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pośród fal

amidst the waves

a very brief moment of time

a split second

to release from slavery

manumission

a whirling mass of fluid or an air

vortex

an informal word for a remote control (Brit. slang)

zapper

Mam problemy z nawiązywaniem interakcji z ludźmi.

I have some issues with interacting with people.

to highlight the idea that silence can be a powerful and meaningful form of communication.

eloquent silence

zostać przez kogoś obrażonym

to be offended by someone

The answer that is deliberately ambiguous, unclear and open to multiple interpretations.

equivocal answer

zanurzać

to submerge

Czy włączone światło ci przeszkadza?

Does light bother you?

odchylić głowę do tyłu

to tilt your head back

celowo dwuznaczny

deliberately ambiguous

to change sth SLIGHTLY in order to make it more effective or suitable/ to improve a mechanism or system

tweaks

If something guarantees us comfort, relaxes us.

There is a comforting guality.

free from fault or blame

impeccable

być łatwym do przygotowania

be ease to preparation

weakened by the addition of water or another solvent

diluted

to have a very positive and friendly relationship with someone

to get on really well

mamy wiele wspólnego

we have a lot in common

załapać żart

to get the joke

brak wskazówek co do zabójcy

no clues to killer

prezentować

to feature

continuing, still in progress

ongoing

the point of the joke

the cream of the joke

wyrok w zawieszeniu

suspended sentence

to discourage (someone) from doing sth by instilling doubt or fear

to deter

doradztwo

counseling

a slang term reffering to a one-room apartment or a single room. It includes base amenities like a bed, a place to sit, small kitchen and bathroom within the same space

bedsitter

the service that is of the highest quality and first rate

top notch service

nie brać udziału w zawodach

not to take part in the competition

a strong feeling that something IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN.

premonition

to quickly take a photograph, without planning, aiming

to snap the shoot

violent or extreme disorder, chaos.

mayhem

something that helps to provide comfort

amenities

umiejętność uważnego słuchania

ability to hear someone's concerns carefully

something is completely finished

over and done

a wide range of topics (temat rzeka)

a very broad topic

a straw effigy representing winter (Marzanna)

madder

Uważam się za agnostyka.

I consider myself an agnostic.

kłaść dzieci do snu

to put the children to sleep

something attracts me the most

something appeals to me the most

a group of people who are strongly connected

the close-knit community

dojeżdżać do pracy

to commute to work

a person who travels some distance to work on a regular basis

commuter

a shop or cafe selling ice cream

ice cream parlor

zajęcia logopedyczne

speech therapy classes

specjalne wyjścia

special outings

a short extract from a film, music, broadcast

excerpts