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Domanda		Risposta
worried or nervous about something that you are going to do, or about the future lękliwy inizia ad imparare		apprehensive We’d been a little apprehensive about their visit.
never having happened before, or never having happened so much niespotykany inizia ad imparare		unprecedented Crime has increased on an unprecedented scale.
the study of scientific or social subjects, done outside the class or laboratory prace badawcze w terenie inizia ad imparare		field work Our fieldwork revealed a number of emerging possibilities, practices and issues in respect of each of these.
the deliberate murder of a whole group or race of people ludobójstwo inizia ad imparare		genocide The military leaders were accused of genocide.
to make a group of people or animals have to leave the place where they normally live wysiedlać inizia ad imparare		displace Fifty thousand people have been displaced by the fighting.
an unusual habit or way of behaving that someone has dziwactwo (specyficzne zachowania), specyficzna cecha inizia ad imparare		idiosyncrasy Normally, harsh discipline was personalized as the idiosyncrasies of those superiors.
to express or show something in a short way streszczać, podsymować inizia ad imparare		encapsulate The words of the song neatly encapsulate the mood of the country at that time.
a lot of something useful or good mnoga, duża ilość czegoś inizia ad imparare		a wealth of (sth) There is a wealth of information available about pregnancy and birth.
happier, improved, more successful etc pomyślniejszy, w lepszej kondycji inizia ad imparare		better off I think she’s better off without him.
(formal) used to add information that reduces the force or importance of what you have just said aczkolwiek, chociaż, jednak inizia ad imparare		albeit He accepted the job, albeit with some hesitation.
to influence people’s opinion of someone or something, especially in a bad way świadczyć o kimś, czymś inizia ad imparare		reflect on If my children are rude, that reflects on me as a parent.
(formal) a small amount of something, especially a good quality odrobina inizia ad imparare		a modicum of a modicum of common sense
a place where trouble often happens, especially war or violence punkt zapalny inizia ad imparare		trouble spot She’s reported from many of the world’s trouble spots.
(spoken) to remain in one place and not move nie ruszać się z miejsca inizia ad imparare		stay put Stay put until I get back.
to be replaced by something else być zastąpionym, ustępować miejsce inizia ad imparare		give way to Stone has given way to glass and concrete.
a feeling of excitement or annoyance poruszenie inizia ad imparare		stir Plans for the motorway caused quite a stir among locals.
to feel very sad and to miss someone after they have died opłakiwać, lamentować, obchodzić żałobę inizia ad imparare		mourn Hundreds of people gathered to mourn the slain president.
extremely great or surprising zdumiewający, szokujący, nadzwyczajny inizia ad imparare		staggering The financial impact on the town was staggering.
completely and without a doubt – use this to show approval nadzwyczaj, wyjątkowo, wysoce inizia ad imparare		eminently There was just something eminently likeable about him.
(formal) people or things „like that” have always been in the place where they are, rather than being brought there from somewhere else rdzenny, tubylczy inizia ad imparare		indigenous the many indigenous cultures which existed in Siberia
bad or harmful szkodliwy, niedobry inizia ad imparare		ill Many people consumed the poisoned oil without ill effects.
to hold a particular opinion, but not very strongly inizia ad imparare		incline to believe/think I am inclined to believe the police.
the number of times something happens, especially crime, disease etc częstotliwość inizia ad imparare		incidence Why did the incidence of heroin use continue to climb?
rak jajników inizia ad imparare		ovarian cancer
obtained directly, not through various other people z pierwszej ręki inizia ad imparare		first-hand I heard the story first-hand.
happening a number of times, one after the other z rzędu, kolejno inizia ad imparare		in a row She’s been out four nights in a row.
to record on a special card the time you arrive at work or begin work inizia ad imparare		clock on I clock on at 8:30
to record on a special card the time you stop or leave work inizia ad imparare		clock off By 6 p.m. most workers have clocked off.
