A Motley Crew (6.1)

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motley crew
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menażeria, zbieranina (np. osób)
wallflower
Richard had always been a wallflower, preferring to observe the festivities from the outskirts of the room.
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osoba podpierająca ściany (na dyskotece, imprezie)
air of festivity
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świąteczna atmosfera, nastrój zabawy
on the outskirts of something
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na peryferiach czegoś, na obrzeżach czegoś (np. wielkiego miasta)
aloof
She’s very hard to warm up to because of her aloof demeanour.
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powściągliwy (w słowach i w czynach), z dystansem
demeanour
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postawa, postępowanie, zachowanie (się), aparycja
together
Jessica always seems so together, but under the surface, I’m sure she’s flapping around like the rest of us.
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zorganizowany, pozbierany
flap
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siać panikę, siać ferment
jovial
Craig has such a jovial disposition that I’m sure he’ll make a great host for the evening.
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wesoły, jowialny
be a foil for sb
Alison’s pleasant nature only serves as a foil for her husband’s nasty streak.
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podkreślać czyjeś zalety
streak
He has a streak of malice.
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skłonność, tendencja (do czegoś)
drama llama
Even in the most mundane situations, Susan transforms into a drama llama and stirs up conflict.
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drama queen
mundane
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przyziemny, prozaiczny, nudny
stir up conflict
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prowokować, podsycać konflikt
insufferable
His constant boasting about his accomplishments and wealth made him insufferable to be around.
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nieznośny, przekraczający wszelkie granice
boasting
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przechwałki
accomplishment
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osiągnięcie, dokonanie
wealth
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bogactwo, majątek
abrupt
Unfortunately, Roy is sometimes very abrupt with clients, so we’re moving him away from a customer-facing role.
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opryskliwy, szorstki
snide
Kerry often makes snide remarks about my work in front of the boss.
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złośliwy (o uwadze), uszczypliwy (komentarz)
sulky
Juan was a sulky teenager who barely uttered a word around adults.
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dąsający się (o osobie), nadąsany (o minie)
utter
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wymawiać, wypowiadać, wyrażać, wydawać (np. okrzyk)
pipe down
Lucy asked the chattering students to pipe down so that she could continue with the lesson uninterrupted.
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zamknąć się, przestać gadać
frosty reception
My idea got a very frosty reception when I floated it in the meeting.
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chłodne przyjęcie/reakcja
float
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proponować, sugerować (pomysł lub plan w celu sprawdzenia reakcji)
down-to-earth
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przyziemny, praktyczny, twardo stąpający po ziemi
hook up
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spotykać się z kimś; spiknąć się (przyłączyć się do kogoś)
loudmouth
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pyskacz, krzykacz
personable
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sympatyczny, miły, atrakcyjny (także o kobiecie)
hazard a guess
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próbować zgadnąć
bump into somebody
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wpaść na kogoś (spotkać kogoś niespodziewanie)

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