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Unit 5 and 6 Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
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practice performance

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rehearsal

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to limit the ability of someone to do something, or to limit the development of something

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hinder

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likely to do something or suffer from something

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prone

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fearless and fond of adventure

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swashbuckling

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5
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a soft seat of a chair

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cushion

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6
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to be very pleased

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be over the moon

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7
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extremely happy

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in seventh heaven

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8
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to be extremely happy

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jump for joy

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to feel very much better, refreshed

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feel like a new person

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10
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extremely upset

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beside yourself

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11
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having no strength or patience left

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at the end of one’s tether

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a rope or chain used to tie, especially an animal, to a post or other fixed place, usually so that it can move freely within a small area

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tether

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13
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a person whose name or address is written on a letter or parcel

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addressee

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14
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someone who directs the performance of musicians or a piece of music

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conductor

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15
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kuchenka

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cooker

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16
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often forgetting things (a trait)

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forgetfulness

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17
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a raised path, especially across a wet area

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causeway

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18
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moving or behaving in a way that is not regular, certain, or expected

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erratic

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19
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the middle stone in the top of an arch that has a special shape and holds all the other stones in position

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keystone

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20
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a channel around a castle, filled with water

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moat

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21
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covered with straw (roof, house)

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thatched

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22
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the bricks and pieces of stone that are used to make a building

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masonry

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23
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a substance that becomes hard as it dries and is used especially for spreading on walls and ceilings in order to give a smooth surface (tynk)

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plaster

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24
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a projection sticking out from a wall to support a structure above it (kroksztyn, konsola)

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corbel

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25
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packed and squeezed with little room

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cramped

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26
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an upright part of a doorframe

[ościeżnica drzwiowa]

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doorjamb

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27
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large artificial banks of soil made as a defence in ancient times

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earthworks

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28
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areas far from the sea coast or river bank

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hinterland

29
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a structure consisting of strips of wood or metal crossed and fastened together resembling a fence (krata)

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lattice

30
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a hard rock used as building material and in the making of cement (wapień)

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limestone

31
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a linear arrangement of stones

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alignment

32
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a large pile of earth, stones, etc. like a small hill

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mound

33
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to express your ideas and opinions clearly so that people understand them easily

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put across

34
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to surprise someone very much

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astonish

35
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to save something, usually time or money, for a special purpose

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put something aside

36
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to make someone feel silly or not important by criticizing them

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put sb down

Why did you have to put me down in front of everybody like that?

37
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If you put a bad experience or your own bad behaviour___, you do not let it affect your life now.

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put behind

38
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to stop or limit an opposing political event or group (suppress)

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put down

39
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to state an idea or opinion, or to suggest a plan or person, for other people to consider

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put forward

40
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to decide or arrange to delay an event or activity

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put off

41
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repulse

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put off

42
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deceive/mislead (put…)

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put on

43
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to make someone experience something unpleasant or difficult or suffering

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put sb through sth

44
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to provide someone with a place to stay temporarily

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put up

45
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to stay somewhere for the night

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put up (at)

46
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tolerate

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put up with

47
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to try to persuade someone that something is true when it is not, usually as a joke

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put someone on

48
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to write someone’s name on a list or document, usually in order to include that person in an event or activity

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put down

49
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an animal’s skin

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hide

50
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When bells ___, they ring with a loud sound.

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peal

51
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a flat piece of glass, used in a window or door (szyba).

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pane

52
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to surprise and worry someone

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faze

53
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a sea fish with a flat, circular body, or its flesh eaten as food (flądra)

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plaice

54
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rubbish, waste material

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_re_fuse

55
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to send to another country

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ex_port_

56
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a product sold abroad

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_ex_port

57
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a flat piece of wood, stone, etc. that forms the base of a window or door

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sill (ex. windowsill)

58
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a device that makes a vehicle go slower or stop, or a pedal, bar, or handle that makes this device work (hamulec)

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brake

59
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one of a number of flat, round fish that are eaten as food (sola)

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sole

60
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to walk by pulling your feet slowly along the ground rather than lifting them

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shuffle

61
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the ground for playing football

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pitch

62
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the highness or lowness of a musical note

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pitch

63
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a thick, black substance that was used in the past to make wooden ships and buildings waterproof (pak węglowy)

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pitch

64
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an open, public area in a city or town

plac

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plaza

65
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a type of art in which shapes are cut from the surrounding stone so that they stand out slightly against a flat surface, or a work of art done in this way

płaskorzeźba

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bas-relief

66
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to be very tall in comparison with something else

wznosić się nad, przewyższać

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tower over

67
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to make someone very tired, exhaust

wyczerpać

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drain

68
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dziedziniec

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courtyard

English C1 (9 decks)

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