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(1) złożoność, zawiłość (2) misterność np. przedmiot, design inizia ad imparare
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I enjoyed the film, but I couldn't follow all the intricacies of the plot. the intricacy of the needlework
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Most of his students aspired to a career in business. We aspire to become full-service providers to our clients.
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ambitny (początkujący), ambitny bo ogólny sukces w życiu inizia ad imparare
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I knew him when he was an aspiring young law student. aspiring entrepreneurs/executives/homeowners
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(1) utrzymywać, maintain (2) to say that something is true or is a fact inizia ad imparare
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There are three world-class tennis players contending for this title. He's contending against someone with twice his experience. The lawyer contended (that) her client had never been near the scene of the crime.
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someone who competes with other people to try to win something inizia ad imparare
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Now aged 42, he is no longer considered a serious contender for the title.
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He seems fairly content with (his) life. They're content to socialize with a very small circle of people.
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Our dog leads a happy and contented life.
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(1) relacja TV, press (2) zasięg (3) ubezp (4) the range or quality of inform that is... inizia ad imparare
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What did you think of the BBC's election coverage? There's a good arts coverage in the newspaper, but not much political commentary. These books give very good grammar coverage. There is no coverage for expenses under $5 000.
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Life was transformed by the advent of the steam engine.
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(1) ostroga (2) something that acts as an encouragement for an activity or development (3) odnoga górska, grań inizia ad imparare
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The manager said that the team's win on Saturday would be a spur to even greater effort this season. His speech was a powerful spur to action.
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(1) to encourage an activity or development or make it happen faster (2) spinać ostrogami inizia ad imparare
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Rising consumer sales have the effect of spurring the economy to faster growth. Her difficult childhood spurred her on to succeed. He spurred his horse on and shouted "Faster! Faster!"
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false and not what it appears to be, or (of reasons and judgments) based on something that has not been correctly understood and therefore false inizia ad imparare
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Some of the arguments in favour of shutting the factory are questionable and others downright spurious. One of these is the correct key, the rest are spurious. That particular set is spurious, because I already have the real ones."
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twierdzenie, czasem akt twierdzenia inizia ad imparare
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I certainly don't agree with his assertion that men are better drivers than women. Demonstration was an assertion of sth
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(1) to behave in a way that expresses your confidence, importance, or power and earns you respect from others (2) to say that something is certainly true (3) to do something to show that you have power inizia ad imparare
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I really must assert myself more in meetings. She very quickly asserted her authority over the class. He asserts that she stole money from him. She very rarely asserts her authority over the children.
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przewyższać ilością, ważnością, szybkością inizia ad imparare
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The demand for food in the war zone now far outstrips supply. Group sales were up 6% to $5.8 billion, outstripping Wall Street expectations of $5.47 billion. Credit card complaints outstrip all other bank-related grievances.
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(1) wnikliwy, gruntowny (2) przemożny, przenikliwy, głęboki inizia ad imparare
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His mother's death when he was aged six had a very profound effect on him. The review that I read said that it was "a thoughtful and profound film". "That was very profound of you, Steven." You're touching on a very profound question.
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(1) the quality of showing a clear and deep understanding of serious matters (2) a remark or thought that shows, or is intended to show, great understanding inizia ad imparare
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the profundity of his remarks. We would sit up all night exchanging profundities.
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I could hear the old man behind me wheezing. I know when I've been smoking too much because I start to wheeze when I run for a train.
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(1) dyszenie, sapanie (2) a clever and often unusual idea or plan, especially one that is intended to achieve a profit or some other advantage - stare inizia ad imparare
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As a part of their latest marketing wheeze they're giving away tickets for the concert.
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(1) krawężnik (2) ograniczenie inizia ad imparare
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The legislature has put a curb on outsourcing state contract work. You must try to put a curb on your bad temper/spending habits.
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to control or limit something that is not wanted inizia ad imparare
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The government should act to curb tax evasion. You really need to curb your spending. The police are trying to curb under-age drinking.
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(1) to shine too brightly (2) to look directly and continuously at someone or something in an angry way inizia ad imparare
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The sun was glaring right in my eyes. She glared angrily at everyone and stormed out of the room.
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(1) a long, angry look (2) unpleasantly bright or strong light inizia ad imparare
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She gave me a fierce glare. Tinted windows will reduce the glare/the sun's glare. This screen gives off a lot of glare.
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(1) used to say that something bad is very obvious (2) shining too brightly inizia ad imparare
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glaring errors. a glaring injustice. glaring light. glaring colours
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(1) redukcja biegów (2) zwolnienie stylu życia (3) po prostu zwolnić jako verb inizia ad imparare
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After several years of strong growth, the laptop market is downshifting to a slower. The Government is also keen to encourage people over the age of 50 to downshift, working shorter hours and supplementing their earnings by drawing partial pensions.
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1. ciągnąć coś po ziemi 2. to make someone go somewhere they do not want to go 3. przeciągać ikonkę 4. If something such as a film or performance drags, it seems to go slowly because it is boring 5. If you drag a subject into a conversation inizia ad imparare
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Pick the chair up instead of dragging it behind you! I really had to drag myself out of bed this morning. She's always dragging sex into the conversation. The first half of the movie was interesting but the second half dragged (on).
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1. something that is not convenient and is boring/unpleasant 2. the force that acts against the forward movement of something that is passing through a gas or a liquid 3. Taking a deep drag of his cigarette 4. the activity of dressing in clothes inizia ad imparare
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Filling in forms is such a drag! I've got to go to the dentist again - what a drag! Engineers are always looking for ways to minimize drag when they design new aircraft. Taking a deep drag of/on his cigarette he closed his eyes and sighed. A man in drag
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