Vikings and EGILS SAGA

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krnąbrny (np. uczeń), oporny, nieposłuszny (o osobie)
kick back
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recalcitrant
obstinately defiant of authority or restraint. resistant
this subject is recalcitrant both to observation and to experiment. For anyone who has ever struggled to extract a recalcitrant cork from a bottle ... the value of a good corkscrew is a given
skąpiec, skąpstwo
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miser, miserliness
mean grasping person. cheep skate, scrooge
a miser who inherited a fortune but lives in a shanty
niechęć, uraza, złość; ROBIĆ NA ZŁOŚĆ
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spite
She married him to spite her parents. Don't let your spite ruin this evening.
starość, zgrzybiałość, niemoc (o osobie),
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senility; senile
He was the only comic able to use old age and senility as assets. He had lived so long he'd been senile for most of his life.
rozwodzić się, rozchodzić się (o wędrowaniu)
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expatiate
to speak or write at length or in detail on a subject. to move about freely or at will
expatiating upon the value of the fabric. the naturalist is known for her willingness to expatiate on any number of issues relating to wildlife and the environment
dziecięcy (pachołkowaty), małej wagi (polityk)
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small fry
of, relating to, or intended for children: CHILDISH
a small-fry politician. small-fry sports
pochować
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inter
to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb
a burial site where people have been interred for over a thousand years
mało brakowało, dopiero co
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only just
The building survived the earthquake, but only just.
chełpliwy
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vainglorious
At that moment, in my haze of vainglory, I could not determine a single personal deficit. But his vaingloriousness got him in the end.
drgnąć, poruszyć się; zmienić zdanie
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budge
If something will not budge or you cannot budge it, it will not move: to change your opinion or to make someone change their opinion:
I've tried moving the desk but it won't budge/I can't budge it. I've tried persuading her, but she won't budge.
nierozerwalnie
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inextricably
unable to be separated, released, or escaped from:
In the case of King Arthur, legend and truth are often inextricable.
wyjaśniać, oświecać kogoś z wiedzą
lucid from the Latin lucere
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elucidate
clarify, explain. to explain something or make something clear:
I don't understand. You'll have to elucidate. The reasons for the change in weather conditions have been elucidated by several scientists.
trzeźwość, powagą
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sobriety
the state of being sober: seriousness
We had the priest sitting at our table, which instilled a little sobriety into the occasion.
ciche przyzwolenie
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connivance
the act of conniving, especially by knowing that something bad is happening and allowing it to continue:
Their appalling treatment of their child could only have happened with the connivance of their neighbours. The government connived in the rebels' military buildup.
zadawać się z kimś, zaprzyjaźnić się z kimś; zaakceptować coś
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fall in with somebody
get in with somebody
Has the boss fallen in with your idea...
lapoński, laponczyk
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lapp
samish
the word lapp may be sometimes perceived as an offensive one.
zawrzeć(sfinalizować) transakcję/porozumienie
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clinch the deal/agreement
to conclude negotiations, to finalize a contract, to make a deal
Washington's influence can help clinch a deal by this spring.
zapis (spadek)
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bequest
the money or property belonging to someone that they say that, after their death, they wish to be given to other people:
Her will included small bequests to her family, while most of her fortune went to charity.
zadaszenie, zasłona
"sunblind"
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awning
a cloth or plastic cover fastened to a building or structure and supported by a frame that is used to protect someone or something from the sun or rain:
The gaily striped awnings of the market stalls made an attractive scene.
na środku okrętu
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amidships
in the middle part of a ship
These are the midship vents, and these are the main induction valves
świta, orszak
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retinue
entourage
a group of people who travel with an important person to help them: The president travels with a large retinue of aides and bodyguards.
chorąży; LIDER (w partii politycznej) nosiciel standardu
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standard-bearer
the person or thing that seems to lead a group of people having similar ideas or moral opinions:
Mr Everhart wants Caltech to be the standard-bearer for excellence in scientific research of all kinds. He became known as a standard-bearer for the revival of popular literature in the postwar period
takielunek, sfałssowanie (wyborów)
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rigging
the ropes that support and control a ship's sails. the act of arranging dishonestly for the result of something, for example an election, to be changed:
Opposition parties have protested over alleged vote rigging in the election. ballot rigging
lakoniczny; szorstki (np. sposób bycia), oschły (o zachowaniu), zbywający (o odpowiedzi)
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curt
sparing of words: TERSE. marked by rude shortness
he wrote curt precise words. a curt refusal In a curt voice, he ordered the server to bring him a glass of water.
