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a counterpart
equivalent
This company is our counterpart in Sweden.
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odpowiednik, ekwiwalent
to diverge
to separate
In this case, however, I might diverge from past practice.
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różnić się, rozchodzić się
to elude
to avoid
She had eluded them for two and a half days.
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wymknąć się, unikać
to fend off sth
to repel
She has been trying to fend off questions about her campaign.
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odeprzeć atak czegoś
homogeneous
similar, comparable
Like so many other world cities, he said, Paris is no longer homogeneous.
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jednorodny, jednolity
to obstruct
to block, to barricade
Up ahead, the corridor turned to the right and obstructed his view.
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przeszkadzać, utrudniać, blokować
sparse
infrequent, scarce
The production of the play is very limited and sparse.
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rzadki, rozproszony
benign
friendly, gentle
Nature may be pretty to look at, but it's not benign.
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niezłośliwy / łagodny
to ensue
result, follow
To find out what ensues, one must watch the film.
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wynikać, następować
a verge
edge, margin
We might all be on the verge of going to prison.
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skraj, brzeg
wary
cautious, careful
I tried to teach her being wary.
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czujny, przezorny, ostrożny
to waver
hestitate
I'm wavering between accepting and rejecting the job.
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wahać się
an excerpt
part. section, extract
I want you to watch another excerpt from the film.
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wyjątek, ustęp, fragment
to precede
predate
Bill Clinton preceded George Bush as the president of the US.
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poprzedzać
to aproach
come, contact
I approached my boss with a request.
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zbliżyć się
arbitrary
random
I'm not going to make an arbitrary decision for both of us.
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samowolny, przypadkowy, losowy
to insulate
cushion, isolate
You have been insulated from the outside world and its ways.
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izolować, wytłumić, docieplić
longevity
durability
The challenge is to ensure longevity as a reward and not a punishment.
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długowieczność, długotrwałość
to probe
examinate, explore
They probed his house but they didn't find any evidence.
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sondować, badać, zgłębiać
a recipient
beneficiary
The recipient was not home, so the letter could not be delivered.
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odbiorca, adresat
to thrive
bloom, prosper
The plant you gave me is thriving.
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prosperować
stationery
writing supplies
The letter was not on the stationery that they had given the boy.
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artykuły papiernicze
a burden
concern, responsibility
The burden is on us to think of something else now.
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ciężar (o odpowiedzialności), brzemię
to craft
to art
Learn the materials to make a hand mirror at home in this free crafting video.
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wyprodukować rzemieślniczo, wykonać ręcznie
a crook
racketeer
Most of these politicians are just a bunch of crooks.
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oszust
to merge
to fuse
They decided to merge the two companies into one.
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połączyć
to rig
to scam
They've been planning a major rig.
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zmanipulować, sfałszować
to shiver
tremble
She was shivering with cold.
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drżeć, mieć dreszcze
to tramp
to trudge
So I turned and tramped away to join the others.
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stukać (butami), ciężko stąpać, tupać
to alleviate
ease, relieve
I can help alleviate some of what you're going through.
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złagodzić, łagodzić, ulżyć
to differentiate
to discern
He's unable to differentiate between self-confidence and arrogance.
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odróżniać się
to disrupt
to break
They do not want to disrupt the lives of their children.
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zakłócać
erroneous
incorrect
The erroneous diagnosis, he later said, was more political than medical.
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błędny
frantic
panic-stricken
The last 20 minutes or so were frantic but great to watch.
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oszalały, paniczny
a hull
a framework
The hull has been damaged in several places.
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kadłub, skorupka
inadvertent
unintentional
All authors need to be wary of inadvertent copying of other people's ideas.
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nieumyślny
nuisance
annoyance
It's a nuisance having to queue for everything.
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utrapienie, niedogodność
to revolve
to rotate
For three months now her whole life had revolved around him.
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obracać się
to soothe
to calm
My mother tried to soothe him, but there was little she could do.
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uspokoić. ukoić
stranded
abandoned, helpless
The stranded man survived there until Christmas, when he saw a company coming.
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zdany na własne siły, opuszczony
volatile
explosive, unstable
Prices were volatile, fluctuating between $20 and $40.
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nieprzewidywalny, wybuchowy, niestabilny
arduous
taxing, difficult
Not only are women overworked, their work is more arduous than that undertaken by men.
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żmudny, męczący
to attain
to achieve, to accomplish
Managers and employees will be asked to attain levels of performance previously considered impossible.
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osiągnąć, zdobyć, zrealizować
to conceive
to come up with sth
Stop conceiving your future, it's a great unknown.
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wyobrażać sobie, tworzyć pomysły
dubious
doubtful
I'd have to say he looked more than a little dubious.
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wątpliwy, podejrzany
an endeavor
venture, undertake
In spite of my best endeavours, I couldn't contact her.
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przedsięwzięcie, dążenie
to engrave
to carve
The jeweller skillfully engraved the initials on the ring.
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grawerować
to excavate
to burrow, to dig
Work is under way to excavate the ancient city.
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wykopywać, prowadzić wykopaliska
jagged
ragged
The missile had torn a jagged hole in the side of the ship.
