Vocabulary

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hold one's ground
Jason vowed to hold his ground, even if it meant losing his job.
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nie dać się
Synonim: stand one's ground
put sb on blast
He put me on blast in front of a crowd of one-thousand people, just to make me look stupid.
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skompromitować kogoś
(zwłaszcza publicznie)
foe
His foes immediately expressed fear that he will launch new attacks on them.
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wróg, nieprzyjaciel
tallow
Some thick, tallow candles, and jugs completed the furnishings.
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łój, sadło
(zwierzęce)
wight
He's always been an unlucky wight.
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istota ludzka, człowiek
amicable
Their relationship hasn't always been amicable.
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przyjazny, przyjacielski
(np. gest, zachowanie)
howl down
They howled down the musician.
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wygwizdać, wybuczeć
go round the bend
I sometimes feel I'm going round the bend looking after young children all day.
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oszaleć, zwariować
Synonim: go out of one's mind
irrevocable
Think about the situation carefully before you take an irrevocable step.
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nieodwołalny
for one
There were several other people absent that afternoon, weren't there? Mr. Ashton for one.; I, for one, am proud of the team's effort.
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na przykład, w każdym razie
out the window
All that work has gone out the window because my computer crashed.
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zrujnowany, zniszczony
hit the hay
I have to go home and hit the hay pretty soon.
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uderzyć w kimono
prose
You can't translate poetry into prose.
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proza
frilly
She was dressed in a pink pantsuit with a frilly white blouse.
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z falbankami
grant
I tell him to study hard, so he can get a grant to college.
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stypendium
in broad daylight
The attack happened in broad daylight, in one of the busiest parts of town.
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w biały dzień
ember
Bethany inhaled deeply and made the embers glow.
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rozżarzony węgielek
Synonim: cinder
tatty
Some of our textbooks are starting to look rather tatty.
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zużyty, zniszczony
carnage
TV cameras broadcast scenes of terrible carnage to U.S. audiences.
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rzeź, masakra
scud across the sky
Clouds were skudding across the sky, and with them a rising wind.
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mknąć po niebie
come to power
Should they come to power, however, there is no other choice.
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dojść do władzy
stand a chance
Maybe their relationship had never really stood a chance.
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mieć szansę
fall prey to
Street children in this part of the world often fall prey to drug dealers.; After a convincing win in game 1, Kasparov fell prey to overconfidence, losing games 4 and 5.
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paść ofiarą czegoś
assailant
Sleep came to him like an unseen assailant.
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napastnik
keep tight control
Anger was rising within me, and I had to keep tight control.
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zachować ścisłą kontrolę
spring to mind
That's not a publisher that springs to mind when you mention quality fiction.
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przychodzić na myśl
conjure up
All I could do was to conjure up happy memories.
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przywoływać
(np. obraz, wspomnienie)
benign
He shook his head in benign amusement.
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niezłośliwy, łagodny
cnida
Some, but not all, species in this genus have prominent white cnida clusters.
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parzydełko
Plural: cindae
pore over sth
You've been poring over these books for hours, you should have a rest.
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ślęczeć nad czymś
be all the rage
It was all the rage, particularly in the early 1900s.
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być ostatnim krzykiem mody
banged up
She always came home a little banged up from her fights.
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zraniony, poobijany
bang out
I banged the composition out and went to school.
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robić coś pospiesznie
break off
He broke off a piece of chocolate and gave it to me.
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ułamać, oderwać
break up
What? You're breaking up!
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przerywać
(o połączeniu telefonicznym)
break new shoes in
Breaking new shoes in is hard work, but blisters don't have to be part of the battle.
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rozchodzić nowe buty
buy up
A strange man came by our shop and bought up all of the cat food.
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wykupić całkowicie
buy off
Sometimes you have to buy some people off in order to get what you want.
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przekupić
Synonim: buy over, bribe
buy into
You can't buy me into it, I won't change my mind.
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dać się przekonać do
onlooker
He was just a silent onlooker.
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świadek wydarzenia
(przypadkowy)
be at a loss for words
I'm disappointed that I'm actually at a loss for words.
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zabraknąć komuś słów
at large
The criminal is at large. We need to capture him.
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na wolności
at short notice
He had been summoned to this meeting at short notice.
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w ostatniej chwili, bez uprzedzenia
poke fun at sb
Stop poking fun at me!
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naśmiewać się z kogoś
off the point
My questions may be quite off the point but they do trouble me.
