Słówka angielski Edynburg

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seize on/upon sth
The story was seized on by the tabloid press, who printed it under huge headlines.
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podchwycić coś
propensity
He's well-known for his natural propensity for indiscretion
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skłonność
entail
Repairing the roof will entail spending a lot of money.
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pociągać za sobą
dwindle
The community has dwindled to a tenth of its former size in the last two years.
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słabnąć, maleć, zanikać
concave
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wklęsły
leak
The tin was leaking.
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przeciekać
cleanse
Cleanse the wound thoroughly before you bandage it.
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oczyścić
furl
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zwijać
lug
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uchwyt, ucho
shift
She shifted (her weight) uneasily from one foot to the other.
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przmieścić, przerzucić
quay
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molo, nadbrzeże
dredge
They have to dredge the canal regularly to keep it open.
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pogłębiać
refute
To refute an argument.
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obalić, zbić, odeprzeć
anchor
It was time to weigh anchor.
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kotwica
vicissitudes
Losing your job is just one of the vicissitudes of life.
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zmienność
disfigure
This part of the old town has been disfigured by ugly new buildings.
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oszpecić, zniekształcić
endorse
I fully endorse everything the Chairperson has said.
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poprzeć (formal)
mutual
Theirs was a partnership based on mutual respect, trust and understanding.
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wzajemny
harangue
The team were given the usual half-time harangue by their manager.
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przemawiać
confine
Let's confine our discussion to the matter in question, please!
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ograniczać
twinkling
I shall be there in a twinkling.
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chwila, moment
ambush
Several passers-by were killed in the ambush.
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zasadzka
infantry
The infantry was/were sent into battle.
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piechota
with/in hindsight
With hindsight, I should have taken the job.
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z perspektywy czasu
conscientious
A conscientious student
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sumienny, uczciwy
sow
We watched the cow suckling her calves.
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locha, maciora
suckle
We watched the cow suckling her calves.
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karmić piersią
meddle
My sister's always meddling in other people's affairs.
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wtrącać się
frontier
Nepal has frontiers with both India and China.
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granica (między państwami)
harbinger
A harbinger of doom
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zwiastun
submerge
The submarine submerged when enemy planes were sighted.
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zanurzać, zatapiać
terrestial
Terrestial environment, terrestial animals
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lądowy
loot
During the riot shops were looted and cars damaged or set on fire.
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zrabować
curvature
The curvature of the Earth's surface
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krzywizna
rudder - ster
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rudder - rudder
hinge
We had to take the front door off its hinges to get our new sofa into the house.
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zawias
groove
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wyżłobienie, rowek
lateral
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boczny
cavity
The gold was hidden in a secret cavity.
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jama, wgłębienie
reinforcement
The harbour walls need urgent reinforcement.
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wzmocnienie
tin
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cyna
warehouse
The goods have been sitting in a warehouse for months because a strike has prevented distribution.
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magazyn
tow
The damaged boat was towed to safety.
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holować
crane
The crane lifted the container off the ship.
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dźwig, żuraw
hinterland
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głąb kraju
haphazard
He tackled the problem in a typically haphazard manner.
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niesystematyczny, bezplanowy, bezprogramowy
exact
The blackmailers exacted a total of $100,000 from their victims.
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żądać, egzekwować
revenue
Taxes provide most of the government's revenue.
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dochód
lead
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ołów
tallow
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łój, tłuszcz
gusty
The forecast was for gusty winds and rain.
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porywisty, gwałtowny
date
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daktyl
protrude
A rotting branch protruded from the swamp like a ghostly arm.
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wystawać
vacuum
No artist works in a vacuum - we are all of us influenced by others.
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próżnia
cumbersome
Cumbersome equipment
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niewygodny
meticously
The entire project was meticulously planned
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precyzyjnie, drobiazgowo
exacerbate
This attack will exacerbate the already tense relations between the two communities.
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zaostrzyć, pogorszyć
counterfeit
Counterfeit jewellery/passports/coins
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fałszywy
take the plunge
Consumers who want to buy a home ought to take the plunge, rather than waiting for even lower mortgage rates.
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zdecydować się na coś (szczególnie po długim okresie namysłu)
magistrate
He will appear before the magistrates tomorrow.
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sędzia
ballot
Representatives were elected by ballot.
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głosowanie (anonimowe)
revamp
We revamped the management system, but the business is doing no better than it was before.
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reorganizować

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