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The electoral system a set of rules that determines how elections and referendums are conducted and how their results are determined; começar a aprender		ordynacja wyborcza, system wyborczy
Canton -a state of the Swiss Confederation começar a aprender		Kanton
Allocate distribute resources, duties for a paticular purpose The government should allocate more money to medical care. começar a aprender		Przydzielić Rząd powinien przeznaczyć więcej pieniędzy na opiekę medyczną.
Counterpart começar a aprender		Odpowiednik
Devolution the transfer or delegation of power to a lower level, especially by central government to local or regional administration; começar a aprender		przekazanie, cedowanie, zrzekanie się na rzecz
Federal law começar a aprender		prawo federalne (w sensie takie, które obowiązuje w federacjach, np. w Rosji)
to trigger começar a aprender		in a meaning: cause to happen
Referendum começar a aprender		general vote on a single political question
Petition começar a aprender		a formal written request, usually signed by many people in respect of a particular case
Irrespective começar a aprender		Niezależnie, regardless of
Proportional representation an electoral system in which parties gain seats in proportion to the number of votes cast for them começar a aprender		Reprezentacja proporcjonalna
Ballot papers começar a aprender		Karty do głosowania
The party line começar a aprender		linia (w znaczeniu: polityka) partii
lobby começar a aprender		lobbyeek to influence (a legislator) on a issue, lobbować ^^, wywierać nacisk
(Reach or establish) a (broad) consensus começar a aprender		general agreement
Influential figure começar a aprender		Wpływowa postać
Hate figure começar a aprender		sb regarded with contempt, hostility, hatred, especially by the general public
Prominent figure começar a aprender		important, famous; ważna persona
Be seen as a figure of fun começar a aprender		considered ridiculous, obiekt kpin, pośmiewisko
Call an election começar a aprender		rozpisać, zarządzić wybory
Rig an election começar a aprender		manage/conduct fraudulently so to gain an advantage; sfałszować, ustawić wyniki wyborów
In the run-up to the election começar a aprender		in a period preceding a notable event; w przededniu wyborów
Go to the polls começar a aprender		to vote; udać się do urny wyborczej
To Carry out a poll começar a aprender		to conduct a poll
An emerging consensus começar a aprender		becoming apparent, prominent; powstający, kształtujący się
Expose a scandal começar a aprender		wyjawić skandal
Be mixed-up in a scandal começar a aprender		Bądź zamieszany w skandal
cover up a scandal começar a aprender		ukryć skandal, try to prevent people discovering the truth about serious mistake/crime; tuszować
Stand as an MP começar a aprender		candidate to be an MP? (kandydować)
Out-spoken começar a aprender		frank in stating one’s opinion, especially shocking or controversial
Right-wing MP começar a aprender		Prawicowy poseł, prawicowy parlamentarzysta
Unanimous vote começar a aprender		held/carried by everyone involved, jednomyślny głos
Cast your vote começar a aprender		Oddać swój głos
Protest vote começar a aprender		a vote cast in an election to demonstrate the voter's dissatisfaction with the choice of candidates or refusal of the current political system
Vote-rigging começar a aprender		electoral fraud, oszustwo wyborcze
Alleged começar a aprender		said, without a proof, to have taken place/have a specific undesirable quality; domniemany, rzekomy
A narrow victory começar a aprender		won by only a small margin; nieznaczne, znikome
A landslide victory começar a aprender		an overwhelming majority of votes for one party/candidate; walne, przytłaczając
A hollow victory começar a aprender		without real significance, value
Claim victory começar a aprender		say that the victory is yours
Earn peanuts começar a aprender		earn very small amount of money
Age of retirement começar a aprender		wiek emerytalny
A maximum wage começar a aprender		a legal limit on how much income an individual can earn
Host an event começar a aprender		Organizować wydarzenie, być gospodarzem
I’m a huge fan of the idea começar a aprender		Jestem wielkim fanem tego pomysłu
I don’t really know where I stand começar a aprender		Naprawdę nie wiem, gdzie stoję
