Unit 9 Flashcards

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1
Q

zagmatwan

A

convoluted

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2
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narażać (na niebezpieczeństwo)

A

imperil

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3
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rozmówca

A

interlocutor

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4
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osoba pytająca

A

enquirer

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5
Q

toczyśczyć (substancję), udoskonalić (pomysł, metodę etc.

A

refine

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6
Q

u progu czegoś

A

on the threshold of sth

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7
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a means by which one is in contact with others

A

communication vehicle

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8
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someone who competes with other people to try to win something

[kandydat, uczestnik {w konkurencji o coś), zawodnik]

A

contender

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9
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a product or service that makes a lot of money over a long period of time for the company that sells it, often money that is used to support the company’s other activities

A

cash cow

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10
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to decide not to do something because you are too frightened

A

chicken out

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(especially in children’s use) a person who copies another’s behaviour, dress, or ideas.

A

copy cat / copycat

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12
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denoting an action, typically a crime, carried out in imitation of another

A

copycat

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13
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someone who has a lot of money, especially someone in charge of a company who has the power to increase their own pay

A

fat cat

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14
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the largest part or most of something:

A

the lion’s share

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15
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to allow a secret to be known, usually without intending to

A

let the cat out of the bag

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16
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to succeed in achieving two things in a single action

A

kill two birds with one stone

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17
Q

i was told by someone I will not identify

A

a little bird told me

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18
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silly/unintelligent people tend to copy each other’s actions

A

monkey see, monkey do

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19
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a person who likes to attend parties and other social events, often not having serious relationships with other people

A

social butterfly

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20
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to do something difficult in a brave and determined way

A

take the bull by the horns

21
Q

a person who spends a lot of time on their computer and does not have an active style of life

A

mouse potato

22
Q

a fact, idea, or subject that takes people’s attention away from the central point being considered

A

red herring

23
Q

a person, group or country who are better or more powerful than others; the boss or the leader

A

top dog

24
Q

a tool used for picking things up, that has two pieces joined together at one end

[szczypce]

A

tongs

25
Q

a tool for holding or pulling small things like nails or for cutting wire

[cążki]

A

pliers

26
Q

a piece of equipment for measuring weight

[waga]

A

scales

27
Q

a cutting tool with two large blades, like a large pair of scissors

[nożyce]

A

shears

28
Q

glasses [okulary]

A

spectacles

29
Q

a small tool with two narrow pieces of metal joined at one end, used for picking up or pulling out very small things

[pęseta]

A

tweezers

30
Q

a tool for gripping things tightly; the claws of lobsters, crabs etc

[szczypce]

A

pincers

31
Q

a medical instrument used for holding things firmly

[szczypce (medyczne)]

A

forceps

32
Q

a piece of clothing made of very thin material that covers the legs and bottom

[rajstopy]

A

tights

33
Q

tight trousers made of soft material that stretches and are worn mainly by women

[legginsy]

A

leggin_G_s

34
Q

UK - women’s underwear that covers the bottom

[majtki damskie]

A

knickers

35
Q

US - women’s underwear that covers the bottom

[majtk damskie]

A

panties

36
Q

riding pants that fit tightly from the knee to the ankle

[bryczesy]

A

jodhpurs

37
Q

trousers, especially ones coming just below the knee

[spodnie, bryczesy]

A

breeches

38
Q

a piece of underwear that covers the area between your waist and the top of your legs

[majtki]

A

underpants

39
Q

two straps fixed to a pair of trousers that go over your shoulders and stop the trousers from falling down

[szelki]

A

braces

40
Q

trousers with a part that covers your chest and straps that go over your shoulders

(ogrodniczki)

A

dungarees

41
Q

a room in someone’s home that you pay money to live in

(kwatera)

A

lodgings

42
Q

peryferie

A

outskirts

43
Q

powód, podstawa, powody

A

grounds

I refused on the grounds that (= because) it was too risky.

44
Q

bilard

A

billiards

45
Q

warcaby

A

draughts

46
Q

gra w kule

A

bowls

47
Q

sztuki piękne

A

fine arts

48
Q

odra

A

measles

49
Q

lornetka

A