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respect 2 Flashcards

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eradicate

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to eliminate
zwalczyć

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a law unto oneself

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sb who does as they please
osoba, która postępuje tak jak jej się podoba

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make a mountain out of a molehill

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to make an unimportant fact seem significant
robić z igły widły

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outstay one’s welcome

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to stay longer than expected
nadużyć gościnności

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drive a wedge between sb and sb else

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to cause ill feelings between people
zasiać niezgodę między dwiema osobami

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on the grounds of

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because of
z powodu

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counter

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to make less efective
przeciwdziałać

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influx

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an arrival of people or things in a large number
napływ

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surveillance

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close observation
inwigilacja

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culprit

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an offender
sprawca

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infringement

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an interference in sb’s rights and freedom
naruszenie

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civic duty

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duty done for the good of a certain community
obywatelski obowiązek

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solidarity

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agreement or unity among a group of people
solidarność

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prevalent

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common
rozpowszechniony

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stem from

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to be caused by
wynikać z czegoś

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16
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advocate (v)

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to support
popierać

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evoke

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to cause to occur
wywołać

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spontaneous

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sudden
spontaniczny

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19
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glass ceiling

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the imaginary barrier that stops people from achieving sth
“szklany sufit”

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maternity leave

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a period of time when a woman is on leave from work to have a baby
urlop macierzyński

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21
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high-ranking

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important
wysokiej rangi

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swiftly

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quickly
szybko

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entail

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to involve
pociągać za sobą

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fraud

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criminal dishonesty or deceit
oszustwo

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march

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an organised walk of many people
marsz

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petition

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a document signed by many people asking the government to do sth
petycja

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contemptuous of sth/sb

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showing disrespect
pogardliwy

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awed

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amazed
zaskoczony

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29
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xenophobia

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prejudice against people of differenct descends
ksenofobia

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civil liberties

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the rights of people to be free to say and do what they want under the condition that they respect the law
swobody obywatelskie

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exploitative

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unfairly using people’s work or ideas for one’s own advantage
oparty na wyzysku

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32
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redress

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to correct or compensate for a wrongdoing
naprawić

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33
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fend for oneself

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to take care of oneself without others help
być samodzielnym

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malevolent

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evil
zły

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35
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prejudicial to sth

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harmful
szkodliwy

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36
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humbling

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making sb feel embarassment
upokarzający

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bubbling

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full of energy
tętniący życiem

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quick-witted

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intelligent
błyskotliwy

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presumption

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a belief or attitude adopted at the beginning of a process
domniemanie

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humaneness

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kindness towards people and animals
humanitarność

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elucidate

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to make clear
wyjaśnić

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humiliated

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made to feel ashamed
upokorzony

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underpin

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to support
stanowić fundament

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exacerbate

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to aggravate / worsen
pogorszyć

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integration

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becoming a full member of a group
integracja

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asset

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a useful quality
atut

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mutate into sth

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to change in form or nature
przeobrazić się w coś

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fascism

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extreme right-wing political beliefs
faszyzm

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unleash

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to let loose
uwolnić

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equitable

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reasonable and fair
słuszny

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grid

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a network
sieć

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own up to sth

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to admit to having done sth wrong
przyznać się do czegoś

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compulsive

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behaving in an uncontrollabe way
nałogowy

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withdraw

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to stop taking part
wycofać się

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anguish

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suffering
cierpienie

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doomed

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certain to fail or be destroyed
skazany na niepowodzenie

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redundancy

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losing a job because of the employer’s financial problems
redukcja

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colonisation

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living in and taking control of a foreign country
kolonizacja

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delinquent

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having a tendency to repeatedly commit minor crimes
przestępczy

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accumulate

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to aquire an increasing number of sth
zgromadzić

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egg on

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to encourage sb to do sth foolish
nakłaniać

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repel

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to make sb feel disgust
odpychać

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infested

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full of harmful creatures
rojący się

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legitimate

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reasonable
uzasadniony

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shirk sth

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to avoid doing sth that they should
wymigiwać

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stem (v)

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to stop sth from spreading or increasing
powstrzymać

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volatile

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unstable
niestabilny

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detain

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to keep sb in a place under control
zatrzymać

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indestructable

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that cannot be ruined
niezniszczalny

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befit (v)

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to be proper for sth or sb
być odpowiednim

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clamour for sth

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to demand sth angrily or noisily
głośno i uporczywie domagać się

72
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concession

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a lower price given to the elderly, students and the unemployed
ulga

73
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hellbent on sth

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determined
zdeterminowany

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exasperating

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very annoying
irytujący

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withhold

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not to let sb have sth
wstrzymać

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irrelevancy (n)

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sth unimportant or unnecessary
rzecz nieistotna

77
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exterminator

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a person whose job is killing annoying or dangerous animals such as rats
osoba zajmująca się dezynsekcją

78
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biannually

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twice a year
dwa razy w roku

79
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proximity

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closeness
bliskość

80
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in retrospect

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taking about a past event, often with a different opinion
z perspektywy czasu

81
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steadfast

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firm
niezachwiany

82
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consent form

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a form containong sb’s written permission
pisemna zgoda

83
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bask in sth

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to enjoy sth greatly
rozkoszować się

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rehabilitation

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the process of restoring sb to normal life after imprisonment, addiction or illness
rehabilitacja

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affliction

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sth that causes mental or physical suffering
dolegliwość

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recuperation

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recovery after a health problem
powrót do zdrowia

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stroke

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the blocking or bursting of a blood vessel in the brain
wylew

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scrawl

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to write carelessly
bazgrać

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despondency

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sadness and lack of hope
smutek

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firearm

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a gun
broń

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grass verge

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a grass-covered narrow piece of ground by the side of a road
trawiaste pobocze

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