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„She was like amusician who may be odious vulgarian in real life, devoid of tact and taste; but who will hear a false note in music with diabolical accuracy of judgement Lernen beginnen
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extremly unpleasant; repulsive
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extremelly or unusually small
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to have a strong wish for something, especially if you cannot or should not have it
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„... physical but not necessairly coital relation with a girl ...” Lernen beginnen
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„it was an innocuous question” Lernen beginnen
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„Quite possibly they don't know the deep-seated trigger mechanism which activates their aberrant behaviour.” Lernen beginnen
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nieprawidłowy/nienormalny/nietypowy departing from an accepted standard
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a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson (like in bible)
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She wanted a private holiday away from prying eyes. Lernen beginnen
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wtrącać się/być wścibskim/wściubiać nos inquire too closely into a person’s private affairs
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frighten/scare someone out of their wits „Don't shout like that! You scared me out of my wits.” Lernen beginnen
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przestraszyć kogoś na śmierć to make someone very frightened
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(of a bird) sing soflty and with a succession of constantly changing notes
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„... when she used to visit me in her dear dirty blue jeans, smelling of orchards in nymphetland; awkward and fey...” Lernen beginnen
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„A great French doctor once toldmy father, that in near relatives the faintest gastric gurgle has the same „voice”” Lernen beginnen
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make a hollow bubbling sound like that made by water running out of a bootle
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„She strolled up to my chair and sank down, tweedily, weightly on its arm, inundating me with the perfume my first wife had used” Lernen beginnen
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overwhelm someone with things or people to be dealt with
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„There is a hotel I remember, Enchanted Hunters, quaint isn’t it?” Lernen beginnen
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attractively unusual or old-fashioned
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„he prodded her in ribbs to stop her snoring” Lernen beginnen
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poke (someone) with a finger, foot or pointed object
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„she stood with arms akimbo, frowning at the small boy” Lernen beginnen
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with arms on the hips and elbows turned outward
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a drinking glass with straight sides and no handle or stem
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„a ceremony staged for credulous tourists” Lernen beginnen
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having or showing too greata readiness to believe things
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