CAE część pierwsza

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jautājums atbilde
tight deadlines
Are you good at meeting tight deadlines?
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napięte terminy
heavy workload
Would you be willing to take on a heavy workload?
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duży nakład pracy
close-knit community
Would you enjoy being a part of a close-knit community at work?
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zwarta społeczność
make the best of something
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zrobić coś jak najlepiej
take the time to do sth
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trochę czasu, aby zrobić coś
take sth in your stride
Which difficult things do you take in your stride?
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robić coś trudnego bez wysiłku
be taken aback by someone
Have you ever been taken aback by someone's behaviour?
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być zaskoczonym przez kogoś
take no notice of sth
Which things do you take no notice of?
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ignorować coś
take pleasure in sth
We bought an old barn and took great pleasure in rebuilding it.
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cieszyć się robieniem czegoś
take pity on someone
Have you ever helped someone that you took pity on?
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litować się nad kimś
take exception to something
Have you ever taken exception to anything someone has said?
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być czymś zdenerwowanym lub złym z powodu czegoś
snap sth up
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upolować coś (kupić)
to stand somebody in good stead
I have learnt a lot of things which have stood me in good stead
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coś będzie dla kogoś korzystne w przyszłości
from all walks of life
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z różnych środowisk, grup społecznych
part and parcel
Dealing with a wide variety of people from all walks of life was part and parcel of the job.
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nieodłączna część, cecha
crop up
Her name keeps cropping up in conversation.
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pojawić się niespodziewanie
against the odds
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pomimo trudności, przeszkód
resume
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CV (Ameryka)
daunting
Have you ever found paying off a loan daunting?
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trudne, niekomfortowe, rodzące zmartwienia, trudności
half-hearted
I didn't like that job, I was doing it half-heartedly for a year.
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bez przekonania, entuzjazmu
networking
It is hard to find a good job and you need to do a lot of networking.
sākt mācīties
tworzenie sieci kontaktów w danej branży
scrape through
I managed to scrape through chemistry exams.
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ledwie się udać, ledwie dać radę coś zrobić z trudem
shadow
As a young barrister he had to shadow his mentor. He was a mentee.
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naśladować kogoś będącego mentorem, promotorem
work placement
All students are undertaking work placements in local businesses one day a week for 12 weeks.
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staż
win someone's trust
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zdobyć zaufanie kogoś
care for sb
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dbać o kogoś
to dispute claims
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obalać twierdzenia
to be under no illusion
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nie mieć żadnych złudzeń co do
extend beyond
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wykraczać poza
ferocious
a ferocious dog/battle
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okrutny, srogi, dziki
endurance
It takes a great deal of endurance to be a marathon runner.
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wytrzymałość
Potrzeba dużej wytrzymałości, by być maratończykiem.
beneficial to
A stay in the country will be beneficial to his health.
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korzystne dla
prone to sth
Sports people are prone to injury.
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podatny na
severity of sth
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dotkliwość, surowość czegoś
pull down
The old bus station was pulled down.
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rozbierać, burzyć
all-time
The number of students now has reached an all-time high.
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wszech czasów
stained glass
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witraż
perplexing
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kłopotliwy
threshold
It's traditional for a man to carry his bride over the threshold.
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próg
drain
We drained the swimming pool.
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rura odprowadzająca ścieki, osuszać
inert
The inert figure of a lying man could be seen in front of the car.
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obojętny, bezwładny
bewildering (confusing)
He gave me directions to his house but I found them utterly bewildering.
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oszałamiający (negatywnie), zadziwiający, trudny do zrozumienia
jolly
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wesoły
cohesion
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spójność z sensem
each to his own
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co kto lubi
needles
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igły
the other day
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onegdaj, kilka dni temu
ruthlessness
He behaved with utter ruthlessness.
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bezwzględność
in excess of
There will be an increase in tax for those earning in excess of the national average wage.
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powyżej
cater for
The club caters for children between four and twelve.
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zaspokoić, dostarczać
competitor
Their prices are better than any of their competitors.
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konkurent
self-conscious
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niepewny siebie
pressurised
They had the ability to perform in a very pressurised environment.
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pod presją, naciskiem
apprehensive
I have invited a lot of people to the party, but I'm a little apprehensive that no one will come.
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spostrzegawczy/ zmartwiony, zlękniony
disillusioned
All the other teachers are thoroughly disillusioned with their colleague.
