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lashing
Lashing rain have battered parts of the country today.
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falling with a great force
patchy
The morning will start with some patchy rain/cloud/fog at first.
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only existing or happening in some parts:
intermittent
intermittent rain
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not happening regularly or continuously; stopping and starting repeatedly or with periods in between:
blustery
a blustery day, blustery wind
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with strong winds
gusty
The forecast was for gusty winds and rain.
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with sudden, strong winds
monsoon
monsoon storm; The failure of the monsoon would destroy harvests on which a billion people rely.
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monsunowy/monsun
sullen
The skies looked very sullen (= dark and unpleasant).
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unpleasant
azure
The once azure skies of Athens have been ruined by atmospheric pollution.
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lazurowy, błękitny
leaden
leaden skies
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dark grey, ołowiany
brew
A storm was brewing in the distance.; It was too quiet - I felt that trouble was brewing.
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If an unpleasant situation or a storm is brewing, you feel that it is about to happen
batter
The waves battered against the rocks at the bottom of the cliff.; the storm batters sth
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to hit something with force many times
buffet
The little boat was buffeted mercilessly by the waves.; the storm buffets sth
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to hit something repeatedly and with great force:
to make heavy weather of something
She's making such heavy weather of that report she's writing.
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to find sth difficult, troublesome
it never rains but it pours
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misfortunes rarely come alone, but tend to come together
a storm in a teacup
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burza w szklance wody
a pie in the sky
Their plans to set up their own business are just pie in the sky.
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unrealistic (and thus useless) promises and hopes
cliff
Keep away from the edge of the cliff - you might fall.
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klif
mountain pass
It can come while crossing a mountain pass or while crossing a street.
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przełęcz
plateaus
A broad valley opened up leading to a high, flat plateau of cultivated land.
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a large flat area of land that is high above sea level
rough sea
I'm always seasick if the water/wind/sea/weather is rough.
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sea with strong winds or big waves
bleak
The house stands on a bleak, windswept hilltop.; bleak landscape
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empty and not welcoming or attractive
sluggish
sluggish river
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powolny, niemrawy, rozlazły
beltway/ ring road
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obwodnica
chippy
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fish and chip shop
parking meter
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parkometr
retina
Light is perceived by a part of the eye called the retina.
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siatkówka oka
peep
I saw her peeping through the curtains/into the room.
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podejrzeć, podglądnąć, zaglądnąć
pat
I bent down to pat the little puppy.
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pogłaskać
stroke
Stroke the dog if you want, he won't bite.; She lovingly stroked Chris's face with the tips of her fingers.
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głaskać, muskać
untouchables
He believed the police would never arrest him, that he was untouchable.
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not able to be punished, criticized, or changed in any way:
centenerian
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someone who is a 100 years old or more
tot
These are good, strong toys for tiny tots.
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a young child
octogenarian
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a person who is between eighty and eighty-nine years old.
off the top of my head
"What's the capital of Mauritania?" "I don't know off the top of my head, but I could go and look it up."
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from the knowledge you have in your memory
out of sight, out of mind
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czego oczy nie widzą, tego sercu nie żal
racks your brain
I've been racking my brain all day but I can't remember her name.
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to try very hard to remember something or to solve a problem
be in two minds
I was in/of two minds whether or not to come this morning.
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to not be certain about something, or to have difficulty in making a decision
in your mind’s eye
In my mind's eye, she is still a little girl of six, although she's actually a grown woman.
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if you can see someone or something in your mind’s eye, you can imagine or remember what they look like
put one’s mind to sth
We can solve this problem if we put our minds to it.
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concentrate on sth
pick one’s brains
Can I pick your brains about how you got rid of those weeds?
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to ask someone questions because you want them to give you advice or information
pensive
She became withdrawn and pensive, hardly speaking to anyone.
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thinking in a quiet way, often with a serious expression on your face:
mind over matter
Good health is simply a case of mind over matter.
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the ability to control pain or an unpleasant situation by using your mind
prenuptial
a prenuptial agreement
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przedmałżeński
skimpy
a skimpy dress
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skąpy, kusy
lightning rod
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piorunochron
bifocals
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glasses with lenses that are divided into two parts. The upper half is for looking at things far away and the lower half is for reading or for looking at things that are near
odometer
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drogomierz

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