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benefactress - ofiarodawczyni An anonymous benefactor donated $2 million. inizia ad imparare
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Anonimowy dobroczyńca przelał 2 mln dolarów,
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She is a sweet and benevolent woman inizia ad imparare
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życzliwy, dobroduszny, dobroczynny (organizacja) Jest słodką i dobroduszną kobietą
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She shook his head in benign amusement. inizia ad imparare
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niezłośliwy / łagodny (np. klimat, wyrażenie, gest) Potrząsnęła głową w łagodnej wesołości.
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hojność, szczodrość, szczodrobliwość / życzliwość, dobrotliwość
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a benign tumour / malignant tumour inizia ad imparare
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Łagodny guz / nowotwór złośliwy
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Olek was a boy with a mechanical bent, who later became the car mechanic. inizia ad imparare
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Olek był chłopcem z mechanicznym zacięciem który później stał się mechanikiem samochodowym
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There is always a proportion of the crowd bent on interrupting the speakers. inizia ad imparare
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zdecydowany na coś, zdeterminowany Zawsze jest jakaś proporcja ludzi tłumie, która jest zdeterminowana przeszkadzać mówcom.
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I bent to pick up the coin inizia ad imparare
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He bequeathed Phoebe forty million dollars. It is true that colonialism did not bequeath much to Africa inizia ad imparare
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zapisać, zostawiać w spadku / przekazać, przekazywać (np. wiedzę) On przepisał Fibi 40 mln. To prawda, że kolonializm dużo nie przekazał Afryce
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Unfortunately the EU is hell-bent on trade-block-to-trade-block negotiations, and for this reason I abstained. inizia ad imparare
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zdeterminowany (na złamanie karku) Niestety, UE jest chorobliwie przywiązana do negocjacji handlowych prowadzonych pomiędzy blokami. W tej sytuacji wstrzymałem się od głosu.
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I know a bent cop working down at the station. inizia ad imparare
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przekupny, skorumpowany / pedał Znam skorumpowanego glibę, który pracuje na stacji
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legal The church here was left a bequest to hire doctors who would work amongst the poor. inizia ad imparare
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zapis (np. na rzecz kogoś) Kościołowi przysługiwał zapis pieniężny by mógł zatrudnić doktora pomagającego biednym
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mourning, suffering, grieving, lamenting He wanted to show his sympathy for the bereaved. inizia ad imparare
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pogrążony (w smutku), osamotniony (po stracie bliskiej osoby) Chciał okazać sympatię w stosunku do bliskich zmarłego.
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When Mary died Anne did not share her brother's sense of bereavement inizia ad imparare
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bolesna strata (np. bliskiej osoby), osamotnienie, żałoba Kiedy zmarła Maria, Anna nie podzielała żałoby brata za bardzo
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FORMAL deproved, parted from The place seemed to be utterly bereft of human life. Street children 'bereft of everything' inizia ad imparare
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osamotniony, być osamotnionyn Miejsce zdaje się być całkowicie pozbawione ludzkiego życia. Dzieci ulicy pozbawione wszystkiego.
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I always wear a black beret. inizia ad imparare
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Zawsze noszę czarny beret.