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nie na temat, nieistotny
on account of sth
Don't worry on account of Tom. He can take care of himself.
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z powodu czegoś
not be on speaking terms with sb
They had an argument last night and now they're not on speaking terms.
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nie rozmawiać z kimś
(z powodu sprzeczki)
part from sb
Why did she part from her husband? Did he cheat on her?
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rozejść się z kimś
pin one's hopes on sth/sb
Scientists are pinning their hopes on the high-tech laboratory.
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pokładać w czymś/kimś nadzieje
be hopeless at sth
Sally is hopeless at keeping her room clean, and it shows.
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być w czymś beznadziejnym
on the increase
Crime is on the increase.
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wzrastający
in exile
They have been living in exile now for almost 30 years.
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na wygnaniu, zesłaniu
snatch at sth
The police officer snatched at the gun in the robber's hand.
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usiłować coś chwycić
prop
He propped his bike against a tree.
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podpierać, opierać
be eligible for sth
Students on a part-time course are not eligible for a loan.
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kwalifikować się do czegoś
by trade
My grandfather was a plumber by trade.
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z zawodu
lag behind
Britain is lagging behind the rest of Europe.; She stopped to wait for Ian who was lagging behind.
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być w tyle
far from it
Local people aren't objecting - far from it.
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wręcz przeciwnie
deter sb from sth
The security camera was installed to deter people from suffering.; Don't let a few problems put you off.
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zniechęcić kogoś do czegoś
Synonim: put sb off sth
draw the line at doing sth
I don't mind doing some gardening but I draw the line at digging.
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odmawiać robienia czegoś
hit the nail on the head
You've hit the nail on the head there, David.
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trafić w sedno
get carried away
It's easy to get carried away when you can do so much with the graphics software.
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dać się ponieść
(np. emocjom)
be cut out for sth
Are you sure you're really cut out to be a teacher?
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być stworzonym do czegoś
catch on
The idea of glasses being a fashion item has been slow to catch on.
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przyjąć się
(np. nowa moda)
do away with sth
People thought that the use of robots would do away with boring low-paid factory jobs.
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pozbyć się czegoś, przestać czegoś używać
fall through
The studio planned to make a movie of the book but the deal fell through.
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nie dojść do skutku
go back on one's promise
Pelors claimed that the president had gone back on his promise.
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nie dotrzymać obietnicy
pass oneself off as sb
He passed himself off as a doctor.
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podawać się za kogoś
Synonim: pass as sb, purport to be sb
dawn on sb
The ghastly truth dawned on me.
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zaświtać komuś w głowie, trafić do kogoś
pride oneself on sth
She prides herself on being a good listener.
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szczycić się czymś
read up on sth
You'll enjoy travelling more if you read up on the history of the countries you'll be visiting.
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zaznajomić się z czymś
sit in for sb
This is Alan James sitting in for Suzy Williams on the mid-morning show.
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zastąpić kogoś
Synonim: stand in for sb
incomprehensible
I find your attitude quite incomprehensible.
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niezrozumiały, niepojęty
permissive
He had a very permissive upbringing.
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liberalny, pobłażliwy
disproportionate
There were very few children and a disporportionate number of men.
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nieproporcjonalny
neglectful
She became more and more neglectful of her responsibilities.
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niedbały
outlawed
Members of an outlawed Islamist group confessed to the attack last month.
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prawnie zakazany, zdelegalizowany
insufferable
The heat was insufferable.
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nieznośny, nie do wytrzymania
negligible
The damage done to his property was negligible.
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nieistotny, bez znaczenia
infertile
New medical techniques provide hope for infertile couples.
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bezpłodny
be slow on the uptake
Sometimes Tim's a little slow on the uptake.
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wolno pojmować
inborn
Mammals have an inborn fear of snakes.
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wrodzony
shortcomings
Peter was painfully aware of his own shortcomings.
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wady, braki
rivalry
There has always been intense rivalry between New Zealand and Australia.
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rywalizacja
distil
The philosopher wanted to distil knowledge from those texts.
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wydobyć istotę czegoś
sage
You should turn to the sage in the temple with your question.
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mędrzec; szałwia
(also: mędrzec)
roadworks
There were roadworks on the motorway.
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roboty drogowe
fang
Wolves have very sharp fangs.
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kieł
drain
I saw a rat coming out of a drain.