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obdarty z wszelkich złudzeń
rozczarowany
intimidated
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onieśmielony,
muddled
a muddled legal situation
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zagmatwany
encode
The bar code had to store encoded message about the product.
sākt mācīties
zakodować
have a great deal of difficulty
Simon had a great deal of difficulty in following the recipe book.
sākt mācīties
mieć duże trudności
to be on the point of doing sth
As we were on the point of giving up hope, a letter arrived.
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zamierzać coś wkrótce zrobić
come as a disappointment
News of the cancellation of the match came as a disappointment.
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być rozczarowaniem
feel the effects of = to be affected by
As this time of year, the area is often affected by violent storms. (the area often feels the effects of)
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odczuwać skutki
dizzying
She felt dizzy and needed to sit down. / a dizzying display of acrobatics
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oszałamiający, wytrącający z równowagi, jakby ktoś się kręcił
contender
In the world of high-rise architecture, no sooner has a dizzying new height been achieved than work starts on the next contender for that particular crown.
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rywal
take some beating
It will take some beating to build higher building in this town.
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trudno coś ulepszyć, poprawić
dwarf
The new scyscraper will dwarf all those near it.
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sprawić, że inne rzeczy wydają się małe
blend in/into sth
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dopasować się
lettering
a black box with gold lettering
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napis, wytłoczenie
curate
Sam curates an online archive, blog and burgeoning maps of hand-painted wall ads.
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nadzorować kolekcję, np w muzeum
burgeoning
The company hoped to profit from the burgeoning communication industry.
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rosnące, rozwijające się szybko
typewriter
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maszyna do pisania
indispensable
This book is an indispensable resource for researchers.
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niezbędne, konieczne
correction fluid
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korektor
ribbon
Your chances of finding a typewriter repairman are ribbon-thin.
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wstążka
brief (noun)
It was my brief to make sure that the facts were set down accurately.
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instrukcja, polecenie
a chunk
3 hours is quite a chunk out of my day.
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fragment, szczególnie duża część
marble
a marble floor
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marmur
subliminal
The leader was interviewed in front of a factory to give the subliminal message he was a man of the people.
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podświadomy
swagger
A group of young men swaggered around outside the bar.
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buńczuczyć się, pysznić się/zachowywać się arogancko
tarmac / asphalt
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asfalt
swaggering
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nonszalancki, chełpliwy
swish (noun)
With a swish of the curtains, the stage was revealed.
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świst, szelest
rectify a problem
I am determined to take whatever action is necessary to rectify the situation.
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naprawić problem
culminate in/with
My argument with boss got worse and worse, and finally culminated in my resignation.
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osiągnąć punkt kulminacyjny
enhance
These scandals will not enhance the organization's reputation.
sākt mācīties
poprawić (jakość, wartość)
convey a message
His poetry conveys a great sense of religious devotion.
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przekazać wiadomość, wyrażać coś
a studio apartment
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kawalerka (amerykański)
root around in
I rooted around in my handbag but couldn't find my purse.
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szukać
pull up
I pulled up my car outside the restaurant.
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zatrzymać się
snooze
The dog is snoozing in front of the car.
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drzemać, szczególnie poza swoim łóżkiem
doze
My cat likes dozing in front of the fire.
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drzemać
to kip
You can have my bed and I will kip on the sofa.
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spać, szczególnie poza domem
infatuation
It's just an infatuation. She will get over it.
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zauroczenie
extensive (od extend)
extensive research
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rozległy
overcrowding
Students were protesting at overcrowding in the university hostels.
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przeludnienie
understate
She understates the amount of discrimination women suffer.
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bagatelizować, nie doceniać
baffle sb
She was completely baffled by his strange behaviour.
sākt mācīties
zbić z tropu
apologetic
She was so apologetic about / for forgetting my birthday.
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skruszony
immaculate
dressed in an immaculate white suit
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nieskazitelny
play sth down
Military spokespeople tried to play down the seriousness of the disaster.
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umniejszać
toe the line
If you want to get ahead, you had better learn to toe the line.
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podporządkować się
put out (adjective)
She was feeling extremely put out by his rudeness.
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zdenerwowany, obrażony
alopecia
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łysienie
tangential
a tangential issue
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poboczny, drugoplanowy
historic (important in the past)
a historic day/ moment/ building
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historyczne (ważne w przeszłości)
historical (connected with studying the past)
She specializes in historical novels set in 18th-century England.
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historyczne (związane z badaniem przeszłości)
pleasantry
After exchanging pleasantries, the delegation revealed the purpose of their visit.