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postrzępiony, poszarpany
a mold
a form
This is a mold of pudding.
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forma, odlew
a plaster
dried gypsum
You have to wait for the plaster to dry.
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gips, gładź szpachlowa
vicious
savage, violent
Their words were so vicious that she cried.
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złośliwy, podły
an attire
clothing, clothes
I hardly think jeans are appropriate attire for a wedding
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strój
a craze
enthusiasm, fever
She started a craze for this type of jewellery.
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szał
an excess
surplus
I always have to pay fare for luggage excess when coming back from holidays.
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nadmiar
a hallmark
indication,
Punctuality isn't his hallmark.
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cecha, znak rozpoznawczy
a pad
underlay
She had to buy a new mouse pad.
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podkładka
predominant
main, principal
It makes me feel as if one side of the family is predominant.
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dominujący
reputable
well respected
If your credit history shows you're not reputable, you won't be interviewed for a position at the bank.
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szanowany, renomowany
to signify
mark, manifest
He nodded to signify his consent.
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oznaczyć
a strap
a thong
My watch strap is being replaced.
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pasek, ramiączko
a tangle
a snarl
I felt a tangle of hope and fear.
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plątanina
vanity
conceit
He said it was vanity to force other men to our religion.
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próżność
to vie
to compete
She was surrounded by men all vying for her attention
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rywalizować
to juggle
to shuffle
You were trying to juggle a lot of things at once.
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żonglować
heredity
ancestry, descent
Sometimes she's ready to attribute the whole thing to heredity.
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dziedziczność
to reveal
to uncover, to unveil
She didn't want to reveal where she had actually found it.
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ujawnić, odsłonić
to prescribe
The doctor prescribed me painkillers.
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przepisać
respective
individual, separate
They split and went their respective ways.
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poszczególny, indywidualny
to revive
to renew, to restore
The city has been revived, and is home to over 10,000 people.
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wskrzeszać, odnawiać, przywracać do życia
rigid
strict, inflexible
The matter in a neutron star is about as rigid as matter can get.
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nieugięty, niezmienny
severe
rigid, tough
She has a severe problem with alcohol.
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ostry, srogi, intensywny
a trait
an attribute, a hallmark
I didn't know this trait of his character.
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cecha
to flap
to flatter
The flag was flapping on the wind.
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trzepotać
an inventory
stockpile, supply
We can order this product from our inventory if you need it.
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inwentarz, zapas magazynowy
a loaf
He bought two loaves of bread.
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bochenek, kawałek jedzenia do krojenia
a preview
a trailer
The program lets you preview the images before you print them.
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podgląd, zapowiedź
to provide
to supply
The school provides free books for all pupils.
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dostarczać, zaopatrywać, zapewniać
to recur
to return
How do we stop the same type of problem recurring?
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powtarzać się, nawracać
relevant
significant
Your point was relevant and it helped me make a decision.
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istotny / trafny
a rite
a ritual, a traditional ceremony
You'll need it for the rite of exorcism.
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rytuał
to stall
to stop, to suspend
The engine of my car stalled in the middle of the street.
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przestać działać, opóżniać, zwodzić
a bias
prejudice
I stopped reading this newspaper because it showed political bias.
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stronniczość, nastawienie
an incline
a slope
Each week or two, increase the incline by 1 percent.
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nachylenie, zbocze
rotten
decayed
Rotten eggs smell terrible.
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zgniły
to perceive
to discern, to be aware of sth
What we perceive as solid matter is mostly empty space.
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postrzegać, uświadamiać sobie
to cling to sth
to hold on to
My son clings to me all the time.
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przylgnąć do czegoś
thereby
as a result
This church was built in 1897 and is thereby the town's oldest building.
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a tym samym
a twig
a small branch
He attracted their attention by stepping on a twig.
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gałązka
a mound
a heap, a pile
The burial grounds was filled with mounds.
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kopiec
whereas
while on the contrary
She likes pizza whereas I love tomato soup.
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podczas gdy
resourseful
canny
My daughter is more resourceful than you might think.
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zaradny, obrotny
to conform
to match
Your behaviour does not conform with safety regulations.
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dostosować się
a clerk
an official
I have too many duties, I need a clerk.
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urzędnik
to expel
to kick off
The student was expelled from school.
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wydalić, wygonić
forthcoming
impending
He was more forthcoming about his past than they expected.
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nadchodzący, mający się okazać
to mend
to fix, to repair
A shoulder usually takes four to six weeks to mend.
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naprawić, załatać
a tenant
an occupier
There are two tenants on the third floor.
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lokator
whereby
by which, thruogh which
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"w wyniku czego..."
to appeal to sth/sb
to affect
They banned beer advertisements, because they might wrongly appeal to teenagers.
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odziaływać, wpływać na coś
to apply
to file an application
I'm the first person in my family to apply to college.
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składać podanie
to obey
to respect
This community is going to learn to obey the law!
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przestrzegać, być posłusznym, postępować zgodnie z
to st𝐚te
to declare
She stated categorically that she will not leave the country.
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stwierdzić, oświadczyć
to disp𝐞rse
to disject
People dispersed and disappeared.
