06 the natural world

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okropny, potworny
UK informal
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dire
I was shocked to hear such dire news, weren't you?
nieuchronny, bliski, nadciągający
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imminent
One can heard a great amount of dire predictions about the imminent destruction of the world.
posunąć się do zrobienia czegoś
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go so far as to do
It's good, but I wouldn't go so far as to say that it's great.
fatum, przeznacznie
any bad thing that cannot be avoided (disaster, death, etc.)
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doom
It's hard to know whether to believe such prophets of doom.
away from the coast
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off-shore
Local people are concerned about pollution form off-shore oil wells
instynkt macierzyński
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maternal instinct
She may look fierce but the lioness has maternal instincts like any other female animal.
być uosobnieniem, stanowić typowy przykład
to be a perfect example of a quality or type of thing:
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epitomise
Nowhere epitomises the wonderful diversity of nature better than the jungle.
siatka na owady (okienna)
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net
muszka owocówka
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fruit fly
kwitnąć
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be in blossom/bloom
I like spring best, when the apple trees are in blossom/bloom
sokół
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falcon
jastrząb
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hawk
antylopa gnu
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wildebeest
zagłuszyć
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drown out
My voice was drown out by the sound of a plane taking off.
zajmować (przestrzeń)
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occupy
Grassland [łąka] and savannah occupy a substantial part of Southern Africa.
zajmować (czas)
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occupy
Take some games and books to occupy the children just in case the journey takes too much time.

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