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Od północy i wschodu graniczy z Alaską, na zachodzie z Syberią
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Berm is narrow path or ledge at the edge of a slope, road, or canal inizia ad imparare
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Berserk means crazy and out of control. He tossed back his head in a howl of berserk laughter. inizia ad imparare
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1. The ship has docked in its berth. 2. The captain is in his berth right now. inizia ad imparare
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1. przystań, miejsce postoju statku/cumować 2. koja, kuszetka (np. na statku) 1. Statek zadokował w przystani. 2. Kapitan jest w tej chwili w swojej koi
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old use or literary syn. beg, ask, petition, call upon She beseeched him to cut his drinking and his smoking inizia ad imparare
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Synonyms: plague, trouble, embarrass, torture The country is beset by severe economic problems inizia ad imparare
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dręczyć, nękać, osaczyć, osaczać
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beset with/by difficulties Son, when you are beset with difficulties, when you meet temptation, when you are confused and don’t know where to go, call out and say, “Father, are you there?”’ inizia ad imparare
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If something is beside the point, it means that whatever you are talking about is separate from the main idea, or not related to the main idea. inizia ad imparare
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To be beside oneself with joy... Anna was beside herself with joy when her boyfriend proposed to her. inizia ad imparare
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1. nie posiadać się (z radości, ze smutku, z żalu) 2. wyjść z siebie (ze złości, podniecenia)
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She was besieged with requests for her autograph. They were besieged for six months but refused to surrender. inizia ad imparare
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1. zasypać 2. otaczać, oblegać (np. osobę, miasto, zamek w celach militarnych)
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defame, slander, backen People were trying to besmirch his reputation. inizia ad imparare
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rzucać cień, skalać, oczernić (np. reputację)
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zamroczony, ogłupiały na punkcie, zadurzony (w kimś), zwariowany (na punkcie czegoś)
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Clark was a slim, quiet, bespectacled man. inizia ad imparare
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bespoke (British English formal) The suits for Michael were made by a bespoke tailor. inizia ad imparare
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szyjący na miarę, szyjący na zamówienie
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to the best of my knowledge I answered to the best of my knowledge inizia ad imparare
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Odpowiedziałem w granicach moich spostrzeżeń
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he's not exactly patient at the best of times inizia ad imparare
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w najlepszym razie, w najlepszym wypadku nigdy nie odznaczał się zbytnią cierpliwością
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gift 1. She bestowed a smile on me.2. President bestowed a title upon him inizia ad imparare
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1. Ona obdarzyła mnie uśmiechem 2. Prezydent przyznał mu tytuł
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jest pewne jak w banku, że
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you can pay the money back when you are better off inizia ad imparare
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zamożniejszy, lepiej sytuowany/ ludzie zamożniejsi, ludzie lepiej sytuowani możesz zwrócić pieniądze, gdy będziesz w lepszej sytuacji finansowej
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The betting is that the experience will make Japan more competitive still inizia ad imparare
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1 szanse (prawdopodobieństwo powodzenia czegoś) 2 zakłady
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Betting shop is a place where people go to risk money on horse races or other sports events inizia ad imparare
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punkt przyjmowania zakładów
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we only had 5 pounds between us inizia ad imparare
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Faseta – pojęcie wieloznaczne, używane w budownictwie i jubilerstwie. Inaczej faza- ukos, ucios, skośne ścięcie narożnika lub graniastej krawędzi, w celu ochrony przed uszkodzeniem od przypadkowego uderzenia
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Well-known marsupials include kangaroos, koalas and Tasmanian devils inizia ad imparare
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She was surrounded by a bevy of little girls during the photosession. inizia ad imparare
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bewailer = osoba lamentująca, opłakująca Frequently he bewails the ingratitude of their children. inizia ad imparare
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opłakiwać, lamentować nad czymś
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in the interim w międzyczasie / bewildering - wprawiający w konsternację In the interim she will be faced with a bewildering array of options inizia ad imparare
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zdumiony, oszołomiony, skonsternowany
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bewitchment = oczarowanie, zaczarowanie The doctor is bewitched by Maya's beauty inizia ad imparare
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czarujący, uroczy, urzekający
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beyond repair/recognition 2. out of all recognition The engine was damaged beyond repair. The situation in Eastern Europe has changed out of all recognition. inizia ad imparare
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nie do naprawienia/poznania
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Cleaning out the garage may be a biannual project in your household, or your dentist might insist on biannual check-ups. inizia ad imparare
