Profi Lingua C1 - 3

Try and elicit agreement.

It occurs to me that we should get out of town for the day.

I've been thinking but nothing springs to mind.

I think we should bounce a few ideas around and see what we come up with.

OK, relax, we don't do it - it was just a passing thought.

I've had a brainwave! Let's start a business selling nappies for ducks.

Właśnie doznałem olśnienia! Załóżmy firmę, która będzie sprzedawać pieluchy dla kaczek.

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Consumer feel debilitated and often make no choice at all.

Booth of jam samples offered shoppers 24 jams.

The latter choice attracted a larger amount of interest.

An acute sense of disappointment caused by FOMO.

The number of obese people will diminish in 2020.

Liczba osób otyłych zmniejszy się w 2020.

If you examine one shelf of products in a supermarket, the choice can be staggering.

Online retailers often offer consumers a lot more choice than bricks and mortar equivalents.

In my case, learning to play the guitar is a daunting task. I just don't have the talent.

W moim przypadku nauka gry na gitarze to beznadziejne zadanie. Po prostu nie mam talentu.

It might sound blatantly obvious

Step back, take stock and calm down.

This will help you pin it down in practical terms.

Children are naturally curious, and - often much to our chagrin - will relentlessly ask "Why?"

Mulling over the problems.

Edward de Bono devised a system called Six Thinking Hats.

Sometimes when you've been wrestling with a problem for ages you get so befuddled that you just go round in circles.

She is perplexed about what to do for her son.

I must admit, I'm completely baffled.

He ruminated on the terrible wastage that typified American life.

If you ponder something, you think about it carefully.

The case has shed light on the difficult journeys made by migrants.

The government largely misread the mood of the electorate.

Synonyms: think hard, try to remember (informal), scratch your head, give a lot of thought to something

The economy is just one of several critical problems the country is grappling with

To zero in on a target means to aim at it or move towards it.

We have many shops and restaurants in the vicinity of our new apartment.

Mamy wiele sklepów i restauracji w pobliżu naszego nowego mieszkania.

Green spaces provide a vital respite from everyday life.

Sound means you can listen to tunes without having to look at unsightly big boxes.

This drugs scandal is another blot on the reputation.

The acrobat was very daring - he always pushed the limits of safety.

Akrobata był bardzo odważny - zawsze balansował na granicy niebezpieczeństwa.

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Fake news is a term commonly used by both politicians and ordinary people alike that is directed at any news stories slanted in a way that goes against their opinion.

The police have lost their credibility

it was a hoax

Utterly ridiculous inventions

'big' and 'small' are gradable adjectives

As an impartial observer my analysis is supposed to be objective.

Her limbs were insubstantial, almost transparent.

... unsubstantiated rumours about his private life.

Not a very creditable attitude, I'm afraid

It was ludicrous to suggest that the visit could be kept secret

... the interplay of political, economic, social and cultural factors.

Virtually all the apples in the store had brown marks on them.

Praktycznie wszystkie jabłka w sklepie miały brązowe ślady.

Researchers have unearthed documents...

I was aware that, by sharing the fact that the news story was fake, I’d hamper my contact’s enjoyment of it.

You know, each one refusing to budge.

a secret motive for doing something

I'm more confused now than I wa before he gave that summary. It was as clear as mud.

As long as you can stall the potential robber during that time, you'll be safe.

She has recently been maligned in the gossip columns of several newspapers.

The busker stood on the corner of the street playing the violin and people threw coins in his hat.

Grajek stał na rogu ulicy i grał na skrzypcach, a ludzie wrzucali monety do jego kapelusza.

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She gulped down her drink and made a hasty exit.

There was an abundance of food at the wedding.