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acquit
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uniewinniać He was acquitted and allowed to go free.
arrest
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aresztować They were arrested and taken to a police station.
assassinate
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dokonać zamachu President J F Kennedy was assassinated in 1963.
assassination
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zabójstwo The assassination of JFK shocked the world.
blackmail (n)
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szantaż He was convicted of blackmail.
blackmail (v)
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szantażować
blackmailer
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szantażysta
break in / burgle
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włamywać się
bribe (n)
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łapówka
bribe (v)
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przekupywać He tried to bribe me to keep quiet about the robbery.
bribery
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przekupstwo The businessman was arrested on charges of bribery.
burglar
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włamywacz The burglar who broke into our flat was only sixteen.
burglary
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włamanie The burglary had a terrible effect on my mother.
capital punishment
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kara śmierci Britain abolished capital punishment in 1965.
the death penalty
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kara śmierci Several states in the US still apply the death penalty.
catch (a criminal)
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złapać (przestepcę) The burglar was caught as he tried to escape.
charge (v)
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tu: oskarżać (o) Carl and Adam were charged with murder.
commit
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popełniać There was no proof that he had committed the crime.
community service
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praca społeczna
court.
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sąd
drug dealer
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handlarz narkotyków
drug dealing
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handel narkotykami
fine (n)
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grzywna Don’t expect to get off with a fine if you’re caught.
fraud
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oszustwo Three bank employees were found guilty of fraud.
guilty
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winny Three bank employees were found guilty of fraud.
hijack
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porywać samolot Two men tried to hijack the plane.
hijacker
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porywacz samolotu
hijacking
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porwanie samolotu
investigate
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prowadzić dochodzenie
judge
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sędzia The judge sentenced the rapist to 15 years in prison.
jury
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ława przysięgłych The kidnapper was found guilty by the jury.
kidnap
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porywać A woman walked in and tried to kidnap a baby.
kidnapper
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porywacz The kidnapper was found guilty by the jury.
kidnapping
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porwanie We were warned that kidnapping was common here.
life sentence
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dożywocie The murderer was given a life sentence.
manslaughter
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nieumyślne spowodowanie śmierci
mug
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napaść z bronią w ręku
mugger
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bandyta The mugger was charged and taken to court.
mugging
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napaść Mugging can be a problem in the city centre.
murder (n)
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morderstwo We abolished capital punishment for murder in 1965.
murder (v)
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mordować She murdered her husband because he tried to leave.
murderer
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morderca The murderer was given a life sentence.
not guilty
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niewinny He was accused of rape, found not guilty.
proof
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dowód The police were sure he did it, but there wasn’t proof.
evidence
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dowod The jury had to examine all the evidence.
punishment
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kara People think that ten years isn’t enough punishment.
question (v)
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pytać, indagować The police questioned him for hours.
rape (n)
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gwałt He was accused of rape, but he denied the charge.
rape (v)
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gwałcić The girl said she had been raped by a stranger.
rapist
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gwałciciel The judge sentenced the rapist to 15 years in prison.
rob
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kraść The gang robbed the post office last year.
robber
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rabuś The two robbers were wearing masks.
robbery
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napad rabunkowy There’s been a robbery at the bank.
sell drugs
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sprzedawać narkotyki Selling drugs is a more serious offence.
sentence
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wyrok The burglar was given a sentence of 2 years.
set off bombs
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podkładać bomby
six months in prison sześć
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sześć miesięcy więzienia
smuggle
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przemycać He was caught trying to smuggle drugs into the UK.
smuggler
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przemytnik Drug smugglers sometimes swallow packages.
smuggling
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przemyt Smuggling diamonds is a highly-organised crime.
steal
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kraść Someone stole my bag while I was in the restaurant.
terrorism
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terroryzm He was convicted of terrorism, and sent to jail.
terrorist
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terrorysta Terrorists have blown up the headquarters of bank.
theft
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kradzież Theft from shops is called shoplifting.
thief
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złodziej The security guard saw the thief steal the jacket.
vandal
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wandal Some young vandals damaged several cars.
vandalism
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wandalizm I think that graffiti is a form of vandalism.
vandalize
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demolować The school was vandalized and all its windows broken.
verdict
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werdykt, wyrok The jury are going to deliver their verdict tomorrow.
witnesses
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świadek There were no witnesses to the attack.
antique
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antyk She collects antiques from Asia.
burglar alarm
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system antywłamaniowy
humiliation
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poniżenie He suffered the humiliation of cleaning the sewers.
in a trance
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w transie People were just standing as if they were in a trance.
interrogate
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przesłuchiwać She has spent five days being interrogated by police.
justice
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sprawiedliwość Making a vandal repaint a wall is ‘creative justice’.
