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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9
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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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14
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prevalent

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common
rozpowszechniony

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15
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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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17
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evoke

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to cause to occur
wywołać

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18
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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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22
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swiftly

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quickly
szybko

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23
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entail

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to involve
pociągać za sobą

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24
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fraud

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criminal dishonesty or deceit
oszustwo

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march
an organised walk of many people *marsz*
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petition
a document signed by many people asking the government to do sth *petycja*
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contemptuous of sth/sb
showing disrespect *pogardliwy*
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awed
amazed *zaskoczony*
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xenophobia
prejudice against people of differenct descends *ksenofobia*
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civil liberties
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
unfairly using people's work or ideas for one's own advantage *oparty na wyzysku*
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redress
to correct or compensate for a wrongdoing *naprawić*
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fend for oneself
to take care of oneself without others help *być samodzielnym*
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malevolent
evil *zły*
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prejudicial to sth
harmful *szkodliwy*
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humbling
making sb feel embarassment *upokarzający*
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bubbling
full of energy *tętniący życiem*
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quick-witted
intelligent *błyskotliwy*
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presumption
a belief or attitude adopted at the beginning of a process *domniemanie*
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humaneness
kindness towards people and animals *humanitarność*
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elucidate
to make clear *wyjaśnić*
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humiliated
made to feel ashamed *upokorzony*
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underpin
to support *stanowić fundament*
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exacerbate
to aggravate / worsen *pogorszyć*
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integration
becoming a full member of a group *integracja*
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asset
a useful quality *atut*
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mutate into sth
to change in form or nature *przeobrazić się w coś*
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fascism
extreme right-wing political beliefs *faszyzm*
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unleash
to let loose *uwolnić*
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equitable
reasonable and fair *słuszny*
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grid
a network *sieć*
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own up to sth
to admit to having done sth wrong *przyznać się do czegoś*
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compulsive
behaving in an uncontrollabe way *nałogowy*
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withdraw
to stop taking part *wycofać się*
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anguish
suffering *cierpienie*
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doomed
certain to fail or be destroyed *skazany na niepowodzenie*
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redundancy
losing a job because of the employer's financial problems *redukcja*
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colonisation
living in and taking control of a foreign country *kolonizacja*
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delinquent
having a tendency to repeatedly commit minor crimes *przestępczy*
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accumulate
to aquire an increasing number of sth *zgromadzić*
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egg on
to encourage sb to do sth foolish *nakłaniać*
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repel
to make sb feel disgust *odpychać*
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infested
full of harmful creatures *rojący się*
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legitimate
reasonable *uzasadniony*
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shirk sth
to avoid doing sth that they should *wymigiwać*
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stem (v)
to stop sth from spreading or increasing *powstrzymać*
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volatile
unstable *niestabilny*
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detain
to keep sb in a place under control *zatrzymać*
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indestructable
that cannot be ruined *niezniszczalny*
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befit (v)
to be proper for sth or sb *być odpowiednim*
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clamour for sth
to demand sth angrily or noisily *głośno i uporczywie domagać się*
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concession
a lower price given to the elderly, students and the unemployed *ulga*
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hellbent on sth
determined *zdeterminowany*
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exasperating
very annoying *irytujący*
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withhold
not to let sb have sth *wstrzymać*
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irrelevancy (n)
sth unimportant or unnecessary *rzecz nieistotna*
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exterminator
a person whose job is killing annoying or dangerous animals such as rats *osoba zajmująca się dezynsekcją*
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biannually
twice a year *dwa razy w roku*
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proximity
closeness *bliskość*
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in retrospect
taking about a past event, often with a different opinion *z perspektywy czasu*
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steadfast
firm *niezachwiany*
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consent form
a form containong sb's written permission *pisemna zgoda*
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bask in sth
to enjoy sth greatly *rozkoszować się*
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rehabilitation
the process of restoring sb to normal life after imprisonment, addiction or illness *rehabilitacja*
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affliction
sth that causes mental or physical suffering *dolegliwość*
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recuperation
recovery after a health problem *powrót do zdrowia*
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stroke
the blocking or bursting of a blood vessel in the brain *wylew*
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scrawl
to write carelessly *bazgrać*
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despondency
sadness and lack of hope *smutek*
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firearm
a gun *broń*
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grass verge
a grass-covered narrow piece of ground by the side of a road *trawiaste pobocze*