Lekcja 7

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stok narciarski
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ski slope
głosowanie, głosować, karta do głosowania
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ballot
Further ballots will be held in the next two weeks. We have to ballot before they find out the truth
niezadowolenie
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discontent
Many customers voiced their discontent on the quality of service.
wróg, przeciwnik, przeciwnik x3
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foe, adversary, opponent
You should be careful not to press a desperate foe too hard.
obalić rząd, chwiać czyimś przekonaniem
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subvert, topple
to try to destroy or damage something, especially an established political system:
The rebel army is attempting to subvert the government.
przekazywać (odpowiedzialność, władzę), delegować (uprawnienia, obowiązki)
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devolve sth to sb
to give power or responsibility to a person or organization at a lower or more local level
They have devolved financial control to individual schools.
zrozumieć, pojąć
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comprehend, grasp,
He doesn't seem to comprehend the scale of the problem. I think I grasped the main points of the lecture
portmonetka
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purse
uszczuplać, wyczerpywać, redukować
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deplete
to reduce something in size or amount, especially supplies of energy, money, etc.:
If we continue to deplete the earth's natural resources, we will cause serious damage to the environment
nieszczęście, pech
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mishap
The parade was very well organized and passed without mishap.
sprytny, przebiegły. Zręczny
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cunning
noun, adjective
I saw through his cunning scheme immediately. A cunning worker is a real asset
księżycowy,
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lunar
wspiąć się, wdrapać się(po schodach). Piąć się po szczedlach kariery
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ascend
He eventually ascended to the position of chief executive. They slowly ascended the steep path up the mountain.
ryć(norę), przekopać (szufladę szukając czegoś)
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burrow
a hole in the ground dug by an animal such as a rabbit, especially to live in
There are rabbits burrowing under the building.
wysokość nad poziomem morza
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altitude
Because of the fog's resistance I began to lose altitude.
wyrównać, dopasować
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realign
1. to change the way a company or organization works or does business:2. to put something into a new or correct position:
The UK government is facing pressure to realign prices with those in continental Europe.
energia życiowa, ikra
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oomph
It's important to have a person with some oomph in charge of the department.
sprawa przyziemna, chleb powszedni, podstawowe źródło utrzymania
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bread and butter issue
Gardening is my bread and butter right now. Health and education are the kind of bread-and-butter issues that people vote on.
wybitnie, niezwykle, godne uwagi
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remarkably
used for emphasizing how surprising or unusual something is:
Remarkably, she wasn't hurt in the crash.
obszar (zainteresowań) sfera (polityki), dziedzina (nauki)
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realm
an area of interest or activity:
Her interests are in the realm of practical politics.
piec, palenisko
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furnace
I'll be shoveling coal in a furnace.
obniżyć koszty
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drive down the costs
podstępny, zdradziecki (o osobie), zdradziecki, niebezpieczny (teren)
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treacherous
Snow and ice have left many roads treacherous, and drivers are warned to use caution.
ogniwo, sieć, połączenie
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nexus
an important connection between the parts of a system or a group of things:
Times Square is the nexus of the New York subway.
dziko, wściekle
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ferociously
in a frightening and violent way:
many will defend it ferociously 1. A lioness defends her young ferociously. 2. He was ferociously attacked.
tłumić, wytłumić, stłumić, przyciszyć, ściszyć, przygłuszać (np. głos, dźwięk)
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muffle
to make something less strong or clear:
The report concluded that business pressure on the government had muffled the impact of the legislation
zainteresowany, coś ciekawego
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interested in, sth is interesting
bardzo, cholernie, piekielnie
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hell out of
You scared the hell out of me
niejasny (trudny do zrozumienia)
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obscure
not clear and difficult to understand or see
They talk in an obscure jargon.
produkować coś (masowo)
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churn out
to produce large quantities of something very quickly
strach, lęk, bać się
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dread
1. to feel extremely worried or frightened about something that is going to happen or that might happen:
1. They lived in dread of losing their house 2. dread to think/ used to say that you do not want to think about something because it is too worrying: I dread to think what would happen if he was left to cope on his own.