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studzienka kanalizacyjna
foal
The foal has to be turned now, or we'll lose them both.
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źrebię
filly - źrebica, colt - źrebak
charts
Her new single went straight to number one in the pop charts.
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lista przebojów
click one's fingers
Edmund clicked his fingers for John to follow him.
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pstrykć palcami
kitschy
The accordion music may be kitschy, but the mood is festive.
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kiczowaty
rip a CD
Ripping a CD means to copy songs from the CD to a computer hard disk.
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zgrać płytę CD
sledge
We can't sledge on this hill.
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jeździć na sankach
interest rate
You may have half a per cent more interest rate.
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oprocentowanie, stopa procentowa
skating rink
At the southern part of the park, a skating rink was constructed.
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lodowisko
Synonim: ice rink
football pitch
A new hospital has been built near the football pitch of the local team.
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boisko piłkarskie
Synonim: football field
member state
You have to be a member state to have a right to vote.
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państwo członkowskie
reduce your spending
We're trying to reduce out spending on food.
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ograniczyć wydatki
chalice
The cup used to drink wine during Holy Communion is an example of a chalice.
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kielich
mortgage
They've taken out a 30-year mortgage.
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hipoteka
gross
My gross income is lower than last year.
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brutto
tenant
The desk was left by the previous tenant.
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najemca
landlord
I have to speak with my landlord about the rent.
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właściciel wynajmowanego mieszkania
landlady - właścicielka
dustpan
Have you got a dustpan and brush?
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szufelka
spread out
He spread the map out on the desk.
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rozłożyć
(np. koc)
meerkat
An adult meerkat hugs a pup in a tender embrace.
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surykatka
warthog
Simba leaves gone and is more or less adopted by Timon and Pumba, a male meerkat and a male warthog who live together in the jungle.
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guziec
get drenched
I got drenched to the skin because of the heavy rain.
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przemoknąć
call it a night
At midnight, I called it a night and went to bed.
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iść spać
gloat
The fans are still gloating over Scotland's victory.
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napawać się
quitter
I'm not a quitter, but this job is starting to affect my health.
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niewytrwały człowiek
osoba, która łatwo się poddaje
suck it up
A: I hate my job! I hate my girlfriend! I hate my life! B: Suck it up! At least you have a job!
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zagryźć zęby, przeboleć
have the blues
A lot of women get the blues after the baby is born.
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mieć doła, być smutnym
whereabouts
The police want to know the whereabouts of his brother.; Whereabouts do you live?
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miejsce pobytu; gdzie (mniej więcej)
confectionery
Banana chips are used in breakfast cereals and confectionery as well as eaten as snacks.
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słodycze, cukiernia
dwell on sth
We can dwell on the past or look forward to the future.
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rozwodzić się nad czymś
Button your lip!
I can get fired for this, so button it or I'll turn us both in.
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Zamknij się!, Dziób na kłódkę!
Synonim: Button it!, Button it up!
bollocks up
I'm afraid I'm about to bollocks that all up for you now.
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spieprzyć
turn sb in
I'd like to talk to him before I turn him in.
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wydać kogoś
(np. policji)
sunroof
Pop the sunroof and go to auto drive.
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szyberdach
emblazon
The sponsor's name is emblazoned on the players' shirts.
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przyozdabiać; sławić
owing to
Owing to a lack of funds, the project will not continue next year.
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z powodu, ponieważ
doze off
I must have dozed off.
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zasnąć, zdrzemnąć się
Synonim: drop off, nod off
elated
She was elated at the prospect of a holiday.
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uszczęśliwiony
weepy
I've been getting real weepy over dog food commercials lately.
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płaczliwy, łzawy
o filmie: wyciskacz łez
apprehensive
We'd been a little apprehensive about their visit.
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lękliwy, bojaźliwy
etched
The island remained etched in my memory.
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wyryty
etched into the face - wyryty w twarzy
frostbite
You just have mild hypothermia and some frostbite.
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odmrożenie
impeccable
She's taught her children impeccable manners.
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bez zarzutu, nienaganny
perplexed
Perplexed investors tried to work out what the deal meant.
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zmieszany
Synonim: puzzled
farce
She admitted that the interview had been a complete farce from start to finish.
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kpina, absurd
cook up
I think they're cooking up something - they act really suspiciously.
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knuć coś
accomplice
The police, at last, had decided who the accomplice was.
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współsprawca, współwinny
scathe
If she met his eyes, she felt sure that he would scathe her to the ground.
