Word of the day

scruffy DEFINITION: [adjective] - untidy and dirty EXAMPLE: He always looks so scruffy. I wouldn't go out with him.

niechlujny

ask sb in EXAMPLE: It was very cold outside so I asked him in.

zapraszać kogoś do środka

blameless DEFINITION: [adjective] - not responsible for anything bad EXAMPLE: He insisted that his brother was blameless and didn't commit any crimes.

niewinny

read sth over EXAMPLE: I read my essay over twice before handing it in.

przeczytać coś

sneaky DEFINITION: [adjective] - that does things in a secret and unfair way EXAMPLE: Tom doesn't trust David as he tried to do some sneaky things behind Tom's back.

podstępny

stress sb out EXAMPLE: Job interviews always stress me out, even if I'm well prepared.

stresować kogoś

adverse DEFINITION: [adjective] - that has a negative or harmful effect on something EXAMPLE: Unfortunately, the match was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions.

niekorzystny, niesprzyjający

talk sb round EXAMPLE: She doesn't want to come with us but we think we can talk her round.

namówić kogoś coś

inevitably DEFINITION: [adverb] - in a way that can't be avoided EXAMPLE: Homelessness inevitably causes severe health problems, such as pneumonia or malnutrition.

nieuchronnie, niechybnie

wear on EXAMPLE: As the days wore on, our situation seemed more and more hopeless.

ciągnąć się, wlec się

bushy DEFINITION: [adjective] - (of hair or fur) very thick EXAMPLE: She doesn't like her eyebrows because she thinks they're too bushy

gęsty, krzaczasty, bujny

set sth off EXAMPLE: Her tanned skin was nicely set off by a red dress.

podkreślać, uwypuklać coś

bliss DEFINITION: [noun] - perfect happiness EXAMPLE: Two weeks just lying on a beautiful Miami beach. What bliss!

błogość, szczęście

split up EXAMPLE: I heard that Sally split up with her boyfriend last month.

rozstać się

blithe DEFINITION: [adjective] - ignoring the possible bad results of something you do; carefree EXAMPLE: I hate it when people drive with blithe disregard for the rules of the road.

beztroski, niefrasobliwy

blow over EXAMPLE: The scandal will blow over after a couple of months.

przycichnąć

soggy DEFINITION: [adjective] - wet and soft, in an unpleasant way EXAMPLE: I really don't like it when my cereal goes soggy.

rozmokły, przemoczony

tell against sb/sth EXAMPLE: I’m sure it was Mary's age that told against her during a job interview.

przemawiać przeciwko komuś/czemuś

to elapse DEFINITION: [verb] - FORMAL- (about time) - go past EXAMPLE: Two years elapsed before her case was brought to trial.

upływać, mijać

saw sth off EXAMPLE: Kevin helped his father saw off the dead branches of the tree.

odpiłować coś, przepiłować

astonishing DEFINITION: [adjective] - very surprising EXAMPLE: It's astonishing how much Jack has changed since high school.

zadziwiający, zdumiewający

fall back on sth EXAMPLE: When the electricity was cut off, we had to fall back on candles.

uciekać się do czegoś

disparity DEFINITION: [noun] - a state in which there is no equality and similarity; difference EXAMPLE: There is still a wide disparity between rich and poor in Russia.

nierówność, dysproporcja

run away EXAMPLE: He ran away from home for the first time when he was a teenager.

uciekać