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Domanda		Risposta
The electoral system a set of rules that determines how elections and referendums are conducted and how their results are determined; inizia ad imparare		ordynacja wyborcza, system wyborczy
Canton -a state of the Swiss Confederation inizia ad imparare		Kanton
Allocate distribute resources, duties for a paticular purpose The government should allocate more money to medical care. inizia ad imparare		Przydzielić Rząd powinien przeznaczyć więcej pieniędzy na opiekę medyczną.
Counterpart inizia ad imparare		Odpowiednik
Devolution the transfer or delegation of power to a lower level, especially by central government to local or regional administration; inizia ad imparare		przekazanie, cedowanie, zrzekanie się na rzecz
Federal law inizia ad imparare		prawo federalne (w sensie takie, które obowiązuje w federacjach, np. w Rosji)
to trigger inizia ad imparare		in a meaning: cause to happen
Referendum inizia ad imparare		general vote on a single political question
Petition inizia ad imparare		a formal written request, usually signed by many people in respect of a particular case
Irrespective inizia ad imparare		Niezależnie, regardless of
Proportional representation an electoral system in which parties gain seats in proportion to the number of votes cast for them inizia ad imparare		Reprezentacja proporcjonalna
Ballot papers inizia ad imparare		Karty do głosowania
The party line inizia ad imparare		linia (w znaczeniu: polityka) partii
lobby inizia ad imparare		lobbyeek to influence (a legislator) on a issue, lobbować ^^, wywierać nacisk
(Reach or establish) a (broad) consensus inizia ad imparare		general agreement
Influential figure inizia ad imparare		Wpływowa postać
Hate figure inizia ad imparare		sb regarded with contempt, hostility, hatred, especially by the general public
Prominent figure inizia ad imparare		important, famous; ważna persona
Be seen as a figure of fun inizia ad imparare		considered ridiculous, obiekt kpin, pośmiewisko
Call an election inizia ad imparare		rozpisać, zarządzić wybory
Rig an election inizia ad imparare		manage/conduct fraudulently so to gain an advantage; sfałszować, ustawić wyniki wyborów
In the run-up to the election inizia ad imparare		in a period preceding a notable event; w przededniu wyborów
Go to the polls inizia ad imparare		to vote; udać się do urny wyborczej
To Carry out a poll inizia ad imparare		to conduct a poll
An emerging consensus inizia ad imparare		becoming apparent, prominent; powstający, kształtujący się
Expose a scandal inizia ad imparare		wyjawić skandal
Be mixed-up in a scandal inizia ad imparare		Bądź zamieszany w skandal
cover up a scandal inizia ad imparare		ukryć skandal, try to prevent people discovering the truth about serious mistake/crime; tuszować
Stand as an MP inizia ad imparare		candidate to be an MP? (kandydować)
Out-spoken inizia ad imparare		frank in stating one’s opinion, especially shocking or controversial
Right-wing MP inizia ad imparare		Prawicowy poseł, prawicowy parlamentarzysta
Unanimous vote inizia ad imparare		held/carried by everyone involved, jednomyślny głos
Cast your vote inizia ad imparare		Oddać swój głos
Protest vote inizia ad imparare		a vote cast in an election to demonstrate the voter's dissatisfaction with the choice of candidates or refusal of the current political system
Vote-rigging inizia ad imparare		electoral fraud, oszustwo wyborcze
Alleged inizia ad imparare		said, without a proof, to have taken place/have a specific undesirable quality; domniemany, rzekomy
A narrow victory inizia ad imparare		won by only a small margin; nieznaczne, znikome
A landslide victory inizia ad imparare		an overwhelming majority of votes for one party/candidate; walne, przytłaczając
A hollow victory inizia ad imparare		without real significance, value
Claim victory inizia ad imparare		say that the victory is yours
Earn peanuts inizia ad imparare		earn very small amount of money
Age of retirement inizia ad imparare		wiek emerytalny
A maximum wage inizia ad imparare		a legal limit on how much income an individual can earn
Host an event inizia ad imparare		Organizować wydarzenie, być gospodarzem
I’m a huge fan of the idea inizia ad imparare		Jestem wielkim fanem tego pomysłu
I don’t really know where I stand inizia ad imparare		Naprawdę nie wiem, gdzie stoję