małomówny, milczący
descendent of the Latin verb tacēre, meaning "to be silent
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taciturn
reticent, laconic, closemouthed. implies a temperamental disinclination to speech and usually connotes unsociability. w
taciturn villagers. I went on speech strike ... remaining defiantly taciturn through a procession of speech therapists and psychotherapists, verbalizing only to the gardener and swearing him to silence.
opatrywać (ranę), oprawić mięso, przyprawić sałatkę
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dress
to treat an injury by cleaning it and putting medicine or a covering on it to protect it:. to prepare meat, chicken, fish, or crab so it can be eaten: to add a liquid, especially a mixture of oil and vinegar, to a salad for extra flavour
Clean and dress the wound immediately.
palisada, obwarowanie
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stockade
a strong wooden fence built around an area to defend it against attack
rozmieszczenie (występowanie, np. ludności)
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distribution
Distribution of the population by age groups is as per the following table. The captain decided on the distribution of every player
próżniak, leń, obibok
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layabout
a person who is unwilling to work
Those two months are the beginning of the layabout life which no teacher and no pupil wants.
niezdatny do żeglugi
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unseaworthy
(of a ship) in a condition that is not good enough for it to travel safely on the sea
Those that are still afloat are becoming old, and many of them unseaworthy.
naprawiać krzywdę, przywrócić równowagę, kompensata
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redress
to put right a wrong or give payment for a wrong that has been done: compensate
Most managers, politicians and bosses are men - how can women redress the balance (= make the situation fairer and more equal)?
roi się od, obfitujący od
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be teeming with
abundant in. If a place is teeming, it is full of people
teeming metropolis. There are acres of rolling grassland, teeming with elk and antelope.
lądowanie, ziemia, ląd (ujrzany z morza lub powietrza) osunięcie się ziemi
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landfall
the first land that is reached or seen at the end of a journey across the sea or through the air, or the fact of arriving there
Shannon Airport in Ireland was the first European landfall for planes flying from North America. After a long and gruelling flight, they finally made landfall in Florida.
zmiażdżyć coś, przeżuć coś
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chew sth up
pod czyimś (kontrolą), butem, pantoflem
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under somebody's thumb
He is a calm man who lives under his wife's thumb.
wychowanie przybranego dziecka, wspieranie, promowanie
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fosterage
wyciągać na brzeg (łódź)
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beach
A beached whale, dolphin, etc. has swum onto a beach and cannot get back into the water.
We have to beach the boat because the storm is coming. The sailor beached his boat
truchtać, umykać; celowo zatapiać statek
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to scuttle
to move quickly, with small, short steps, especially in order to escape. to intentionally sink a ship, especially your own, in order to prevent it from being taken by an enemy
A crab scuttled away under a rock as we passed. The children scuttled off as soon as the headteacher appeared.
cypel, przylądek
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headland
a piece of land that sticks out from the coast into the sea
żużel (ale nie sport)
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slag
waste material produced when coal is dug from the ground, or a substance produced by mixing chemicals with metal that has been heated until it is liquid in order to remove unwanted substances from it
slag heap in Poland
dokuczliwy, natrętny, nieznośny
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pesky
annoying or causing trouble: irksome, irritating, frustrating, maddening
Those pesky kids from next door have let the air out of my car tyres again! Pesky swedes
uraczyć, gościć, raczyć, wystawnie przyjmować (gości), biesiada, biesiadny
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regale
to entertain someone with stories or jokes
Grandpa regaled us with tales of his small-town childhood. We have been regaled with the case of the dinner ladies.
dobijać do brzegu, przycumowywać; przystań, miejsce postoju statku, koja
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berth
a bed in a boat, train, etc., or a place for a ship or boat to stay in a port. If a ship or boat berths or if you berth it somewhere, it is tied up and stays in that place: bunk
She booked a berth on the ferry from Palermo to Naples. The ship berthed at Sydney.
ujście rzeki, estuarium
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estuary
the wide part of a river at the place where it joins the sea:
the Thames estuary
przesmyk, bezczelność (tupet), obcałowywać się
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neck
A group of people fell into a neck. Your neck was unbelievable. You can't neck here, my daughter is watching you!
wcinać (nowy akapit), zrobić wcięcie (przy nowym akapicie, zrobić nacięcie, złożyć zamówienie (na jakiś towar)
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indent
to make a space at the edge or on the surface of something. to make an official request for goods
Each new paragraph should be indented about two centimetres from the margin. We indented for the engine spares last month.
