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questão		resposta
tarnished começar a aprender		lost polishing, darker layer, discolored
to splutter começar a aprender		to cough (machine, engine) The engine gave one last splutter and died.
in tatters começar a aprender		torn to pieces
ingrained começar a aprender		deep, fixed, born with, become part of He has deeply ingrained respect for women.
creased começar a aprender		marks from folding/crumbling He wore trousers with sharp creases.
jaded começar a aprender		without energy/interest What happened? You look jaded today.
mangled começar a aprender		very badly injured/squeezed flat/empty The car was mangled beyond recognition.
marked começar a aprender		damage by sth solid
rustle começar a aprender		soft sound of leaves in breeze
plop começar a aprender		sth dropped into the liquid The stone fell into the water with a soft plop.
crackle começar a aprender		sound of breaking (sparks, in fire) He heard logs crackling in the fireplace.
squeal squeak começar a aprender		sound of little pigs mice
patter começar a aprender		repeated light tapping sound The rain pattered against the window.
crescent-shaped começar a aprender		kształt półksiężyca, rożka
conical /cone começar a aprender		stożkowy
a oblong começar a aprender		a rectangular shape with unequal next sides
convex começar a aprender		wypukły, shaped like a outside of a circle
rectangular começar a aprender		prostokątny
concave começar a aprender		wklęsły, hollow and curved, shaped like a interior of acircle
semi-circular/ half-moon shaped começar a aprender		półkolisty
cylindrical começar a aprender		log shaped
novelty começar a aprender		nowość
bonanza começar a aprender		żyła złota
marvel começar a aprender		cud/zdziwienie
perpendicular começar a aprender		pionowy/prostopadły
oblique começar a aprender		ukośna /
slanting down começar a aprender		in a sloping/oblique direction
a sloping line começar a aprender		inclined from horizontal or vertical line
a crooked line começar a aprender		bent, twisted out of shape
a jagged edge começar a aprender		with rough, sharp points protruding
a steep hill começar a aprender		strome wzgórze
rolling hills começar a aprender		pofalowane wzgórza
undulating countryside começar a aprender		falsity krajobraz
weighty começar a aprender		abstract & physical things/idea of serioussness - a weighty tome, issue
unwieldy começar a aprender		ab & ph / difficult to handle - unwieldy system/ unwieldy object (box), procedure, suitcase
cumbersome começar a aprender		machines/equipment/system/structures - a cumbersome weapon/process
burdensome começar a aprender		abstract things - a burdensome duty
ponderous começar a aprender		slow & clumsy because of the weight/dull and excessively serious abstract - a ponderous style, a ponderous thesis/tone/narrative
lumbering começar a aprender		physical things, „heavy movement” - a lumbering truck, a lumbering bear/vehicle
weighed down She is weighed down with problems/I hate being weighed down with suitcases when I travel. começar a aprender		carrying heavy things/problems
to weigh up (alternatives) We need to weigh up the alternatives before we make the decision. começar a aprender		to compare and consider
to weigh out You need to weigh out a kilo of nuts. começar a aprender		weigh a quantity of loose goods
weighing on me - troubling my mind começar a aprender		The memory of what happened that night was weighing one me for years.
weighed in (arguments) - to add more points to the argument começar a aprender		We almost made a decision, but then she weighed in some new informations.
sift começar a aprender		shake it in a sieve to separate the grains You need to sift the flour into a bowl.
lumpy começar a aprender		have solid pieces in it I couldn’t sleep because the mattress was so lumpy.
impervious He wasn’t even upset when she called him stupid, he’s impervious to insults. começar a aprender		liquid cannot pass through/an impervious material (glass)/a person who is impervious to criticism
zinc começar a aprender		cynk, bluish-white metal, medical (Zn)
tin começar a aprender		cheap, silvery-white metal (Sn), cans, tinfoil
uranium começar a aprender		medicine, bombs, nuclear reactions
carbon dioxide começar a aprender		co2
hydrogen começar a aprender		wodór, bombs, rocket fuel
phosphorus começar a aprender		(P) glows in the dark, exposions
mercury começar a aprender		rtęć, quick silver
nickel começar a aprender		coins
copper começar a aprender		miedź, first metal used by people
sodium cholride começar a aprender		Nacl, salt
nitrogen começar a aprender		fertilizers, azot
copper + tin começar a aprender		bronze
copper + zinc mosiądz começar a aprender		brass
iron + carbon começar a aprender		steel
lime (wapno) + clay (glina) + sand + water começar a aprender		cement
-ll- + gravel (crushed rock) começar a aprender		concrete (beton)
polystyrene começar a aprender		PVC, tiles
cord(uroy) começar a aprender		sztruks, cotton with vertical ribs
suede (uppers) começar a aprender		zamsz, velvety side, (shoes)
flannel começar a aprender		cotton + wool
feather (down) beds down. close to skin. começar a aprender		pierze
polyurethane-foam pillows começar a aprender		?