(formal) to correct something that is wrong naprawić, sprostować inizia ad imparare		rectify, put right I did my best to rectify the situation, but the damage was already done.
to spent a lot of money on something that you want but do not need trwonić pieniądze inizia ad imparare		splurge (on sth) Within a couple of months, I’d splurged about £2,500 on clothes.
to suit (sb) completely pasować jak ulał inizia ad imparare		suit down to the ground The dress suits her down to the ground.
feeling that is strong and deep inizia ad imparare		keen As she walked away, Joe felt a keen sense of loss.
to work during the night or early in the morning when most people do not have to work inizia ad imparare		work unsocial hours
(formal) causing harm or damage krzywdzący, szkodliwy inizia ad imparare		detrimental Smoking is detrimental to your health.
something that is very useful and makes your life a lot easier or better skarb, dobrodziejstwo inizia ad imparare		boon The bus service is a real boon to people in the village.
problems, injuries, illnesses „like that” etc are very bad or very serious poważny, ciężki, intensywny inizia ad imparare		severe His injuries were quite severe.
srogość, dotkliwość inizia ad imparare		severity She had closed her eyes to the severity of their situation.
to make someone feel very confused zaskoczyć inizia ad imparare		throw It threw me completely when she said she was coming to stay with us.
to have a bad effect on someone or something, especially over a long period of time odbijać się, dawać się we znaki inizia ad imparare		take a toll on The stress was starting to take its toll on him.
having different ideas, opinions, etc from other people niezgodny(z czymś/kimś) inizia ad imparare		out of step (with sth/sb) Her views are out of step with government policy.
something that you strongly dislike because it always annoys you znienawidzona rzecz inizia ad imparare		pet hate TV game shows are one of my pet hates.
feeling great respect for the importance, difficulty, or seriousness of someone or something oniemiały, pod wrażeniem inizia ad imparare		awestruck Jane was spending the day with the girls, who were awestruck by it all now.
used after a negative statement to say that the next thing you mention is even more unlikely a co dopiero..., nie mówiąc już o..., nie wspominając o... inizia ad imparare		let alone The baby can’t even sit up yet, let alone walk!
likely to become successful or popular dobrze zapowidający się, wróżący sukces inizia ad imparare		up-and-coming up-and-coming young artists
to make sure that someone is ready for anything that might happen trzymać kogoś w napięciu, w gotowości inizia ad imparare		keep somebody on their toes They do random checks to keep workers on their toes.
the rate at which people leave an organization and are replaced by others inizia ad imparare		turnover Tri-Star’s fast turnover of stock
quickly, willingly, and without complaining bez wahania inizia ad imparare		readily Jack readily agreed to help.
used for emphasizing that a quality is complete and total inizia ad imparare		unqualified The experiment had not been an unqualified success.
to stop something from happening or developing tłumić inizia ad imparare		stifle How can this party stifle debate on such a crucial issue?
to make as much use as possible of the ideas, experience, knowledge etc that a group of people has uzyskiwać, wydobywać inizia ad imparare		tap into Companies must find new ways to tap into their workers, he said.
to make something so that it is exactly right for someone’s particular needs or for a particular purpose dopasowywać inizia ad imparare		tailor Treatment is tailored to the needs of each patient.
a clever and dishonest way of tricking someone so that you can get an advantage chwyt, sztuczka, trick inizia ad imparare		ploy His usual ploy is to pretend he’s ill.
too extreme and not suitable przesadzony inizia ad imparare		over the top I thought her performance was way over the top.
to be at the point where something is about to happen na skraju czegoś, być bliskim czegoś inizia ad imparare		be on the verge of sth The show was on the verge of being canceled due to low ratings.
if something causes suffering, deaths, or damage być tragicznym w skutkach, zbierać obfite żniwo inizia ad imparare		take a/its toll The problems of the past few months have taken their toll on her health and there are shadows under her eyes.
a manager in a company who is responsible for the main activities of production, sales etc bezpośredni przełożony inizia ad imparare		line manager During the time they have off they are kept in touch with what is going on at work by their line manager.
methods, systems that are very strict and difficult to change nieugięty inizia ad imparare		rigid rigid and authoritarian methods of education
if you do something “like that”, you do not have very much time to prepare for it na ostatnią chwilę inizia ad imparare		at short notice The trip was planned at short notice.
determined not to change your opinion or a decision that you have made twardy, stanowczy, niewzruszony inizia ad imparare		adamant She begged me to change my mind, but I remained adamant.
remark or compliment that seems to express praise or admiration but in fact is insulting dwuznaczny inizia ad imparare		backhanded This backhanded compliment is, in fact, a tribute to the imagination and commitment of community educators.
a list that shows when each person in a group must do a particular job lista, grafik, spis inizia ad imparare		roster We organized a roster for cleaning the house.
something that encourages you to work harder, start a new activity etc bodziec, motywacja, zachęta inizia ad imparare		incentive There is a clear incentive to move to larger countries.
to deal with a difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant situation stawiać czoło inizia ad imparare		brave I decided to take the train to work rather than brave the traffic.