łopatka (część ciała)
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shoulder blade
a large, flat bone on each side of your back below your shoulder that helps to increase the range of movement of your arm
The bones of your ribs and shoulder blades are flat and smooth
zasadniczo, głównie
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principally
mainly
The advertising campaign is aimed principally at women.
docinać komuś, wyszydzać; drwiny
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jeer
to laugh or shout insults at someone to show you have no respect for them
The people at the back of the hall jeered the speaker. Critics jeered at his moral stance. "Angry because you don't like the truth?" he jeered. The news that the performance was being cancelled was greeted by boos and jeers from the audience.
zaległy, nieuregulowany, wybitny
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outstanding
not yet paid, solved, or done
$450 million in outstanding debts There are still a couple of problems outstanding.
oszczerczy
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slanderous
drink from that horn and get those slanderous verses off.
wewnętrzna część dłoni
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palm
the inner part(surface) of the hand
otępienie, osłupienie, upojenie(w skutek dramatycznego przeżycia bądź narkotyków)
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stupor
a state in which a person is almost unconscious and their thoughts are not clear:
He was lying under the table in a drunken stupor.
poręczyciel (gwarant), pewność, gwarancja (kaucja)
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surety
a person who accepts legal responsibility for another person's debt or behaviour, or money given as a promise that someone will do something that they have promised to do, such as pay a debt or appear in court
No one has yet been found who is willing to stand (= act as a) surety for Mr Naylor. Analysts doubt whether Ford would have been able to raise such a large amount of debt without some kind of surety.
linia zasięgu wód przypływu, ślad na plaży po przypływie morza
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tide-mark
a line of waste left on a beach that marks the highest point the sea reaches
pochować / pochowany
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inter/ interred
The father does tell House where the child was interred.
azyl, rezerwat, sanktuarium
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sanctuary
protection or a safe place, especially for someone or something being chased or hunted: the most holy part in the building
Illegal immigrants found/sought/took sanctuary in a local church. The chapel became a sanctuary for the refugees. If I want some peace and quiet, I take sanctuary in my study
łatwowierny,
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credulous,
too willing to believe what you are told and so easily deceived
However, even the most credulous sitter balked at the notion of an otherworldly visitor wearing stays. gullible
zagorzały, wierny (sojusznik, wyznawca); tamować (krew)
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staunch
always loyal in supporting a person, organization, or set of beliefs or opinions: to stop something happening, or to stop liquid, especially blood, from flowing out
a staunch friend and ally He gained a reputation as being a staunch defender/supporter of civil rights. staunch Christians. The country's asylum laws were amended to staunch the flow/flood of economic migrants.
zaprzęg (np. psi)
drużyna
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team
They were pulled by a team of dogs
po czym, na co
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whereupon
immediately after which
I told her she looked fat, whereupon she threw the entire contents of a saucepan at me and burst into tears.
hermetyczny, szczelny (nie przepuszczający powietrza)
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airtight
completely closed so that no air can get in or out:
Biscuits will stay crisp if you keep them in an airtight container.
brać nogi za pas
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take to one's heels
to begin to run away
They took to their heels when they saw the policeman approaching.
zwężany, strzelisty,
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tapering
to become gradually narrower at one end, or to make something do this: to gradually become less in amount, or to make something do this:
The cave tapered to a narrow passageway. Taper your brows slightly at the end. The new tax credit will gradually taper for higher earners.
rzucać się, robić wypad, uderzać; rzucanie się na kogoś
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lunge
to move forward suddenly and with force, especially in order to attack someone
She literally almost hit the ceiling when the dog lunged at us. He suddenly lunged at her with a broken bottle. He made a lunge for the ball.
"trudno"; mówi się trudno(przysłówek i wykrzyknik)
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too bad. that's tough! tough!
I know you don't want to go to the prom but it's too bad, everyone has to.
skalisty, pobrużdżony, wyrazisty (o twarzy)
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craggy
used to describe a man's face that is quite roughly formed and has loose skin but is also attractive:
a craggy coastline. a craggy face craggy features. crag - a high, rough mass of rock that sticks out from the land around it
niewolnik, poddany
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bondsman
The man takes this step, and is given certain benefits and certain superannuation benefits, but he really becomes some sort of bondsman.
wezwanie, wzywać do wstawiennictwa
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summons
an official demand to appear in a court of law: an order to come and see someoneto order someone to come to a person or place:
The police mobile rapid response unit was summonsed to the scene shortly before 10pm. Children were summonsed into school by a bell. He was given/served with a summons to appear in court.
apodyktyczny, narzucający się
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overbearing
too confident and too determined to tell other people what to do, in a way that is unpleasant: domineering haughty
Milligan had a pompous, overbearing father.
