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questão resposta
tuszować coś
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cover something up
It was a real scandal, but the school tried to cover the whole thing up
Pozbywać się (np. organizacji) powoli, rozmontowywać coś, rozbrajać, powoli niszczyć
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Dismantle sth
Unions accuse the government of dismantling the National Health Service.
(Nie) należeć do grupy podejmującej decyzje lub znających decyzje
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Be in/out the loop
I think that the vice president was in the loop. |These activists don't want to feel out of the loop.
Przekazać (np. głos, władzę, odpowiedzialność), podawać (np. słuchawkę)
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hand over
On his retirement, he handed the business over to his son. | Political control has been handed over to religious leaders. | Now she feels the time has come to hand over to someone else.
Osiągnięcia, historia (np. firmy, pracownika)
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Track record
You have a highly successful track record and not all of your colleagues can say that about themselves. | Apple has a track record of taking existing technology concepts like smartphones and making them appealing for the masses.
W szczególności, zwłaszcza
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In particular
He wanted to see the pyramids in particular. | What do you like to eat in particular? | Apple in particular has a track record of taking existing technology concepts like smartphones and streaming music and making them appealing for the masses.
Zostać zwolennikiem, przyjąć, zaakceptować entuzjastycznie (form)
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To embrace sth
He embraced the tenets of socialism. | This was an opportunity that he would embrace.
Prowizoryczny, tymczasowy
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Makeshift
... w przeciwieństwie do
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... as opposed to | in contrast to | contrary to
The box is made of plastic, as opposed to wood. | However, I believe that in future, the European Union will take a more prominent role as opposed to the individual Member States.
Zawęzić
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Narrow down
We’re working to narrow down the list of possible suspects.
Udowodniać, dowodzić, okazywać się
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To prove (to be, that lub nic)
The new treatment has proved (to be) a disaster. | They suspected that she'd killed him but they could never actually prove that it was her.
Bezpodstawne
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Groundless, baseless
My fears turned out to be groundless. | Your concerns are groundless.
W prostych słowach...
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In layman's terms
The process was explained to us in layman's terms.
Tak długo jak będzie trzeba
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As long as it takes
We should continue the support as long as it takes.
Ograniczać, powściągać, hamować
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To curb sth
We have to curb our expenses or else we will go bankrupt. | Curb your anger, Michael.
Drwić, szydzić, przedrzeźniać, kpić
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To mock, To taunt
Mom, he is mocking me! | He will taunt you to get you distracted. | I will not taunt you about your mistakes.
Mylić coś z czymś
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To mistake sth for sth (also: confuse sth with sth)
Companies keep mistaking our fleeting e-commerce crushes for enduring love
Bliski, nieuchronny, nadciągający
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Imminent
Kharkiv residents fear that a new offensive is imminent. | She should inform him of his imminent fatherhood.
Zaraz potem
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Straight after
Gromadzić coś, robić zapasy
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Stockpile sth
High-precision missiles destroyed a docked Ukrainian warship and a stockpile of anti-ship missiles.
Na piśmie, pisemnie
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In writing
The agreement needs to be in writing in order for it to be valid.
Sławny, głośny, słynny
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Renowned
It was earlier a large center of study, with many renowned teachers.
Być na krawędzi czegoś
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Be on the brink/verge of sth
She is on the brink of breaking up with him. | Stop singing that song - I'm on the brink of my patience.
Przede wszystkim
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First and foremost
This is a very pressing problem for many countries, first and foremost, the developing ones that are on the brink of big problems with food and fertiliser supply.
Palący problem
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Pressing problem
This is a very pressing problem for many countries, first and foremost, the developing ones that are on the brink of big problems with food and fertiliser supply.
Ukryty motyw, cel
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Ulterior motive
also: ulterior reason. purpose, etc.
But reports have warned that the meeting may serve an ulterior motive.
Nie zgadzać się
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Be at odds with sb/sth
Turkey is at odds with Russia over the future of Syria
Obrócić coś na swoją korzyść
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Turn sth to sb's advantage
Homeloans are one of the cheapest ways of borrowing money - find out how to use them to your advantage.
Znamienne, że
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It's telling that
It’s telling that British, French and German leaders all proclaimed long-term support for Ukraine last week.