kitten
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kociak The kittens were only a few days old.
magician
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magik The magicians often perform at charity events.
tough
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surowy She comes from a tough family background.
victim
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ofiara Victims of crime often need emotional support.
abandon
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porzucać She was arrested for abandoning some kittens.
anthem
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hymn He sang the anthem of his favourite football team.
approach
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podejście, postawa
attributes
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przypisywać coś czemuś
bark
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szczekać Their dogs bark incessantly and bother everyone.
beat
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bić You can beat the burglars by installing an alarm.
belongings
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dobytek, rzeczy osobiste
bother
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niepokoić Their dogs bark incessantly and bother everyone.
brand
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marka, znak firmawy
cashier
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kasjer He made cashiers hand over all the money.
chronological
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chronologiczny
clarify
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wyjaśnić Re-read the article to clarify the information.
clerk
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urzędnik Bank clerks have been told to be aware of robbers.
conventional
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konwencjonalny He’s not very conventional in his dress sense.
courthouse
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budynek sądu The judge works in a courthouse.
courtroom
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sala sądowa The courtroom was full of journalists.
cramped
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ciasny My office is really cramped.
custody
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nadzór A judge ordered the prisoner to be held in custody.
detail
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szczegół I read the newspaper article for more detail.
dispute (v)
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kłócic się Two neighbours were disputing about their land.
duty
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dyżur Officers on duty at the stadium arrested the thief.
fulfil
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spełniać Fulfilling the contract was extremely difficult.
graffiti
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graffiti I think that graffiti is a form of vandalism.
hypnotic
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hipnotyczny He put people into a hypnotic trance.
incessantly
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nieprzerwanie.
infect
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zaraziać A computer virus can infect thousands of PCs.
inspire
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inspirować His tough family background inspired him.
interrogate
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przesłuchiwać He was interrogated by police in prison in Argentina.
jail
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więzienie She could choose between jail and a fine.
loaded
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naładowany A man was carrying a loaded gun in the street.
mortuary
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kostnica He went to the mortuary to view dead bodies.
offender
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sprawca
presidency
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prezesura This year he won the presidency of the law society.
prestigious
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prestiżowy I didn’t go to a prestigious law firm.
reoffend
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ponownie popełnić wykroczenie
ruling
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wyrok His ruling was considered very harsh.
serve
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odbywać (karę) He was elected to serve another six years.
skilfully
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zręcznie He picked pockets so skilfully – he was a professional.
speeding
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przekroczenie dozwolonej prędkości
spot
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miejsce An arsonist set fire to a local beauty spot.
supplies
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dostarczać I’m the director of a company which supplies paper.
teller
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kasjerz w okienku bankowym
tube
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metro The London Underground is also called ‘the Tube’.
tyre
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opon Teenagers let down tyres on school buses.
valuables
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kosztowności What is the best place to hide your valuables?
virus
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wirus A computer virus can infect thousands of PCs.
warn
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ostrzegać We were warned there was going to be a storm.
wood
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las I spent three hours lost in the woods.
Vocabulary Bank weather
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bank słówek - pogoda
below zero
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poniżej zera The temperature will be below zero tomorrow.
blizzard
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śnieżyca The strong winds and snow created a real blizzard.
breeze
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/bryza It’s not too windy, there’s just a pleasant breeze.
bright
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jasny Tomorrow will be sunny and bright, although cold.
changeable
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zmienny The weather will be changeable – wet and sunny.
Chilly
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chłodny It’s a bit chilly, so take a coat with you.
clear
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jasny, czysty On a clear day you can see the coast of Wales.
cool
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zimny Our house is cool in summer, due to the stone walls.
damp
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wilgotny It’s a bit damp outside, although it isn’t raining.
drizzle
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siąpic, mżyć It’s still drizzling a bit, so take your umbrella.
drought
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susza There were terrible droughts in Africa again last year.
Flood
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powódź The flood left hundreds of farms under water.
freezing
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mrożny, lodowaty The Antarctic is always below freezing.
gale-force
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wichura The ship was battered by gale-force winds.
get soaked
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przemoknąć
get sunburnt
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opalić się Put on some suncream, don’t get sunburnt.
hailstorm
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burza gradowa
heatwave
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fala upalów We’re in a heatwave, it’s been hot for weeks.
heavy
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ciężki In Scotland there will be strong winds and heavy rain.
humid
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wilgotny It’s very humid today, there’s no air at all.
hurricane
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huragan A hurricane has caused widespread destruction.
icy
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pokryty lodem
lightning
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błyskawica Look at the lightning – I love thunderstorms.
melt
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topnieć The snow was melting minutes after it fell.
mild
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łagodny Winters are usually quite mild in England.
monsoon
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monsun There is usually a monsoon after the long dry season.
