Word of a day #2

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flightless
Kiwis are three species of small, flightless birds that live only in New Zealand.
sākt mācīties
nielotny
chip in
Mark kept chipping in with his comments while I was talking to Jane.
sākt mācīties
wtrącać się
to deluge
The town was deluged when the river burst its banks.
sākt mācīties
zatapiać, zalać
luck out
We really lucked out and found the last parking spot in the lot.
sākt mācīties
nieć farta
discrepancy
There was some discrepancy between the two accounts.
sākt mācīties
rozbieżność, niezgodność
answer to sb
The best thing about working for yourself is that you don't have to answer to anybody.
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odpowiadać przed kimś
to hassle
I really have to work now- just stop hassling me!
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zawracać głowę, przeszkadzać
snuff sth out
I snuffed out the candles before I went to bed.
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zgasić (np. świecę)
steep
It's a bit steep climb to the top of the mountain but the view is beautiful.
sākt mācīties
stromy
stop in
I stopped in at work on the way home to get some documents.
sākt mācīties
wstąpić gdzieś
to propagate
The political party propagates its ideas by sending advertisements in the mail.
sākt mācīties
propagować, rozpowszechniać
stand up for sth/sb
I think it's time you stood up for your rights around here.
sākt mācīties
wstawiać się za czymś/kimś, stać w obronie
outmoded
Outmoded farming methods are the reason why African agriculture is so unproductive.
sākt mācīties
niemodny, przestarzały
bring sth forward
The local government elections were brought forward by five weeks.
sākt mācīties
odkładać, przesuwać (na późniejszy termin)
to tick
I hate it when I'm about to fall asleep and I hear the clock ticking.
sākt mācīties
tykać
wear sth out
He’s already worn out two pairs of boots this winter.
sākt mācīties
zdzierać coś, znosić
catch up everything
sākt mācīties
nadrobić wszystko
knob
You have to turn the door knob to open the door.
sākt mācīties
gałka, pokrętło, guzik
slag sb off
I hate the way Emma slags people off behind their backs.
sākt mācīties
obgadywać kogoś
to retrieve
Once information has been encoded and stored in memory, it must be retrieved in order to be used.
sākt mācīties
odzyskiwać
pack sth up
I'm about to pack up all my things and go home.
sākt mācīties
pakować się
to prod
He prodded her in the back to get her attention.
sākt mācīties
szturchać, dźgać
veg out
I'm really tired - I'll just go home and veg out in front of the TV tonight.
sākt mācīties
relaksować się, byczyć się
convincing
I'm afraid I didn't find the ending of the film very convincing.
sākt mācīties
przekonywujący
creep over sb
A sudden tiredness crept over her as she drove home.
sākt mācīties
ogarniać kogoś
to await
We are all anxiously awaiting the exam results.
sākt mācīties
oczekiwać, wyczekiwać
rinse sth out
Just rinse these wine glasses out and leave them to dry.
sākt mācīties
opłukać, przepłukać
fizzle out
She dated him for a while but their romance fizzled out rather quickly.
sākt mācīties
wygasnąć, wypalić się
soluble
I prefer soluble tablets as they seem to act faster in relieving headaches.
sākt mācīties
rozpuszczalny
churn sth out
The new factory will churn out more than 10000 cars a year.
sākt mācīties
masowo coś produkować

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