I’m totally against it começar a aprender		Jestem całkowicie przeciwko temu
I think the negatives far outweigh the positives começar a aprender		Myślę, że negatywy znacznie przewyższają pozytywy
I can’t pass the judgement começar a aprender		Nie mogę wydać wyroku
I am in favour. I just have some slight reservations começar a aprender		Jestem za. Mam tylko niewielkie zastrzeżenia
Major doubts começar a aprender		Główne wątpliwości
It’s ok in principle, I just think it’s unworkable começar a aprender		Zasadniczo jest w porządku, po prostu myślę, że to nie działa
obscene começar a aprender		morally wrong, often because it’s too large; nieprzyzwoity
push sth up começar a aprender		make higher in level/amount
declare as part of income começar a aprender		zadeklarować jako część dochodu
find a way round começar a aprender		find a way of dealing with or avoiding a problem
be a recipe for a disaster começar a aprender		to be very likely to become disaster
run up sth começar a aprender		increase a debt by spending more
the bottom line começar a aprender		1) final line in accounts of company/organisation, statng its total profit/loss 2) conclusion 3) the most important fact in a situation
not have a hope in hell começar a aprender		to have no possibility of doing/achieving sth
legacy começar a aprender		dziedzictwo
to bid começar a aprender		to compete with sb to do sth (to bid to hold the Olympics), licytować
tenement (house) começar a aprender		large building divided into apartments, usually in poor areas of city; dom czynszowy, kamienica czynszowa (jak w Lalce)
create division and lead to tension começar a aprender		tworzyć podział i prowadzić do napięcia
reduce drug abuse começar a aprender		zmniejszyć nadużywanie narkotyków
put up taxes começar a aprender		Podatki zwiększyć
undermine (relations) começar a aprender		make less confident/powerful/likely to suceed/weaker (often gradually); osłabiać, podkopywać
compound começar a aprender		make a problem/difficult situation worse; pogarszać, potęgować
put a strain on sth começar a aprender		to burden/overload sb/sth; obciążać
bankrupt The company went bankrupt overnight. começar a aprender		niewypłacalny Firma stała się niewypłacalna z dnia na dzień.
devastate começar a aprender		niszczyć
benefit They offer numerous benefits. começar a aprender		zasiłek Oferują liczne korzyści.
discourage/encourage começar a aprender		zniechęcać / zachęcać
boost começar a aprender		improve/increase sth
housing começar a aprender		buildings for people to live in
strengthen começar a aprender		wzmacniać
expenses We've had some unexpected expenses this month. começar a aprender		wydatki W tym miesiącu mieliśmy trochę nieprzewidzianych wydatków
resolve começar a aprender		solve or end a problem/difficulty
captivity começar a aprender		niewola
bureaucrat começar a aprender		biurokrata
confined começar a aprender		ograniczony
stamp on começar a aprender		use force to stop/prevent sth you consider wrong or harmful, put a foot down on the ground hard and quickly, making a loud noise, often to show anger
gain começar a aprender		zysk
charmingly começar a aprender		uroczo
argue for sb’s cause começar a aprender		argumentować za przyczyną sb
stand up for beliefs começar a aprender		przeciwstawiać się wierzeniom
back down começar a aprender		admit you were wrong/you have been defeated
ruthlessness começar a aprender		cruelty, not thinking/worrying about others’ pain; bezwzgledność
charisma That man has so much charisma! His personality attracts people to him. começar a aprender		charyzma Ten człowiek ma tyle charyzmy! Jego osobowość przyciąga ludzi.
compassion começar a aprender		współczucie
bloke começar a aprender		facet
account to sb for sth começar a aprender		explain the reason of, cause of; wyjaśniać, rozliczać (jak ten premier podczas sesji z pytaniami)
poke fun começar a aprender		make sb seem stupid by making jokes about them, laughing unkindly
hyena começar a aprender		hiena
ritual note começar a aprender		rytuał
mockery começar a aprender		1) act of mocking 2) sth which seems stupid/without value; kpiny
ridicule começar a aprender		unkind words/actions making sb/sth look stupid
historical claim começar a aprender		roszczenie historyczne
neatly começar a aprender		in a clever, simple way; trafnie, doskonale
slot começar a aprender		an amount of time offically allowed for a single event; czas antenowy np.