Nie do pogodzenia, wzajemnie wykluczające się
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Mutually exclusive
The two plans are mutually exclusive
Lekceważyć kogoś, traktować z góry
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To snub sb
She always snubs me when I try to speak to her alone.
Dawać komuś cynk, ostrzegać kogoś, dawać poufną informację
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To tip sb off
I’d been tipped off by the photographer that my date was very good looking. | What if I get along to the cops and tip them off?
Chcieć coś zrobić, mieć ochotę na coś
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To be up for sth
Are you up for some clubbing tonight? | I'm up for anything that involves not being at home.
Wstępny
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Preliminary
While these preliminary findings are promising, additional research is needed in a larger and more diverse group of people.
Obiecujący
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Promising
While these preliminary findings are promising, additional research is needed in a larger and more diverse group of people.
Zmagać się, borykać się
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Struggle with
She has to struggle with her illness alone because she has no family.
Początek (czegoś złego), coś co wydaje się mało istotne teraz, ale może prowadzić do gorszych skutków w przyszłości
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The thin end of the wedge
Niepasujący element
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The odd one out
Guess which number of the following sequence is the odd one out. | She was always the odd one out at school - she didn't have many friends.
Pasuje do schematu
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To fit the pattern of <verb -ing>
The source of the explosion could not be independently confirmed, but the strike fit Russia’s long-established pattern of attacking critical Ukrainian infrastructure, even when such assaults pose a serious threat to civilians.
Wystawiać na pokaz, promować
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To showcase sth
The service was designed to showcase Britain’s imperial history, its constitutional democracy and its Commonwealth.
Podkreślać, uwypuklać, eksponować
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Emphasize, highlight
The politician emphasized the main points. | There are three points that I would like to highlight
Zlecić komuś coś, poprosić kogoś o zrobienie czegoś
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To get/have sb to do sth
I'll get Tom to have a look at the printer when he comes in tomorrow. | Please get the kids to clean up the playroom. It's an absolute mess! | Bruno had Icarus check last year's figures.
Zacząć coś, rozpoczynać coś (idiom)
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Get the ball rolling (also: start/set the ball rolling)
Who'd like to get the ball rolling? | Let's start the ball rolling with the summary of the last week.
Blisko, w zasięgu wzroku
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Be in sight
The end of COVID pandemic is in sight.
uciekać się do czegoś
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resort to something
to do something that you do not want to do because you cannot find any other way of achieving something
I had to resort to violence/threats to get my money.
brać za pewnik, rzecz oczywistą, nie doceniać, zakładać
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take sth for granted
byle jaki, niezachwycający
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underwhelming
In design terms what we're looking at is pretty underwhelming. | That doesn't mean this is a bad song, just maybe an underwhelming one.
wziąć coś pod uwagę
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to take sth into account/consideration
trudne zadanie, wygórowane żądanie
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tall order
That's a tall order. Do you think anyone can do it?
to do things in the wrong order or sequence (idiom)
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to put the cart before the horse
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podejrzany
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a suspect
to express your opinion (idiom)
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to put your two cents in
● I just wanted to put my two cents in because I've managed such a project before. ● He was silent during the whole meeting and decided to put his two cents in at the very end.
to become so successful at selling or making a particular product that almost no one else sells or makes it (idiom)
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to corner the market
● They’ve been trying to corner the market by buying up all the available raw materials. ● Our strategy to corner the market is focused on acquiring most of our competitors within the next 3 years.
to have the special knowledge or power that belongs to a particular group of people or and to be able to make decisions or have access to information (idiom)
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be in the loop
● I need to be in the loop on this, especially if BMW is going to participate in the project. ● He was the last person to find out about the changes in our strategy because he’s not in the loop.
to increase the standards of quality that are expected of or required for something (idiom)
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to raise the bar
● Each time I start feeling comfortable with my monthly target, the manager raises the bar and I need to work harder. ● They have really raised the bar with the new version of their software and their competitors are forced to catch up.
to stop doing something in order to prevent the bad situation becoming even worse (idiom)
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to cut your losses
● We've decided to cut our losses and close the business before we generate even more debts. ● I thought this job would teach me a lot, but it was just the opposite so I decided to cut my losses and find another one.