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uprzejmości
jealousy
He broke his brother's new bike in a fit of jealousy.
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zazdrość
beautify
She went upstairs to beautify herself.
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upiększać
cash in on sth
The parade has become very commercialized as businesses have cashed in on the 'pink poud'.
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zarobić na czymś
make all the difference
The size of the engine can make all the difference.
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wszystko zmieniać
sewage plant
sākt mācīties
oczyszczalnia ścieków
toxic effluent
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toksyczne ścieki
carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is one of the greenhouse gases.
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dwutlenek węgla
Dwutlenek węgla to jeden z gazów cieplarnianych.
artificial fertilisers
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nawozy sztuczne
dumping waste
sākt mācīties
wyrzucanie odpadów
dumping ground
Most people don't want this country to become a dumping ground for toxic waste.
sākt mācīties
wysypisko
oil slick/spill
An oil slick began to spread from the ship, leaking from damaged tanks.
sākt mācīties
wyciek oleju
forest fires
sākt mācīties
pożary lasów
bleep
I heard his alarm clock bleeping in the morning.
sākt mācīties
pikać, pikanie
external drive
sākt mācīties
dysk zewnętrzny
fitness tracker
sākt mācīties
aplikacja do fitnessu
handset
sākt mācīties
słuchawka 📞 telefonu
headset
a wireless headset
sākt mācīties
zestaw słuchawkowy
landline
Her cell phone's switched off. I'll try her on her landline.
sākt mācīties
telefon stacjonarny
sat-nav
Many cars are now fitted with satnav.
sākt mācīties
nawigacja satelitarna
deprive sb of sth
He claimed that he had been deprived of his freedom.
sākt mācīties
pozbawić kogoś czegoś
eye strain/ sore eyes
Children showing any symptoms of eyestrain should visit the doctor.
sākt mācīties
zmęczenie oczu / ból oczu
high blood pressure
You have high blood pressure - it might be a problem with your heart.
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nadciśnienie
heart rate monitor
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pulsometr
joint pain
Due to the joint pain, patients have difficulty in moving.
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bóle stawów
minor ailments
Treat minor ailments yourself.
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drobne dolegliwości
repetitive strain injury
Office workers can suffer from work-related ill-health such as repetitive strain injury.
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uraz związany z powtarzającym się przeciążeniem mięśni i stawów
sedentary lifestyle
Most people these days lead rather sedentary lifestyle.
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siedzący tryb życia
Większość ludzi prowadzi raczej siedzący tryb życia.
withdrawal symptoms
He was suffering from all classic withdrawal symptoms associated with giving up heroin.
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objawy odstawienia
breakthrough
A major breakthrough in negotiations has been achieved.
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przełom
high point
The high point of a trip for me was visiting the pyramids.
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apogeum
sharp rise/fall in sth
The sharp rise in unemployment is a real problem for the government.
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ostry wzrost / spadek
beam
She beamed with delight at his remarks. / The child beamed at his teacher as he received the award.
sākt mācīties
uśmiechnąć się
cast an eye over sth
Could you cast an eye over this report for me?
sākt mācīties
rzucić okiem na coś
frown
People think I'm insane because I am frowning all the time.
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marszczyć brwi
wander around
We spent the morning wandering around the old part of the city.
sākt mācīties
wędrować
bring sth in
New safety regulations has been brought in.
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wprowadzić coś
dash around
I've been dashing around all day.
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biec, spieszyć się
feed into sth
Did you feed the data into the computer?
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wprowadzać do czegoś
go on and on about sth
My date kept going on and on about his charity work, never asking what I do for a living.
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wciąż o czymś gadać
kick back
What good is life if a guy can't kick back and watch a good movie?
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zrelaksować się
tear sb away from sth
I'll bring Tim, if I can tear him away from the TV.
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oderwać kogoś od czegoś
wind sb up
She just knows how to wind me up.
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irytować kogoś
at your fingertips
He has all the latest statistics at his fingertips.
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na wyciągnięcie ręki
comprise
The course comprises a class book, a practice book and a CD.
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zawierać, składać się z
continuous assessment
Do you prefer exams or continuous assessment?
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ocenianie na bieżąco przez cały rok szkolny
(face-to-face) socialising
Face-to-face socialising is thought to be more powerful than social media in guarding against depression.
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życie towarzyskie, w realu
for hours/days on end
He used to lock himself in his bedroom for hours on end and refuse to talk to anyone.
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godzinami/dniami bez przerwy
genial
The teacher is very genial, children like him.
