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gimmick
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(trick) chwyt sales/publicity gimmick (trick) - chwyt reklamowy; cheap gimmicks to attract customers tanie chwyty w celu przyciągnięcia klientów
accost
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zaczepić (zagadnąć)
persecute
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prześladować to be persecuted because of the colour of one’s skin być prześladowanym z powodu koloru skóry
adhere
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przeylegać to adhere to sth trzymać się czegoś
abide
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znieść; I can’t abide sth/doing sth nie znoszę czegoś/robienia
rectitude
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prawość
demeanour
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behaviour zachowanie (się) (bearing) postawa
stem
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łodyga
endeavour
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próba, staranie, wysiłek
overdo
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przesadzić Exercise can have many benefits but it is important not to overdo it.
slate
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zmieszać z błotem; łupek
cuddle up
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przytulać się The couple were pictured cuddling up together on the beach as they enjoyed a romantic weekend in Hawaii.
quarrelsome
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kłotliwy Unfortunately, David becomes quarrelsome after drinking too much.
downside
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minus (czegoś)
surly
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gburowaty (grumpy)
implausible
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nieprzekonujący
imperious
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władczy? He dismissed my opinion with an imperious gesture.
palatable
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[solution, law] do przyjęcia
smaczny, smakowity
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This is a unique and very palatable wine with a bright ruby red colour.
noxious
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trujący, szkodliwy Noxious chemical fumes caused the death of a Chicago police officer.
crestfallen
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przybity, przygnębiony, zawiedziony She looked crestfallen when she realized she had no money in her purse.
reliance
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zaufanie, poleganie na czymś/kimś The modern world has placed too much reliance on technology.
root for sb
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kibicować komuś Good luck! The whole family will be rooting for you.
puffed
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zadyszany I can't play any further - I'm puffed!
scarce
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rzadki, trudny do zdobycia Clean water and medicines were scarce in the disaster area.
unbridled
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nieokiełznany, niepohamowany All students expressed unbridled enthusiasm for the project.
loathsome
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wstrętny, odrażający, obrzydliwy That loathsome man was sentenced to life in prison for his crimes.
hassle
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zawracać głowę, przeszkadzać I really have to work now- just stop hassling me!
discrepancy
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rozbieżność, niezgodność There was some discrepancy between the two accounts.
deluge
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zatapiać, zalać The town was deluged when the river burst its banks.
prod
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szturchnięcie, He prodded her in the back to get her attention.
descent
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pochodzenie It is estimated that over 80 million people worldwide are of Irish descent.
slim down
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zeszczupleć, schudnąć Suzie's really slimmed down over the last few months.
convey
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przekazywać
shriek
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wrzask, pisk
graze
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obtarcie, zadrapanie; wypasać
culprit
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winowajca, sprawca
sparse
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rozrzucony, rozsiany
underlying
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ukryty There are many underlying issues that can lead to depression.
composure
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opanowanie, spokój He repeatedly lost his composure in front of his boss. to keep or maintain one’s composure zachować spokój; to lose/regain one’s composure stracić/odzyskać panowanie nad sobą
rake over sth
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rozdrapywać (stare) rany, rozgrzebywać (wspomnienia) She kept on raking over her divorce instead of getting on with her life.
shrug sth off
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bagatelizować, lekceważyć They can't just shrug these objections and the criticism off.
racking
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przejmujący (dręczący, przysparzający cierpień) Taking a cough syrup is a good way to relieve a racking cough.
clatter
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brzęczeć, stukać Don't clatter the plates - you'll wake everyone up.
reticent
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powściągliwy (małomówny) Her father had always been very reticent about his past.
animosity
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niechęć, animozja animosity between sb and sb wzajemna niechęć or animozja między kimś a kimś; to feel animosity odczuwać wrogość; petty animosities drobne animozje
overt
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jawny, wyraźny
complicit
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współwinny (in sth czegoś); zamieszany (in sth w coś)
drift apart
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oddalać się od siebie Over the years my school friends and I have drifted apart.
