody else or for a purpose one considers important; poświęcać. You’ve devoted so much time to your studies already that you shouldn’t give it up.
devotion
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commitment, strong attachment; zeal; poświęcenie, oddanie, przywiązanie; pobożność. Her devotion was really moving.
dilemma
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a problem, a difficult choice; dylemat. She faced the dilemma of quitting a secure job or rejecting a more interesting one.
diminutive
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very small, tiny; mały, drobny. Even a diminutive woman like her would be able to lift it.
disapprovingly
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expressing disapproval, that is, an opinion that something or someone is bad, wrong, etc.; z dezaprobatą. She watched them disapprovingly
discard
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to get rid of, to throw awya; pozbywać się, wyrzucać. I can remember a witty sentence I guess Margaret Atwood said so that whenever a woman discards a piece of clothes she discards a part of her life. Men won't get it, I'm afraid, but there's something about it.
discern
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to notice, to recognise; dostrzegać, zauważać; rozpoznawać. I could not discern any object in the dark room.
discolour
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to change the (natural) colour; odbarwiać się, przebarwiać się. The paint had discoloured, which made the interior look unpleasant.
disconsolate
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unhappy, disappointed; niepocieszony, nieutulony, zawiedziony. The class were disconsolate when the trip was cancelled.
discount
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a reduction in the price of something; rabat, zniżka. They usually offer a discount if you become a member of the club.
discredit
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to make others think that something or someone lacks the positve features they used to believe in; dyskredytować. He meant to discredit the leader.
disgraceful
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shameful, very bad; kompromitujący, haniebny, gorszący. The whole situation was absolutely disgraceful.
dishearten
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to discourage, to make you feel depressed; zniechęcać, przygnębiać. Micheal is feeling a bit disheartened, so we should help him.
disorder
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untidiness; confusion, lack of order; nieporządek, zamieszanie, zamieszki. The town, neglected during the postwar disorder, turned into a ruin.
dispatch
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to send off; to deal with; wysyłać; uwijać się, szybko załatwić. The decision to dispatch the troops to the area is at least controversial.
dispirited
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discouraged, upset; zniechęcony, przygnębiony. The professor couldn't talk the dispirited researchers into another attempt.
disrespectful
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showing no respect; lekceważący, obraźliwy. His disrespectful behaviour affected the atmosphere.
disrupt
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to interrupt, to prevent sth from being continued; to annoy; zakłócać, przerywać. Hard_wingers and roughnecks disrupted the demonstration.
disruption
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interrupting, causing trouble; zakłócenie, przerwanie, wstrzymanie. Due to serious disruption everybody was late.
disruptive
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preventing sth from continuation; annoying; causing problems; destrukcyjny, niszczący; zakłócający. The student was punished for his disruptive behaviour but no teacher tried to understand the reasons for his disobedience.
distasteful
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offensive, disgusting; not pleasing; niesmaczny, odrażający; odpychający. His very distasteful behaviour hasn't been punished yet.
distinct
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different from; clear and obvious; różny, wyróżniający się; jasny, wyraźny, dobitny. The noise outside is quite distinct in winter when the leaves are off.
distract
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to make someone's attention focus on something they didn't concentrate on, to disturb; rozpraszać; odrywać, odciągać; odwracać czyjąś uwagę. Don't distract me from my work.
distress
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great sorrow or despair; to make someone suffer; strapienie, cierpienie, rozpacz; denerwować, martwić, unieszczęśliwiać. The way my ex-husband is trying to distress me is really hard to bear.
distribute
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to give out (to more than one person); to provide; rozdawać, rozdzielać, rozprowadzać. The nurse distributed thermometers to the patients.
distrust
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lack of trust; nieufność. Your distrust will ruin that friendship.
divergence
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difference, e.g. of opinions; rozbieżność. The divergence of opinion on this problem in the company caused a never_ending discussion.
diverse
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different, various; rozmaity, różnorodny, różnoraki. The models were wearing diverse types of dresses.
diversity
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variety; difference; różnorodność, rozmaitość, zróżnicowanie. Ethnic diversity is typical of the USA society.
divination
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a method or act of predicting the future using cards, magic, etc.; wróżbiarstwo, wróżba. Sally has changed recently. She's studying books on methods of divination. Moreover, hardly ever does she talk to anybody.
dizzy
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feeling unable to balance; cierpiący na zawroty głowy. She started to feel dizzy.
do_nothing
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someone who's extremely lazy and doesn't feel like working at all; nierób, wałkoń. Who do you think you are? You're such a do_nothing and you dare to criticize others!
dolefully
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sadly; smętnie, żałośnie. The girl was weeping dolefully.
domesticated
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brought under human control (of animals, plants); oswojony, udomowiony. Cats must have been domesticated thousands years ago.
donate
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to give (material goods) in order to help somebody, an organization, etc.; ofiarowywać, darować. He donated all his savings to a charity.
double_dealing
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cheating, acting in a dishonest way; obłuda. His double_dealing make me sick.
downpour
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heavy rain; ulewa. We really didn't expect such a downpour!
drafty
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not airtight, draughty; pełen przeciągów, przewiewny. Has your flat always been so drafy?
dreaded
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inspiring fear; dreadful, awful; wzbudzający przerażenie; staszny, okropny. When she heard the dreaded noises, she ran away.
