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antique
She collects antiques from Asia.
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antyk
burglar alarm
We installed a burglar alarm after the break-in.
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system antywłamaniowy
humiliation
He suffered the humiliation of cleaning the sewers.
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poniżenie
in a trance
People were just standing as if they were in a trance.
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w transie
interrogate
She has spent five days being interrogated by police.
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przesłuchiwać
justice
Making a vandal repaint a wall is ‘creative justice’.
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sprawiedliwość
kitten
The kittens were only a few days old.
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kociak
magician
The magicians often perform at charity events.
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magik
tough
She comes from a tough family background.
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surowy
victim
Victims of crime often need emotional support.
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ofiara
abandon
She was arrested for abandoning some kittens.
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porzucać
anthem
He sang the anthem of his favourite football team.
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hymn
approach
He attributes his approach to his family background.
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podejście, postawa
attributes
He attributes his approach to his family background.
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przypisywać coś czemuś
bark
Their dogs bark incessantly and bother everyone.
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szczekać
belongings
Be careful with their belongings.
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dobytek, rzeczy osobiste
other
Their dogs bark incessantly and bother everyone.
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niepokoić
brand
His unique brand of ‘creative justice’ is very famous.
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marka, znak firmowy
cashier
He made cashiers hand over all the money.
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kasjer
chronological
The information is not given in a chronological order.
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chronologiczny
clarify
Re-read the article to clarify the information.
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wyjaśnić
clerk
Bank clerks have been told to be aware of robbers.
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urzędnik
conventional
He’s not very conventional in his dress sense.
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konwencjonalny
courthouse
The judge works in a courthouse.
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budynek sądu
courtroom
The courtroom was full of journalists.
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sala sądowa
cramped
My office is really cramped.
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ciasny
custody
A judge ordered the prisoner to be held in custody.
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nadzór
dispute (v)
Two neighbours were disputing about their land.
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kłócić się
duty
Officers on duty at the stadium arrested the thief.
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dyżur
fulfil
Fulfilling the contract was extremely difficult.
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spełniać
hypnotic
He put people into a hypnotic trance.
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hipnotyczny
incessantly
Their dogs bark incessantly and bother everyone.
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nieprzerwanie
infect
A computer virus can infect thousands of PCs.
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zaraziać
inspire
His tough family background inspired him.
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inspirować
interrogate
He was interrogated by police in prison in Argentina.
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przesłuchiwać
jail
She could choose between jail and a fine.
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więzienie
loaded
A man was carrying a loaded gun in the street.
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naładowany
mortuary
He went to the mortuary to view dead bodies.
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kostnica
offender
Offenders have to choose between jail and an alternative.
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sprawca
presidency
This year he won the presidency of the law society.
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prezesura
prestigious
I didn’t go to a prestigious law firm.
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prestiżowy
reoffend
John reoffended, and was sent to jail again.
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ponownie popełnić wykroczenie
ruling
His ruling was considered very harsh.
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wyrok
serve
He was elected to serve another six years.
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odbywać karę
skilfully
He picked pockets so skilfully – he was a professional.
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zręcznie
spot
An arsonist set fire to a local beauty spot.
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miejsce
supplies
I’m the director of a company which supplies paper.
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dostarczać
teller
The bank tellers have gone on strike
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kasjer w okienku bankowym
tube
The London Underground is also called ‘the Tube’.
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metro
tyre
Teenagers let down tyres on school buses.
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opona
valuables
What is the best place to hide your valuables?
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kosztowności
virus
A computer virus can infect thousands of PCs.
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wirus
warn
We were warned there was going to be a storm.
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ostrzegać
wood
I spent three hours lost in the woods.
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las
below zero
The temperature will be below zero tomorrow.
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poniżej zero
blizzard
The strong winds and snow created a real blizzard.
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śnieżyca
breeze
It’s not too windy, there’s just a pleasant breeze.
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bryza
bright
Tomorrow will be sunny and bright, although cold.
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jasny
changeable
The weather will be changeable – wet and sunny.
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zmienny
chilly
It’s a bit chilly, so take a coat with you.
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chłodny
clear
On a clear day you can see the coast of Wales.
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jasny, czysty
cool
Our house is cool in summer, due to the stone walls.
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zimny
damp
It’s a bit damp outside, although it isn’t raining.
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wilgotny
drizzle
It’s still drizzling a bit, so take your umbrella.
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siąpić, mżyć
drought
There were terrible droughts in Africa again last year.
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susza
flood
The flood left hundreds of farms under water.
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powódź
freezing
The Antarctic is always below freezing.
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mroźny, lodowaty
gale-force
The ship was battered by gale-force winds.
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wichura
get soaked
You’ll get soaked if you go out in this heavy rain!
