Deck 3C Flashcards

(100 cards)

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prominent

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wystający

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cordial

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serdeczny

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to disengage

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rozłączać/ zaprzestać walki

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to inhibit

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pohamować

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strenuous

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ciężki

= needing or using a lot of physical or mental effort or energy

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to adjourn

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odkładać

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a rebuttal

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odparcie słowne
= a statement that says that something is not true
* to rebut

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surly

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nieuprzejmy

= often in a bad mood, unfriendly, and not polite

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a fugitive

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uciekinier

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to persecute

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prześladować

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a figment

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something that seems real but is not

  • ‘Was it just a figment of my imagination or did I hear John’s voice in the other room?’
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to garnish

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dekorować

= to decorate food with a small amount of different food

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an aptitude

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zdolność

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inevitable

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nieunikniony

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meager

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mizerny

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sparse

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nieliczny

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to mesmerize

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hipnotyzować

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to resolve

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rozwiązać

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to polarise

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polaryzować

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to settle

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osiedlać się

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a mutation

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mutacja

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mandatory

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obowiązkowy

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an affinity

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spokrewnienie

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deliberately

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celowo

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hostile
wrogi
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vicious
złośliwy
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to fluctuate
wahać się
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a bolster
podgłówek
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to chastise
ukarać
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to radiate
promieniować
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a tantrum
histeria
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discrete
dyskretny
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a skirmish
potyczka
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an entity
jednostka
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to constitute
stanowić | = to be or be considered as something
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spurs
ostrogi
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immaterial
niezauważalny, mało istotny
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drowsiness
senność
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to alleviate symptoms
łagodzić objawy
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to feel at ease
być spokojnym, nie przejmować się
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to be down in the dumps
unhappy
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to get back at someone
to do something to hurt or upset someone after they have hurt or upset you
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to shirk
wykręcić się, wymigać się | - to shirk the responsibility
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conscientious
sumienny, obowiązkowy
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endeavour
starania, dążenia, zabiegi, wysiłki
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to strive
dążyć, starać się, usiłować
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a crosshair
celownik
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ominous
złowieszczy, złowrogi
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untapped potential
niewykorzystany potencjał
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to exploit
wykorzystać, wyzyskać (resources) | = to make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource)
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to amp up
zwiększyć, wzmocnić
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surveillance
nadzór, obserwacja
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to swivel
obracać
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to query
pytać, kwestionować
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impromptu
improwizgowany, na spontanie, bez przygotowania
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menace
obłęd, szaleństwo, niebezpieczeństwo, zagrożenie
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hapless
nieszczęsny
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a reel
kołowrotek, szpulka, rolka
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cantankerous
kłótliwy, żarliwy | = bad-tempered, argumentative, uncooperative
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wordiness
to take more words than necessary to make your point
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meticulousness
drobiazgowość
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a lieutenant
porucznik
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to perturb
bulwersować, niepokoić, denerwować
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to bushwhack
zaatakować znienacka, zaczaić się na kogoś
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retaliation
odwet, zest, rewanż
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howdy
siema, elo
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to reason with someone
to try to encourage someone to do something by explaining why you think it is sensible - to persuade someone to agree with or support you
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treacherous
zdradliwy
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an interloper
intruz
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a sergeant
sierżant
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sane
zdrowy, rozsądny, rozumny
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a potpourri
zapachowa mieszanka suszonych płatków i przypraw | - a mixture of dried petals and spices placed in a bowl to perfume a room
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a second wind
1. a persons ability to breathe freely during exercise, after having been out of breath 2. a new strength or energy to continue something that is an effort
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frisky
rozbawiony, rozswawolony
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relish
ochota, przyjemność | - with relish = with pleasure
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a drag / drag
nudziarz / nuda
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phoney
fałszywy, sztuczny, nieprawdziwy
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touchy
nadwrażliwy, przewrażliwiony
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a truce | call a truce
rozejm, zawieszenie broni, | zawrzeć rozejm
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meanness
wredota
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to keep at bay
trzymać na dystans | - to control something and prevent it from causing you problems
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it's a wrap
a phrase used in film making to tell actors and crew that filming of a particular scene, film, etc. has finished
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a creek
potok, strumyk, rzeczka
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ambidextrous
oburęczny
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to give sb a piggyback
nieść kogoś na barana
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a snitch
kabel, wtyczka, donosiciel, kapuś
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peckish
głodnawy, chętny na małe co nieco
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superficial
powierzchowny
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to reimburse
zwracać, refundować (koszty) | - You will never be reimbursed more than you have actually paid.
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knickers
figi, damskie majtki
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bonkers
kopnięty, szalony, zwariowany
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unutterable
niewymowny | = too great or awful to describe
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to take the biscuit
przechodzić ludzkie pojęcie, przegiąć pałę = to be the most remarkable or foolish of its kind "And you say she's opening your letters now? Oh, that really takes the biscuit!"
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to croak
to die, to kick the bucket, to go tits up
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a load off mind
kamień z serca | = a big problem you do not have to worry about anymore
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out of the frying pan into the fire
z deszczu pod rynnę | = said when you move from a bad or difficult situation to one that is worse
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to shove aside
avoid by turning away
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to thwart
​to stop something from happening or someone from doing something - 'Our holiday plans were thwarted by the airline pilots' strike.'
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a tomboy
chłopczyca | = a girl who enjoys rough, noisy activities traditionally associated with boys
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in turn
one after the other, in order - 'She spoke to each of the guests in turn.'