Unit 1: Science And Technology Flashcards

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1
Q

uderzyć w twarz

A

slap in the face

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2
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będzie nas prześladować

A

will come back to haunt us

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3
Q

będzie ponury

A

is bound to be bleak

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4
Q

przewidywać

A

foresee

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5
Q

powiedzieć komuś szczerze, co się o nim myśli; powiedzieć komuś parę słów, dać komuś do myślenia

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give someone a piece of one’s mind

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6
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koniec świata

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the world coming to AN end

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7
Q

zdrowy rozsądek

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common sense

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8
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pośpiesznie się wycofać, opuścić nagle

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beat a hasty retreat

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9
Q

dzień zagłady (koniec świata)

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Doomsday [djumsdej]

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10
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opanować obsesję

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to get a grip on an obsession

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11
Q

przekonanie
wyrok skazujący
wyrok

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conviction

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12
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ponury, not encouraging or giving any reason to have hope

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bleak

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13
Q

przyczepność
kontrola nad czymś/kimś
chwyt

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grip

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14
Q

chlanie, wydoić
In British English it also means to eat food quickly and in large amounts
Cocaine came and was …………. up by the children of the middle classes and the rich.

A

guzzle

guzzled

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15
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nadmierne

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excessive

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16
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sceptyczny

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sKeptical

17
Q

zwykły

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menial [minial]

18
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w pewnym stopniu
nieco
trochę

A

somewhat

19
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przekonany

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convinced

20
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gorliwy

A

fervent

21
Q

sztuczny

A

artificial

22
Q

przekształcić

A

reshape

23
Q

okres niemowlęcy

A

infancy

24
Q

mimika

naśladować

A

mimic

25
Q

czujący, obdarzony czuciem

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sentient [senszjent]

26
Q

antropomorficzny

treating gods, animals or objects as if they had human qualities

A

anthropomorphic

27
Q

dzień sądu ostatecznego

the last day of the world when Christians believe that everyone will be judged by God

A

doomsday

28
Q

ochrona, zabezpieczenie

A

safeguard

29
Q

zgniły

A

rotten

30
Q

astrolog

A

astrologer

31
Q

astronom

A

astronomer

32
Q

bieżnia, kierat długu

A

debt treadmill