pouring (with rain
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leje jak z cebra It’s pouring with rain outside, let’s wait until it stops.
scorching
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skwierczący Yet another scorching, sunny day – 42 degrees.
settled
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ustabilizowany The weather will become more settled on Friday.
shiver
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drżeć You’re shivering, do you want to borrow my jacket?
shower
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przelotne opady They are expecting some snow showers.
slippery
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śliski Be careful! The pavement’s very slippery.
strong
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silny These strong winds are damaging the trees.
sunny
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słoneczny Tomorrow will be sunny and bright.
sweating
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pocić się He was sweating heavily because of the heat.
thick
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gruby There will be thick fog in the hills and near the coast.
thunder
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grzmot I don’t mind the lightning, but I’m afraid of thunder.
warm
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ciepły It isn’t warm enough to turn the central heating off.
wet //
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mokry It’s going to be wet, with rain for most of the day.
windy /
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wietrzny It’s not too windy outside, there’s a pleasant breeze.
3B More Words to Learn
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b słówka
canal
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/kanał The canals were full of rubbish and old bikes.
chaos /
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chaos The snow caused chaos for people going to work.
climate change
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zmiana klimatu Climate change is an issue we can’t avoid.
CO2 emissions
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emisje
crazy /
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szalony There were crazy people dancing on the roof.
fan (n)
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wentylator There was a large fan to cool everyone down.
organic (food) /
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organiczny I buy organic food, which has been grown locally.
recycle (v)
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segregować We regularly recycle paper, glass, and plastic
rubbish bin
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kosz na śmieci The street was full of overflowing rubbish bins.
sea level
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poziom morza Sea levels may rise if we carry on polluting.
More words in 3B
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b słówka
absorb
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pochłaniać 24 trees can absorb a household’s emissions of CO2.
air-conditioning /
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klimatyzacja I don’t understand the need for air-conditioning.
appliance
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urządzenie Don’t keep your electrical appliances on standby.
block /
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blok She lives in a block of flats.
brake /
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hamować When you brake, the car’s battery is charged.
bridesmaid
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druhna Sarah was invited to be a bridesmaid at the wedding.
budget /
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budżet ‘ Titanic’ was a really high budget movie.
bulb /
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żarówka Use only energy-saving light bulbs.
bulletins
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biuletyn informacyjny
coastal
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nadbrzeżny The number of serious coastal storms will double.
combat
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zwalczać Their leader is trying to combat climate change.
compensate
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rekompensować We have to compensate for our CO2 emissions.
dilemma
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dylemat So now she had a terrible dilemma. To fly or not?
Displace
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przemieszczać
dozen
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tuzin Two or three dozen trees were planted in the field.
environmental
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środowiskowy Try to support an environmental organization.
epic
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heroiczny, epicki The epic journey took her nearly two months.
equipped
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wyposażony
extinct /
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wymarły Many species will have become extinct by 2010.
footprint
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ślad (stopy) His carbon footprint is huge – he’s always flying.
Glaciers
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lodowce Many glaciers will have melted completely.
grab /
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chwytać I had to grab hold of her so I wouldn’t be blown over.
habitable
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mieszkalny Low-lying islands will no longer be habitable.
horizon
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horyzont There are storm clouds on the horizon.
household
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gospodarstwo domowe They create too much household waste.
hybrid
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z napędem hybrydowym
ice-cold
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mocno schłodzony I really enjoy ice-cold beer.
impassable
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nie do przejścia I tried various routes but every road was impassable.
Lack
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brak The ski resorts closed down due to lack of snow.
lifestyle
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styl życia Barbara decided to make big changes to her lifestyle.
load
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ładunek A whole load of trucks were stuck in the snow.
looters
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szabrownicy I was afraid of looters breaking in and stealing things.
low-lying
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nizinny Low-lying islands like the Maldives are in danger.
mess /
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bałagan, nieporządek
moderate
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/ umiarkowany Half the world will be having moderate droughts.
overflow (v)
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wylać się, przelewać się
perverse
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perwersyjny I had a kind of perverse desire to be the last to leave.
polar
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polarny The extinction of polar bears is expected soon.
resort
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/kurort 50% of the world’s ski resorts will close down.
rising
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podnoszący się We stayed to watch the water level rising.
route
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droga, trasa I tried various routes but the roads were blocked.
slush
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breja The snow turned to slush as the temperature rose.
soil
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gleba, ziemia Hurricane force winds ripped trees out of the wet soil.
solar
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słoneczny (np. energia)
species
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gatunek Many animal species will become extinct.
standby /
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w gotowości Don’t keep your TV on standby.
stare /
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gapić się Some people were standing there staring in a trance.
stuck //
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utknąć Many of the trucks were stuck in the snow.
