2.1

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fair game
The young star’s behaviour made him fair game for the tabloid press.
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łatwy cel (do krytyki, ataku itd)
cold call
We were cold called by a company offering savings on our phone bill.
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nieumówiony telefon (z ofertą)
hot desking
Hot desking ensures that desks are never left unoccupied while people are away from the office.
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współdzielenie biurek w pracy
(be) part and parcel of
Working long hours is part and parcel of being a journalist.
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być nieodłączną częścią (czegoś)
object to
Residents objected to the plans for a bypass nearby.
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sprzeciwiać się
hint at
What exactly are you hinting at?
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sugerować, dawać do zrozumienia
abstain from
Patients were advised to abstain from fried food.
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powstrzymywać się od
consent to
He had not consented to medical treatment.
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wyrazić zgodę na
pride (yourself) on
The restaurant prides itself on serving top quality food.
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szczycić się (czymś)
impose (a ban) on
The government imposed a ban on all imports.
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nałożyć (zakaz) na
infer (something) from
A lot can be inferred from these statistics.
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wywnioskować (coś) z
peer at
She adjusted her glasses and peered at the man.
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przyglądać się (czemuś uważnie)
concur
The committee largely concurred with these views.
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zgadzać się
imperfection
She won’t tolerate imperfection in her own or anyone else’s work.
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niedoskonałość
readjust
We may need to readjust these figures slightly.
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dostosować się

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