to be spoiled or wasted (idiom)
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to go down the drain
● If we lose that tender, the time and money we put into the project will go down the drain. ● Our reputation went down the drain when we didn’t deliver the project on time.
to agree with each other (idiom)
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see eye to eye with sb
● My teammates don't see eye to eye with me about the best approach to this task and it causes a lot of friction. ● Seeing eye to eye with your boss is very important if you want to get promoted.
an obvious problem that no one wants to discuss (idiom)
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the elephant in the room
● Lack of financing for the project is the elephant in the room in this company. ● I know that many of you treat it as the elephant in the room, but we finally need to talk about it.
to talk too proudly about your abilities, achievements, or possessions
chwalić się, pochwalić się, przechwalać się, szczycić się
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to boast (of, about, that, -), brag
chwalić się
He liked to boast that he was the richest man in town. • Ukraine’s army boasted of territorial gains near the strategically vital southern city of Kherson. • Stop boasting, you're not that special.
If a serious situation [], it means that even a slight change can decide what will happen and that a bad result such as death, failure, etc. is likely:
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hang (on) by a hair/thread
widzieć na włosku
The mayor's political future has been hanging by a thread since the fraud scandal. • Truss premiership hangs by thread after Kwarteng's sacking and last u-turn.
opłacać się, spłacać coś, przekupić kogoś (pot.), zapłacić pracownikowi i zwolnić go
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pay off
We look at how being a college athlete is paying off, a year and a half after a big NCAA rule change. | I'm paying my car off. | I think the judge was payed off. | My boss paid me off because his wife fell in love with me.
jest kilka możliwych powodów
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There is a couple of possible reasons
"couple" to liczba pojedyncza, więc używamy "a" oraz "is", mimo że mówimy potem o kilku rzeczach
krzątanina, ścisk, przekręt
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hustle
There is always a lot of hustle before Christmas. | There was a real hustle in the tram today. | I heard they are working on a hustle.
długofalowy, trwały, nienaruszający równowagi ekologicznej, zrównoważony
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sustainable
Our company's sustainable revenue has caused rises for all employees. | The world needs to move towards sustainable energy sources.
the quality of always being the same, doing things in the same way, having the same standards etc
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consistency
Your paper needs more consistency. | Consumer groups are demanding greater consistency in the labelling of food products. | Much work is needed to ensure the consistency of international policies.
stopniowo, powoli, sukcesywnie
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gradually
We have to gradually introduce the changes. | I gradually began to look at it in a new way. | We have the means to be able to solve this problem gradually.
trzymać się czegoś (np. planu) / przestrzegać czegoś (np. diety)
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stick to something (e.g. plan), follow something (e.g. diet)
Let's stick to the plan. | If you stick to this diet, you'll lose weight.
stanowić niebezpieczeństwo
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pose a threat/danger
We're not the ones that pose a threat to this market.
krzyż (część kręgosłupa, pleców)
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lower back
The pain in my lower back was gone very quickly
spaść gwałtownie (o wartości, cenie), wpaść, rzucać się (np. do wody)
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plunge
I plunged into the water and started swimming | Prices of petrol will plunge next month. | It's a good thing the price of sugar has plunged.
podkopywać, podważać, nadszarpywać (np. wolność, zaufanie, przywileje, pewność siebie, zdrowie. autorytet))
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erode, undermine
He was punished because he undermined his teacher's authority. | His behaviour over the last few months has eroded my confidence in his judgment. | Sudden movements in exchange and interest rates can erode profit margins.
obojętny (na)
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indifferent (to)
The look on her face was indifferent. | He found it very hard teaching a class full of indifferent teenagers. | Why don't you vote - how can you be so indifferent (to what is going on)?
skłaniam się do
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I'm leaning towards
I'm leaning towards those Merrell shoes
- Wolisz białe czy czarne? -To pierwsze/To drugie
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The former/The latter
a co dopiero, nie mówiąc o czymś, nie wspominając o czymś
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let alone
Her appearance is shocking, let alone her behaviour. | They barely fired a gun before and described having almost no bullets anyway, let alone air cover or artillery.
to force someone to have or to accept something
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to push sth down sbs throat
Viewers continue to have programmes like this pushed down their throats every day.
nabrać kogoś, oszukać
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fool someone, dupe, trick
naiwniak, ofiara oszustwa
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naive, dupe

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