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ukazujący się dwa razy w roku
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I stopped reading this newspaper because it showed political bias. We can't bias the judge in favour of us inizia ad imparare
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stronniczość, uprzedzenie, przychylność I stopped reading this newspaper because it showed political bias. Nie możemy nastawić sędziego przychylnie do nas
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Of course, he was biased towards it from the start. inizia ad imparare
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Oczywiście, on był przychylnie nastawieny do tego od początku
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bicarbonate of soda, baking soda inizia ad imparare
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wodorowęglan sodu, soda oczyszczona
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bicentennial last year's commemoration of the bicentenary of Mozart's birth" inizia ad imparare
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Lenin legacy was to make a formidable bid for power inizia ad imparare
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bid somebody good afternoon/good morning inizia ad imparare
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osoba oferująca najwyższą cenę
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command, order He went there at his boss' personal bidding. inizia ad imparare
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delay some action until an ideal moment or situation reveals itself. I've been biding my time for years, just waiting for a chance like this. He's not the type just to sit there and bide his time. He wants some action now. inizia ad imparare
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My sister loves going to ooera because she's really big on classic music. My family is big on education, so I know I'm going to college next year. inizia ad imparare
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He wants to win in a big way. inizia ad imparare
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a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial. inizia ad imparare
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nosze pogrzebowe, mary/katafalk
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crankshaft - wał korbowy A big end is the end of a connecting rod that engages with a crankshaft. inizia ad imparare
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łeb korbowy, stopa korbowodu
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conceited inizia ad imparare
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przemądrzały, arogancki, zarozumiały
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Big Top is a large tent in which a traveling circus takes place. inizia ad imparare
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Ferris wheel He saw the whole park from the top of the Ferris wheel. inizia ad imparare
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On widział cały park ze szczytu diabelskiego młyna
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Bile is anger or bitterness towards someone or something or bile is a liquid produced by your liver which helps you to digest fat. inizia ad imparare
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She suffered from bilious attacks. His shirt was a bilious shade of green. inizia ad imparare
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żółciowy, obrzydliwy, nieprzyjemny
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Instead of mouths, birds have bills. inizia ad imparare
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Ptaki mają dzioby zamiast ust.
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Billet is a place for soldiers to stay in for a short time... the soldiers that were billeted in private houses in Sutton. inizia ad imparare
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His billfold was opened and dropped with an exclamation of disappointment. inizia ad imparare
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The flames illuminated billows of smoke. inizia ad imparare
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buck, A friend of mine once tied up a billy goat as a bait for a panther and sat up over it in a tree. inizia ad imparare
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kozioł (uzywane przez dzieci)
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A bookbinder binds books. inizia ad imparare
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Introligator oprawia książki
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On many occasions demonstrators were bound over to keep the peace. inizia ad imparare
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zobowiązać kogoś pod rygorem (np. kary, procesu sądowego)
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I'm sorry, I'm bound up in my own problems. inizia ad imparare
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być zaabsorbowanym czymś, być pochłoniętym czymś Przepraszam, jestem pochłonięty moimi własnymi problemami
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Franz went on a binge last night and is very sick this morning. Bill loves to spend money on clothes. He's out on a binge right now—buying everything in sight. inizia ad imparare
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pijatyka, pójść w tango (spożywać duże ilości alkoholu)
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A biped is a creature with two legs. inizia ad imparare
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In order to determine why the company was headed towards a fiscal disaster, the CFO had to take a step back and get a bird's eye view of the situation so he could locate the cause of the problem. inizia ad imparare
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widok z lotu ptaka/ ogólny przegląd (np. w raporcie), ogólne spojrzenie
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Biro is the brand name for a type of ballpoint pen inizia ad imparare
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Bay of Biscay is a gulf of the northeast Atlantic Ocean located south of the Celtic Sea. inizia ad imparare
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Zatoka Biskajska – zatoka Oceanu Atlantyckiego, położona pomiędzy północnym wybrzeżem Półwyspu Iberyjskiego a południowo-zachodnim wybrzeżem Francji.