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rozpraszać się, rozchodzić się
a br𝐞adth
an extent
Thanks to the breadth of his knowledge, I could always count on him.
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szerokość, rozpiętość
a cir𝐜𝐮mference
a circ
The entire circumference is about a mile and a half.
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obwód (okręgu, elipsy)
a cr𝐞scent
a half moon
The bisquits were formed into a crescent shape.
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półksiężyc
𝐝𝐞bris
rubble
It took a week to clean up the debris after the explosion.
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gruz, bałagan, rumosz
desp𝐚𝐢𝐫
grief
I learned here there can be no true despair without hope.
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rozpacz, zwątpienie
to emb𝐞d
to inset
The victorious army was quick to embed its flag in the hill.
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osadzić, wbudować
gloom
darkness
These animals are almost invisible in the gloom.
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mrok
to roam
to stray
Her eyes roamed through the room.
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błąkać się, włóczyć się
s𝐨litary
secluded
This street is completely solitary at this time of day.
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odosobniony, osamotniony
dec𝐞ptive
delusive
I wasn't fooled by the deceptive calm of the ocean.
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zwodniczy, mylny
prone
inclined
Men are more prone to risk-taking.
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skłonny, podatny
notion
idea, opinion
Her sexist notion was that females are superior to males.
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pojęcie, pomysł, myśl
exp𝐥𝐢cit
clear, plain
Could this be any more explicit?
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wyraźny, jawny, bezpośredni
apt
fit
There's a very apt saying.
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trafny, właściwy
diabetes
He was in hospital for diabetes.
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cukrzyca
astouded
amazed
The shopkeeper stood astounded, holding the two suits.
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zdumiony, osłupiony
bilingual
diglot
It is a bilingual Polish-English and English-Polish dictionary.
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dwujęzyczny
to dash
to wazz
They caught us stealing, so we dashed.
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zasuwać, rzucić się do ucieczki
a gulf
fracture
There is a gulf between the middle classes and the poorest sections of society.
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przepać, rozłam (między osobami)
humanities
arts
During her early career, she was a student of the humanities.
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nauki humanistyczne
plausible
reliable
Which was more plausible?
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wiarygodny, przekonujący
sibling
She is my only sibling.
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rodzeństwo
vague
blurry, hazy
The detective had a vague description of the attacker.
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niejasny, niewyraźny
an aggregate
an amount, a total
The libraries of the city contain an aggregate of some 300,000 volumes.
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suma, całokształt, kompeks
to total
to come to sth
The number of people watching yesterday's programme totalled one million.
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zsumować, podliczyć
intimate
close, familiar
Because I am a private person, I do not like to share intimate details about my home life.
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bliski, zażyły
to scatter
to strew
She scattered grass seeds in the garden.
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rozrzucić, rozszypać
prevalent
current, common
They held the prevalent notion of how a rock band should be.
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rozpowszechniony
to wind
to twist
The nurse wound the bandage around my arm.
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owijać się wokół, okręcać się
to interlock
to splice
However, the individual units of the project do not interlock.
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łączyć, zazębiać, splatać
a strand
a filament
A full strand contains three billion genetic codes.
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nitka, nić
an anchor
a mud hook
He was an anchor for his family in those difficult moments.
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kotwica, ostoja
a buoy
a mark
Don't steer the boat near these bouys!
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boja
to designate
to assign
I designate you to be my successor.
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wyznaczyć, wskazywać
to distort
to skew
She felt he was distorting the facts
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zniekształcać, wypaczyć
a fore
a front
He pointed the fore of the boat toward the finish line.
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przód
intricate
involved. complicated
The history for some time now becomes rather intricate and requires some attention.
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skomplikowany, zawiły
to offset
to balance
The slowdown in domestic demand was offset by an increase in exports.
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zrównoważyć, skompensować
to overlap
to interlap
Baseball season overlaps football season in September.
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nakładać się, zachodzić na siebie
to precipitate
to quicken
Injury to the skin seems to precipitate many episodes, usually within seven to ten days.
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przyspieszać, ponaglać
to submerge
to dive
You wash dishes with them and submerge them in water over and over again.
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zanurzyć się, zatapiać
a captive
a thrall
The primary goal of this mission is to rescue the captives.
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jeniec, niewolnik
commonplace
generic
How commonplace would you say cheating is here?
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powszechny, pospolity
a compound
a complex
He had been at the compound for nearly four years.
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kompleks (budynków na ogrodzonym terenie)
a corps
Only two women have been members of the corps.
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korpus (wojskowy, dyplomatyczny)
a foe
an enemy
You should be careful not to press a desperate foe too hard.
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wróg
to hack
to log
We had to hack our way through the jungle.
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ciosać, rąbać
to nick
to score
I nicked my hand with a kitchen knife.
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naciąć, nacinać, zadrasnąć
a realm
an area, a field
There are too many differences in the realm of ideology between these two groups.
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dziedzina, domena (np. literatury), kraina
a reign
a rule
Under my reign, you won't be punished for such nonsense.
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panowanie
a hinge
a wicket
He took the door off its hinges.
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