Thaw
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rozmarżać Even if it thaws tomorrow, the damage is done.
trance
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trans He was completely shocked – in a trance.
tsunamis
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tsunami The number of tsunamis will have doubled.
unbearably
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nieznośnie It was unbearably cold – the electricity was cut off.
visualize
sākt mācīties
wyobrazać sobie
wade
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brnąć He was wading into the water to see how deep it was.
yard
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podwórko We made a snowman in the yard.
3C More Words to Learn
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3c słówka
according to
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według According to the statistics it will get hotter.
Catastrophe
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katastrofa Death from heart disease is a catastrophe.
drown /
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tonąć Every year, children are drowned in pools.
hazard
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ryzyko, zagrożenie The hazards of flying aren’t very high.
instead
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zamiast Instead of flying, she decided to travel over land!
playground
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plac zabaw Visitors to the playground must provide ID.
scare (v)
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odstraszać Risks that scare people and risks that kill are different.
sue (v)
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skarżyć (kogoś o coś)
threat (n)
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groźba, zagrożenie
whereas
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podczas gdy I can’t amend the design, whereas I can rewrite.
More words in 3C
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więcej słówek
assessing
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ocenianie Generally people are bad at assessing risk.
baby-buggies
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wózki spacerowe, spacerówki
cautious
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ostrożny Women are more careful and cautious drivers.
childhood
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dzieciństwo Childhood should be a time of fun.
cholesterol /
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cholesterol Our daily lives are full of dangers.
consultant /
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konsultant, specjalista Peter Sandman is a risk consultant.
decisive
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zdecydowany Are you a decisive person? Decide now!
dread /
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strach ‘The dread factor’ describes our fear.
element
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element Parents want to remove every element of risk.
eliminating
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eliminowanie Schools have become obsessed with eliminating risk.
equation
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równanie Sandman uses the following equation: for most people
risk = hazard (or danger) + outrage (or horror).
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ryzyko-hazard
external
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zewnętrzny I am at the mercy of myriad external factors.
factor
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czynnik I am at the mercy of myriad external factors.
fatal
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śmiertelny Most fatal accidents happen on country roads.
fatty
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tuczący Too much fatty food can cause heart disease.
first-time
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po raz pierwszy First-time visitors must provide proof of ID.
guaranteed
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gwarantowany Parents are guaranteed total peace of mind.
hairdryer
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suszarka do włosów Always unplug your hairdryer after using it.
harmful
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szkodliwy
infected
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zarażony We can’t tell if our meat is infected.
inflatable
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nadmuchiwany Most of the bigger toys are inflatable.
kit
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zestaw Keep a first aid kit in your house.
land
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lądować They’ll call us as soon as they’ve landed.
Log
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kłoda They can climb trees and walk on logs.
long-term
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długofalowy, długoterminowy
mounted /
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zamontowany Security cameras are mounted on the ceiling.
myth
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mit There are a lot of myths about health risks.
non-fatal
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nie prowadzący do śmierci
outrage
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oburzenie When hazard is low and outrage high, people overreact.
overreact
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reagować za mocno, zbyt emocjonalnie
pedestrian
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pieszy It is riskier to be a pedestrian than to drive.
playground
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plac zabaw I took my son to the playground.
Potentially
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potencjalnie Potentially harmful substances have been removed.
Priority
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priorytet This place puts absolute priority on safety.
properly
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właściwie, odpowiednio
rare
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/rzadki Mad cow disease is extremely rare, but it terrifies us.
Reduce
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obniżać, zmniejszać
risk /
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ryzyko Generally people are bad at assessing risk.
roughly
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około By day a driver’s visibility is roughly 500 metres.
sandpit
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piaskownica The sandpit contains sterilized sand.
severe
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surowy, ostry Do you think punishments should be more severe?
statistics
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statystyka According to the statistics, you would be wrong.
sterilized
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wysterylizowany The sandpit contains sterilized sand.
strict
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surowy, wymagający
supervising
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nadzór Should children go swimming without an adult
supervising?
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zdziwienie/zadziwiające
survey (n)
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sondaż According to a recent survey, people eat badly.
tend /
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mieć tendencję People tend to be scared of short-term dangers.
terrorism
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terroryzm Terrorism is less of a threat than heart disease.
threat
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groźba, zagrożenie Terrorism is less of a threat than heart disease.
underreact
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reagować zbyt słabo When hazard is high but the terror is low, people
underreact.
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bez reakcji
Unique
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jedyny w swoim rodzaju, wyjątkowy
unplug
sākt mācīties
wyłączać Always unplug your hairdryer.
vegetarian
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wegetarianin
visibility
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widoczność By day a driver’s visibility is roughly 500 metres.
within
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w promieniu

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