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Domanda		Risposta
stock market crash inizia ad imparare		a drastic fall in the price of stocks / krach na giełdzie
unbiased inizia ad imparare		fair and able to judge sth in a balanced way / obiektywny, bezstronny
hard-hitting inizia ad imparare		talking about or dealing with a difficult situation in a direct way / demaskatorski
incisive inizia ad imparare		expressing ideas and thoughts clearly, briefly and forcefully / celny, wnikliwy, cięty
bow to sth inizia ad imparare		to agree to do sth, especially when it is not what one wanted / ugiąć się przed czymś
uncompromising inizia ad imparare		determined not to change one’s opinions in any way / bezkompromisowy
sensitise sb to sth inizia ad imparare		to make sb aware of sth / uwrażliwić, wyczulić kogoś na coś
evasive inizia ad imparare		avoiding giving a straight answer / wymijający, stosujący uniki
vested interest inizia ad imparare		a strong reason for acting in a certain way / żywotny lub osobisty interes
officious inizia ad imparare		eager to tell people what to do, bossy / nadgorliwy, natrętny
frog-march inizia ad imparare		to take sb somewhere by force, to hold sb by the arms and walk along / zaprowadzić siłą
intone inizia ad imparare		to speak in a slow and serious way / powiedzieć, recytować monotonnym głosem
spool inizia ad imparare		to roll up quickly, to go forward quickly / przewinąć (np. taśmę)
preoccupied inizia ad imparare		having oneãs thoughts taken up with a problematic situation / pochłonięty, zaabsorbowany
grump inizia ad imparare		to make sounds which suggest dissatisfaction or irritation / pomrukiwać z niezadowolenia
platitude inizia ad imparare		a trivial statement / frazes, komunał
inception inizia ad imparare		a beginning / powstanie, rozpoczęcie
a household name/word inizia ad imparare		a name or word that is very well known / powszechnie znana nazwa, marka, itp
cajoling inizia ad imparare		persuading sb in a very insistent way to do sth / przymilny, schlebiający
be a thorn in sb’s side/flesh inizia ad imparare		to be a continuous problem which cannot be solved / być komuś solą w oku
the establishment inizia ad imparare		those who have power or influence in the country or in society in general / establishment, grupa społeczna u władzy lub mająca wpływ na rząd
in our midst inizia ad imparare		among our group / wśród nas, w naszym gronie
sneering inizia ad imparare		expressing contempt / szyderczy
encounter inizia ad imparare		a meeting / (przypadkowe) spotkanie, kontakt
scrap inizia ad imparare		to do away with, get rid of / wyrzucić, pozbyć się
oversee inizia ad imparare		to be in control of sth, to make sure it is done right / nadzorować
relaunch inizia ad imparare		to re-introduce sth in a new format / wprowadzić ponownie (na rynek)
ill-inspired inizia ad imparare		badly thought out / niefortunny
harbour inizia ad imparare		to have sth on one’s mind for a long time / żywić (np. uczucie, urazę)
lay down inizia ad imparare		to officially state the way to do sth / ustanowić, określić
highbrow inizia ad imparare		intellectual, academic / intelektualistyczny, „uczony”, przeintelektualizowany
perplexed inizia ad imparare		confused / zdumiony, skonsternowany
dismissive inizia ad imparare		treating sb or sth as if they had no value / lekceważący
acute inizia ad imparare		sensitive and powerful, well developed / doskonały, ostry, wyostrzony
far-reaching inizia ad imparare		extensive / dogłębny, daleko idący, dalekosiężny
circulation inizia ad imparare		the number of newspapers or magazines sold (in a given time) / nakład
obituary inizia ad imparare		a newspaper note or article about a dead person / nekrolog
glossy inizia ad imparare		(of a magazine or photograph) printed on shiny, high quality paper / błyszczący, połyskliwy
treaty talks inizia ad imparare		official negotiations between countries before an agreement is made / rozmowy przed podpisaniem traktatu, układy