przywracać na stanowisko
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reinstate
to give someone back their previous job or position, or to cause something to exist again:
A month after being unfairly dismissed, he was reinstated in his job. The Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976
skąpstwo
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avarice
an extremely strong wish to get or keep money or possessions. greed
Her business empire brought her wealth beyond the dreams of avarice (= an extremely large amount of money). avaricious
porażka (zły rezultat czegoś), najciężej prawna
poronienie
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miscarriage
corrupt or incompetent management especially: a failure in the administration of justice
He spent nine years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit – it was a great miscarriage of justice.
narażać się na (gniew), ściągać na siebie (gniew), ponieść (karę), zaciągać (dług)
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incur
The play has incurred the wrath/anger of both audiences and critics. Please detail any costs/expenses incurred by you in attending the interview. Her statement incurred the wrath of the protestors
czaić się, kryć
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skulk
to hide or move around as if trying not to be seen, usually with bad intentions:
I thought I saw someone skulking in the bushes - maybe we should call the police.
ster, np. stać u steru
deep
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helm
the handle or wheel which controls the direction in which a ship or boat travels. take the helm - to start to officially control an organization or company
at the helm. With Steve Lewis at the helm, we are certain of success.
zdolny do przejścia przez płytki obszar
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fordable
(of an area in a river or stream) not deep and able to be crossed on foot or in a vehicle
The river wasn't fordable because of all the recent rainfall. The stream was normally fordable by vehicles or on horseback. Ford: an area in a river or stream that is not deep and can be crossed on foot or in a vehicle
cieśnina (dźwięk)
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sound
a passage of sea connecting two larger areas of sea, or an area of sea mostly surrounded by land:
the Kalmar sound
interesować się czymś po amatorsku, pluskać, moczyc się (nogi)
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dabble
to take a slight and not very serious interest in a subject, or try a particular activity for a short period: to put part of your body, such as your hand or foot, into the water of a pool or stream, etc. and move it around
I don’t paint much, I just dabble. He first dabbled in politics when he was at law school. She dabbled with drugs at university.
zagotować się (złość), podnieść komuś emocje
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work oneself up, work up something
to develop an emotional or physical state that you feel strongly, after a period of effort or time:
We worked up a real appetite climbing in the mountains. It's strange, but I can't work up any enthusiasm for going on this trip.
zagajnik, (młodnik) lasek
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copse
a small group of trees.
spłukany (w trudnej sytuacji materialnej); spragniony (seksu)
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hard up
having very little money
We're a bit hard up at the moment so we're not thinking about holidays. hard-up pensioners. They're hard up for options because of their financial troubles.
Na oślep; niekontrolowanie szybko;
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headlong
with great speed or without thinking. head-first
The car skidded and plunged headlong over the cliff. In the headlong rush to buy houses, many people got into debt.
latorośl, potomek
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scion
a young member of a rich and famous family:
He's the scion of a very wealthy newspaper-publishing family.
bez szwanku, bez uszczerbku, nietknięty (bez kary np.)
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scot-free
without receiving the deserved or expected punishment or without being harmed:
The court let her off scot-free.
cis
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yew
an evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) with flat leaves like needles and small, red fruits:
yew-tree. In the middle of the churchyard stands an old yew. Yew, box, or holly are suitable for hedges.
zatrzymany z powodu pogody
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weather-bound
szakal
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jackal
mowa pogrzebowa
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eulogy
a speech, piece of writing, poem, etc. containing great praise, especially for someone who recently died or retired from work:
He was the most self-effacing of men - the last thing he would have relished was a eulogy. The song was a eulogy to the joys of travelling.
chytry, cwany; szelmowski, figlarny >: >
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sly
deceiving people in a clever way in order to get what you want: seeming to know secrets
He's a sly old devil - I wouldn't trust him with my money. You'll find out eventually," said Mary, with a sly smile.
pycha i duma (z antycznej Grecji)
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hubris
a way of talking or behaving that is too proud: po polsku hybris
He was punished for his hubris. Hubris brought him down in the end.
zaświadczenie, list polecający, świadectwo (uznania), referencje
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testimonial
a statement about the character or qualities of someone or something. a formal written description of someone's character and qualities given by a previous employer
We have received a glowing testimonial from her former employer.
powód, powódka, strona pozywająca
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plaintiff
complainant. someone who makes a legal complaint against someone else in court
zmagać się z kimś (mocować się), walka zmaganie, chwyt, zaczep
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grapple
to fight, especially in order to win something. to hold someone while fighting with him or her:
The children grappled for the ball. He briefly grappled with the police officer. He grappled the rope on the roof. Check if all the grapples are locked tight
papla
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blabbermouth
babbler
a person who talk too much
wydłubać, wylupac (komuś oko)
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gouge out
If not, "they should pay whatever the Government can gouge out of them." One government soldier was found with his eyes gouged out.