I’m totally against it inizia ad imparare		Jestem całkowicie przeciwko temu
I think the negatives far outweigh the positives inizia ad imparare		Myślę, że negatywy znacznie przewyższają pozytywy
I can’t pass the judgement inizia ad imparare		Nie mogę wydać wyroku
I am in favour. I just have some slight reservations inizia ad imparare		Jestem za. Mam tylko niewielkie zastrzeżenia
Major doubts inizia ad imparare		Główne wątpliwości
It’s ok in principle, I just think it’s unworkable inizia ad imparare		Zasadniczo jest w porządku, po prostu myślę, że to nie działa
obscene inizia ad imparare		morally wrong, often because it’s too large; nieprzyzwoity
push sth up inizia ad imparare		make higher in level/amount
declare as part of income inizia ad imparare		zadeklarować jako część dochodu
find a way round inizia ad imparare		find a way of dealing with or avoiding a problem
be a recipe for a disaster inizia ad imparare		to be very likely to become disaster
run up sth inizia ad imparare		increase a debt by spending more
the bottom line inizia ad imparare		1) final line in accounts of company/organisation, statng its total profit/loss 2) conclusion 3) the most important fact in a situation
not have a hope in hell inizia ad imparare		to have no possibility of doing/achieving sth
legacy inizia ad imparare		dziedzictwo
to bid inizia ad imparare		to compete with sb to do sth (to bid to hold the Olympics), licytować
tenement (house) inizia ad imparare		large building divided into apartments, usually in poor areas of city; dom czynszowy, kamienica czynszowa (jak w Lalce)
create division and lead to tension inizia ad imparare		tworzyć podział i prowadzić do napięcia
reduce drug abuse inizia ad imparare		zmniejszyć nadużywanie narkotyków
put up taxes inizia ad imparare		Podatki zwiększyć
undermine (relations) inizia ad imparare		make less confident/powerful/likely to suceed/weaker (often gradually); osłabiać, podkopywać
compound inizia ad imparare		make a problem/difficult situation worse; pogarszać, potęgować
put a strain on sth inizia ad imparare		to burden/overload sb/sth; obciążać
bankrupt The company went bankrupt overnight. inizia ad imparare		niewypłacalny Firma stała się niewypłacalna z dnia na dzień.
devastate inizia ad imparare		niszczyć
benefit They offer numerous benefits. inizia ad imparare		zasiłek Oferują liczne korzyści.
discourage/encourage inizia ad imparare		zniechęcać / zachęcać
boost inizia ad imparare		improve/increase sth
housing inizia ad imparare		buildings for people to live in
strengthen inizia ad imparare		wzmacniać
expenses We've had some unexpected expenses this month. inizia ad imparare		wydatki W tym miesiącu mieliśmy trochę nieprzewidzianych wydatków
resolve inizia ad imparare		solve or end a problem/difficulty
captivity inizia ad imparare		niewola
bureaucrat inizia ad imparare		biurokrata
confined inizia ad imparare		ograniczony
stamp on inizia ad imparare		use force to stop/prevent sth you consider wrong or harmful, put a foot down on the ground hard and quickly, making a loud noise, often to show anger
gain inizia ad imparare		zysk
charmingly inizia ad imparare		uroczo
argue for sb’s cause inizia ad imparare		argumentować za przyczyną sb
stand up for beliefs inizia ad imparare		przeciwstawiać się wierzeniom
back down inizia ad imparare		admit you were wrong/you have been defeated
ruthlessness inizia ad imparare		cruelty, not thinking/worrying about others’ pain; bezwzgledność
charisma That man has so much charisma! His personality attracts people to him. inizia ad imparare		charyzma Ten człowiek ma tyle charyzmy! Jego osobowość przyciąga ludzi.
compassion inizia ad imparare		współczucie
bloke inizia ad imparare		facet
account to sb for sth inizia ad imparare		explain the reason of, cause of; wyjaśniać, rozliczać (jak ten premier podczas sesji z pytaniami)
poke fun inizia ad imparare		make sb seem stupid by making jokes about them, laughing unkindly
hyena inizia ad imparare		hiena
ritual note inizia ad imparare		rytuał
mockery inizia ad imparare		1) act of mocking 2) sth which seems stupid/without value; kpiny
ridicule inizia ad imparare		unkind words/actions making sb/sth look stupid
historical claim inizia ad imparare		roszczenie historyczne
neatly inizia ad imparare		in a clever, simple way; trafnie, doskonale
slot inizia ad imparare		an amount of time offically allowed for a single event; czas antenowy np.
