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jautājums atbilde
cape
the Cape of Good Hope
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przylądek
estuary
the Thames estuary
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ujście rzeki
open field
I saw a fox run across the open field.
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otwarty teren
riverside
synonym: riverbank
a riverside restaurant
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brzeg
falls
Is Victoria Falls drying up?
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waterfall
woodland
The group has raised money to preserve over two million acres of woodland.
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lesisty teren
birch
The birch leaves were delicately pale, almost lemon-colored.
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brzoza
clover
shamrock: They wear the leaves of the shamrock in his honour.
a four-leaf clover,
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koniczyna
koniczyna trójlistna
crocus
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krokus
daffodil
In spring their window was lit from above by the yellow glow of a thick row of bright daffodils.
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żonkil
lily of the valley
lily: Florists sell more lilies than any other flower for Easter.
I love the smell of those yellow winter blooms - just like lily of the valley.
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konwalia
lilia
maple
a maple leaf
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klon
pansy
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bratek
snowdrop
He could see a handful of snowdrops in the little back garden.
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przebiśnieg
spruce
A lot of what exists in these woods can not be seen from my red spruce.
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świerk
thistle
They guided cars to the curving verges of grass, once mown close, now high and grown with thistles.
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oset
breed
What's your favourite breed of dog/dog breed?
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rasa
bristle
The old woman had a few grey bristles sprouting from her chin.
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a short, stiff hair, usually one of many:
cuckoo
This gives the cuckoo more time to find and watch a suitable nest.
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kukułka
European bison
plural: bison
Even the United States government maintains a herd of about twelve thousand wild bison.
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żubr
lynx
Research suggests there are fewer than 650 Iberian lynx left in the wild.
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ryś
magpie
As a result, the magpie population dropped dramatically: in one village, from 259 birds to just 77.
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sroka
monitor lizard
The throat and lower part of the neck of this monitor lizard is mostly yellowish.
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waran
snout
a pig's snout
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pysk
sparrow
They used to be as common as sparrows.
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wróbel
stork
These storks are usually solitary nesters whose young, like those of Ibis, are dependent on their parents for food.
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bocian
hatch
The birds hatched out the next afternoon.
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wykluwać się
incubate
The female bird incubates the eggs for about 16 days.
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wysiadywać (jaja)
mate
also noun: Peacocks use their beautiful tails to attract mates.
Mating a horse with a donkey produces a mule.
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to have sex and produce young, or to make animals do this:
an animal's sexual partner:
drizzle
Tomorrow will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle.
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mżawka
gale
also: gale-force wind; Meteorologists predicted gale-force winds.
Hundreds of old trees were blown down in the gales.
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wichura
humidity
The temperature is almost 80 degrees, and the humidity 35%.
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wilgotność
shower
showers of rain, hail and sleet
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a short period of rain or snow:
overcast
The sky/weather was overcast.
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pochmurny
scorching
It was scorching hot inside the greenhouse.
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upalny, skwarny
sweltering
In the summer, it's sweltering in the smaller classrooms.
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upalny, gorący, duszny
avalanche
Two skiers were killed in the avalanche.
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lawina
typhoon
The 169,000-ton vessel went down during a typhoon in the South China Sea.
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tajfun
tectonic plate
the motion of the earth's tectonic plates (= sections of the planet's surface)
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płyta tektoniczna
tidal wave
Then the tide turned, slowly at first, but consolidating into something close to a tidal wave.
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tsunami
agriculture
Agriculture is still largely based on traditional methods in some countries.
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rolnictwo
give off (oxygen, heat, light)
That tiny radiator doesn't give off much heat.
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wydzielać
petroleum
also: crude, crude oil: Diesel comes from crude oil, and it is less refined than gasoline.
A petroleum engineer with 35 years of international experience.
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ropa naftowa
geothermal
a geothermal power station
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geotermalny
power plant (US)
also: power station
Observers have pointed out that the Gabcikovo power plant could only be economically viable if a substantial amount of water is diverted.
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elektrownia
methane
Methane is one of the principal gases contributing to the greenhouse effect.
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metan
natural gas
Russia has about half the world's coal reserves, 25% of its natural gas, and 18% of its gold.
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gaz ziemny
oil refinery
There were two huge oil refineries on the coast.
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rafineria ropy naftowej
shale gas
They argued that the extraction of shale gas by fracking would cause huge environmental damage
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gaz łupkowy
solar cell
Solar cell panel repays the electric power needed to manufacture it in its first few hours of operation.
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ogniwo słoneczne
forestry
He studied forestry at Colorado State University.
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leśnictwo
consumerist
disapproving
Our culture often seems extremely consumerist and self-centred.
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konsumpcyjny, nastawiony na konsumpcję
fell trees
A great number of trees were felled to provide space for grazing.
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ścinać drzewa
irreperable
irreparable
Unless the oil spill is contained, irreparable damage will be done to the coastline.
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nieodwracalny
to log trees
log - noun
The forest has been so heavily logged that it is in danger of disappearing.
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wycinać drzewa
bela
bring sth under control
The terms of the treaty bring our country under the king's control.
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poddać coś czyjejś kontroli
carbon-neutral
Norway plans to become totally carbon-neutral by 2050.
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niewydzielający nadmiarowego CO2
bike lane
UK: cycle lane
Where vehicles have to cross the cycle lane at junctions, priority should be given to cyclists.
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ścieżka rowerowa
phase sth out
The airline is planning to phase out the aircraft at the end of this year.
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stopniowo usuwać
redress the balance
Most managers, politicians and bosses are men - how can women redress the balance (= make the situation fairer and more equal)? XD
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naprawić niesprawdliwość
wynagrodzić, przywrócić równowagę
sanctuary
Behind them all walked Bishop Corrada, who sat in the sanctuary, solemn and stone-faced, throughout the liturgy.
Illegal immigrants found sanctuary in a local church./ a wildlife, bird sanctuary
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schronienie/ rezerwat
also: most holy place in the temple
reserve
also: preserve, reservation: He's the chief warden of a big-game reservation.
a nature/game/wildlife reserve
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rezerwat
equinox
the autumn equinox, the vernal (= spring) equinox
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równonoc
tide
flood tide - ebb tide
high/low tide
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przypływ/odpływ
przypływ - odpływ
meteorite
Meteorites striking land usually vaporize instantly.
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meteoryt
nebula
The Orion Nebula is visible to the naked eye under dark skies.
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mgławica
solstice
the summer/winter solstice
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przesilenie
as the crow flies
ten miles from here as the crow flies
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w linii prostej
he wouldn't hurt a fly
He looks big and dangerous, but he wouldn't hurt a fly.
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nie skrzywdziłby muchy
look like something the cat brought/dragged in
British informal
I must look like something the cat dragged in.
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to look very untidy and dirty
not enough room to swing a cat
Many families are forced to live in tiny apartments with not enough room to swing a cat.
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said about a place or space that is very small

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