Lesson & Reading

bez względu na coś

irrespective of

a person who supports an idea or belief or performs an activity (propagator np. idei, przedstawiciel)

exponent

able to be believed or trusted; wiarygodny

credible

an idea that a lot of people think is true but is in fact false; błędne rozumowanie, błędne przekonanie

fallacy

the act of producing a product, especially in an industrial process; the act of inventing false information in order to deceive someone, or the false information itself

fabrication

błędne mniemanie, błędne przekonanie, niewłaściwe zrozumienie, przesąd

misconception

to publicly support or suggest an idea, development, or way of doing something

advocate

żargon, język specjalistyczny, technolekt

jargon

proza, epika

prose

an official announcement

pronouncement

help and comfort when you are feeling sad or worried

solace

znaleźć pocieszenie w czymś (np. w piciu)

find solace in sth

an idea or theory on which a statement or action is based

premise

A hackneyed phrase or idea has been said or used so often that it has become boring and has no meaning

hackneyed

it goes without saying

arguably = unarguably

the careful and detailed examination of something in order to get information about it

scrutiny

czerpać (np. przyjemność), odnosić (korzyści, zyski); to get something from something else

derive; derive sth from sth

impossible to doubt or argue with; bezsporny (np. fakt), niepodważalny (np. o alibi), niezbity (np. argument)

unassailable

appearing to be something, especially when this is not true; pozornie, na pierwszy rzut oka

seemingly

dotychczas, do tej pory

hitherto

to end something by force; o prevent something from being expressed, seen or known

suppress

displeased, unhappy

discontented

ujmujący

winning (aside)

dręczący

niggling

możliwy do przezwyciężenia, możliwy do pokonania

surmountable

niemożliwe do przezwyciężenia

insurmountable difficulties

być skłonnym do zrobienia czegoś

be prone to do sth

poddać się, polegnąć

succumb

niezrozumiały, niewytłumaczalny

incomprehensible

get on very well

get on like house on fire

pompous, self-important, with overblown ego

the best thing since sliced bread

be in charge; dyktować warunki

call the shots

it worked well, it was effective

it worked at treat

to scream at someone, to reprimand, to tell sb off

to lash out at sb

to take it to the supervisor, higher power

to take it to the powers that be

jak dwie krople wody

be like two peas in the pod

apodyktyczny, dominujący

overbearing

strach, lęk

dread

niezawodny, godny zaufania, wiarygodny

dependable

wypełniać pustkę

fill the void

nabierać tempa (np. o rozwoju kariery); odnieść nagły sukces

it takes off