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ranić, robić krzywdę
outside chance
There's always an outside chance you could learn something.
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niewielka szansa
Synonim: remote chance
overnight success
He was not the guy that wanted to come out and have overnight success.
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błyskawiczny sukces
resounding success
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oszałamiający sukces
formidable challenge
Climate change is a serious issue and presents mankind with a formidable challenge.
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ogromne wyzwanie
daunt
It wasn't my meaning to daunt you, being my visitor.
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odstraszać, zniechęcać
dismal failure
She's trying to teach me how to cook. I am a dismal failure.
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totalna porażka
far-flung
Many people are stranded in far-flung corners of the world.
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odległy
Synonim: far-off
innate
Children have an innate ability to learn language.
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wrodzony
innately - z natury
reverential
He spoke in reverential tones.
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pełen szacunku
haughtiness
"I would prefer to be alone," she said with a touch of haughtiness.
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arogancja, pycha, wyniosłość
scale sth
Rescuers had to scale a 300-meter cliff to reach the injured climber.
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wdrapać się na coś
scale the heights - wspiąć się na wyżyny
gimmick
Valentine's Day is just a cheap gimmick to sell cards and chocolate.
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sztuczka, chwyt, haczyk
chwyt marketingowy, sztuczka magiczna
rule out
Management has not ruled out further redundancies.
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wykluczyć
excessive
$15 for two beers seems a little excessive.
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nadmierny, wygórowany
notoriety
John is already a writer of some notoriety.
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zła sława
notorious - cieszący się zła sławą
disregard
Mark totally disregarded my advice.
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lekceważyć
welfare
Our only concern is the children's welfare.
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dobrobyt
inaccuracies
Jansen's review contained several inaccuracies.
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niedokładności, nieścisłości
rectify
I did my best to rectify the situation, but the damage was aready done.
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naprawiać
(np. krzywdę)
slim
There's only a slim chance that anyone survived the crash.
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nikły, niewielki
(np. szansa)
multi-storey
Their streets were lined with multi-storey houses, decorated with elaborate wall paintings.
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wielopiętrowy
precinct
The suspect was taken to the 40th precinct in South Bronx.
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dzielnica; posterunek
(AmE)
abbreviated piece of nothing
Tell that abbreviated piece of nothing to get his tail over here, but fast.
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nieudacznik, bezwartościowa osoba
above board
His plans for opening a coffee shop are completely above board.
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szczery, uczciwy
ace
The party was ace.
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niezrównany, najlepszy, super
alive and kicking
The beast was still pretty much alive and kicking.
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zdrów jak ryba
all bets are off
Out at sea, all bets are off.
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wszystko się może zdarzyć
all thumbs
I would do it myself, but I am all thumbs.
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niezdarny
apple polisher
The ones I'd met already thought I was an apple polisher and I didn't want to add to my reputation.
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lizus
at loose ends
I'm so at loose ends since I quit.
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bardzo znudzony
be at lose ends - nie mieć nic do roboty
be a drag on sb
I hope I'm not a drag on you.
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być komuś ciężarem
bedrock
Marriage and children are the bedrock of family life.
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konkrety, fakty, podstawa
bigwig
A few of the company bigwigs have their own jets.
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ważniak
Bite the ice!
If that's what you think, you can just bite the ice!
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Odwal się!
boneheaded
After the accident, I had this boneheaded idea that we could still make it right.
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głupi, durny, tępy, kretyński
bottleache
I got a touch of the bottleache this morning.
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kac
Cut the comedy!
Cut the comedy! We have work to do.
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Bądź poważny!, Nie rób sobie jaj!
Synonim: Cut the crap!
dead easy
It was so dead easy, Frank did it with one hand.
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śmiesznie prosty
feather brain
Hey, feather brain. Wake up and get busy!
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ciołek, głupol
fibber
Harry can be a fibber sometimes. You got to watch him.
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kłamczuch
hop
They sometimes use 5 varietes of hop to produce beer.
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chmiel
take after sb
Jenny really takes after her mother.
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przypominać kogoś
puffy eyes
Her eyes were puffy from crying.
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podpuchnięte oczy
appalled
I was appalled at how dirty the place was.
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przerażony, zbulwersowany
Synonim: shocked
exhilarated
Dan felt strangely exhilarated by the day's events.
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radosny, rozradowany
vexed
He addressed his wife and their guest in a vexed voice.
