szortezt 28.03.17 Flashcards

1
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size larger than standard

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outsize

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2
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2 years old/ocurring every 2 years

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biennial

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3
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w pojedynke (1 person included)

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single-handed

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4
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people of african birth

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pan-african

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5
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colleagues, co workers

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fellow workers

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6
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kontrpropozycja

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counterproposal

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7
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too many

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undue

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8
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unable to do sth, (niestosowny, nienadajacy sie)

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inept

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9
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wszechobecny

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omnipresent

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10
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bezprzykładny, niespotykany

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unprecedented

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11
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srodki zaradcze

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countermeasures

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12
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niżej podpisany

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undersigned

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13
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dobrowolny, narzucony sobie

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self-imposed

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14
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too much weight located on the top (so it can topple)/when a business has too many administrators

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top heavy

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15
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zanurzyć, pogrążyć (dip)

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immerse

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16
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spontaneous

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unprompted

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17
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accuser (prokurator)

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prosecutor

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18
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to sue (zaskarżać)

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prosecute

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19
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spłaszczyć

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flatten

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20
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świętość

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sainthood

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21
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pogardliwie

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contemptuously

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22
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pogardliwy

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contemptuous

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23
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showing awareness of sb’s feelings

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considerate

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24
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kompleksowo, wszechstronnie

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comprehensively

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25
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accordingly (odpowiedniodo)

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respectively

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26
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with respect

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respectfuly

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27
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wide

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broad

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28
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laugh at someone (being mean)

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deride

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29
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the act of treating someone with contempt, laughin at him

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derision

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30
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expansion (as in buildings)

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extension

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31
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repair, change, correct

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amend

32
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correction

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amendment

33
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sromotna porażka

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ignominious failure

34
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hermetic, not letting out air/anything

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airtight

35
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relating to human body

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corporal

36
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somebody speaking on someone’s behalf (rzecznik)

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spokesperson

37
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unmercifully (bezlitosny, pozbawiony skrupułów, niepoprawny)

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remorselessly

38
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not letting out water, waterproof

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watertight

39
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understandable

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comprehensible

40
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fit to be used on the road, being okay to use (sprawny)

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roadworthy

41
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not accepted (niedopuszczalny)

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inadmissible

42
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overconfident

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high and mighty

43
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generally

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by and large

44
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collapse

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rack and ruin

45
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a quarrel that everybody can join

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free for all

46
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super in love

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heads over heels

47
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immediately

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there and then

48
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dusza towarzystwa

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life and soul of the party

49
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zdecydowanie

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far and away

50
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to tell a story briefly, the summary of the matter

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long and the short of it

51
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uncertain, risky

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touch and go

52
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be in a good situation

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sit pretty

53
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teeth clicking because of cold

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teeth are chattering

54
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very warm (coloquial)

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as warm as toast

55
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very black

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black as coal/pitch

56
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very pale, white

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white as a sheet

57
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very sudden, immediate

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quick as ligthning

58
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very important, good

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as good as gold

59
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identical

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as like as two peas

60
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burdened with someone

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be saddled with

61
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to choose something not knowing if it will be good or not

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take pot luck

62
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to be safe

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be as safe as houses

63
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take too much of sth (pills, drugs)

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overdose/take an overdose

64
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Do not instigate trouble.; Leave something alone if it might cause trouble.

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let sleeping dogs lie

65
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box sb’s ears

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to punch someone on the ears as a punishment

66
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fury

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towering/blind rage

67
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A wildly exaggerated or falsified story or explanation.

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cock and bull

68
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rubbish, not true

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stuff and nonsense

69
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to be very thrifty; to live on very little money, often in order to save up for something.

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skimp and scrape

70
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fed up with sth

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sick and tired of

71
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loser, homeless (menel)

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down and out

72
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kompromis

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give and take

73
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be back after e/g being sick (stanac na nogi)

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up and about

74
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raz na zawsze

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once for all

75
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rising, dobrze sie zapowiadajacy

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up and coming

76
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miec cos z glowy

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over and done with

77
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very boring

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dead and alive