Childhood Flashcards

1
Q

wager

to wager - to risk money on the result of a game, race, competition, etc

A

zakład [widża]

obstawiać

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2
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  1. a place where milk is stored and cream and cheese are made
  2. a company that sells milk and products made of milk
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dairy [deri]

  1. mleczarnia
  2. zakłady mleczarskie
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3
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troops

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it’s a synonym of soldiers.

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4
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full of interesting or important events

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eventful

pełen wydarzeń , bogaty w przeżycia

a very eventful day/journey

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5
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​important or famous

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prominent

sławny, wybitny, znaczący

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6
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a plant whose grain is used for making flour, or the grain itself

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wheat [łit]

pszenica

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7
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willing to do what you are told to do

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obedient [obidynt]

Posłuszny

an obedient child/dog

Antonym: disobedient
Noun: obedience

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8
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to say that you do not want to have any involvement or connection with someone

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to disown

wyrzekać się, wypierać się

Even his parents have disowned him.

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9
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to wed

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ożenić, wydać za mąż

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10
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to decide not to do something you had planned or agreed to do

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to back out

wycofać się z jakichś planów, założeń itd.

Nigel backed out at the last minute, so we had a spare ticket.

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11
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idiom, który opisuje osoby bardzo dobre, szczerze, życzliwe

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to be the salt of the earth

If you say that someone is the salt of the earth, you mean that they are a very good and honest person.

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12
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to allow something that you refused to allow before

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to relent

ustąpić

The security guard relented and let them through.

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13
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  1. inteligencja, rozum
  2. dowcip (jako umiejętność mówienia rzeczy zabawnych i sprytnych
  3. dowcipniś, kpiarz, humorysta
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wit

I brought the intellect and the wit to the party. (To ja wniosłem intelekt i dowcip do towarzystwa.)

He’s the best wit we have here. (On jest najlepszym dowcipnisiem, jakiego tutaj mamy.)

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14
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osiedle (mieszkaniowe)

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subdivision

She moved to the subdivision they just finished building. (Ona przeprowadziła się na osiedle, które właśnie zbudowano.)

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