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rozdrażniony, zirytowany
vexed question: dręczące pytanie
hold water
Most of the arguments put forward by our opponents simply do not hold water.
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mieć sens, trzymać się kupy
in a cold sweat
He didn't manage to prepare a presentation, so he was in a cold sweat.
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przerażony, spocony ze strachu
leave sb cold
This movie has left me cold, it was boring.
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nie przekonać kogoś, nie wywrzeć na kimś żadnego wrażenia
low blow
When my roommate moved out without a word of warning, leaving me to pay the entire rent, that was a low blow.
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cios poniżej pasa
mace sb's face
I look at him, and suddenly I just want to mace his face or something.
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zbić kogoś na kwaśne jabłko
make a federal case out of sth
There's no reason to make a federal case out of it.
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zrobić z igły widły, przesadzić
moldy fig
The bepoppers, in response, called these traditionalists "moldy figs".
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człowiek starej daty, staroświecki człowiek
muck sth up
Teachers who have been teaching science for donkey years, they just muck up the definition and they spit it out.
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schrzanić coś
middling
The football team is never the worst or best in its league; its position is always middling.
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średni, przeciętny
accrue
Interest will accrue until payment is made.; After 31 December 2015, any remaining funds shall accrue to the Member States.
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narastać, gromadzić się
accrue to sb - dawać komuś zysk
apex
We had come to the mountain, to its apex, and there was nothing.
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wierzchołek
Plural: apices
dearth
The dearth of food led to the strikes.
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brak, niedostatek, nędza
loll
He lolled back in his chair.; The dog lolled out its tongue.
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próżnować; wywiesić (język), zwieszać (głowę)
Synonim: lounge
precipitate
If the magnesium content of the sample is high, precipitate the calcium oxalate a second time.
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strącać, kondensować
oddzielać ciało stałe od cieczy
implode
The windows on both sides of the room had imploded.
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eksplodować do wewnątrz
introspective
I just become serious and introspective.
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introspektywny, spoglądający w głąb siebie
find one's feet
I'm sure you'll all help him to find his feet.
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poczuć się pewnie, znaleźć swoje miejsce
bend over backwards
I don't think you realize how much I bend over backwards... to accomodate you.
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usilnie starać się coś zrobić
Synonim: lean over backwards
be on the ball
He is the president of the company, so he has to be on the ball.
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mieć łeb na karku
(rozumieć, co się dzieje dookoła)
overmorrow
We shall go to the bookstore overmorrow.
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pojutrze
(old use)
callous
We were shocked at the callous disregard for human life.
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bezlitosny, nieczuły, bezuczuciowy
intrepid
Intrepid pioneers came to California by wagon train.
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nieustraszony, dzielny
(often used humorously)
furtive
There was something furtive about his actions.
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potajemny, ukradkowy
Synonim: secretive
placid
The lake was placid and still under the moonlight.
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spokojny, łagodny
oscillate
The needle on the dial began to oscillate.
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oscylować, wahać się
(np. wahadło)
hombre
He's one tough hombre.
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facet, gość, twardziel
mitigate
Measures need to be taken to mitigate the environmental effects of burning more coal.
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łagodzić, uspokajać; uśmierzać (np. ból)
defame
The episode does not defame Colin Sweeney because it is, in fact, true.
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oczerniać, zniesławiać
defamatory - zniesławiający, oszczerczy
succulent
This part of the country is famous for its fine wine and succulent peaches.
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smakowity (o jedzeniu); soczysty (np. owoc); interesujący (o filmie)
animadvert
We shall be obliged to animadvert most severely upon you in our report.
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krytykować
myopia
I always knew your myopia would be your downfall.
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krótkowzroczność
(mentalna)
be tied up
I can't see you tomorrow - I'll be tied up all day.
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być bardzo zajętym, nie mieć czasu
tongue-tied
When adults spoke to her, she became tongue-tied and shy.
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oniemiały, onieśmielony
gridlock
Wr got stuck in a gridlock and missed the plane.
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korek drogowy
AmE (BrE: tailback)
eyesore
Not only is that tent an eyesore, it's a potential hazard.
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paskudztwo, szkarada, brzydactwo
face the prospect
Now they face the prospect of unemployment.
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stawić czoła perspektywie
excel at sth
Rick has always excelled at foreign languages.
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wyróżniać się w czymś, być w czymś lepszym od innych
reputable
If you have a burglar alarm fitted, make sure it is done by a reputable company.