a large amount of work that you need to complete, especially work that should already have been completed zaległości inizia ad imparare		backlog a large backlog of orders
to make sure someone fully understands something by emphasizing it and by providing a lot of examples, proof etc uzmysłowić, wbić do głowy inizia ad imparare		ram something home a police video ramming home the dangers of driving fast in fog
to have hardly enough money, supplies, time etc for your needs inizia ad imparare		be stretched (to the limits) We’re stretched at the moment, otherwise we’d go.
the sport of flying helicopter to a place in the mountains where you can ski on deep snow that no one else skied on inizia ad imparare		heli(-)skiing
stok narciarski inizia ad imparare		slobe, piste
a decision etc that is based on knowledge of a subject or situation świadoma decyzja inizia ad imparare		informed decision/ choice/ judgement etc
a special course etc that helps students who have difficulty learning something zajęcia wyrównawcze, korki inizia ad imparare		remedial class
ignored or not noticed inizia ad imparare		unacknowledged
(formal) to hide something inizia ad imparare		secrete
(formal) to pretend to have a particular feeling, way of speaking etc udawać inizia ad imparare		affect He used to affect a foreign accent.
a feeling of doubt because you do not agree completely with a plan, idea, or suggestion zastrzeżenie inizia ad imparare		reservation I had serious reservations about his appointment as capitan.
to be written or shown on something in a very noticeable way przedstawiać, rozgłaszać inizia ad imparare		be blazoned on/across/over sth Her name was blazoned across the front of the theatre.
pleasing and satisfying satysfakcjonujący, zadowalający inizia ad imparare		gratifying The support was considerable and very gratifying.
the quality of being very determined and thinking only about achieving a particular thing determinacja inizia ad imparare		singlemindedness His quiet single-mindedness allowed him to accomplish something that others had been trying to do for years.
to persuade someone to do something that they do not want to do by talking to them in a kind, gentle, and patient way namawiać inizia ad imparare		coax ‘Please, Vic, come with us, ’ Nancy coaxed.
(formal) after a particular event or time potem, następnie, później inizia ad imparare		thereafter/ afterwards Sophie was born in France, but shortly thereafter her family moved to the United States.
to move or lift something by pushing it away from something else podważyć, wyważyć inizia ad imparare		prise A door had been prised open.
to force someone to do something they do not want to do by threatening them zmusić, przymusić inizia ad imparare		coerce She hadn't coerced him in any way.
in a way that is easy to understand or recognize widocznie, wyraźnie inizia ad imparare		plainly Mrs Gorman was plainly delighted.
to deliberately try to influence or change a situation that does not concern you, or that you do not understand mieszać się, wyrącać się inizia ad imparare		meddle I don’t like other people meddling in the way I run this prison.
a situation in which there is not enough of something that people need brak, niedobór inizia ad imparare		shortage There is no shortage of funds.
to work hard at something, especially with a lot of attention for a long time przykładać się do czegoś inizia ad imparare		apply yourself Stephen would do well if only he applied himself.
(BrE) the weakest or least important position in a society or organization dno drabiny społecznej inizia ad imparare		the bottom of the pile She always puts her own needs to the bottom of the pile.
(formal) more important than anything else nadrzędny, najważniejszy inizia ad imparare		paramount Public safety and security are matters of paramount importance.
to force someone to do something zmuszać inizia ad imparare		compel The law will compel employers to provide health insurance.
having an extremely strong desire to do or have a lot of something zapaliny, ochoczy, entuzjastyczny, chętny inizia ad imparare		voracious a voracious reader
to make an unpleasant feeling less painful or severe ulżyć, koić inizia ad imparare		assuage Nothing could assuage his guilt.
happy and full of energy and excitement pełen energii, entuzjastyczny inizia ad imparare		exuberant an exuberant personality
to use your power, influence etc in order to make something happen wywierać (nacisk, wpływ) inizia ad imparare		exert They exerted considerable influence within the school.
(written) not ashamed or embarrassed, especially when doing something unusual or rude niespeszony, niezawstydzony, niezmieszany inizia ad imparare		unabashed She stared at him with unabashed curiosity.
nearly all of something większa część (czegoś) inizia ad imparare		the best part of We waited for the best part of an hour.
(informal) to pull or carry something heavy with difficulty taszczyć, wlec inizia ad imparare		lug It’s a huge book, not something you’d like to lug around.
an opinion that is stated publicly stanowisko (np. w jakiejś sprawie) inizia ad imparare		stance What is your stance on environmental issues?
to persuade someone to do something by making them feel it is their duty to do it naciskać, zmuszać, wywoływać presję inizia ad imparare		pressurise It is not a good idea to pressurize children into playing a musical instrument.

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