dress circle
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the first level above the main floor at the auditorium at the theatre; balkon pierwszego piętra w teatrze. Our tickets are in the dress circle.
dressy
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smart; elegant; in fancy clothes; szykowny, wytworny, elegancki. My mother insisted that I put on something more dressy for the family reunion
dribble
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a drop, a bit; to flow in small amounts; kropelka, odrobina; kapać, ściekać. Milk was dribbling from the bottle.
drizzle
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to fall (of rain) in small drops; mżyć. It's been drizzling all day.
droop
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to fall down, to bend; opadać, zwisać bezwładnie, zwieszać się. One of the plants you'd bought drooped because it had no water.
dropout
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someone who quits school before graduation; a person who drops out from a group; osoba, która nie kończy szkoły; wyrzutek. My father used to say I'd become a school dropout.
drowsiness
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sleepiness, the state of being sleepy; senność. That medicine could have caused the drowsiness you've been complaining about.
dryly
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in a dry manner; harshly; sucho, oschle. She treated us dryly enough to make us understand she wasn't happy to see us.
dubious
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doubtful, being in doubt; not clear, not obvious; wątpliwy; niepewny, podejrzany. Her excuse was rather dubious.
dungeon
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a prison in the underground; loch. The princess was imprisoned in the dungeon.
durable
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able to work or last for a long time; trwały, solidny, mocny. The device was made of durable materials.
dusky
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dark; ciemny, mroczny. The rose turned dusky red.
dust cover
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a clothing you put on things to protect them against dust; a piece of printed paper put on the cover of a book; pokrowiec; obwoluta. I need a dust cover for my printer.
dutiful
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polite, obedient, kind; posłuszny, obowiązkowy, dobry. I don't know what happened with Helen she always was so dutiful!
earnest
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serious and determined; poważny, szczery, sumienny. She was extraoridinarily earnest for her age.
earthshaking
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crucial, special, affecting many people; przełomowy, doniosły. Forming of the Polish government was supposed to be an earthshaking moment.
ease
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to make sth not as bad, severe or painful as it is; łagodzić, zmniejszać, osłabiać. This pill should ease the pain.
easel
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a wooden frame on legs which holds a picture being painted; sztaluga Sally likes painting so much why don't you buy her an easel for birthday?
elaborate
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to make something better, to improve something in a detailed way; opracowywać, dopracowywać, uzupełniać complicated or very detailed; skomplikowany, szczegółowy. I think you should elaborate on this painting.
elections
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the act of selecting sb, usually politicians; wybory; The predicted results of presidential elections in Poland are rather scary
elongate
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to lengthen, to extend, to make or become longer; przedłużać, wydłużać; wydłużać się. Your sleeves have elongated after washing.
eloquent
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expressing one's message clearly and effectively; elokwentny, wymowny. It was one of his most eloquent speeches.
emancipate
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to liberate, to give rights to; emancypować, wyzwalać. Their attempts to emancipate the working class failed.
emancipation
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liberation, giving rights to someone; emancypacja, wyzwolenie. when did the emancipation of slaves in America actually begin?
embellish
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to decorate, to make beautiful; ozdabiać, upiększać. Students did their best to embellish the gym before the disco.
embittered
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disappointed, gloomy, upset because of sth that happened; rozżalony, rozgoryczony Anna's boyfriend was embittered by her unreasonable decision.
embolden
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to make someone feel more courage to do something; ośmielać. Young people were emboldened by the authorities who supported their actions.
emerge
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to appear, to to come out from behind something; wyłaniać się, wynurzać. The great mammal emerged from water.
emergency brake / emergency cord
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a device used to stop a vehicle from moving, usually by a passanger and in an emergency; hamulec bezpieczeństwa. You may not use an emergency brake without a reason.
emit
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to send something like sound, waves, sound, etc; emitować, wydawać. The sound this machine emits is really annoying.
emotional
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connected with emotions; expressing strong emotions; emocjonalny; uczuciowy. She's too emotional, even for a teenage girl.
emotive
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causing strong emotions; emocjonujący, wzruszający. Feminism turned out a highly emotive issue for these young people.
employee
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someone employed; someone working at a certain place; pracownik, zatrudniony Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits.
endure
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to cope with, to tolerate, to bear; to suffer from; znosić, wytrzymywać; cierpieć; tolerować (z trudem) The pain was really hard to endure.
engulfed
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completely absorbed; overwhelmed; involved or affected; pochłonięty, ogarnięty The whole country was engulfed in chaos.
enhance
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to increase, to improve; usprawniać, poprawiać, ulepszać, powiększać. That gossip won't enhance the actress's image.
enliven
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to make lively; ożywiać. The news enliveed the class.
enterprise
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a plan one comes up with; a business; przedsięwzięcie; inicjatywa; przedsiębiorstwo, firma. Actually, I found the whole enterprise unlikely to succeed.
entertainer
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a person who professionally entertains people, that is, sings, dances, makes shows, etc.; artysta (kabaretowy, cyrkowy, piosenkarz itp.) He wants to become a circus entertainer.
enticement
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influencing by causing desire or hope; nęcenie, wabienie; zachęta. One of enticements they offered was a quick promotion.
entire
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whole; cały, całkowity It was one of those days when the entire life seemed a complete failure to her.