vinyl começar a aprender		artificial leather
marble começar a aprender		expensive rock, form of lime, white with stripes?
formica começar a aprender		brand made, artificial plastic laminate, glossy and smooth
velvet começar a aprender		woven fabric of silk, nylon? thick short PILE on one side
chipboard hardboard começar a aprender		recycled wood, pressed together harder
teak / pine / oak começar a aprender		?
cast iron começar a aprender		żeliwo, casted, pure iron
upholstery começar a aprender		cover fixed to furniture /pokrycie
enamel começar a aprender		glossy substance/protective coat
polythene começar a aprender		flexible synthetic resin - plastic bags, containers
fibreglass começar a aprender		light, resistant, synthetic (yachts)
nylon começar a aprender		strong synthetic material (sheets)
tweed começar a aprender		jackets, rough woolen material
leathery steak começar a aprender		hard to chew
rubbery lips começar a aprender		thick, fleshy
glassy look começar a aprender		static, frozen, dead, away
stony silence começar a aprender		abslotute, still
a tinny soud começar a aprender		metaalic, bad quality
wiry começar a aprender		slim, muscular, lean
an oily rag/a greasy rag começar a aprender		tłusta szmata:3
meaty discussion começar a aprender		full of content, rich
milky complexion começar a aprender		very pale, smooth
a wooden actor começar a aprender		bad, stiff
a grease gun começar a aprender		grease dispenser
a wolly argument começar a aprender		vague, confused
extensive começar a aprender		large in amount and scale educational facilities/routes
spacious começar a aprender		outside/garden/city
roomy começar a aprender		inside/ car/house
rambling começar a aprender		building/mansion
scattered começar a aprender		randomly arcross a wide area
spread out começar a aprender		not close to each other
ample room começar a aprender		more than enough
cramped começar a aprender		small or restricted/ hotel rooms
poky começar a aprender		uncomfortably small / room/flat
congested começar a aprender		crowded with traffic/people congested streets
compact começar a aprender		P, tiny, compact refigerator
enough room to swing a cat começar a aprender		a lot of room;))
hemmed in by começar a aprender		surrounded by people, not able to move
bustling with começar a aprender		lots of people busily moving around/
packed in like sardines começar a aprender		too many people in small space
boundary começar a aprender		the edge of large space
rear (of property) começar a aprender		back
crammed into começar a aprender		packed
(it can be a bit of a) squash começar a aprender		a lot of sth in small space
all his born days começar a aprender		all his life
in a mo/sec/tick/less than no time/jiffy começar a aprender		very soon
for donkeys years/since the year dot começar a aprender		for a long time
till the cows go home começar a aprender		for ever
in the nick of time she turned up just in the nick of time to catch a train. começar a aprender		only just in time
to be over the hill/past it começar a aprender		to be too old
has-been começar a aprender		person who is no longer famous
in a flash/at a rate of knots começar a aprender		very quickly
fleeting começar a aprender		brief/quick - glimpse, smile, moment, visit
lenghty começar a aprender		continuing for a long time - process, discussion, negotiations, delay
transient começar a aprender		lasting for a short time/in passing - effect, feeling, pleasure
persistent começar a aprender		lasting for a long time/hard to get rid of/stop - cough, problems, rumor, smell, gossip
inexorable começar a aprender		continuing without hope of being stopped - rise, decline, pressure, advance of time
incipient começar a aprender		just beginning - panic, rage, rebellion, wrinkles, dementia
protracted começar a aprender		lasting for long time/made to last longer - argument/negotiations/discussions
lingering começar a aprender		taking a long time to leave or disappear - perfume, kiss, smile
prolong começar a aprender		to make longer
pitch black tar começar a aprender		intently black - night/ darkness (pitch smoła)
jet black começar a aprender		intently black - hair/eyes
scarlet começar a aprender		very bright red
crimson começar a aprender		strong deep red
ginger começar a aprender		orangey red - hair/cats
lime começar a aprender		bright yellowish green
beige começar a aprender		light creamy brown
chestnut começar a aprender		deep reddish brown - hair/horses
auburn começar a aprender		red-brown, hair
emerald começar a aprender		bright geen
ruby começar a aprender		deep red
amber começar a aprender		yellowy orange
sapphire começar a aprender		deep blue
coral começar a aprender		orangey pink
jade começar a aprender		dark green
mauve começar a aprender		pale purple
harsh colors começar a aprender		unpleasantly strong
vivid colors começar a aprender		strong, bright (scarlet/turquoise)
elecric começar a aprender		blues/greens - extremely bright
monochrome começar a aprender		only in one color/shade of/
blue collars workers começar a aprender		physical/uskilled
to see red começar a aprender		to be very angry
red carpet treatment / red letter day começar a aprender		special importance
red views começar a aprender		communists, left-wing
to look/turn green começar a aprender		nausea
to turn green with envy começar a aprender		?