ścisk, tłok, bieganina, krzątanina
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hustle
to make someone move quickly by pushing or pulling them along:
There was a real hustle in the tram today. There is always a lot of hustle before Christmas.
skutek uboczny, zła strona, niepożądane skutki
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flip side
the opposite, less good, or less popular side of something:
1. We're now starting to see the flip side of the government's economic policy. 2. But consider, too, the flip side:
długotrwały efekt
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long lasting effect
uwolnić np. trochę czasu pv
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free up
to make something available to be used:
free up some time
wyczyn, dokonanie, osiągnięcie
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feat
something difficult needing a lot of skill, strength, courage, etc. to achieve it:
1. Being a world champion is no easy feat. 2. The Eiffel Tower is a remarkable feat of engineering. 3. Getting the house painted was quite a feat.
stado, grupa
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flock
A noisy flock of tourists came into the museum.
sprowadzac sie do czegoś (np. wypowiedź)
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boli down to sth
If a situation or problem boils down to something, that is the main reason for it:
1. its boli down to optimisation problems 2. The problem boils down to one thing - lack of money
1. przewyższyć, przewyższać 2. zdystansować, prześcignąć
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outstrip
That would far outstrip the expected 2.8 percent growth in consumption
zbierać (owoce pracy), korzystać (z wyniku czegoś)
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reap
1. to obtain or receive something as a result of your own actions. 2. to make a large amount of money or a big profit:
1. His generation would be the first to reap the benefits. 2. They didn’t reap any benefits from that deal. 3. Outside shareholders reaped 25% of the dividends generated.
niespkojny, zaniepokojony
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Uneasy
slightly worried or uncomfortable about a particular situation:
His wife and five children are uneasy about the future.
w gorszej sytuacji
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worse off
in a less satisfactory or less successful situation:
1. What's more, both companies would have been worse off without the deal 2. If you keep borrowing money to pay off your debts, you’ll be even worse off than you are now.
wytrwała osoba, uparciuch
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sticker
Knowing what a sticker he is, he'll probably wait there the whole day.
niedostateczny (o ilości), ograniczony (np. wzrost), znikomy (np. procent czegoś)
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scant
1. His work has received only scant attention outside this country. 2. Information about the early history of the town is scant.
W modzie
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In vogue
Today, the Method would once again seem to be back in vogue.
podatny na coś (wpływy)
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susceptible
easily influenced or harmed by something
She isn't very susceptible to flattery(pochlbstwo). These plants are particularly susceptible to frost. Among particularly susceptible children, the disease can develop very fast
potomek
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scion
a young member of a rich and famous family:
He's the scion of a very wealthy newspaper-publishing family.
osłupienie, oszołomienie, zdziwienie, konfuzja [
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bewilderment
confusion: Synonyms 1. mystification 2. puzzlement
1. a state of bewilderment 2. As he walked through the door, she stared at him in utter bewilderment.
1. nadmierny (np. wpływ, pośpiech), zbytni (np. entuzjazm) oficjalnie 2. niewłaściwy, bezprawny (np. akt przemocy) 3. należny (o korzyści), niepłatny (o wekslu)
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undue
to a level that is more than is necessary, acceptable, or reasonable:
Such a high increase will impose an undue burden on the local tax payer.
apodyktyczny
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overbearing
too confident and too determined to tell other people what to do, in a way that is unpleasant and not easy to like:
1. an overbearing father
obfity
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abundant
more than enough: Synonyms ample (ENOUGH) plentiful
1. an abundant supply of food 2. There is abundant evidence that cars have a harmful effect on the environment. 3. Cheap consumer goods are abundant (= exist in large amounts) in this part of the world.
ponury
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dismal
1. sad and without hope. 2. very bad:
1. a dismal expression 2. The acting was dismal, wasn't it? 3. What dismal weather!
kujon
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wonk
a person who works or studies too much, especially someone who learns and knows all the details about something: Synonym nerd
1. As the NEC's deputy for domestic policy issues, Sperling has functioned as both policy wonk and political guru.
szydzić z
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scoff at
to laugh and talk about a person or idea in a way that shows that you think they are stupid or silly:
1. The critics scoffed at his paintings. 2. Years ago people would have scoffed at the idea that cars would be built by robots.

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