entitlement
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a right to have something; uprawnienie, upoważnienie. Natural rights are another category of human entitlements.
enviable
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so good or successful that it makes others envy you; godny pozazdroszczenia. Her enviable career started when she was a child.
enviously
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with envy, with jealousy; zazdrośnie, zawistnie. She was looking enviously at the other girls, who were allowed to take part in the tournament.
enviousness
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an unpleasant feeling of wanting someone else has; zazdrość, zawiść. His enviousness will ruin their relationship.
environs
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the surroundings; the closest area; okolice. The team of architects designed the environs of the town.
envisage
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to imagine, to visualize; to predict; wyobrażać sobie, przewidywać. It's typical of Eve to envisage her future in dull colours.
enwrap
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to cover sth on all sides; owijać, zawijać. First we've got to enwrap this book so thatwe can give it as a present.
episode
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an event; a part of a story (a part of a series, etc.); epizod; wydarzenie; odcinek. She was in a hurry the latest episode of her favourite series was on.
equality
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the state of being equal, that is regarded as having the same rights or value; równość, równouprawnienie. Ewa states that you can't even dream of equality at this institute.
equity
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justice; just and equal treatment of people; sprawiedliwość, słuszność. The treatise discussing the problem of equity belongs to his major works.
equivocal
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having more than one meaning; unclear; dwuznaczny, niejednoznaczny; wymijający. The politicians words in the interview were equivocal.
erase
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to wipe off (e.g. sth from a board); wymazać, zetrzeć. Could you please erase these words? I think everybody has copied them by now.
erode
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to corrode, to eat away, to weaken; ulegać erozji, powodować erozję; wyżerac, trawić; stopniowo niszczeć, podkopywać. All she had done in spite of promises eroded my trust in her words.
essential
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basic; necessary; important; zasadniczy; nieodzowny, niezbędny; istotny. It is essential that the project is finished on time.
establish
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to settle; to start; to make work; zakładać; ustanawiać. They decided to establish a business.
estimate
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to guess the amount, size, etc., basing on certain data; the result of such guess; szacować; obliczać; szacunek, wycena. Without that data we won't be able to estimate how many people are needed.
estimated
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predicted, guesssed as to the cost, size, etc. of something; szacunkowy, przybliżony, przewidywany. Can you tell me the estimated cost of the whole enterprise?
ethereal
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delicate, light; eteryczny, zwiewny. He was curious who the ethereal beauty was.
eventually
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in the end; w końcu, wreszcie. She went missing for a fortnight and was eventually found at a hotel in Los Angeles
exaggerated
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too big, too intensive; excessive; przesadny. Alice greeted us with an exaggerated smile.
exaggeration
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an act or comment making something seem better or worse than it really is; przesada. To describe her as an excellent teacher is a bit of an exaggeration.
exceedingly
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very, to a great extent; niezwykle, niezmiernie. She was an exceedingly wealthy person.
excess
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too much of something; something exaggerated; nadmiar, nadwyżka; brak umiaru. He drinks to excess, which worries me.
excessive
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too much, too large; nadmierny, zbytny, przesadny. Excessive prices discouraged us.
excessively
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too much, to excess, in an exaggerated way; nadmiernie, przesadnie, zbytnio. Praising the girl excessively won't do any good.
excursion
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a trip; a journey; wycieczka/I really enjoyed the excursion.
exhausted
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extremely tired; zmęczony, wyczerpany. I'm really exhausted. Don't expect I'll go with you.
exhilarate
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to make happy, glad, cheerful; radować, rozweselać The news exhilarated the whole family.
expedition
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an organised journey which has a specific purpose, usually scientific research; wyprawa, ekspedycja. The expedition to the Antarctic was his most dangerous experience.
exploitation
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the use of sth/sb; using something / somebody unfairly; eksploatacja, wyzysk. Terrible work conditions, dreary atmosphere, low wages you get here you can call it exploitation!
explore
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to search, to disover, to examine and investigate; badać, zgłębiać. This matter calls for exploring it more thoroughly.
eyewitness
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someone who sees something, especially sth such as crime; świadek naoczny. She was summoned as an eyewitness.
fable
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a fairy tale; rubbish, a false story; bajka; bajki, kłamstwa, bzdura, All she said is fable!
fabler
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someone who makes up stories and cheats; blagier. How many more times do I have to tell you not to trust that fabler?
fabulous
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excellent, wonderful; wspaniały, cudowny, fantastyczny, bajeczny. Sheila's a fabulous girl.
fabulously
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extremely, in an excellent manner; wspaniale, cudownie, niezwykle. He was a fabulously rich businessman.
facility
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an ability; a place designed for a certain purpose, usu. a building; zdolność, talent; funkcja; obiekt, budynek użyteczności publicznej. Her facility for languages made her decide on a job as an interpreter at a very early stage of her life.
factor
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something that influences or affects something else; czynnik, współczynnik. Bad weather is an important factor in road accidents.
factsheet
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written material with information; broszura, ulotka informacyjna. Participants were handed out factsheets.
faint
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slight, weak; słaby, znikomy, niewyraźny, nieznaczny, to become unconscious; zemdleć. She glanced at the telephone in the faint hope they could call.
