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1
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To embark on

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To start something big or important

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To enhance

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To improve the quality, amount or strength of something

Wzmacniac

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To propel

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To push or move something somewhere often with a lot of force
Napedzac

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Prowess

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Great ability or skill

Sprawnosc

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Durable

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Able to last and be used for a long time without becoming damaged
Trwaly

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Subscription

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An amount of money that you pay regularly to receive a product or service

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Illiteracy

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A lack of ability to read or write

Analfabetyzm

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Outcome

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A result or effect of an action

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9
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Breakthrough

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An important discovery or event that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem
Przelom

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10
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To trigger

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To cause something to start

Wywolac

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Immersive

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Seeming to surround the audience player etc so that they feel completely involved in something
Wciagajacy

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12
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To rejoice

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To feel or show great happiness about something

Radowac sie

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13
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Seamless

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Happening without any sudden changes interruptions or difficulties
Jednolity, bezszwowy

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14
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Bulky

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Too big and taking up too much space

Nieporeczny

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15
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Fad

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A style activity or interest that is very popular for a short period of time
Chwilowa moda

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To pledge

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To make a serious or formal promise or to give something as a sign of a promise
Zobowiazac sie

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17
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Setback

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Something that happens that delays or prevents a process from developing
Komplikacja

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18
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Augmented reality

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Images produced by a computer and used together with a view of the real world
Rozszerzona rzeczywistosc

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Iteration

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The process of doing something again and again usually to improve it or one of the times you do it
Powtorzenie
Powtarzanie

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20
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Cavernous

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With a very large open space inside it

Przepastny

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Proliferation

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The fact of something increasing a lot and suddenly in number and amount
Rozpowszechnianie sie

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Vintage

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Showing the best and the most typical characteristics of a particular type of thing especially from the past
Staromodny

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Twee

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Artificially attractive or too perfect

Pretensjonalny

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Resurgence

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A new increase of activity or interest in a particular subject or idea that had been forgotten for some time
Odrodzenie

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25
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To sift

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To make a close examination of all the parts of something in order to find something or to separate what is useful from what is not
Przesiac

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26
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Underway

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Happening now

W toku

27
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To mull over

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To think carefully about something for a long period of time

Przemysliwac xd

28
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Imbued

A

Nasycony, przepojony czyms

29
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Double edged

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Having two possible and different meanings or effects

Obosieczny

30
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Bespoke

A

Specially made for a particular person

Zrobiony na zamowienie

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To crave

A

To have a stron feeling of wanting something

Pragnac

32
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Lenient

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Not as severe or strong in punishment or judgement as would be expected
Poblazliwy

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Compelling

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Making you believe it or accept it because it’s so strong

Przekonujacy

34
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Equivocal

A

Not clear and seeming to have two opposite meanings
or confusing and able to be understood in two different ways
Dwuznaczny

35
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To take up

A

To start doing a particular job or activity

Podjac zaczac

36
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To take off

A

To suddenly start to be successful or popular

Nagle zdobyc popularnosc

37
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Headset

A

A set of headphones especially with a microphone attached to it
Zestaw sluchawkowy

38
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To relish

A

To like or enjoy something

39
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Treadmill

A

Any type of repeated work that makes you feel tired and is boring and seems to have no end
Bieznia

40
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Entrepreneur

A

Someone who starts a new business especially one that involves seeing a new opportunity
Przedsiebiorca

41
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To immerse

A

To involve someone completely in an activity

Zanurzyc sie

42
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Sophisticated

A

Intelligent or made in a complicated way and therefore able to do complicated tasks
Wyrafinowany

43
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Socket

A

The part of a piece of equipment into which another part fits
Gniazdko

44
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Gadget

A

A small device or machine with a particular purpose

Gadzet

45
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White goods

A

Large electrical devices used in the house especially cookers and washing machines
Sprzet AGD

46
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To streamline

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To shape something so that it can move as effectively and quickly as possible through a liquid or a gas

47
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Closed-circuit television

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A system that sends sygnsls to a limited amount of devices and is often used in shops as protection against theft
Telewizja przemyslowa

48
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Revenue

A

The income that a government or company receives regurarly

Przychod

49
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Cash dispenser

A

A cash machine
Automatic teller machine
Bankomat

50
Q

Security tag

A

Identyfikator

51
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Insurmountable

A

So great that it cannot be dealt with successfully

Nie do pokonania

52
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Efficacy

A

The ability to produce the intended result

Efektywnisc

53
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To disparage

A

To criticise something or someone in a way that shows that you don’t value or respect him or her
Dyskredytowac

54
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Viable

A

Able to work as intended or able to succeed

Wykonalny

55
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To debunk

A

To show that something is less important good or true than it was made to appear
Demaskowac

56
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Pertinent

A

Relating directly to the subject being considered

Trafny

57
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To abhor

A

To hate a way of behaving or thinking often because you think it is not moral
Brzydzic sie

58
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Adamant

A

Impossible to persuade or unwilling to change an opinion or decision
Nieugiety

59
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Innate

A

One that you were born with not one that you have learnt

Wrodzony

60
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To shift

A

To change

Zmienic

61
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Luddite

A

A person who is opposed to the introduction of new working methods especially new machines
Technofob

62
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Savvy

A

Practical knowledge or ability

Kumaty, rozumny

63
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Reclusive

A

Living alone and avoiding going outside or talking to people

Samotniczy

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