reshuffle inizia ad imparare		rearranging, interchanging the positions, especially of the cabinet members / przetasowanie (np. w rządzie)
backbencher inizia ad imparare		a member of Parliament who is not a minister and does not hold a position in the party / szeregowy poseł
weigh on inizia ad imparare		to worry sb / ciążyć, leżeć na sercu
equities inizia ad imparare		assets (usually in the stock market) / akcje zwykłe
probe inizia ad imparare		to investigate, to look into / zbadać, przeprowadzić śledztwo
plunge inizia ad imparare		a drop, a reduction / gwałtowny spadek
ordeal inizia ad imparare		a difficult or unpleasant situation / męka, ciężka próba
row inizia ad imparare		a quarrel / kłótnia, sprzeczka
pledge inizia ad imparare		to promise, undertake / przyrzec, zobowiązać się
die down inizia ad imparare		to become less intense / przycichnąć, ustąpić
egg on inizia ad imparare		to encourage sb to do sth / namówić kogoś do czegoś
something to fall back on inizia ad imparare		sth one uses when everything else has failed, the last resort / ostatnia deska ratunku, coś, na czym można się oprzeć
get the office fitted out inizia ad imparare		to equip the office with the necessary machinery to function properly / wyposażyć biuro (np. w sprzęt), zaopatrzyć w coś
perseverance inizia ad imparare		continuing sth even though it is difficult / wytrwałość
doom inizia ad imparare		to condemn / skazać (na niepowodzenie)
repel inizia ad imparare		to drive back, push away / odeprzeć e.g. Δhe army finally managed to repel the enemy from their territory.
innuendo inizia ad imparare		an indirect reference to sth unpleasant / insynuacja
allude inizia ad imparare		to refer to sth, mention in an indirect way / robić aluzję, nawiązywać do czegoś
gritty inizia ad imparare		tough, unpleasant, showing sth in a realistic way / naturalistyczny
grinding inizia ad imparare		making a harsh noise / zgrzytliwy
gripping inizia ad imparare		extremely exciting / porywający
grasping inizia ad imparare		greedy for money and unwilling to spend it / pazerny
grating inizia ad imparare		annoying, bothering / drażniący, działający na nerwy
in some respects inizia ad imparare		in some ways / pod pewnymi względami
at short notice inizia ad imparare		within a short space of time / w ostatniej chwili
endeavour inizia ad imparare		an effort, attempt / wysiłek, staranie, przedsięwzięcie
pundit inizia ad imparare		sb who knows a lot about sth and is often asked for his/her opinion / specjalista, ekspert
fixtures inizia ad imparare		sporting events which take place at a particular time and place / (planowa) impreza sportowa
surveillance inizia ad imparare		continued watching of sb or sth / obserwacja, inwigilacja
plagued inizia ad imparare		infested, tormented by sth / nękany, dręczony
inaugural inizia ad imparare		first, marking the beginning of sth important / inauguracyjny
stilted inizia ad imparare		formal, unnatural / wyniosły, sztuczny
bogey inizia ad imparare		sth people worry about, usually without reason / postrach, obawa
depraved inizia ad imparare		morally bad or evil / zdeprawowany
uplifted inizia ad imparare		cheerful, feeling positive about sth / podniesiony na duchu
innocuous inizia ad imparare		harmless, inoffensive / nieszkodliwy
abolish inizia ad imparare		to do away with, to get rid of / znieść, położyć czemuś kres
outlandish inizia ad imparare		unusual, strange, unreasonable / dziwaczny, cudaczny
demise inizia ad imparare		an end, downfall, death / upadek
ad mag inizia ad imparare		a type of advertising which uses a storyline to sell a product / reklama oparta na historyjce
proprietor inizia ad imparare		an owner / właściciel
cartel inizia ad imparare		an association of similar companies which act as one / kartel
reinstate inizia ad imparare		to reintroduce sth / przywrócić
liven up inizia ad imparare		to make sth more active and cheerful / ożywić
gloss inizia ad imparare		shine, attractiveness / blask, blichtr
slot inizia ad imparare		available broadcasting time / czas antenowy przeznaczony na reklamę