faint_hearted
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not brave, cowardly; tchórzliwy. When I was in need, some of my friends turned out too faint_hearted to help me.
fake
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to pretend; to cheat; pretended; one who pretends or cheats; udawać; fałszować; fałszywy, udawany; osoba, która udaje. Her fake enthusiasm was just one of those tricks you shouldn't believe.
familiar
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well_known to (somebody); knowing (something or someone) well; dobrze znany, znajomy; zaznajomiony (z); zażyły. This name sounds familiar, but I can't tell you who he is.
family man
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a person who likes spending time at home with the family; a married man with children; domator; mężczyzna posiadający żonę i dzieci. He's a family man. his home is the most important thing for him.
fanciful
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imaginary, not realistic; urojony, wyssany z palca, fantazyjny. She holds some fanciful beliefs about relationships.
fare
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money paid for a journey; opłata za przejazd. Remember we've got to pay the fare. you can't spend all on food.
favourable
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positive, friendly; przychylny, korzystny. The terms were quite favourable.
ferocious
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wild, cruel, fierce; okrutny, zażarty, straszliwy. The author depicts one of the most ferocious battles of the period.
figurative
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wild, cruel, fierce; okrutny, zażarty, straszliwy. The author depicts one of the most ferocious battles of the period.
fin
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a part of fish's body which is used to move; płetwa. That fish has got enormous fins.
fireproof
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resistant to fire; ognioodporny, ogniotrwały. She deposited the money in a fireproof safe.
first night
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the first time when a play goes on the stage; premiera. The young actress had stage fright before the first night.
fishing_rod
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a tool used for fishing; wędka. The boys took their fishing_rods and went to the river bank.
fixed
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attached; stable; never changing; przymocowany; stały, niezmienny; niewzruszony. The lecturer was talking with a fixed smile.
fixedly
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without paying attention to anything else but a given object; continuously; niewzruszenie, nieruchomo. Tim gazed fixedly at Mary, without a single word.
fizzy
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with a lot of bubbles, hissing; gazujący, gazowany, musujący. I think I'll have some fizzy water now.
flaming
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burning, in flames; very bright; violent; płonący; płomienny, jaskrawy; gwałtowny. I could see her beautiful flaming red hair from a distance.
flashy
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exaggerated, tastless, showy; przesadny, w złym tonie, jaskrawy, tandetny. Is Suzie the one who always wears flashy clothes and thick make_up?
flatly
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in a flat voice; firmly; bezbarwnym głosem; stanowczo."Do whatever you want", he said flatly.
flex
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to tighten, to bend; napinać, rozciągać. Look at this guy flexing his muscles! Who is he trying to impress?
flicker
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to burn unevenly; to exist for a moment and suddenly disappear; błyskać, migotać; zamigotać. The flame of the candle flickered in the dark.
flip_flop
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an open shoe, usually made of rubber with a strip between the big toe and the other toes; klapek, sandał. Don't forget to pack your flip_flops, honey.
flock
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a group of birds; a group of sheep; to gather, to move together as a crowd; stado (np. ptaków, owiec); gromadzić się, zbierać się. Have you seen the flock of birds flying over there? It was an amazing view.
fold
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to bend (a piece of paper, etc.); to cross (one's arms); złożyć (np. kartkę papieru); skrzyżować ramiona. The teacher stood up, folded her arms and waited for someone to explain the situation.
footnote
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a note printed at the bottom of a page, explaining or commenting on something printed on the page; przypis; I have no idea how to insert a footnote- will you help me?
forage
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to search for; food for domestic animals; poszukiwać; plądrować, przeszukiwać; pasza. I've seen this beggar before, he was foraging for food in a bin.
forcibly
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with the use of force, violently; efficiently; siłą, bezprawnie; skutecznie. The protesters were forcibly removed from the square yesterday.
forger
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someone who makes copies illegally; a liar; fałszerz; kłamca. The infamous forger was finally captured by the police.
forgery
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an illegal act of making something (such as a piece of art or account) look as if it were the original; fałszerstwo. He was accused of forgery.
forgetful
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tending to forget things easily; zapominalski, roztrzepany; niepomny. If you're so forgetful at work, don't expect great results.
forked tongue
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tongue typical of snakes; rozwidlony język. to speak with a forked tongue: to tell lies, to be a hypocrite; kłamać, być hipokrytą, mówić coś innego, niż się faktycznie myśli. I must tell you that Alice tends to speak with a forked tongue.
formality
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something you have to do when dealing with official matters; formalność. I know nothing of the formalities I should go through.
fragile
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weak, easy to break or damage, not very durable; kruchy, wątły, delikatny, łamliwy. She's so sensitive and fragile.
fragrant
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pleasant, smelling; pachnący, aromatyczny. The meal she prepared was fragrant and delicious. The room was filled with fragrant flowers.
frail
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a structure supporting sth; a set of rules; konstrukcja, rama, szkielet; ramy, zakres. The carpenter will have made a framework of the roof by the end of the week.
framework
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a structure supporting sth; a set of rules; konstrukcja, rama, szkielet; ramy, zakres. The carpenter will have made a framework of the roof by the end of the week.
freckle
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a small brown spot on one's skin; pieg. She's got lovely freckles.
freckled
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with freckles, that is, brown spots on one's skin; piegowaty. All his girlfriends were pale and freckled.
