21. Słówka

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likewise
1. He ignored her, and she ignored him likewise. 2. Watch what she does and then do likewise.
adv - in the same way or a similar manner.
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podobnie, tak samo
wrangle
noun - 1. a legal wrangle. 2. There was a wrangle over the restaurant bill. / verb - They're still wrangling over money.
noun - a long and complicated argument. / verb - to argue with someone for a long time.
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kłótnia, spór / spierać się, awanturować
hesitant
She was hesitant about returning to her home town.
adj - If you are hesitant, you do not do something immediately or quickly because you are nervous or not certain.
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niezdecydowany
embrace
noun - a loving embrace. / verb - She embraced her brother warmly.
noun - the action of putting your arms around someone. / verb - to take (a person etc) in the arms; to hug.
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uścisk, objęcie / obejmować, zawierać
hiss
1. The gas hissed through the pipes. 2. "Will you be quiet," she hissed.
verb - 1. to make a long noise like the letter 's'. 2. to speak in an angry or urgent way.
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syczeć, syknąć
deed
I judge a person by their deeds, not their words.
noun - something that you do; an act.
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czyn
propel
1. a rocket propelled through space. 2. The boat is propelled by a diesel engine.
verb - to push or move something somewhere, often with a lot of force.
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napędzać, wprawiać w ruch
inevitable / inevitably
1. The Prime Minister said that war was inevitable. 2. It was inevitable that his crime would be discovered.
adj - If something is inevitable, you cannot avoid or prevent it.
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nieunikniony, nieuchronny / nieuchronnie
allude
1. He alluded to the remarks made by the previous speaker. 2. We will allude briefly to the main points.
verb - (with to) formal to mention.
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nawiązywać
shrink - shrank - shrunk
1. My shirt shrank in the wash. 2. Its forests have shrunk to almost half the size they were 10 years ago.
verb - to become smaller, or to make something smaller.
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kurczyć się
tantamount
His silence is tantamount to an admission of guilt.
adj - having the same effect as; equivalent to.
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równoznaczny
equivalent
1. The UK's Bafta Awards are roughly equivalent to the Oscars. 2. A metre/meter is not quite equivalent to a yard.
adj - equal in amount, value, importance, or meaning.
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równoważny, odpowiadający
soar
1. House prices have soared. 2. The birds were soaring high above.
verb - 1. to increase to a high level very quickly. 2. to move quickly and smoothly in the sky, or to move quickly up into the sky.
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wznosić się wysoko, iść do góry, szybować
contaminate
The town’s water supply has been contaminated by chemicals from the factory.
verb - to make something dirty or poisonous.
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zanieczyścić, skazić
swap
1. Would you mind swapping places with me? 2. We swapped phone numbers. / noun - Let's do a swap.
verb - to give something to someone and get something from them in return. / noun - an act of exchanging one thing for another.
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zamieniać / zamiana
convene
1. The committee convenes three times a year. 2. The President decided to convene a meeting.
verb - to arrange a meeting, or to meet for a meeting.
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zwołać
hinder
1. All these interruptions hinder my work. 2. His performance at the Olympics was hindered by a knee injury.
verb - to make it difficult to do something or for something to develop.
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utrudniać
reckless
1. i 2. a reckless driver.
adj - doing something dangerous and not caring about what might happen. 2. very careless; acting or done without any thought of the consequences.
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lekkomyślny
accomplice
The thief’s accomplice warned him that the police were coming.
noun - a person who helps another, especially in crime.
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wspólnik (przestępstwa)
repel
1. The city walls were built to repel invaders. 2. Oil repels water.
verb - 1. to resist or fight (an enemy) successfully. 2. to force to move away.
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odeprzeć, wypierać

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