jerky inizia ad imparare		characterised by sudden, sharp movements or changes / nierówny, urywany
detractor inizia ad imparare		sb who criticises sth / krytyk
bound up with inizia ad imparare		losely connected with and inseparable / związany z czymś
spur on inizia ad imparare		to encourage / dopingować, zachęcać
subject sb to sth inizia ad imparare		to make sb experience sth (usually unpleasant) / poddać kogoś czemuś, wystawić, narazić na coś
extol inizia ad imparare		to praise / wychwalać
recap on sth inizia ad imparare		to repeat some points already mentioned / zreasumować
enhancing inizia ad imparare		improving in value, quality or attractiveness / poprawiający
strained inizia ad imparare		under pressure, looking worried or nervous / pełen napięcia
alleviate inizia ad imparare		to make sth less intense or severe / złagodzić, zmniejszyć
derive inizia ad imparare		to come or develop from sth / powstać z czegoś, pochodzić od czegoś
varnish inizia ad imparare		a liquid which hardens to provide a protective coat for wood / lakier, werniks
draught inizia ad imparare		a current of air flowing through a place / przeciąg
land sth inizia ad imparare		to get sth that is difficult to obtain / zdobyć coś, załapać się
sensationalism inizia ad imparare		presentation of the facts in such a way as to provoke strong feelings / pogoń za sensacją
subsequent inizia ad imparare		happening after / późniejszy
unfold inizia ad imparare		to develop and become known / rozgrywać się
detachment inizia ad imparare		objectivity / bezstronność, obiektywizm
usurp inizia ad imparare		to take over sth when Ône has no right to do so / uzurpować sobie coś
hindsight inizia ad imparare		the ability to understand sth about an event after it has happened / ocena sytuacji z perspektywy czasu
galvanise inizia ad imparare		to cause sb to take action by making them feel excited or angry / zelektryzować
aftermath inizia ad imparare		a situation resulting from a major event / następstwo
unrestrained inizia ad imparare		expressing feeling in a strong, extreme or intense manner / bezgraniczny, nieograniczony, niepohamowany
outwit inizia ad imparare		to outsmart, to trick, to be cleverer than sb / przechytrzyć
court sb inizia ad imparare		to have a romantic relationship with sb before getting married / zalecać się do kogoś, spotykać się z sympatią
craftsman inizia ad imparare		sb skilled in a certain handicraft / rzemieślnik
resilient inizia ad imparare		able to recover easily from unpleasant or damaging events / odporny
resonant inizia ad imparare		having a deep, strong sound / donośny
condense inizia ad imparare		to make a text shorter by removing irrelevant material / skrócić
ply sb with sth inizia ad imparare		to keep giving sb large amounts of sth / zasypywać kogoś (np. prezentami)
violation inizia ad imparare		breaking of an agreement, rule or promise / naruszenie, pogwałcenie
recanting inizia ad imparare		stating publicly that one’s previous opinions have changed / odwołanie, wyparcie się
inhibited inizia ad imparare		embarrassed, not feeling free to express oneself / skrępowany
forthcoming inizia ad imparare		willing to talk / otwarty, chętnie udzielający informacji
dried-up sources inizia ad imparare		people who had previously given unofficial information to journalists but stopped doing so / utracone źródła informacji
upfront inizia ad imparare		honest, open / szczery, otwarty
testimony inizia ad imparare		a formal statement for legal purposes / zeznanie
abhorrent inizia ad imparare		hateful, disgraceful, unacceptable / odrażający, wstrętny
glut inizia ad imparare		an excessive amount of sth / nadmiar
breach inizia ad imparare		a rupture, break / naruszenie (np. przepisów); ochłodzenie, zerwanie
deception inizia ad imparare		tricking sb / oszustwo, podstęp
elusive inizia ad imparare		difficult to find or get hold of / nieuchwytny, trudno osiągalny
profound inizia ad imparare		very great, intense / głęboki

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