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cut to the chase = get to the point inizia ad imparare
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The fugitive was caught and confined to jail. // The illness confined him to his bed // In the previous job I was confined to doing only one thing inizia ad imparare
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In short, states could not impede the development of a national market. // Though his course was a longer one, nothing impeded him. // Even if they had impeded him, he would have gone on anyway. inizia ad imparare
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hamować (postęp), zatrzymywać, blokować, przeszkadzać, utrudniać (ruch, postęp), zakłócać
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back up (american) / reverse (british) You're blocking my gate - can you reverse a little? // I reversed my car into a litter bin. // She carefully reversed out of the parking space inizia ad imparare
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Many celebrities backed Hillary Clinton up in the 2016 elections. // Back me up, I need your support. inizia ad imparare
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poprzeć kogoś, popierać kogoś
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She has an innate capacity for learning foreign languages. inizia ad imparare
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zdolność (np. do uczenia się)
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We've reached our maximum capacity. // The capacity of the tank is 87 litres. // We've reached our maximum capacity inizia ad imparare
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zdolność produkcyjna / pojemność, ładowność
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It greatly increases the likelihood of accidents. // In one of those cases, the likelihood was 90 percent. inizia ad imparare
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She held the cup up high so the light spilled over me. // It spilled over into a discussion of the old days. // Many Americans can understand complaints about work spilling over into family time. inizia ad imparare
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rozlewać się (np. kryzys)
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They would tell him when he was psychologically ready to move // But she'll probably never be psychologically ready to work outside again. inizia ad imparare
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The buildings were dark and utterly silent. // She looked utterly miserable. // This user manual is utterly useless. inizia ad imparare
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całkowicie, zupełnie, z kretesem, kompletnie
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Utterly irresistible pancakes // She tried not to look into those eyes but they were irresistible // It's what makes him irresistible to a great many women. inizia ad imparare
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nieodparty, przemożny / zniewalający, porywający (np. uśmiech)
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W kontekście gotowania: indulgent pancakes (że nie można im się oprzeć?) inizia ad imparare
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A less indulgent person might have told us to get lost. // She gave the indulgent smile one gives to pretty children. inizia ad imparare
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Look at this car - the guy must be loaded! inizia ad imparare
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Many operate on a shoestring budget, with private or local money. // Despite a shoestring budget, the show was a high quality product. // All of this was done on a shoestring budget by a tiny staff. inizia ad imparare
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Start work straightaway. // But just you up and answer his questions straight away! inizia ad imparare
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The case was held off due to the lack of evidence. // Let's hold off for a while and see what he says next. inizia ad imparare
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odroczyć, odraczać // wstrzymać się (np. burza, opady deszczu)
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uwolnić się od czegoś (np. od złych wspomnień)
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Your speech was up to par, congratulations // Every time they made love, he would want to know how he'd been, if his performance was up to par. // It took me a few days to feel up to par. inizia ad imparare
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na przyzwoitym/oczekiwanym poziomie
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It was a fatal accident. // In both studies, some of the heart problems were fatal. inizia ad imparare
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Fortunately, there were no fatalities. // At least 45 of the fatalities were children under 16 years. inizia ad imparare
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I will mention three important ways of reducing the number of road fatalities. inizia ad imparare
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śmiertelne wypadki drogowe
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Or, for some other reason, the inflammatory response simply will not stop. // inizia ad imparare
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podburzający, podżegający
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Its inflammatory effects cause the eyes to close, taking away vision inizia ad imparare
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the devil makes work for idle hands Meaning: When people say that the devil finds work for idle hands, they mean that if people don't have anything to do with their time, they are more likely to get involved in trouble and criminality. inizia ad imparare
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bezczynność prowadzi do złego - przysłowie
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public display of affection PDA makes me feel uncomfortable. // My parents find public display of affection unacceptable. inizia ad imparare
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krzykliwy (np. kolor, strój)
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This city is very close to the Gulf of Mexico inizia ad imparare
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She must think of something else, some way to lure him here. // I was lured in the same way as everyone else. inizia ad imparare
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He has been held in solitary confinement for most of the time. inizia ad imparare
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What to do with the money is one of the country's most contentious political issues. // "The process has been more contentious than John would have expected." inizia ad imparare
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be fond of somebody / something You're very fond of her, aren't you? // John is clearly fond of Mary. inizia ad imparare
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He has a prejudice against people from different countries // I don't tolerate racial prejudice inizia ad imparare
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osoba nietolerancyjna (np. rasista, antysemita)
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We've got to start by understanding where this bigotry comes from. // Social and economic bigotry has no place in our multicultural society. inizia ad imparare
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bigoteria, dewocja, fanatyzm
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Four days he had lived, or rather vegetated in this way. // I sat vegetating, living a life without sense or purpose. inizia ad imparare
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ciasnota poglądów, ciasnota umysłowa
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Their policy has been a cause of major discontent. // Many customers voiced their discontent on the quality of service. inizia ad imparare
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I was working so hard to get out of my slump. // Another 5 percent said the slump would start in 1991. // They will be the first to go in a slump. // The slump is likely to go on for another two years. inizia ad imparare
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krach, gwałtowne załamanie, kryzys (ekonomiczny)
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"I felt so flattered and special that everyone liked what they were hearing." // I am always so flattered when people notice the family resemblance. inizia ad imparare
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taki, któremu jest miło (np. z powodu komplementu, pochwały), zaszczycony
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The photo bears some resemblance to me, I admit. // She saw much resemblance between these and the young man. inizia ad imparare
