Unit2

Question 1

Osoby niezwiązane z daną dziedziną

Answer 1

Lay people / layman

ˈleɪ.mən

The book is supposed to be the layman’s guide to home repair.

Question 2

Współczesny

Answer 2

Contemporary

I wanted to update my kitchen and put in something more contemporary.

Question 3

Kąt

Answer 3

Angle

Question 4

Niezachwiana uwaga

Answer 4

Undivided attention

Just give me five minutes, then you will have my undivided attention.

Question 5

Źle zrozumieć

Answer 5

Get the wrong end of the stick

Her friend saw us arrive at the party together and got the wrong end of the stick.

Question 6

W uproszczonych słowach

Answer 6

In layman’s terms

Question 7

Wyrzucić coś

Answer 7

Chuck something out

Question 8

Uprościć coś

Answer 8

Dumb something down

The media was accused of dumbing down the issue.

Question 9

to have the same ideas as someone else:

Answer 9

Be on the same page

Everyone in the office has to be on the same page about what our top priorities are.

Question 10

Kontrargument

Answer 10

Counter- argument

ˈkaʊn.tər.ɑː.ɡjə.mənt

In the following example we show an argument and a counter-argument supporting literals that are not complementary

Question 11

Mieć na uwadze

Answer 11

Bear in mind

Bearing in mind how young she is, I thought she did really well.

Question 12

Początkowo

Answer 12

Initially

ɪˈnɪʃ.əl.i

The damage was far more serious than initially believed.

Question 13

Niebezpieczny

Answer 13

Hazardous

ˈhæz.ə.dəs

Hazardous waste must be properly disposed of.

Question 14

Przewinienie

Answer 14

Wrongdoing

She has strenuously denied any criminal wrongdoing.

Question 15

Odrobina powagi

Answer 15

A bit of gravitas

Question 16

Przesadzić

Answer 16

Go overboard

I don’t think there’ll be more than six people eating, so I wouldn’t go overboard with the food.

Question 17

Dostępny

Answer 17

Accessible

əkˈses.ə.bəl

The resort is easily accessible by road, rail, and air.

Question 18

Wzbudzający emocje

Answer 18

Evocative

Her films are always set in beautiful locations and accompanied by evocative music.

Question 19

Zagłębiając się

Answer 19

Delving down

It’s not always a good idea to delve too deeply into someone’s past.

Question 20

Przeszkoda

Answer 20

Obstacle

Question 21

extremely surprising, because of being great in amount:

Oszałamiający (ze względu na ilośc)

Answer 21

Eye-watering

Despite taking an eyewatering pay cut, he has no regrets about his career change

Question 22

Co ciekawe

Answer 22

Interestingly

Interestingly (enough), he never actually said that he was innocent.

Question 23

Dyskretnie

in a way that is clearly separate from the rest or from other parts:

Answer 23

Discretely

dɪˈskriːt.li

He criticizes the idea that subject disciplines can be discretely identified and considered in isolation.

In general, one can speak about the different elements of a song discretely (the chorus, the verse, the bridge).

Question 24

Przeprowadzić kogoś przez

Answer 24

To walk someone through

He’ll walk you through the procedure.

Let’s just walk through the scene one more time.

Question 25

Współpraca

Answer 25

Collaboration

Question 26

Osadzony

Answer 26

Embedded

ɪmˈbed.ɪd

A sense of guilt was deeply embedded in my conscience.

Question 27

Zależny od (wiary)

Answer 27

Hinged on (faith)

hɪndʒ

The prosecution’s case hinged on the evidence of a witness who died before the trial.

Question 28

Areszt/opieka

Answer 28

Custody

ˈkʌs.tə.di

Who has custody of the children?

The suspect is now in custody.

Question 29

Za kaucją

Answer 29

On bail

He was free on bail awaiting trial when he committed the offences.

Question 30

Pośrednik

Answer 30

Middleman / intermediary

You can lower the price by cutting out (= avoiding the use of) the middleman and buying directly from the factory.

Question 31

Kompromis

Answer 31

A trade off

It may be possible to trade off manpower costs against computer costs.

Question 32

Zastrzeżenie

Answer 32

Caveat

ˈkæv.i.æt

He agreed to the interview, with the caveat that he could approve the final article.