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przemoknąć
get sunburnt
Put on some suncream, don’t get sunburnt.
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opalić się
hailstorm
The cars were damaged by ice during the hailstorm.
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burza gradowa
heatwave
We’re in a heatwave, it’s been hot for weeks.
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fala upałów
heavy
In Scotland there will be strong winds and heavy rain.
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ciężki
humid
It’s very humid today, there’s no air at all.
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wilgotny
hurricane
A hurricane has caused widespread destruction.
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huragan
lightning
Look at the lightning – I love thunderstorms.
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błyskawica
melt
The snow was melting minutes after it fell.
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topnieć
mild
Winters are usually quite mild in England.
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łagodny
monsoon
There is usually a monsoon after the long dry season.
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monsun
pouring (with rain)
It’s pouring with rain outside, let’s wait until it stops.
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leje jak z cebra
scorching
Yet another scorching, sunny day – 42 degrees.
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skwierczący
settled
The weather will become more settled on Friday.
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ustabilizowany
shiver
You’re shivering, do you want to borrow my jacket?
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drżeć
shower
They are expecting some snow showers.
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przelotne opady
slippery
Be careful! The pavement’s very slippery.
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śliski
strong
These strong winds are damaging the trees.
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silny
sunny
Tomorrow will be sunny and bright.
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słoneczny
sweating
He was sweating heavily because of the heat.
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pocić się
thick
There will be thick fog in the hills and near the coast.
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gruby
thunder
I don’t mind the lightning, but I’m afraid of thunder.
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grzmot
warm
It isn’t warm enough to turn the central heating off.
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ciepły
wet
It’s going to be wet, with rain for most of the day.
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mokry
windy
It’s not too windy outside, there’s a pleasant breeze.
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wietrzny
organic (food)
I buy organic food, which has been grown locally.
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organiczny
recycle (v)
We regularly recycle paper, glass, and plastic
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segregować
absorb
24 trees can absorb a household’s emissions of CO2.
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pochłaniać
air-conditioning
I don’t understand the need for air-conditioning.
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klimatyzacja
appliance
Don’t keep your electrical appliances on standby.
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urządzenie
block
She lives in a block of flats.
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blok
brake
When you brake, the car’s battery is charged.
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hamować
bridesmaid
Sarah was invited to be a bridesmaid at the wedding.
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druhna
budget
‘Titanic’ was a really high budget movie.
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budżet
bulb
Use only energy-saving light bulbs.
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żarówka
bulletins
I stayed up all night watching the TV bulletins.
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biuletyn informacyjny
coastal
The number of serious coastal storms will double.
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nadbrzeżny
combat
Their leader is trying to combat climate change.
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zwalczać
compensate
We have to compensate for our CO2 emissions.
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rekompensować
dilemma
So now she had a terrible dilemma. To fly or not?
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dylemat
displace
The floods displaced hundreds of millions of people.
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przemieszczać
dozen
Two or three dozen trees were planted in the field.
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tuzin
environmental
Try to support an environmental organization.
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środowiskowy
epic
The epic journey took her nearly two months.
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heropiczny, epicki
equipped
The pub is equipped with a large fan during summer.
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wyposażony
extinct
Many species will have become extinct by 2010.
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wymarły
footprint
His carbon footprint is huge – he’s always flying.
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ślad stopy
glaciers
Many glaciers will have melted completely.
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lodowce
grab
I had to grab hold of her so I wouldn’t be blown over.
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chwytać
habitable
Low-lying islands will no longer be habitable.
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mieszkalny
horizon
There are storm clouds on the horizon.
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horyzont
household
They create too much household waste.
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gospodarstwo domowe
ice-cold
I really enjoy ice-cold beer.
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mocno schłodzony
impassable
I tried various routes but every road was impassable.
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nie do przejścia
lack
The ski resorts closed down due to lack of snow.
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brak
lifestyle
Barbara decided to make big changes to her lifestyle.
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styl życia
load
A whole load of trucks were stuck in the snow.
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ładunek
looters
I was afraid of looters breaking in and stealing things.
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szabrownicy
low-lying
Low-lying islands like the Maldives are in danger.
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nizinny
mess
Havana was in a dreadful mess after the hurricane.
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bałagan, nieporządek
overflow (v)
There was a real danger that the river would overflow.
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wylać się, przelewać się
perverse
I had a kind of perverse desire to be the last to leave.
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perwersyjny
polar
The extinction of polar bears is expected soon.
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polarny
resort
50% of the world’s ski resorts will close down.
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kurort
rising
We stayed to watch the water level rising.
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podnoszący
route
I tried various routes but the roads were blocked.
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droga, trasa
slush
The snow turned to slush as the temperature rose.
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breja
soil
Hurricane force winds ripped trees out of the wet soil.
