technology around us Flashcards

1
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Twisting the truth

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przekrecanie prawwdy

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2
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astray
stray

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zbłąkany
błądzic
Biased reporting can lead us astray so as reader

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3
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prerequisites

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warunki wstępne (precondition)
no longer prerequisites for encyclopaedia writers.

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4
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culprit

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sprawca w sensie negatywnym

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5
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albeit

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aczkolwiek, chociaż
Although, Though, Even though, while

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6
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lead astray

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wprowadzony w błąd lub skierowany na złe ścieżki przez inną osobę lub okoliczności
She was a good student, but she was led astray by her friends and started getting into trouble.

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7
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irrefutable

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niezbity, niezaprzeczalny
undeniable, indisputable, incontrovertible,incontestable

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far-flung

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dalekosieżne, rozgległe
extensive, vast, wide, broad, widespread, far-flung

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9
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The onus of

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ciezar, odpowiedzialnosc
The onus of improving internet access for females is not solely with NGOs

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10
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lack thereof

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brak tego
what sets Waze apart from its competitors (notwithstanding its price tag – or lack thereof

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11
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indispensable

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niezbędny
necessary, essential, indispensable, vital, imperative, needful

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12
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oversight

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przeoczenie
omission, overlooking

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deficiency

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niedobór, brak
absence, shortage, failure, deficiency, scarcity

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14
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up-to-the-minute

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aktualny,

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15
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top-out-the-range

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najwyzszy poziom

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16
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downside

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minus,. wada

17
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dwindle

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zmniejszac, kurczyc sie
decrease, decline, vanish

18
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to be at pains to

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że ktoś bardzo się stara lub dokłada wszelkich starań, aby coś zrobić lub wyrazić.
“She was at pains to explain the complicated process in simple terms so that everyone could understand.”

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brick and mortar shops

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sklepy stacjonarne

20
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give rise

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“powodować” lub “spowodować”, często w kontekście tworzenia lub wywoływania jakiegoś zjawiska, sytuacji lub efektu.
Her actions gave rise to suspicions about her intentions.

21
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bring about

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spowodować

22
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As a consequence

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w konsekwencji

23
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underused

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niedostatecznie uzywany

24
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inconvenience

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niedogodność

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