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zaszczytny, szanowany, renomowany
SYN: reliable; ANT: disreputable
flux
The education system is still in a state of flux.
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ciągłe zmiany, wahania
in a state of flux - w trakcie zmian
go downhill
Grandma fell and broke her leg, and she went downhill quite rapidly after that.
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psuć się, pogarszać się
SYN: deteriorate
discredit
The company's lawyers tried to discredit her testimony.; To her discredit, she never admitted her role in the scandal.
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zdyskredytować, skompromitować
be to sb's discredit
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źle o kimś świadczyć
tailored
He looked slightly uncomfortable in his tailored suit.
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dostosowany, szyty na miarę
(o ubraniach)
endure
It seemed impossible that anyone could endure such pain.; No matter what happens, we will endure.
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znieść, wytrzymać, cierpieć; przetrwać
SYN: stand
hinder
His career has been hindered by injury.; This could get in a way of rescue attempts.
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utrudnić, powstrzymać, przeszkodzić
SYN: hamper, get in a way of sth. Not to be confused with prevent.
latent
The virus remains latent in the body for many years.
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utajony, ukryty
placate
These changes did little to placate the unions.
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załagodzić, uspokajać, udobruchać
SYN: mollify, appease; ANT: rile, annoy
miss the boat
You'll miss the boat if you don't buy shares now.
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stracić okazję
kudos
He acquired kudos just by appearing on television.
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uznanie, wyrazy uznania, pochwała
SYN: prestige
distend
I distended my nostrils, screening the scents of the room.
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rozdąć, rozciągnąć
(np. membranę)
dirt cheap
I got these shoes dirt cheap.
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tani jak barszcz
alleviate
I can help alleviate some of what you're going through
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łagodzić, ulżyć
concerted
Libraries have made a concerted effort to attract young people.
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wspólny, uzgodniony, zdecydowany
bolster
She bunches her raincoat like a bolster to make herself more comfortable.
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wałek, podgłówek
ooze
The ice cream was melting and oozing out of its wrapper.; Andrew laughed gently, oozing charm.
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wydzielić, ociekać; emanować
protrude
The envelope was protruding from her bag.
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wystawać, sterczeć
SYN: stick out
intangible
The island has an intangible quality of holiness.
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niematerialny, nieuchwytny
deciduous
Spring in a deciduous woodland is special.
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liściasty, zrzucający liście
ANT: evergreen
caustic
Sodium tetrasulfate is caustic and can remove your skin.
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żrący
(np. chemikalia)
erroneous
His economic predictions are based on some erroneous assumptions.
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błędny, mylny
SYN: incorrect
derisive
She gave a short laugh, almost derisive, and sat back.
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szyderczy, drwiący
grody
Are you sure you want to eat that Chinese food? It looks all grody.
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obrzydliwy, wstrętny
grievance
There must be an opportunity for both sides to air their grievances.
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żal (do kogoś), skarga (na kogoś)
air one's grievances - wylać swoje żale
indeterminate
We have a masked male of indeterminate height and weight carrying a big gun.
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nieokreślony, niejasny
viable
The committee came forward with one viable solution.
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wykonalny
divulge
Clare divulged that she was recovering from a nervous breakdown.
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ujawniać
SYN: reveal
exemplary
My son's behavior is exemplary. I'm proud of him.
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wzorowy, doskonały
chancellor
I have assurances from the chancellor his ambassadors did arrive.
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kanclerz
evaluate
You should be able to evaluate your own work.
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oceniać, szacować
latch
Gwen lifted the latch and opened the gate.
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zatrzask, zasuwka
latticed
Light enters the interior through doors and the latticed windows.
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wyposażony w kratkę, siatkę
gilt-edged
She crossed the room to a low dressing table with a gilt-edged mirror above it.
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z pozłacanymi brzegami
mantelpiece
She stood with her back to the fire, one hand on the mantelpiece.
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półka nad kominkiem; gzyms
SYN: mantelpiece, mantlepiece, mantelshelf, mantleshelf
headboard
The headboard and legs of the bed were white, the covers white.
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zagłówek
(oparcie na głowę przy łóżku)
studio flat
When I was single, I used to live in a studio flat.
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kawalerka
SYN: studio apartment
dilate
The doctor put drops in my eyes to dilate my pupils.
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rozszerzać się
(np. źrenica)

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