satire começar a aprender		satyra
champion começar a aprender		support, defend, fight for sb/belief/right/principle enthusiastically
corruption começar a aprender		korupcja, zepsucie
outlook começar a aprender		general attitude, way of thinking
mark a difference começar a aprender		oznaczyć różnicę
a moral stance começar a aprender		a moral way of thinking, especially one expressed in publicly stated opinion
agenda começar a aprender		1) list of things discussed during the meeting 2) things that sb/organisation considers important, wants to do/achieve; reasons to do sth
take the mickey out of sb começar a aprender		laugh at sb, make seem silly/funny in unkind way
exploits começar a aprender		brave, funny, unusual acts; wyczyny
entity começar a aprender		organisation, business which has own separate legal/financial exsistence; jednostka
bury começar a aprender		pogrzebać
cabinet He has been in the cabinet longer than either of them. começar a aprender		gabinet On był w rządzie dłużej niż każde z nich.
quota system começar a aprender		a voting system that gives preference to a certain group of people, such as people of particular gender or race, parytety
notably começar a aprender		adverb used to introduced good example of sth
pioneer começar a aprender		pionier
contributing factor começar a aprender		czynnikiem
genocide começar a aprender		ludobójstwo, the murder of large numbers of people belonging to a particular race
an inferior place começar a aprender		gorsze miejsce
redress começar a aprender		improve a bad situation that you’re responsible for by doing sth/giving money; zadośćuczynić
abolition começar a aprender		act of completely ending sth
discriminatory law começar a aprender		dyskryminujące prawo
gear towards começar a aprender		prepare sth/make suitable for a particular situation, group, goal
facilitate começar a aprender		help, make easier
make strides começar a aprender		uczynić postępy, make progress towards a goal
detractor começar a aprender		krytyk, critic
impose on começar a aprender		1) introduce law and make others accept them 2) force to have same opinion; narzucać, nałożyć
hamper começar a aprender		utrudniać, restrict, make more difficult
exert You're going to exert a lot of energy when you climb that mountain tomorrow. começar a aprender		use influence, authority, power in order to affect/achieve sth Zużyjesz dużo energii, wspinając się jutro na tę górę.
token figure começar a aprender		sb who is supposed to be proof that sth is done but without no real value
archaic-old, out of date começar a aprender		archaiczny - stary, nieaktualny, przestarzały
bring about começar a aprender		make happen; spowodować
a scope for improvement começar a aprender		opportunity/freedom needed to so/develop sth; możliwość poprawy
precedent começar a aprender		action/event in the past issued as an example or reason for presence; precedens
tip the balance/scales começar a aprender		give sb/sth enough of an advantage to influence a result/decision
civil rights struggle começar a aprender		walka o prawa obywatelskie
engage with politics começar a aprender		angażować się w politykę
leak começar a aprender		nieszczelność
loyal following começar a aprender		group of people who support and admire one’s work/art
ensure We need to ensure safety to the citizens. começar a aprender		zagwarantować Musimy zapewnić obywatelom bezpieczeństwo.
identity system começar a aprender		system tożsamości
clutch começar a aprender		hold tightly
stroll começar a aprender		go/move (on foot with leisure)
gaze começar a aprender		to look steadily and intently, as with great curiosity, interest, pleasure, or wonder; wpatrywać się
gasp começar a aprender		say (in shock)
chatter começar a aprender		to talk for a long time about things that are not important; ględzić
chuckle começar a aprender		laugh (quietly); chichotać
grab The man tried to grab Deidre's bag, but she chased him away. começar a aprender		chwycić Mężczyzna próbował chwycić torebkę Deirdre, ale przegoniła go.
giggle Every time I do something silly in class, my friends giggle. começar a aprender		chichot Za każdym razem, gdy zrobię coś głupiego na lekcji, moi koledzy chichoczą.
glare Diana glared at the waiter after he made a rude comment to her. começar a aprender		a long, angry look; piorunować wzrokiem
mutter Lucas was muttering under his breath because he was angry at his girlfriend. começar a aprender		mamrotanie Lucas mamrotał pod nosem, ponieważ był zły na swoją dziewczynę.
creep começar a aprender		pełzanie, move quietly and slowly
stare começar a aprender		gapić
race começar a aprender		wyścig
stagger começar a aprender		to walk, move, or stand unsteadily; chwiać się
mumble Jarred was annoyed, so he mumbled something offensive under his breath. começar a aprender		bełkot Jarred był poirytowany, więc wymamrotał pod nosem coś obraźliwego.
political constitution começar a aprender		konstytucja polityczna, A political constitution is a constitution where the legislature is the main check upon executive power
biodiversity loss começar a aprender		Utrata różnorodności biologicznej
irreversible começar a aprender		nieodwracalny
sustainable crops começar a aprender		zrównoważone uprawy

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