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An example of to bisect is to split a pear in two equal parts. The new road will bisect the town. inizia ad imparare
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These bits are perfect for drilling metal inizia ad imparare
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Te wiertła są idealne do wiercenia metalu
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wędzidło (część uprzęgu konia) Koń ma założone wędzidło.
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let's have a bite (to eat) inizia ad imparare
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bit part is a role in which there is direct interaction with the principal actors and no more than five lines of dialogue, often referred to as a five-or-less or under-five in the United States, or under sixes in British television inizia ad imparare
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the play was bitty in the second act inizia ad imparare
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nieskładny, nietrzymający sie kupy drugi akt nie trzymał się kupy
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bitum – mieszanina substancji stałych lub ciekłych o dużej lepkości, czarna lub brunatnoczarna, zawierająca bituminy naturalne lub sztuczne; są stosowane w drogownictwie, budownictwie, górnictwie
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camp out bivouac is a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter inizia ad imparare
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I won't blab your secret. inizia ad imparare
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I won't blab your secret.
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battered And I remember reading, after the Lara Croft movies, how Angelina Jolie would go home completely black and blue inizia ad imparare
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Pamiętam, że czytałam, jak podczas kręcenia filmów o Larze Croft Angelina Jolie wracała do domu cała posiniaczona.
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She blacked out at school because she hadn't eaten for three days. inizia ad imparare
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Straciła przytomność w szkole, bo trzy dni nic nie jadła.
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Something else I think is lacking in this report is measuring the black economy. inizia ad imparare
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Czymś innym, czego brakuje w tym sprawozdaniu, jest pomiar szarej strefy.
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smear, slander, besmirch This would give too easy an argument for everybody who wants to diminish and blacken EU climate policy. inizia ad imparare
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Każdy, komu zależy na osłabieniu i przedstawianiu w czarnych barwach europejskiej polityki dotyczącej klimatu, dostanie do ręki zbyt łatwy argument.
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gołoledź (warstwa lodu na drodze)
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pudding (US), budino She gave us budino for dessert. inizia ad imparare
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I'm sorry, I'm drawing a blank—what's your name again? I actually did know the answer to that question, I just drew a blank when the teacher called on me, OK? inizia ad imparare
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amunicja ćwiczebna, ślepy nabój
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give somebody a blank cheque give somebody a blank cheque inizia ad imparare
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The blanket cost of the house is 100 thousand dollars inizia ad imparare
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1. koc/pokrywa/warstwa śmniegu 2. całościowy, ogólny, powszechny Całościowy koszt domu to 100 tysięcy dolarów
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martial music - wojskowa muzyka The loudspeakers blared across the square. The radio was blaring (out) martial music. inizia ad imparare
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grzmieć, rozlegać się głośno, ryczeć (o dźwięku)
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a friendly and pleasant way of talking that makes someone good at persuading people to do things Don't listen to any of her blarney! Thanks to my blarney, we got out of trouble. inizia ad imparare
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kadzenie, pochlebstwa, przymilanie się, wazeliniarstwo Nie słuchaj żadnych jej pochlebstw. Dzięki mojemu wazeliniarstwu wymigaliśmy się od problemów
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bored or not excited, or wishing to seem so He flies first class so often, he's become blasé about it. inizia ad imparare
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zblazowany / traktować coś z obojętnością
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The terrorists blasted a police car. They blasted my house, they took everything inizia ad imparare
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1. podmuch 2. wysadzić w powietrze 3. spustoszyć
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Blast, I forgot my glasses! inizia ad imparare
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She kissed him in a blast of love inizia ad imparare
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Pocałowała go w porywie miłości
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plague Because of the blast, my cow died. There was a blast in my garden and all my plants withered inizia ad imparare
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From the way she talks, it was blatantly obvious that the complaining lady was telling a tie to the manager of the cafe joint. inizia ad imparare
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She had answered with something akin to anger. inizia ad imparare
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zbliżona do, przypominająca/y, pokrewny
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