freebie
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a gift, especially to attract the interest of customers; podarunek np. od sklepu, upominek. I received this mug s a freebie.
frenetic
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frenzy, crazy, very fast; frenetyczny, szaleńczy, gorączkowy. The frenetic pace of their work surprised me the team used to be rather slow.
freshwater
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living in rivers or lakes, in water that does not contain salt; słodkowodny. Is the trout a freshwater fish?
frisky
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having and wanting fun, playful; rozbrykany, rozbawiony. Julka wanted to play with the frisky kitten.
full board
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all the meals, that is, breakfast, lunch and dinner (provided at a place such as hotel); pełne wyżywienie. Does the price include full board?
fussy
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discriminative, choosy; wybredny, wymagający. With her education she can't be so fussy when it comes to picking up a job.
futile
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done in vain; daremny, próżny, bezowocny. Tomy's futile attempts to find a decent job have made him completely upset.
gainful
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providing profit; korzystny, zyskowny. No employment appeared gainful enough for this ambitious girl.
general practitioner (GP)
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a doctor who deals with diseases that do not require a speciaist's treatment; internista, lekarz pierwszego kontaktu, lekarz ogólny. I'm not sure whether a visit to a GP will do. I think you should consult a specialist.
genuine
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real, authentic, true; prawdziwy, autentyczny, oryginalny, szczery, niekłamany. She stared at us in genuine surprise.
gill
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an organ through which fish breathe; skrzele. Today we've had a lesson about fish how gills work and so on.
girlish
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typical of girls; dziewczęcy. Her girlish laugh could be heard from a distance.
giveaway
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a product you receive from a retailer when you buy something else; upominek dołączany do zakupu w ramach promocji. I must admit I always find giveaways very attractive, which makes me spend too much money sometimes.
glamorous
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wonderfu, exciting, alluring; zachwycający, urzekający, olśniewający, świetny. That glamorous mansion belongs to a famous actor.
glare
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to stare angrily, to give an angry look; patrzeć ze złością. The shop assistant went on glaring at the queue.
glimmer
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a beam of light; a slight feeling; to shine weakly; błysk, przebłysk (np. nadziei); przebłyskiwać. We could see the fire glimmer in the distance.
glitter
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to shine, to gleam; błyszczeć, lśnić, połyskiwać. Drops of water glittered in the sun
glossary
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a list of difficult (technical, scientific, etc.) words included in a book; słowniczek terminów, glosariusz. You won't understand the latest comic book by Sturmer if you don't look every second baseball term in the glossary.
glove box
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glove compartment, a built in container in a car for keeping small things; schowek na rękawiczki (w samochodzie). I might have left the keys in the glove box.
glove compartment
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a case in a car where you keep small things such as gloves, sunglasses, etc.; schowek w samochodzie. You have left your cigarettes in the glove compartment.
gnaw
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to bite something around; obgryzać. I saw her sitting at her desk, gnawing a pencil, unable to put a word to paper.
goalkeeper
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a football player whose task is to stop the ball when it's about to reach the goal; bramkarz. What was the name of the famous goalkeeper?
goggle
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to look with one's eyes wide open; wytrzeszczać oczy; wybałuszać oczy. Goggling tourists made it impossible for me to see the painting.
gradual
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happening slowly, progressing or changing slowly; stopniowy. I could observe a gradual improvement in her behaviour.
graduate
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a person who has finished high school, college, university; to complete one’s studies; absolwent; ukończyć szkołę lub studia. She graduated from Harvard and that’s why she’s so conceited.
grasp
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to catch something or someone tightly; to take something in, to understand; schwycić coś / kogoś, uchwycić coś / kogoś; pojąć. Harry grasped her by the shoulders.
grate
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to obtain plenty of small pieces of something by rubbing it against a special device called grater; ucierać na tarce. Grate some cheese, please.
graze (1)
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to hurt the skin by rubbing it against something; zadrasnąć, obetrzeć. The girl fell of her bike and grazed her arm.
graze (2)
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to feed animals; to eat grass (about animals); paść, paść się. We saw a cow grazing in the meadow.
grease
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oily substance or dirt; tłuszcz, smar. Her hands were covered with grease.
gridlock
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huge traffic jam; a difficult or uncomfortable situation where nothing can be done to change it; ogromny korek uliczny; impas. The car crash in the city centre caused an awful gridlock.
grieve
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to be extremely sorry or worried, to lament, to regret and feel pain; to be sorry after someone's death; boleć, opłakiwać, rozpaczać, smucić się. Sandra is grieving for her father.
grievous
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very serious; ciężki, poważny (np. o obrażeniu ciała, ranie). The driver sustained grievous injuries.
grievously
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seriously, in a way that causes acute pain; poważnie, dotkliwie; ciężko. He was grievously wounded.
grim
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hopeless, worried; sad, umpleasant; posępny, ponury. His face was grim as he was telling us what had happened.
grime
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dirt that covers a surface; brud, warstwa brudu. When I entered my friend’s flat, which I was supposed to look after during her holidays, I was disgusted. Everything was covered in sticky grime.
grind
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grind (ground, ground), to make something become powder or small pieces by crushing it; mleć, rozdrabniać. Add some garlic and freshly ground pepper.
