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Słówka zestaw 9 Flashcards

1
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wręcz przeciwnie

(fraza)

A

on the contrary

  • “You’re a vegetarian, aren’t you?”*
  • “On the contrary, I love meat.”*
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1 - przeciwnie, odwrotnie

2 - przeczący temu (fraza)

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contrary

  • In fact, it looks likes the contrary.*
  • Germany did not provide any exposure data supporting the contrary.*

to the contrary

She claimed she hadn’t been involved, despite evidence to the contrary.

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włóczyć się po, wałęsać się po

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to roam

Gangs of youths roam the streets at night

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4
Q

jeśli to nie jest … to już nie wiem co jest

(fraza)

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if that’s not … i don’t know what is

If that’s not true love, I don’t know what is!

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5
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1 - rozstrzygnąć

2 - osiąć, osiedlić się

3 - ustalić, postanowić

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to settle

  • to settle a dispute*
  • He travelled around Europe for years before finally settling in Vienna.*
  • [often passive] Right, that’s settled. We’re going to Spain.*
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rozwiązywać spory

(fraza)

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to settle diffrences

  • This agreement requires all parties to settle their differences by peaceful means.*
  • We place bets, make money, settle differences.*
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rozejm

zawieszenie broni

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a truce

Finland’s signed a truce with Russia.

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przerażać

+

przerażający

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to terrify

The idea of parachuting out of an aircraft terrifies me.

terrifing

a terrifying experience

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9
Q

1 - zdać sobie sprawę

uświadomić sobie

2 - zreazlizować cel / marzenie

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to realize

  • [+ question word] I didn’t realize how unhappy she was.*
  • I suddenly realized I’d met him before.*
  • [+ (that)] Some people just don’t seem to realize that the world has changed.*

realize an ambition/dream/goal, etc

He had realized all his ambitions by the age of 30.

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podjąć działanie

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to take action

In rare cases, S.H.I.E.L.D. has to take action.

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wypisać (z oddziału)

zwolnić

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to discharge

  • [often passive] She was discharged from the army yesterday.*
  • I was discharged from the ward yesterday.*
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12
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pić alkohol (żartobliwie)

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to imbibe [ymbajb]

  • All right, when you boys are ready, go ahead and imbibe.*
  • I don’t usually imbibe, but, given the circumstances…*
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w tym przypadku / w takich okolicznościach…

(fraza)

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but given the circumstances…

  • You’re calmer than normal, John, given the circumstances.*
  • I’d say Veronica’s doing pretty well given the circumstances.*
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14
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podmuch wiatru

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a gust of wind

My life… has gone by like a gust of wind.

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15
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nietknięty

nienaruszony

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intact

  • Well, okay… good news is the text is intact.*
  • The church was destroyed in the bombing but the altar survived intact.*
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16
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kopiec

hałda

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a mound

  • This hundred metre high mound is made entirely of bat droppings - guano.*
  • a mound of potatoes/papers*
  • a burial mound (= a place where people were buried in ancient times)*
17
Q

mieszkać

przebywać

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to dwell (= to live)

  • I am going back to my world where no evil will dwell from now on.*
  • “I wish to dwell the entire ocean in my eyes.”*
18
Q

ogromny, bezkresny

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immense

  • > tremendous, huge, enormous, vast
  • immense pressure/value*
  • Health care costs the country an immense amount of money.*
  • Prolonged lack of sleep and improper nutrition cause immense stresses on the body.*
19
Q

1 - opłacalny

2 - realny, wykonalny

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viable

  • a viable alternative to nuclear power*
  • an economically viable plan*
  • This should give us a viable radius of the truck’s location.*
20
Q

wszechobecny

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ubiquitous [jubikłitys]

  • the ubiquitous security cameras*
  • Now metaphor is ubiquitous, yet it’s hidden.*
21
Q

kolejka

A

a queue [kju]

There was not a long queue at the stadium.

22
Q

zachęta, motywacja

bodziec

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an incentive [ynsentyw]

  • It’s amazing what a little incentive can do.*
  • The government should provide incentives for young people to stay in school.*
23
Q

poprzednik

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a predecessor [predesesor, na 1]

  • He seems a lot better than his predecessor.*
  • The predecessors to these computers were much larger and heavier.*
24
Q

1 - nieruchomość

2 - majątek, własność

3 - właściwość, cecha

A

property

  • There are several properties for sale in this area.*
  • Private property - no parking.*
  • a property developer*
  • The police recovered a large amount of stolen property.*
  • the medicinal properties of wild plants*
25
Q

intuicyjny

+ przeciwieństwo

A

intuitive

He has an intuitive understanding of animals.

COUNTERintuitive

A remarkable and counterintuitive phenomenon has been discovered, which scientists call Post Traumatic Growth.

26
Q

pocieszenie

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a consolation

  • If it’s any consolation, I failed my driving test too.*
  • It was very close, if that’s any consolation.*
27
Q

istotny, znaczący

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relevant

  • relevant information*
  • Education should be relevant to children’s needs.*
28
Q

roztropny

(mądry i ostrożny)

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prudent

  • [+ to do sth] I think it would be prudent to leave now before it starts raining.*
  • I prefer to think of myself as prudent, cautious.*
29
Q

niestosowny

nieprzyzwoity

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unseemly

  • I must apologise for my unseemly outburst.*
  • Or she may have more… unseemly motives.*
30
Q

obciach

(2 opcje)

A

wack

I guess this is kind of wack.

cliché (-> również nieoryginalne)

  • Getting locked in a wine vault is a cliché.*
  • My wedding day - and I know it’s a cliché - was just the happiest day of my life.*
31
Q

przypadkowy

A

random

A random somebody, a total stranger, with a full moon…

32
Q

udało się

(2 opcje)

A

to mange

to be able to

33
Q

wymówka

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an excuse

  • That’s no excuse for hurting the people closest to you.*
  • You’re always making excuses for not helping me.*
34
Q

chwalić się czymś

(2 opcje)

A

to boast

  • I wish she would stop boasting about her exam results.*
  • [+ that] Liam boasted that he owned two sports cars.*

to brag about

Throw in a few billboards so your employees can brag to their girlfriends.

35
Q

surowy

(w sensie np. nauczyciel, kara)

A

strict

  • My parents were very strict with us.*
  • We have very strict rules in these areas.*

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