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cut to the chase = get to the point empezar lección
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The fugitive was caught and confined to jail. // The illness confined him to his bed // In the previous job I was confined to doing only one thing empezar lección
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In short, states could not impede the development of a national market. // Though his course was a longer one, nothing impeded him. // Even if they had impeded him, he would have gone on anyway. empezar lección
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hamować (postęp), zatrzymywać, blokować, przeszkadzać, utrudniać (ruch, postęp), zakłócać
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back up (american) / reverse (british) You're blocking my gate - can you reverse a little? // I reversed my car into a litter bin. // She carefully reversed out of the parking space empezar lección
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Many celebrities backed Hillary Clinton up in the 2016 elections. // Back me up, I need your support. empezar lección
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poprzeć kogoś, popierać kogoś
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She has an innate capacity for learning foreign languages. empezar lección
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zdolność (np. do uczenia się)
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We've reached our maximum capacity. // The capacity of the tank is 87 litres. // We've reached our maximum capacity empezar lección
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zdolność produkcyjna / pojemność, ładowność
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It greatly increases the likelihood of accidents. // In one of those cases, the likelihood was 90 percent. empezar lección
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She held the cup up high so the light spilled over me. // It spilled over into a discussion of the old days. // Many Americans can understand complaints about work spilling over into family time. empezar lección
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rozlewać się (np. kryzys)
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They would tell him when he was psychologically ready to move // But she'll probably never be psychologically ready to work outside again. empezar lección
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The buildings were dark and utterly silent. // She looked utterly miserable. // This user manual is utterly useless. empezar lección
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całkowicie, zupełnie, z kretesem, kompletnie
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Utterly irresistible pancakes // She tried not to look into those eyes but they were irresistible // It's what makes him irresistible to a great many women. empezar lección
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nieodparty, przemożny / zniewalający, porywający (np. uśmiech)
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W kontekście gotowania: indulgent pancakes (że nie można im się oprzeć?) empezar lección
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A less indulgent person might have told us to get lost. // She gave the indulgent smile one gives to pretty children. empezar lección
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Look at this car - the guy must be loaded! empezar lección
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Many operate on a shoestring budget, with private or local money. // Despite a shoestring budget, the show was a high quality product. // All of this was done on a shoestring budget by a tiny staff. empezar lección
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Start work straightaway. // But just you up and answer his questions straight away! empezar lección
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The case was held off due to the lack of evidence. // Let's hold off for a while and see what he says next. empezar lección
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odroczyć, odraczać // wstrzymać się (np. burza, opady deszczu)
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uwolnić się od czegoś (np. od złych wspomnień)
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Your speech was up to par, congratulations // Every time they made love, he would want to know how he'd been, if his performance was up to par. // It took me a few days to feel up to par. empezar lección
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na przyzwoitym/oczekiwanym poziomie
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It was a fatal accident. // In both studies, some of the heart problems were fatal. empezar lección
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Fortunately, there were no fatalities. // At least 45 of the fatalities were children under 16 years. empezar lección
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I will mention three important ways of reducing the number of road fatalities. empezar lección
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śmiertelne wypadki drogowe
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Or, for some other reason, the inflammatory response simply will not stop. // empezar lección
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podburzający, podżegający
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Its inflammatory effects cause the eyes to close, taking away vision empezar lección
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the devil makes work for idle hands Meaning: When people say that the devil finds work for idle hands, they mean that if people don't have anything to do with their time, they are more likely to get involved in trouble and criminality. empezar lección
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bezczynność prowadzi do złego - przysłowie
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public display of affection PDA makes me feel uncomfortable. // My parents find public display of affection unacceptable. empezar lección
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krzykliwy (np. kolor, strój)
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This city is very close to the Gulf of Mexico empezar lección
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She must think of something else, some way to lure him here. // I was lured in the same way as everyone else. empezar lección
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He has been held in solitary confinement for most of the time. empezar lección
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What to do with the money is one of the country's most contentious political issues. // "The process has been more contentious than John would have expected." empezar lección
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be fond of somebody / something You're very fond of her, aren't you? // John is clearly fond of Mary. empezar lección
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He has a prejudice against people from different countries // I don't tolerate racial prejudice empezar lección
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osoba nietolerancyjna (np. rasista, antysemita)
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We've got to start by understanding where this bigotry comes from. // Social and economic bigotry has no place in our multicultural society. empezar lección
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bigoteria, dewocja, fanatyzm
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Four days he had lived, or rather vegetated in this way. // I sat vegetating, living a life without sense or purpose. empezar lección
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ciasnota poglądów, ciasnota umysłowa
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Their policy has been a cause of major discontent. // Many customers voiced their discontent on the quality of service. empezar lección
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I was working so hard to get out of my slump. // Another 5 percent said the slump would start in 1991. // They will be the first to go in a slump. // The slump is likely to go on for another two years. empezar lección
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krach, gwałtowne załamanie, kryzys (ekonomiczny)
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"I felt so flattered and special that everyone liked what they were hearing." // I am always so flattered when people notice the family resemblance. empezar lección
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taki, któremu jest miło (np. z powodu komplementu, pochwały), zaszczycony