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We can't afford to play around. // He was bored and he was playing around. // Do not play about, Tom! Be serious. // Why are you always playing around?! inizia ad imparare
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pajacować, wygłupiać się, psocić // marnować czas
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I learned a long time ago that every action has a domino effect. // You have to look at what the political domino effect is going to be. inizia ad imparare
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You can't daydream at work! // He sat on the meadow and daydreamed. inizia ad imparare
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śnić na jawie, marzyć, fantazjować
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It may seems counterintuitive inizia ad imparare
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His mind still felt numb, but something was clear to him. // She was quite numb and did not think of anything. inizia ad imparare
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zdrętwiały, odrętwiały (np. z zimna), bez czucia // otępiały, sparaliżowany
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The problem was emerging from our long discussions. // I was really surprised when the truth emerged. // The sun emerged from behind the clouds. // A woman emerged from the shadows. inizia ad imparare
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wyłaniać się, pojawiać się, ukazywać się
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He stressed that it wasn't our fault. // She stressed her personal needs // How should this word be stressed? inizia ad imparare
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She is a very vulnerable girl. // The security company says this is the most vulnerable point. inizia ad imparare
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odsłonięty, na odsłoniętej pozycji, wystawiony na ciosy, trudny do obrony, czuły, podatny // bezbronny, wrażliwy, czuły (o osobie)
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Reignite the creativity // She had thought their passion was over but it is reignited. // He said that the loan move reignited his love for the game. inizia ad imparare
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strike a chord with somebody This example really strike a chord with me inizia ad imparare
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trafić do odbiorcy, odnaleźć wspólny punkt (i wywołać pozytywne reakcje)
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Now, he said, they should use the money to rejuvenate the place. inizia ad imparare
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odnowić (rzecz, miejsce) / odmłodzić, ożywić (o duchu), odświeżyć (o wyglądzie)
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During the 2012 election cycle, he criticized Republican rival Michele Bachmann as "too flakey for me". inizia ad imparare
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niesłowny, niedotrzymujący słowa
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He can be a little flaky sometimes, but we've got a lot in common. // All right, it was a flaky plan, for sure, but the best one anybody thought of. inizia ad imparare
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nieprzewidywalny, zwariowany, postrzelony
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She leaned back and fell down. // He leaned back and looked her in the eye. // Is it rude to lean your seat back on an airplane? inizia ad imparare
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przechylić się do tyłu / przechylać
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This party sucks! Let's bail. inizia ad imparare
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spadać, zmyć się (wychodzić)
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My daddy was ready to bail one of us out. inizia ad imparare
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wpłacić za kogoś kaucję, poręczyć
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His vices saddened his mother. // He went to jail for his vices. // He had only one vice: smoking. // inizia ad imparare
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zły nawyk / występek, niemoralne zachowanie (zwłaszcza związany z narkotykami, prostytucją, hazardem)
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She leads a life of virtue. // Patience is a great virtue. // He has many virtues, but he lacks courage. inizia ad imparare
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cnota (ogólna dobroć charakteru)
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She often suffers from constipation inizia ad imparare
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"They are looking to move our tentacles into the Hollywood area." // This is easy for him to do since he has eight tentacles. // Her two arms became three tentacles, still holding him tight. inizia ad imparare
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macki (np. władzy), zasięg (czyichś wpływów) // czułek, macka (u stworzeń morskich)
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This affair is beyond my comprehension. // She looked at me with little or no comprehension on her face. inizia ad imparare
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zrozumienie, zdolność pojmowania, pojętność, pojmowalność
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Each species of bird has its own characteristic song. // It's a very rare species. // The list of endangered species in this country is growing at an alarming rate inizia ad imparare
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The family is sacred to me. // This choir took part in the sacred music festival. // My grandmother gave me a sacred cross. inizia ad imparare
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I like the aesthetics of this room // Do you have any aesthetic values? inizia ad imparare
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He's singing a death chant. // You could hear a chant from the church // That was our chant before the games, before we came out. inizia ad imparare
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monotonny śpiew, śpiewna i monotonna intonacja
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She stamped loudly to show that she's angry // He stamped to the kitchen. // She stamped her foot in anger // My daughter always stamps when she wants to get something. inizia ad imparare
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This tree was eaten by termites from the inside. inizia ad imparare
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Not my fault those people don't know how to duck. // I ducked down, because the ball was flying right at me. inizia ad imparare
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I asked whether he had ever cracked a joke in class. // He shook their hands, cracked a joke, said good night and returned to his story. inizia ad imparare
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We live quickly, we are hard-pressed, busy, solving hundreds of problems per day. // They would be hard-pressed to make it back... pun inizia ad imparare
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pod naciskiem, pod presją, przyciśnięty
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I'm sure someone can come up with a better pun. // To this end, his name is often used as a pun. inizia ad imparare
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He hadn't done it deliberately. // She has deliberately ignored my note! inizia ad imparare
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umyślnie, celowo, rozmyślnie, specjalnie
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Women have also been shown to be more risk-averse than men. // Yet 15 percent may be too high for some risk-averse investors. inizia ad imparare
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bojący się ryzyka, ostrożny
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Would she be reckless enough to end up in their hands again? // The way she called out his name made him reckless. // On the other hand, I had never known him to be reckless. inizia ad imparare
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nieostrożny, nierozważny, niebaczny, lekkomyślny
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What if there's an avalanche? // I hope he's not trying to start an avalanche! inizia ad imparare
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My dog leaped over the fence and ran away // The cats were leaping around, playing with each other. // I took a leap and caught the ball. // Our investment was a leap into the darkness but it was worth it. inizia ad imparare
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przeskoczyć, skakać / skok
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