spurn
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odrzucić, wzgardzić The woman spurned all offers of financial help.
watery
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wodnisty I didn't like the coffee. It was weak and watery.
measure up
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spełnić oczekiwania, dorówynwać komuś He felt that he just didn't measure up to his father's expectations.
slouch
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niedbała postawa, garbić się Straighten your back and try not to slouch.
divert
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zmieniać kierunek Police are trying to divert traffic away from the accident.
clink
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brzękać, pobrzękiwać, (ciupa) The ice cubes clinked as he dropped them into the glass.
hover
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wisieć, unosić się w powietrzu, wyczekiwać (linger) The waiter was hovering by the table, ready to take our order.
cram
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wepchnąć, wypełnić crammed - zagracony, wypełniony po brzegi
frizzy
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mocno kręcony, kędzierzawy My long, thick hair is always frizzy and difficult to manage.
unwind
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rozwinąć; odprężać się, relaksować się A glass of wine will help you to unwind after work.
dowdy
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nieciekawy, zaniedbany, abgnegacki She looked dowdy and plain in that old dress.
opulent
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bardzo bogaty, obfity, luksusowy He lived an opulent lifestyle that included buying expensive luxury goods
clench
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(clamp) zaciskać, The man clenched his fist and waved it angrily at the teenagers.
weigh sth up
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oceniać coś, rozważać I'm still weighing up the advantages and disadvantages of the two options.
upshot
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rezultat, wynik The upshot was that he was fired from his job.
avert
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zapobiegać (prevent) They say that the violent attack could have been averted by the police.
overhear
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podsłuchać przypadkiem (eavesdrop - celowo) I overheard a funny conversation on the train this morning.
ridicule
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wyśmiewać się z kogoś, wykpiwać, szydzić
resilient
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odporny, sprężysty, prężny
squarely
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prosto, wprost He hit the other man squarely on the nose.
rain down
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posypać się After last night's statements, the insults rained down on him
backfire
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odnieść odwrotny skutek, obracać się przeciw komuś
to wring
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wykręcić, wyżymać I'll just wring out this jumper and hang it out to dry.
notably
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szczególnie, w szczególności Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist most notably known for founding the discipline of psychoanalysis
susceptible
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podatny (na coś), wrażliwy Indian police officers are poorly paid which makes them susceptible to corruption
to squat
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kucać In this yoga position, the practitioner is squatting on the ground, with the heels raised.
concise
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zwięzły(succint)
scrawl
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naskrobać, nabazgrać coś He scrawled a quick note to Mark and put it on his desk.
disposition
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charakter, usposobienie He is known for having a cheerful and friendly disposition.
delude
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zwodzić, wprowadzać w błąd Don't be deluded into thinking your job is secure.
trickle
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strużka, sączyć się, skapywać; niewielka ilość The tears trickled down her cheeks when she finished reading the letter.
forcible
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przymusowy (z użyciem siły) The police were called to investigate a forcible entry into a house in North London.
coax
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namówić, nakłonić
back-breaking
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wyczerpujący, katorżniczy Painting all the walls in the house was backbreaking work.
unwitting
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nieświadomy The man became an unwitting victim of a crime plot
covert
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tajny The store offers the most advanced covert video and audio surveillance devices.
slur
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oszczerstwo
pant
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dyszeć, sapać We arrived at the top of the mountain, panting and covered in sweat.
glaring
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rażący, oczywisty [adjective]. very obvio
shortchange
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wydać komuś za mało reszty
belt up
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zapiąć pasy bezpieczeństwa Make sure you belt up before you drive off
upbeat
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w dobrym nastroju, optymistyczny Everyone at the party was in a joking, upbeat mood.
delve into sth
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zagłębiać się w coś I don't want to delve into details concerning his wife's death.
unwieldy
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nieporęczny The piano was unwieldy and hard to get down the stairs.
twinkle
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migotać, iskrzyć, błyszczeć When stars and planets are lower on the horizon, they tend to twinkle more.

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