Lekcja 6

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soru cevap
szczerze, otwarcie, bezpośrednio
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frankly
1. You should talk to each other frankly. 2. He answered the question frankly
1. podkręcać, podregulować, poprawiać. 2 szarpnąć (nos), pociągnąć (ucho)
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tweak
You just need to tweak the last paragraph and then it's done.
to change something slightly to try to improve it
nieodwracalny
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irreversible
I have started irreversible changes of a nature you know well.
komentarz, relacja
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commentary, coverage
The first is a commentary on problems within the society.
przeformułować (np. słowa, koncept)
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reframe
to change the way something is expressed or considered:
She is trying to reframe the debate about the care of vulnerable children
rozdźwięk (np. między dwoma zdaniami), sprzeczność
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disconnect
massive disconnect in how we should solve this problem
kluczowa rola
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pivotal role
a pivotal figure/role/idea
ukłonić się, ukłon, uginać
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bow
1. I bowed in front of the queen. 2. His knees bowed when he heard the news.
uważność rozwaga troska
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mindfulness
Mindfulness is just the practice of paying attention to something
podporządkować się, dostosować się, słuchać
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obey
to act according to what you have been asked or ordered to do by someone in authority, or to behave according to a rule, law, or instruction:
He gave the command, and we obeyed.
pod przymusem
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under duress
threats used to force a person to do something:
1. The confession was made under duress. 2. He claimed that he signed the confession under duress.
sytuacja patowa, impas
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stalemate situation, deadlock
wiążąca umowa
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binding contract
do pogodzenia, nie do pogodzenia/
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reconcilable, irreconcilable
impossible to find agreement between or with, or impossible to deal with:
Irreconcilable differences led to their divorce.
targi
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trade fair
przeprowadzić spotkanie
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conduct a meeting
zwolennik, stronnik, sponsor
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backer
We couldn't make it happen without the support from our backers.
topić się, tonąć
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drown
He would have drowned if he hadn't had a life jacket
zamierzać, oznaczać, mieć na myśli
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mean, meant, meant
1. to express or represent something such as an idea, thought, or fact 2. have a particular result 3. to intend:
These figures mean that almost six percent of the working population is unemployed. What do you mean by that remark?
ustępować, łagodnieć
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relent
to act in a less severe way towards someone and allow something that you had refused to allow before:
The security guard relented and let them through.
unowocześniać, przeróbka,
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revamp
to change or arrange something again, in order to improve it
1. They're revamping the restaurant. 2. The company has spent $5 million on a major revamp of its offices.
produkty mleczne
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diary products
utrudniać, przeszkadzać
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hamper, impede
to make it difficult for someone to do something
The police investigation was hampered by a lack of help from the community.
bałagan, zagracać, zaśmiecać
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clutter
People got used to an increasing amount of street clutter.
pamiątka z podróży
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memento
an object that you keep to remember a person, place, or event:
I kept a seashell as a memento of our holiday.
wydobywać (na światło dzienne), ujawniać
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unearth
My research unearthed some little known facts
ociągać się, zwlekać, wlec się (np. czas)
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linger
to take a long time to leave or disappear
to stay somewhere for a long time. The smell from the fire still lingered hours later.
bibelot
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knick-knack
a small, decorative object, especially in a house:
The shelves were covered with ornaments and useless knick-knacks.
wierność, lojalność
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fidelity
1. honest or lasting support, or loyalty, especially to a sexual partner: 2. (EXACT COPY) the degree to which the detail and quality of an original, such as a picture, sound, or story, is copied exactly:
1. How important do you think sexual fidelity is in a marriage? 2. The best ink-jet printers can reproduce photographs with amazing fidelity.
kryzys gospodarczy
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crunch
We need to figure out a way out of this crunch.
ulegać czemuś
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succumb to sth
to lose the determination to oppose something, or to give up and accept something that you first opposed:
I'm afraid I succumbed to temptation and had a piece of cheesecake
słabowity, wątły, kruchy,
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frail
My mother's health is quite frail.
1. osoba piastująca urząd, 2. obowiązujący (kogoś), ciążący (na kimś)
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incumbent
1. officially having the named position 2. to be necessary for someone:
1. The incumbent president faces problems which began many years before he took office. 2. She felt it incumbent upon/on her to raise the subject at their meeting.
autorytet, siła oddziaływania, znaczenie (np. polityczne), siła przebicia, duże wpływy
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clout
1. POWER - power and influence over other people or events. 2. HIT - (informal) the act of hitting someone or something with your hand or with a heavy object:
Wciąż mam wystarczające znaczenie, by to przepchnąć.
zwyżkujący, prężny, rosnący (gospodarka). pełny życia, pogodny
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buoyant
1. happy and confident 2. successful or making a profit:
1. Even after a 16-hour day of work and travel, he was buoyant. 2. The housing market remains buoyant.
wynik, rezultat, efekt
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upshot
something that happens as a result of other actions, events, or decisions
The upshot of all this is increasing the prices.
stopniowo zmniejszać ilość czegoś
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nibble away at sth
to slowly reduce something:
Even when inflation is low, it nibbles away at people's savings, reducing their value considerably over several years.
silny, wzburzony, rozszalały, wściekły, dokuczliwy (np. ból)
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raging
very severe or extreme, very strong or violent
sprzeczka
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spat
a short argument, usually about something that is not important
She was having a spat with her brother about who should do the washing up.
potępiać
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condemn
to criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons
The terrorist action has been condemned as an act of barbarism and cowardice.
pobłażać, zaspokajać, dogadzać sobie
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indulge
to allow yourself or another person to have something enjoyable, especially more than is good for you:
1. I love champagne but I don't often indulge myself. 2. When I get my first paycheck I’m going to indulge in a shopping spree.
odtąd, od tego czasu
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henceforth
starting from this time:
This commitment must henceforth be backed up with real action
ziarno prawdy
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kernel of truth
There is always a kernel of truth in the stories people tell.
uwaga, uważać
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heed
If he keeps paying no heed, he will get into trouble.
niezmienny, stały, nieodwołalny
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immutable
not changing, or unable to be changed:
A moment before, he was calm, accepting the situation as immutable. The laws of physics are assumed to be immutable.
zdrada
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betrayal
I felt a sense of betrayal when my friends refused to support me.
przekupić / dać łapówkę
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bribe, nobble
to persuade someone to do what you want them to do, especially by using money or threats:
The jury who convicted him were suspected of being nobbled.
blokować, utrudniać
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obstruct
1. to try to stop something from happening or developing: 2. to block a road, passage, entrance, etc. so that nothing can go along it, or to prevent something from happening correctly by putting difficulties in its way:
An accident is obstructing traffic on the M11. to obstruct a police investigation
trywialne, nieważne
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trivial, unimportant
The decision which we have to take today is not a trivial one.
wypowiadać się autorytatywnie
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pontificate
to speak or write and give your opinion about something as if you knew everything about it and as if only your opinion was correct:
wyrazić opinię
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state an opinion
negatywna reakcja na coś, odpychanie
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pushback
negative reaction to a change or to something new that has been introduced:
There's plenty of pushback from environmentalists.
sławna osoba
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famed person
zawiązywać, łączyć, zobowiązywać się,
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bind - bound - bound
I bound him to abide by the rules. This dinner has bound our familie. He bound my hands behind my back.

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