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wesoły, przyjazny
in an instant
Her mood changed in an instant.
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w jednej chwili, błyskawicznie
lifespan
The average human lifespan in the developed countries has increased over the last hundred years.
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żywotność, spodziewana długość życia
line sb's pockets
They're the sort of Washington politicians who would line the pockets of their Wall Street friends.
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nabijać komuś kabzę, wzbogacać kogoś
on a daily basis
I can't handle that on a daily basis.
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codziennie
on an hourly basis
It is customary to pay for such work on an hourly basis for the hours worked.
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co godzinę
safe in the knowledge that
You can let kids play here, safe in the knowledge that they won't get sunburn.
sākt mācīties
pewny tego że
stay on top of sth
I stay on top of that project and I know what's going on.
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panować nad czymś
supplement
He supplements his income by working in a bar at night.
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uzupełnić
frontier
Some of the frontier between Germany and Poland follows the course of the river Oder.
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granica
travel light
I like to carry my bags onto the plane, so I try to travel light.
sākt mācīties
podróżować z małą ilością bagażu
the next frontier
Do you think that shoes and clothing with built-in technology is the next frontier?
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kolejny etap
fine lines
Daily use helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles while strengthening the skin barrier.
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drobne zmarszczki
furrowed brow
Fatigue and stress quickly result in a dull complexion and furrowed brow.
sākt mācīties
zmarszczki na czole, zmarszczone czoło
bleach your hair
Gary's had his hair bleached.
sākt mācīties
rozjaśnić włosy
bags under the eyes
I'd been up late the night before, and I had huge bags under my eyes.
sākt mācīties
podkrążone oczy
contact lenses
I usually wear contact lenses, but I sometimes wear glasses when my eyes are tired.
sākt mācīties
soczewki kontaktowe
greying
He is short, with a greying beard.
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siwiejący
beauty spot
sākt mācīties
pieprzyk
wear a wig
sākt mācīties
nosić perukę
airbrushed
Peter has refused airbrushing because he felt it was inauthentic.
sākt mācīties
wyretuszowany
authenticate
They used carbon dating tests to authenticate the claim that the skeleton was two million years old.
sākt mācīties
uwierzytelniać
be in no doubt that
He is in no doubt that the government will raise the taxes.
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nie mieć wątpliwości, że
be taken in
He was taken in by this faked photo.
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zostać nabranym
doctored pictures
sākt mācīties
spreparowane zdjęcia
imposter
He felt like an imposter among all those intelligent people, as if he had no right to be there.
sākt mācīties
oszust, podający się za kogoś innego
swear under oath/be under oath
The judge reminded the witness that she was under oath.
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przysiąc/ być pod przysięgą
white lie
Her little white lie leaded to unforeseen complications.
sākt mācīties
nieszkodliwe kłamstwo
role model
Sports stars are role models for thousands of youngsters.
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wzór do naśladowania
sombre
The funeral was a sombre occasion.
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posępny
streetwise
McDonald was as streetwise as any of the criminals he had investigated.
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obrotny, cwany
take sth with a pinch of salt
You have to take everything she says with a pinch of salt, because she tends to exaggerate.
sākt mācīties
wziąć coś z przymrużeniem oka
worldly-wise
Tyler is remarkably worldly-wise for such a young girl.
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mający duże doświadczenie życiowe
pass yourself off as sb
Are you trying to pass yourself off as a migrant worker?
sākt mācīties
podawać się za kogoś
take sb in
Several families took in foreign students.
sākt mācīties
przyjąć kogoś pod dach
see through sb
They were very friendly, but it didn't take long to see through them.
sākt mācīties
przejrzeć kogoś
be reunited with sb
She was finally reunited with her children after 11 years.
sākt mācīties
ponownie spotkać się z kimś
have a flat tyre
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złapać gumę
ill-advised
an ill-advised career move
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nierozważny
ill-timed
an ill-timed comment
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nie w porę
lawmaker
He told lawmakers that studies from three states have shown only negligible increases in insurance premium prices.
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ustawodawca
long-lost
my long-lost cousin
sākt mācīties
dawno niewidziany
flyer
an advertising flyer
sākt mācīties
ulotka
orphanage
sākt mācīties
dom dziecka / sierociniec
pose for sth
I hate posing for pictures - it always feels so forced!
sākt mācīties
pozować do czegoś
cuisine
Vegan cuisine is popular nowadays.
sākt mācīties
kuchnia, styl gotowania

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