On the road 8

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zlekceważyć (prawo, zasadę, zwyczaj, tradycję)
Ona zlekceważyła prawo i poniosła konsekwencje.
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to flout
Orsola Rosso flouts convention to save her family from ruin. If you flout the rules, you'll be fired. She flouted the law and paid the piper.
udoskonalić (umiejętność), doprowadzić do perfekcji
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to hone
Skipping like a stone through the centuries, we follow Orsola as she hones her craft through war and plague, tragedy and triumph, love and loss.
fascynujący, czarujący
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spellbinding
Tracy Chevalier is a master of her own craft, and The Glassmaker is vivid, inventive, spellbinding: a virtuoso portrait of a woman, a family and a city that are as everlasting as their glass.
zrobiony, wykonany, uczyniony / obrobiony (o metalu) / kuty
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wrought
As finely wrought as a dazzling Murano bead' I
1) oślepiający (np. o słońcu), rażący (o świetle) 2) oszałamiający (np. przepych, wygląd), imponujący (np. widok), olśniewający
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dazzling
As finely wrought as a dazzling Murano bead'. Wow! You look dazzling, girl.
potocznie: uciekać, wiać / You could ~ because you're in a rush to get somewhere, or you ~ because you're scared of something. Humans~, but we can also use it to describe animals leaving quickly.
So funny – George is terrified of spiders. Whenever he sees one, he ~s – he's off!
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skedaddle
We've got mice in our loft, but every time I go up there, they just skedaddle – we can't catch them. Come on, guys. We need to stop wasting time and skedaddle, otherwise we're going to miss the flight!
nie mający sobie równych
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second to none
'The king of the page-turning thriller'. Harris's cleverness, judgment and eye for detail are second to none'
gładko, płynnie, idealnie
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seamlessly
Seamlessly weaving fact and fiction in a way that no writer does better, Precipice is the thrilling new novel from Robert Harris.
odciąć fundusze, zaprzestać finansowania
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pull the plug
If the viewing figures drop much more, the TV network will probably pull the plug on the whole series. Pulling the Plug on Ukraine
wyrównać szanse, wyrównać szanse dla wszystkich
Czas wyrównać szanse dla małych firm.
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level the playing field
It's time to level the playing field for small businesses.
A '~' is something that you go to a lot, or in a particular situation. / odpowiedni, sprawdzony, sprawdzający się, przynoszący oczekiwane efekty
I'm so annoyed because my programme that's my go-to for relaxing in the evening has been cancelled, and now I don't know what I'm going to do.
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a go-to
When I'm trying to get warm in the winter, my hot water bottle is my go-to. There's a small butcher near my home which is my go-to for fresh lamb chops.
termofor
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a hot water bottle
termos
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flask
Wyświetlę prezentację (na Teamsach)
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I'll bring my presentation across.
udzielać (np. informacji), przekazywać (np. wiedzę, mądrość, informacje)
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impart
impart knowledge
wstrzymywanie się od przegadywania innych
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holding space
blask południa
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Blaze of Noon
pieścić, głaskać, miziać, kiziać
On głaskał ją po karku. Jej ręka cały czas głaskała go po plecach.
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caress
He caressed the back of her neck. Her hand continued to caress his back.
1) rynsztok, ściek 2) rynna dachowa
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gutter
przerwa (w teatrze)
Możemy kupić coś do picia w trakcie przerwy. Pomiędzy każdym aktem będzie piętnastominutowa przerwa.
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interval (BrEn) / intermission (AmEn)
We can get something to drink in the interval. Between each act there will be a 15-minute-long intermission.
wyczyn, czyn bohaterski
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exploit
A comical mini opera following the exploits of two goddesses interfering with the lives of mortals. Mistaken identities, miscast spells, and rollerblades abound.
źle rzucone zaklęcia
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miscast spells
1) dziwaczny, cudaczny 2) kapryśny, zmienny
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whimsical
bylina, wieloletni, wieczny, nieprzemijający
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perennial
przelotny, ulotny
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volatile
In today's world, stable and predictable environments are disappearing and many organisations must adapt to complex and volatile conditions that give rise to four main external drivers of change.
zdumiewający, szokujący, oszałamiający
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staggering
However, in common with other leading thinkers in this field, he cautions that 'the failure rates continue to be staggering' and cites research indicating that 'only 31% of projects are considered successful.'

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