black future começar a aprender		without hope/depressing
to look as black as thunder começar a aprender		anger
black market/sheep of the family/mark começar a aprender		illegality/incorrectness
grey area começar a aprender		lack of clarity
grey matter/grey cells começar a aprender		brains
white as snow/whiter than white começar a aprender		purity
to be as white as a sheet começar a aprender		being pale
a white-knuckle ride começar a aprender		terrifying
white collars workers começar a aprender		office workers
archaeologist começar a aprender		person who studies the material evidence of past societies
empire começar a aprender		group of countries ruled by a single person
dynasty começar a aprender		different rulers who are all from the same family/period of time that a country is controlled by them
reigns começar a aprender		period that a king/queen/emperor rules
heirs começar a aprender		person legally entitled to continue the work of sone important who died/has the same position as they had
successors começar a aprender		person who takes over from another person
coronations começar a aprender		event when king/queen receives her crown
conquests começar a aprender		when sone/army defeats and takes over another country
peasants começar a aprender		person who works on age land and earns little, low social status
labourers começar a aprender		unskilled manual work
migrations começar a aprender		moving from one place to another in large numbers
interpreting whatever shreds of evidence começar a aprender		very small amounts
Bronze Age começar a aprender		period when metals copper and tin began to be used to make weapons/tools
medieval times começar a aprender		Middle Anges - 1000-1500AD
Renaissance começar a aprender		period of growth of interest and activity in the arts in Europe in 14-16c.
pre-colonial era começar a aprender		before Europeans arrived in large number and took power
infantry começar a aprender		soldiers on foot
cavalry começar a aprender		soldiers on horseback
(suit of) armour começar a aprender		metal protective clothing-soldiers
chariot começar a aprender		two wheeled vehicle pulled by a horse in ancient times for racing and war
galleon começar a aprender		large sailing ship/3-4 masts
warlord começar a aprender		military leader, controls a country/area within a country
merchant começar a aprender		sone who buys and sells things in large amounts/espec. by trading with other countries
monarch começar a aprender		neutral term for king/queen
the nobility começar a aprender		collective for highest social rank in society
last resort começar a aprender		something you do when everything else has failed
diplomacy começar a aprender		activities concerning the relationships between governments
sanctions começar a aprender		official orders, such as the stopping of trade taken against a country to make it obey law
weaponry começar a aprender		weapons in general/of different types
civilian casualties começar a aprender		people killed/injured, not a part of military or police
intervention começar a aprender		intentionally becoming involved in a difficult situation to improve it or stop it from getting worse
regime change começar a aprender		changing the leader/government of country, using force
overthrow começar a aprender		remove sone from power using force
unrest começar a aprender		disagreement or fighting between groups
clashes começar a aprender		fights / arguments
ethnic começar a aprender		national or racial
escalate começar a aprender		become greater and more serious
all-out começar a aprender		complete and total
suppression começar a aprender		violent and cruel ending of the right or freedom to do something
ethnic cleansing começar a aprender		attempt to remove from a country anyone who belongs to another racial group
massacres começar a aprender		killing of large number of people
conflict resolution começar a aprender		finding a way to end conficts
mistrust começar a aprender		absence of trust
to wage war on começar a aprender		fought a war against
hostilities começar a aprender		acts of war
besieged começar a aprender		attacked by surrounding it for a period of time
ambush começar a aprender		attack unexpectedly from secret positions
truce começar a aprender		agreement during war to stop fighting for a time
ceasefire começar a aprender		agreement between armies/groups to stop fighting
peacekeeping começar a aprender		neutral soldiers, trying to hold peace in a divided society
campaign começar a aprender		planned group od military activities
observes começar a aprender		outside, neutral poeople/body
rebellion começar a aprender		people fighting against the government

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