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The photo bears some resemblance to me, I admit. // She saw much resemblance between these and the young man. empezar lección
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We can't afford to play around. // He was bored and he was playing around. // Do not play about, Tom! Be serious. // Why are you always playing around?! empezar lección
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pajacować, wygłupiać się, psocić // marnować czas
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I learned a long time ago that every action has a domino effect. // You have to look at what the political domino effect is going to be. empezar lección
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You can't daydream at work! // He sat on the meadow and daydreamed. empezar lección
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śnić na jawie, marzyć, fantazjować
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It may seems counterintuitive empezar lección
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His mind still felt numb, but something was clear to him. // She was quite numb and did not think of anything. empezar lección
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zdrętwiały, odrętwiały (np. z zimna), bez czucia // otępiały, sparaliżowany
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The problem was emerging from our long discussions. // I was really surprised when the truth emerged. // The sun emerged from behind the clouds. // A woman emerged from the shadows. empezar lección
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wyłaniać się, pojawiać się, ukazywać się
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He stressed that it wasn't our fault. // She stressed her personal needs // How should this word be stressed? empezar lección
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She is a very vulnerable girl. // The security company says this is the most vulnerable point. empezar lección
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odsłonięty, na odsłoniętej pozycji, wystawiony na ciosy, trudny do obrony, czuły, podatny // bezbronny, wrażliwy, czuły (o osobie)
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Reignite the creativity // She had thought their passion was over but it is reignited. // He said that the loan move reignited his love for the game. empezar lección
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strike a chord with somebody This example really strike a chord with me empezar lección
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trafić do odbiorcy, odnaleźć wspólny punkt (i wywołać pozytywne reakcje)
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Now, he said, they should use the money to rejuvenate the place. empezar lección
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odnowić (rzecz, miejsce) / odmłodzić, ożywić (o duchu), odświeżyć (o wyglądzie)
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During the 2012 election cycle, he criticized Republican rival Michele Bachmann as "too flakey for me". empezar lección
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niesłowny, niedotrzymujący słowa
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He can be a little flaky sometimes, but we've got a lot in common. // All right, it was a flaky plan, for sure, but the best one anybody thought of. empezar lección
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nieprzewidywalny, zwariowany, postrzelony
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She leaned back and fell down. // He leaned back and looked her in the eye. // Is it rude to lean your seat back on an airplane? empezar lección
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przechylić się do tyłu / przechylać
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This party sucks! Let's bail. empezar lección
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spadać, zmyć się (wychodzić)
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My daddy was ready to bail one of us out. empezar lección
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wpłacić za kogoś kaucję, poręczyć
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His vices saddened his mother. // He went to jail for his vices. // He had only one vice: smoking. // empezar lección
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zły nawyk / występek, niemoralne zachowanie (zwłaszcza związany z narkotykami, prostytucją, hazardem)
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She leads a life of virtue. // Patience is a great virtue. // He has many virtues, but he lacks courage. empezar lección
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cnota (ogólna dobroć charakteru)
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"They are looking to move our tentacles into the Hollywood area." // This is easy for him to do since he has eight tentacles. // Her two arms became three tentacles, still holding him tight. empezar lección
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macki (np. władzy), zasięg (czyichś wpływów) // czułek, macka (u stworzeń morskich)
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This affair is beyond my comprehension. // She looked at me with little or no comprehension on her face. empezar lección
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zrozumienie, zdolność pojmowania, pojętność, pojmowalność
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Each species of bird has its own characteristic song. // It's a very rare species. // The list of endangered species in this country is growing at an alarming rate empezar lección
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The family is sacred to me. // This choir took part in the sacred music festival. // My grandmother gave me a sacred cross. empezar lección
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I like the aesthetics of this room // Do you have any aesthetic values? empezar lección
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He's singing a death chant. // You could hear a chant from the church // That was our chant before the games, before we came out. empezar lección
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monotonny śpiew, śpiewna i monotonna intonacja
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She stamped loudly to show that she's angry // He stamped to the kitchen. // She stamped her foot in anger // My daughter always stamps when she wants to get something. empezar lección
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This tree was eaten by termites from the inside. empezar lección
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Not my fault those people don't know how to duck. // I ducked down, because the ball was flying right at me. empezar lección
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I asked whether he had ever cracked a joke in class. // He shook their hands, cracked a joke, said good night and returned to his story. empezar lección
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We live quickly, we are hard-pressed, busy, solving hundreds of problems per day. // They would be hard-pressed to make it back... pun empezar lección
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pod naciskiem, pod presją, przyciśnięty
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I'm sure someone can come up with a better pun. // To this end, his name is often used as a pun. empezar lección
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He hadn't done it deliberately. // She has deliberately ignored my note! empezar lección
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umyślnie, celowo, rozmyślnie, specjalnie
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Women have also been shown to be more risk-averse than men. // Yet 15 percent may be too high for some risk-averse investors. empezar lección
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bojący się ryzyka, ostrożny
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Would she be reckless enough to end up in their hands again? // The way she called out his name made him reckless. // On the other hand, I had never known him to be reckless. empezar lección
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nieostrożny, nierozważny, niebaczny, lekkomyślny
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What if there's an avalanche? // I hope he's not trying to start an avalanche! empezar lección
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My dog leaped over the fence and ran away // The cats were leaping around, playing with each other. // I took a leap and caught the ball. // Our investment was a leap into the darkness but it was worth it. empezar lección
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przeskoczyć, skakać / skok
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