Słówka zestaw 11 - nowe

Question 1

sprzeciwiać się

Answer 1

to defy

• I might be wrong to defy the King.*
• A party so elevated, it’ll defy gravity.*

Question 2

godzina policyjna

Answer 2

a curfew

• You can’t put a curfew on me.*
• A national curfew begins at midnight tonight.*

Question 3

zaraźliwy

Answer 3

contagious

No, Alex, cancer is not contagious.

Question 4

i jako że

(fraza)

Answer 4

and since you…

I need a good second-chair, and since you owe me…

Question 5

spór, konflikt

Answer 5

a dispute

January’s gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine exposed the EU’s dependence deep on Russian energy.

Question 6

rozgniewać

Answer 6

to anger [enger]

• He just doesn’t want to anger you.*
• I’ve done something new to anger you.*

Question 7

sprośny, lubieżny, obsceniczny

Answer 7

lewd

• They think you are lewd and disgusting.*
• You are charged with lewd behavior on four counts.*

Question 8

makabryczny

straszny

Answer 8

gruesome

• Still, it’s a pretty gruesome way to die.*
• No other reason to kill David in such a gruesome way.*

Question 9

dlatego też

zatem

tym samym

Answer 9

therefore

• The region has suffered severe flooding and tourists are therefore advised not to travel there.*
• Excellence has therefore to be searched at European scale.*

Question 10

ponad wszelką miarę

(fraza)

Answer 10

beyond measure

• Lucius, I love you beyond measure.*
• Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.*

Question 11

wyzwolić

uwolnić

Answer 11

to liberate

• My grandfather says that no-one can liberate Afghanistan.*
• I want to liberate you from this nonsense.*

Question 12

klin

kawałek (np. sera)

również buty na koturnie

Answer 12

a wedge

• But whoever it was, put a wedge in the door.*
• a big wedge of cheese*
• The most fashionable wedge heel shoes …*

Question 13

zachować (bezpieczną) odległość

(fraza)

Answer 13

to stay a distance / to stay at a safe distance

• Better to stay at a safe distance, thank you.*
• I’m supposed to stay within a certain distance of the address I gave them.*

Question 14

wyraźny

jednoznaczny

również - “odważny” w sensie seksualnym

Answer 14

explicit

• She was very explicit about her plans.*
• He made no explicit references to Tess.*
• a sexually explicit film*

Question 15

1 - wysiłek

2 - próba, trud

Answer 15

an effort

• He was making an effort to be sociable.*
• I put a lot of effort into organizing the party.*

Question 16

pochwalać

popierać

Answer 16

to condone

• His comments appeared to condone drug abuse.*
• We, the nations of Europe, simply cannot condone this enormous injustice by failing to act.*

Question 17

1 - składać (np. papiery)

2 - poddać się

Answer 17

to submit

• Applications must be submitted before 31 January.*
• He was forced to submit to a full body search.*

Question 18

fraza podobna do polskiego

“tęgie głowy myślą podobnie”

Answer 18

Great minds think alike.

Question 19

bezproblemowy

niezakłócony, płynny

Answer 19

seamless

• European citizens are in need of seamless quality communication.*
• The transition to the implementation phase should be seamless and without delays.*

Question 20

pojmować

Answer 20

to comprahend

I was too young to comprehend what was happening.

Question 21

przysłowie jak polskie

“gdzie kucharek sześć tam nie ma co jeść”

Answer 21

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Question 22

1 - zwyciężać

2 - być powszechnym, panować

Answer 22

to prevail

• We can only hope that common sense will prevail.*
• And yet you allowed the Avengers to prevail.*
• The use of guns prevails among the gangs in this area.*

Question 23

1 - zbędny

2 - zwolniony

Answer 23

redundant

• That reference is redundant and should be deleted.*
• And you are redundant, Professor.*
• Eight thousand people have been made redundant in Britain this year.*

Question 24

odniosłem wrażenie, że…

wydawało mi się, że…

(fraza)

Answer 24

to be under impression, that…

• Funny, I was under the impression everyone was afraid of you.*
• I was under the impression that they are willing for this.*

Question 25

złowieszczy

Answer 25

ominous

• an ominous sign*
• ominous clouds*
• Shortness of breath from heart failure is the most ominous sign.*