gripe
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to catch; to complain continuously; a problem, an issue to deal with; chwycić, złapać; biadolić, jęczeć, narzekać; problem. I wish you didn't go on griping like that- there's a lot of thoings to do about your problem.
gripping
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very interesting, breath_taking; pasjonujący, wciągający. This gripping movie takes everyone's breath away.
grossly
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much, too much; coarsely, roughly, in a rude manner; wielce, mocno, rażąco; ohydnie, ordynarnie. Her opinion was grossly unfair.
grounded
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sensible and confident; not allowed to leave home as a result of punishment; mocno stąpający po ziemi, pewny siebie; ukarany zakazem wychodzenia z domu, uziemiony. Tina is a grounded kind of person, she’s going to cope with that pressure.
grubby
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dirty; untidy; brudny, niechlujny. He wore grubby jeans and looked really terribly.
grudge
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anger or dislike towards someone who’s done something one doesn’t accept or that harmed them; to give something one doesn’t really want to give; uraza, niechęć; skąpić, żałować. I think she’ll forever bear a grudge against her parents.
gruelling
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tiring, exhausting; męczący, wyczerpujący. After the gruelling battle the warriors felt exhausted.
gruesome
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terrible, horrifying, involving death; makabryczny, straszny. She had to face the gruesome task of identifying the body of the murdered.
grumble
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to complain continuously; zrzędzić, utyskiwać, marudzić. Paul grumbled about the money he earned, he’d expected much more.
grumpily
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in a rude and nervous manner; opryskliwie. She just scolded me grumpily and left.
grumpy
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unhappy, irritable, dissatisfied; gderliwy, w złym humorze. Greg’s my best friend but he’s really grumpy at times.
guffaw
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to laugh out loud; loud laughter; śmiać się głośno; głośny śmiech. Noises of lively discussion and guffaw filled the room.
gullible
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naive, easy to cheat; naiwny. łatwowierny. In spite of her past experiences, Meg sometimes tends to be gullible as a child.
gulp
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to swallow; to take a deep breath with effort; połykać, przełykać; nabierać powietrza (oddechu). He gulped and jumped into the water.
gutter
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a pipe through which rainwater goes from a roof to the ground; rynna. The gutter must be damaged, will you olease check what's wrong with it?
habitual
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usual, being a habit, repeated; zwykły, charakterystyczny; notoryczny, nałogowy. It's a shame Mike's such a habitual liar.
habitually
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according to a routine or habit; stale; nałogowo; notorycznie. She's habitually unpunctual.
hale
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healthy, energetic; zdrowy, krzepki, czerstwy. Your grandma is looking hale so you shouldn't worry too much about her complaints.
half board
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a part of the meals, that is, breakfast and dinner (provided at a place such as hotel); niepełne wyżywienie. I think that half board would be a more comfortable option.
half_crazed
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very worried, upset, anxious; na wpół oszalały She was half_crazed with worry.
half_hearted
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with no real enthusiasm; bez zapału, niezdecydowany, na pół gwizdka. Her half_hearted attempt to get the job has failed.
halfway
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at the half of a distance between two places or moments; The school is about halfway along the road.
handful
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a portion of something that fills in an open hand; garść, garstka. Just add a handful of nuts.
handwriting
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a unique way of putting down letters and words; charakter pisma. Her handwriting is totally illegible.
hangover
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a bad physical state experienced after excessive use of alcohol; kac. I'm afraid he's going to learn what hangover is. He's drunk too much tonight.
happy_go_lucky
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carefree; beztroski, niefrasobliwy. He won't get far with that happy_go_lucky attitude! How do you know? It's sometimes better to live this way.
hard_bitten
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tough, obstinate, persistent; zatwardziały, zawzięty. Don't you understand you're not going to get rid of those hard_bitten journalists?
hard_earned
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earned or obtained with effort; ciężko zarobiony. I don't feel like spending our hard_earned money on something uncertain.
hardcover
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a book edited in hard covers; książka w twardej oprawie; wydanie książki w twardej oprawie. Hardcovers are more expensive, but I find them much nicer to read!
haughty
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arrogant, proud; bold; wyniosły; hard. Has she always been so haughty? Her behaviour is difficult to bear.
haul
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to draw sth heavily or slowly; sth you ctch or get with effort; ciągnąć, wlec, holować; zdobycz, połów. She merged into a crowd of mothers hauling their whimsical children, unwilling to leave.
hazardous
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risky, dangerous; ryzykowny, niebezpieczny. Though Jim finds his job hazardous, he wouldn't change it for any other.
headstrong
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disobedient and obstinate; uparty, nieprzejednany. I've never met such a headstrong person before.
headway
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progress; movement ahead; postęp, ruch do przodu. I must admit you're making headway.
heart_to_heart
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frank, open; szczery, w cztery oczy (np. rozmowa). We had a heart_to_heart talk yesterday.
heartless
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insensitive, unfeeling; nieczuły, bez serca. She turned out a heartless person indeed.
heritage park
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a site where you can see how people used to live, a museum in the open air; skansen. My daughter was impressed by the heritage park.
hermit
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a person who lives alone at a deserted place; pustelnik. It was her spiritual path to live a hermit's life.
hermitage
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a place where someone lives apart from the rest of society; pustelnia. Hardly ever did he leave his hermitage.