satire inizia ad imparare		satyra
champion inizia ad imparare		support, defend, fight for sb/belief/right/principle enthusiastically
corruption inizia ad imparare		korupcja, zepsucie
outlook inizia ad imparare		general attitude, way of thinking
mark a difference inizia ad imparare		oznaczyć różnicę
a moral stance inizia ad imparare		a moral way of thinking, especially one expressed in publicly stated opinion
agenda inizia ad imparare		1) list of things discussed during the meeting 2) things that sb/organisation considers important, wants to do/achieve; reasons to do sth
take the mickey out of sb inizia ad imparare		laugh at sb, make seem silly/funny in unkind way
exploits inizia ad imparare		brave, funny, unusual acts; wyczyny
entity inizia ad imparare		organisation, business which has own separate legal/financial exsistence; jednostka
bury inizia ad imparare		pogrzebać
cabinet He has been in the cabinet longer than either of them. inizia ad imparare		gabinet On był w rządzie dłużej niż każde z nich.
quota system inizia ad imparare		a voting system that gives preference to a certain group of people, such as people of particular gender or race, parytety
notably inizia ad imparare		adverb used to introduced good example of sth
pioneer inizia ad imparare		pionier
contributing factor inizia ad imparare		czynnikiem
genocide inizia ad imparare		ludobójstwo, the murder of large numbers of people belonging to a particular race
an inferior place inizia ad imparare		gorsze miejsce
redress inizia ad imparare		improve a bad situation that you’re responsible for by doing sth/giving money; zadośćuczynić
abolition inizia ad imparare		act of completely ending sth
discriminatory law inizia ad imparare		dyskryminujące prawo
gear towards inizia ad imparare		prepare sth/make suitable for a particular situation, group, goal
facilitate inizia ad imparare		help, make easier
make strides inizia ad imparare		uczynić postępy, make progress towards a goal
detractor inizia ad imparare		krytyk, critic
impose on inizia ad imparare		1) introduce law and make others accept them 2) force to have same opinion; narzucać, nałożyć
hamper inizia ad imparare		utrudniać, restrict, make more difficult
exert You're going to exert a lot of energy when you climb that mountain tomorrow. inizia ad imparare		use influence, authority, power in order to affect/achieve sth Zużyjesz dużo energii, wspinając się jutro na tę górę.
token figure inizia ad imparare		sb who is supposed to be proof that sth is done but without no real value
archaic-old, out of date inizia ad imparare		archaiczny - stary, nieaktualny, przestarzały
bring about inizia ad imparare		make happen; spowodować
a scope for improvement inizia ad imparare		opportunity/freedom needed to so/develop sth; możliwość poprawy
precedent inizia ad imparare		action/event in the past issued as an example or reason for presence; precedens
tip the balance/scales inizia ad imparare		give sb/sth enough of an advantage to influence a result/decision
civil rights struggle inizia ad imparare		walka o prawa obywatelskie
engage with politics inizia ad imparare		angażować się w politykę
leak inizia ad imparare		nieszczelność
loyal following inizia ad imparare		group of people who support and admire one’s work/art
ensure We need to ensure safety to the citizens. inizia ad imparare		zagwarantować Musimy zapewnić obywatelom bezpieczeństwo.
identity system inizia ad imparare		system tożsamości
clutch inizia ad imparare		hold tightly
stroll inizia ad imparare		go/move (on foot with leisure)
gaze inizia ad imparare		to look steadily and intently, as with great curiosity, interest, pleasure, or wonder; wpatrywać się
gasp inizia ad imparare		say (in shock)
chatter inizia ad imparare		to talk for a long time about things that are not important; ględzić
chuckle inizia ad imparare		laugh (quietly); chichotać
grab The man tried to grab Deidre's bag, but she chased him away. inizia ad imparare		chwycić Mężczyzna próbował chwycić torebkę Deirdre, ale przegoniła go.
giggle Every time I do something silly in class, my friends giggle. inizia ad imparare		chichot Za każdym razem, gdy zrobię coś głupiego na lekcji, moi koledzy chichoczą.
glare Diana glared at the waiter after he made a rude comment to her. inizia ad imparare		a long, angry look; piorunować wzrokiem
mutter Lucas was muttering under his breath because he was angry at his girlfriend. inizia ad imparare		mamrotanie Lucas mamrotał pod nosem, ponieważ był zły na swoją dziewczynę.
creep inizia ad imparare		pełzanie, move quietly and slowly
stare inizia ad imparare		gapić
race inizia ad imparare		wyścig
stagger inizia ad imparare		to walk, move, or stand unsteadily; chwiać się
mumble Jarred was annoyed, so he mumbled something offensive under his breath. inizia ad imparare		bełkot Jarred był poirytowany, więc wymamrotał pod nosem coś obraźliwego.
political constitution inizia ad imparare		konstytucja polityczna, A political constitution is a constitution where the legislature is the main check upon executive power
biodiversity loss inizia ad imparare		Utrata różnorodności biologicznej
irreversible inizia ad imparare		nieodwracalny
sustainable crops inizia ad imparare		zrównoważone uprawy

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