Word of a day #1

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dash sth off
She sat down and dashed the letter off in five minutes.
sākt mācīties
skrobnąć, szybko coś napisać
treason
Ukraine's parliament has accused former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko of committing high treason.
sākt mācīties
zdrada (stanu)
puffed
I can't play any further - I'm puffed!
sākt mācīties
zadyszany
get sth back
Don't lend her any money, you'll never get it back.
sākt mācīties
odzyskać coś
focus
Everyone can see that David likes to be the focus of attention.
sākt mācīties
ognisko, centrum (np. zainteresowania)
find sth out
I'll just go and find out what's going on over there.
sākt mācīties
dowiedzieć się o czymś
insult
She made several insults about my friend's appearance.
sākt mācīties
obraza, zniewaga
strap sb in
Make sure your child is strapped in correctly for every journey.
sākt mācīties
przypinać pasami
scarce
Clean water and medicines were scarce in the disaster area.
sākt mācīties
rzadki, trudny do zdobycia
hang over sb/sth
The threat of jail sentence was still hanging over him.
sākt mācīties
wisieć nad kimś/czymś
patch
I'm going to sew a patch on these jeans - they're ripped at the knee.
sākt mācīties
łata
root for sb
Good luck! The whole family will be rooting for you.
sākt mācīties
kibicować komuś
bittersweet
Being raised by a single parent has been a bittersweet experience.
sākt mācīties
gorzko-słodki
allow for sth
They should allow for the train being delayed.
sākt mācīties
uwzględniać, brać pod uwagę
mysterious
They are still investigating the mysterious disappearance of a young woman.
sākt mācīties
tajemniczy
nose sth out
They soon nosed out the details of the accident.
sākt mācīties
wywęszyć coś, wyniuchać
sell sth off
They're selling off last year's collection at half price.
sākt mācīties
wyprzedawać coś
sensible
I think the sensible thing to do is to ask him for permission.
sākt mācīties
rozsądny, sensowny
hand sth in
Please finish writing and hand in the essays.
sākt mācīties
wręczyć coś
fallible
We know that doctors are fallible but we still place our trust in them.
sākt mācīties
omylny, zawodny
side with sb
My sister has always sided with my father against me.
sākt mācīties
stać po czyjejś stronie, trzymać z kimś
reliance
The modern world has placed too much reliance on technology.
sākt mācīties
zaufanie, poleganie na czymś/kimś
fend for yourself
After her mother died, she had to learn to fend for herself.
sākt mācīties
radzić sobie, być niezależnym
meaningful
She raised one eyebrow in a meaningful way.
sākt mācīties
znaczący, wymowny
go out
When we woke up the fire had gone out.
sākt mācīties
gasnąć

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