Vocabulary C1 (3) Flashcards
exploratory
badawczy
analytical
analityczny
atmospheric pressure
ciśnienie atmosferyczne
geneticist
a person who studies genetics
it’s not rocket science
used to emphasize that something is easy to do or understand
rocket
to increase very quickly and suddenly
many moons ago
a long time ago
spaced out
someone who is spaced out is not completely conscious of what is happening, often because of taking drugs or needing to sleep
by sight
z widzenia
quick glimpse
szybkie mignięcie
peer
to look closely or carefully at something, especially when you cannot see it clearly
glance
to look quickly at something/somebody; zerknąć
meet sb’s eyes
if you meet somebody’s eye(s), you look directly at them as they look at you; if two people’s eyes meet, they look directly at each other
tell ab apart
to recognize the difference between people or things that are similar
stress sth
to emphasize a fact, an idea, etc.
like a bull in china shop
if someone is like a bull in a china shop, they are very careless in the way that they move or behave
like a dog with a bone
very determined and refusing to give up
like a fish out of water
if you feel like a fish out of water, you do not feel comfortable or relaxed because you are in an unusual or unfamiliar situation
like a red rag to a bull
if you describe something as a red rag to a bull, you mean that it is certain to make a particular person or group very angry
like two peas in a pod
very similar, especially in appearance
like water off a duck’s back
you say that criticism is like water off a duck’s back or water off a duck’s back to emphasize that it is not having any effect on the person being criticized
a handful of people
garstka ludzi
on the horizon
likely to happen soon, na horyzoncie
be on a high
być w stanie euforii
in time
w swoim czasie
in orbit
na orbicie
on the downside
jeśli pomyśleć o minusach;