hideous
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very bad; nasty; awful; ugly; ohydny, paskudny, okropny. They have designed some hideous buildings.
high_pressure
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involving a lot of stress and worry; powodujący wysokie napięcie, wywołujacy stres. Would you choose a low_paid job or a high_pressure one?
high_risk
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involving serious risk; wysokiego ryzyka, ryzykowny. I wonder why he always plumps for such high_risk investments.
highlight
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to make more visible, to emphasise; uwypuklac, podkreślać, zaznaczać (np. flamastrem). This part of your speech needs highlighting.
hilarious
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very funny; zabawny, przekomiczny. The cartoon is really hilarious.
hilariously
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in a funny, entertaining way; zabawnie, komicznie. This sitcom is hilariously funny.
hilarity
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when people laugh a lot and consider things funny; wesołość, rozbawienie. I can't understand this hilarity.
hint
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a tip, a piece of advice; a suggestion; wskazówka; podpowiedź; sugestia. The hint was helpful enough for me to win the game.
hiss
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to make a sound that snakes produce; syczeć. Julka was scared when the snake hissed.
historic
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important in history; historyczny (ważny w historii) We've already seen every single historic building in this city, haven't we?
hitch_hike
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to travel by strangers' cars for free; podróżować autostopem. It was our best holiday, we visited Germany, France, Spain and Portugal. I really like hitch_hiking.
hoarse
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(of a voice) rough, sounding as if one had a sore throat; zachrypnięty. He sounded hoarse to me, is he ill?
home_lover
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a person who loves spending time at home; domator. Caroline's a real home_lover and she never goes out.
homesick
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longing for one's home or homeland, feeling bad and missing home and family; stęskniony za domem; stęskniony za ojczyzną. Kinga's been living in London for a couple of years now and she's never been homesick.
homey
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(American English) cosy, comfortable, like at home; nice; (amerykański angielski) przytulny, swojski, domowy; miły. It felt quite homey and good.
horror_stricken / horror_struck
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shocked, suddenly frightened; przerażony, przejety grozą. My parents were horror_stricken at the news they heard.
hostile
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extremely unfriendly, behaving like an enemy; wrogi. I don't understand your hostile attitude towards Emma.
hostilely
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in a very unfriendly way, as if one was your enemy; wrogo, nieprzyjaźnie. She was staring at me hostilely at first.
hot_blooded
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excitable, displaying strong emotions; w gorącej wodzie kąpany. It appears impossible to argue with this hot_blooded guy.
housebound
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if you're housebound, you must stay in, usually because of an illness; "uwiązany" w domu, zmuszony do pozostania w domu. I'm housebound this week it's flu.
howl
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to give a loud noise, to cry; a sound that dogs produce; wyć, ryczeć (o dziecku); skowyt, wycie. We could hear dogs howl as we were approaching the village.
huddle
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to gather closely to one another; gromadzić się, skupiać się, ścieśniać. The travellers huddled round the fire.
humble
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modest; skromny, pokorny. Ian was a very humble man.
ice_cold
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very cold; lodowaty. I'd love an ice_cold drink now.
illegible
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impossible to read because of e.g. bad handwriting; nieczytelny. Her letter was almost illegible. It took me ages to read it.
illicit
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illegal or considered wrong; zabroniony, nielegalny, bezprawny. He could have felt condemned by the local people as he had an illicit affair with a woman who was married.
imaginary
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created by imagination, imagined; zmyslony, wyiamginowany. When my daughter was five, she used to tell stories about imaginary creatures.
immaculate
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spotless, clean; absolutely perfect; nienaganny, nieskazitelny, bez zarzutu. Her house has always been immaculate, she's a stickler for order.
immature
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acting in a childish way, not mature; niedojrzały. I'm afraid Peter is too immature to make such decisions.
immortal
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living forever; nieśmiertelny. Her immortal words have been repeated without much understanding.
immortality
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living forever, lasting forever; nieśmiertelność. Do you believe in the immortality of the soul?
impact
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influence; wpływ, działanie. On_line shopping has a great impact on traditional stores.
impolitic
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not reasonable, not politic; niepolityczny, nierozważny, niezręczny. Their suggestion was rather impolitic.
importune
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to request with urgency; to press; to tease; to demand (usually money); to request sex for money narzucać się, naprzykrzać; molestować o coś, żądać pieniędzy; nakłaniać do nierządu, składać nieprzyzwoite propozycje. We were importuned for money in the street.
importunity
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being importunate; the act of demanding or requesting in an importunate way, urgently; natrętność, naleganie, natarczywość. Sally complained about the locals' importunity.
imprecise
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not accurate, not precise; nieprecyzyjny, niedokładny, nieścisły. The description was rather imprecise.
impudent
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trying to gain something in a very annoying way; nachalny. I cannot stand such impudent people.
incessant
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without a break, lasting non_stop; bezustanny, ustawiczny. The two of them plunged into an incessant fight.
incite
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to make others rebel; podburzać, podżegać, zachęcać. The crowds were incited to protest.
incognizant
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unaware; nieświadomy czegoś. He remained incognizant of the danger we might have faced.
income
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the money you earn; dochód, wpływy. You should start living within your income.