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gleba, ziemia
solar
We will all be using solar power to heat our houses.
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słoneczny
species
Many animal species will become extinct.
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gatunek
standby
Don’t keep your TV on standby.
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w gotowości
stare
Some people were standing there staring in a trance.
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gapić się
stuck
Many of the trucks were stuck in the snow.
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utknąć
thaw
Even if it thaws tomorrow, the damage is done.
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rozmarżać
trance
He was completely shocked – in a trance.
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trans
tsunamis
The number of tsunamis will have doubled.
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tsunami
unbearably
It was unbearably cold – the electricity was cut off.
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nieznośnie
visualize
No one could possibly have visualized the damage.
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wyobrażać sobie
wade
He was wading into the water to see how deep it was.
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brnąć
yard
We made a snowman in the yard.
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podwórko
according to
According to the statistics it will get hotter.
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według
catastrophe
Death from heart disease is a catastrophe.
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katastrofa
drown
Every year, children are drowned in pools.
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tonąć
hazard
The hazards of flying aren’t very high.
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ryzyko, zagrożenie
instead
Instead of flying, she decided to travel over land!
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zamiast
playground
Visitors to the playground must provide ID.
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plac zabaw
scare (v)
Risks that scare people and risks that kill are different.
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odstraszać
sue (v)
Parents of an injured child might sue the school.
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skarżyć kogoś o coś
threat (n)
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groźba,
whereas
I can’t amend the design, whereas I can rewrite.
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podczas gdy
assessing
Generally people are bad at assessing risk.
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ocenianie
cautious
Women are more careful and cautious drivers.
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ostrożny
childhood
Childhood should be a time of fun.
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dzieciństwo
cholesterol
Our daily lives are full of dangers.
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cholesterol
consultant
Peter Sandman is a risk consultant.
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konsultant, specjalista
decisive
Are you a decisive person? Decide now!
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zdecydowany
dread
‘The dread factor’ describes our fear.
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strach
element
Parents want to remove every element of risk.
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element
eliminating
Schools have become obsessed with eliminating risk.
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eliminowanie
external
I am at the mercy of myriad external factors.
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zewnętrzny
factor
I am at the mercy of myriad external factors.
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czynnik
fatal
Most fatal accidents happen on country roads.
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śmiertelny
fatty
Too much fatty food can cause heart disease.
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tuczący
first-time
First-time visitors must provide proof of ID.
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po raz pierwszy
guaranteed
Parents are guaranteed total peace of mind.
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gwarantowany
hairdryer
Always unplug your hairdryer after using it.
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suszarka
harmful
It is cleaned daily to remove any harmful objects.
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szkodliwy
infected
We can’t tell if our meat is infected.
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zarażony
inflatable
Most of the bigger toys are inflatable.
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nadmuchiwany
kit
Keep a first aid kit in your house.
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zestaw
land
They’ll call us as soon as they’ve landed.
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lądować
log
They can climb trees and walk on logs
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kłoda
mounted
Security cameras are mounted on the ceiling.
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zamontowany
myth
There are a lot of myths about health risks.
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mit
non-fatal
He had a non-fatal accident last Friday.
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nie prowadzący do śmierci
outrage
When hazard is low and outrage high, people overreact.
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oburzenie
pedestrian
It is riskier to be a pedestrian than to drive.
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pieszy
potentially
Potentially harmful substances have been removed.
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potencjalnie
priority
This place puts absolute priority on safety.
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priorytet
rare
Mad cow disease is extremely rare, but it terrifies us.
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rzadki
risk
Generally people are bad at assessing risk.
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ryzyko
roughly
By day a driver’s visibility is roughly 500 metres.
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około
sandpit
The sandpit contains sterilized sand.
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piaskownica
severe
Do you think punishments should be more severe?
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surowy, ostry
statistics
According to the statistics, you would be wrong.
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statystyka
sterilized
The sandpit contains sterilized sand.
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wysterylizowany
strict
Jamie loves meat but his wife is a strict vegetarian.
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surowy, wymagjący
supervising
Should children go swimming without an adult supervising?
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nadzór
underreact
When hazard is high but the terror is low, people underreact.
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reagować zbyt słabo
unique
You are not unique – most people are bad at it.
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jedyny w swoim rodzaju, wyjątkowy
survey (n)
According to a recent survey, people eat badly.
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sondaż
terrorism
Terrorism is less of a threat than heart disease.
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terroryzm
threat
Terrorism is less of a threat than heart disease.
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groźba, zagrożenie
unplug
Always unplug your hairdryer.
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wyłączać
vegetarian
Jamie loves meat but his wife is a strict vegetarian.
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wegetarianin
visibility
By day a driver’s visibility is roughly 500 metres.
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widoczność
within
Most fatal accidents happen within 40km of home.
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w promieniu

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