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1
Q

schwytać (np. więźnia)

A

capture [ˈkæptʃəʳ]

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2
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zdobywać

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capture [ˈkæptʃəʳ]

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3
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kamizelka kuloodporna

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flak jacket

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4
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wzmocnienie

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reinforcement [ˌri:ɪnˈfɔ:smənt]

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5
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posiłki ( l.mn. WOJSK.)

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reinforcements l.mn. WOJSK

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6
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marsz (rzeczownik)

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march [mɑ:tʃ]

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7
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działo przeciwlotnicze

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flak (antiaircraft gun)

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8
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zdobywać popularność

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gaining ground on

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9
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wzmacniać

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reinforce [ˌri:ɪnˈfɔ:s]

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10
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zdobywanie terenu (dosłownie mówiąc)

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gaining ground

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11
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połączyć siły

A

join forces with

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12
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zdobywać market…

A

capture market share

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13
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przyjąć na siebie wiele krytyki

A

take a lot of flak

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14
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nastawić się na…

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set your sights on…

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15
Q

rozkazy… (idiom)

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marching orders

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16
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trzymać nisko głowę (idiom)

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keep your head down

17
Q

swój/własny najgorszy wróg (idiom)

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own worst enemy

18
Q

wzmocnić (np. pozycję na rynku, etc.)

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reinforce your market position

19
Q

wzrok (ale alternatywnie: widok)

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sight

If sth disappears along a road, eventually you lose sight of it.

20
Q

z perspektywy czasu / patrząc wstecz

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hindsight [haɪndsaɪt]

21
Q

krótkowzroczny

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short-sighted

Short-sighted people cannot see things which are far away.

22
Q

migacze / (idiom: klapki na oczy)

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blinkers [ˈblɪŋkəz]

…they are fitted with blinkers so that they can only see straight ahead.

23
Q

nie widzi końca swojego nosa

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see past the end of his nose

24
Q

wyraziłem się jasno (idiom)

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made myself perfectly clear

25
Q

Łatwo powiedzieć z perspektyw czasu.

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It’s easy to say that with hindsight.

26
Q

koleina

A

rut [rʌt]

27
Q

popadać [perf popaść] w rutynę

A

to be stuck in a rut

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