incomparably
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in a way that something is very different, better, worse, etc. than something else; nieporównywalnie. Her knowledge of the subject is incomparably more thorough.
increase
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to become bigger in number; zwiększać (się), wzrastać. The number of the unemployed has inreased.
increasingly
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growing; more and more; coraz bardziej, coraz więcej, rosnąco. This problem is increasingly common.
indecisive
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inczpable of making a decision aonce and for all; niezdecydowany. Has Helen always been so indecisive?
independently
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in a free way; niezależnie, w sposób niezależny. As a teacher she tried to make her students think independently.
indicate
začať sa učiť
to show, to point; to signal; to suggest; wskazywać; oznaczać; sugerować, napomknąć, dać do zrozumienia; sygnalizować. He indicated to us that he was not willing to participate.
indication
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something suggested, suitable; something that shows or makes something clear; wskazówka, oznaka. I could not decide what I was supposed to do. His face gave no clear indication of what he was thinking of the issue.
indistinct
začať sa učiť
unclear; niewyraźny. I have some indistinct memory of our first meeting.
indolence
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laziness, passive attitude; lenistwo, indolencja, opieszałość. Due to her indolence, the whole office encountered many problems.
indolent
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lazy, passive, slow; leniwy, opieszały, bierny. Why have you decided to rely on that indolent guy?
indoor
začať sa učiť
made, used or kept inside, e.g. at home; pokojowy; domowy; wewnętrzny. Since it's an indoor plant, you shouldn't keep it in the garden.
induce
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to talk someone into something, to persuade; to make something happen; zachęcać, nakłaniać; wywoływać, powodować. This medicine may induce nausea.
inexperienced
začať sa učiť
lacking experience, unskilled; niedoświadczony. I'm afraid the new secretary is a bit inexperienced.
infirm
začať sa učiť
weak, lacking strength; słaby, niedołężny; niepewny. He's become infirm lately and we must look after him.
inflammable
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easy to start burning; łatwopalny. Tey kept lots of inflammable materials in the basement, which caused the terrible accident.
ingenious
začať sa učiť
skillful; displaying inventiveness or genius; sprytny, bardzo pomysłowy; genialny. This book is not a masterpiece, but the plot itself can be called ingenious.
ingredient
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something that is a part of a whole, usually food; składnik. I never have all the necessary ingredients to make a cake!
inhabit
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to live in a certain place; zamieszkiwać. The village was inhabited mainly by elderly people.
inhabitant
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someone who lives in a certain place; mieszkaniec, osoba zamieszkująca dane miejsce. The village’s inhabitants turned out very hospitable and friendly.
inhibit
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to hold back; to prohibit; hamować, powstrzymywać. The medicine will inhibit the development of the illness.
initial
začať sa učiť
beginning; happening at the beginning; początkowy, wstępny. Their initial joy quickly turned to fear.
initially
začať sa učiť
at first, at the beginning; z początku, na początku, początkowo. Initially he worked here as a salesman.
innocent
začať sa učiť
not guilty; pure; naive; harmless; niewinny, naiwny, nieszkodliwy. He claimed the girl was innocent.
insect repellent
začať sa učiť
a liquid used to keep insects away; środek przeciwko owadom. Don't forget to buy an insect repellent!
insensitive
začať sa učiť
showing or feeling no sympathy or emotions; niewrażliwy. He's absolutely insensitive to social injustice.
insight
začať sa učiť
understanding; intuition, idea; zrozumienie; wgląd; intuicja, idea, myśl. The key insight of this theory is not convincing.
insipid
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tasteless, bland; mdły, bez smaku. The soup was fine, but the meat insipid. I didn't like the salad, either.
insist
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to state firmly sth must happen; nalegać. The students insisted on putting off the exam.
insolent
začať sa učiť
rude, disrespectful, domineering; bezczelny, zuchwały. Stop being insolent it will lead you nowhere.
insomnia
začať sa učiť
inability to fall asleep; bezsenność. My grandma, who is 84, is suffering from insomnia.
instalment
začať sa učiť
at once, immediately; w tej chwili, natychmiast. He was instantly noticed.
instantly
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at once, immediately; w tej chwili, natychmiast. He was instantly noticed.
interference
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engaging in something that doesn't regard you; ingerencja, wtrącanie się. Her interference in my business annoyed me.
interviewee
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a person who is asked questions during an interview; osoba udzielająca wywiadu. In spite of my doubts, the singer turned out a perfect interviewee, witty, charming and open.
intimidating
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discouraging, making fearful; groźny, onieśmielający, przerażający. It's a really intimidating perspective.
intrigued
začať sa učiť
really interested; zaintrygowany, zaciekawiony. She was intrigued by the idea.
intriguing
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extremely interesting; intrygujący. This intriguing question has not been answered yet
investigate
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to examine something carefully, to be trying to discover the truth; badać, rozpatrywać, prowadzić śledztwo. The police are investigating the case.
investigation
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close examination; badanie, dochodzenie. After a thorough investigation, the police have found new clues.
involuntary
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performed without conscious decision or will; bezwiedny, mimowolny. The fact she made that involuntary mistake seemed essential to her psychoanalyst.
irreproachable
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impeccable, blameless; nienaganny, bez zarzutu. Sally's mother is famous for irreproachable manners, which makes me nervous before my visit at her home.

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