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affecting everything and everyone equally ogólnie start learning
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The coal miners demanded a pay rise across the board.
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to put sb or sth in danger zagrozić start learning
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Der.: jeopardy (n) Paul would never do anything to jeopardise his career.
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to steal sth valuable from a place, to damage a place ograbić, ogołocić; oszpecić start learning
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Strip mining despoiled our beautiful village.
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to prevent sb from having sth they want or need pozbawić (np. środków do życia) start learning
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Der.: deprivation (n), deprived (adj) She was deprived of affection when she was a child.
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trojaki, potrójny start learning
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His happiness was threefold: his wife and children were healthy and happy, his business was doing well and he had just bought a holiday home in Hawaii.
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liquid waste, liquid chemicals from factories ścieki przemysłowe start learning
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This river is polluted with industrial effluent.
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to spend all the money to satisfy one’s basic needs z trudem wiązać koniec z końcem start learning
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live (from) hand to mouth We definitely can’t afford a holiday this year; we’re living from hand to mouth.
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żal, zmartwienie start learning
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Der.: woeful (adj) He listened to my woes with a sympathetic expression on his face.
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protest start learning
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Their opposition to the policy caused an international outcry.
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the lawyer who tries to prove sb’s guilt in court prokurator, oskarżyciel start learning
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Opp.: defence The prosecution used forensic evidence in the case against Tim Leder.
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cutting down trees in order to sell the timber wyrąb start learning
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Logging in rainforests has destroyed many unique ecosystems.
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to put one’s finger(s) in sth umoczyć (np. palec) start learning
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I dabbled my fingers in the bath as I daydreamed about my last holiday.
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letni start learning
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Der.: tepidity, tepidness (n), tepidly (adv) She turned on the tap and splashed her face with tepid water.
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to go down quite suddenly zniżyć się start learning
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Der.: dip (n) The road dipped before rising once more as we neared the village.
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na serio start learning
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We spent two days planning before starting the project in earnest.
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extremely happy or enthusiastic entuzjastyczny start learning
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Der.: rapturously (adv), rapture (n) When the play ended, there was rapturous applause from the audience.
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niebezpieczny, ryzykowny start learning
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Der.: perilously (adv), peril (n) Driving on icy roads is perilous.
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a deep crack in rock or in the ground szczelina start learning
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During the expedition, two people were seriously hurt when they fell into a fissure that was partially hidden by snow.
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a device or place, narrow at one end, through which a substance may flow lejek start learning
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Der.: funnel (v) The hole in the rock was a funnel through which the river entered the caves below.
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zmuszać start learning
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Der.: compelling (adj) I felt compelled to see what was behind that door.
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