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kończyć czymś (np. pytaniem) Lernen beginnen
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He ended his monologue with a question. The film ended with the hero dying. Stop ending everything you say with curses!
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He lives in a very lonely spot/place up in the mountains.
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samotną postać, Samotnik, odludek. Lernen beginnen
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On the hill, a solitary figure was busy chopping down trees. He was a solitary child (= he enjoyed being alone). There was just one solitary figure on the otherwise deserted beach.
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She was the sole survivor of the crash. Therefore, he is the sole survivor of five male members of his family
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prowadzić uprawę, uprawiać rośliny Lernen beginnen
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In the south the farmers grow crops
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They loaded the lorry and drove away
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jednorazowy, jednorazowego użytku Lernen beginnen
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disposable cups/cutlery/plates, paper/plastic/medical disposables. The market no longer offers disposable plastic bags at checkout.
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raise a child In the north the farmers mostly raise cattle.
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dziki, niebezpieczny, przerażający (np. o zwierzęciu), zaciekły (o osobie, o działaniu) Lernen beginnen
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a ferocious dog, She's got a ferocious (= very bad) temper.
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wściekły, dokuczliwy (np. ból), silny, wzburzony (np. morze) Lernen beginnen
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He's got a raging (= high) temperature. a raging thirst. a raging toothache
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coś pewnego, pewnik, jasna sprawa Lernen beginnen
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The president's re-election is now far from a sure thing.
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przekonujący, fascynujący, pociągający lub nieodparty (nieodparty dowód, fascynująca historia, istotny powód) Lernen beginnen
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It's a fairly compelling argument for going. His account of his life is one of the most compelling autobiographies I’ve read. compelling evidence
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zmuszać, przymuszać kogoś do zrobienia czegoś, często pod wpływem siły, obowiązku lub sumienia Lernen beginnen
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The new circumstances compelled a change in policy. At school, we were compelled to wear uniforms, which I hated.
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He's the hot favourite to win the election. Manchester City were hot favourites before the match, but conceded two goals within the first fifteen minutes.
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szczegółowo badać (coś), analizować (coś) Lernen beginnen
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He scrutinized the men's faces carefully/closely, trying to work out who was lying. All new products are scrutinized by the laboratory.
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prawdopodobny, wiarygodny, przekonujący, pozornie słuszny, stwarzający pozory wiarygodności Lernen beginnen
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a plausible explanation/excuse. That sounds plausible, doesn't it? Her explanation for being late sounded perfectly plausible. The scientist's argument for the existence of a new element was plausible because it fit all the data
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wystraszony, przestraszony lub wystraszony do paniki Lernen beginnen
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The kids got spooked by the eerie silence. I heard someone poking around in the garage - I was really spooked. Spooked investors are responding by pulling out their money. Traders get spooked by fears of rising inflation. Spooked consumers.
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przeformułowanie, zmiana perspektywy lub sposobu postrzegania czegoś (np. problemu, idei, sytuacji) Lernen beginnen
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This policy needs to be reframed to focus on solutions, not just identifying problems. He needs to reframe his approach to public speaking by practicing more and preparing thoroughly. He decided to reframe the painting to match the new décor
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wzajemnie wykluczające się lub wykluczające się nawzajem Lernen beginnen
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The two job offers are mutually exclusive; I must choose one and decline the other. The two proposed marketing strategies are mutually exclusive. A student cannot pass and fail the same exam at the same time, so those results are mutually exclusive
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