3-4 anki

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delighted, ekstatyczny, zachwycony
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ecstatic
(1) służalczy (2) less important than sth else
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subservient
The press was accused of being subservient to the gov. The needs of individuals were subservient to those of the group as a whole.
(1) służalczość, uległość (2) the fact of being less important than sth else
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subservience
the subservience of drawing to the more traditional finished media like...
współmałżonek
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spouse
(1) obserwacja, wgląd, spostrzeżenie (2) wnikliwość - the truth about sb/sth
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insight
She was a writer of great insight. His work offers several useful insights,
wnikliwy
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insightful
synonim: perceptive
She's so smart and perceptive.
zniekształcony np. obraz, dźwięk, fakt, idea
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distorted
zniekształcać
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distort
zniekształcenie
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distortion
(1) poparcie w public statement, action, advert (2) adnotacja dot. wykroczenia
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endorsement
(1) popierać coś (2) lansować/reklamować (3) podpisywać na odwrocie czek
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endorse
I fully endorse everything the chairperson has said. That famous blogger is endorsing Coca-Cola. The proposals weren't endorsed by the manager.
(1) stronniczy (2) mający skłonność
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biassed
a school biassed towards music and art. The article was heavily biassed against the regime
(1) wpływać unfairly na opinie, decyzje (2) nastawiać kogoś vs ktoś
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bias
These errors may bias the statistics. The newspapers have biased people against her.
(1) stronniczość, uprzedzenie (2) zainteresowanie, inklinacja (3) krawędź w krawiectwie
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bias
The skirt is cut on the bias. The course has a strong practical bias. My son has a musical bias
cut across the natural direction of the lines in the cloth
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bias cut
owiany złą sławą, haniebny
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infamous
synonim: notorious
He's a notorious womanizer.
skandowany slogan, religijny śpiew
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chant
skandować, śpiewać religijne piosenki
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chant
(1) wskazywać (2) oznaczać, symbolizować
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denote
synonim: indicate, represent
A very high temp often denotes a serious illness. The red triangle denotes danger.
przywodzić na myśl, kojarzyć z czymś
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connote
Very soon ‘Third World’ came to connote poverty.
szybko przebierać nogami, pędzić np. dzieci, małe zwierzątka
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scamper
powód, cel, wzgląd
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sake
[A] for sth's sake [B] for the sake of sb/sth [C] just for the sake of it
I believe in education for it's own sake. They stayed together for the sake of the children. She gave up smoking for the sake of her health. Don't get married just for the sake of it.
(1) rozbawienie (2) rozrywka (3) the fact of being entertained by sth
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amusement
What do you do for amusement around here? Her eyes twinkled with amusement.
(1) rozbawić (2) zabawić kogoś
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amuse
(1) znaczący, ważny, znany (2) noticeable (3) widoczny, wydatny
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prominent
The church tower was a prominent feature in the landscape. a prominent nose
(1) nieuleczalny (2) niepoprawny
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incurable
She's an incurable optimist. an incurable disease/illness
niereformowalny, niepoprawny
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incorrigible
I'm an incorrigible optimist. You're incorrigible! She thought the children were incorrigible brats.

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