paplać, paplanina
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prate
to talk stupidly, or about things that are not important, for a long time:
Inevitably, ineluctably there's some caller prating on about the decline in moral standards.
urwisko, skarpa, blefować
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bluff
to make someone believe something is true when it is not. a cliff or very steep bank
Is he going to jump or is he only bluffing? She bluffed the doorman into thinking that she was a reporter. How did Mina manage to bluff her way into that job?
osłona, miejsce osłaniające od wiatru
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lee
the side of hill, wall, etc. that provides shelter from the wind
nietykalny, nienaruszalny, święty
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inviolable
that must be respected and not removed or ignored:
Everyone has an inviolable right to protection by a fair legal system.
beznadziejny, zgrzytliwy
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grinding
Something that is grinding causes people or activities to lose energy and spirit
He was brought up in grinding poverty.
wadliwy, niekompletny, wybrakowany (?)
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defective, deficient
These headphones are defective and I want to return them. this text is impossible to reconstruct since it has been preserved in such a defective form
odryglować(drzwi), odkręcać śrubę
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unbolt
A moment later she heard him unbolt the door and throw it open.
osoba brukająca; plamienie (honoru)
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befouler, befouling
I am shamed for this befouling of your welcoming, worthy brothers.
szczodry, hojny, nagradzający, obfity
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bounteous
They were coming to the end of the long and bounteous table. So we are trying this year to stop and enjoy the bounteous harvest
niedobór, niedostatek; bieda(brak jedzenia)
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dearth
an amount or supply that is not large enough:. lack of sth. shortage
a dearth of new homes in the region. The region is suffering from a dearth of medical specialists. The dearth of food led to the strikes.
błyskotka, cekin (do ozdabiania ubrań), pokrywać cekinami
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spangle
a small piece of shiny metal or plastic, used especially in large amounts to decorate clothes
She wore a spangled top and a striped skirt.
zgromadzić, stłoczyć(ludzi), zaganiać (скот)
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to herd
to make animals move together as a group. to make people move somewhere as a group, often against their wishes or with difficulty
An old woman was herding the goats. He herded the sheep to the farm. Her concert herded thousands of people.
zdobycie, osiągnięcie (np. określonego poziomu, umiejętności)
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attainment
Abiola pledged his life to the attainment of justice. We will sacrifice ourselves for the attainment of these goals. The attainment of the millennium objectives for developing countries is a priority
przesiewać (ziarno, ludzi), rozwiewać (włosy na wietrze)
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winnow
to blow the chaff (= the outer coverings) from grain before it can be used as food. to reduce a large number of people or things to a much smaller number by judging their quality:
A list of 15 applicants has been winnowed down to three. a winnowing process. I winnowed my writings, and still there were too many. the wind winnowing his thin white hair. winnowed the field to four contenders.
nakaz wstawiennictwa przed sądem, pozew sądowy
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summons
a call by authority to appear at a place named or to attend to a duty. the act of summoning
He received a royal summons.
strona procesująca się
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litigant
a person who is fighting a legal case
The trial abruptly ended when litigants announced they had settled the case out of court.
sądzić oskarżonego
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try the accused
to examine a person accused of committing a crime in a law court by asking them questions and considering known facts, and then decide if they are guilty
Because of security implications the officers were tried in secret. They are being tried for murder.
wyborowy (w najlepszym gatunku, sorcie), dobrej jakości
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choice
of high quality
I had the the most expensive dish on the menu - a choice fillet of fish.
dureń, głupek. rodzaj mięsożernego żółwia
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loggerhead
If two people or groups are at loggerheads, they disagree strongly about something
The government has been at loggerheads with human rights groups ever since. Otherwise you and my mother would not be at loggerheads!
wzgórek,
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hillock
a small hill
czubek głowy (przestarzałe)
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pate
the crown of the head
A hat covered his bald pate. combed his hair across his pate
lepki, obślizgły; parny
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clammy
sticky and slightly wet in an unpleasant way:
My hands felt all clammy. It was a hot, clammy day.
pomyłka (błąd), gafa, poruszać się niezdarnie, wpadać na kogoś,
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blunder
a serious mistake, usually caused by not taking care or thinking. to move in an awkward way.
A woman died as a result of a doctor's blunder. I've made an embarrassing blunder. I could hear him blundering in the darkness.

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