Deck 2 Flashcards

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parallel

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równoległy

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a cad

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drań, cham

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vast

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ogromny, rozległy

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ineffable

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niewypowiedziany, niesłychany, nieopisany

= ‘taki jakich mało’

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to daunt

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ośmielić się

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dauntless

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nieustraszony

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to devote

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poświęcać się czemuś

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a rehash

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przeróbka

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squeamish [about]

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przeczulony

= easily upset or shocked by things that you find unpleasant or that you do not approve of

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devoted

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oddany

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a heir

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dziedzic, spadkobierca

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yonder (yon)

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ten, ta (ów)
= being in that place or over there

  • ‘The road yonder is the one to take.
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thou (thy)

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arch. ty
= the personal pronoun of the second person singular

thou + hast/shalt

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tender

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delikatny, miły, czuły

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to moon

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wypinać się gołym tyłkiem

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lard

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smalec

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rear

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tylny, tył

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affirmative

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twierdzący, pozytywny

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pet peeve

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thing that annoys

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to grumble

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narzekać

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a groan

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jęk

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uncanny

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niezwykły

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to rectify

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prostować

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a gimmick

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chwyt

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a con artist
naciągacz
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alas
niestety
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to buy a pig in a poke
kupić kota w worku
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a poke
worek
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to cast a positive light (on)
stawiać w dobrym świetle
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a soft palate
podniebienie miękkie
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to gag
krztusić się
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a gag reflex
odruch zwrotny (vomiting / oversized objects)
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an uvula (palatine uvula)
języczek (na podniebieniu)
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uncongenial
niesympatyczny
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to call it a day
uznać pracę za skończoną
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an inclination
nachylenie
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bias
uprzedzenie, stronniczość
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lethargic
ospały
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mellow
łagodny
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a one-off
jedyny w swoim rodzaju
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an engraver
grawer
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finely
pięknie
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to attune
nastroić, dobrać
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an outlook
perspektywa
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a paucity [S.]
niedostatek | = the fact that there is too little of something
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to litter
zaśmiecać
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decidedly
zdecydowanie, kategorycznie
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spatial
przestrzenny | = relating to space
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to get/ have a bad press
otrzymać/ mieć złą opinię, nie cieszyć się sławą
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such-and-such
*w takim i takim kontekście*
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to dote (over someone)
mieć bzika na punkcie
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a conundrum
zagadka, zagwozdka
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high and dry
zostawiony bez pomocy, na lodzie
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out of bounds
zakazany, wzbroniony
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a premise
założenie
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to fathom [out]
pojąć, ogarnąć, zrozumieć
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to conjure
wywołać, wyczarować
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a conflagration
pożar, pożoga
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high-end
ekskluzywny, dla koneserów, wyższej klasy
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authenticity
autentyczność | = the quality of being authentic
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star-studded
obsadzony obsadą gwiazdorską, śmietanką towarzyską | = featuring a number of famous people
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uneasy
niepewny, niespokojny, skrępowany
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an otter
wydra
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abnegation
wyrzeczenie się | = the action of rejecting something (self-denial)
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candour
szczerość | = the quality of being open and honest
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amity
dobre stosunki | = the cooperative and supportive relationship between people; friendship
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to uproot
wykorzenić, wysiedlić
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senility
starość, otępienie, demencja starcza
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senile
adjective used to describe a person who is experiencing dementia brought about by old age
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compassion
miłosierdzie, współczucie
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to give someone away
to reveal the true identity of someone
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second thoughts
new doubts about someone or something
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to whimper
kwilić, skomleć | = make a series of low, feeble sounds expressive of fear, pain, or unhappiness
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a bauble
bombka świąteczna
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dreadful
koszmarny, straszny | = causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious
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to confine
ograniczyć, zamknąć | = keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, or time).
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an impediment
przeszkoda, utrudnienie | - a hindrance, an obstruction
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inexorable
nieuchronny, nieubłagany | = impossible to stop or prevent
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a cogwheel
koło zębate | - cog
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sinister
złowieszczy | - ominous
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to halt
zatrzymać /- się
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to a halt
na dobre, na zawsze
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to extinguish
zgasić, stłumić
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a harbinger
zwiastun | = a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another
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rapture
zachwyt, uniesienie, wniebowstąpienie
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to snuff
to extinguish (a candle or flame)
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annihilation
zagłada, unicestwienie, zrównanie z ziemią = complete destruction or obliteration - obliteration
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to bear witness
zaświadczyć | = to deliver a testimony, especially as witness
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to beckon
wzywać, wabić | = to make a gesture with the hand, arm, or head to encourage or instruct someone to approach or follow
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stillness
bezruch
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on the brink
na skraju
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sordid
wstrętny, plugawy | = involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt
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faint-hearted
trwożliwy | = lacking conviction or boldness or courage
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to defy
przeciwstawiać się, opierać, igrać z | = eg. to defy gravity, to defy death
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haberdashery
pasmanteria
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steadfast
wytrwały, silny, niezłomny
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``` to chide (for) to rebuke (for) to scold (for) ```
karcić, rugać, ganić, łajać | = to express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behaviour or actions
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to avert | *to avert the gaze
odwrócić = to turn away (one's eyes or thoughts) *odwrócić wzrok
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afoot
w toku | = in preparation or progress; happening or beginning to happen
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to defer
odkładać, przesunąć w czasie | = to delay something until a later time